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TorgyTalk

Jon Torgersen

131 episodes

2 months ago

Welcome back to another episode of TorgyTalk! This week our guest is Jeanie Doogan! Jeanie is a comedian, teacher and mother of 4! Jeanie has been doing comedy now for 17 years! She is constantly on the road doing gigs at clubs all over! Her act is hilarious, she talks about being a teacher, a mother and just herself! You can catch her all over the Chicago Land area and I would highly recommend that you do, my wife and I saw her headline and she had us both in tears!!! Thanks for tuning into ...

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Welcome back to another episode of TorgyTalk! This week our guest is Jeanie Doogan! Jeanie is a comedian, teacher and mother of 4! Jeanie has been doing comedy now for 17 years! She is constantly on the road doing gigs at clubs all over! Her act is hilarious, she talks about being a teacher, a mother and just herself! You can catch her all over the Chicago Land area and I would highly recommend that you do, my wife and I saw her headline and she had us both in tears!!! Thanks for tuning into ...

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Comedy Interviews,

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#101 Jeanie Doogan

Welcome back to another episode of TorgyTalk! This week our guest is Jeanie Doogan! Jeanie is a comedian, teacher and mother of 4! Jeanie has been doing comedy now for 17 years! She is constantly on the road doing gigs at clubs all over! Her act is hilarious, she talks about being a teacher, a mother and just herself! You can catch her all over the Chicago Land area and I would highly recommend that you do, my wife and I saw her headline and she had us both in tears!!! Thanks for tuning into ...

2 months ago

48 minutes

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Welcome back to Torgy Talk. This 100th episode is not just a milestone but a new direction for what Torgy Talk will eventually be. We discuss the future of what our next episodes will be consisting of. We also talk about what has been going on in the last 2 weeks since we last sat down and talked to eachother. There is no possible way to pin point every topic possible so you will just have to listen to find out what it is we discussed. Thank you as always for tuning in to another episode of T...

3 months ago

1 hour 22 minutes

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#99 Woah There, Big Girl

Welcome to a special edition of TorgyTalk!!! This episode was recorded at our good friend's lake house Jake and (soon to be) Kacey Wember! We had a fun filled weekend, boating, fishing, eating and drinking. Emphasis on the drinking. We ate like kings and queens all weekend, steaks, walleye, shakshuka, and some mediocre stuffed clams. This episode we talked about all the events that occurred all weekend, including a visit from some Jehovah's witnesses. This was such a fun episode to record wit...

3 months ago

55 minutes

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#98 Joseph Christopher

Welcome back to another episode of TorgyTalk! This week we have a returning guest, Joseph Christopher! Since his last time on the show Joseph has had 2 appearances at Zanies Old Town on the "Super Six" showcase, which we talk about in depth during this episode. Joseph also recently headlined Jon's hometown show "Sunnyside Up Comedy" at Sunnyside Tavern in Johnsburg. We discuss not only performing in comedy shows but also producing them. Joseph gives some insight on how important it is to real...

3 months ago

1 hour 50 minutes

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#97 Lisa Peiffer

Welcome back to TorgyTalk! This week's guest is Lisa Peiffer! Lisa has been doing comedy for 3 years now and is a full time Nurse. It was a blast having her on the podcast, we covered a lot! She may be the best guest yet considering she brought our fat asses some DELICIOUS donuts! This episode we dive into what its like for her juggling 4 kids with large age gaps. Lisa tells some hilarious stories from her nursing career. She also recently went on the road for the first time for a comedy show...

3 months ago

1 hour 44 minutes

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#96 Denise Medina

This week's guest is Denise Medina! Its always a pleasure to have suburb based comedians on the show! Denise has been doing stand up comedy for about 10 years now and also has done her fair share of producing excellent shows. Her newest showcase is held at the Round Lake Beach Cultural and Civic Center where she is planning on putting great lineups of both local and nationwide comedians. Denise also shares her amazing experience of recently doing a Roast Battle at The Comedy Store in LA. List...

4 months ago

1 hour 20 minutes

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#95 Ryan O'Flanagan

Welcome back everyone! This week's guest is our very first touring comedian Ryan O'Flanagan! Ryan has been headlining clubs all over the country and Jon met him at his Zanie's headlining debut back in April! We talked about a lot in this episode including his fan favorite "excited tourist" videos where he goes into a new city mispronouncing billboards and pointing out how objects are a hundred feet big. Ryan also dives into some HILARIOUS stories from his time on the road. We were very happy ...

4 months ago

1 hour 31 minutes

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#94 Kevin Kellam

Welcome back to TorgyTalk with another amazing guest! This week we are joined virtually from the NBC Tower in Chicago, Kevin Kellam! Kevin is a radio personality for multiple radio stations including Chicago's alternative rock station Q101. He is also a very funny Chicago comic that you can see all over the city! We had him on this week to promote his new comedy special taping "Kevin and Hell" LIVE at Lincoln Hall on August 9th at 9:00pm! This is one fun episode! Kevin cuts away and gives us ...

4 months ago

1 hour 42 minutes

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#93 Addison O'Neal

Addison O'Neal is back again! Thank you all for bearing with us while we tool a month off to recharge and reset. This week Addison gives us a rundown of what we have been missing in the Chicago open mic scene. All over a few glasses of "Incredible Hulks" made by your very own Jack Mann Johnson. We are going to do a new drink each episode, which will be a new segment each week. We talked about a lot this episode and it was nice to be back in front of the mic. Thank you again for bearing with u...

4 months ago

1 hour 43 minutes

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#92 Chris Chagoya

Welcome back to another week of TorgyTalk! We are nice and refreshed from the week off we took! This week Jon and Jack sit down with their good friend Chris Chagoya. Chris has been on TorgyTalk a few times and this one was the best one yet! In this episode we find out that Jack has NEVER been to a strip club, and neither has Jon's wife Cora (who makes a surprise entry). We called our old buddy Luis Ramirez to convince him to not quit stand up comedy. We also touch on how Jon is taking a sligh...

6 months ago

2 hours 2 minutes

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#91 Emily Ramirez

This week's guest is none other than BABS Comedy Club owner and operator Emily Ramirez! Emily and her husband Chase are slowly creeping up to the 1 year anniversary of the opening of BABS in downtown Forest Park, IL. She brings in all types of shows into the club besides just stand up comedy. For example, they do improv shows and even 'kid-prov" shows. Her husband and her bought the building and built BABS comedy club from the ground up! This episode we discuss the challenges of not only book...

6 months ago

1 hour 12 minutes

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#90 Sean Haynes

From male stripper to business owner, and now a business owner and part time stripper. Sean Haynes is the owner and creator of our sponsor FAT Candle Company. Fat Candle is a candle company that bases it's scents off of men's cologne and women's perfume. Sean has had a lot of trial and error when starting this business as he shares in this episode! We talk about how FAT candle started and how it got its name. We also go off the rails to hear about Sean's two hitch hiking experiences. Go onlin...

6 months ago

1 hour 45 minutes

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Welcome back to another episode of TorgyTalk. This week we had the pleasure of sitting down and talking to Femi! Femi is original from Nigeria and has been doing stand up comedy in Chicago for 2 and a half years. He dives into a little bit of how it was growing up in Nigeria. We talk about how Jon would not be able to handle any of spicy food that Femi grew up eating. Femi has been killing it in the Chicago Roast Battle scene and continues to grow more and more as a very skilled and hilarious...

6 months ago

1 hour 35 minutes

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This week's guest is Ruben B! Ruben is a very funny up and coming comic by night and a factory worker by day. Ruben is coming up on his 1 year mark in comedy very soon, and also has a hilariously dry delivery. This episode we talk a little bit about how Ruben got into comedy, reading the comments in dirty videos and had a decently long talk about our favorite sports. Jack Mann was not able to make it this episode which is why that was able to happen! We hope you all enjoy this week's episode ...

7 months ago

1 hour 37 minutes

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#87 Danny Hamel

This week we welcome Danny Hamel to the podcast! Danny is a Chicago Comedian, and a self published author of his fictional tale "The Recipe Maker" available on Amazon for purchase! Danny had his first experience doing comedy at his high school talent show where he did 10 minutes on nothing but airplanes. After high school, Danny went on to attend college and became a TA. He then took a break from teaching to jump into... No spoilers here, if you want to find out tune in!!! Danny gives us his ...

7 months ago

1 hour 45 minutes

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#86 Jason Seiler

This week we are very lucky to have Jason Seiler joining us via video call! Jason is a full time artist, and comedian. He has quite the resume, opening for big acts such as Steve Byrne, Kevin Nealon, and Michael Rapaport. Jason shares his experience of his first time doing comedy, which is not your standard start! Jason is an amazing artist first and foremost. He has done work for huge magazines like TIME and more recently he does all the covers for MAD Magazine. Jon unfortunately was pranked...

7 months ago

1 hour 38 minutes

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TorgyThoughts 10

Welcome back! This week on TorgyThoughts, we talk about the trip we made to Nashville to try to get onto Kill Tony. Close, but no cigar unfortunately. Jack reminds Jon of some things he may have forgotten about the evening due to an absurd amount of alcohol. Jon touches on his VERY exciting news on who is headlining for him on April 25th! We hope you enjoy this weeks episode and we will see you next week! TorgyTalkDM@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089458174172 https://...

7 months ago

33 minutes

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Joining us for the second time is the one and only Sam Barry!!! Most people that know Sam, know that he is one sweaty, ball of energy and kindness! Sam has been working his ass off the past few years and it shows in his act. This week we talk about our first times getting drunk. We also talk about how Jon and Sam are going to be playing a lot of golf together this summer. Sam is also the first guest on TorgyTalk to eat and entire cheeseburger during the episode. This episode is nothing but go...

7 months ago

1 hour 28 minutes

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Ladies and Gentleman, Mike Glab! Mike is coming up on his 1 year mark in comedy and has recently hit a big break through on Chicago Roast Battle. On this week's episode we discuss Mike's entrance into comedy and who his biggest influences are. He even brought us some awesome IPA's from Funkytown Brewery, brewed right here in Chicago. Mike was virtually blind at one point in his life and had some Lasik eye surgery. He almost raw dogged the procedure without and Valium. We even tried to do some...

8 months ago

1 hour 52 minutes

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TorgyThoughts 9

Welcome back to another episode of TorgyThoughts! We hope you enjoyed a week with 2 TorgyTalk episodes with 2 awesome guests! Jack is STRUGGLING to stay awake this episode but manages to power through. This week we touch on Jon's show at The Cozy Corner. We also talk about some of our go to "comfort" shows. Jack's go to comfort show is Mr. In Between, and Jon's is Breaking Bad. We mention about how next week we are going to dive into Johnsburg's infamous and tragic missing persons case. An al...

8 months ago

39 minutes