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Episode #389
Joey Smith talks with Valerie Lopez about
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Growing up on pawn shop comedy DVDs and the life-changing loss that pushed him to the mic
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Balancing a full-time corporate job with touring the country for Jeremiah Watkins
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His legendary mattress return bit and why audiences keep confessing their own retail scams after the show
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Why getting that first laugh within three seconds is the hardest note he's ever been given — and why it's exactly right
Recorded May 2026 at Fallout Theater Podcast Studio
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- 2026 FPIA Preliminaries - July 5, 7:30pm, Cap City Comedy Club
- Regularly performs at Black Rabbit Comedy Club
- Regularly performs at Sunset Strip Comedy Club
- Touring with Jeremiah Watkins (watch IG for dates)
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