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Misery Loves Mandy w/ Mandy Martino Feat. Matt Catanzano [Podcast]

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Misery Loves Mandy is a Mostly Happy Podcast hosted by comedian Mandy Martino; weekly comedians discuss miserable moments and whether or not they made them into jokes.

Mandy Martino: Mandy Martino is a stand-up comedian, writer and actress. Originally from South Florida, Mandy received her Bachelor’s Degree from The University of Central Florida in business, which helps her professionally write dick jokes. While in college she began her comedy career at SAKs Comedy Lab and The Orlando Improv.

Once in LA she continued her love for comedy where she followed her SNL idols and studied at The Groundlings Theater and School. You can find Mandy performing stand-up all around Los Angeles.

In this week’s episode, get ready for a spooktacular ride on the latest Halloween-themed episode of “Misery Loves Mandy”!

Join host Mandy and the ultimate Halloween enthusiast, the incredible Matt Catanzano, as they dive into all things eerie and delightful. Back by popular demand after last year’s Halloween episode, Matt brings his unique charm and love for all things Halloween to the table for another round of frightful fun.

Whether you’re a die-hard Halloween fan or just looking for some seasonal laughs, this episode is guaranteed to get you in the spirit. Tune in now and join the Halloween extravaganza on “Misery Loves Mandy”!

Matt Catanzano: Matt Catanzano is an actor, writer, director, and comedian living in Los Angeles. He recently performed as part of an NBC/Universal Showcase directed by Mick Napier in LA.

He can be seen in the comedy “Daddy’s Home 2” starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg as well as an episode of Tracy Morgan’s show “The Last O.G.”

His new horror short, SPIRITS, just won a handful of awards at festivals across the U.S. including BEST FILM at 13Horror.com, BEST MUSIC AND SOUND at The LA Feedback Festival, AUDIENCE CHOICE at Film Invasion LA & Anti-Hero Film Festival, and Semi-finalst at the Rhode Island International Film Festival. It’s also official selection at LA Horror Fest, NYC Halloween Fest, Spooky’s International, Mistress Mary’s Film Festival, among others. 

His feature screenplay, “At Death’s Door”, just won the Horror Underground Screenplay Contest 2023 and is currently a finalist at this year’s Nashville Film Festival. It has also been a semi-finalist (top 2%) at the Austin Film Festival in both the Horror Feature and Comedy Feature categories. His original pilot, “Late Fees”, just got 2nd place at the SWN Screenplay Awards. 

Matt is a former Mainstage performer, writer, director, and teacher at Improv Asylum in Boston’s North End. His YouTube page, “Simply Unemployable” is a Channel Partner on Broadway Video’s Digital Studio “Above Average Productions” where he’s released web series such as “Portrait STUdio” and “Congressional Hearings.” Matt wrote and directed the sketch, “Sex in a Haunted House” which is currently at 100+ million views on YouTube as a Comedy Central Original. Simply Unemployable sketches have been featured on Buzzfeed, Digg, College Humor, NPR, Splitsider, Huffington Post, among others.

This year he launched his new horror-comedy website Happy Ghost Productions with new series, sketches, and short films. He also co-hosts a movie nerd podcast with James III (LateFeesComedy.com) and a real-life ghost stories interview series with Ryan Gaul. 

He can be seen performing live in Los Angeles at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema as director, performer, and head-writer of “Protected Under Parody (sketch), The Hollywood Improv with his show “ill-Prepared” (standup), at UCB in “The Scene”(long form), at The Comedy Nook doing characters in “Character Roulette”, Soho House (monthly standup), and the Comedy Central Stage(sketch/improv).
 
Otherwise, he can be found modeling on such prestigious product boxes as an ad for inflatable pool floats and “personal” massagers.

Checkout previous episodes of Misery Loves Mandy featuring Audrey Stewart, Shapel Lacey, Isa Medina, Jamie Kennedy, Josh Potter, & many more HERE