So What Do You Really Do?

My guest on the podcast this week is my friend and comedian Alex Gettlin from Comic Insite. We talk about his time working for TMZ, being a tour guide, and we get into a little bit of comedy business talk discussing running shows and other comedians and specials. This was a fun chat, especially if you enjoy celebrity news/gossip. I don’t, but it was something that I need to know about when I was working in Top 40 radio. So it was fun to commiserate a little bit with someone else who had to know that stuff even if they didn’t want to. Alex helps produce a lot of fun shows here in Boston, so if you’re in the area check out his twitter or webpage to see what shows he has going on. For now, enjoy our chat and thank you for listening. Music in this episode by my good friend Scott Lester.

My guest on the podcast this week is comedian and Uber driver Don Zollo. I’ll warn/apologize now for the very long intro to this podcast. I go into a very LONG rant about my feelings towards ride-sharing apps, also I read you an article about current legislature being passed here in Massachusetts concerning Uber and Lyft. Which you can read here if you would like (or hear me read to you like a pissed off bedtime story). Don is a very funny comedian here in Boston. So I’m glad I was able to have him in here to talk about being an Uber Driver, a Realtor, and general talk about the comedy business and his brief time in L.A. Hope you enjoy the podcast, and if you disagree with any of my opinions about Uber or Lyft feel free to email or tweet at me; I’m willing to have a civil discussion about this. Music in this episode by my good friend Scott Lester.

Thanks so much for listening to this week’s long awaited episode of the podcast. I say long awaited because it’s taken 3 weeks to get the computer I use for everything fixed, working, and put back together so I can get this episode online. Regardless, I’m glad to finally get this interview up with a very funny comedian, actress, and nanny, India Pearl. I met India here in Boston, shortly afterwards she moved to peruse acting and comedy in LA where she is also a Nanny, and a Party Princess, and works at a comedy club, and is working hard. We talk a lot about LA, the difference between there and Boston, how her job affects comedy and acting, and we talk deep about the club scenes as well. India was in a horror movie that just came out, The Inhabitants, which is available on Amazon. It was filmed here in the Boston area. If you’re into horror, this would be a good movie for you to check out. This was a fun podcast for me because I learned a lot of things I never knew nor thought about when it came to working wit

Thank you so much for listening to this episode of the podcast. My guest is actor and comedian Andy Ostroff. Andy and I met at an open mic here in Boston when he just moved back to town from L.A. We were having a great, fun talk about acting, the SAG-AFTRA union, and comedy. So, we had to kind of recreate some of that conversation here for the podcast, which was a little bit fun to try do. We also talk a lot about acting classes, starting off doing comedy, and his experiences as a waiter and delivery guy when he first moved to L.A. Andy has some funny stories about the crazy places he has worked, I hope you enjoy them. Check out the horror movie Infernal that Andy starred in, now on Hulu. Music in this episode by my good friend Scott Lester.

J Today on the podcast is my friend Jordan Handren-Seavey (which I probably said incorrectly, because that’s what I do sometimes). Jordan is a comedian from Maine, now living in Boston, who spends his days driving a delivery truck for a bakery. As you can imagine there’ll be a few choice words about Boston traffic in the podcast. He also at one time was a professional skier and grew up on a real, working farm. Jordan is a funny guy, with some interesting stories; so I’m really glad I was able to get him in here to talk about comedy and trying to get by in the real world. Also, sorry if this went up a little late, I’ve been having computer problems since Sunday night that I’ve been trying to fix… and so far I think I did. We’ll see. Thanks for downloading and listening to the podcast, for subscribing if you have (please do). If you like what you’ve heard or laughed more than, let’s say, 3 times, give it a review on iTunes, please. Enjoy! Music in this episode by my good friend Scott Lester.

Thanks again for downloading this episode of the podcast. A few months ago I sat down with a comedian from England, Robyn Perkins. Robyn is actually from Boston, moved to England, decided to start doing stand up comedy. We talked a lot of about the difference between how the comedy scene is in the UK compared to how it is here in the America (specifically Boston). I also asked Robyn a bit about her experiences being a woman in comedy, because as most people know, it’s very different than being a man in comedy. At the time of this recording Robyn had just quit her day-job to do comedy and promoting the regular shows she runs full-time. Last night I caught up with her while she was here visiting for the holidays. The good news is she hasn’t had to go back to working a real job to support comedy, THAT’S GREAT!! We also talk a little about Edinburgh Comedy Festival; which, if you don’t know, is a month long comedy festival in Scotland. If you never heard of it or been (like I haven’t) you’ll find it interesting I

Thanks for downloading the first episode of So What Do You Really Do? with my guest John Paul Rivera. John and I recorded this interview in my backyard in Boston a lot of months ago. Literally six or seven months ago. One night me, John, and couple other comedians were hanging around, talking and what not, when I mentioned the podcast. Right then I decided to have John Paul on because I knew if I didn’t set an actual record date, nothing would get done. I hate to admit, sometimes I’m a “up to the last minute deadline” kind of guy. John Paul, who is not only a hilarious comedian, is also a mascot for a local bowling alley in Boston. We talked about that, how he got into it, and how the hours he works before Red Sox games is actually kind of convenient for doing comedy. We also talk about his mother, who was also a comedian and a comedy side project of John Paul’s called The New York Past, which is a parody twitter account that posts funny, fictional New York Post style headlines. He has since stopped doing the

Hey everyone. Thanks for at least checking out the So What Do You Really Do? podcast page; you’re one step closer to becoming a listener. I’m the host Deadair Dennis Maler, so get used to what my typing looks like. I’m a comedian from Baltimore, now living in Boston, and 16+ year radio veteran. I’m fortunate enough to know A LOT of people with interesting jobs, but also are working to become comedians, actors, artists, and other things. As you’ll hear in Episode 00, I want you to hear about these people. It’s a small clip show/introduction to what you can expect on each episode of the podcast. All of us are working so hard to make it in entertainment, and it isn’t easy. Because of that, there’ll be a lot of funny stories and interesting things. Especially the people I know that have, like, real adult careers. They don’t need to “make it” (whatever that’s supposed to mean), but they work so hard perfecting their craft because THAT is what they want to do. And I find it fascinating, and I hope you do as well. T