Every episode will feature veteran standup comedian Joe Matarese interviewing different contenders in different entrepreneurial careers to learn how they went from Pretender To Contender to win in their chosen field. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thejoematarese/support
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Joe is a 30-year veteran standup comedian who has been on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Late Late Show on CBS multiple times, his own 1/2 Hour Special on Comedy Central, been a regular comedian on the Chelsea Lately Round Table, received a standing ovation from all 4 celebrity judges and the 2,000 audience members on Americas Got Talent, and has two 1-hour specials “Medicated” and recently recorded The Poster's Wrong in his hometown of Philadelphia... Well South Jersey just over th ...
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Could this be the last Pretender To Contender Ep? For all my social media links, tour dates and tickets, podcast eps, and more go to https://Linktr.ee/TheJoeMatarese --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thejoematarese/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thejoematarese/support…
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#65 Avi Liberman Comedian And Founder Of The Comedy For Koby Tour In Israel
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My guest is comedian Avi Liberman who is a great standup comic and actor who makes his home in LA, CA. Avi is also the creator of the Comedy For Koby Comedy Tour that helps raise money for The Koby Mandell Foundation. The foundation helps bereaved mothers, fathers, widows, orphans and siblings to rebuild their lives and create meaning out of suffer…
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If you want to hear what Mike did to go from a pretender in the world of standup comedy to getting on Netflix, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, and touring with Nate Bargatze listen to this episode of Pretender To Contender. For more on Joe Matarese go to https://Linktr.ee/TheJoeMatarese --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.co…
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#63 Guest Comedian Todd Glass
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Today Joe and Andrew have one of their favorite comedians on the show Todd Glass. Todd's been on every tv show that stand comedians do, including 2 specials on Netflix. Don't miss this episode, it is def gonna get a little crazy. To watch or listen to more episodes of the show, follow Joe on social media, subscribe to the podcast Patreon, or get Jo…
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#62 Joe and Andrew Have Two Guest Comics On
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Joe, Andrew, Massimo, and Doug Uram talk about Canadian comedy and why it was hard for Joe to adjust, Easter and Passover, Doug's newly dating again life, and Massimo's recent move to Florida from NY and why he wants to move back to NYC again.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thejoematarese/messageSupport this pod…
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#61 Winning Time, Joe's Wife and Daughter Are Out Of Town, Candy
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Joe and Andrew discuss how much they both like the new HBO show Winning Time, Joe's wife's away with their daughter in St Louis, and Andrew and Frankies great weekend eating candy. For tickets to Joe's show Sat. April 23rd at City Winery in Philadelphia go to https://Joematarese.com (https://Joematarese.com)--- Send in a voice message: https://podc…
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#60 Guest Comedian/Actor DC Benny
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Joe and Andrew Chat with comedian/actor DC Benny about the art of great story telling, and DC tells his classic story about the time he worked with Cosby doing a small part in the second Cosby Show. Joe and Andrew will also share their funniest, weirdest, and most interesting things from their week and let the viewers and listeners chime into the l…
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#59 Discussing Will Smith And Chris Rock's Oscar Situation
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Joe and Andrew on tonights show will be discussing what went down at last nights Oscar's with Chris Rock and Will Smith. We will also share our funniest, weirdest, and most interesting things from our week and let the viewers and listeners chime into the live podcast or just sit back and watch it live Monday's at 8:30pm EST. After it airs live it w…
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#58 You Asked For It So The Truth Be Told
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Joe glossed over a major beat from Andrews life last week on the podcast and some of the super fans noticed and wanted the full story so... The Truth Be Told. For all Joe's social media links, website to buy tickets to shows, or join podcast Patreon click this link https://Linktr.ee/TheJoematarese (https://Linktr.ee/TheJoematarese) "Remember When" …
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#57 Joe And Andrew Discussing Their Weeks
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Joe and Andrew discuss Joe's gig coming up in London, England being booked by a new fan, Andrew's life updates, and a lot more. For all Joe's social media links, website to buy tickets to shows, and Join his podcast Patreon click this link https://Lintr.ee/TheJoeMatarese (https://Lintr.ee/TheJoeMatarese )--- Send in a voice message: https://podcast…
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#56 Joe Live By Himself Being Joe
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On todays show it's just Joe alone in studio, but he will be live on Facebook, and YouTube interacting with the viewers every so often and answering questions. He will also be playing voicemails and answering question left there. Topics for the show tonight: Hiring a director for his Remember Show - Why he buzzed his hair off - His possible animate…
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#55 Broadcasting Live On YouTube From The Comic Strip Live Studio In NYC
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This is our first time back in one studio and recording a podcast together. We discuss my recent tour/vacation to Miami and West Palm Florida and why I still get an anxious feeling when I'm traveling and even when I'm on the vacation. Francesca discusses her recent issues with her family, and Andrew is still enjoying making up things and trying to …
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Andrew and Frankie take the reigns for a chat about why living with your significant other is overrated, Fitbit addictions, and vintage lollipops. For tickets to Joe's Remember When show Sat April 23rd at City Winery in Philadelphia and all Joe's social media links and a lot more go to. https://Linktr.ee/TheJoeMatarese (https://Linktr.ee/TheJoeMata…
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#52 Sex Club Talk - Joe's Weed Legal Comedy Club In NYC - And Much More
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Enjoy this crazy Episode. We talk a lot about the sex clubs Andrew and Francesca have been going to. I try to share my kinky quirks with them, but it doesn't come anywhere close to there's. We had lots of technical problems this week, but we still have an episode for you to listen to. If you want to watch the HD video of this ep and all of our othe…
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#51 Joe Talks Vaca Planning, Francesca talks Landlord Issues, Andrew Talks Committing To Weird
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On todays ep Joe goes into detail explaining how difficult it is right now to find a week long summer house in Cape Cod that fits everyone in his wife's families needs along with his own. Andrew Steiner and his Fiancé Francesca are the cohost on todays podcast. Francesca shares stories of her landlord that refuses to fix her leaking water situation…
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#50 Dating and Ex Con, Sex Clubs and Threesomes, and Honest Feedback For Andrew
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Joe, Andrew Steiner, and Caroline Hanes are all back sharing stories from their weeks. This Ep gets very revealing! Caroline shares her recent dating story with an ex con, Andrew shares how him and his fiancé have been going to sex clubs and want to try a threesome, and Joe shares some honest thoughts about Andrews act recently when he opened for J…
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#49 Andrew Steiner and Caroline Hanes Co Host / Is Joe Opening A Comedy Club?/ Guest Bill Cosby/ and Guest Comedian and Ex NY Radio DJ Goumba Johnny Sialiano
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Andrew Steiner is back and is cohosting the podcast along with comedian Caroline Hanes. Joe and his cohosts talk all about the idea of Joe opening his own comedy/music venue in West Chester County where Joe and his family currently live. In the second segment Andrew Interviews comedian Bill Cosby and doesn't pull any punches in his exclusive interv…
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#48 The Passing Of Bob Saget, Guest Mathew McConaughey
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I talk about the sad news of the passing of comedian Bob Saget and my one interaction with him twenty years ago, my recent gig in AC at the Borgata, my 9 year old who won't except anything than a 70 inch tv in our living room, my sons recent deep dive into weight lifting, and my interview with the amazingly talented Mathew McConaughey who discusses…
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#47 Lyme, Friends Bailed On AC Trip - Guest Sylvester Stallone
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I catch you guys up on my recent Lyme disease diagnosis, what I did on NYE, my recent great gig at Soul Joels in PA, and how my wife is treating me during my new Lyme decease symptoms, and much more. Plus I sit down and interview Sylvester Stallone from his house via Zoom and I stay in character and interview him as Rocky Balboa. For all my social …
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Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher come on my show to plug their new charity fundraiser Official Quarantine Wine. To help them raise money go to https://OfficialQuarantineWine.com To support my podcast on Patreon go to https://Patreon.com/PretenderToContender To find all my social media links and tour dates go to https://linktr.ee/TheJoematarese--- Send…
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#45 Popular Patreon Podcaster Comedian Pete Dominick
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On this episode of Pretender To Contender I talk to fellow comedian and political podcaster Pete Dominick about how he went from a Pretender To Contender on Patreon with his podcast at got it up to 798 paying subscribers. To Support my podcast on Patreon https://Patreon.com/PretendertoContender (https://Patreon.com/PretendertoContender) To listen o…
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#44 Part 2 With Silk City Hot Sauce Owner Jeff Levine/ My Own Comic Book
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I talk with owner of Silk City Hot Sauce again this week. We have a great long talk all about branding. We also play some VM's from callers giving their thoughts about what I'm doing right and wrong in the branding category. We also discuss the idea of making a comic book about my life and the possibility of going to some Comic Cons and other conve…
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#43 Silk City Hot Sauce Owner Jeff Levine
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If you'd like to advertise on my Tik Tok with over 80,000 followers contact me directly matarese67@gmail.com For all my tour dates go to https://Joematarese.com (https://Joematarese.com) For everything else I'm doing go to https://Linktr.ee/Thejoematarese (https://Linktr.ee/Thejoematarese) To purchase my guest Jeff Levine's hot sauce go to and use …
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#42 Favorite Led Zeppelin Song And Why
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Rock The Joke Every Monday Night At Jackie B's In Scarsdale, NY @ 7:30PM For all my tour dates go to https://Joematarese.com For everything else I'm doing go to https://Linktr.ee/Thejoematarese--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thejoematarese/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thej…
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#41 Guest Comedian Kevin Dombrowski
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On this Ep Kevin and I talk shop, discuss parenting and being husbands, and answer some of the listeners voicemails. For everything you need about Joe Matarese including the full library of Pretender To Contender podcasts go to his Link Tree or website below. Nov 26th Stress Factory Comedy Club - New Brunswick, NJ Dec 30th Soul Joels Comedy Club - …
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