Carmen doesn't want to talk like Jordan Peterson talks. He likes JP he and he listens to JP but he's not funny. In funny sometimes you got to be stupid and JP is never stupid and that's a problem for a comedian. Being stupid and risking people thinking you're an idiot is part of being comedian. So for me I stay away from all smart talk all the time. I can talk smart but who wants to? Not me. You can easily tell that by what I'm writing here and how I went from 3rd person to first. Anyway listen to the pod if you want to have a spike in your baseline brainwave activity.

This is part 2 of my discussion with my great friend and comedy cohort Tim Wilkins. We discuss the League of Comedic Shadows, Trump as Goat Boy, The Dark Side of Comedy, Casino Advertising and more. Tim and I have worked many gigs together and have a ton to talk about so sit back and enjoy the 33 year relationship of two stand up comics.

In this two part podcast, Carmen breaks a few balls with longtime friend and comedy collaborator Tim Wilkins. Carmen met Tim in Los Angeles in 1991 at a comedy gig and since then the two have written for Jay Leno, created commercials, produced comedy shows and appeared on stage together over the decades. Carmen discusses with Tim how big his pod supposedly is in Poland, how to use comedy for other purposes, the sad part of stand up, how comedians can't donate anonymously and the possibility of Tim and Carmen starting a podcast together. Enjoy!

Carmen complains from a level of luxury. When the power goes out in his condominium in Cleveland he gets cranky then realizes he has to de-crank himself. He is spoiled and the power outage proves it. Carmen talks about soft carpet, air conditioning, fresh food and what would happen if it all went away. Somehow Carmen finds his way to start talking about under achieving as a good thing. Not going the gold, not reaching the stars. His recent experience on a Stairmaster at the gym made him think about moving and getting nowhere as the thing to strive for.

In this pod Carmen talks about his love for toys and how he eventually ends up in the toy section when going into the store. Also the fear of hiring Carmen has crept into a current booking which is now a cancelled booking. Carmen also talks about stuff, too much physical stuff and too much mental stuff. Thanks for listening.

Wow we got a pod off in record time since the last pod. Don't expect me to keep this up and I'm sure you won't. Today we discuss the Algorithm. I don't even know what it is so it's kinda like me talking about Bitcoin. All I know is that if you watch videos of alligators eating dogs that's what you will continually see so be careful what you watch. There are other topics in this mix so please enjoy.

The day after the attempted assassination on former president Donald Trump is somber for many reasons. The family man that lost his life and the injuries to Mr. Trump and others make this day very difficult. My job has always been to make others happy even in very difficult times. My natural tendency is to lighten up the mood when things go bad. So we keep on. I made the podcast. Now take a listen to how my comedy show went last night, why I like to sit in my garage and how I feel about the decrease in manhood that's happening right now.

Carmen gets a stabbing idea at 1:30 in the morning to make a pod and this is it. Typically the pod is not made this late at night but why are there rules? In this pod Carmen talks again about his Elon obsession, corporate group think, his HOA, being judged correctly and more. The title of the pod eludes to the common thinking spewed by comedians that you can only punch down. Who made these rules for a a business that is supposed to be independent and artistic. What if the down are up? Are we allowed to punch them then? Well that's what's happening.