str8 ppl : s7 E3 Joe Esch
str8 ppl (STRAIGHT PEOPLE) with Ian Aber
OK, We did this over Zoom (what a crap product) so the audio is spotty in a few spots but what a lovely chat with a lovely fellow. Catch the episode and then catch a show as Joe does a tour (details below). is a sweet candy boy and professional homosexual from Pittsburgh PA. Being America's premier gay comic, his engaging storytelling and out-of-no-where punchlines are on par with that of the average lesbian comic. Joe has performed at numerous festivals throughout the nation including Motorcity Comedy Fest, AlsakaB4UDIE, and Burning Bridges Comedy Festival to name a few. He also makes...
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str8 ppl : s7 E2 Ryan Shelor
str8 ppl (STRAIGHT PEOPLE) with Ian Aber
I met Ryan when he was producing a charity event for Lost-N-Found Youth, an LGBTQIA organization in Atlanta with a focus on helping queer youth without housing to get them housed, providing essentials from health and hygiene items, clothing, and transit cards, job training, and more. Ryan and his partner love Rupaul's Drag Race and that prompted Ryan to start an annual fundraiser through his production company Flying Banzai () called Super Nova which was a mix of drag and stand-up comedy and they have raised over $12k for Lost-N-Found in the last year. We talk all things str8...
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str8 ppl : s7 E1 Drew Lausch
str8 ppl (STRAIGHT PEOPLE) with Ian Aber
Drew Lausch is a Brooklyn-Based comedian, writer, actor, producer, and an “oversharing flirt” (NY Press) originally from Fargo, ND. He recently filmed a Showtime Special hosted by Alan Cumming and his show “Haus Party,” which he host’s and produces w/ Zach Teague, has been featured in the NY Times, Gothamist, and Time Out NY. Drew Performs Regularly at New York Venues such as Chelsea Music Hall, Public Hotel, Bell House, Union Hall, Stand Up NY, West Side Comedy Club, and more. Drew’s “Easy Confidence and Stage Presence” has been linked to a “Dinner date that’s going really...
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str8 ppl : s6 E10 Gabe Haynes!
str8 ppl (STRAIGHT PEOPLE) with Ian Aber
Gabe Haynes is a real funny fellow and we chat about str8 ppl pretty hardt
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str8 ppl : s6 E9 Minori Hinds!
str8 ppl (STRAIGHT PEOPLE) with Ian Aber
Minori Hinds is a musical goofball forged in the mountains of Japan, southern California and western North Carolina. Minori mixes silly, smart, dark, and absurd sensibilities that delight audiences all over the country. Minori has shared the stage with Janeane Garofalo, who deemed them "almost too funny." Todd Barry called Minori "funny" in his book. Bobcat Goldthwait thanked them for not being terrible and gave permission to put this here. Minori has been a featured festival performer at various comedy festivals including Limestone, Cape Fear, Asheville and Red Clay. These days you can find...
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str8 ppl : s6 E8 Justin McCollum
str8 ppl (STRAIGHT PEOPLE) with Ian Aber
Justin McCollum is a professional kickboxer, fighting out of Atlanta Georgia who I met at a drag/comedy charity event, which is a very Atlanta way to meet. He was volunteering and working the door and I was doing a set on the show but showed way too early and hung out by the door until it was my time and he laughed at all my jokes, so naturally he has to do the podcast. Justin is a very sweet fella who could most definitely kick your butt a few times over. We talk about how he identifies and why it doesn't matter because he is putting his fighting career over his romantic...
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str8 ppl : s6 E7 Will Foskey
str8 ppl (STRAIGHT PEOPLE) with Ian Aber
Will Foskey is a 27 year old stand-up comedian based in Atlanta, GA. After being named one of Just For Laughs' "New Faces of Comedy" he recorded his debut album/special "All Things Sacred" which was released this summer. He can currently be found touring the country in preparation of his next project. While back in Atlanta, he can be found regularly performing at The Laughing Skull Lounge or playing bass for "Square Pizza" a band comprised of fellow comedians. After a good set in Chattanooga, an Angry Karen took to facebook and described his comedy as "Depressing," "Judgmental," and "Not...
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str8 ppl : s6 E6 Cara Connors
str8 ppl (STRAIGHT PEOPLE) with Ian Aber
As seen on Just For Laughs, Hulu, Apple TV & more! Cara Connors is an LA-based comedian, actor, wrier and multifaceted homosexual with an ass that won’t quit. Cara stars on Dating #NoFilter on E! and her feminist investigative comedy series, Cara Takes Up Space, is now streaming on OUTtv. In 2018, she performed at the prestigious Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal and in 2019 debuted her hour long stand up show at the New York Comedy Festival as a part of the Upright Citizens Brigade series. A headliner at comedy shows across Los Angeles, Cara has quickly developed a...
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str8 ppl : s6 E5 Zahid Dewji
str8 ppl (STRAIGHT PEOPLE) with Ian Aber
Zahid Dewji is a Texas favorite that can most recently be seen touring with comedy icon Whitney Cumings on the "Touch Me Tour" & with Noel Miller on "My Darkest Hour" Tour. He has also opened for other killer acts like Mark Normand, Mo Amer & Dusty Slay. Zahid has placed in more than a handful of national comedy competitions, toured internationally and featured on over a dozen comedy festivals including Oddball Comedy Fest, Come & Take It Comedy Takeover and Desi Comedy Fest. Want to learn nothing at a comedy show? Need a break from extracting meaning out of every...
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str8 ppl : s6 E4 Teresa Lee
str8 ppl (STRAIGHT PEOPLE) with Ian Aber
Comedian. Writer. Retired Gogo Dancer. Teresa Lee is a stand-up comedian and comedy writer. She was formerly a senior creative producer at the digital comedy giant Cracked before the great media-pocalypse, and has written for staples such as Reductress and College Humor. Her solo videos have surpassed 1+ million views on social media and have nabbed features on Mic.com, Buzzfeed, and Vulture (FKA Splitsider). In March, 2020, she created the show Comedy Quarantine on Instagram Live, which ran over 200 shows in 10 months, raised over $20,000 for mutual aid and charitable organizations, and was...
info_outlineJustin McCollum is a professional kickboxer, fighting out of Atlanta Georgia who I met at a drag/comedy charity event, which is a very Atlanta way to meet. He was volunteering and working the door and I was doing a set on the show but showed way too early and hung out by the door until it was my time and he laughed at all my jokes, so naturally he has to do the podcast. Justin is a very sweet fella who could most definitely kick your butt a few times over. We talk about how he identifies and why it doesn't matter because he is putting his fighting career over his romantic life, or his he?
If you are in Atlanta you can catch him fighting at District Atlanta on July 16th at 8 pm!
Follow him online at
https://www.instagram.com/tkd.for_life/