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What's Up Fool? Podcast
Comedian Felipe Esparza talks with random people he finds interesting. It might be somebody kind of famous or it might be that homeless guy at the end of your street who you walk past every day without saying hello. Because everyone has a story to tell about how they got where they are - no matter who they are.
Episodes
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 58 - Comedian Lahna Turner
I've known comedian Lahna Turner for a long time. Long before her husband became famous. But enough about him. Today it's all about Lahna. She's funny…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 57 - Comedian Rex Navarrete
Our guest today is comedian Rex Navarrete - the most famous Filipino comic out there. Even without a lot of TV exposure, Rex has built a strong following over…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 56 - Comedian Fortune Feimster - Pride Month
On this historic day when the SCOTUS ruled that same sex marriage is now legal across the U.S., we close out our Gay Pride Month series with the hilarious…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 55 - Mahlanie - Pride Month
We're on our 3rd Pride Month episode. All June we're having LGBT guests on the show and today is no different. We invited an old friend of mine to come talk…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 54 - Rapper Deadlee - Pride Month
We're continuing our Pride Month series where we'll be having LGBT guests on every Friday in June. Today we have an old friend of mine from the Myspace days -…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 53 - Comedian Thai Rivera - Pride Month
The whole month of June, we're celebrating Pride Month and having LGBT guests on every Friday. We decided to kick it off with "America's Favorite Fag" (his…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 52 - Comedian Bert Kreischer
"I am the Machine"… For Bert Kreischer fans, that's all you need to hear to get pumped up. For those of you who don't know Bert, after you hear his interview…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 51 - The Call In Show
We had a gap in our guest booking so no guest this time but we decided to do a call-in show instead. I don't know why a lot of our callers sound like they're…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 50 - Comedian-Actor Brian Scolaro
Man, I guarantee you've seen - or heard - this guy in a bunch of tv shows, commercials, everything. He's also a hilarious stand-up comedian. I've known Brian…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 49 - Comedians Matt Walker Stephen Glickman
Hear two different experiences in stand-up comedy and Hollywood… our conversation with comedians Matt Walker and Stephen Kramer Glickman proves that these guys…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 48 - Actor Damian "Miklo" Chapa
Today was an emotional day for me… we got to interview Damian Chapa, aka "Miklo" from Bound by Honor: Blood In, Blood Out. It was really a dream come true, our…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 47 - My Big Fat Vegan Podcast
Okay, okay, so I'm vegan… Some of you guys know that and the rest of you think I'm punking you, but it's true. Been vegan for over 4 years now because of some…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 46 - Comedian Kira Soltanovich
Met comedian Kira Soltanovich many years ago at a comedy show. She's a strong, loud, funny person, so we got along well. She also came to this country kind of…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 45 - Comedian Suli McCullough
I met comedian Suli McCullough a loooong time ago when I was just starting out in comedy. I worked with him a few times and we became friends. He's a really…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 44 - 1st Anniversary Podcast Live in L.A.
Our little podcast just turned 1 year old! We celebrated by doing the podcast in front of a live audience on April 1 at the Ice House in Pasadena and we…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 43 - Comedian Jay London
Jay London is challenging to figure out… never quite sure if he is serious or joking. Strange appearance, quiet, soft-spoken, mild mannered, self-deprecating…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 42 - Boxer Roy Tapia and UFC Fighter Sean Loeffler
I don't claim to be a boxing expert - most of my knowledge is from the movies - but I do like boxing and I had a few people approach me about having a young…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 41 - Sportscaster Beto Duran
Beto Duran and I have known each other for a few years. He's been a sports broadcaster for ESPN for 10 years, Spanish broadcaster for the Lakers, announcer for…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 40 - Andy Kindler
Andy Kindler is a comic's comic - that's a hackneyed thing to say but it's true. This guy is a comedy scholar. He's even written the book on hack comics "The…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 39 - Actor Noel G
You might have seen this guy in Training Day, Bruce Almighty, Fast and Furious and a bunch of other movies where a cholo might jump out and scare you. That's…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 38 - Neal Brennan
Comedian and writer Neal Brennan sits down with us to talk about his experiences in Hollywood - the good, bad and especially the ugly. Listen to how he came…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 37 - Tiffany Haddish
Tiffany Haddish and I go back a long way. She and I hit up almost every late show at the Hollywood Laugh Factory and Long Beach Laugh Factory every single week…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 36 - The Many Voices of Melissa Villaseñor
I'm a fan of Melissa Villaseñor. She's funny and does a lot of great impressions - women and men - and sometimes even her cat. Listen as I tell the story of…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 35 - Fred Stoller, Marcella Arguello, Flaco
Originally recorded January 25, 2015 at the Ontario Improv in Ontario California (in the green room) We're in the green room of the Ontario Improv in…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 34 - Comedian Melanie Comarcho
Melanie Comarcho is hilarious. She's so funny, she never had to do the grind of the open mics and the bullshit most of us had to go through. She got snatched…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 33 - One Night in Tampa w Russell, Dom and Adam
This is two episodes in one… recorded in Tampa Florida when my friend, comedian Russell Peters invited me to fly with him and Dom Irrera on Russell's private…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 32 - Chuck Bartell and the Comedy Witness Protection Program
Chuck Bartell. Some call him odd, some call him creepy, irreverant, I just call him George Washington. You might have seen this guy open for me a few times in…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 31 - Big Frog in San Diego
Originally recorded January 2, 2015 at the American Comedy Company in San Diego (in the green room) We're in the green room of the American Comedy Company in…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 30 - Metal + Mariachi = Metalachi
After a couple months of trying to match up schedules, we finally got Metalachi in the studio. The ONLY heavy metal mariachi band out there. Ignore any…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 29 - LA Artistas - Rafa, Ernesto and Juan
3 Chicano artists walk into a bar… I don't have a punchline for that one… But I have run across these 3 L.A. artists a few times over the years and we finally…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 28 - D Militant
If you want to have a discussion on comedy and specifically black comedy, you have to include D Militant. He is a comedy historian, a writer and a stand-up…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 27 - Emilio Rivera
This guy was the original inspiration for our Cholos: Where Are They Now? series we did a while back but he was always so busy working… Finally, this week we…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 26 - Isaac Flaco Martinez
Last week when we had Flaco as a guest with Gracie, we felt like we didn't get enough Flaco so we had him on by himself this week. Because we find Flaco…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 25 - Raiders-Chargers Tailgating In San Diego
We had some extra audio so we're putting up this bonus episode. Last week I walked around the tailgate parties at the Charger-Raider game in San Diego. No…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 24 - Gracie Armijo and Isaac Flaco Martinez
Gracie has been in comedy for a long time… but she's been doing the open mic rooms that whole time. She's kept her day job the whole time. She's a mom. She's…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 23 - Carlos Oscar - The Hollywood Report
Today, comedian Carlos Oscar stops by to talk about all things Hollywood in the brand new All Things Comedy podcast studio. Carlos has been in comedy for over…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 22 - Just The Two Of Us
Today, we welcome… no one. We're in between guests and about to go on a road trip to the Bay Area so we're just sitting down, talking a lot of shit in this…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 21 - 8 Million Ways to Say Josh Nasar
I met comedian Josh Nasar about 7 years ago at the Hollywood Laugh Factory. He was "douchebagged" out, Ed Hardy, Von Dutch, all that stuff… but I remembered…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 20 - Mariano "Big Dawg" Mendoza
I met Mariano this year while we were working on a commercial together. He's got quite a story… taken from his abusive home as a young child, Mariano then…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 19 - La Cucaracha Pest Control - Mando, Rodrigo & Pops
I've known these guys for a long ass time… I met Mando (Armando Cosio Sr.) when he was an exterminator at the projects where I lived in Boyle Heights. I found…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 18 - Sin Quirin - Guitarist From Ministry
I met Sin Quirin a couple years ago at one of my comedy shows in L.A. He turned out to be cool - a real rock and roll guy. This interview is raw and unfiltered…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 17 - Desiree Devine (retired) BBW Porn Star
I met Desiree about 8 years ago when she started coming to my comedy shows. Found out she was a BBW porn star. She moved away for a while so I didn't learn…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 16 - Flashback to Kidnap - Keith Manning tells his side of the Houston story
I've known and worked with comedian Keith Manning for about 10 years. He opens for me in a lot of different cities on the road. I like working with him because…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 15 - Cholos Where Are They Now - Franky Carrillo
The final episode in our "Cholos: Where Are They Now?" series brings us to this guy, Franky Carrillo, who I met while walking down the street. He told me he…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 14 - Flashback To Kidnap - Richard Chang And Sherms telling their El Centro story
Special bonus episode for Labor Day! Flashback to Kidnapped - Where we revisit the story of our very first podcast episode (the kidnapped episode with Chepo…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 13 - Cholos Where Are They Now Jaime Birdman Acosta
This is the second episode in our "Cholos - Where Are They Now?" mini-series. Birdman is an interesting character. Pretty laid back kind of guy who will…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 12 - Cholos Where Are They Now? - Heaven Juan Carlos Munoz
This episode kicks off our "Cholos - Where Are They Now?" series. A few episodes that will explore what happens to some of those guys you thought were a lost…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 11 - Baby Bash - Kid Frost - Chicano Rap Old School and New School
What a great day this was… My friend Baby Bash (rapper, "Suga Suga", "Cyclone") invited me to the set of his video shoot for his new single, "Certified Freak"…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 10 - Hollywood Dreamers - Fred Stoller - That Guy Who's Been in Everything
A few months ago, I heard that Fred Stoller was looking to return to stand up after a long break of acting and writing in Hollywood. He's been in a ton of TV…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 9 – Hollywood Dreamers – Joey "Coco" Diaz – ABCs, Eating a Donkey in India and SCIENCE
Joey and I have known each other for almost 20 years. We have lots of stories and hope you like these. On today's episode of "What's Up Fool?" podcast, Uncle…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 8 - Hollywood Dreamers – Dani Luv: Starchild, Not in Kansas Anymore
I found this guy Dani Luv interesting. He's Starchild in a Kiss tribute band (Kiss My Ass), he's in a Spanish rock duo (Matador) and hails from a little town…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 7 - Hollywood Dreamers - Joe "Hulk" McQueen, Hollywood Superhero
Our friend Joe "Hulk" McQueen helps us kick off our series on "Hollywood Dreamers"… What makes a normal person drop everything and move to California to take…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 6 - Ray Escalera - From the Farms to the Projects to Vietnam, Just Come Home
Our belated Memorial Day episode. We talk to my hometown hero, a guy from the Pico Gardens/Pico Aliso projects where I grew up. Ray lost so much as a young…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 5 - Gil Carrillo - Good Cop-Good Cop and Richard Ramirez the Night Stalker
Think there aren't any good cops out there? Think again. The human side of the force as told by the man who caught one of the most inhumane serial killers…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 4 - Luenell - Mother's Day - Bank Robbery - I Didn't Get Bumped, I Got Replaced!
Happy (early) Mother's Day! We dropped by comedian Luenell's house to talk to her about being a mother and a comedian, her reformed ways and her uncanny…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 3 - Kidnapping Series - Theo Taylor - Suburban Brothers, Dream Crushers and Boudain Balls
Our last "victim" in the kidnapping series talked with Felipe at the Houston Improv a couple weeks ago. Theo Taylor, a Houston based comedian, tells his side…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 2 - Kidnapping Series - Kenny Benitez - Sorry I Didnt Come Home But I Was Learning About Comedy
Another "kidnapping" victim stops by to reminisce with Felipe (and guest sidekick Chris Storin). Kenny Benitez, not a comic, not a drug addict… why did he…
What's Up Fool? PodcastEp 1 - Kidnapping Series - Juan Garcia - Chepo or Cheapo? - Adventures in Babysitting
My FIRST EPISODE EVER! And the first in our KIDNAPPING series - a series of interviews with people I've "kidnapped" under the influence. Hear comedian Juan…