Pork Chop Comedy Exclusive: Q & A with Peter Goldman

Pork Chop Comedy is excited to be hosting the Philadelphia area debut of five of the hottest comics on the scene today at The Conshy Comedy Show on April 14th. I sat down with each of these dynamic individuals for a short interview to introduce them to the Philly comedy scene. Today's subject is the hilarious Peter Goldman.

Peter Goldman is a self-described “nice Jewish boy”. His wry observations on life in the big city, peppered with references to pop culture, will have you in stitches. He recently dazzled audiences in Elkton, MD with his one man show, “Meshuggeneh: The Musical”

PK: You are notoriously straight laced. You don’t drink, gamble, or do drugs. Do you have any vices?

PG: Well, I do try to keep kosher for the most part, but every now and again I have to have a ham and cheese sandwich. I know it’s wrong, but I can’t help myself!

PK: Who would you cite as your biggest influences?

PG: In terms of comedy, I would say Chris Pearsons is, pound for pound, the funniest comic who ever lived. But in terms of hard work and determination, I really look up to pro-golfer, Bobby Jones. And of course I wouldn’t be where I am today if it wasn’t for my Uncle Phil.

PK: What’s on your iPod right now?

PG: I know that I’m late to the party on this one, but I’m really into The Dixie Chicks right now. They are so spunky!

PK: You recently did your own one man show, how does that differ from doing stand-up?

PG: Honestly, it doesn’t. I just do my regular stand- up act, but if you call it a “One Man Show” you can charge more.

PK: Are you excited about your first visit to the “City of Brotherly Love”?

PG: Absolutely, I love gay black men.

Peter Goldman will be making his Philadelphia area stand-up debut at Pork Chop Comedy’s The Conshy Comedy show on April 14th. For tickets/Info: http://conshycomedyapril14.eventbrite.com/

Pork Chop Comedy Exclusive: Q & A with Barry Cincinnati

Pork Chop Comedy is excited to be hosting the Philadelphia area debut of five of the hottest comics on the scene today at The Conshy Comedy Show on April 14th. I sat down with each of these dynamic individuals for a short interview to introduce them to the Philly comedy scene. Next up, the ever-charming, Barry Cincinnati.

Barry burst onto the comedy scene by engaging in a very public fight with comedienne Paula Poundstone which left her bloodied, bruised, pissed-on, and shoeless. Cincinnati parlayed that momentum into a string of sold-out performances up and down the South Carolina coast. His spit-fire approach to comedy has included memorable reactions to hecklers, including diarrhea-ing on a woman in the front row who humiliated Cincinnati by loudly proclaiming,"Not my cup of tea" during his infamous "gay child rebel" bit.
Cincinnati has now taken his show to the Northeast Corridor in the hopes of delighting audiences and "slaying enough cooze to put the National Guard on notice."

PK: So, have you seen Paula Poundstone lately?

BC: I have not seen Paula Poundstone lately, if I did, I would have been admitted to the hospital for excessive vomiting and trying to wash her imagine out of my eyes with acid.

PK: You have a reputation as having a zero tolerance for hecklers. What is your strategy for dealing with them?

BC: When dealing with hecklers, I employ my patented K.I.S.S. principle: Kill Idiots Sabotaging Show. Interrupt my flow of thought onstage and you're liable to get shot, stabbed, or knuckled down. One out of the three. So don't gamble with your well-being, Horshack.

PK: What do you think compels people to heckle?

BC: People heckle because they are sad about their mothers abandoning them at firehouses. Plain and simple.

PK: What inspires you?

BC: Stephen Hawking inspires me. Anybody who is willing to learn that much about friggin' science just to attract cooze is alright in my book.

PK: Are you excited to make you Philadelphia area debut?

BC: Oh, I've been to Philadelphia before. I did a line off of DeBella's boner at some radio station pie eating contest.

Barry Cincinnati will be making his Philadelphia area stand-up debut at Pork Chop Comedy’s The Conshy Comedy show on April 14th. For tickets/Info: http://conshycomedyapril14.eventbrite.com/

Pork Chop Comedy Exclusive: Q & A with Marc Delmonte

Pork Chop Comedy is excited to be hosting the Philadelphia area debut of five of the hottest comics on the scene today at The Conshy Comedy Show on April 14th. I sat down with each of these dynamic individuals for a short interview to introduce them to the Philly comedy scene. Here is my chat with Canadian comedy sensation, Marc Delmonte

Marc made a name for himself as a member of The Teddy Ruxpins, a sorely-missed improv comedy troupe from Western Ontario. After appearing regularly at Joke Club at Toronto’s W Hotel, he brought his act to America and became an instant hit on the northeastern club and college circuit. This is his first Philadelphia-area appearance.

PK: You have experience in both improv and stand-up comedy, do you have a preference?

MD: Right now I’m enjoying standup. My improv experience started when I was at McMaster [University] and it was a way for my friends and I to all get into comedy together. To be honest, I just don’t think we had the balls to do standup and be onstage alone. I know I didn’t. So, I’ve always admired standup immensely. I was proud of what I did with the Teddy Ruxpins, but I sometimes thought we got more credit than we deserved. There could be three solid laughs in a one-hour show and people would think we were stars. That wouldn’t wash in standup - and I like that.

It’s kind of like how they say that infinite monkeys typing continuously would at some point produce all of Shakespeare’s works. Well, I don’t want to pay to read one of the reams of nonsense they've churned out. Even if, by accident, you get the word "numbnuts," it's not enough. Let me know when you’ve got King Lear. That’s when I’ll pay my ten dollars. So, yeah, right now standup is where it’s at for me.

PK: How does the comedy scene in Canada compare to the one in the U.S.?

MD: I think comedy is roughly the same in both places. Everywhere you go, there are funny people and unfunny people. In places like Toronto and New York there seem to be the best of the best, but also more unfunny people. I think being one step removed from recognition attracts a lot of people who, if they were in Duluth or Saskatoon, might never even think of going onstage and telling street jokes.

PK: What inspires you?

MD: Years ago, I was traveling with my friends to our first out of town gig. We all just had this feeling that we were the right people doing the right thing at the right time. We were almost giddy. During a silent moment, I said to everyone, “You know... we’re gonna do it,” meaning succeed, put our stamp on comedy, whatever. I always try to keep that night, and many others like it, in mind. No matter how young and naïve the kid was who said that, I owe it to him not to let him down, no matter how many chesterfields I throw my back out having to sleep on in the process.

PK: Tell me about your worst stand-up experience.

MD: My worst standup experience was my first one. It was actually during the improv days and there had been a car accident before the show, just about a mile away from the gig, which tied up traffic. I was the only performer who’d made it on time. There was an audience of about eight who must have come on foot or from the other side of town. I decided to take the stage and stall for time. Of course I had no material or the safety blanket of three other guys and a gal to back me up. It was brutal. I tried to recreate some of the scenes we’d done successfully, but tell them as a story, but it just didn’t translate. My worst planned standup gig was the one that was ruined by an escaped snake.

Marc Delmonte will be making his Philadelphia area stand-up debut at Pork Chop Comedy’s The Conshy Comedy show on April 14th. For tickets/Info: http://conshycomedyapril14.eventbrite.com/

Pork Chop Comedy Exclusive: Q & A with "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert

Pork Chop Comedy is excited to be hosting the Philadelphia area debut of five of the hottest comics on the scene today at The Conshy Comedy Show on April 14th. Over the next week, we will be featuring a short interview with each of these dynamic individuals to introduce them to the Philly Comedy scene. First up, “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert

When he’s not blowing lines and bird-dogging chicks, “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert annihilates audiences with his turbo-charged brand of stand-up comedy that can only be described as “totally bitchin’”.

Eddie started his stand-up career in the mean streets of The Motor City, but once he transformed the Chevy Van on blocks he inherited form his Uncle Bobo into a badass, fully loaded hot rod, he set out to make his name on the highways and bi-ways of the greatest country in the world, or as he calls it “The US of Fuckin’ A.”

Eddie has garnered a reputation for his willingness to perform anywhere, anytime. Soon he was grinding out comedy sets, and his teeth, at strip clubs, biker bars, and dives all over America.

His hard work and partying finally paid off when landed a high profile gig as the opening act for 80’s rock gods, Krokus on their now legendary 2010 come-back tour. This led to a gig as the official spokes-person for “Billy Bonker’s House of Zubaz” The largest retailer of Zubaz, and Zubaz related apparel in the mid-west. I sat down with Eddie for a quick Q & A.

PK: First of all, I’d like to thank you for sitting down with me. This is a huge deal for a small blog like this one.

HS: What the fuck is a blog?

PK: Never mind, let’s get to know you a little bit. Who would you cite as your biggest influence?

HS: Mike Reno. No Question.

PK: Mike Reno? Lead singer of Loverboy?

HS: He embodies everything I strive to be. Whenever I am at a crossroads in my life, which is like every five seconds, I ask myself, “What would Mike Reno do?” Gesturing to a Tattoo on his wrist that reads “WWMRD”.

PK: You were recently named official spokes-person for “Billy Bonker’s House of Zubaz”. That sounds like a lucrative gig. How did you land that?

HS: Me and Billy go way back. We grew up together, so I did it for him on the cheap. After all, his mom gave me my first hand-job at his 16th birthday party; I figured it was the least I could do. He got me for an 8-ball and a 30-pack of High Life.

PK: Detroit is notorious for producing madmen. Ted Nugent, Iggy Pop, Bob Seger… How do you think you stack up?

HS: Who?

PK: Are you excited about making your Philadelphia area debut?

HS: Honestly, Philly is just another notch in the belt to me. As long as there’s booze, bitches, and blow I will be there. And, I will rock your fucking world!

Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert will be making his Philadelphia area stand-up debut at Pork Chop Comedy’s The Conshy Comedy show on April 14th. For tickets/Info: http://conshycomedyapril14.eventbrite.com/