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<p>A special Comedy Castle Podcast has Tim Finkel <a href="https://www.modetzfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/Ryder-William-Finkel?obId=46193068">memorializing his son Ryder</a>, who sadly lost his battle with childhood cancer recently. Tim tells us Ryder was brave and had a great sense of humor until the very end. Tim also tells of his eventual return to the comedy stage and has thoughts on Joel recent comedy class showcase which was quite a wild night! Plus, it&#8217;s <a href="https://www.johnheffron.com/">John Heffron</a> week at the club or is it &#8220;John Heffron Week&#8221;? Joel tries to get to the bottom of an official declaration in this 2023 interview with John. Fun chat about the mall, Halloween and the future of comedy specials. John&#8217;s tickets go fast every year. Get yours at the link below.</p>


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<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>Visit&nbsp;</em><a href="http://www.comedycastle.com/"><em>comedycastle.com</em></a><em>&nbsp;for tickets and more information</em></p>
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<description>A special Comedy Castle Podcast has Tim Finkel memorializing his son Ryder, who sadly lost his battle with childhood cancer recently. Tim tells us Ryder was brave and had a great sense of humor until the very end. Tim also tells of his eventual return to the comedy stage and has thoughts on Joel recent&amp;#8230; &lt;a class="more-link" href="https://comedycastlepodcast.com/2025/11/11/podcast-246-tim-finkel-john-heffron/"&gt;Continue reading &lt;span class="screen-reader-text"&gt;Podcast #246: Tim Finkel/John Heffron&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="meta-nav" aria-hidden="true"&gt;&amp;#8594;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>

The Comedy Castle Podcast

Podcast #246: Tim Finkel/John Heffron

Podcast #246: Tim Finkel/John Heffron

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