Holly Ballantine joins me to recap recording my first stand up comedy special last weekend. It was seven years in the making and now I have to watch my big dumb face for hours of editing. Ugh. Holly shares her perspective as my opener and room mom for the night. And Joel Ruiz weighs in as videographer and midwife of the special. We also chat about Holly's comedy goals and the festival she coproduces with Amber Chandler and Sarah Britt, West End Comedy Festival coming up this March 7,8,9 in Atlanta! https://www.westendcomedyfest.com/Yoshee's Episode where he bullied me to recording a special:https://youtu.be/0vJw8-S9AA4?si=qK-msk0SUdcuiTnLYoshee's Special!!!https://youtu.be/IwydfG2Qo50?si=C6FjaLiXjRI5awGKEpisode 88Follow Holly and go see the West End Comedy Festival!https://www.instagram.com/hollyballantinecomedyhttps://x.com/hollyballantinehttps://www.hissyfitcomedy.com/https://www.hollyballantine.com/Holly Ballantine is a literal train wreck who has been charming audiences across the country with her hilarious stories of motherhood, marriage, and near death experiences since the day Chris Rock told her she was funny. She is based in Atlanta, Georgia where she co-produces West End Comedy Festival and Hissy Fit Comedy. She is a weekend regular at the Punchline and Laughing Skull Lounge where she was the April 2022 resident. Holly has performed at many clubs across the country and featured for Tim Meadows, Rachel Feinstein, Jessica Kirson, Beth Stelling, Leah Rudick, and many others. Her writing has been featured on Buzzfeed, Netflix Family, The Chive, HuffPost and the Washington Post. She does not hold grudges, but has a spreadsheet of everyone who owes her favors.Atlanta based Stand Up Comedian, Amy Brown, invites funny people into her costume chamber to have fun! Join her for a weekly gigglefest where she touches on a broad range of topics like motherhood, becoming a touring comedian, book writing, seasonal depression, how dogs are better than cats, yeah, I said it. New episodes drop every Monday Night. Audio out Tuesday Morning everywhere. Full Video on Youtube and Spotify. https://amybrowncomedy.com/podcastIndoor Wife Shirts and Trucker Hatshttps://amybrowncomedyshop.square.site/For more nerdy comedy subscribe and like my YouTube Page.https://www.youtube.com/@amybrowncomedyMy shows are here…https://linktr.ee/AmyBrownComedyhttps://www.facebook.com/amybrowncomedy/https://www.instagram.com/amybrowncomedyAmy Brown’s silly smart standup reflects on motherhood, dyslexia, and the perils of shorty shorts. Accolades include touring around the country as a headliner for Moms Unhinged, opening for Real Housewife of New York, Sonja Morgan in Sonja In Your City, April Macie, Emmy Blotnick, Liza Treyger, Ali Macofsky & Adrienne Iapalucci. She is a regular at Atlanta’s Laughing Skull Lounge and was in the top 101 in The World Series of Comedy 2022/2023 in Las Vegas. She was a finalist in the Funniest Person in Rochester 2022 and has performed in The Rochester Fringe Festival, The Boulder Comedy Festival, Oak City Comedy Festival, The North Carolina Comedy Festival, and West End Comedy Fest. She also hosts a weekly podcast and Youtube series called Amy Brown Comedy Podcast. Find her at www.amybrowncomedy.com. Producer Joel Ruiz, Do You Validate https://www.instagram.com/do_you_validate/https://www.doyouvalidate.com/#redneckcomedy #standupcomedy #standupcomedyspecial #comedy #comedypodcast #amybrowncomedy #womenincomedy #momcomedy #momhumor #amybrown