Ready Set Blow Podcast

Comedian and all-around solid dude Anthony Stiriti joins Randy on the Ready Set Blow podcast. The boys sit down for another raw, uninhibited and hilarious conversation about gambling, bad 90’s fashion style, tattoos, religions sexual rules, the perfect dating app, east coast cities, the difficulty of landing dark humor jokes on stage, having to take a dump while on a date, playing “would you rather…”, and the Israel-Palestine confl...

Comedian and firebrand Fanto is back on the podcast for a booze-filled, unfiltered, and brutally honest conversation about Fanto’s least favorite communities, civil defamation lawsuits, dealing with law enforcement and judges, your legacy after death, having accountability, Fanto’s childhood, finding a mentor, and the Charlie Kirk Assassination. The boys close the show with the weekly news - The US Senate quietly voted to keep the ...

Comedian and entrepreneur JT Hernandez is on the podcast this week for a hilarious, unfiltered, and brutally honest conversation about golfing, the high of doing standup comedy, entrepreneurship and marketing, getting started in comedy, having an abundance mindset, working in Human Resources, the benefits of doing good, mentorship, and sexual harassment training. The fellas close the show with the weekly news - The average man spen...

Comedian and Instagram sensation Brandon Trusso is on the Ready Set Blow podcast for another funny, unfiltered, and brutally honest conversation about the early internet days, going to Blockbuster, becoming famous on social media, offensive comedy, maintaining sobriety, growing up in the 90’s, the show “60 Days In”, and Netflix documentaries. The fellas close the show with the weekly news - a new study shows 72% of people would cho...

Randy is joined by comedian and podcast editor Christian Paolo this week for an oddly nostalgic and very entertaining conversation. The boys open the show talking about the quality of US drinking water. They go on to discuss a wide range of other topics including - the early internet days, growing up “back east” and the values they learned, crime in American today, the history of the mafia and organized crime, mob rules they wish c...

The very funny Josh Denny joins Randy this week for an unfiltered, hilarious, and brutally honest conversation about getting cancelled and having to reinvent yourself, Josh’s time at the Food Network, negotiating in show business, social media controversies, being authentic in politics, and identity politics. The boys close the show with the weekly news - a new study shows the average lovemaking session only lasts about 5 minutes, ...

Fellow comedian Jason Collings joins your host Randy Valerio this week for an unfiltered, hilarious, and brutally honest conversation about living in California, Jason being an identical twin, green room etiquette, social media influencers, the business of comedy, how Jason got his start in comedy, bombing on stage, and following your passion as a career. The boys close the show with the weekly news - falling in love has the same p...

Comedian and school teacher Pej Ahmadi makes his debut on the podcast. Randy kicks off by asking Pej about Iran, so Pej gives a little history lesson on Persia. They talk about the current situation in the Middle East and how everyone has an opinion, even if they know absolutely nothing about the region. Pej talks about his family fleeing Iran and being a refugee in the US. The boys get into a discussion about racism and bigotry an...

Randy welcomes the great Laura Severse back to the podcast. Laura opens the show talking about performing at a wedding back in Boston. The two get into a conversation about alcoholism and addiction. They flip back to trashing weddings and how annoying it is to have to attend them. Randy gets parenting advice from one degenerate comedian to another. Randy reminisces about his favorite Boston bars. Laura talks about working corporate...

The always-funny Xander Beltran is back on the show. Xander opens the episode sharing stories from his recent road trip to Hawaii. The fellas talk about how uncomfortable it can be to crash at another buddy’s place. Randy starts a conversation about how the gay neighborhoods are the best to live in. Xander asks Randy about how close he thinks the U.S. is to losing its global dominance and supremacy. This leads to a conversation abo...

Podcast-favorite Dean Gonzalez is back! Dean opens the show by sharing his initial impressions of doing comedy on cruise ships. The boys move on to discuss the latest Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy theory news. They shift gears and touch base on their comedy career goals. Super-producer Mike Nell gets the guys talking about adults-only resorts and how weird those type of vacations can get. This leads to a random conversation about the ...

Podcast-favorite Jeff Zenisek is back! The two goons open the show talking about fun t-shirt ideas. Randy asks Jeff more about his time working at Hollywood Video back in the day. The fellas move on talking about gaming and how video games are supposed to be an escape from reality, not a mirror of it. Jeff talks about how stupid writing Yelp reviews and his hatred of anything “artisanal”, especially ice-cream. Randy checks in and s...

The great Dan Paustian sits down with Randy. The fellas kick off with a bevy of drinks for an early Tuesday happy-hour. Dan talks about his recent trip to New York and how much better those comedy audiences are than in LA. Randy finds out Dan was once a finalist on MasterChef with Gordon Ramsey, despite not really knowing hot to cook. They touch on the significant shift to the far left by liberals and Democrats and their focus on t...

Randy is joined by fellow comedian Scott Manke. The guys jump right into the deep-end of an AI discussion, and they both came to the conclusions humans are doomed. Scott wonders what everyone is going to do when ChatGPT makes them unemployed. This leads to a conversation about income inequality, the ultra-wealthy, and what the right way to be a billionaire is. Randy asks Scott about how he got into comedy and his style. The fellas ...

Comedian and new podcast editor Christian Paolo is on the show. The boys open the show discussing corporate greed. They talk about the current political climate, the protests, Trump’s recent policy moves and how times were better when talking politics in public was considered rude. The guys move on to discuss “grind culture” and how fake social media is. Christian talks about being raised in an Italian family, which leads to a chat...

Comedian and horror movie fan Samantha Hale joins the show! The duo opens the show with the discovery that they are both the same age, which has them talk about what it was like growing up in NYC vs. LA. They discuss the early days of dial-up internet on AOL. Randy pontificates on what it means to be a “good” person and. Sam talks about self improvement, growing as a person and trusting your gut. The gang shifts gears and talks abo...

Comedian and street philosopher Faysal Lawrence is on the podcast. They open the show sharing some laughs over Monday afternoon drinks. The guys discuss the importance of starting the weekend early, which leads to a conversation about getting a DUI. Randy asks Faysal about the hierarchy of LA sports icons. Faysal shares his ethnic background. The boys talk about their international travel and how cool Beirut Lebanon is. This leads ...

Comedian Xander Beltran returns to the podcast. The fellas open the show talking about the struggles of starting out in standup comedy. Randy talks about the latest updates with the Diddy trial and the revelations about his “itty bitty Diddy”. Xander discusses the various teaching methods actors use to prepare for a role. Randy misses the mid-budget movie and excoriates the Marvel and DC franchises. Xander wants to bring back the 8...

Randy welcomes comedian Tommy Mitchell back to the show. They kick off the episode talking about getting injured in the kitchen. The boys scheme on ways you can get a college education without paying for it. Tommy discusses how, back in the day, showing any vulnerability as a man was not masculine and made you seem "gay". Randy talks about the concept of a joke being “too soon”. They move on to discuss toxic masculinity and why the...