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Victor Varnado! Comedian! Artist! Entrepeneur! Writer! Director! Friend! Delight! More! Victor is a legally blind, Black albino, neurodivergent comedian, New Yorker cartoonist, and filmmaker whose work has appeared on Conan, Jimmy Kimmel, Marvel Comics, Vice, and Salon. He received a National Science Foundation grant for accessibility technology, and he recently signed a distribution deal bringing his Worldwide Tic Tac Toe Championship to over 100 million players through FRVR, one of the world's largest instant gaming networks. The Championship is live right now at HighScoreGameArcade.com, no app, no install, just a phone or laptop and the audacity to think you're good at Tic Tac Toe. His alternate identity is King Supernuts, a benevolent supervillain who presides over the Worldwide High Score League and recruits the world's top scorers into global competition. The format is engineered to destroy mastery, timed rounds, expanding boards, real-time global rankings, and it's completely, earnestly real. As King Supernuts himself put it: "It's 100% fair. It's global. It's sanctioned by the Worldwide High Score League. And it's ridiculous, but it's real." Find out more here! And play lots of games here!  We have a great chat! You have a great listen!

Chris Lamberth is a funny comedian friend! His new special is called Killing in Obscurity. We talked about it and more! Comedy! Lots of things!  A great chat! Enjoy!

Mee Ok Icaro (Shipibo name Inkanñabhi)! Plant medicine guide! Co-founder of Inin Nete! Award-winning writer! Friend! Delight! More! We have a great conversation and you can have a great listen! For more Mee Ok: Stay Current: Substack Newsletter Professional Offerings: HoldingCompassionate.space Personal Writing: Mee-ok.com

Kelly MacFarland! Comedian! Friend! Delight! More! Kelly is a super funny comic who I've been friends with for most of my comedy career. She has a new special out now called "Hot Gnome," available to watch on YouTube and to listen to everywhere you can listen to things. We have a great chat about it and lots of fun and meaningful things. Here are some things about Kelly and the special from the official press release: After spending over two decades perfecting her craft and losing both of her parents in the span of two years, Kelly MacFarland decided to self-fund her special with the goal of having total control. "Life is too short to not make something for yourself," she said. "I hope people who already like my stand-up think, 'Damn! This is the best she's ever been!' And folks that have never heard of me think, 'Damn! Where has she been all my life?'" On Hot Gnome, Kelly shares what it's like to be an anxious person while celebrating the freedom and self-acceptance that comes with age. She also shares her thoughts on her husband's eating habits, critiques toothpicks as serving utensils, and admits she does not want to go hiking. She delivers a performance with best-friend energy, leaving you with the urge to grab a cocktail with her, or maybe just go full otter on the couch with some snacks. The comedy is bold, hilarious, and unexpectedly heartfelt. Hot Gnome is available through Blonde Medicine starting April 17, everywhere comedy albums are streamed or downloaded. You can also check out the special on YouTube! More about Kelly: Kelly MacFarland is a stand-up comedian, writer and actress. Kelly has appeared on Comedy Central, NBC's Last Comic Standing, Today Show, AXS Gotham Comedy LIVE, Up Early Tonight on Hulu, Dry Bar Comedy, Don't Tell Comedy and Denis Leary's Comics Come Home at the Boston TD Garden. Check out Kelly's comedy specials: Wit Happens, streaming now on Prime Video and Hot Gnome, on YouTube. Enjoy!

Natasha Vaynblat! Comedian! Writer! Friend! Delight! More! Natasha has written for the Tonight Show and Comedy Central and she's doing her show "Childless Freak" at Joe's Pub on April 28, 2026. We have a great chat about childlessness, freakiness, AND MORE! Enjoy!

Jackie Kashian! Comedian! Podaster! Friend! Delight! More! Jackie and I have a great talk about her new special and lots more! Enjoy! The special, Alter-Kashian, is viewable on YouTube (and listenable wherever you listen to comedy) right now! Here are some nice things people have said about Jackie: "Everyone who discovers Jackie Kashian has their life 100% improved." - Patton Oswalt "Jackie Kashian is a stupendous comedy powerhouse, a barn-burning storyteller and advocate for the human experience." - Maria Bamford "One of the most respected comedians in the game." - Vanyaland   Some more about Jackie and Alter-Kashian: A comic's comic, Kashian is a favorite of fans across the globe with peers like Patton Oswalt, Maria Bamford, and Brian Regan who regularly bring Jackie to open for them when she's not headlining clubs and theaters herself for 45 weeks of the year. Her newest hour, is chock full of great stories and rapid-fire punchlines, told by a comedy powerhouse who has been honing her skills for decades. Said Kashian, "as an adult, human woman in 2026 it will come as no surprise to anybody that I am entirely made of bees at this point. Anger. Frustration." All of it has been synthesized into this newest hour of comedy that bars no holds and pulls no punches." Jackie Kashian's albums debut atop Comedy charts regularly and her two podcasts, The Dork Forest and The Jackie and Laurie Show (with co-host Laurie Kilmartin) are widely popular and have enjoyed lifespans of 20 and 10 years each and are showing no signs of slowing down. You can also read her writing in "The Comedy Film Nerds Guide to Movies" and the comic book "Comics Comics Quarterly".  Her stand-up comedian can be seen on After Midnight, Conan, Corden, HBO, Netflix, and Comedy Central. She's been heard on Bob's Burgers and Strange Planet; and she's been featured on NPR and Audible. Alter-Kashian includes stories of her buddy system parameters around raging against strangers, including a story from the years when the drinking age was 18. Before she had set foot on stage, 40 years ago while attending college, Jackie was asked to perform comedy for the first time. More specifically, she was approached by security while heckling Sam Kinison mid-set and was told that "open mic is on Sundays." Three weeks later she did her first set. She loved it so much that she did it every night for the next year, and got a 1.8 GPA that semester. That first comedy club she performed in burned down a year later so she decided to finish University. She then moved to Minneapolis and later to Los Angeles and has been doing standup ever since.  Jackie Kashian Podcasts: The Dork Forest Podcast The Jackie & Laurie Show And that's all! No more reading! Just listening! Enjoy!

Lisa Corrao is a hilarious comedian, a wonderful human, and a dear friend. She joins me on this special Podcastathon episode of The Faucet to share the news of her debut comedy special, "A Cute Crisis," and to help spread the word about the Full of Joy Animal Sanctuary. We have a great time chatting about all things joyful, like our admiration for comedy heroes like Patton Oswalt and Gary Gulman and our love of grandmothers (e.g. mine). Watch Lisa's special! Help out animals! Take care of yourselves and others! Thank you for listening! Much love, all!

Laurie Kilmartin! Comedian! Writer! Friend! Delight! She's writing for the Oscars hosting by Conan! She's got specials and albums and live shows galore! For example, she's performing next month at the Arden Gild Hall! Follow her! Go to her website! Enjoy her everywhere! Including this fun conversation we had! Whee!

Liz Glazer is one of my dearest friends. Three weeks ago today, she made her Tonight Show stand-up comedy debut. She also just put out her first one-hour stand-up comedy special that you can watch for free here on YouTube. She joins me here on the Faucet to talk about all kinds of things. It is as always a delightful, meaningful chat that I hope you enjoy! Thanks for listening!

Christian Finnegan is a super funny comedian, longtime friend, and excellent co-Fauceter (AKA guy who can talk a lot like I can, which is why I invited him onto the Faucet to talk a lot with me). We have a super fun chat! Enjoy it! AND if you're in anywhere in the greater Delaware area (the DelawArea? probably not), go see Christian this weekend at the Arden Gild Hall, a fantastic place to see a show. I'll be back there headlining in the fall (come see me then also!), but if you want comedy there now, GO THERE THIS WEEKEND AND SEE CHRISTIAN! And regardless of how close to Delaware you are, I hope you enjoy this conversation we had! I did!

In this large meal-sized episode of the Faucet, my friend Leah Renee joins again to discuss comedy, religion, and what else is there? We have fun and you can too! Enjoy!

In this pod-meal of a Faucet, Liz Glazer and I chat about FOUR things. What are they? Great question!  How can you find out? Listen! You get it. It's a podcast!

In this Faucet pod-meal, I speak with a dear friend and fellow Faucet Mee Ok Icaro! In addition to being a dear friend, she is a wonderful writer, artist, coach, and more! HoldingCompassionate.space is her professional site where people can find details of the retreat we discuss and her services for others. Mee-Ok.com is her personal site with published writing where people can learn about her as an artist and human gay. (her words!) People can also follow her substack for the latest about retreats and ongoing conversations on plant medicine (psychedelic) wisdom and traditions. Any who would like to donate as well to their scholarship fund can do so at her website as well to make it more affordable and accessible! We have a wonderful chat. I hope you enjoy!

In this big pod-meal, Leah asks questions and we both answer them! Questions like this: Where is the line between "a special should be special" and "done is better than perfect" especially knowing that your material will continue to improve after your special?  AND MORE! And if you're in NYC on August 22, 2024, come see my new special being filmed live! Thanks for listening, watching, enjoying, sharing, and doing whatever you're doing!

Dear Faucet listeners, thank you for being listeners! In today's pod-meal, I chat with my friend Leah Renee and answer a lot of questions she asked me about performing for different kinds of audiences as different versions of yourself AND MORE! Find out whether she's Gary Gulman, Bill Burr, both, neither, or some other option like Daniel Kitson! With a pitch like that, how can you not be listening yet? Why are you still reading what I'm writing? Because you're very nice? Or a completist? Or both? Thanks regardless! You're the best! Enjoy!