Ep. 112: Medium of Exchange (Ft. Alan Bromwell)

We are blessed with the presence of a Comedy Works pro and Colorado native, stand-up comedian: Alan Bromwell. He tells us about his new show — Backstage — a panel show of comedians which gives audiences a glimpse into how comics chop it up with one another in the green room or other casual, away-from-stage setting.

Alan tells us about his experience of over 10 years in comedy. His favorite comics laid the groundwork of inspiration in the artform, which he has used to create his own voice in his comedy. We talk through all the leaps & patience it has taken to jump from doing comedy full time, to it being the main source of income relatively early on in Alan’s career. 

We discuss similar experiences growing up in Colorado. Both of us were raised in areas where it was easy to play the comparison game to those around us who were really, really rich growing up.  This led us to reflect on American versus World poverty, and we dig into how different U.S. poverty looks when compared to global absolute poverty. 

A study about chimpanzees (mis)using “tokens to pay for sex” kicks off an economics conversation. We ask all the big questions, and still don’t get the answers we want. Then, after our spiciest batch of wings yet, hear a little about the importance of “the little things” in life, like finding a nice bagel place and not waiting 50 minutes. But also not worrying about the “scarcity of time” and how important living in the now is. 

Last but not least, make sure to hear the legendary story ‘The Lady and the Trump Hat’ — our newest gift added to the studio! Alan fought through pheromone perfume and (probably) more to get this hat for us!

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