On the Mic with Mike Peters
On the Mic with Mike Peters is your place to meet some of the best up-and-coming comedians from all over the United States and hear about what they're doing with their lives. Stay tuned for a new comedian every Friday.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 73 minutes
- Episodes
- 306
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Josh Wilbert and the Death of Josh Web
Josh Wilbert turned a decade-long dream into a reality like we all do -- by going to ... Utica? A comedian in Rome, N.Y., Wilbert got on stage at his honeymoon before finding the comedy…
Richard Douglas Jones and the Black Nerd Power
Richard Douglas Jones has been doing stand-up in Memphis, Tenn., for the last 12 years. He got his start at 30, but he's proven he's one of the best around. Jones opens regularly for Pa…
John Bruton and the Water Fountain of Shame
John Bruton is one of the busiest comedians in Ohio. Based in Cleveland, Bruton runs two weekly shows -- Make Em Laugh Mondays and the Friday Late Show -- and released Nothing Special o…
Maya Manion and the Bereavement Comedian For Hire
Rhode Island comedian Maya Manion has been doing stand-up since 2006 and is one of the funniest people in New England. A mother of three supportive kids, Manion grew up in Vermont and l…
Rachel Rothenberg and the Benefit of Failing in Public
Salt Lake City comedian Rachel Rothenberg started doing stand-up five years ago while canvassing in Nevada for the 2016 presidential election. An excellent writer and an avid Seinfeld f…
Irma Ruiz and the Vegas Getaway
San Antonio comedian Irma Ruiz left her teaching job and found her place on the stage. A stand-up in her sixth year, Ruiz works all over Texas, Las Vegas and anywhere in range of a casi…
Wes Corwin and the Comedy Dalai Lama
Wes Corwin got his start in stand-up at the University of Texas in Austin and moved to Memphis for a few years. He came back to Texas to win the Best Comedian in Dallas, awarded by the …
Dewayne White and the Comedy Boot Camp
Dewayne White was in the military for 23 years and ended his career in northern Virginia. After sending a kid to college, he began a new journey as a stand-up. Incredibly active during …
Jonathan Flanagan and the Night Crowdwork Went Wrong
Los Angeles comedian Jonathan Flanagan made the switch from improv to stand-up and has been telling jokes all over the world. He's performed at several festivals across the country and …
Rebekah Gibson and the Simpsons 138th Podcast Spectacular
Rebekah Gibson is a hilarious comedian and podcaster in Chicago. She started doing stand-up about five years ago in Wisconsin and moved to Chicago shortly after that. A big fan of fast …
Wendy Wilkins and the Coast-to-Coast Comedy Chase
Wendy Wilkins moved from Binghamton to Los Angeles in 1992 and she's been there ever since. A stand-up and screenwriter, she's been working in entertainment since graduating from SUNY N…
James Mac and the Switch from Stage to Screen
After spending 15 years in the army, James Mac began his stand-up comedy career in Dallas before moving to Arizona and then to New Jersey. Firmly entrenched in the New York City and Phi…
Dan Bublitz, Jr. and the Art of Bombing
Dan Bublitz, Jr. spent the first six months of his 11-year stand-up career in South Dakota before moving to San Diego. After helping start the San Diego Comedy Festival, he came back to…
Yeti Kiersnowski and the Feral, Unhygienic Scumbag
Williamsport comedian Yeti Kiersnowski got his start in stand-up after hosting a burlesque show. Four years later, he's one of the most established comedians in central Pennsylvania. He…
Betty Smithsonian and the Magical Megaphone
Betty Smithsonian found stand-up comedy through her success in the Philadelphia improv scene and she's become one of the best in the area. Philadelphia Magazine's 2019 Best Up-and-Comin…
E.J. Masicampo and the Harvard Shadow
E.J. Masicampo is a father and a successful psychology professor at Wake Forest with a Ph.D., but decided to give stand-up a shot. Turns out, he's pretty good at that, too. Masicampo's …
Emma Paxton and the Psychology of Comedy
Emma Paxton grew up in Montclair, N.J., and has been doing stand-up for three years. After a couple years going between New Jersey and New York City, she decided to move to Rochester --…
Dan Hoppel and the Last Podcast He'll Ever Do?
Dan Hoppel is a very funny comedian from Scranton. He's fresh out of the hospital with kidney issues and might still be alive by the time of this episode's release. Who knows? He's one …
Kenneth McLaurin and the Not-So-Constructive Advice
Ithaca comedian Kenneth McLaurin got his start in North Carolina, where he received some advice he'll never forget. One of the funniest people in Upstate New York, McLaurin hasn't met a…
Niko Lukoff and the Island of Displaced Comedians
Niko Lukoff is a comedian in Nampa, , Idaho, but he's made his name by starting a Facebook group page, Displaced Comedians, which has become a great resource for thousands of jokesters …