Well, kind of. No Don today means less of it.
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#266 Expletive Free Monday
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#264 Tom Simmons
Tonight, on Conspiracy Theory with Tom Barnard…
Tom Simmons was born in New York and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He is married to the love of his life, Serena, for more than a decade. Together, they have a son named Owen. “We figured, that’s what we would be doing for the rest of our lives.” Before Owen’s birth in 2004, Tom and Serena toured the continent in their RV, devoted to perfecting Tom’s stage act and putting their relationship to the test.
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#263 Sean Patton
Co-starring tomorrow’s guest, Tom Simmons, because why not?
My name is Sean Patton. I am Comedian based in New York and Los Angeles by way of New Orleans. I cut my teeth doing standup in the Crescent city and since have performed at Caroline’s, The Comedy Cellar, Gotham, The Improv, UCBNY, UCBLA, The Melbourne International comedy festival (2011), The Montreal Just for Laughs comedy festival (2008, 2010, 2012), and many other clubs around the US and Canada. I made my Basic Cable debut on Comedy Central’s “Live at Gotham” (2009) and my Network TV debut on “Late night with Jimmy Fallon” (2010). I also recently appeared on “Conan” (2011), an my first half hour special premiered on Comedy Central on 6/21/13.
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#262 Thunder Road
Steven and Matt find themselves slightly richer as Tom and Don have a wallet flexing match.
…It was late one evening back in the winter of 2011 when after sharing a warm case of Guinness, Steven and Charlie mused about their overall discontent with the diminishing quality of work in their industry and their growing desire to lend themselves to a greater cause. Steven revealed that he was toying with the idea of returning to his roots as a writer. He was considering blowing the dust off a script that he began writing back in 2003 that was to be a follow up to his award winning short film based on his grandfather’s experience as a POW during WWII, but that his acting career had since taken priority. The script would follow soldiers returning home from war during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom and explore the psychological repercussions of combat life and the collateral damage on the civilian world. Steven suggested that in order to continue to write a genuine and authentic piece, he would need to go directly to the source – the soldiers, doctors, veterans, families – themselves – and research and develop on a grass roots level. He also revealed that there was a strong supporting role of a British soldier whom he secretly had Charlie in mind to play. Charlie upped the ante by suggesting that the two garner corporate sponsorship to help fund their collective endeavor and agreed to join him on the journey.
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#261 Rocco Mediate
Live and in studio, the gang talks with Rocco about golf for a very long time.
Rocco Anthony Mediate is a professional golfer who has won six times on the PGA Tour. Mediate has been featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking and considered to be one of the best putters in golf. His best finish in a major championship was a second place showing at the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines South Course. Tied with Tiger Woods at -1 after regular tournament play, then tied again at even par through the 18 hole playoff, Woods finally bested Mediate on the first hole (hole #7) of sudden death, the 91st hole of the tournament. It was only the third time a U.S. Open playoff had gone to sudden death. Mediate’s performance gained him 111 spots in the world golf rankings, moving him from 158th to 47th place.
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#260 Billy Corben
Like rap? Then you aren’t Tom and will love this episode.
William Cohen, more commonly known by his stage name Billy Corben, is a documentary film director. As a co-founder of the Miami-based studio, Rakontur, along with producing partner Alfred Spellman, he has created films such as Cocaine Cowboys and ESPN’s The U. His feature documentary directorial debut, Raw Deal: A Question of Consent, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2001, making him one of the youngest directors in Sundance history. Examining the alleged rape of an exotic dancer at a fraternity house at the University of Florida, the film utilized extensive clips from videotape footage of the alleged assault. Considered by critics to be “one of the most controversial films of the modern day” and “one of the most compelling pieces of non-fiction ever produced,”. Raw Deal has been seen all over the world.
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#258 Jeff Capri
This episode had two comedians on at once. Tom comprises the bulk of the episode anyway.
Described by many as “energetically laid -back,” Jeff Capri is one of very few second generation comics working today. Jeff’s observational comedic palette takes a different direction than his father’s classic Catskill style. Jeff covers everything from pop-culture, biographical and political twists as well as a silly pun or two. The Los Angeles Times calls him “…consistently fun, spontaneous, smart and witty.” With over fifteen years as a world traveled stand-up comedian, Jeff has worked a wide variety of audiences. Ranging from national television, headlining comedy club chains, cruise lines, numerous military tours, (including Iraq/Afghanistan) and a favorite at collages and corporate events. He has even preformed at a nudist colony! (Fully clothed.)
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#257 Costaki Economopoulos
Costaki finally makes it into the studio. Note how he uses the opportunity to bash every team except the Falcons.
Costaki Economopoulos is a stand-up comedian. A Florida native, he grew up in Kennesaw, Georgia, he began his comedy career in 1993 while attending graduate school at the University of Georgia. Economopoulos covers several topics in his act, but focuses mainly on political comedy. He is a regular guest on the The Bob & Tom Show, most notably with his former weekly broadcasts of a spot dubbed “The Economonologue”.
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