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Bill Blank and Willie Farrell are comedians who have toured and done shows across the country. Subscribe and listen as the guys workshop their comedy bits and get a behind the scenes look on how comedians try material and work through their routines.
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Billy & Willie's Workshop EP 3.38 Billy Opens for Dave Attell (opens the original)
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Billy shares stories from opening for Dave Attell and recalls a tense exchange with a heckler at another show. The crew talks about building a comedy workshop at Chuck’s, then veers into mock political attack ads, a game of “baseball player, porn star, or country singer,” and the usual unscripted chaos. Sponsored by KnoPros Remodeling, Jenny Farrell RE/MAX Concepts, Iowa Beef Steakhouse, and Revelton Distilling Company. LIVE from the AKC Andrew Downs Studio.
Billy & Willie's Workshop: EP 3.37 Hawks Win, Excuses Begin: Bill’s Cy-Hawk Victory Lap (opens the original)
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Bill is enjoying every second of Iowa’s Cy-Hawk victory—and he brought the receipts for the Cyclone fans filling his comments with excuses. The guys break down the game, debate which team had more experience and read some of the best insults fired Bill’s way. Then the Workshop goes completely off the rails with AI-generated sports clips, the pointlessness of sideline interviews, an AI apocalypse, questionable relationship advice and another round of “Baseball Player, Country Singer or Porn Star?
Billy & Willie's Workshop EP 3.36 Cy-Hawk Week, Kirk’s Gum & How the Hell Did We Get Here? (opens the original)
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It’s Cy-Hawk Week, which means Billy & Willie’s Workshop immediately goes off the rails. The guys break down Iowa vs. Iowa State, argue over who actually has something to lose, debate the Hawkeyes’ season ahead, and somehow launch an investigation into Kirk Ferentz’s game-day gum habits. They also look back at the latest comedy show with Tony Rock—including his wild near-kidnapping story—before the conversation takes its usual Workshop detours through politics, porn-star-or-country-singer trivia
Billy & Willie’s Workshop Ep. 3.35: The Road, the Green Room & the Grind of Stand-Up (opens the original)
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Billy and Willie are coming off a big weekend at the Funny Bone, including Willie hitting the stage and Billy spending the week getting ready for Tony Rock. That leads to a deep—and hilarious—conversation about what life as a working stand-up comedian is really like. From the energy drain of doing two shows a night and the pressure of knowing an audience paid to see you, to years spent bouncing between comedy clubs, one-nighters, cruise ships and life on the road, the guys pull back the curtain
Billy & Willie’s Workshop EP 3.34: Billy’s Back from Omaha & Nobody Is Safe (opens the original)
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Billy is back from Omaha, and the Workshop wastes absolutely no time getting back to what it does best: going completely off the rails. The guys remember Dolly Parton and what made her one of the rare celebrities nearly everyone could agree on before the conversation takes some very Billy & Willie turns. From Hawkeye bike helmets and Willie’s new cycling adventures to politics, the WNBA, sports, movies, celebrity crushes, and the usual arguments nobody asked them to settle, nothing stays on topi
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