Tim Bateman Comedy Podcast

Don served as a police officer for the City of Phoenix, he talks about this in his comedy. In this interview we talk about Tinder, racial tension, the Marx Brothers, Pryor, using humor as a cop, vice squad, hookers, undercover work, popsicles, open mics, Police Academy, screen writing, The Border, drug trafficking, terrorists and crazy "real life" cop pursuits. Some compelling stuff, take a listen. 

Dave and I discuss The Outliars, Saturday Night Live, long form improv, Fanny Packs, quitting his job for comedy, Second City, Improv Olympics, the business side of comedy, right joke wrong punchline, Facebook and other things with honorable mentions to the Tempe Improv, Josh Graves, Kenny Smith, John Oliver and Conan.

Mike and I discuss the fact that he is a Right Wing Christian Comedian, an anomaly in the world of comedy. We discuss Fallon, Kimmel, Conan. Sleeping in your car on the road, creating on stage, Randy Hausner, Christian comedy, Cruises, Magicians and for Mike how It's all about the audience. 

Kendra interviewed me for a while. We discussed My Mum and her being 95. Then we turned the conversation back to Kendra and touched on Sedona, Blogging, LCS, Boston Comedy Festival, Nantucket Comedy Festival, road struggles, comedy chauvinism, Seeso, lonely girl 48 plus more and Jim McCue, Don Steinmetz, Nick Di Palo and Vicky Kuperman also get a mention. 

Joleen and I laughed away through this interview. We discuss her social anxiety of course and how her father taught to box as a kid so she could beat up bully boys. She's a bad ass. We discuss stage control, getting aggressive on hecklers, being married to a fellow comedian. She compares the Minneapolis, Phoenix, and LA Comedy Scenes. And we discuss all the exciting projects she has going on in LA apart from her Stand Up and the collaborative group she has formed where they all help each get ready for their big break. 

This is a great interview with Xchel Hernandez a Stand-Up Comedian and Improv Artist. We talk about how each form of comedy can help the other. We also discuss Second City, commitment to character, keeping your comic mind on, accepting and overcoming failure and improving in small and sometimes large degrees. 

On this episode of the podcast I talk with Skip about his journey from a kid in the Bronx to now living in Oxnard, Ca and everything in between. We discuss his NCAA career, playing against Michael Jordan, his brief stay in the NBA, how a psyche ward led to his comedy career, his nine children and much, much more. Take a listen and have a laugh...

Bob and I discuss him shooting "The Informant" with Matt Damon, The Gong Show, Johnny Carson, Carrot Top, Bad Gigs, the 28 pilots he has shot, Candid Camera and Ed McMahon amongst a slew of other subjects and stars. 

Rob and I discuss him getting fired from the Tempe Improv, Jimmy Fallon, Eddie Murphy, Comedy Act Outs, Naked Cruises, Last Comic Standing, Fund Raisers, SNL and much more. 

Steven is a great comic and even better person. Of course we talk about "Breaking Bad" and it's effect on TV Shows going forward we discuss Bryan Cranston, the challenge of comedy, being a starving actor, Albuquerque politics, auditioning and more. Great guy and great listen...

Jerry and I walk through his life from rural Mississippi to Chicago to LA, with a stop at the Vietnam War, where he describes the conflict in great detail with candor and humor. He goes to tell great stories about opening for Willie Nelson, Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry. It's a who's who of the comedy and entertainment world. Take a listen, I really enjoyed this interview. 

Tim and I discuss the balance between comedy and marriage, his adolescent sons, psychology, public speaking, one man shows, the oddity of life, surfing Bali, Kakadu National Park, Running of the Bulls, being spontaneous, comedic styles, clean corporate comedy and more. 

Rick and I compare the Canadian and US sense of humor and discuss comedy club ownership, Canadian comedy, the Montreal Comedy Fest, oral sex, Donald Trump, NY Comedy, the NFL, the CFL, the Phoenix Suns, Arizona Cardinals and more. 

Jeremy and I between laughing discuss crowd work, developing his act, living miserably, Bud Friedman, experimenting with comedy, ketchup & Red Dye No:7, childhood anxiety, sports, his service dog, his favorite things in life and other stuff. 

Andrew and I discuss writing clean comedy, Shakespeare, World Series of Comedy, Steven Wright, truth in comedy, 1 Man Shows, San Francisco, the science of writing jokes, google, Chris Rock, Mitch Hedberg and The Road plus more...

David and I discuss the pledge of allegiance, Colin Kaepernick, Monty Python, British sitcoms, comedy from tragedy, Rob Schneider, Norm McDonald, jiggling boobs, naked seizures, Kevin Nealon, Chris and Kevin Farley, Tempe Improv, Laugh Factory, Jamie Masada, Arizona's Funniest Comedian, New Zealand and the Haka. 

Matt and I discuss his military brat upbringing, his start, Tom Hester, Austin comedy, his military father, angry parents, touring with his wife, Ron White, Chris Di Petta, Atlanta Punchline, Cruise Ship comedy critics, comedy in Antarctica, Jeff Burghart and pre stage nerves. 

Billy and I discuss getting laid, his youth in The Bronx, The Vietnam War, Normandy Invasion, going back to College at 58, The Civil War, how much Woodstock sucked, Jimmy Hoffa, The Teamsters, New Orleans, The Bar Business, NYFD, 911 and his award winning books + more as usual....

I talk with Nore about Rick Bronson, Black Lives Matter, Blue Lives Matter, AZ wildlife, learning joke structure, finding your comedic voice, Tracey Morgan, street racing, risk taking, Breaking into the college circuit, writing TV packets and much more...

Steve and I discuss his successful climb of the Rocky Steps in Phili on his back, his disability and how he is using it to inspire people, using humor to make friends, fighting depression, his days with the AZ Cardinals, breaking away from a religious family, his start in comedy, Russell Peters, Pablo Francisco and more....