Overview
280 Episodes
Charlotte McKinney (model/acrtess/comedian) talks about growing up outside Orlando and modeling for her dad's car dealership, dropping out of high school and moving to Miami to pursue modeling, and ending up in a viral Carl's Jr. Super Bowl commercial. Check out Charlotte's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-do-they-know-with-lovitz-mckinney/id1783673107
Transcribed - Published: 15 May 2025
Mike Hanford (Birthday Boys/Sloppy Boys/Comedy Bang Bang!) talks about finding rooms to hide in at work, living with a bunch of other comics, and getting a sketch show made on IFC. See Mike live: https://www.instagram.com/mikehanford/?hl=en See Brooks live: brookswheelan.com/dates watch pool jumpers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GIZ3cN4JwA
Transcribed - Published: 28 April 2025
Karl Hess and Brooks went and made a proof of concept episode of a new podcast they're working on where they go to every national park and get in way over their heads. It's Earth Day so I felt like we might as well share it!
Transcribed - Published: 22 April 2025
Chris Estrada (This Fool, Comedy Central) joins Brooks to talk about growing up in Los Angeles, working at Dominoes, a movie theater, and construction sites. All before deciding to start stand up when he was 30. Check out This Fool on Hulu: https://www.hulu.com/series/18ea1265-5978-41d7-b619-2ad23e075a71
Transcribed - Published: 9 April 2025
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Transcribed - Published: 31 March 2025
James Pumphrey (Key and Peele/Arrested Development/old roomamte) talks about growing up in Kentucky, joining UCB, and getting into the car game! Check out Jame's new channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@SpeeedCo
Transcribed - Published: 16 March 2025
Boosh (rad friend/rad skater) joins Brooks to talk about what happened during their 18 day trip through The Grand Canyon.
Transcribed - Published: 28 February 2025
Liam Cullagh (Almost Friday) is on to talk about working at a gas station, growing up next to the Patriots dynasty, and moving to LA to make sketches. Check out Almost Friday here: https://www.youtube.com/@AlmostFridayTV
Transcribed - Published: 13 December 2024
Whitmer Thomas (HBO/FOX/BROOKS' FRIEND) hops on to discuss selling Brooks his car, hating parades, and making a special. Check out whit's Auto Talk video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2psW-Em2Ow
Transcribed - Published: 5 December 2024
Whitmer Thomas (HBO/FOX/BROOKS' FRIEND) hops on to discuss selling Brooks his car, hating parades, and making a special. Check out whit's Auto Talk video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2psW-Em2Ow
Transcribed - Published: 5 December 2024
Brooks talks to the director (Isaac Rentz) and director of photography (Martin Vielma) about the making of his upcoming special, Alive in Alaska.
Transcribed - Published: 16 October 2024
Dan Licata (Seth Meyers/Joe Pera Talks with You) discusses growing up on Jackass and Tom Green. We also find out about the origins of Joe Pera's show on Adult Swim, and overall have a nice hang. Check out Dan's new special HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrCb9rntbv0
Transcribed - Published: 9 July 2024
Chris Fairbanks (Comedy Central/Conan/Last Comic Standing/Jimmy Kimmel) and Brooks are about to do some shows in Brooks' favorite state that happens to be Chris' home state so they talk about it! Get tickets to the shows here: brookswheelan.com/dates
Transcribed - Published: 5 March 2024
Shane Torres (Comedy Central/New special out now) talks to Brooks about growing up the son of an Irish mom and a Hispanic dad in Texas. Check out Shane's new special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9mHurqZh_0
Transcribed - Published: 13 January 2024
Joe Pera (Joe Pera talks to you) comes on to discuss being a paperboy, becoming welcomed into the world of brick laying, and working on advertising for Dog The Bounty Hunter. Check out Joe's new special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_97zE4GRZk Check out Joe's MTV pancake show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDI8ULxJYOU&t=50s See Brooks on the road here: brookswheelan.com/dates
Transcribed - Published: 1 December 2023
Karl and Brooks ramble. That's about it.
Transcribed - Published: 14 September 2023
Caitlin Cook (Off Broadway play "The Writing on the Stall") talks about going to kindergarten with Nic Cage's son, being a camp counselor, and wanting to leave LA for a small city. Check out Caitlin's play: http://www.thecaitlincook.com/ Join the patreon: https://www.patreon.com/entrylevelwithbrookswheelan
Transcribed - Published: 5 September 2023
Will Angus (Almost Friday) talks about growing up doing nothing in Dallas, switching back and forth between business and theater, then graduating exactly as the pandemic hit giving him nothing to do but make sketches. Check out Almost Friday: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCgK6peZI5-FKDCWzMIFk2A Join the patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/entrylevelwithbrookswheelan See brooks live here: brookswheelan.com/dates
Transcribed - Published: 20 July 2023
Kara Klenk (Comedy Central/Magic for Humans) talks about babysitting a 2 week old when she was 12, moving to Italy to teach English to Italians without knowing how to speak Italian, being an NBC page for Conan, and running into Brooks in Puerto Rico. Check out Kara's new podcast here! https://www.exactlyrightmedia.com/thats-messed-up See Brooks on tour here: Brookswheelan.com/dates
Transcribed - Published: 26 June 2023
Bret Raybould (off-Broadway show Race: The Movie: The Play) talks about growing up in Kansas City, working at Burger King, being an intern at Conan, then going back to Burger King, and how he ended up writing a play about Race. Me and Karl also catch up about our adventures. See all of Bret's things here: https://www.bretraybould.com/ Get tickets to see me on tour here: Brookswheelan.com Join the patreon: https://www.patreon.com/entrylevelwithbrookswheelan
Transcribed - Published: 29 May 2023
George Civeris and Sam Taggart (Straightiolab): talk about growing up in greece and also Michigan. Check out their podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/straightiolab/id1503599999
Transcribed - Published: 1 May 2023
Matt Goldich (Late Night w/ Seth Meyers) talks about how got into writing for late night with gigs at David Letterman, being an NBC page, and fetching grocery carts all around parking lot. Check out Matt on Late Night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAS029x1Srs
Transcribed - Published: 24 April 2023
Here is the interview Isaac and I did with Dead Pilots Society about the process of making a network show. Join the patreon: https://www.patreon.com/entrylevelwithbrookswheelan
Transcribed - Published: 31 March 2023
Here is episode 3 of Wheelan Motors! Read by: Jessica Lowe, Paul Scheer, Will Sasso, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Bobby Moynihan, Mike O’Brien, Gary Anthony Williams, Ryan Asher, Nick Rutherford, Joe Mande, Katrina Davis, and Joey Lyons.
Transcribed - Published: 31 March 2023
Here is episode 2 of Wheelan Motors! Read by: Jessica Lowe, Paul Scheer, Will Sasso, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Bobby Moynihan, Mike O’Brien, Gary Anthony Williams, Ryan Asher, Nick Rutherford, Joe Mande, Katrina Davis, and Joey Lyons. Join the patreon to watch the live performance: https://www.patreon.com/entrylevelwithbrookswheelan
Transcribed - Published: 31 March 2023
Here is a fun table read we did at The Elysian Theater in Los Angeles of episode 1 of the show we wrote for FOX that was ultimately passed on. The cast was great! It included Jessica Lowe, Paul Scheer, Will Sasso, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Bobby Moynihan, Mike O’Brien, Gary Anthony Williams, Ryan Asher, Nick Rutherford, Joe Mande, Katrina Davis, and Joey Lyons
Transcribed - Published: 31 March 2023
Whitmer Thomas and Clay Tatum (writers/directors of The Civil Dead) discuss what its like to make an independent film. They talk about the process of getting $30,000, being rejected from all the cool festivals, and then breaking through with someone who would help get them into distribution. It's a super entertaining look at how movies get made now. I hope you like it as much as I did. Rent or buy The Civil Dead here: https://thecivildead.com/ Listen to episode 1 of Wheelan Motors here: https://maximumfun.org/episodes/dead-pilots-society/episode-114-wheelan-motors-the-pilot-written-by-brooks-wheelan-i-think-you-should-leave-snl-isaac-rentz-opening-night/
Transcribed - Published: 22 March 2023
This week we talk to Christine and Em the hosts of "And That's Why We Drink." They discuss giving ghost tours, selling kites, how Chipotle works. This is all before they started they're rad podcast you should check out below if you haven't already. listen here: https://www.andthatswhywedrink.com/ Link to see Brooks live here: brookswheelan.com/dates
Transcribed - Published: 13 March 2023
Ryan Asher (Second City/Great Comic) talks about growing up in Virginia working in a BBQ restaurant, going on Second City cruises, and spending two years on the Second City main stage before moving to LA. Follow Asher here: https://www.instagram.com/reen_machine/ See Brooks live: brookswheelan.com/dates
Transcribed - Published: 6 March 2023
Josh Onstatt (Other Lives/Holly Combs) talks all about growing up in Oklahoma where he worked in the oil fields before bailing to Stillwater where he worked in a music store and started making music which led to Other Lives, touring the world, and moving to Los Angeles. Check out Josh's new project Colley Hobbs: https://www.tiktok.com/@colley_hobbs See Brooks on tour: Brookswheelan.com/dates
Transcribed - Published: 26 February 2023
Adam Newman (Comedy Central/College Humor) talks about hanging out with Dusty Rhodes, working in a NASCAR booth, and finding out how the Neilson ratings work. Follow Adam: https://www.adamnewmancomedy.com/ Also see The Civil Dead: https://www.avclub.com/film/reviews/the-civil-dead-2022
Transcribed - Published: 20 February 2023
Brooks and Turner catch up and complain about everything. But also Turner is going on tour so go see him. follow nick for tour dates: https://twitter.com/nicksturners
Transcribed - Published: 16 February 2023
Mike Mitchell (The Doughboys Podcast/The Birthday Boys/The Tomorrow War) talks about being a garbage man in Boston, working in a quarry, and making $5.75 an hour all before deciding to move to LA and make an attempt at comedy. Listen to The Doughboys: https://headgum.com/doughboys See Brooks on Tour: brookswheelan.com/dates
Transcribed - Published: 13 February 2023
David Gborie (the literal voice of Comedy Central) talks about growing up in the middle of nowhere Colorado, working at many gas stations, and not enjoying his time as a sandwich artist at Subway. All before moving to San Francisco and starting comedy. Check out David's podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4k3gmSWsZRadfpgyLNcG9B Help pets in need in New York City: https://www.socialteesnyc.org/ See brooks on the road: brookswheelan.com/dates
Transcribed - Published: 6 February 2023
Strider Wilson (Chadd and JT Go Deep) talks about lying to become a valet, the biggest tips he ever got, and which celebrities are actually cool. Join the patreon: https://www.patreon.com/entrylevelwithbrookswheelan Check out Brooks on tour: brookswheelan.com/dates
Transcribed - Published: 30 January 2023
Erin Lampart (Comedy Central) talks about being the queen of a golf course, selling mops at malls, and getting talked out of college. Check out Erin here: https://www.instagram.com/thatssolampy/?hl=en Get tickets to the Zanies shows: https://chicago.zanies.com/
Transcribed - Published: 23 January 2023
Willie Simon (Brooks' new favorite comic) talks about growing up in Hawaii, working at a comedy club in Seattle, and sleeping in his car above the Comedy Store before breaking into the LA comedy scene. Check out Willie's comedy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4ItbaGZ950 Also Mike Bridenstine guest hosts and talks about his new album. Check it out here: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/mike-bridenstine/544880804 Check out the live version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkAerhNCgxw
Transcribed - Published: 16 January 2023
Willie Hunter (Comedy Central/Roast Battle) talks about growing up selling fireworks in Alabama, going to Auburn, becoming an engineer, then seeing Joe Rogan almost fight Carlos Mencia and deciding to move to Los Angeles to work at The Comedy Store.
Transcribed - Published: 9 January 2023
Derek Waters (Drunk History) talks about growing up in the tire business, being denied a job at circuit city, and renting movies to celebrities at Hollywood Video. Ticket link to the Wheelan Motors Table read January 12: https://www.elysiantheater.com/shows/deadpilotssociety
Transcribed - Published: 19 December 2022
Jay Larson (Comedy Central / Twin Peaks) talks about growing up outside Boston making pizza, being kicked out of college a few times, and just deciding to move to LA bc no one believed he would. Check out Jay: https://www.jaylarsoncomedy.com/ Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/entrylevelwithbrookswheelan
Transcribed - Published: 11 November 2022
Beck Bennett (SNL/Ducktales/Friend) joins Brooks to talk about all the jobs he had, but the conversation derails into their friendship and being hired at SNL together and what that experience was like from their different perspectives.
Transcribed - Published: 5 October 2022
JT Parr (star of Netflix's new show Chadd and JT Go Deep) talks about growing up in southern California, being a PA on Nathan for You, and crashing his car he was using to Uber people around Coachella. He also talks about how he met Chad and how their internet fame lead to a Netflix show out August 23!
Transcribed - Published: 13 July 2022
Tess Dong (artist) is my incredible 88 year old neighbor, but more importantly an amazing artist and gardener. She was kind enough to sit down and talk about her 60+ career in art while talking about immigrating to the United States when she was 14. This is one of my favorite interviews ever. Below is how the MONA museum in Los Angeles’ write up on Tessie: Tessie Dong was born in Canton, China. She moved to Arizona as a teenager and received an Associates of Art from Eastern Arizona College and later moved to Los Angeles for further study. She received her education at Art Center College of Design, specializing in commercial illustration. After photography grew in prominence as an advertising medium, Dong pivoted from illustrator to work in architectural model building. This attention to space and proximity to architects led her to propose monumental works, designed with architecture in mind. She conceived of and created large-scale architectural installations for banks, restaurants, tennis clubs, private homes and synagogues. The mediums she used ranged from batik canvases, painted dimensional murals, and multimedia sculptures. She is a skillful welder and glassblower who hand makes each element in her work, embracing the transformative capacities of color, light, and material. “I had to learn how to bend neon tubes in order to add them to my metal work so it’s integrated in the whole,” states Dong. Dong’s 20-foot tower Enlightenment is permanently installed at the Chinatown branch of the LA Public Library. The second degree black belt in Shotokan Karate, avid gardener, and artist states “I keep on going.” Several years ago Tessie Dong was offered a large art commision the same week that she was diagnosed with cancer. The artist pushed through with the commission, secretly battling her diagnosis through studio sessions, chemotherapy, radiation, and naps. Every day she would move towards completing the work, promising herself she would not die before it was finished. “I almost died of cancer, but designing and completing my 24′ x 6’ x 2’ wall sculpture helped me to survive,” states Dong. The artist has been cancer free since. Dong states, “My work is about interplay of space and form, of natural lines and industrial materials, of harmony and tension- it’s sometimes hard to delineate where my pieces start and stop and where work and life intersect. There is nothing about my world that is not part of a vast composition: My garden, my house, my studio, my life. They reflect the same symbiosis of organic chance and composition which typifies my evolving work.” Tessie Dong’s work has been exhibited internationally and she has participated in several museum exhibitions. Her work is held in various private and corporate collections. “My art is a continual process. My goal is to design and create multi-media works for public and private spaces to enhance human communication through artistic media. I grow with each project and then apply my extended experience to each future work,” says Dong.
Transcribed - Published: 25 May 2022
Mitra Jouhari (Three Busy Debra's/Big Mouth) talks about growing up in Ohio, going to Ohio State, and working for mattress company before comedy started working out. She rules. Check out her show APRIL 24!
Transcribed - Published: 19 April 2022
Barry Rothbart (Comedy Central/Wolf of Wall Street) and Brooks discuss their favorite documentaries.
Transcribed - Published: 6 April 2022
Kurt Braunholer (Comedy Central/The Tonight Show) comes back on to talk about camping. Check out Kurt's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bananas/id1504942580
Transcribed - Published: 30 March 2022
Cornell Ried (Comedy Central/Eric Andre Show) comes on to talk about our top 5 favorite Sunday cartoon strips. Yep that's it.
Transcribed - Published: 23 March 2022
Whitmer Thomas (HBO/Comedy Central) and brooks talk about being friends.
Transcribed - Published: 14 March 2022
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