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Ep. #950: Gianmarco Soresi

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Gianmarco Soresi is here ahead of his Biltmore Cabaret Just for Laughs Vancouver shows on February 17 and 18, and discusses recurring crowd work characters, moving to L.A. just before the recent wildfires, what air travel bits really tell us about capitalism and bureaucracy, America wanting to overtake Canada, perspectives on Broadway and theatre that pops, creating socially conscious, political comedy that actually makes everyone laugh, why politicians cozying up to wealthy comedians and podcasters like Joe Rogan seems not good, why someone like Michelle Wolf should be celebrated, something special he’s taping at The Elysian Theater in L.A. from February 13-16, other future plans, and much more.

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John Mulaney is a comedian who originally hails from Chicago but currently calls Los Angeles home. One of the most gifted comedic voices of his generation and a brilliant standup, Mulaney wrote for Saturday Night Live between 2008 and 2014, co-creating memorable characters like Bill Hader’s Stefon. Recently he and Nick Kroll conceived of a pair of elder, opinionated New Yorkers in a stage show called Oh, Hello on Broadway, which they took to Broadway and filmed for a new Netflix special, which debuts June 13. His own 2015 standup special for Netflix, The Comeback Kid, is coming to vinyl, CD, and mp3 in June as well, courtesy of Drag City Records, and he’s touring his new show, Kid Gorgeous, across North America, including stops in western Canadian cities and a stand at Just for Laughs in Montreal in July. John and I caught up recently to discuss most of the aforementioned projects and people, as well as Donald Trump, Hasan Minhaj’s remarks at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner, Jerry Seinfeld, Donald Trump, the Obamas, comedy’s role in the current political climate, Seth Meyers, meeting Bill Clinton in 1992, another new show he’s making with Nick Kroll, music, and much more. Sponsored by Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, and Planet Bean Coffee.