'Brooklyn's Own' Podcast Starring Joe Causi

Joe Causi For Staten Island Borough President, Intern Anthony Kickstarts His Live Comedy Career

We're back with episode 52! Joe's in a bad mood because of the chlorine shortage and a supposed shortage of aerosol hairspray(?), Anthony can't understand why Joe hates Friends and doesn't care about the reunion special. Joe wants to do good deeds in the "twilight" of his life but he's in a mood so he's mad that Louie didn't call him when his AC went out. Joe wants to do a "ask Joe" segment where listeners reah out to Joe for help. We all are ready to get out of the basement so we talk about our plans to go Atlantic City this summer! 

Back at it! We had to figure out what epsiode this was because of a couple of "questionable" episodes. Anthony turned 25 and Joe's grandson turned 2, which wandered us over into Nick the Balloonatic and the potential for him to make balloons at Anthony's father's 60th birthday. We discuss Radio.com becoming Audacy. Loyal fan Dmitry sent in a comment that got Anthony going off on Richie Aprile of the Sopranos! That led us into Richie's first movie wich Anthony & Louie never heard of, which brought us to hot boxes, old video tapes and strange video stores on 18th avenue!  Thanks for listening! Follow and like us on our social platforms! Just type in Brooklyn's Own Podcast in your Facebook, Instagram & Twitter search engines! 

We got a special edition of the podcast for you today! Intern Anthony is on vacation, lounging in the Florida sun, but Joe Causi had the chance to chat with an up and coming superstar, comedian Eric D'Alessandro of Staten Island!  They literally ran into each other at a local Shop Rite last week, and here they are chatting on the podcast days later!  If you are not familiar with Eric, his video “Mask Off Remix (Walmart Diss)” has gone viral, gaining over 16 million views across all his platforms! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciYFgVpya5k&feature=emb_logo  Due to the success of this video, Forbes featured Eric in an article about his comedy and ability to connect with fans online as well as on stage!  Eric talked to Joe about growing up on the island and how he developed his comedy.  "I didn't grow up as a typical Staten Islander" he says, "i lived in the Westerleigh section of the Island which was more diverse, my mom, dad and sister didn't act like everyone else." When it comes to his comedy, Eric says it's all organic. "My friends growing up were funnier than me" he says. "I took my daily observations and turned them into something relatable and funny!"  Joe has high praise for Eric, who was taken aback when Joe compared him to the great Robin Wiliiams!  Eric is playing 5 in-person shows this weekend! Check him out at the Avenel Performing Arts Center in New Jersey, two Shows each on Friday, March 5th and Saturday March 6th at 7 & 9:30pm and Sunday March 7th at 7pm! Get tickets now at www.AVENELARTS.COM!   Eric is playing the St. George Theater in Staten Island Saturday, May 1st! Tickets are on sale now at www.STGEORGETHEATRE.COM!   You can watch all of Eric’s great videos including, “Karen, Mask Off Remix” at www.ERICDALESSANDRO.COM  

Episode 49! We're sick of all this snow! We talk about something special we should do for our 50th episode. We talk Valentine's Day, plans for a vaccine & getting back to normal. Somehow Joe brings the conversation to Don Ho and Wayne Newton, and Anthony's never heard of either. When he googles a picture of Wayne, chaos ensues!