Center Stage
Center Stage pulls back the curtain to share an inside view of life in comedy clubs. Join General Manager of Helium Comedy Club in Portland and Host Nick Harris as he hangs out with comedian friends to discuss their loves and hates of the world that is comedy… and the clubs that cultivate it.
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November 3, 2021 • 60 mins
On our final episode of Center Stage, host Nick Harris sits down with comics and friends Sean Jordan, Bri Pruett, and Shain Brenden talk about comedy clubs for the last time. Thank you so much to everyone who listened
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About the podcast: Center Stage pulls back the curtain to share an inside view of life in comedy clubs. Join General Manager of Helium Comedy Club in Portland and Host Nick Har...
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About the podcast: Center Stage pulls back the curtain to share an inside view of life in comedy clubs. Join General Manager of Helium Comedy Club in Portland and Host Nick Har...
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September 17, 2021 • 61 mins
Despite being born with a disability in both arms, Ryan Niemiller, the self-proclaimed “Cripple Threat of Comedy” shares his views of the world from the perspective of the handicapped.
Ryan began his comedy career in Los Angeles, California, and hasn’t looked back since, performing in clubs and colleges across the country. Covering topics such as dating, trying to find employment, and attempting to find acceptance in a world not des...
Ryan began his comedy career in Los Angeles, California, and hasn’t looked back since, performing in clubs and colleges across the country. Covering topics such as dating, trying to find employment, and attempting to find acceptance in a world not des...
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September 12, 2021 • 42 mins
Katie Hannigan is a stand-up comic, actor, and bad bitch (she tried to be rude once but she got nervous). Featured on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, "Comedy Central, Just For Laughs New Faces, Travel Channel, and MTV, Katie performs nightly in NYC at New York Comedy Club, Stand Up NY, Westside Comedy Club, and Caroline's.
Katie wrote Death Hacks with Augenblick Studios, Miss Information (digital content for the History Channe...
Katie wrote Death Hacks with Augenblick Studios, Miss Information (digital content for the History Channe...
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August 27, 2021 • 55 mins
Hannah Berner was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up playing competitive tennis professionally and for the University of Wisconsin. She emerged on the comedy scene by directing, editing, and acting in videos on Instagram and writing viral tweets. She has two podcasts, Giggly Squad and Berning In Hell, with over 8 million downloads. She was a cohost on Bravo’s Chat Room, as well as a member of Bravo’s Summer House for three seas...
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August 20, 2021 • 64 mins
This week on Center Stage: Adam Ray!
Adam Ray just wrapped YOUNG ROCK for NBC, the story of Dwanye "The Rock" Johson's life, in which he plays the iconic role of Vince McMahon. Ray most recently starred in the indie comedy THE BELLMEN, also starring Thomas Lennon & Richard Kind, and seen on HBO’s CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT for Netflix, as well as season 2 of AMERICAN VANDAL. Ray was a regular on LIGHTS OUT with Davi...
Adam Ray just wrapped YOUNG ROCK for NBC, the story of Dwanye "The Rock" Johson's life, in which he plays the iconic role of Vince McMahon. Ray most recently starred in the indie comedy THE BELLMEN, also starring Thomas Lennon & Richard Kind, and seen on HBO’s CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT for Netflix, as well as season 2 of AMERICAN VANDAL. Ray was a regular on LIGHTS OUT with Davi...
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August 13, 2021 • 104 mins
This week on Center Stage: Megan Gailey!
Megan Gailey has performed on The Conan O’Brien Show, @Midnight and has a Comedy Central Half Hour Special.
Megan was part of the 2015 New Faces show at the Just For Laughs Festival and was a featured performer at SXSW, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and a writer for the 2017 ESPYS.
She has finally performed alongside enough famous people that her older brothers no longer hate her.
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Megan Gailey has performed on The Conan O’Brien Show, @Midnight and has a Comedy Central Half Hour Special.
Megan was part of the 2015 New Faces show at the Just For Laughs Festival and was a featured performer at SXSW, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and a writer for the 2017 ESPYS.
She has finally performed alongside enough famous people that her older brothers no longer hate her.
About the podca...
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August 7, 2021 • 50 mins
This week on Center Stage: Monica Nevi!
Monica Nevi is a native of the Seattle area, having grown up about 20 minutes south in the glory that is Renton, Wa. The product of a wonderfully humorous family and diverse life experience, she went on to earn a degree from Seattle University and lived in the city for 3 more years after going to school. A collegiate basketball player, after injuries ended her career she decided to move forwa...
Monica Nevi is a native of the Seattle area, having grown up about 20 minutes south in the glory that is Renton, Wa. The product of a wonderfully humorous family and diverse life experience, she went on to earn a degree from Seattle University and lived in the city for 3 more years after going to school. A collegiate basketball player, after injuries ended her career she decided to move forwa...
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July 23, 2021 • 78 mins
This week on Center Stage: Sean Patton!
Sean Patton is a comedian based in Los Angeles and New York, by way of New Orleans. He began doing stand-up in the Crescent City and have since performed in comedy clubs across the US and Canada, as well as The Melbourne International Comedy Festival (2011, 2018), Just for Laughs Chicago (2013), Just for Laughs Toronto (2013), and Just for Laughs Montreal (2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018). He's ...
Sean Patton is a comedian based in Los Angeles and New York, by way of New Orleans. He began doing stand-up in the Crescent City and have since performed in comedy clubs across the US and Canada, as well as The Melbourne International Comedy Festival (2011, 2018), Just for Laughs Chicago (2013), Just for Laughs Toronto (2013), and Just for Laughs Montreal (2008, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018). He's ...
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July 9, 2021 • 59 mins
Jared Freid is a comedian based out of New York City and originally from Needham, Massachusetts. His comedy is current and reflects the ordinary daily thoughts of everyone you know, especially if everyone you know is a millennial, obsessed with dating apps, trying to be a real adult, and worried about their body. (For the record, Jared’s mom thinks his body is “just fine.”)
He’s a regular at the Comedy Cellar, Caroline’s on Broadway...
He’s a regular at the Comedy Cellar, Caroline’s on Broadway...
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July 2, 2021 • 75 mins
Greg Proops is a stand-up comic from San Francisco. He lives in Hollywood. It’s not that bad. Really. The Proopdog is best known for his unpredictable appearances on "Whose Line is it Anyway?" both US and UK. He is recurring as the art teacher Mr. Granger on ABC’s "Schooled" and gives voice to Garma and pod race announcer Jak Sirvak on the Disney Channel‘s "Star Wars Resistance." Greg has lent his voice to "Hell and Back," "Star Wa...
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June 18, 2021 • 71 mins
Dustin Nickerson takes on Center Stage this week! A Seattle native now suffering in Southern California, Dustin Nickerson is an in-demand comic on the rise. He’s currently touring the country and was recently featured by Kevin Hart on Comedy Central’s "Hart of the City." Dustin has also been seen on "Laughs" on Fox, the "PBS Comedy Hour," Hulu, and can regularly be heard on SiriusXM, Rooftop Comedy, and the "Darren Streblow Show." ...
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June 15, 2021 • 80 mins
Jessica Michelle Singleton joins us on Center Stage this week! Internationally touring comedy phenom, Jessica Michelle Singleton has gained worldwide fans with her live headlining performances from North America and Europe to Africa and Asia, as well as her debut comedy album, “Please. Don’t. Leave. Me.,” which reached #1 on iTunes ahead of veteran comedians such as Brian Regan and Jim Gaffigan. The album was considered for the "Be...
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June 11, 2021 • 58 mins
Kelsey Cook joins us on Center Stage this week! Kelsey Cook is the daughter of an International Yo-Yo Champion and a Professional Foosball player, which made for a humor-filled life at a young age. Kelsey’s stand-up special was released earlier this year on EPIX’s Unprotected Sets. She made her late-night debut on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon," followed by "A Little Late with Lilly Singh" on NBC. Her other television appeara...
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June 4, 2021 • 61 mins
Amy Miller takes Center Stage this week! Amy Miller was one of Comedy Central’s “Up Next” comics for 2018 and was a breakout favorite in Season 9 of "Last Comic Standing." Her Comedy Central Presents set has been viewed over 3-million times on Youtube and Facebook. She was also a featured comic on Viceland's "Flophouse." On "Last Comic Standing," Keenen Ivory Wayans said she had one of the “fiercest jokes he had ever heard.” Origin...
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May 28, 2021 • 58 mins
This week on Center Stage: Caleb Synan! Caleb is one of the hottest young comics in the country. (Funny AND good looking!) His unique background as a preacher’s kid from a small southern town gives him the ability to relate to any and every crowd — even though he’s a big old millennial who lives in LA. Want proof? He’s written and starred in two different Comedy Central web series: “Deadliest Chef” and “Wise Words” (That’s the inte...
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May 21, 2021 • 51 mins
This week on Center Stage: Shapel Lacey!
Shapel Lacey is an American comedian born and raised in Mesa, Arizona. A diehard punk rocker and former award-winning competitive cheerleader, Shapel found ways to express himself and own his individuality at an early age. Shapel was cheerleading competitively for the University of Louisville when someone dared him to take the stage as a comedian and he never looked back, dropping out shortl...
Shapel Lacey is an American comedian born and raised in Mesa, Arizona. A diehard punk rocker and former award-winning competitive cheerleader, Shapel found ways to express himself and own his individuality at an early age. Shapel was cheerleading competitively for the University of Louisville when someone dared him to take the stage as a comedian and he never looked back, dropping out shortl...
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May 14, 2021 • 55 mins
This week on Center Stage: Matt Braunger! Matt Braunger is an American actor, writer, and stand-up comedian. His most recent special, "Finally Live In Portland," was launched by Comedy Dynamics in 2019. Outside of performing stand-up, Braunger is noted for being a cast member on "MADtv" during its final season in 2008–2009, numerous guest star roles (NBC's "Up All Night," Marvel’s "Agent Carter," Netflix’ "Disjointed"), and numerou...
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May 7, 2021 • 49 mins
This week on Center Stage: Lindsay Boling! Lindsay Boling is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actor based in New York by way of Louisville, KY. She is a former Division I soccer player so yeah, she's gay. She records her first compilation album with Helium Comedy Records in Philly this year, to be released in late summer. She has been featured in national comedy festivals such as The New York Comedy Festival, Boston Women in Comed...
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April 30, 2021 • 77 mins
This week on Center Stage: Blake Wexler! Blake Wexler started doing stand-up at the age of 15 in Philadelphia, then moved to Boston in 2007 to pursue his comedy career and attend Emerson College. While at Emerson, Blake was named as one of the funniest college students in the country at The Rooftop Aspen Comedy Festival two years in a row.
Since moving to LA, Blake has written for and appeared on Comedy Central, was a featured perf...
Since moving to LA, Blake has written for and appeared on Comedy Central, was a featured perf...
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April 24, 2021 • 48 mins
This week on Center Stage: Clint Coley! Clint Coley is an acclaimed comedian and writer who honed his skills at The Laff House in Philadelphia and the New York circuit before moving to Los Angeles. Since 2012, Coley has been the opening act for D.L. Hughley as he tours the country. Coley's comedic gift led to Hughley crowning him "The Prince." Coley has also opened for fellow Philadelphian and acclaimed comedian Kevin Hart.
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