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Friday, August 17, 2012

Today we were joined by three great comedians, Alonzo Bodden, Nick Griffin and Derick Lengwenus. During their visits, we discussed a number of topics including online dating, going on auditions, backdoor tattoos and the "war on pubic hair."

Alonzo Bodden

Though he didn’t begin his career as a standup comic, there is absolutely nothing that could ever make Alonzo Bodden give it up now. Once he took the stage and got a taste of what it was like to entertain, Bodden was hooked and has not looked back since. Before comedy, Alonzo was an airline mechanic, working on everything from Lear jets to Stealth Bombers. It was during one of his stints as a trainer that Alonzo found he could leave a crowd in stitches without even having to pick up a wrench. All he needed was a little motivation to turn his natural comedic talent into a career in standup. This came in the form of being fired. Since then, Bodden has been touring the country, as well as traveling around the globe with the USO. According to Alonzo, this means he is the only guy who’s both built bombers and performed for their pilots. Check out his new podcast "Who's Paying Attention?" and follow him on twitter and facebook.

Nick Griffin

Nick Griffin began doing standup comedy back in 1987 as a way to voice his frustrations with life and to avoid having a job with a boss. Sure he may be dark, cynical, depressed and has a problem getting along with women, but Griffin is one of our absolute favorite guests and is a must see if he performs in a club near you. Nick has been featured on Comedy Central's "Premium Blend," "The Late Show w/ David Letterman," "The Late Late Show w/ Craig Ferguson" and recently finished a brand new comedy CD "Bring Out the Monkey." Follow Nick on twitter and facebook.

Derick Lengwenus

After deciding to leave the job he hated at a lead consulting firm, Derick Lengwenus first emerged onto the stand-up scene in Montreal back in 2000. Just one year later he was performing at the prestigious “Just For Laughs” Festival and was making people take notice. Since then Lengwenus has filmed his own one-hour comedy special, and earned a Canadian Comedy Award for nomination for “best newcomer.” Most recently, Derick was the winner of Best Comedy in the Montreal Fringe Festival, Winner of the Audience Choice Award at the International Eat My Shorts festival for his short film “Slice of Life”, finalist at both the San Francisco and Midwest Comedy Competition.

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