Alex Giampapa began performing stand-up comedy in Boston at 19 and soon became popular across New England. He’s performed with comedians like Bill Burr, Hannibal Buress, Ilana Glaser, Sarah Cooper, Judah Friedlander, Gary Gulman, Adam Devine and Erik Griffin. Alex headlines shows nationwide and has been featured in many comedy festivals, including The Rogue Island Comedy Festival (Newport, RI), The Big Pine Comedy Festival (Flagstaff, AZ), The Boston Comedy Festival, and The Motor City Comedy Festival (Detroit, MI).
Discussed this week: Being a weed comedian, residence performances, pork rinds, the barter system, it tastes like a carb, Helga Pataki's nightmares, Gorilla Glue, PUD, Girl Scout cookies the strain, Girl Scout cookies the edible, going from casual weed to chronic pain, legality changes, graduating in 2010, Manifesto memo pads, people reacting to you in real-time, riffing jokes, pitching ideas to audiences, rewinding arguments, only being able to practice stand up on stage, shouting into the void equaling stand up, s******* to get better, Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle, Maria Bamford, Judah Friedlander, the 2020 democratic primary, improv and stand up existing as rival camps, satirical social commentary, and more!
More about Alex here: https://www.alexgiampapa.com/#bio-section
