Comedian Joe Gorman told me about the lessons he learned from stepdad and his sudden death last summer, bringing ashes through TSA, when a comedian’s final tweet becomes their epitaph, the outpouring of support after a loss, and the legacy of l...

Lynn Harris (Gold Comedy) told me about the life and memory of her parents, her mother’s work with Noam Chomsky, her sudden death from COVID in 2020, how the pandemic prevented her and her father from seeing her before she passed, why Zoom shiv...

I had a great time talking with comedian Chris Maddock about the lives and deaths of his parents, great Minneapolis comedians that passed too soon, keeping friends’ memories alive by telling their old jokes, what happens after you die, and a co...

Comedian Brian Enck came on the podcast and told me about the life, memory, and questionable fashion choices of his late best friend, how he saved the day at Brian’s wedding, his sudden death in 2023, still communicating with him via writing le...

Comedian Tim Limbrick came over and we talked about his father’s life as a preacher, his sudden death in Liberia, the difficulties in bringing a loved one’s remains back to America from a different continent, the finite amount of PTO that we al...

Comedian Shea Vassar came on the podcast and we talked about losing her mother to cancer, being surprised by death even when you see it coming, processing grief through joke writing, the tasks we do to occupy our time after loss, and letting go...

Comedian Brian Rabadeau came over and we talked about his close relationship growing up with his father, the falling-out they had during the pandemic, the bitterness that followed when he passed away from Covid, feeling sympathy for victims of ...

Comedian Katherine Gorham told me about the sudden loss of father in 2023, when her college friend lost his battle with cancer, the spiritual self-gaslighting that came after the losses, how the same insurance company that screwed her dad over ...

I had a great time talking with former-lawyer-turned-comedian Ricky Sim about immigrating from Malaysia to New York City as a teenager, his mother’s sickness and death, dealing with her inability to accept his sexuality, and Coming Out To Dead ...

Comedian Delia Kemph came over and told me about the life and memory of her father Dean, the friends who showed up to support in the aftermath, singing at his funeral, and doing stand up for the first time ever on his birthday five years after ...

Comedian Alex Pischera came over and told me about his father’s life as an NYPD captain and 9/11 first responder, the stage 3 melanoma that was likely accelerated from that event, when his death was announced to Alex’s entire school, and why hi...

Comedian/actor Chris Lamberth (Comedy Cellar) came on the podcast and we talked about our fathers, his parents getting to see him make it to Broadway, purchasing an urn on Amazon, and how fortunate it is to have a great dad.FO...

Comedian Paige Smith-Hogan joined me to talk about the life and memory of her mother, the intersection of grief and humor, and Dead Parents Society, her stand-up showcase of comedians who’ve lost a parent.FOLLOW PAIGE SMITH-HO...

Comedian/TV writer Ellory Smith came on the podcast and we talked about when she lost her grandfather, her friend took his own life, and her father died all in the span of a year, finding humor in grief, and how beautiful it is to live a life w...

Comedian Carrie Ross came over and told me about the memory of her late aunt, living on the spectrum, the repercussions (and revelations) from telling jokes about deceased relatives, comedian friends we’ve lost, and more.FOLLO...

The FIFTIETH EPISODE! Comedian Savannah DesOrmeaux sat down with me and we talked about our dads, the ways their respective deaths shaped our lives, the buffoonery of funerals, and other things that we’ve learned from our grief.<...

Comedian Ross Parsons came over and we talked about his brother's life, addiction, untimely death, failures of the healthcare system, navigating different levels of acceptance, and gratitude for the friends who showed support after the loss.

Comedian Will Purpura came on the podcast and told me about his father’s sudden death when he was a teenager, how their close relationship might have changed had he lived, how therapy has helped him realize pain caused by rejection of his sexua...

Comedian/writer Clark Jones (Comedy Central, Laugh Factory) came on the podcast and told me (host Micah Walsh) about losing his mother, stepmother, and brother in the span of 9 months in 2020, the benefits and limits of therapy, and the life an...

Amber Flannery Field came over and told me about the people she lost last year, community organizing, the three ways that trans people die, toxicity in comedy and other scenes, and why “how did they live” is a better question than how did they ...

Comedian Brandon Collins (Drunk Black History) came on the podcast and told me about the huge impact of his grandma, his complicated relationship with his mother, finding humor after loss, and keeping the memory of your people alive.

I had a great time talking with comedian Yemi Afolabi about grief, divorce, the life and death of his first generation immigrant father, doing stand up in Sweden, what Nigerian funerals are like, and Ashes: the show about loss that he recently ...

I had a great time talking with former UN war crimes lawyer turned stand up comedian and fellow Dead Dad Club member Jess Salomon (The Tonight Show) about different kinds of grief and the relationship between humor and loss. Give it a listen.

I really enjoyed talking with Emmy-award-nominated comedy writer Alison Zeidman (Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, Adam Ruins Everything, Archer) about losing both of her parents to different difficult diseases, end-of-life stuff, and “Ready To D...

Comedian Jim Search sat down with me (host Micah Walsh) and told me what it was like to lose his sister and his mother within 3 months in 2022, how death can change people's mentality, and learning to live with grief.  a couple other thing...