Comedians
Stand-ups, comic creators, and the funniest guests to sit down with the show, from club regulars to a prime-time star.
Comedy runs through a lot of these conversations, and several guests make people laugh for a living. The biggest name is Billy Gardell, the stand-up comedian and actor from Mike & Molly and Bob Hearts Abishola, but he is in good company.
There are working stand-ups like Dan Regan, who is candid about the panic disorder behind the jokes, and Kelly Manno, a social-media star and comedian balancing comedy with motherhood. Around them sit comic creators and personas: Nick 'The Professor' Harrison, GenX poet Joe 'Boopsy' Ferris, Julie Golden of The Big D Dating Show, Jon Wellington the Dadbod Veteran, and Sherri Dindal, The Real Slim Sherri.
Across the group the throughline is the same: using humor to process a GenX upbringing, and the grind of building a career out of making people laugh.
8 episodes exploring this theme
Billy Gardell: The Grit & Gratitude Behind the Fame - Episode 82
10/26/2026Actor and stand-up comedian Billy Gardell on the grit and gratitude behind the fame.
Gardell traces his road from Pittsburgh to Mike & Molly and Bob Hearts Abishola, and the grit behind the fame.
Episode 73 - GenX Speaks Series: Kelly Manno
7/30/2026A social-media star and comedian making people laugh while raising kids.
Kelly Manno balances a comedy career and social-media stardom with motherhood.
Episode 72 - GenX Speaks Series: Dan Regan - Dan Regan Comedy
7/19/2026A working stand-up who is candid about the panic disorder behind the jokes.
Dan Regan on his journey into comedy and living with panic disorder.
Joe "Boopsy" Ferris B.U.P.C.: The Gen X Poet Tells His Story - Episode 81
10/19/2026A GenX poet and comedian turning a military-family upbringing into comic content.
Joe 'Boopsy' Ferris on his path into poetry, comedy, and content creation.
Episode 57 - GenX Speaks Series: Nick Harrison - The Professor
1/26/2026'The Professor' on going from Louisiana to content creator and comedian.
Nick Harrison shares his journey into content creation and comedy.
Episode 38 - GenX Speaks Series: Julie Golden - Founder and Host of The Big D Dating Show
7/1/2025The founder and host of The Big D Dating Show on a life in entertainment.
Julie Golden built The Big D Dating Show and a career in entertainment.
Episode 59 - GenX Speaks Series: Jon Wellington - The Dadbod Veteran
2/16/2026The 'Dadbod Veteran' on finding the funny in military life and fatherhood.
Jon Wellington, the Dadbod Veteran, on his military background and a comic take on dad life.
Episode 42 - GenX Speaks Series: Sherri Dindal - The Real Slim Sherri
7/30/2025'The Real Slim Sherri' on a GenX childhood and comic takes on parenting.
Sherri Dindal, The Real Slim Sherri, on a GenX childhood and parenting.
Featured guests
Dan Regan · Jon Wellington · Julie Golden · Kelly Manno · Nick Harrison · Sherri Dindal
Questions this theme answers
Who is the best-known comedian on the show?
Billy Gardell (82), the stand-up comedian and actor from Mike & Molly and Bob Hearts Abishola.
Are the guests working stand-up comedians?
Several are. Dan Regan (72) and Kelly Manno (73) work in stand-up, alongside comic creators and personas like Nick Harrison (57), Joe 'Boopsy' Ferris (81), Julie Golden (38), Jon Wellington (59), and Sherri Dindal (42).
Do they get into the serious side of comedy?
Yes. Dan Regan opens up about panic disorder, and others talk through the grit and mental health behind a life in comedy.