Wendy Liebman & Tom McTigue "Standup Comedy Live on Stage" Show #250

We have comedienne Wendy Liebman and standup comic/actor Tom McTigue as our comedy guests this week. They share loads of standup comedy material, and each in their unique way. Both played my club "Laughs Unlimited" back in the day, and both have had wonderful careers thanks to standup comedy. Listen, Laugh, & Share!

Wendy Liebman and Tom McTigue are renowned stand-up comedians known for their distinctive comedic styles and engaging storytelling. Liebman, with her clever wordplay and observational humor, draws from personal experiences to entertain audiences with witty anecdotes about relationships, self-image, and everyday life, reveling in the freedom and creativity that comedy offers. In contrast, McTigue captivates with his engaging storytelling and unique voice inflections, reflecting on life's challenges and embracing the humor in problems that arise, from relationships to historical observations. Together, they offer a captivating comedy experience, each bringing their unique perspectives to the stage, while encouraging audiences to find laughter and insight in life's complexities.

(00:00:21) "Diverse Comedy Styles on Stage"

(00:07:38) "Laughing Through Marriage's Ups and Downs"

(00:14:16) Diverse Stand-up Comedy Network with Popular Comics

Transcript

Announcer: 0:04

This is another episode of Stand Up Comedy. Your host and emcee celebrating 40 plus years on the fringe of show business stories, interviews and comedy sets from the famous and not so famous. Here's your host and emcee, Scott Edwards.

R. Scott Edwards: 0:21

Hey, welcome back to the podcast. We have some great stand up comedy for you this week. Two tremendous stand up comics that have been doing comedy work for a couple decades. Both have had a lot of success in their own ways. Closing the show. Somebody you've heard many times on the podcast. So, so funny. He was one of the stars of the TV show Baywatch and he also has appeared in a couple movies. But he's really funny, stand up comic. It was performed on stage from coast to coast. He is retired now, but I have some comedy from back in the 80s that is just so funny. I know you'll enjoy it. So Tom McTeague coming up to close the show, opening things up, a very talented comedian. She worked my club a couple times, done a little bit of tv, but mostly done one woman shows and a lot of stage work at clubs across the country. Wendy Liebman, very, very funny young lady out of Los Angeles. So we have two great acts to entertain you this week. Why don't we jump into it? Let's start off with our very funny comedian. Let's welcome to the stage Wendy Liebman.

Wendy Liebman: 1:32

Hi, it's great to be here. I'm in a great mood. Cause when I walked in, some guy thought I was Ruth Buzzy and I don't know who she is. She pretty. Maybe I should have kicked him out of my stall. Actually that happens to me all the time though people mistake me for like Liza Minnelli, Sandy Duncan, Prince, alf, Oprah. The other day, this man, he was like pointing to me, he was like Lady Di. I said, me? No. Then I found out he was just telling me what to do. Thanks for getting that. I'm too young today. I'm only 29 and I found my first gray hair today. So upset about it because it was on my chest. Just a joke. I'm 30. But I love this job. I love this job because I used to be a secretary. I hated that. I used to call in sick a lot. I said I had female problems, right? Little did my boss know I was talking about her. She was the problem. Now I do comedy. I'm also a writer. I write checks and mostly fiction, of course, a lot of mystery. I loved to write. When I was growing up, I had a pen pal. I wrote to her once a week for 14 years till she finally wrote back. She said, stop. Didn't stop me. I should stop eating. I've been eating everything lately. So today finally I went running. I had to because the ice cream truck was going six feet and I needed a lift to the bakery. So I'm at the bakery, right? And I'm standing in line and this really cute guy is flirting with me. Finally he came over, he asked for my number and I gave it to him. And then I had to take a new one. Thanks for your sympathy. I know I'm not fat, but I'll always feel that way. Because since I was really little, my parents used to stuff me with like cookies and candy. And I don't think they wanted a daughter. I think they wanted a pinata. I hated that stick. But this is. I like the candy. This is my first time in la. I love it. I drove in tonight, I thought it would like hit a lot of traffic. But I only hit like two cars on the train. I am not a good driver. I perpendicular park. I recently I got into an accident with one of these houses on a truck. Have you seen them? They're trying to move a house. Like, what are these people too lazy to pack? The house had Christmas lights and a window box. It was coming right at me. I'm flashing my brights, beeping my horn. Nobody was home. So I pulled into the garage. This is great. I wish my boyfriend were here tonight, but I don't know who he is. My last boyfriend and I were totally incompatible. I was a night person. He was married, just didn't. I want to get married because I need new kitchen stuff. So I've been going on dates. My friend set me up on these blind dates. I've been on so many blind dates. I should get a free dog. Actually, sometimes I do, but dating is so hard. Dating is hard anyway, right? Call me old fashioned. I like it when a man pays for sex. Anybody else? You know, I shouldn't really joke about sex. Cause it's the 90s. You can get something terminal like a kid. And I don't want a kid. I'm a baby. I can't have a baby. But they don't make effective birth control. They do everything else though. They put men on the moon and oh, maybe that's a good method. But actually my parents are in their 50s and they still have sex because they want grandchildren. I think they need more pinatas. I actually, I think I'd be a good mother. Maybe someday. Maybe a little bit overprotective like I would never let the kid out of my body. I don't have a kid. But I do have one of these suction cup cats. You've seen them, right? Actually, it's my cat, Betty. I actually, I just found out why cats have whiskers. I didn't know this. It's so they can sense danger that's very close to their face when they're sleeping. And I'm thinking, isn't it a little bit late? Then it would be like a truck. Oh, Betty. I also, I just found out why cats drink out of the toilet. My mother told me it's because the water is colder in there.

R. Scott Edwards: 6:56

As I told you, man, she has a great way of looking at comedy. One of the funniest comedians out of the Los Angeles area. Keep an eye out for. She's still doing some stage work. Some one woman shows. Very, very funny. Hey, let's get to our closing act. As I mentioned, he was one of the stars of the TV show Baywatch. He's been in a couple movies, but more importantly, one of the best stand up comics on stage from coast to coast. He is now hailing out of Texas, but as I said, he's worked everywhere and very funny. And one of the regulars in my club, Laughs Unlimited. Here's our closing comic, Tom McTeague.

Tom McTigue: 7:38

How many people here have problems? A couple of you. Good. Okay. Just a little cautionary tale. I think most of you that have the problems are probably looking to get rid of the problems. And I just want to caution you to probably not do that. Because what happens is when you get rid of a problem that creates a vacuum into which brand new problems flow. And so I just be happy with the ones you got. Give you an example. I was married, yeah. And it felt like a problem. So what I did was I got. Here's just clear this up, okay? Problems also there. You ever go to the like circus or the sideshow at the carnival, they get that whack a mole game, you know what I'm talking about? And you whack a mole and up pops. And that's the. Okay, okay. So I get rid of the marriage, right? Whack that down, up pops depression. So I whack down depression and up pops alcohol. And so I whack down alcohol and up pop smoking. So I whacked down the smoking and up popped, hey, I'm fat. And so I started working out like a madman. Now I'm not depressed. I don't smoke. I don't drink and I'm not terribly overweight anymore. And I'm thinking of getting married again. I'm looking forward to the Easter week. I love holidays, period, you know, because I'm Catholic, you know, and it's our job to develop holidays for all the rest of you. But unfortunately a lot of us are Irish Catholic and drunk, so we really screwed it up. I mean, Easter just doesn't make sense. We're celebrating the resurrection of the Son of God by hunting for chocolate Easter eggs under the sofa. Yeah, you told me that one didn't come up in a bar. Maybe it had a basis in history. Okay, maybe way back when they rolled back the rock and saw Christ wasn't in the cave and some guy went, did you look under the couch? Even? That kind of prompts a vision of Christ popping out from behind a Barca lounger going peek a boo. I don't think people are ready for a peekaboo boot Christ. I'll tell you what though, I think Christ was more fun than the Bible. Lets on. I just think they had to edit. I mean, I think we can all agree Christ was probably a big drinker, you know, because we've all met carpenters. Would have been fun drinking with him too, boy. Because that old knack he had for changing water into wine. Wow. Last call could come whenever. Pounding them down after hours. All of a sudden the door gets kicked in, it's the cops. Quick, switch it back. Of course, if you're drinking with Christ, you have to examine the possibility that at some point you might have to back him up in a bar fight. Shut up, dickhead. You know who his dad is. You better start walking. You're going to be a loaf of bread in no time. It's alright. Christ. I got it. My favorite holiday of all holidays has got to be 4th of July though. Celebrating our independence from Great Britain. But you got to be so careful because apparently now every single year on the 4th of July, more people are killed and wounded by fireworks than were killed and wounded during the entire period of the Revolutionary War. And just knowing how cocky the British are, you can bet they're in England going, wow, if we had bottle rockets and Whistling Pete's, we'd have won that war. And you just want to go, no, you might have won the war if you didn't wear red in the woods. God, this is the biggest military blunder of all time. Look at me, I'm camouflaged. That's right, I'm a bush. I'm a big red bush with shiny gold berries. I'm damn near invisible. Lord, a door diddle. Oh. Oh, God. I've been shot. Then who would shoot a bush? I've been bushwhacked. That's what's happened. I have been. Somebody had to pass out those uniforms too. Oh my God. All right, boys, gather round. Lads, I've got some good news. You know I've got some bad news. That's the good news. Bright Spaghett new uniforms for each and every one of you. Chip, Chip, cheerio, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Now for the bad news. Dammit, boys, you're gonna look like freeing targets out there. Bright red British bullseyes. You'd be shocked. You'd be dead by breakfast time. Now, I know, I know it looks bad, but it's not all bad because, ah, we've hired a band. Little Drummer Bush. Damn it. Those sons of Bitches in LA set me up.

R. Scott Edwards: 14:16

That was Tom McTeague live on stage. You can see why he was such a talented and successful stand up comic. He has a great way of sharing stories and using his voice and inflections to entertain the audiences and always doing really well on stage. So what a fun show this week. We had Wendy Lehman, Tom McTeague and you, the audience joining us. Thanks so much for doing that. Hey, if you get a chance, tell your family and friends about the podcast. You can also share my podcast network. It's a free app on all Apple and Android phones. It's called the Standup Comedy Podcast Network. That's standup comedy podcastnetwork.com. that's right. It's a website too, but there's videos, a comedy course, some great podcasts about stand Up. You'll enjoy it, even a joke of the day. All right, let's get onto it. Thanks so much for listening this week. Wendy Liebman, Tom McTeague. And we'll be back next week with one of our interview shows. Thanks for listening. We'll see you later. Bye.

Announcer: 15:20

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