73 episodes
STAND UP AND CLOWN Chad Damiani
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- Comedy
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4.9 • 51 Ratings
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What is clown? For an art form that's been around 1000s of years, this is a surprisingly hard question to answer. Legendary clown director/visionary/performer and host Chad Damiani -- along with his musical/technical director/sidekick James Venable -- explore this subject by interviewing a variety of artists who employ clown in different ways. That includes circus folks, performance artists, comics and improvisers.. but also musicians, social media stars, filmmakers and even pro wrestlers. What are the universal elements of clown that connect all these very different people together? And when it comes to strongly opposing views about the nature of the work, why is Chad's opinion always correct?
This podcast is named after Chad's monthly show at LA's Elysian Theater (last Mondays at 9:30pm), where he ruthlessly live directs stand-up comics through a grueling gauntlet of clown work.
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The Clown Wrestling Connection: Kayfabe
STAND UP AND CLOWN returns on Memorial Day (5/27) for a jam-packed holiday special! Learnmore Jonasi! Justine Marino! Demi Adejuyigbe! And more! Also, learn about classes and other shows in the episode notes.
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SOLO EPISODE: Am I clowning?
STAND UP AND CLOWN returns on Memorial Day (5/27) for a jam-packed holiday special! Learnmore Jonasi! Justine Marino! Demi Adejuyigbe! And more! Also, learn about classes and other shows in the episode notes.
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Toni Nagy
STAND UP AND CLOWN returns on April 29th! Cameron Esposito! Fahim Anwar! Tien Tran! Brendan Scannell! Links for shows and classes in the episode notes.
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Anne Zander
STAND UP AND CLOWN returns on April 29th! Fahim Anwar! Tien Tran! Brendan Scannell! Plus – Chad’s April and early May are nearly sold out!
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Bonnie He
STAND UP AND CLOWN returns on April 29th! Fahim Anwar! Tien Tran! Plus – Chad’s new classes are up for late April and early May (the rest are sold out).
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Tallie Medel
STAND UP AND CLOWN is TONIGHT! March 25th! Featuring Natalie Palamides, Andrea Jin and more! Links in episode notes
Customer Reviews
So great!
Chad is a fantastic teacher and performer. This show is great insight for anyone interested in clown as an artistic expression.
The best podcast about clowning
...and performing in general! Would love to use this space for a bit but I will be sincere and say this is a podcast that I love and never miss. Smart, fun, insightful. Always leaves me in a good mood and with something useful to think on / about
writing this of my own free will!!!
This podcast is such a great exploration of artistry and the twin glories of triumph and failure. Vital discussions around the relationship between audience and performers. So many great guests with different perspectives on live performance. Plus Jim!!!
(to be clear I am NOT writing this review under duress. I’ve never been held against my will and I don’t even know what Chad’s basement *looks* like)