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#399 VALERIE NIES

Valerie Nies talks with Valerie Lopez about
- Trading chilly Bismarck for Austin, bombing at early open mics, and finally taking a comedy class
- Teaching hundreds of comics to write jokes and launching Smile More, her all-women showcase
- Building her own pandemic MFA and publishing the poetry collection Snacks for the Love Hungry
- Half Empty, Half Full, her monthly literary comedy show pairing comedians, writers, optimists, and pessimists

Recorded September 2026 at Fallout Theater Podcast Studio

===> Head to the website to listen and read the article by Valerie Lopez (link in comments) and subscribe to Comedy Wham Presents on your favorite podcast player. Subscribe and play the podcast on our YouTube Comedy Wham channel. Rate and review the podcast!

#Comedy #Podcast #improv #improvcomedy #AustinComedy #AustinImprov #AustinPodcast #Livecomedy #AustinLiveComedy #AustinLiveImprov #comedyevents #comedyeventsAustin #ComedyWham #ValerieNies #HalfEmptyHalfFull #SnacksForTheLoveHungry #LiteraryComedy #WomenInComedy #ComedyWriting #PoetryAndComedy #StandUpTeacher #ColdTowneTheater #AustinPoetry

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#397 CARLO LORENZO GARCIA

Carlo Lorenzo Garcia talks with Valerie about:
- Turning TV paychecks into Under Covers, a silly web series pitched as Brooklyn Nine-Nine meets Cheaters
- Flipping Perfect Strangers into Strange, But Perfect, his award-winning Hill Country film starring Ed Begley Jr. and Beth Grant (and Austinites Garrett Rojas and Irielle Wesley)
- Weaving his late father's voicemails into a screenplay, and why you should write down loved ones' stories
- Directing the political satire A Million More to Go
- His surprising nemesis: tinfoil touching metal fillings

Recorded September 2026 at Fallout Theater Podcast Studio

===> Head to the website to listen and read the article by Valerie Lopez (link in comments) and subscribe to Comedy Wham Presents on your favorite podcast player. Subscribe and play the podcast on our YouTube Comedy Wham channel. Rate and review the podcast!

#Comedy #Podcast #improv #improvcomedy #AustinComedy #AustinImprov #AustinPodcast #Livecomedy #AustinLiveComedy #AustinLiveImprov #comedyevents #comedyeventsAustin #ComedyWham #CarloLorenzoGarcia #StrangeButPerfect #AMillionMoreToGo #IndieFilm #AustinFilm #TexasFilm #Screenwriter #SecondCity #WebSeries #FalloutTheater #DallasInternationalFilmFestival

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CLOWN CARBONARA PRESENTS PANTALONE'S

A culinary (or clown-ary) experience you don't want to miss! Last night of the September run is this Sunday September 27.

Director Xander Noland and his all-star cast put on a stellar show and we wish all shows could be this much of a feel-good experience.

Valerie Lopez wrote the review. Check out the review on our website. Link in comments.

#ColdTowneTheater #comedy #livecomedy #Sketchcomedy #Clowncomedy #ClownCarbonara #XanderNoland #SydGoin #ChismCornelison #AndrewMiculka #KatyMatz #HannahSchwager #KyleRomero #Pantalones

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#396 VANESSA GONZALEZ, VOLUME 4 [VIDEO]

We're so honored that Vanessa continues to make time for us to track her amazing journey as she makes bigger leaps and bounds in her comedy career. See the special ASAP, then watch on Youtube to the amazing story behind the making of Mamona.

Vanessa Gonzalez returns to talk with Valerie Lopez about
- Self-funding her first feature length special, Mamona, now available on Hulu despite a former manager's deception.
- Landing her first writers' room job and navigating Warner Brothers studio elevators.
- How anxiety medications changed her perspective.
- Why Austin will always be her comedy home, no matter where LA takes her.

Recorded September 2026 online

===> Head to the website to listen and read the article by Valerie Lopez (link in comments) and subscribe to Comedy Wham Presents on your favorite podcast player. Subscribe and play the podcast on our YouTube Comedy Wham channel. Rate and review the podcast!

#Comedy #Podcast #AustinComedy #AustinPodcast #ComedyWham VanessaGonzalez #Mamona #Hulu

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NEW EPISODE

#395 KATIE FELTON, VOLUME 2

Katie Felton talks with Valerie Lopez about
- Getting engaged, co-hosting Quackin Jokes, and juggling comedy with wedding planning next May
- Retiring her "single girl" jokes and learning to write fresh material as a newly engaged comic
- Teaching special ed adults and finding classroom humor without punching down at anyone
- Making FPIA semis and why having fun beats chasing a trophy every time

Recorded August 2026 at Fallout Theater Podcast Studio

===> Head to the website to listen and read the article by Valerie Lopez (link in comments) and subscribe to Comedy Wham Presents on your favorite podcast player. Subscribe and play the podcast on our YouTube Comedy Wham channel. Rate and review the podcast!

#Comedy #Podcast #AustinComedy #AustinImprov #AustinPodcast #Livecomedy #AustinLiveComedy #AustinLiveImprov #comedyevents #comedyeventsAustin #ComedyWham #KatieFelton #QuackinJokes #3MinutesWithKatiePodcast

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CHOMPING AT THE BIT: HOW I BECAME A HORSE VET (AGAINST ALL COMMON SENSE) BY MATT EVANS

Hey, it's ok if Comedy Wham does a book review, right?

It's a funny book, it's by a funny Austin comic, and we like helping Austin comedians that push themselves into new realms. Most times that means doing improv, but in this case, it's writing a book! I was lucky enough to get an advance copy and loved the book.

Support Matt by buying the book on Amazon today!

Valerie Lopez wrote the review. Check out the review on our website. Link in comments.

#Comedy #CleanComedy #MattEvans #ChompingAtTheBitBook #BookTour

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2026 FPIA
Semis Round 3 - September 1 (7:30pm start)

This is the Semifinals - a panel of judges pick 2 comics to advance to the finals!

John Hoeft
Rafael Cruz
Spencer Cavins
Gabe Bickford
David Centofanti
AD Hodge
Melissa Diaz
Austen Silver
Mimi Meier
Danny Goodwin
Pat Sirois

Which 2 comics will advance to the finals? Stay tuned! And follow all the rounds at comedywham.com/fpia

#FPIA2026 #CapCityComedy #Austincomedy #Austinlivecomedy #Comedy #ComedyWham

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NEW EPISODE

#392 MATT EVANS

Matt Evans talks with Valerie Lopez about
- Growing up a rare native Austinite and stumbling into comedy through Comedy Central reruns
- Becoming a horse vet against everyone's advice, then bombing his way through open mics
- The 300-person equine convention set that turned painting hobbyist into stand-up addict
- Writing his memoir during the pandemic and landing a book deal after three years of rejection

Recorded July 2026

===> Head to the website to listen and read the article by Valerie Lopez (link in comments) and subscribe to Comedy Wham Presents on your favorite podcast player. Subscribe and play the podcast on our YouTube Comedy Wham channel. Rate and review the podcast!

#Comedy #Podcast #AustinComedy #AustinPodcast #Livecomedy #AustinLiveComedy #comedyevents #comedyeventsAustin #ComedyWham #MattEvansComic #ChompingAtTheBitBook #CleanComedy #HorseVet #EquineVeterinarian #ChompintAtTheBit #ImposterSyndrome #VeterinaryMedicine #CantEvenComedy #Author #BookRelease

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NEW EPISODE

#391 WALLIS BROWN

Wallis Brown talks with Valerie Lopez about
- Her one-woman My Three Stooges Fanfiction show ahead of its Austin Sketch Fest run.
- Performing that fanfiction at 6:30am for Del Close Marathon crowds in New York City.
- Juggling standup, improv, and songwriting as a Story Wrangler adapting 3rd graders' stories at the Paramount Theater.
- Turning 25, finding focus, and building a packed rotation across Switchblade, Unhinged, Candy Necklace, and Doghouse.

Recorded June 2026 at Fallout Theater Podcast Studio

===> Head to the website to listen and read the article by Sam Peirce (link in comments) and subscribe to Comedy Wham Presents on your favorite podcast player. Subscribe and play the podcast on our YouTube Comedy Wham channel. Rate and review the podcast!

#Comedy #Podcast #improv #improvcomedy #AustinComedy #AustinImprov #AustinPodcast #Livecomedy #AustinLiveComedy #AustinLiveImprov #comedyevents #comedyeventsAustin #ComedyWham #WallisBrown #ThreeStoogesFanfiction #AustinSketchFest #StoryWrangler #ParamountTheater #DelCloseMarathon #TempoTantrums #Doghouse #FalloutTheater #Switchblade #CandyNecklace #ColdTowneTheater #OneWomanShow #MusicalComedy

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BROADGAY: THE MUSICAL
an evening of uncut queer & neurodivergent comedy

Jer Moran, Lisa Sperry, and LJ Manley put on a musical comedy experience last month and we wanted you to get the recap so you wouldn't miss the next one, which as of press time, is still TBD.

Sam Peirce wrote the review. Check out his review on our (new and improved design) website. Link in comments.

While we wait for the return of Broadgay, you can support Jer, Lisa, and LJ's individual projects in the meantime.

#FalloutTheater #comedy #livecomedy #Sketchcomedy #PrideMonth #MusicalComedy

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