https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzFCI5Td5OM
For those of you that have never been there, you have to go check this club out. It has so much stand-up history. Everybody in Stand-up plays there and has played there going back almost 50 years. An iconic American comedy club.
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Phyllis Diller – More than Just a Funny Gal
By Abdul Basit Hashmi –
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In order to appreciate how many of today’s top comics got started, it helps to look where their inspiration took root. And Phyllis Diller is definitely on the list for many modern comedy acts.
Familiar names including Ellen DeGeneres, Rosanne Barr, and Joan Rivers (who actually wrote jokes for Diller) have recognized Phyllis as a huge inspiration in the pursuit of their comedy careers. Phyllis Diller broke all kinds of glass ceilings for future generations of comedy talent.
To truly appreciate Diller’s rise to fame, you’ve gotta start at the beginning. Phyllis was born in 1917 and raised in Ohio. She attended two different colleges after high school to pursue her musical education. Diller had a real talent for playing the piano, but she lacked confidence when performing. That quickly burned out any hope she had of playing professionally.
In 1939, Phyllis married Sherwood Anderson Diller and the couple welcomed six children. The comedian found that she had a knack for coming up with one-liners about the mundane life of a mother. She would let the jokes fly when she was with other mothers who encouraged her to make a go of writing comedy.
By the time her family found their way to California, Phyllis had been working on her own comedy routine. She got herself a job at a SanFrancisco television station and worked on getting the courage to pitch her act.
The hosts at that television station loved it and they put her on their show in 1955. Little did Diller know that this opportunity had put her on the fast track to an outstanding comedy career.
When Phyllis was in her late 30s, she got a gig performing at The Purple Onion nightclub in SanFrancisco. The engagement was supposed to last for two weeks. But Diller ended up performing at the club for more than a year and a half.
All of the exposure she got at the extended performances led to appearances on talk shows and variety acts. She brought her one-liner barbs to banter with some of the time’s top comedians including Jack Benny, Red Skeleton, and Jack Paar. Diller also became a contestant on You Bet Your Life, hosted by the renowned Groucho Marx in 1950.
Despite going through difficult personal relationships throughout her career, Phyllis’s comedy was unstoppable. She took her divorce from her first husband and managed to come up with one of her favorite topics in her routine- “Fang”, her fictional husband. To quote this hilarious lady, “‘Fang’ is permanent in my act. Don’t confuse him with my real husbands. They are temporary”.
Fang”, her fictional husband
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/phyllis-diller-fangs-for-the-memories/1928067/
Once the entertainment opportunities started rolling in, they never seemed to stop. You could see Phyllis appear on The Tonight Show starring Jack Paar, A Bob Hope Comedy Special, What’s My Line?, What’s This Song?, The Jack Paar Show, That Regis Philbin Show, The Andy Williams Show, The Carol Burnett Show, The Match Game, The Joey Bishop Show, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Bob Hope Show, The Dean Martin Show, The Hollywood Squares, and so many more.
Diller’s versatility and relatable content kept the talk and game show appearance opportunities rolling in for several decades in her career. She was known to describe her act as “tragedy revisited”.
In addition to her sharp wit, she also combined over-the-top costumes, wild, untamed hair, and chintzy makeup, along with a contagious, loud cackle for a laugh—she created an unforgettable performance every time. She also used a cigarette holder as a prop for her routines during the 1960s and 1970s, but Diller was a lifelong non-smoker.
The loveable comedian would also go on to have several facelifts and cosmetic procedures throughout her career and use the experiences in her act. On a more serious note, Phyllis agreed to pose for some risque photos that were intended for publication in Playboy magazine. While the photos never did make it to print, one can be viewed in her autobiography, “Like a Lampshade in a Whorehouse”.
Diller’s ability to grow and adapt to a changing entertainment landscape provided opportunities for the comedian to try her hand as an actor. During the last decades of her career, she acted in The Bold and the Beautiful, Family Guy, Boston Legal, 7th Heaven, Even Stevens, and The Drew Carey Show. Diller appeared in too many shows to count, but you can head over to a site like IMDB to scroll and scroll and scroll through her filmography.
Another area in which Diller excelled was in voice acting. She has credits in a large number of animated television shows, but A Bug’s Life (both 1 and 2) was arguably her most recognized voice-acting role as Queen.
Ultimately, no one was able to poke fun at themselves quite like Phyllis Diller. Some of her best quips are “I once wore a peekaboo blouse. People would peek and then they would boo,” “You know you’re old when someone compliments you on your alligator shoes and you’re barefoot,” and “I still take the pill because I don’t want any more grandchildren.”
Phyllis Diller decided to retire from her active Hollywood career in 2002. While she made a few appearances here and there, she never fully returned. Phyllis passed away in 2012, leaving laughter, inspiration, and a legacy that will last for a long time.
Diller poses with a photo at her Los Angeles home in 2005.
This lady was skilled at many things, but comedy will always be at #1. If you’re new to Phyllis Diller or haven’t seen her work for a while, you can chip away at watching your way through her filmography. You might not be able to view everything, but you’re guaranteed to step away with some new favorite jokes in your arsenal.
Purple Onion
https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/phyllis-diller/bio/3000029465/
Diller had a real talent for playing the piano
https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1822290
A Bob Hope Comedy Special
https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/collections/bob-hope-comedy-collection
The Carol Burnett Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do7sl4uVqHk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do7sl4uVqHk
Phyliss on ‘You Bet Your Life’
https://madlyodd.com/comedian-phyllis-diller-joins-groucho-marx-for-you-bet-your-life/
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=best+oof+Phylliss+Diller
Charlie Hill would be 71, today. I miss him. I loved him. Google made a Google Doodle to celebrate what would be his 71st birthday. That would make Charlie laughs his ass off. Charlie loved to laugh. He was such a wonderful guy. One of my buddies since 1977 when I met him out at The Comedy Store. We were both originally from Detroit and had that bond, and he loved to have fun.
The doodle for some reason reminds me of his career-changing appearance on ‘The Richard Pryor show’. The way he stood that day. The way he holds the mic. I went with Argus Hamilton and Ollie Joe Prader, two other of Charlie’s closet Comedy Store friends to watch the taping at NBC. It was so exciting for all of Charlie’s buddies, and he was so great on the show. He looked so damn great. Like a star. Pryor introduced him. He was radiant that day. I’ll never forget it as long as I live.
When Charlie’s episode aired, and by the way, the show itself was short-lived, he was one of the things everyone was talking about the next day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=545t5SvcyDo
One night at the ‘store’, Lindsay Wagner, who was the star of a huge television series at the time, ‘The Bionic Woman’ came in and saw Charlie. Not long afterward he was offered a role on the show. He worked so hard to ‘kill’ on his first acting role and he did. Not only did I visit the set several times as he shot the show, Charlie and his buddies, myself included, went over to Lindsay Wagner’s home in the Hills above Sherman Oaks and partied with her. He was having the time of his life and he wanted his Comedy Store buddies to reap the rewards as well. That was unprecedented for us lowly doorman/potlucker types at that time to be hanging out with a major TV star. It kind of blew our minds. Especially Charlie and I, two kids from Detroit.
Charlie went on to have a strong career. He appeared on all of the major talk shows and variety shows and toured the country, performing for a wide spectrum of audiences, and more importantly for Charlie, his own people, who adored him. I won’t say Charlie was a ‘comics-comic’ because that’s an overused phrase these day, but I will say he was a Gentleman’s-Gentleman. He was such a humble, polite, down-to-earth guy. Not that he couldn’t mix it up with his comic pals when we were all off alone, getting high. He could be as raunchy and out there as the next guy, but to people he met or wait-staff, other comedians he didn’t know, Charlie was always such a warm presence. I’ll never forget that about him.
The other thing, though I didn’t know them, when we talked, even many years later when I would see him, he spoke so sweetly about his family. He loved his family so much and could go on and on telling funny stories about his kids and his wife and grandkids. It was, for me, something that made me love him even more.
His son phoned me just a few days before Charlie died and asked if I wanted to say goodbye. It was a surreal, tough, and beautiful phone call. Charlie was so sure he was at the end, at the door. So calm about it. He just wanted to say goodbye to a few friends.
“I’m on my way out Mike. Just wanted to tell you I love you.”
Then we laughed, and ran down some of the funny moments we had shared ‘in the day.’ I told him I loved him and hung up. I’m sure he had other calls to make. He was polite, humble, and a big-hearted guy to the very end.
Do what you can to look up Charlie’s comedy. Never Forget; Charlie Hill.
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At 55 Jim Bruere is an American Comedy legend who has been marching to his own beat for several decades. A wildly talented mimic, physical comic, monologuist, stand-up, and actor who has refused to be pigeonholed in any way.
If you love blunt, dry stand-up comedy and you don’t know Jim Breuer, you’re been missing out. This guy’s got fans up the backside and as Jim says, many of them are “lifers.” They come to see his shows time and again, and now they’re bringing their teenagers along with them. The thing to me about Jim is that it seems impossible that anyone doesn’t know him. Or at least know of him? The number of TV, movie, stand-up, and other appearances he’s done is pretty impressive. He’s also built a strong on line presence with a great YouTube channel and a really fun and interesting podcast.
Of course, let’s be honest, he colors outside the lines. He doesn’t have good political posture, (doesn’t seem to care) and is obviously someone who’s devouted to his religion which in secular silly America can’t be a good thing. Yet, it isn’t stopping the guy in anyway. Even this week he put out what I think is a near perfect special; ‘Somebody Had to say it.’ His bloodshot, stoner eyes, famously goofy grin, serve up relatable stories, sideways looks at the taught troubled times we’re in, a gaggle of poignant emotions.
Born in 1967 in Valley Stream, Long Island, Jim grew up right down the street basically to the comedy scene in New York. It also might have helped him get on the path to comedy because he was friends with former SNL cast member Fred Armisen in high school. Even though his first job was at Sears, it wasn’t long before his comedy chops pulled him away from retail. His first breakthrough was at the Uptown Comedy Club, up in Harlem. Jim was one of the only regular white cast members from a crew of mostly black comics, but he rose the ranks quickly.
Of course, he was a cast member of SNL from 1995 through 1998. He’s mostly remembered for his great “Goat Boy” character and some impressions on SNL. That tingling in your brain wants you to head on over to YouTube for a refresher on this hilarious oddball joker. It’ll all start to come back.
Once Jim gained traction on SNL, more funny roles found him, like on my buddy Tim Allen’s show Home Improvement, and a ton of others. The acting role that Jim is most recognized for is as Brian in Half Baked along with Dave Chapelle, which my another one of my lifelong best friends, Bob Saget directed.
It seems to me he’s touring all year these days. As I say his podcast and Youtube channel and website are all pretty damn funny. You should go and check it out.
On another note, he does and has done, a lot of comedy on Heavy Metal which makes sense. Jim is the epitome of heavy metal comic to me. In fact he did a special way back when called ‘Heavy Metal comedy. I know he opens for Metallica a bit.(Or has opened? What the f-do I know? Does anyone take me for a Metallica fan?)
HEAVY METAL COMEDY- IMDB
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0342516/
ACDC does the Hokey Pokey
By the way, he also wrote a book called, “I’m Not High”. (Because you know he’s not now or never was a stoner.)
Anyway, I have tons of respect for this guy. It seems to he’s grown so much as an artist and a man over the years. (FYI we’ve never met, so I’m not puffin a pal.) I just appreciate the course his world has taken. He’s been married 28 years has three daughters, does his own thing the way he wants to do it, fuck whatever anyone else thinks or whatever is hot. He’s just doing his stuff. Driving in his own lane. I love that. It’s the best side effect of the modern world, technology-wise and creatively. Folks that want to bushwhack can, and the great ones carve out a great path for the rest of us. Hats off, Jim.
Once again, check out his new special. ‘SOMEBODY HAD TO DO IT.’
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Flip Wilson – Comedy Trailblazer
I hope people never forget Flip Wilson. He is one of my all-time favorite comedians. Flip Wilson publicly appeared as an articulate, well-dressed, and seriously talented guy throughout his comedy career, but his formative years were anything but laughable. Despite his success as a comedian, his upbringing was unstable at best, and full of negligence. But as anyone familiar with the industry knows, sometimes the roughest life can lead to the sharpest sense of humor.
While Flip’s life is a bit of a downer, knowing his full story really illustrates how this incredible guy turned his impoverished life into a comedy goldmine. So, even if you find yourself trying to hold back a manly sniffle or a few tears, keep in mind that there’s a silver lining to this story. Flip is one of the greatest underdogs to have turned his fortune around with his quips, stories, and characters.
Flip Wilson was born in 1933, named Clerow Wilson, and was one of eighteen children. (Eighteen F-ing kids!) It wasn’t long before his mother couldn’t manage her extra-large brood and deserted the family. Foster care wasn’t kind to Flip and he ran away from more than a dozen homes before getting placed in reform school.
Flip had said in interviews that his first true birthday celebration was during that first year in reform school. His first birthday gifts ever were a can of shoe polish and a box of Cracker Jacks from a teacher who seemed to have a soft spot for him. Unfortunately, Flip’s father returned to the picture and took custody of the young guy. His father was a carpenter and work came sporadically. Mr. Wilson once commented that even the poorest of the poor could turn their noses up at him. It made the reform school seem like a paradise in comparison.
Here’s where the famous Flip Wilson drive, charm, and determination come into play. When Flip was sixteen years old, he lied about his age and enlisted in the air force. His nickname, Flip, was given to him by his fellow soldiers as he entertained them with his crazy stories, even acting them out, complete with ridiculous and hilarious caricatures of everyone involved.
Flip’s commanding officer noticed that he was intelligent and could have a bright, promising future. The Major encouraged Flip to finish his education and learn to type—which is when Flip began writing down his comedy material. When he was finished with his service, he found a job in a San Francisco hotel as a bellhop where he worked up the courage to ask his manager to let him try out his comedy routine between the current acts in the hotel’s showroom. He killed in his first performance, to the point that the hotel had him come back on stage as a regular from then on out.
Wilson was then able to build up enough momentum to be able to make a living as a comedian. Between nightclub acts at the hotel, a businessman from Miami offered to sponsor him for $50 a week. Of course that seems like chump change nowadays, but inflation makes that pretty significant for the time. That financial boost gave Flip what needed to make huge strides forward until he was giving regular performances at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, NY.
What’s considered by many to be Flip’s big break was when he was scheduled to perform on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. The appearance came on the heels of the legendary Redd Foxx’s endorsement, saying that Flip Wilson was the funniest comedian around at that time. That gig led to other ones including The Ed Sullivan Show and Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In. For those experiencing a huge generational gap and have no idea what these programs are, do yourself a favor and watch a few clips. You’ll catch up pretty quick and be happy that you did.
Next, you’re going to want to check out one of the biggest successes in Flip’s career, when he hosted his own show, The Flip Wilson Show. He tackled just about every issue with light, candid humor and achieved high ratings for a variety show. Flip also earned an Emmy Award in 1972 for Outstanding Writing Achievement for a Variety Show.
Wilson didn’t just rely on stories and jokes for his laughs. He created some of the comedy world’s most memorable characters including the Reverend Leroy of the Church of What’s Happenin’ Now, Sonny the White House janitor, and the beloved Geraldine Jones, a working-class black woman who dates a man named Killer.
Flip’s comedy routines gave the world some of its most notable phrases that can still be heard today. “What you see is what you get”, “The devil made me do it”, and “When you’re hot, you’re hot; when you’re not, you’re not!” all come from Wilson’s comedy genius.
During the height of Flip’s popularity, he was featured on four different comedy albums, and was given a Grammy Award for 1968’s Best Comedy Recording. His career provided him with acting opportunities as well as commercial appearances. His most notable performance might be the movie Uptown Saturday Night where Flip appeared alongside Bill Cosby, Sidney Poitier, and Harry Belafonte.
As the decades passed, Flip scaled back on performing and did what he could to keep his personal life private. Especially after he was granted custody of his children and left performing to give more time to his kids.
Flip Wison passed in 1988 after a battle with liver cancer. The loss was great for the entertainment industry as well as those close to him. But his legacy continues to live on. If you’ve never heard of Flip Wilson, watch his clips wherever you can find them. Take in the knack he had to make light of some of the heaviest issues of his time and admire how they still hold up in many ways today.
Once you’re familiar with Flip Wilson and his work, you’ll see that he has had a heavy influence on many of today’s top comics. With Flip Wilson, it’s truly, “What you see is what you get,” in all the best ways possible.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eijgta3v78c
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Shot at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit and directed by Bill Pace for Home Box Office. If you like Standup specials, check this one out.
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The Brilliant, Authentic, Jim Jefferies is a one-of-a-kind comedian in this modern era. He will either have you splitting your sides with laughter…or you may form part of a small group in the audience gritting their teeth and wishing they could punch his lights out. A 2017 Comedy Central Press Release hailed him as bringing ‘an inquisitive and international point of view’ to the world of comedy.
With his charm and brutal honesty, he pushes the boundaries with every show. Audiences all over the world love his authenticity while some are offended. That’s just the effect he has on audiences all over the world. Jim is not afraid to put sacred cows on the altar of brutal comedic honesty. Be it political, cultural, gender, or religious, nothing escapes his brilliant mind and sharp, wicked wit.
Jim owns his natural flair – or gift – for funny story-telling with a depth that surprises his audience, forcing them to own who they are and take a stand. But, whether you adore every Jim Jefferies show or never want to hear his name mentioned in front of the kids, grandma, and pets, no one can argue with the fact that he brings a raw, fresh dimension to stand-up comedy.
Born Geoff James Nugent, in Sydney, Australia in 1977, he moved to Perth to study musical theatre and classical music at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts but dropped out a few months before graduating. He returned to his native Sydney to start a career in stand-up comedy before relocating to the United Kingdom soon afterward. He at first decided to take on a stage name, ‘Jim Jeffries’ but added the extra ‘e’ to spell Jefferies when he realized there was already an American performer with a similar name. In entertainment and the performing arts, it’s common for artists to assume a stage name.
In his eighteen years in the world of comedy, he recorded eight stand-up comedy specials (four with Netflix); four movies, six sitcoms, and several special guest appearances. Most often he creates, writes, and produces his own shows. Jim reminds me of the great names in stand-up comedy who refused to have their art watered down and pigeon-holed by the so-called ‘cultural police.’His boldness to say whatever he wants and face the heat is synonymous with great names like Richard Pryor, who wasn’t afraid to change the rules. The legendary Ricky Gervais, Dave Chapelle, Joan Rivers, George Carlin, Bill Burr, Bill Maher come to mind, and many more – artists who unapologetically paved the way for candid, open-minded comedy and satire
Jeff’s star rose rapidly in the comedy arena due to his ability to include complex, controversial topics into his jokes that most other comedians wouldn’t touch. However, it’s Jim’s unique double-edged approach of charm and brutal honesty that wows the crowds, inasmuch as he offends in equal measure.
One of my favorite quotes in this regard is by George Carlin.
“I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn, and cross it deliberately!”
This quote so succinctly sums up comedy in the new millennium; there is no turning back!
Jefferies did a wide range of blockbuster stand-up comedy specials between 2005 and 2013. But if you are a supremely Netflix fan, Jim Jefferies may only have come up on your radar in 2014 in ‘Bare‘ filmed at the Wilbur Theater where he targeted the US gun laws with his signature style of depth and wicked wit.
Jim became a household name as a comedian in the US with his sitcom ‘Legit,’ which he created, wrote, and co-produced. The series ran for 26 episodes between 2013 and 2014 and was highly acclaimed, especially by the differently-abled community. The show’s success was atrributed to it featuring artists with various physical and neuromuscular conditions, including dwarfism. In an interview, Jim matter-of-factly stated that they simply cast the best artist who auditioned for a specific role, with no fuss or strings attached.
Then, in 2017, came his major break on Comedy Central, with ‘The Jim Jefferies Show‘ that ran from 2017 to 2019. In his announcement of the half-hour series that was to be executive-produced by Jim and a team of co-producers, Kent Alterman, the President of Comedy Central, stated;
“Jim has a huge comedic voice on the global stage. During development, we also learned his talent is only surpassed by his incredible work ethic.”
The UK Guardian, in a 2010 review of Jefferies’ stand-up comedy show in London, launched a ‘scathing attack’ on the comedian in response to Jim’s statement, “A big proportion of the world is as thick as s***!” The journalist, who was clearly antagonized, poured out his contempt for Jim’s brand of comedy, citing him as a “bland phrase-maker, and a so-so joke-writer, unable to attract intellectuals.”
In a 2019 review of the late-night show, the journalist for the Guardian cited the show as ‘wallowing in feces’ as Jim delivered an in-depth anecdote of his severe reaction to lactose intolerance while on a date with a germophobe. The journalist, who referred to Jefferies as having made his name by misogynistic, bad-boy stand-up comedy, added that there were moments during his performance when he ‘managed to ‘raise a smile.’ It sounds to me as if Jefferies has gone up in the ratings of the Guardian during the past 9 years.
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Educated and Funny? Fahim Anwar is a Double Threat!
By Abdul Basit Hashmi @basithashmi
Standupworld.com Staff Writer
Seattle, Washington is known as the birthplace of grunge rock and of course where one of the most recognized coffee chains began its quest for world domination. Those things are great in their own history-defining ways, but something less known about Seattle is it’s also the birthplace of one of the most dynamic new comedians one the stand-up scene; Fahim Anwar.
This guy likes to keep the details of his life more on the down-low, but we do know that he started working on his act as early as when he was in high school. Yet he didn’t throw caution to the wind and go balls to the walls after first entering the game, he took a road less traveled for someone who knew what he loved doing so young. He went on to college and earned his BSME in mechanical engineering.
Kind of a twist, right? It’s not like math and science and all that book nerd kind of stuff is the first thing you associate with being funny? Sure, I’ve met a few teachers in those areas who think they’re funny, but instead, inspire crippling cringe.
Once he escaped college, Fahim wound up sharing that it was his parents that had cautioned him against throwing his life away by pursuing his comedy career. Well, they’re probably feeling pretty stupid about trying to turn him away from that path now.
Fahim thrilled and captivated audiences with his breakthrough special, “There’s No Business Like Show Business” and enjoyed notoriety when The New York Times claimed him to be a “Most Promising Future Star.”
From there, he went on to appear on Conan as well as Late Night with Seth Meyers. Several stand-up performances and special appearances later, Fahim had shown the entertainment world (and his parents) that he’s far more than a one-trick pony.
Checking out Fahim’s filmography and his other credits that name him as writer, producer, and director is enough to humble the rest of us average folks. Some of the more notable credits Fahim has had as an actor include Drunk History, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, Neighbors, Rizzoli and Isles, Family Practice, Californication, Lie to Me, and many more.
As a writer, Fahim’s signature ability to take the most mundane things and situations and give them a twist of the hilariously absurd shines in some impressive authorial credits. The list includes the likes of his newest special Hat Trick, Goatface, United States of AI, Fahim Anwar: There’s No Business Like Show Business, and more.
To round things out—and prove that he can do pretty much anything he puts his mind to—Fahim produced two of his own specials, Goatface and Fahim Anwar: There’s No Business Like Show Business.
Check out HAT TRICK. Up now on GOOGLE.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaTA-HVCo4w
What can you expect when you see Fahim Anwar, the comedian? Pretty much anything that he finds funny. He tackles family dynamics, eating out, community service, superheroes, terrorists, tinder and tons more. Still not sure he’s worth the hype? Take a look at his YouTube channel, it’s loaded with shorts and full sets.
If you’re looking for some of his work outside of the obvious, Fahim Anwar has been on the Seth Rogan Experience Podcast and Marc Maron’s WTF. And if you’re still not sold on anything so far, Fahim has his own podcast to check out. It’s called the Fahim Anwar Dance Hour. Listeners can expect to find a ton of original content with titles like Groovy Dude, Crypto Boyz, Sup Babes, and so many more unique episodes.
In my opinion it takes a pretty brave stand-up comedian to take on an impression of Jerry Seinfeld and Ray Romano. Anybody with the balls to step up to that plate deserves to be checked out.
Head on over to any of Fahim Anwar’s platforms and give his work a shot. If you don’t know where to start, head to Google, paste in his name, and click anywhere. Once you do, you’re going to want to thank me. No need. You’re welcome.
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