Hello again. This is Alonzo Bowden and you are listening to my podcast, Who's Paying Attention?

This is episode 81, and a lot of you have been wondering where I've been.

Well, I just finished 12 days in Montreal at Just for Laughs.

It is the biggest comedy festival in the world.

I had a phenomenal time.

The highlight, no doubt, was meeting Don Rickles.

That was just a bomb meeting and working with Don Rickles. They have shows there called the gala's, a big show in a 2000 seat theater that they filmed for television. And I was on the

gala with Don Rickles.

Normally the superstar hosts, but you know, Don's getting old. So he headlined the show.

And I was one of the openers. And the highlight for me is Don Rickles made fun of me backstage.

It'll be posted on my Facebook. It'll be posted on my YouTube page. I've been insulted by the master.

Apparently, my next gig will be in San Quentin on a Saturday night, and I'll take that.

If you're not familiar with Just for Laughs, it's the most amazing comedy festival you can imagine, literally from new faces of comedy.

Comics have been doing it for two

three five years of which I was one my first I was discovered at New Faces in 1997

Don Marrero was the host I did my seven minutes I left with a deal to develop a TV show

but more importantly I left as a real comic develop a TV show, but more importantly, I left as a

real comic, and that's when I went full time. And now, what is it, 17 years later, I was on

the All-Star Comedy Show with Dom Herrera, Ryan Hamilton, the funniest Mormon, not in a play.

Bobby Kelly, an old friend who's absolutely hilarious.

Judy Gold and Adam Hills, he's from Australia and he hosts a show in the UK.

I also did my own show called News is Not News, which was a lot like this podcast.

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