In 2012 when I first started touring, I found myself in Tacoma, Washington and stumbled on to the newly established Tacoma Comedy Club. It was a night with headliner Mike Brody from Minnesota, featuring Cory Michaelis and host Jonas Barnes. All three were great and afterwards they were nice enough to talk to me for my new radio show. Although they aired out of order, this was only my second interview and episode of On The Road. 

Revisiting this episode in 2021, I Love hearing how we talked about the specifics of comedy life and touring. I was just getting my feet wet in this industry. In the decade since, I haven’t crossed paths with any these guys again but according to social media all three are still performing. The Tacoma Comedy Club has endured and remains open and as I write this Cory Michaelis is scheduled to headline there tomorrow. Ironic that he is the only one I did not get a photo with.

Comedy is timeless.

#mikebrody #corymichaelis #jonasbarnes #tacoma

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