Mourning Coffee

I talk to the great comedian Brianna Murphy about the death of her dad, therapy, and doing comedy through grief. Follow her at @Bri_annamurphy

This week I talk to the delightful and talented Paige Barr (Death, Dating, & I Do) about life, death and everything in between, including the things we hate to hear while in the middle of grief.

Our first ever live show recorded at Friends & Lovers on March 8th and featuring Shalewa Sharpe, Ben Wasserman, & Mara Wiles! Recorded by Leif Enoksen.

The great Elise Valderrama joins me to talk about losing her father at an early age and how you process the loss of a family member with whom you didn’t have the closest relationship. A great chat. Follow her at @ellerama

The wonderful Gideon Hambright (Jackknife Comedy) joins me to talk about getting sober, having tough conversations with your parents, and being a NEW DAD! Follow him at @SillyGideon

The delightful Jordan Scott Huggins joins me to talk about the crush of living in NYC, being a religious youngster, and the crush of living in NYC. Follow him on social at @JewdanHuggins

The original Mourning Coffee Producer returns to this new season! We chat about the loss of his cat and the important role pets can play in our lives. Follow him at @JohnJohnPhenom on twitter and listen to the podcast he produces now called Significant Others

Alissa May Atkinson (Mid Riff Comedy) joins me to talk about the loss of her brother, dealing with one’s first Holiday without a loved one and having a grief dinner at TGIFriday’s! Follow her at @AlissaMayNot

The great Carolyn Busa (Side Ponytail Comedy) joins us to talk about popping into random funerals, keeping in touch with loved ones, and wanting to be religious. A really great conversation! Follow Carolyn on twitter @Misstoiletslave and follow her weekly comedy show @sideponycomedy

Janet Hyde (Host of the “Dude Talks to a Lady” podcast) joins me for a wide ranging talk on everything from relationships to the idea of living to one-hundred years old. She also flashes a bit of Star Wars knowledge! Follow Janet at @janet_hyde1

The wonderful Ari Zeneli joins me for the official relaunch episode of the show! We talk about Viktor Frankl and what it is like growing up in the shadow of international conflict. Follow him on instagram at @ari_spaghetti and his show at @larslameandthefuzzbox

We are back! We kick off the brand new edition of Mourning Coffee with a short episode about where we have been and where we are going! We have some really good things in store for ya’ll including a live recording of an episode, which you can go to this Friday March 8th at Friends and Lovers in Brooklyn! We return with a new real episode next week March 11th. Welcome back!

In a special crossover with The Defattening Podcast I talk to Jen & Omar Capra about physical and figurative loss.

Comedian Daniel J. Perafan sits down with Chris for an extremely touching conversation about family, loss and growth.

Josh Branham sits down with me to talk about his relationship with his Mother in life and in death.

Lynn Bixenspan sits with me to talk about a recent loss and how she has been dealing with it.

David Piccolomini comes on the pod to talk about addicition, loss, and acceptance.

Josh Gondelman joins me to talk about life and loss and processing it via working for “Last Week Tonight.”