Host Stephen Michael James sits down with the hilarious Alex Svarez at Uisce Irish Pub in Bellingham! 🍀 They kick things off joking about how Canada might become the “51st State” 🇨🇦🤪, and the West Coast’s playful desire to merge with our neighbors up north. They chat about Irish bars, border-crossing stories 🚷🌎, and growing up with parents on both sides of the border — like a real-life episode of “Family Feud” but with more pints of Guinness 🍺🍀.

.Alex shares how he started in comedy right around the time his marriage was ending — talk about timing! 💍🤣 Luckily, both of their marriages survived, and now they’re happily married to their comedy careers. They swap crazy stories from founding Last Laffs Comedy Club — what began as local shows turned into a full-fledged, off-the-beaten-path comedy hotspot (no mainstream allowed! 🚫🎤). Alex even recounts roasting a drunk heckler for 30 minutes, a story that still cracks everyone up 🍺🔥.

.They also dive into their love of punk rock, Canadian bands like Sum 41 and Billy Talent 🇨🇦🎶, and how music influences their comedy. Then, they shift gears to talk about Bert Kreischer — how Alex’s joke-a-day routine and tagging Bert eventually led him to open for him at the upcoming Great Outdoors Comedy Festival, happening September 12th in Vancouver! 🎉🌲

.Plus, wild TJ Miller stories, Alex’s upcoming gigs on the “Space Cowboys” Tour across Canada, and a quick chat about Canadian comedy censorship rules 🚨🎙️.

.This episode is packed with laughs, crazy stories, and a little Canadian pride! 🇨🇦

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👉 Great Outdoors Comedy Festival — Sept 12!

🎟️ Tickets & info here:

https://www.tixr.com/groups/gocf/events/great-outdoors-comedy-festival-vancouver-121675