Cool Beans Comedy

Two time Cool Beans U grad Erik Alskog joins the podcast this week and he has a success story. Erik took his final performances, cut together a three minute video reel, hired a publicist, and now has a theatrical agent, a manager, and a commerical agent as well.

If you are interested in joining the Cool Beans U Stand Up Comedy Intensive, we still have a few spots remaining in our next round of classes starting Sunday, May 19th. CoolBeansComedy.com/class to sign up!

With that, let's talk to Erik about his journey and hear about his most recent success!

Very excited to have on Corey's good friend, comic, actor and voice artist, Piotr Michael.

Exciting news! It has just been announce that Piotr will be voicing Fritz the Ferret in the upcoming animated 'Where's Waldo?' series - coming out on Universal Kids in July.

Also, our next stand up comedy intensive class starts up on May 19th: Classroom to Stage in Six Weeks! Visit CoolBeansComedy/class for more information and to enroll.

With that, let's get over to Piotr and find out what he's been up to and hear some of his incredible characters!

Cool Beans Comedy catches up with comedian Francisco Ramos to talk about the business of being funny! Francisco is one of the top 10 finalists from Last Comic Standing Season 9, has appeared on @midnight at Comedy Central, appears as Ramon on Netflix’s “Lady Dynamite” and recently won the NBC Cozi TV Comedy Festival.

He is also the voice of the Lead Marmoset in the movie “RIO” with Anne Hathaway and Jesse Eisenberg. He has toured worldwide as a standup comic, including going to Afghanistan to perform for the US troops. He appeared in the Byron Allen syndicated show “First Family”, has appeared in several sketches for the Jimmy Kimmel Live Show, and is also a part of Steve Carell’s TBS pilot episode of “Tribeca”.

Originally from Venezuela, Francisco moved to Washington D.C. in 1994. He graduated from the University of Maryland in 2004 with a double major of Finance and International Business. However, after a short-lived desk job, Francisco realized that his passion was comedy.

Since then, he has been selected to perform in the CBS Multicultural Diversity Showcase, where he was one of 12 selected from a pool of 5,000 applicants. He has also appeared in NUVO TV’s show “Latino 101′′ and in the movie “Marmaduke” with Owen Wilson and George Lopez.

Francisco Ramos performs regularly at the major comedy clubs in Los Angeles such as the Comedy Store, Comedy & Magic Club, Laugh Factory, Improvs. He worked as one of the writers and host for the 123UNODOSTRES channel show “Bashtag”, and is on route to become one of the top comics in the industry. Source. *Music provided by bensound.com

Cool Beans Comedy's very own Corey Craig and Matthew Moore catch up with comedians Taylor Tomlinson and Kelsey Cook in the greenroom after their sets at the Ice House Comedy Club in Pasadena, California. Taylor Tomlinson started doing stand up comedy at just sixteen years old, when she realized that her quiet, sarcastic asides were not being adequately appreciated by her peers. Her self-deprecating charm and conversational wit have made her a favorite at comedy clubs, colleges, corporate events, and other suspicious, rented spaces across the country. She was featured in her own regular segment ("Young as Hell") on Laughs on FOX season 1 and can now be seen hosting the show every week. She was a top ten finalist on season 9 of NBC's Last Comic Standing and can be seen on the upcoming season of Adam Devine's House Party on Comedy Central.1

Kelsey Cook’s quick wit and relatable observations create an easy connection with her audiences. She’s the daughter of an International Yo-Yo Champion and a Professional Foosball player, which made for a humor-filled life at a young age. She moved to Los Angeles from Seattle and has spent the last year touring 50+ dates with Jim Norton. She recently started splitting her time with New York, where she is a paid regular at The Comedy Cellar, The Stand, Gotham Comedy Club and New York Comedy Club. She regularly appears as a guest on "Opie and Jimmy" and "The Sam Roberts Show" on Sirius.2

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Corey and Matt actch up with Comedian Rojo Perez fresh from his stint on Conan O'Brien! They talk about Puerto Rico, their neverending love of cats, and the fun of playing in dorms! Check it out! Rojo Perez is a New York-based comedian. Originally from Puerto Rico, Rojo moved to Florida for college and began performing stand-up comedy at age 20 in local clubs and small cafés. In August 2017 Rojo made his late night stand up debut on TBS "Conan". Since moving to New York City he has been a cast member on MTV's Decoded, Rojo was featured on Comedy Central's Funny 'Cause It's True, Time Out New York, TruTV's Comedy Knockout and Univision's FLAMA. He has also performed at top-tier comedy clubs across the country, such as the Comedy Studio in Boston, the Comedy Club on State in Madison, Cap City Comedy Club in Austin, ACME Comedy Company in Minneapolis, and Go Bananas Comedy Club in Cincinnati. In 2016 he was selected as a Standup NBC finalist and has been a part of the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival, Moontower Comedy Festival, New York Comedy Festival, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, LA Riot Comedy Festival and Akumal Comedy Festival in Mexico. Rojo's future plans include one day earning enough money so that relatives will ask to borrow some and continuing to spread laughter regardless of race, religion, or gender.

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