Bombing with Eric Andre

Eric and long-time friend Dulce Sloan talk about their time doing stand-up aka trauma bonding! She talks about a moment bombing at a sports bar and the expectation of audiences who dress up to go out. Scattered laughter makes your time on stage last an eternity, especially when no one is laughing at the right points of your joke. Think of it as a microwave running. Later they talk about Dulce's dating life and the worst bomb she witnessed...

Eric and his illustrious friend DJ Douggpound (Doug Lussenhop) exchange stories of striking out at the club together and adventures in an abandoned bodega in Williamsburg. Doug tells his story of bombing in the middle of New Zealand. A fan hops on stage and steals his mic as chaos ensues. The nightmares of performing comedy outdoors in the daytime. They talk about comedians releasing bombing albums and what it means to elevate art...

Eric and Mississippi's finest Jay Jurden share stories together about being in a sauna with Michael B. Jordan and singing your way out of a bombing moment. Jay talks about his experience performing in the afternoon at a lecture hall and Eric shares his about performing in cafeterias. They also discuss performing in front of 12 people, how no one laughing makes you second guess everything. Eric brings up Capone again and is still haunted by that experience...

Eric and comedian/rapper Zack Fox talk about bombing while performing in the Blackest room in Detroit and the whitest room in Salt Lake City, the complications of mixing live music and comedy, and witnessing friends attempt stand-up comedy for the first time. A story involving Dave Chappelle giving sage advice and eventually being ditched for cocaine in a parking lot. Molly may possibly be the only drug to get you through the Comedy Store...

Eric and pal of the pod, Sarah Squirm, talk about opening for parents weekend and how it's hard to make mom and dad laugh. Talks of SNL ensue and how it's great to collectively bomb as a cast and why people get the rush of stress on live television. This isn't TikTok, this isn't Instagram, THIS IS LIVE TELEVISION BABY! This episode is not sponsored by Zofran, but, it is the drug of choice. Also, they both agree on the biggest heckler at an outdoor comedy show: the sun...

Long-time pals, Eric and Mac talk about bombing as a musician. Mac discusses his most epic fail of all time which involves being in a gargoyle stance on an amp. Plus, they reminisce about their time at Coachella 2015 and how it has evolved over the years. A word of caution to this episode: don't drink too many gin martinis...

Eric and David talk about bombing in Las Vegas during Christmas. Everyone knows why they are there. They discuss the difficulties of opening for a celebrity headliner and David witnesses a elderly threesome at a La Quinta hot tub...

Eric and Sam talk about Dorchester life and performing in Black rooms. Plus, Sam remembers a brawl breaking out on stage involving fists and chairs. Be careful when you crowd surf, might want to protect ya booty hole...

Eric and Michelle talk about their early stand-up days, not knowing how to handle piss, an audience turning on you in Jamaica, and day drinking with Dutch friends. Hold on to your tooth!

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