Podcast: RIFF-erendum with Steven Pearl and Al Clethen. Episode: Will Durst. Download Link: Here. iTunes Link: Here. Official Link: Here. 

Will Durst is one of the most topical and funniest comics I’ve ever known. He’s known primarily as a political comic, but he can cover any subject and make it rib cracking funny. He’s also big city smart! I think an audiences’ I.Q. goes up 7 points after seeing one of his shows. Al and I got to talk to him backstage after one of his usual brilliant sets in San Francisco and here it is.

[A deeply personal, friendly conversation between three colleagues from the late 70s-early 80s Comedy Boom. There’s a great love story, a great transplant story, and some great road stories as well. Check it out.]

Podcast: RIFF-erendum with Steven Pearl and Al Clethen. Episode: Rick Overton. Download Link: Here. iTunes Link: Here. Official Link: Here. 

Rick Overton is hands down one of the best riffers and kickass funny performers in all of comedy as well as being a regularly working actor. Whether tearing up the stage by himself or with Robin Williams (their comedy jams are legendary!) among others he’s worked with or appearing in movies like ‘Willow”, “Groundhog Day” and “Mrs. Doubtfire” and TV shows like “The Office”, “Seinfeld” and “General Hospital” (And that’s just a short list of his accomplishments!) he always brings his best game and you always remember him. I got to interview him when he was in town doing a show at the Throckmorton Theater with Robin and we had a nice talk.

[Papa Overton knocks the self-defeat out of Pearly’s palms in a very inspiring episode of the ‘Riff-erendum’.]

Podcast: RIFF-erendum with Steven Pearl and Al Clethen. Episode: Coree Spencer. Download Link: Here. iTunes Link: Here. Official Link: Here. 

Coree Spencer is one of the young lionesses of comedy and damn good at it. She’s also, among other things a film maker, radio personality, director and writer. She’s young, lovely, smart, funny as hell and has a sense of humor outside the box the way I like it! Al and I got to talk to Coree after her kickass set one night in San Francisco and here it is.

[Fun episode where the old school gabs with the relatively newer school]