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Scott Higgins and Ace Aceto have 50 years combined of standing in front of crowds and making people laugh. Now they go Behind The Funny with entertainers in all stages of their career from national headliners, to comedy writers, to newer comics just starting out. Why did they start, what drives them, and what were some of the obstacles? Join Scott and Ace as they go Behind The Funny.
Unknown Host hosts Behind The Funny, a comedy show with 437 episodes published.
This week Ace and Scott are on location at the Rogue Island Comedy Festival in Newport RI and had conversations with Boston Comedy Festival Winner Liam McGurk and newer Boston comics Leke who is originally from Nigeria a
Ace and Scott travel to Newport to hang out at the Rogue Island Comedy Festival. In this episode we hang out with comedians Melissa Rush and Allyson Vastano. Melissa is a RI based comedian, Allyson is an LA based comic w
Good friend Howie Mason joins us in the Acement this week. Howie has a goal of performing a show at every town in CT, how's it going? Howie is a seasoned brilliant performer who is a great story teller. I'm sure he has a
Quinton Champagne joins us in the Acement this week. Don't be confused by the name, he's not a rapper or a male dancer, Quinton is a comic. He used to be a public speaker so standing in front of people and talking is not
Our go to guest about all things comedy, Brian Mulhern, is in the Acement for some bourbon and to discuss the Martin Short documentary. Based on Marty's early inspirations to be an entertainer, we end up discussing our e
2025 Boston Comedy Festival Winner Liam McGurk joins us in the Acement this week. Why was Liam's first time on stage in Ireland? Why did he take time off after that before pursuing comedy full time? What is his Funny Bad
Comedian and founder of the Rogue Island Comedy Festival joins us in the Acement this week. We talk contests and festivals, submissions, Doug's special and some of the amazing comedians he knows and works with. Check out
Singer, Comedian, Producer, all around amazing talent Niki Luparelli join us in the Acement. Niki is a trained vocalist who ventured into comedy 25 years ago. She became a regular on the New England Comedy Scene as a sta
Scott and Ace dial up Comedian Dan Altano in the Acement this week. Dan has a great special "Stand Up Dad" on YouTube. In a relatively short time he went from taking a comedy class to having his special debut number 1 on
The Acement was honored to host Tom Stewart (RI Comedy Hall of Fame) and Frank Santos Jr (R Rated Hypnosis) this week. Frank Santos Sr is being inducted posthumously into the RICHOF so we wanted to tell stories about Fra
Shiv Patel is in the Acement this week. Shiv was born in India but grew up in RI. A fan of comedy from a young age but took awhile before he decided to make his stand up debut. What drew him to the stage? Why did he take
Rhode Island comedian, podcaster, and booker Brian Beaudoin join us in the Acement this week. Brian has always been a favorite comedian among fans and other comics but in recent years has also taken on duties as club boo
Stephanie White joins us in the Acement this week. Ace and Scott are big fans of Stephanie and were looking forward to talking with her. Comedy was not a childhood dream but she definitely took off once she took the stag
This week Mike McCarthy and Brad Pierce join us in the Acement for a discussion on crowd work. Did it come from dealing with hecklers, is it it's own art form, either way it is a different skill set in comedy. Check out
This episode starts in the Acement with Ace and Scott talking about open mics and showcase shows, then we go to Centerdale Revival in N Providence RI once again for Brad Peirce's Showcase or as we call it, the Lucas Estr
Comedian Joey Callahan is our guest in the Acement all the way from Philly. Joey is an accomplished comedian, headlining regularly in the US, Canada, and the UK. He's also performed at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, S
Mike McCarthy aka The Comedy Barbarian is in the Acement for a no holds barred discussion on the Boston Comedy Scence, past and present. Mike's tell it like it is style is what make's him a favorite on stage. Check out M
Rob Fenn is our guest in the Acement this week. Rob is the creator of Ground Control Radio, which BTF is now part of M-F at 10am EST. Rob is a man of many talents; musician, photograph, radio, and ranch owner to name of
Two of our favorite people, Brian and Carla Mulhern, join us in the Acement this week. We started by talking about the Chevy Chase documentary "I'm Chevy Chase And You're Not". We were split on our opinions of how we fel
Our buddies Mark McGwin and Tyler Hittner join us in the Acement, add some bourbon and things come of the rails quickly. We had them on to talk about some shows they had coming up but the conversation went all over the p
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Behind The Funny is hosted by Unknown Host. The show is categorised under comedy (interviews) and has published 437 episodes.
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