TMP341 ROSIE TRAN STANDS UP

About this episode

Rosie Tran joins the Troubled Men to discuss her comedy career and various topics related to the comedy scene.

The stand-up comic, producer, writer, model, and podcast host is a veteran of the L.A. and New Orleans comedy scenes with a new series "Rosie Tran Presents" now available on Amazon Prime. In her comedy special on Peacock, "Saigon Honey," Rosie draws on her background growing up in New Orleans as a first generation Vietnamese-American. Tonight she laughs it up with the Troubled Men. Topics include French Quarter Fest, Jazz Fest prep, mobile toothbrushing, a ruptured sewer line, a Titanic auction, a surprise guest, the Alice Harte-Edna Karr-Ben Franklin pipeline, Algiers, a comic boyfriend, the Howlin' Wolf, open mics, joke writing, Cal State L.A., the Comedy Store, the Laugh Factory, women in comedy, gatekeepers, Joan Rivers, T-Ben Boudreaux, USO tours, the Prytania Bar, Mike Strecker, Adam Barnhardt, the Improv, the lottery, TikTok comedians, a feature film, an OnlyFans page, and much more. Intro Music: "Just Keeps Raining" by Styler/Coman Break and Outro Music: "Factory for Stars" and "Red Cadillac" from "Hope Is Not For The Weak" by the Geraniums Support the podcast: Paypal or Venmo Join the Patreon page here. Shop for Troubled Men’s T-shirts & tanks here. Subscribe, review…

People in this episode

Hosts: René, Manny

Guest: Rosie Tran

Topics covered

• stand-up comedy
• New Orleans culture
• women in comedy
• comedy scenes
• podcasting
• joke writing

Keywords

• Rosie Tran
• stand-up comedy
• New Orleans
• women in comedy
• podcast
• joke writing
• French Quarter Fest
• Jazz Fest

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Amazon Prime, Peacock

Books & works: Saigon Honey, Rosie Tran Presents

Places: New Orleans, French Quarter, Algiers, Cal State L.A., Comedy Store, Laugh Factory, Prytania Bar

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