About this episode
Maddy Smith and Annie Lederman discuss mental blockages and gender relations in comedy while making surprise phone calls to male comedians.
Annie Lederman can't sleep at night if she hasn't had her daily dose of riffs - thank God Maddy is in Los Angeles to deliver her medicine!! Yes, that's right folks, Mad House is reporting from LA this week!! Annie and Maddy discuss their mental blockages before diving into an investigation of gender relations in the current comedy climate and beyond. Stay tuned for some surprise phone calls with male comedians that shed light on why some dudes can't handle the jokes!!! Follow Maddy: https://www.youtube.com/@MaddySmithcomedy https://www.instagram.com/somaddysmith/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@somaddysmith https://maddysmithcomedy.com/ Follow Annie: https://www.instagram.com/annielederman/?hl=en https://annielederman.com/ Subscribe/follow the Mad House Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@madhouse_podcast https://www.instagram.com/mad_house_podcast/ All tour dates: https://punchup.live/maddysmith/tickets Want more ad-free and uncensored Mad House?! Go to https://gasdigital.com/ to subscribe! Use promo code MAD to save big on your membership :) Get early access to our weekly episodes on Tuesdays, along with EXCLUSIVE episodes on Thursdays. UPCOMING STAND UP DATES: 5/29-5/30 CHARLOTTE…
People in this episode
Host: Maddy Smith
Guest: Annie Lederman
Topics covered
- comedy
- gender relations
- mental health
- comedy climate
- phone calls
Keywords
- comedy
- mental health
- gender relations
- Annie Lederman
- Maddy Smith
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Mad House Podcast
Places: Los Angeles
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