ABOUT US
What is grinding your gears that you need to get off your chest? Weekly podcast starring Robert Kelly & Paul Virzi with Mike Albanese settling the big and small annoyances in life.
Robert Kelly
Robert Kelly’s comedy is deeply rooted in his own life and relationships which makes it honest, abrasively funny, yet refreshingly vulnerable. He has been winning over audiences for years touring clubs, colleges and theaters, including repeat performances at Montreal’s Just for Laughs Festival.
Robert’s most recent one hour comedy special “Kill Box” can be purchased through robertkellylive.com. Robert is the co-host of The Bonfire on SiriusXM. Robert was on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. and recurring on the Comedy Central Series This Week At The Comedy Cellar. Besides being a fixture in comedy, Robert played the role of Bobby in the 2022 Fourth of July movie. Robert played Bam Bam in Denis Leary’s FX show Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll. He can also be seen as Louie CK’s brother Robbie on the hit series Louie.
His other acting credits include roles in Unsane, Trainwreck, The Truth About Santa Claus, Maron, Benders, Nurse Jackie, Inside Amy Schumer and Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn. Robert currently hosts the top rated podcast “You Know What Dude?” found on iTunes and Patreon. Robert also co-hosts Calta and Kelly with Mike Calta, as well as, Bone To Pick with Paul Virzi, both found on iTunes and YouTube.
Paul Virzi
Comedian, Paul Virzi, headlines comedy clubs across North America and hosts two weekly podcasts, “The Virzi Effect,” and “Anything Better?” co-hosted with Bill Burr, on the All Things Comedy network. Paul has performed throughout Europe and in this country's most iconic venues including, Madison Square Garden, The Chicago Theatre and Carnegie Hall.
Paul’s debut hour-long comedy special, “Bill Burr Presents Paul Virzi: I’ll Say This,” premiered on Comedy Central in November 2018 and is available to stream on CC.com. A clip from the special was featured on Comedy Central’s TikTok stand-up page on May 4, 2020 and currently has over 5 million views and 1.3 million likes. Paul’s second special “Nocturnal Admissions” is set to be released in early 2022 and will be Pete Davidson’s directorial debut.
His 2015 debut comedy album, “Paul Virzi: Night At The Stand,” was #1 on iTunes and reached #4 on Billboard’s Top 100. Paul has appeared on TruTV's “Comedy Knockout,” AXS TV's “Gotham Comedy Live,” The NFL Network’s “Good Morning Football,” and he has written for ESPN’s “ESPY Awards.” Paul is a regular at the prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal and performed at the SXSW Festival in Austin, TX.
Paul grew up in the suburbs, outside of New York City. He loves his family, cigars and having pointless sports arguments with his friends.
Mike Albanese
Mike is a food obsessed New York based writer and comedian. He can be seen as a recurring character on BET’s hit show, “The Game” now available on Paramount+, the feature film “American Dirtbags” (watch for FREE on Amazon.) and cooking up his favorite meals on his YouTube channel EAT MIKE
Mike also speaks around the country to businesses about creating funny content for their brand, many of which retain Mike as a marketing and content consultant.
Mike currently resides in Astoria, NY.
Brenda
Brenda is our mascot. She died from listening to all the bones.