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Read the article at comedywham.com Episode #370 Chism Cornelison talks with Valerie Lopez about Going against the type of a small Texas town and ditching the football field for the theater stage The best birthday gift of his life - improv classes which helped him channel his talent for being funny and introduced him to his now wife, Jamie Meeks. Trading being a little fish in a big pond for becoming a gutsy fish in a smaller pond (moving from Los Angeles to Austin). Recorded November 2025 at Fallout Theater Podcast Studio Follow Chism Instagram - Chism - @chismtheman Guts! - @guts.atx Come @ Me - @come.atx.me Chirp - chirp.me/Chism Chism can be seen and heard: Come @ Me - Saturdays, 8:30pm at Fallout Theater Guts! - December 31, 2025, 10:30pm Fallout Theater + Third Fridays at 10pm for January through March Tech Director - Fallout Theater Follow @ComedyWham on Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, Twitch, and Tiktok If you'd like to support our independent podcast, check out our Patreon page at: Patreon.com/comedywham . You can also support us on Venmo or Paypal - just search for ComedyWham.

Read the article at comedywham.com Episode #369 Louis Birdsong talks with Valerie Lopez about Making the leap from standup to improv The gift of being a tech for shows Planting roots (literally) as an arborist and in The Rose (Season 3 debuting January 2026) Being one of the most positive and supportive performers in Austin Recorded November 2025 at Fallout Theater Podcast Studio Follow Louis Instagram - Louis - @kendrick_loumar Fuck This Week - @fuckthisweek Louis can be seen and heard: Fuck this Week - Mondays, 8pm at Fallout Theater Nasty Jasmine The Rose, Season 3 - Starting January 2026 at ColdTowne Theater Lucid - duo with Syd Goin Producer of ATX Sketch Fest Follow @ComedyWham on Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, Twitch, and Tiktok If you'd like to support our independent podcast, check out our Patreon page at: Patreon.com/comedywham . You can also support us on Venmo or Paypal - just search for ComedyWham.

Read the article at comedywham.com Episode #368 Irielle Wesley talks with Valerie Lopez about Being an introvert secretly wanting to be an extrovert How improv, sketch, and standup have allowed her to explore the world of breaking rules How Big Fart turned socializing with your best friends into a 2025 ColdTony Award winning sketch Recorded November 2025 at Fallout Theater Podcast Studio Follow Irielle Instagram - Irielle - @irielle_is_dumb Garage Improv - @garage_improv_atx Big Fart - @bigfartcomedy Facebook - facebook.com/irielle.wesley Do 512 - do512.com/artists/irielle-wesley Irielle can be seen and heard: Sketch group Big Fart Crush Hour - Fridays at ColdTowne Theater Garage Improv - Thursday 8:30pm at Fallout Theater Teaching improv at ColdTowne Theater Follow @ComedyWham on Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, Twitch, and Tiktok If you'd like to support our independent podcast, check out our Patreon page at: Patreon.com/comedywham . You can also support us on Venmo or Paypal - just search for ComedyWham.

Read the article at comedywham.com Episode #367 Alex Walker talks with Valerie Lopez about Jumping into Austin's improv scene and beautiful spaces The importance of finding her groove through performing with Fuck this Week, Slide in the DMs, and Garage Improv Turning Saw's Billy the Doll into a show at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival (don't worry, he's a nice guy now) Recorded November 2025 at Fallout Theater Podcast Studio Follow Alex TikTok - @awalkstomp Instagram - Alex - @awalkstomp Fuck This Week - @fuckthisweek Garage Improv - @garage_improv_atx Billy the Doll - @comeseesaw Facebook - facebook.com/alex.walker Alex can be seen and heard: Fuck This Week - Mondays 8pm at Fallout Theater Garage Improv - Thursdays 8:30pm at Fallout Theater Slide in the DMs - First Saturday of every month 10:00pm at Fallout Theater Follow @ComedyWham on Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, Twitch, and Tiktok If you'd like to support our independent podcast, check out our Patreon page at: Patreon.com/comedywham . You can also support us on Venmo or Paypal - just search for ComedyWham.

Read the article at comedywham.com Episode #366 Jessi Saldana talks with Valerie Lopez about Living a childhood brimming with a thousand interests The Houston comedy scene and how it shaped him Living through the boom of the Austin comedy scene His Tuesday Gigante show at Rozco's Comedy Club Recorded October 2025 at Fallout Theater Podcast Studio Follow Jessi TikTok - @tiojessi YouTube - youtube.com/jessisaldana Instagram - @tiojessisaldana Facebook - facebook.com/jessi.saldana1 Jessi can be seen and heard: Tuesday Gigante - Monthly show at Rozco's Comedy Club Kill Tony #728 LMAOF Comedy Special Follow @ComedyWham on Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, Twitch, and Tiktok If you'd like to support our independent podcast, check out our Patreon page at: Patreon.com/comedywham . You can also support us on Venmo or Paypal - just search for ComedyWham.