WORKING CLASSHOLES

A podcast about work from two comedians with a laundry list of terrible jobs with Ed McGowan & Josh Accardo

Comedy
Comedy Interviews
Stand-Up
26
Taxi Cab Bucket Splash
Ed and Josh talk about various work schwag, from tote bags to emergency t-shirts, flirting at work and how to exact revenge on a work bully. Ed tells a story about the worst taxi ride imaginable and why you should never ever open the the front door of a taxi. This is Part One of a long episode with just the boys.
25 min
27
Cigarettes on Credit w/ Chris Faga
Comedian Chris Faga tells us about his worst job petitioning door to door for the local comptroller in the hoods of Brooklyn. The job was so bad that years later he became a County Committeeman because “it was funny”. We talk about tending bar in Brooklyn and how NOT make a Long Island Iced Tea. We also discuss strip club buffets, guys named Hennessy, counting money by flashlight, how to handle a heckler, rigging electric on films sets, selling Viagra, and why you should never front cigarettes on credit.
47 min
28
See You Next Tuesday w/ Joanna Ross
Comedian Joanna Ross stops by the break room to explain the differences between performing on Broadway and working the cash register at a candle store. We examine puking at work after a night out, how much heavier a casket is after bombing a comedy set and and just how useful a wheelchair can be in meeting women.
45 min
29
The King of K-mart w/ Derek Humphrey
Comedian and Off-Broadway actor, Derek Humphrey stops by to talk to us about working at Kmart as a teenager, working at a TCBY vs the steel mill, that serving in the Navy can lead to a lavish career path of middle management at a luxury hotel and why you should always agree to do a TV show in a haunted house instead of pursuing a career at a liquor store, even if the clientele are wearing some of the finest wigs in NYC.
46 min
30
Texas Guns & Teacher Appreciation Week
Ed and Josh podcast live from Megaton Brewery in Humble, Texas. They talk with Master Brewer Jered Montgomery about his worst jobs, including digging up guns for a paranoid employer and working the tobacco fields of Georgia. They also talk to Miss Vicky, Humble's very own teacher of the year. She talks about her days in Philadelphia, how to spot the troublemakers in the class and the only proper gift to give a teacher (spoiler alert: it's booze).
45 min
31
Pizza Hut Up in Smoke w/ Jake Vevera
Comedian Jake Vevera joins us with a truckload of stories about mixing cement, George Santos-ing his resume, wearing an ankle bracelet, his great grandmother's breasts, partnering up with a crackhead for work and almost burning down a Pizza Hut while on acid. This is a wild one!!
47 min
32
"Obama Phones" in the Hood w/ Alex Payne
Comedian Alex Payne tells us about his terrible job working for AT&T selling "Obama phones" in the projects and then for Ace Hardware making keys for famous comedians, and which was worse. We talk about aspiring to be drug dealers and dirtbags, the business savvy of strippers and how many pairs of shoes is too many.
49 min
33
Orthopedic Shoes and a Blazer w/ Teresa DeGaetano
Comedian Teresa DeGaetano stops by with tips on how to make restaurant shoes fashionable, how soon you should leave an interview, and how long you should wait before you quit on your first day.
47 min
34
When the F.B.I. Shows Up w/ Max Fine
Comedian Max Fine stops with some great job stories. We find out what is like when the FBI asks shows up to you job, what police officers think of Ted Nugent's "Stranglehold" and how NOT to pawn jewelry. This episode is a wild ride!
45 min
35
The Secret to Working in a Restaurant w Lizzy C...
Comedian Lizzy Cassidy stops by to talk about all the jobs that are worse than shoveling horse manure (it's a long list). We talk about the time she called OSHA on her boss, the night her black belt coworker literally threw a guy to the curb and how being a manger of a comedy club is the worst way to get stage time. She also reveals the secret to working in a restaurant... spoiler: it's not caring.
44 min
36
Punchlines and Stab Wounds w/ Matthew Broussard
Comedian Matthew Broussard stops by to talk about joke work on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, the surprising lack of math he used as a financial analyst, and that despite appearing on Comedy Central multiple times, his mom would like for him to find a real job.
47 min
37
The "Two Molly" Pool Hall Chef w/ Zach Petrovich
Zach Petrovich, comedian and friend of the show, joins us for a wild episode. We talk about his days as the resident chef of a pool hall, his restaurant days locking out brunch guests, booking a hotel reservation at Denny's and how when he goes to a strip club "it's not even that expensive."
49 min
38
HVAC to Hollywood with Mike Houston
Actor Mike Houston stops by to talk about all his bad jobs before, during and after his role of Dixon in Orange is the New Black. The countless restaurant shifts, plumbing jobs and security gigs that kept him afloat before performing in the award winning film She Said. And all the gumbo that he served before being directed by Kevin Costner. This episode is a great ride from Colorado to Boston to Hollywood!
50 min
39
Bombing the Interview w/ Dan Pulzello
Comedian Dan Pulzello stops by to talk about getting fired because of comedy, giving the worst answer in an interview and getting bumped by Jim Gaffigan. Dan explains why lacrosse players make for good employees on paper, Josh talks about leaving his last day at the Ford dealership without pants and Ed fondly reminisces about partying in his abandoned car.
49 min
40
The Worst Milkshake w/ Keith Malley
Comedian and podcaster, Keith Malley, talks about his days as a clown, the worst waiter and impersonating his ex-wife through an insane yearlong email correspondence with his dad.
46 min
41
Punchlines, Swim Trials, & Cyber Hacks w/ Laura...
Comedian Laura Sogar tells us all about her Olympic swim trials, obscure sponsorships, & morning stingers in a Ramada Inn.
45 min
42
Ice Cream Dreams of Doc Gooden w/ Ben Kirschenbaum
Comedian Ben Kirschenbaum has been a substitute gym teacher, a math tutor and worked at an ice cream shop where baseball players stopped by. We find out Ben is bad at basketball, math is similar to standup, and which Mets players like Rocky Road. spoiler: it's not Mookie Wilson.
44 min
43
Kevlar, Lollipops, & Panties w Ruby Lynne
Ruby Lynne talks to us about being America’s sexiest GILF, where not to put a lollipop and the differences between working with Kevlar vests and cotton panties.
45 min
44
K-mart Misfit Crew w/ Nick Callas
Comedian Nick Callas revisits his worst jobs from the loading docks of a Kmart to the empty menu of a Buffalo Wild Wings. And he gets fired from all of them.
45 min
45
Up to His Waist in Quicksand w/ Alex Pavone
Comedian Alex Pavone talks to us about working construction, hiding from safety inspectors in an excavator bucket, and getting stuck in quicksand.
44 min
46
Waiting on a Lawsuit w/ Dominic Leonelli
Comedian Dominic Leonelli stops by talk to us about getting arrested while walking dogs, working construction with a crackhead boss and being a busboy while waiting on a lawsuit.
48 min
47
Fat Dom & The Fall of the Philadelphia Eagles
Ed n Josh talk about the upcoming NFL playoffs, which team is the most working class and how to double dip at your day job.
42 min
48
Atlantic City & The Scumbag Express
Ed n Josh debate if work parties should offer recreational drugs, if submerging a jeep in the Atlantic Ocean should be covered under insurance, and if leaving a friend at a police station and escaping to Atlantic City is a scumbag move or not.
47 min
49
Wood Paneling, Bags of Coins & New Year's Resol...
Ed and Josh talk about counting change, collecting shoes, the zen of Metallica and what's to come in 2024
25 min
50
Garbage Cash, Prohormones & The Mets Payroll wi...
Comedian Chris Scopo talks to us about working for a garbage company, being an usher on Broadway and hating the city of Philadelphia.
48 min