Highway Diary with Eric Hollerbach

Ep 50 - David Cope

Last Comic Standing contestant David Cope joins the Highway Diary podcast. We talk about his time on that show. His grind as a comedian. We play some clips of his stand-up. 
David talks about marrying out of his financial class. 
David's parents love his fiancé so much, that they sent him a 5' X 10' blanket in the mail with their picture sewn into it. He brought it to Power Violence, I play a clip of that show. 
David talks about his college renaissance faze, where he learned how to play the harp. 
David talks about moving around, Portland to Seattle, to NYC, to LA checking out the different comedy scenes as he was developing as a comedian. During that time Stand-up was a religion to him. 
www.davidcope.me
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Ep 49 - Rivers Langley

We start the podcast talking about growing up on youtube. We play some clips of Rivers at 12 making sketches with friends. 
We talk about our mutual love of Ron Funches. 
We chat about River's Goods from the Woods podcast. River's Wrestling-inspired sketches. 
This has a lot of stand-up, and clips. Fun show!! 

https://twitter.com/RiversLangley
www.erichollerbach.com

Ep 48 - Shaun Lewin

Host of the Self Indulgent Podcast, Shaun Lewin joins Highway Diary.  Eric talks about a homophobic black guy during his latest show. 
Eric talks about getting beat in Muay Thai. Shaun opens up about his upbringing. 
Shaun hates responsibility. 
We talk about balancing our girlfriends with comedy. Conspiracy's. Scientology. Fun episode. 
www.selfindulgentpodcast.com
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Ep 47 - Richie the C

Infamous comedian and Liquid Zoo & Tribal Cafe regular, Richie TheC drops by the Highway Diary Podcast. 
We talk about everything from a creepy clown in England, to the HSBC drug money. 
Hear some stand-up and a great chat. 
www.erichollerbach.com

Ep 46 - Ron Swallow

Liquid Zoo open mic host Ron Swallow joins the podcast. 
He talks about going to school to get his degree in computer programming. Selling his comic books to get a car. The Japanese comic book called, "Rape Man."
Ron talks about getting mugged by Mexican gangsters twice, and avoiding appearing racist at all times. 
Ron talks about being raised in the religion of, "The Secret."
Ron and Eric talk about their mutual admiration for Liquid Zoo regular Richie theC. www.erichollerbach.com

Ep 45 - Kira Soltanovich

Tonight Show with Jay Leno Correspondant Kira Soltanovich joins the Highway Diary podcast from the well-catered Flappers greenroom. After a few minutes Jimmy Schubert walked in, making sporadic cameos. 
Kira immediately identifies Eric's Jersey accent, and a discussion develops about our nationalities and how they affects our personality. I explain how I'm only 5% Jewish, but it comes out a lot in my personality. Also how I'm German, and I start making anti-Semitic comments. 
Kira talks about her Russian immigrant parents, and their stand-offish / apathetic way of parenting. She recounts how she broke her arm, and her parents were too busy having fun at a party to take her to the hospital. 
The podcast is occasionally interrupted by Jeff, the comic waiter giving us awesome food and drinks all night. 
Kira talks about her hardass acting teacher Dr. Mac. 
Jimmy Shubert guest cameos. 
http://www.kiracomedy.comhttp://jimmyshubert.com
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Ep 44 - Emilio Rossal - 2nd Appearance

Emilio joins the Highway Diary podcast for the 2nd time. We cover a wide range of topics. 
We talk about the NSA wiretapping VS John Wayne VS traffic tickets. 
Eric goes off about Obama and the recent calls for drone military action in Syria. And how Obama is a good-looking guy, who speaks well, and that's why he's the president. This transitions to Eric and Emlio talk about how their standards for the looks of the girls they date are too high. 
Also, Venice beach bums are great looking. Anthony Wiener. 
Anyway, stick with it. This one is hilarious, and interesting! 
Two Girls one Cup! 
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www.podkward.com
@emiliorossal
http://www.emiliorossal.com

Ep 43 - Heidi Lux, Steve Cooper, and Traffic Court

Heidi comes back on the podcast, as we travel to an underground comedy show.   We jump right into some news stories. The first one is about a Romanian Princess was busted in Portland for running a chicken fighting operation out of her house. 
The conversation quickly turns into Eric bragging about Muay Thai Training, and Heidi bragging about Bikram yoga. 
Indonesia has waves of trash. This opens the debate between Eric and Heidi about dumping trash in ocean vs land. 
Heidi talks about how the crowd management at her shows is getting harder and harder to deal with. 
Despite having a GPS, we end up going the wrong way on the freeway, on the way to the underground show. 
Heidi's Improv Group "Sweet Dalai Lama" 
https://www.facebook.com/SweetDalaiLama
https://twitter.com/Heidi_Lux
Cooper Talk Podcast 
 http://coopertalk.podbean.com
Steve Cooper - Twitter
https://twitter.com/coopertalk
Steve Cooper comes on the podcast to talk about his career as a stand-up, radio host, author, ect. 
There's a lot of talk about salt content of different foods, because Steve recently had heart problems, so he's writing a cook-book about how to cook with less salt. 
An ex-Newfeild NJ woman used her own open sores as a biological weapon during a robbery. 
Eric talks about his grade school teacher, who would show off hairy cleavage. 
  
www.erichollerbach.comHeidi LuxSteve Cooper 

Ep 42 - Tom Rhodes

We start the podcast talking about Tom's early days being Comedy Central's first spokesperson. And Tom's  a special for Comedy Central called, "Viva Vietnam."
Tom Rhodes talks about his time in NY, and how he learned how to do 4-5 sets in a night. 
Tom talks about his appearance on Insomniac with Dave Attell.  
Road Warrior is a travel show pilot that Tom is shopping around about traveling comedians,  and how comedy is perceived by different cultures. 
Fried chicken and Elvis. What more do you need to know. Check out this gem of an episode, my incredible conversation with the international headliner of mystery, Tom Rhodes! 
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http://www.tomrhodes.net

Ep 41 - Duke Fightmaster

OC Local hero comedian Duke Fightmaster joins the Highway Diary Podcast, after a set at the Anchor Bar. 
He talks about his local Kickstarter campaign, to make a feature film, which he is gearing up to shoot. Duke gives a little taste of what the movie is going to be about. 
Duke talks about how his life transitioned from selling mortgages to doing comedy. And how when he was making lots of money selling mortgages, he didn't feel the need to look inward. 
Eric rends an episode description for an episode of Duke's World Podcast, which is written in flowery prose. 
Duke talks about doing too much acid as a teenager, and how that might have contributed to his mental instability. 
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www.dukefightmaster.com