Starting Standup in Maine with David Walton
This is an audio journal of actor, David Walton (Fired Up, New Girl, About a Boy, Bad Moms, Power:Ghost) as he builds a standup comedy set in public with the help of comedians and friends. New episodes every Thursday.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 24 minutes
- Episodes
- 49
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
#46 From Hero to Zero
In this episode, David returns stone-cold sober and shares stories about parenting his wonderfully unfiltered son. From YouTube 'facts' and Jersey Mike's obsessions to the challenges of raising kids …
#45 Tegan Webster
Childhood friend Tegan Webster comes on the pod. The next Robin Quivers?
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#41 I Share My 2017 To-Do List
I just discovered one of my to-do lists from 8 years ago. Fascinating what gets done, and what doesn't. Does this ever happen to you? Let's explore why we do things, and why we don't together in thi…
#40 DMB and Eating Farm Animals
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#39 Guided Meditation for High Net Worth Individuals
David continues to record nonsense.
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#38 Love Island Analysis
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#37 The Shakespearean Parent Spiral
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#36 Latest Open Mic with Post Mortem
David gets back on the open mic horse and does a post mortem.
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#35 Listen to me put together my next standup set
After receiving brutally honest feedback from a high school friend about my last episode being "boring and no laughs," I've rekindled my creative fire and am preparing for my first stage performance …
#34 Drug Use for Grownups
David tracks the messy evolution of his act, from joking about kratom and morphine drips to nearly launching a debate show on illicit substances. Along the way he revisits a live “Armchair Expert” se…
#33 Fingering and Fashion: The Middle School Edition
Ever wonder what your teenage fashion choices revealed about your desperate need to fit in? David Walton takes us on a hilarious journey through the social currency of Z Cavariccis—those ridiculously…
#32 Louis CK Inspiration
David runs a creative restraint exercise after stumbling on a Louis CK quote and finds a lot of potential standup material he's now excited about.
#31 Benny from Boxcar Children
David speaks with the 7 year old that lives in his head and tells him an inappropriate joke. David is unhinged throughout.
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#30 I Perform the Anthony Jeselnik Special
Looking for inspiration David does a word perfect performance of Anthony Jeselnik's Bones and All 2024 Netflix standup special.
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#29 My New Joke and a Comic Perspective Exercise
David tries out a new joke about everyone being a liar and then does some comic perspective exercises that reveal he probably has a drug problem.
#28 Kevin Christy Interview
Kevin Christy is not only a world class stand up comedian but he is also more interesting than the Dos Equis man. Imagine if the Dos Equis man loved snow globes, stickers, and Disneyland and hated be…
#27 Casey Watson Interview
Casey Watson is one of the fastest rising comedians in Maine. In 4 short years he has gone from open mic newbie to featuring for many big comics including Ari Shaffir and Big Jay Oakerson. He perform…