Scott Higgins and Ace Aceto have 50 years combined of standing in front of crowds and making people laugh. Now they go Behind The Funny with entertainers in all stages of their career from national headliners, to comedy writers, to newer comics just starting out. Why did they start, what drives them, and what were some of the obstacles? Join Scott and Ace as they go Behind The Funny.
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Ep 374 David Naughton "An American Werewolf In The Acement"
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We are starstruck in the Acement this week, not just Tom Stewart, but actor David Naughton joins us for SCOTTOBER. We wanted to talk about his gound breaking movie An American Werewolf In London. Of course, 12 year old Scott and Ace wanted to ask about his 80's movie Hot Dog. What award did American Werewolf start? Listen and find out. Check out Da…
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Ep 373 Ken DeCosta "Paranormal Dramanormal"
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Ken DeCosta is our guest in the Acement. Ken is a staple of Scottober and as the founder of Riseup Paranormal always contributes great paranormal discussions. This time we talk about Conjuring House drama and debunking claims. Check out Ken's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@DeadAirNation/featured Go to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/behi…
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Ep 372 The Paranormal Couple "Haunted Objects & Conjuring House Discussion"
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Ace's favorite night is when Cody Ray DesBiens and Satori Hawes, The Paranormal Couple, join us in the Acement for Scottober. There has been a lot of controversy at the Conjuring House this year so we wanted to hear their side of the story. Of course, the main reason we love Cody and Satori's visits, the haunted objects they bring in and the storie…
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Ep 371 Tommy's Comet "Tom Stewart Discusses Paranormal Documentaries"
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Our Scottober Cohost Tom Stewart joins us in the Acement for a discussion of the best paranormal documentaries that he has seen. With his background in paranormal investigations, you know he chose some good ones. Check out Tom Stewarts podcast https://myparanormalstory.libsyn.com/ Go to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/behindthefQ to buy us a coffee or…
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Ep 370 Dustin Pari "A Motivational Ghosthunter"
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It's Scottober in the Acement, so Tom Stewart joins us Scott and Ace as cohost. Dustin Pari for Ghosthunters International is this week's guest to start Scottober 2024. He not only is a member of TAPS and has been on Ghosthunters and Ghosthunters International, Dustin is an author, lecturer, and motivational speaker. What event led him to paranorma…
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Ep 369 Brett Davey "Employee Of The Quarter Goes Full Circle"
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Brett Davey joins us in the Acement. Ace and Brett had to clear up something from there past. Brett has experience as a film maker, but what made him try comedy? What Ace bad gig story is tied to Brett? Listen and find out. Check out Brett at https://www.instagram.com/brett_davey_comedy/ Go to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/behindthefQ to buy us a co…
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Ep 368 Aimee Schwab "The New Comedy Stylist"
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Aimee Schwab is in the Acement this week. After waiting until she was in her 40s to start comedy, it wasn't long until she was a regular on shows all over New England. Not only is Aimee a very funny comic, she is also one of the nicest. What made her take the stage that first time? Listen and find out. Check her out at https://www.facebook.com/prof…
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Ep 367 The Pierce Bros "The Snow And Heat Miser Of Comedy"
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This week the Brothers Pierce are in the Acement, Jeff and Brad. The BTF audience knows Brad and his "it's never a good story" appearances, but how is his brother Jeff. Well, Jeff's outlook tends to be a little less gloomy but just as funny. Together this was a hilarious conversation. Check out Brad at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=615520…
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Ep 366 Nick Zaino "100 Years Of Boston Comedy"
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Nick Zaino joins us in the Acement to talk about 100 Years Of Boston Comedy. Nick is an accomplished arts journalist and even spent time performing comedy to experience stand up himself. This first hand knowledge and his experience writing about comedy led him to develop his 100 Years Of Boston Comedy lectures and his Boston Comedy Radio Station on…
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Ep 365 Paul D'Angelo "Delivers A Verdict Of Hilarous Everytime"
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Paul D'Angelo joins us in the Acement. Paul is mentioned with the best comics to ever come out of Boston. His path from DA to comedian is an amazing story. He is admired by everyone from new comics to established comics to some of the top comics working today. Check out Paul at https://www.pdangelo.com/site/ Go to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/behin…
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Ep 364 Ian Harvie "The Official Trandyman"
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After seeing him in the penultimate episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, we knew we had to have Maine native Ian Harvie in the Acement for a discussion on his comedy and acting career. From his stand up special "May The Best C*ck Win" to shows like Curb and Will & Grace, Ian had plenty of stories. Why is he Scott's spirit animal? Listen and find out. C…
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Ep 363 Discussing A Show About Nothing
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Two of our favorite guests, Brian Mulhern and Brendan Kirby, joins us in the Acement to discuss the greatest sitcom every, Seinfeld. We are all mega fans of the show, hell Brendan is the author of The Official Seinfeld Cookbook. We discuss favorite episodes, scenes, guest stars and more. https://www.instagram.com/brendankirbytv/ https://www.instagr…
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Ep 362 Art Bell "How I Started Comedy Central and Lost My Sense of Humor."
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If you're an economist working for HBO and you love comedy, what would you do. Art Bell came up with the idea for Comedy Central. Art Bell joined us in the Acement and shared the story on how he came up with the idea for Comedy Central and how it came to be. You can read about it in his book Constant Comedy: How I Started Comedy Central and Lost My…
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Ep 361 Derek Furtado "Laughing Orgasms"
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Derek Furtado joins us in the Acement this week to breakdown the art of comedy. Derek always offers a perspective on performing comedy and writing that is interesting and this time is no different. His approach to performing gives him a unique voice that makes him a hilarious performer. Check Derek out at https://www.facebook.com/DerekFurtadoComedy…
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Ep 360 Jim Colliton "I'm Super Cool Around Celebrities"
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Jim Colliton is today's guest in the Acement. Jim is a Boston Comedy staple and long time friend of Scott and Ace. Comics admire his fast wit and incredible story telling ability. He is prolific writer with multiple specials and recordings including his latest special Ultimate Dad on Youtube. Even a comic with Jim's talent has a great funny bad gig…
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Ep 359 Mike Donovan "A Master Class In Comedy"
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Legendary Boston Comedian and Author Mike Donovan is this week's guest. He was presented with the 2023 Boston Comedy Choice Legacy Award. Besides an amazing comedy career, Mike has written over 100 books. A conversation with Mike Donovan is like taking a master class in comedy. Check out Mike's books at https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00N7YRH…
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Ep 358 Jay Burns & Grandma Martha "Google That .. Mutha F***a"
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Jay Burns and Grandma Martha join us in the Acement so you know this one went off the rails. They come to announce their new project, but Martha gets a few scotches in her and F**k It. Where are the focusing their creativity now? Listen and find out. Check out https://www.facebook.com/jay.burns1 & https://www.facebook.com/brian.vincent.750 for more…
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Ep 357 Chuck Staton & Brad Rohrer "Funbearable Podcast"
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This week we have Chuck Stanton & Brad Rohrer from the Funbearable Podcast in the Acement. We discuss their careers in music, film, comedy and their podcast that they do with comedian Ray Harrington. Ray wasn't here so we were going to call this episode "F" Ray Harrington. Check out Funbearable at https://linktr.ee/funbearablepod Go to https://www.…
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Scott tells a story of a famous actor, so he thought, he was talking to online. Ace almost the same. Just so happens good friend of BTF, Tom Stewart, has a Facebook page dedicated to messing with scammers. https://www.facebook.com/messingwithtom , We had fun discussing and reading some of them.Go to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/behindthefQ to buy u…
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Ep 355 Andrew Kennedy "Latino In Disguise"
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Andrew Kennedy is in the Acement this week. Andrew's father is from England and his mother is from Columbia. He is fluent in Spanish but looks like you'd meet him at an English pub. His stories of growing up in a multi-cultural family, trying stand up, to filming a pilot for CBS made for a very entertaining conversation. Check out Andrew at www.and…
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Ep 354 Dan Martin "Raw Truth; Misery Loves Comedy"
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Comedian Dan Martin joins us in the Acement to talk about his new special that is now available on Youtube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2yF2lbCklo&t=4s . Dan has a an amazing story of overcoming tragedy in his life. It shaped who he is today and has made him a great comedian. You can also download his album at https://danmartincomedy.bandcamp.…
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Ep 353 Johnny Ater "The Friggin' ADHD Episode"
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Johnny Ater joins us in the Acement all the way from Maine. A staple of the Maine comedy scene, he started comedy when he was only in his early 40s. Why start comedy in your 40s? How did he do? Well he just recorded a comedy album. You know doing comedy in Maine Johnny was sure to have a great Funny Bad Gig Story. Check out Johnny Ater at https://w…
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Ep 352 Tyler Hittner "Hardest Working Comic On 2 Wheels"
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Tyler Hittner joins us in the Acement. Tyler may have trouble walking but he has no problem getting laughs. Constantly working on his craft, he recently earned a residency at the famed Broadway Comedy Club in NYC. Check out Tyler at https://www.facebook.com/Wheelz1990 , Ace Aceto at https://www.facebook.com/ace.aceto.3 , and Scott Higgins at https:…
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Ep 351 Myq "Mike" Kaplan "Our Favorite Comedian On The Entire Flat Earth"
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BTF friend, Myq Kaplan, joins us from the road for this episode from the Acement. Myq is known for his quick witty humor. We never know where the conversation is going to go but we know its always going to be interesting. Why is Myq our favorite comedian the entire flat earth? Listen to today's episode and find out. Check out Myq at https://myqkapl…
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Ep 350 Roger Kabler " Being Robin ( Williams ) The Movie "
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Roger Kabler joins us in the Acement to discuss his film Being Robin. Roger is currently working on distribution so the whole world can see his journey being possessed by the spirit of Robin Williams. It's an incredibile story that Roger shares with us. For info on the movie go to https://beingrobinthemovie.com/ to help Roger with the movie go to h…
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Ep 349 Brad Pierce "A Fist Full Of Stories"
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Brad Pierce returns the Acement with whole list of new stories to tell. Ace joins us from the road as we discuss all the situations Brad has put himself in once again. Check out Brad at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552022278766 Go to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/behindthefQ to buy us a coffee or a bourbon. Get your BTF gear at https://…
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