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Boston Centric | Bombing with Mike Dorval

He's eating it! She's dying! He's BOMBING! For a stand-up comic there's no pain quite like a joke that bombs. Every comic bombs and in Bombing with Mike Dorval we seek to find out WHY! Every week a new comedian joins Mike to dive into the nitty gritty of joke writing. They'll explore the mechanics of crafting of great joke and the agony of a watching a joke they loved, nurtured, and thought would soar come crashing to Earth. It's a deep dive into the agony and ecstasy of writing jokes.

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Update frequency
every 8 days
Average duration
49 minutes
Episodes
85
Years Active
2016 - 2023
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25- Johnny Dam

25- Johnny Dam

So many people move to Hollywood to succeed in comedy. This weeks guest moved from Hollywood to Pennsylvania to feel like a real success. It's a different story for Bombing that goes from Victoria's …

00:54:18  |   Mon 18 Jul 2016
24- Benari Poulten

24- Benari Poulten

Benari Poulten is a senior producer for one of the hottest shows on TV, The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore. Before that? You could find him tweeting jokes as GI Jew when he was stationed in the Midd…

01:07:52  |   Tue 12 Jul 2016
23- Tommy Rico

23- Tommy Rico

I've known Tommy Rico since he first started. In addition to being a terrific comic, Tommy cares more about comedy than anyone I know and he's not afraid to tell you what he thinks. We talk about his…

01:04:59  |   Mon 04 Jul 2016
22-  Kelly MacFarland

22- Kelly MacFarland

Who doesn't love Kelly MacFarland? I've never met a person that doesn't. She emerged from the woods of Maine and made it all the way to Gotham Live and Last Comic Standing. One of the best things abo…

01:05:28  |   Mon 27 Jun 2016
21- Dan Soder

21- Dan Soder

I got a chance to talk to Dan Soder just after the release of his first hour long special Not Special. He was fresh off a five hour drive, starving, and still entertaining as hell. We got to talk abo…

00:42:36  |   Mon 20 Jun 2016
20- Eddie Pence

20- Eddie Pence

Ever wondered what it's really like to showcase for the most important people in the entertainment industry? Eddie Pence pulls back the curtain and tells us what it feels like to play the Montreal Co…

01:00:13  |   Tue 14 Jun 2016
19- Rick Jenkins

19- Rick Jenkins

Rick Jenkins never meant to be a comedy club owner. He moved from Buffalo to Boston to take part in the comedy boom and then, when the bubble burst, he found himself lamenting it's passing in the bar…

00:56:47  |   Fri 03 Jun 2016
18- Gary Gulman

18- Gary Gulman

Any list of the top joke writers in the country that doesn't have Gary Gulman on it is an incomplete list. I got to talk to him about his new Netflix special It's About Time, his appearances on every…

00:44:31  |   Mon 30 May 2016
17- Dan Boulger

17- Dan Boulger

Dan Boulger exploded onto the comedy scene by winning the Boston Comedy Festival just after he was born (only a slight exaggeration). Now as he's releasing his first album we get to talk about a jour…

00:56:03  |   Mon 23 May 2016
16- Ken Reid

16- Ken Reid

I didn't think anyone had seen more TV as a kid than me. Then I met the TV Guidance Counselor, Ken Reid. His podcast caught fire in the last couple of years, but we cover a longer stretch of time tha…

00:58:23  |   Mon 16 May 2016
15- DJ Hazard

15- DJ Hazard

DJ Hazard is one of the rare legends of the comedy boom who managed a seamless transition into the 21st century. Maybe its because he's always been exploring the limits of comedy as a form and challe…

01:06:27  |   Mon 09 May 2016
14- Tom Dustin

14- Tom Dustin

Are you familiar with the phrase "Working blue"? It meansworking dirty and no one in Boston comedy wears the color bluebetter thanTom Dustin. He's not afraid to say anything andnosubject is offlimits…

00:42:47  |   Mon 02 May 2016
13 - Zach Sherwin

13 - Zach Sherwin

He was MC Mr Napkins when I first saw him rocking the mic with a comedy rap in Cambridge. Since then he's shed the stage name and is rocking the world as Zach Sherwin. How did the evolution occur? Wh…

01:04:29  |   Mon 25 Apr 2016
12- Rosie Tran

12- Rosie Tran

A great and far reaching talk with my longtime friend, Rosie Tran. She's a comic, actor, and podcaster originally from New Orleans, now transplanted to L.A. We settle important questions like, "Is th…

01:01:14  |   Mon 18 Apr 2016
11- Joe List

11- Joe List

This week I got to have a great and far reaching talk with the ridiculously talented Joe List. We talked about appearing on Letterman, who gets the material when your fiancée is also a comic, and the…

00:50:56  |   Mon 11 Apr 2016
10- Tim McIntire

10- Tim McIntire

It's episode 10, but really this is episode zero. The very first Bombing ever recorded and it was with a great comedian and great friend in comedy, Tim Mcintire. We talk Thursday Night Fights, dogs, …

00:39:34  |   Mon 04 Apr 2016
09-Matt Kona and Shaun Bedgood

09-Matt Kona and Shaun Bedgood

 We have our very first three-man podcast this episode!  Matt Kona and Shaun Bedgood are great comics in their own right and we talk a lot about their jokes and careers, but they're also the producer…

01:05:04  |   Mon 28 Mar 2016
08 - Patty Ross

08 - Patty Ross

You know Patty Ross. If you've seen The Heat, Spotlight, The Three Stooges, Clear History....actually, I don't have enough space for all her credits. But we spend the most time talking about her come…

01:04:21  |   Mon 21 Mar 2016
07 - Josh Gondelman

07 - Josh Gondelman

Those "Last Week Tonight" clips that everyone shares every Monday? Josh Gondelman helped write that. That new book "You Blew it"? That's him too. The Twitter profile Modern Seinfeld? Josh. And his al…

01:02:13  |   Mon 14 Mar 2016
06 - Erin Judge

06 - Erin Judge

Erin Judge is an outstanding comic (Comedy central's Live at Gotham) who's about to have her first book published. She's also the first comedian every other comedian turns to for advice in life, love…

00:58:23  |   Mon 07 Mar 2016
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