• MaryAlice Howser: Bilingual Punch Ups + Meter Maid Mashups
    Nov 25 2024

    I got to sit down with MaryAlice Howser at a coffee shop, and we came up with a pretty great zinger together.

    https://www.instagram.com/fernet_barbie_/

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    43 mins
  • Christian Balmer: Empower Bitches and Professional Stitches
    Nov 19 2024

    This week I got to sit down with podcaster, comedian, and musician Christian Balmer!

    Linktree: https://linktr.ee/balmerb0y

    IG: @balmerb0y and @cheerscomedydc

    Get tickets to the Lineup Comedy Showcase at Aurora Market featuring Jason King: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-lineup-comedy-show-tickets-1058436515109?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • Tanner Coffman: Short Form and Short-Lived Emoji Jokes
    Nov 12 2024

    For this episode, I sat down for a rapid-fire pod with my good friend Tanner Coffman - a producer and comedian up in Fort Collins, CO - before an open mic.

    https://www.instagram.com/trashbagtanner/

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    15 mins
  • Katie McDonald: Punching Through a PoliSci Lens
    Nov 5 2024

    Katie McDonald is a Colorado comedian and political-minded writer, performer, and student. I had so much fun getting to talk to Katie about navigating the comedy scene as a woman, relatively newer but wildly prolific comic, and as activist for gender-based violence. https://www.instagram.com/katiemcdons/

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    38 mins
  • Meet The Team: Cara. Izzy & Ren
    Oct 24 2024

    You know em, you love em, you're gonna be hearing more from them!

    Meet your Punch Up co-hosts, Cara Leoni and Israel Avila!

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    28 mins
  • Jared Chandler: New Nails, No Punchdowns
    Oct 15 2024

    Join us for the 5th episode of PUNCH UP! where Ren interviews the illustrious Northern Colorado comic, Jared Chandler!

    We get into the thick of punching up a joke and the ins and outs of staying motivated in the grind and staying excited on stage as a performer.

    https://www.jaredchandlercomedy.com/

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Shanel Hughes: Sushi + Finding Your Circle
    Oct 8 2024

    This week on Punch Up, I got to sit down (and eat sushi) with one of my all-time favorite comedians, Shanel Hughes.

    Shanel Hughes is a Denver comic and proud parent, and we discussed their experience as both an out lesbian and black performer navigating punching up in their own content and the importance of finding the communities that celebrate you and your work.

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    44 mins
  • Israel Avila: From Juárez to Hollywood
    Oct 1 2024

    Punch Up's third episode features comedian and immigration rights activist Israel Avila, who discusses being a bilingual comic, being openly bisexual, and navigating both cultural and linguistic differences when punching up jokes in different languages.

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    37 mins