Drinking During Business Hours with Sarah Halstead and Rich Chassler | Where comedy & fine wine meet!

Comedians - and husband-and-wife duo - Sarah Halstead and Rich Chassler, bring their love of great beverages to every conversation. Each episode features a guest from the worlds of entertainment, wine, food or culture, as Sarah and Rich dive into their stories over a drink (or two). Interesting, funny, and always a little unruly, it's the podcast where comedy meets conversation...and it's always happy hour somewhere.

Drinking During Business Hours with Sarah Halstead and Rich Chassler | Where comedy & fine wine meet! is a comedy podcast hosted by Sarah Halstead, with 123 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Sarah Halstead hosts Drinking During Business Hours with Sarah Halstead and Rich Chassler | Where comedy & fine wine meet!, a comedy show with 123 episodes published.

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  Episode #121

  Irina Voronina Gets Real About Russia, Hollywood, The Playboy Murders & Comedy

  Aug 18, 202650 min

  Irina Voronina Gets Real About Russia, Hollywood, The Playboy Murders & Comedy This week on Drinking During Business Hours, Sarah Halstead and Richard Chassler sit down with Irina Voronina for a funny, candid, and surprisingly emotional conversation about her journey from Russia to Milan to Los Angeles, her rise as a Playboy Playmate and working actress, and how stand-up comedy became the next chapter of her life. Along the way, Irina opens up about growing up in Soviet Russia, leaving home at 19, adapting to America, and finding her own authentic voice in comedy instead of becoming a stereotype. The episode also gets into the realities of show business, aging in Hollywood, getting typecast, the transition from modeling to comedy, producing shows at Bar Lubitsch, working at Comedy Chateau, and Irina's appearance in The Playboy Murders. Sarah, Rich, and Irina keep it loose and hilarious throughout with a full non-alcoholic beer tasting featuring Beck's Non-Alcoholic, Heineken 0.0, and O'Doul's, making this one equal parts heartfelt, insightful, and absurdly fun. Guest Info Irina Voronina is a Russian-born American comedian, actor, model, and producer best known as Playboy's Miss January 2001. According to her official bio, she built an international modeling career before expanding into film, television, and stand-up comedy, with credits including Reno 911!: Miami, Balls of Fury, Piranha 3DD, iCarly, Tosh.0, 13 Reasons Why, and more. She now performs stand-up regularly in Los Angeles and produces original comedy content for her social platforms. Guest Social Links Website: https://www.irinavoronina.net/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irinavoronina/ Comedy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irinavoroninacomedy/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamirinavoronina Drink of the Podcast (NOT SPONSORED) Non-Alcoholic Beer Tasting Flight: Beck's Non-Alcoholic Heineken 0.0 O'Doul's This episode's drink theme was a refreshing non-alcoholic beer tasting, chosen for a hot Los Angeles day and inspired by Irina's request for non-alcoholic beer. The group sampled Beck's, Heineken 0.0, and O'Doul's, with Heineken 0.0 emerging as a favorite, while the overall verdict was that all three were surprisingly solid. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Welcome back to Drinking During Business Hours 00:56 The beer lineup: Beck's, Heineken 0.0, and O'Doul's (NOT SPONSORED) 02:09 Introducing Irina Voronina 04:05 How Irina got involved with Comedy Chateau 11:29 From Russia to America: Irina's early life story 15:22 Why Irina no longer feels safe traveling back to Russia 17:29 Family, WhatsApp, surveillance, and life back home 21:28 How Irina accidentally landed in Playboy 25:01 Moving to LA and taking the risk at 23 25:43 Modeling, acting, and building a career in Hollywood 27:51 Turning 40 and when the phone stopped ringing 31:18 Why Irina turned to stand-up comedy 36:30 Comedy Chateau, bar shows, and learning to perform 38:35 Producing Comedy Stew at Bar Lubitsch 43:05 Comedy classes, writing groups, and bad advice for comics 45:37 The Playboy Murders and Irina's connection to the story 48:04 Social media, comedy accounts, and where to follow Irina 49:19 Final drink rankings and shout-outs 50:00 Thanks for watching and sign-off Call to Action If you enjoyed this episode, like, comment, and subscribe to Drinking During Business Hours for more hilarious and honest conversations with comics, actors, creatives, and unforgettable guests. Drop a comment with your favorite moment from the episode, tell us which non-alcoholic beer you would pick, and share this episode with anyone who loves comedy, pop culture, and wild Hollywood stories. FOLLOW US ON SOCIALS! Sarah IG @sarahhalstead https://www.instagram.com/sarahhalstead/?hl=en FB @sarahjhalsteadcomic https://www.facebook.com/sarahjhalsteadcomic/ X @sarahjhalstead https://twitter.com/sarahjhalstead Website @SarahHalstead | sarahjhalstead.com Rich IG @richchassler https://www.instagram.com/richchassler/ FB @chasslerfans https://www.facebook.com/Chasslerfans/ X @richchassler https://x.com/richchassler Website richardchassler.com drinkingduringbusinesshours@gmail.com Please rate & review the podcast on your favorite platform - it helps more than you know! #IrinaVoronina #PlayboyMurders #PlayboyPlaymate #StandUpComedy

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  Episode #120

  Chef Steve Samson on Rosso Blu, Bologna, Gnocchi, and the Real Cost of Running a Restaurant

  Aug 11, 20261h 4m

  Chef Steve Samson on Rosso Blu, Bologna, Gnocchi, and the Real Cost of Running a Restaurant The Italian Food Secret LA Has Been Hiding This week on Drinking During Business Hours, Sarah Halstead and Rich Chassler sit down with Michelin-recognized chef and restaurateur Steve Samson for a rich, hilarious, and deeply personal conversation about Italian food, the restaurant life, and what it really takes to build something lasting in Los Angeles. Steve is the chef and co-owner of Rosso Blu in downtown LA, a Bolognese-inspired restaurant that Rich and Sarah recently visited and could not stop raving about. From the wood-burning oven to the legendary gnocchi to the iconic burro e oro tortelloni, this episode is a love letter to great Italian cooking and the people who dedicate their lives to it. Steve opens up about growing up spending summers in Bologna with his grandparents, how food was always the center of family life, and how those memories eventually led him to leave behind a stack of med school applications and enroll in culinary school in New York City. He talks about his early kitchens in Soho and Maine, his time working with Piero Selvaggio at Valentino in Las Vegas, and how the vision for Rosso Blu was born from a simple idea: cook the food his mother made. The conversation gets real when Steve talks about the economics of running a restaurant in California, the crushing costs post-pandemic, labor laws, tip credits, and why places that used to be neighborhood spots are now special occasion dinners. His wife and partner Dina gets a major shout-out as the operational backbone of everything they have built together. It is funny, warm, food-obsessed, and packed with the kind of honesty you only get when great wine is flowing. Do not miss it. Guest Info Steve Samson is a Los Angeles-based chef, restaurateur, and co-founder of Rosso Blu, a critically acclaimed Bolognese-inspired restaurant located in the Fashion District of downtown Los Angeles. Steve was born in Brooklyn, raised in Los Angeles, and spent formative summers in Bologna, Italy, where his mother's family shaped his deep love for traditional northern Italian cuisine. He trained at Peter Kump's Cooking School in New York City, cooked in celebrated New York kitchens, and worked with legendary restaurateur Piero Selvaggio at Valentino in Las Vegas before returning to LA. He co-founded Sotto on Pico Boulevard, a beloved Southern Italian restaurant, before opening Rosso Blu with his wife and business partner Dina Samson. Rosso Blu has received Michelin recognition and has been written up in virtually every major food publication. Steve is known for presenting dishes with photographs of his family in Italy and the stories behind each recipe, making every meal at Rosso Blu a deeply personal experience. Guest Social Links Restaurant Website: https://www.rossoblu.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chefstevesamson/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steve.samson.311 Restaurant Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rossoblula/ Chef's website: https://www.chefstevesamson.net/ Drink of the Podcast Feudi di San Gregorio Cutizzi, 100% Greco di Tufo, Campania, Italy Rich and Sarah kicked off the episode with this stunning summer white from the Campania region of southern Italy, made entirely from the Greco grape. Feudi di San Gregorio is one of the most respected producers in southern Italy and the Cutizzi is their flagship expression of Greco di Tufo, known for its mineral-driven structure, stone fruit aromatics, and refreshing acidity. Rich described it as one of his favorite summer whites and noted it goes particularly well in a jacuzzi. They also poured Castello di Bolgheri by Antinori cousins, a Super Tuscan at around $150 a bottle, which Steve got to enjoy toward the end of the episode. Chapters 00:00 Welcome & Drink of the Podcast - Feudi di San Gregorio Cutizzi, Greco di Tufo 03:15 Introducing Chef Steve Samson - Michelin-Recognized Chef & Owner of Rosso Blu 09:05 The Story Behind the Menu - Presenting Dishes with Family Photos from Bologna 13:05 Bologna's Three Nicknames - La Dotta, La Grassa, La Rossa 18:45 Peter Kump's Cooking School, NYC — Now Called ICE, Institute of Culinary Education 19:45 First Kitchen Job - Little Cranberry Island, Maine & the Lobster Dock Next Door 23:35 In the Weeds - The Term, What It Means in Any Vocation & Getting Through It 26:05 After-Hours NYC - Blue Ribbon, Seafood Towers & the Chefs Who Ran the Night 29:00 Building Your Chops - Garmanger, Pantry Station, Day Rates & Learning to Cook Professionally 31:50 Chefs Don't Trash Talk Each Other - Tom Colicchio, Nancy Silverton & the Respect in the Industry 35:55 No Tip Credit in California - What It Means, What It Costs & Why Sacramento Won't Change It 38:30 Shout Out to Dina Samson - The Glue, the Beast, the Operational Backbone of Rosso Blu 40:30 Post-COVID Costs - How Rising Prices Changed the Dining Landscape for Everyone 43:45 Your Gnocchi Changed My Life - The Secrets, Old Potatoes & Why It Goes So Wrong 48:20 The Test Kitchen Space - What Was There Before Sotto & the Chefs Who Came Through 50:30 Michael Voltaggio, Ink, Ink Sack & Great LA Restaurants We've Lost 55:00 Molecular Gastronomy, Emulsifiers & Why Italian Cooking Needs None of It 59:50 Paris, Amsterdam, Youth Hostels & the Bouillons - Traveling with the Kids on a Budget 61:00 Café d'Argent, Paris - The Numbered Duck & a Wine Cellar with 50,000 Bottles 64:00 Where to Find Steve & Rosso Blu + Thank Yous & Sign Off Call to Action If you enjoyed this episode, like, comment, and subscribe to Drinking During Business Hours for more conversations with chefs, winemakers, comedians, actors, and creatives who know how to live well. Drop a comment telling us your favorite Italian restaurant experience or what your go-to summer white is right now. Share this episode with anyone who loves great food, great wine, and great stories. And if you are in Los Angeles or visiting, get yourself to Rosso Blu in the Fashion District downtown. You will not regret it. Host Links FOLLOW US ON SOCIALS! Sarah IG @sarahhalstead https://www.instagram.com/sarahhalstead/?hl=en FB @sarahjhalsteadcomic https://www.facebook.com/sarahjhalsteadcomic/ X @sarahjhalstead https://twitter.com/sarahjhalstead Website @SarahHalstead | sarahjhalstead.com Rich IG @richchassler https://www.instagram.com/richchassler/ FB @chasslerfans https://www.facebook.com/Chasslerfans/ X @richchassler https://x.com/richchassler Website richardchassler.com drinkingduringbusinesshours@gmail.com Please rate & review the podcast on your favorite platform — it helps more than you know! Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/drinking-during-business-hours-with-sarah-halstead/id1273935631 Podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SarahHalsteadComedian Sarah and Rich are the husband-and-wife comedy duo behind Drinking During Business Hours, where comedy, conversation, great wine, and incredible guests collide every episode. #SteveSamson #RossoBlu #ItalianFood #LosAngelesRestaurants #MichelinLA

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  Episode #119

  Apparitions, the FBI and a Bottle of Chardonay with Jennifer M Schaffer

  Aug 4, 20261h 5m

  Jennifer M Schaffer Talks Apparitions, the FBI and a Bottle of Chardonay Comedians Sarah J. Halstead and Rich Chassler pop a 2021 Gentleman Farmer 100% Chardonnay and pour it out with Jennifer M. Shaffer internationally recognized intuitive, spiritual medium, medical intuitive, and former stockbroker-turned-triathlete who's worked with the FBI, U.S. Secret Service, and Dark Web Division. They cover ADHD-approved Chardonnay, 800 bottles stashed in kitchen drawers, the secret to a 30-year marriage, why Jennifer never watches the news, the French Bulldog bedspread that cracked an FBI fentanyl case, and the night she sees full-blown apparitions walking through her bedroom window. Equal parts hilarious, terrifying, and oddly comforting. Guest Info Jennifer M. Shaffer is an internationally recognized Intuitive Spiritual Medium, Investigative Case Expert, and Medical Intuitive based in Manhattan Beach, CA. A former stockbroker who managed half a billion dollars in her 20s and a professional triathlete, she's a Founding Member of the Intuitive Investigations Academy, a Social Activism Award winner, and the subject of four best-selling books. Jennifer hosts her signature Wine & Spirit Gallery Readings at Uncorked Manhattan Beach twice a month. Guest Social Links Instagram: @jennifermshaffer … https://www.instagram.com/jennifermshaffer/?hl=en Facebook: JSIntuitiveInvestigationAlliances … https://www.facebook.com/JSIntuitiveInvestigationAlliances/ LinkedIn: Jennifer M. Shaffer … https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifermedlynshaffer Website: jennifershaffer.com … https://jennifershaffer.com/ Drink of the Podcast (Not Sponsored) Gentleman Farmer 2021 100% Chardonnay Made by DDBH friends Jeff Durham & Joe (Joey) Wallows of Gentleman Farmer Wines. Varietal: 100% Chardonnay Style: Full malolactic fermentation — that buttery, creamy mouthfeel Climate: Warm climate — pours a rich, deep gold Flavor: Fuller-bodied, lower acid Find the wine at the Gentleman Farmer Bungalow … https://gentlemanfarmerwines.com/ - featured this month in Wine Spectator Magazine. Drank from RIEDEL Chardonnay-specific varietal glasses … https://www.riedel.com/ Chapters 00:00 Welcome & The Pour (Gentleman Farmer Chardonnay) 02:28 Meet Jennifer M. Shaffer 07:12 The Wine Snob & 800 Bottles in Kitchen Drawers 12:45 The Secret to a 30-Year Marriage 16:33 Working With the FBI, U.S. Secret Service & Dark Web 23:31 When a Killer Calls Her Office 26:31 Why She Never Watches the News 31:29 Alzheimer's & "Having Fun on the Other Side" 41:26 Vulnerability & Letting the World In 48:58 Dr. Phil & The Heart Attack She Predicted 51:33 Psychedelics: Ketamine, MDMA & Psilocybin 56:46 Sleep, Alpha State & Seeing Apparitions 60:42 The Mentalism Card Trick with Gabe Abelson 64:18 Wine & Spirit Gallery Readings at Uncorked Manhattan Beach Call to Action If this episode made you laugh, gasp, or reach for the Chardonnay three things: LIKE this video on YouTube SUBSCRIBE on YouTube, Apple Podcasts & Spotify Leave a 5-star review it fuels the algorithm Attention Hproof your product got mentioned four times. The door is open. Walk through it. Want to be read? Come to the next Wine & Spirit Gallery Reading at Uncorked Manhattan Beach … https://uncorkedwineshops.com/ $40. 35 readings. Twice a month. ️ Host Links FOLLOW US ON SOCIALS! Watch the Episode on YouTube...https://www.youtube.com/@Sarahhalsteadcomedian Sarah IG @sarahhalstead https://www.instagram.com/sarahhalstead/?hl=en FB @sarahjhalsteadcomic https://www.facebook.com/sarahjhalsteadcomic/ X @sarahjhalstead https://twitter.com/sarahjhalstead Website @SarahHalstead | sarahjhalstead.com Rich IG @richchassler https://www.instagram.com/richchassler/ FB @chasslerfans https://www.facebook.com/Chasslerfans/ X @richchassler https://x.com/richchassler Website richardchassler.com drinkingduringbusinesshours@gmail.com Please rate & review the podcast on your favorite platform it helps more than you know! The Show DDBH on Apple Podcasts … https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/drinking-during-business-hours-with-sarah-halstead/id1273935631 DDBH on Spotify … https://open.spotify.com/show/0S1heAKEiAufmBft90DK9m DDBH on YouTube … https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLKMYmcbbBTHU473qSah0WsKKy5ztyZyiNQ Basshole Studios / Doug Bass … https://www.bassholeshow.com/ Producer & Editor Cori Fry PodChic Media - https://www.instagram.com/thepod_chic/ or https://www.instagram.com/corifry/ #DrinkingDuringBusinessHours #ComedyAndWine #JenniferMShaffer #IntuitiveMedium #SpiritualMedium Drinking During Business Hours - Where Comedy & Fine Wine Meet.

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  Episode #118

  Keith Reza on Comedy, Fame, and Never Giving Up

  Jul 28, 202654 min

  Keith Reza on Comedy, Fame, and Never Giving Up This week on Drinking During Business Hours, Sarah Halstead and Rich Chassler sit down with comedian, actor, writer, and podcaster Keith Reza for a funny, candid, and inspiring conversation about building a career in comedy, staying persistent in entertainment, and carving out your own voice in a brutally competitive business. With roots in stand-up, a long-running podcast of his own, and years spent learning from the legendary Norm Macdonald, Keith brings the kind of behind-the-scenes perspective comedy fans love. From the grind of live comedy to storytelling, podcasting, industry survival, and the mindset it takes to keep going, this episode is a great listen for comics, creators, and anybody chasing a creative life. If you love conversations about stand-up, entertainment, mental resilience, and the reality behind making it, this one belongs on your watchlist. Guest Info Keith Reza is a stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and podcast host with more than 20 years in comedy. He was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome at 13 and found comedy as a way to connect with people and navigate the world. He was mentored by Norm Macdonald for nine years, contributed as a writer on Norm Macdonald Has a Show and Norm Macdonald Live, has appeared on NBC, Animal Planet, and Netflix Is A Joke, and released the special Keith Reza: Make It Happen. He also hosts the long-running celebrity interview podcast Reza Rifts. Guest Social Links Website: https://www.keithreza.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keithreza/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/realkeithreza X / Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/keithreza TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@keithreza YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpyRbdbee3pBlDrtMDd6Pww Podcast - Reza Rifts: https://www.keithreza.com/gallery Drink of the Podcast Drink of the Podcast: Molto Bene Mocktails Whether it's wine, cocktails, or something unexpected, the drink always sets the tone on Drinking During Business Hours, where comedy, conversation, and happy hour energy always meet in the middle. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Intro to Keith Reza 02:15 Keith's comedy journey 06:40 Learning from Norm Macdonald 11:05 Writing, performing, and finding your voice 16:20 The reality of stand-up life 22:10 Hosting Reza Rifts 28:35 Comedy, resilience, and mental toughness 35:00 Entertainment industry lessons 42:25 What keeps comedians going 49:10 Final thoughts and where to follow Keith Call to Action If you enjoyed this episode, make sure you like, comment, and subscribe to Drinking During Business Hours for more conversations with comedians, actors, writers, and creatives from across entertainment and culture. Drop a comment with your favorite Keith Reza moment and share the episode with someone who loves stand-up comedy, podcasts, and behind-the-scenes industry stories. Host Links Sarah IG @sarahhalstead https://www.instagram.com/sarahhalstead/?hl=en FB @sarahjhalsteadcomic https://www.facebook.com/sarahjhalsteadcomic/ X @sarahjhalstead https://twitter.com/sarahjhalstead Website @SarahHalstead | sarahjhalstead.com Rich IG @richchassler https://www.instagram.com/richchassler/ FB @chasslerfans https://www.facebook.com/Chasslerfans/ X @richchassler https://x.com/richchassler Website richardchassler.com drinkingduringbusinesshours@gmail.com Please rate & review the podcast on your favorite platform — it helps more than you know! Follow the podcast here: Apple Podcasts: Drinking During Business Hours ,,, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/drinking-during-business-hours-with-sarah-halstead/id1273935631 Watch it on YouTube ... https://www.youtube.com/@Sarahhalsteadcomedian #KeithReza #StandUpComedy #Podcasting #ComedyPodcast #DrinkingDuringBusinessHours #SarahHalstead #RichChassler #ComedianLife #EntertainmentPodcast #PodcastGuest #ComedyJourney #CreativeLife #NormMacdonald #JohnCusack #SuccessMindset

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  Episode #117

  Inside Darren Carter's Laugh Factory Slot 19 Strategy

  Jul 20, 202657 min

  Inside Darren Carter's Laugh Factory Slot 19 Strategy Comedian Darren Carter joins Sarah Halstead and Rich Chassler for a coffee-fueled masterclass on building a stand-up career in the social media age. Carter pulls back the curtain on nearly four decades of comedy, from his Fresno forensics team days to headlining the Laugh Factory, Comedy Central, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and booking a Showtime special after landing a Miller Beer national commercial as only his third audition. The trio dives into his headshot story (shot by a Fresno photographer who drove a van down to LA to shoot sets), the strategic genius of always choosing slot #19 at the Laugh Factory Tuesday Night Live, the power of voices and impressions, and his daily social media workflow using iMovie and CapCut, including the secret weapon of trial reels. Along the way Carter shares the legendary Minnie Pearl advice he keeps in his Notes app: "Love them with your heart and they'll love you right back." It's a joyful, generous, hilarious hour that feels like pulling up a bar stool with three working comedians. Today we're drinking coffee. Guest Info Darren Carter is a stand-up comedian, actor, and podcaster based in Sherman Oaks, California. He's performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Comedy Central, and booked a Showtime special. On screen, he's starred opposite John Travolta. Off stage he's a family man and the host of the podcast Pocket Party. Carter started comedy in his hometown of Fresno in 1989, sharpened his chops in high school forensics (Dramatic Interpretation, Humorous Interpretation, Original Prose & Poetry, and Speech to Entertain, plus the dreaded Lincoln-Douglas debate), took a Variety Arts class at Fresno City College, then moved to LA. He's a paid regular at both the Comedy Store and the Laugh Factory, and he's cracked the social media consistency code with daily uploads across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Guest Social Links Instagram @officialdarrencarter … https://www.instagram.com/officialdarrencarter/ Linktree … https://linktr.ee/DarrenCarter YouTube … http://youtube.com/DarrenCarter TikTok … https://www.tiktok.com/@officialdarrencarter Facebook … https://www.facebook.com/DarrenCarterOfficialFanPage?mibextid=ZbWKwL Pocket Party on Apple Podcasts … https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/darren-carter-pocket-party/id1373544111?mt=2 Drink of the Podcast (NOT SPONSORED) We just really like this brand of Organic Mushroom Coffee. Six adaptogenic mushrooms, no jitters, medium price-tier subscription. Hosts Sarah and Rich are drinking it because the guest requested coffee. This is the first time DDBH has gone caffeine-fueled instead of wine-fueled, and the conversation is no less intoxicating. Carter ordered a vanilla iced latte alongside. "It doesn't give me the jitters like regular coffee… but you'll go broke drinking it." - Rich Chassler Ryze Mushroom Coffee … https://www.ryzesuperfoods.com/pages/shop-all?srsltid=AfmBOorKrz2kUh7SB0UHHxzGUhyMObP4iM5xah2BxPOo3xJ0YMdSxYXr Chapters 0:00 Cold Open & Welcome, Sarah & Rich kick off the show 1:00 The Drink Today: Organic Mushroom Coffee, adaptogens, ~$54/mo, no jitters 4:16 Introducing Darren Carter, Tonight Show, Comedy Central, starred opposite John Travolta 4:40 The Headshot Story, photographer Frankie Lee L driving down from Fresno to shoot LA open-micers 11:00 Beginners Luck vs Inherent Energy, does your excitement get you the room? 13:00 Social Media Routine, daily uploads, 90-second reels, the magic of trial reels (1 to 5/day) 17:51 Editing Workflow, iMovie to phone to CapCut Pro: bright, loud, watermarked 24:00 New Bits vs Old Material, "Think of the room like an art gallery: today I'm putting up Darren Carter 2026." 29:00 Repackaging Old Footage, combine two days, add a GIF, change the hook, fool the algorithm 31:00 Bar vs Belly Room Productivity, 1992 vs 2026 (Barry Katz: "Nothing good happens on the couch") 33:00 Selling Tickets in 2026 vs The Old Days, when clubs had phone-banking teams, radio hits, the Last Laugh in San Jose 36:08 Comedy Origins in Fresno, career day, forensics team (DI, HI, OPP, STE, Lincoln-Douglas debate) 42:00 Moving to LA & Laugh Factory Tuesday Night Live, meeting roommate Julian Jones, the slot-19 strategy 45:10 The Power of Voices & Impressions, Bart Simpson, Snagglepuss, Gangs of Nebraska, Danny Lobell's Jackie Mason 49:00 Breaking Big, Miller Beer commercial (3rd audition, 1995), SAG card, Showtime special, Comedy Store + Laugh Factory regular 51:30 "Love Them With Your Heart," the Minnie Pearl advice that changed his stage life 53:16 A Long Beach Lesson in Professionalism, never call out the crowd (the bringer-caller tanked his set) 54:20 Pocket Party + Where to Find Darren, Instagram, Linktree, YouTube, TikTok 55:28 Shoutouts, Bass Home Studios / Doug Bass (plugs for anyone wanting a podcast space), Riedel Glassware, Corey Fry 57:00 Sign-Off, like, subscribe, five stars, see you next week Call to Action If you dug this episode, do these four things right now: LIKE this video ... https://www.youtube.com/@DrinkingDuringBusinessHours SUBSCRIBE to Drinking During Business Hours on YouTube... https://www.youtube.com/@DrinkingDuringBusinessHours FIVE-STAR the podcast on Apple Podcasts & Spotify COMMENT below your favorite Darren Carter moment (or just say hi, we read every one) Thinking about starting your own podcast? Hit up Doug Bass at Bass Home Studios in the West Hollywood-adjacent area. As Darren said: "There's a restroom, plenty of parking, and it's great." Yes, we got a shoutout for the air conditioning, the parking, and the bathroom. DDBH appreciates you, Doug. Host Links FOLLOW US ON SOCIALS! Sarah IG @sarahhalstead https://www.instagram.com/sarahhalstead/?hl=en FB @sarahjhalsteadcomic https://www.facebook.com/sarahjhalsteadcomic/ X @sarahjhalstead https://twitter.com/sarahjhalstead Website @SarahHalstead | sarahjhalstead.com Rich IG @richchassler https://www.instagram.com/richchassler/ FB @chasslerfans https://www.facebook.com/Chasslerfans/ X @richchassler https://x.com/richchassler Website richardchassler.com drinkingduringbusinesshours@gmail.com Please rate & review the podcast on your favorite platform — it helps more than you know! #darrencarter #DrinkingDuringBusinessHours #DDBH #StandUpComedy #ComedyLife #Comedian #ComedyPodcast #LAComedy #NYCComedy #ComedyStore #LaughFactory #TonightShow #ComedyCentral #Showtime #PocketParty

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