Stand-up comedians who are ready to take the world by storm have many early historic stops along the road to verging superstardom, and this podcast is one of the most important.
Ready Set Blow w/ Randy Valerio is a weekly podcast hosted by Los Angeles comedian Randy Valerio as he sits down with comedians, entertainers, professionals, and friends to discuss life, relationships, careers, opinions, and current events.
Randy Valerio: Randy is a Los Angeles-based comedian and podcaster originally hailing from Queens, New York. After going to a fancy Ivy League university and spending over a decade as an investment banker, Randy decided he was tired of being able to pay his bills on time and jumped head-first into stand-up comedy. Randy’s style of comedy reflects his diverse upbringing in New York City by an immigrant father from the Dominican Republic and a German-Irish mother, his experiences as a single man in his 30s, and the everyday absurdities we all take part in but never seem to notice. He got his start in the Boston comedy scene in 2016 and began taking his act on the road opening for Jeff Dye (The Tonight Show, NBC’s Better Late Than Never, Last Comic Standing) beginning in the summer of 2018, performing in over 35 cities across the country. Randy has also opened for such other comics as Donnell Rawlings, Chris Franjola, and Dean Delray. In January 2020, Randy had the opportunity to perform internationally for the first time in Australia at the Fringe World Festival, and in 2021, he was featured at the Idaho Comedy Fest. During the pandemic, Randy was able to grow a nascent Instagram following to over 39K followers, having his jokes reposted by BuzzFeed.com, TheChive.com, and various meme accounts with a combined 50M+ following. He is also the host of the weekly Ready Set Blow podcast, which was included in the first annual Boston Podfest at Laugh Boston comedy club in 2018.
In this episode, Miami-based comedian Mac Lawson joins Randy in studio this week.
Mac shares how people on social media convinced her to get her starts in comedy. Randy asks Mac about being an OF creator and not actually sharing scandalous pics. The two debate why showing a nipple is considered adult content, but the rest of the boob is not. Randy asks Mac about being a late bloomer and waiting a while to lose her virginity.
They move on to talk about the difference between LA and southern crowds. Randy asks Mac about why her podcast, Mac After Dark, triggers men on the internet so much. This leads to a conversation about being offensive on stage.
The two talk about dating and being dishonest with yourself. They close with the new – male sweat brightens women’s mood and releases their hormones, Tinder and Hinge are being sued for turning users into addicts, and people are having sex just to save on heating bills.
