I Always Loved to Make People Laugh ft. Damon Sumner
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03/22/22 • 83 min
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On this week’s episode, Logan sets out to make friends with stand-up comedian and podcaster Damon Sumner! Join them as they discuss building in pee breaks to recording (which quickly devolves into Logan discussing their open door policy in the Cummins household), why Shreveport is nicknamed Ratchet City, Damon’s childhood as the oldest kid with a single mom, the lost art of ironing clothes, converting to a soft pants guy, bringing laughter to people before he held a microphone, wanting to be an author, a clown, a pro wrestler and a sports anchor throughout his life, the time he thought he killed his brother with a pro wrestling move, the transition of your smile in yearbook photos, using comedy to fit in when he moved schools, what he has in common with Stone Cold Steve Austin and Maren Morris, getting married in college, heading to Atlanta with DVD journalism reels in hand, starting stand-up, having a child and starting a teaching career all in the same year, his comedic influence from sitcoms, doing comedy in China, his GOAT comedian, performing comedy on cruises, headliners with the best backstage food, his hilarious album I Know Who I am, chain restaurant slander, the magic of Cici’s pizza, selling Logan on jelly donuts, the best Little Debbie cake & more!
Pre-Order I Know Who I Am:
Follow Damon on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/damonjr2/
Check out Damon’s podcasts:
Sum It Up With The Sumners Podcast
Forth and Ten Podcast
https://www.forthandtenpodcast.com/
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Fast Friends With Logan Cummins
Reach Out and Touch Us. In a platonic way.
Follow Logan on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/logancummins
Email [email protected] or call/text Logan at 872-267-2735
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On this week’s episode, Logan sets out to make friends with stand-up comedian and podcaster Damon Sumner! Join them as they discuss building in pee breaks to recording (which quickly devolves into Logan discussing their open door policy in the Cummins household), why Shreveport is nicknamed Ratchet City, Damon’s childhood as the oldest kid with a single mom, the lost art of ironing clothes, converting to a soft pants guy, bringing laughter to people before he held a microphone, wanting to be an author, a clown, a pro wrestler and a sports anchor throughout his life, the time he thought he killed his brother with a pro wrestling move, the transition of your smile in yearbook photos, using comedy to fit in when he moved schools, what he has in common with Stone Cold Steve Austin and Maren Morris, getting married in college, heading to Atlanta with DVD journalism reels in hand, starting stand-up, having a child and starting a teaching career all in the same year, his comedic influence from sitcoms, doing comedy in China, his GOAT comedian, performing comedy on cruises, headliners with the best backstage food, his hilarious album I Know Who I am, chain restaurant slander, the magic of Cici’s pizza, selling Logan on jelly donuts, the best Little Debbie cake & more!
Pre-Order I Know Who I Am:
Follow Damon on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/damonjr2/
Check out Damon’s podcasts:
Sum It Up With The Sumners Podcast
Forth and Ten Podcast
https://www.forthandtenpodcast.com/
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Fast Friends With Logan Cummins
Reach Out and Touch Us. In a platonic way.
Follow Logan on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/logancummins
Email [email protected] or call/text Logan at 872-267-2735
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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I Wanted To Make Something A Little More Permanent ft. Stephanie Burchinow
On this week’s episode, Logan sets out to make friends with comedian, writer’s assistant and his former direct report Stephanie Burchinow.
Join them live from Riverside Studios as they dish on Love is Blind Season 2, how Stephanie grew up “literally everywhere,” who in her family would be which Spice Girl, her on-again off-again relationship with private school, being a teacher’s pet, when she got involved in writing and performing, her starring role in a commercial at a young age, prom dress season, comparing their respective prom fashions, how she ended up at Miami University, what made her major in business even though she wanted to pursue a creative field, her first job working for the #1 distributor of urinal cakes, moving to Chicago and working in advertising agencies, the best of times (and worst of times) working together, crowdsourced questions from Logan’s friends about reporting directly to him, studying comedy in Chicago, leaving advertising behind to pursue a different career in LA, being a WB lot tour guide, pivoting to an industry role as a writer’s assistant, her writing and comedy projects, an “old person” thing that Stephanie does, challenging Logan to sing Kelly Clarkson & more!
The Fast Friends Fortune Teller determines that they’ll play a game of Two Truths and a Lie before Logan sends Stephanie a friend request IRL.
Follow Stephanie on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/stephburch1/
Follow Stephanie on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/stephburch_
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Fast Friends With Logan Cummins
Reach Out and Touch Us. In a platonic way.
Follow Logan on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/logancummins
Email [email protected] or call/text Logan at 872-267-2735
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Next Episode
My Kids Are My Best Friends ft. Rob Kenney (of Dad How Do I?)
1 RecommendationsOn this week’s episode, Logan sets out to make friends with Internet Dad Rob Kenney, the founder of YouTube Channel Dad How Do I (and author of Dad, How Do I?: Practical "Dadvice" for Everyday Tasks and Successful Living).
Join them as they chat Rob’s upbringing as the 7th child in a family of 8 kids, what he was like as a child, why his hair made his siblings jealous, wanting to be a professional football player, his family falling apart by age 14, living with his brother and his new bride, how dealing with the trouble at home made his teenage years more challenging, his first job, his superficial relationship with his father, how he met his wife (and made the first move in their relationship), how he overcame being an introvert to make sales cold calls, his gratitude for what his office supply company job gave him, how making a video at his daughter’s request gave way to the Dad, How Do I YouTube channel, watching it grow to 300 subscribers and 3.9 million today, memorable stories from his online community of “kids,” becoming an author, being featured on media outlets like The Today Show, what’s next for Dad, How Do I?, his favorite dad joke & more!
The Fast Friends Fortune Teller determines that they’ll play a game of Never Have I Ever before Logan sends Rob a friend request IRL.
Check out the Dad, How Do I YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/c/DadhowdoI/
Buy Dad, How Do I?: Practical "Dadvice" for Everyday Tasks and Successful Living)
Follow Dad, How Do I? on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/dadhowdoi/
Check out the Dad, How Do I Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/dadhowdoi
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