Offstage w/ Christian Polanco Podcast

After recording 151 episodes of the Offstage Podcast, host Christian Polanco finally got booked to be a guest on the show. Hear a great interview done by comedians Akaash Singh and Christi Chiello. Hear them get to the bottom of why Christian started this sensitive podcast. 

Jason Sáenz is a very talented stand-up comedian, improviser, sketch writer and actor. He has a very interesting background that has had some very trying ordeals with his health. Jason also recently had a reconstructive surgery on his jaw that changed his appearance dramatically. 

Hear us talk about the Latino Pope, being married young, and how not fun it is to have your jaw broken and realigned.

Tom Cowell is a comedian/actor/writer who runs a great advice column for the online magazine The Frisky called, "Ask A Married Guy." He is British, so he definitely sounds like he knows what he is talking about.

Hear as we discuss US Immigration, emotional maturity of men and women, and selling communist newspapers.

Brandon Collins is a comedian and actor originally from the suburbs of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Brandon is the co-creator of the very successful Comedy Outliers. A comedy show and podcast based out of NYC. 

Listen as we cover sleeping with enough women, mommy issues, and taking your girlfriend to a strip club.

J-L Cauvin returns for another great episode and we get very in depth with insecurities, love and careers in comedy. J-L has created the new web series, Louis CK's Comedy Academy. A series in which he plays several famous comedians as teachers of a comedy school. Check it out now right HERE!

Listen as we discuss contemplating quitting comedy, loving or hating J-L, and why dating is like a video game.

Sharron Paul is an actress and comedian originally from Brooklyn, NY. Sharron and Christian have a lot in common having been raised their entire lives in Brooklyn and now being part of the comedy biz. Sharron was raised in the borough of Kings county, and she'll help you understand what is a Black Queen.

Listen as we discuss native new yorkers, impressing your friends from high school, and inventing the Black-O-Meter.

Neko White began doing stand-up at 14 years old. That is very rare and it can also lead to many people not taking you seriously, but he is very serious about comedy. I met Neko when he was 16 and he is very much one of the hardest working comedians in the city.

Listen as we cover not going to college, having good parents, and how teens behave when one of their high school classmates is a comedian.

Ryan Balas is a filmmaker based out of NYC. He has made several independent films and has had his work featured in several film festivals. Ryan's films occasionally include some sincere exploration of sexuality and nudity. Such as his latest film, "NSFW." Unlike the film though, this conversation is Totally SFW if you have headphones on.

Listen as we discuss exploring sexuality in film, sexual openness, and defining your own marriage.

Oni Perez is a comedian and father of two teenage daughters. Originally from south Florida, Oni came from a very conservative Cuban family. Now he is performing comedy in NYC, so to his family, he is basically a Castro-supporting communista.

Listen as we discuss having a child at 18 years old, Fidel Castro, and how Latinos are having more sex than everyone else.

Subhah Agarwal is one of the hardest working comedians/ human beings I have ever met in my life. It is safe to say that comedy is her life and we'll try to understand if having such a hard work ethic can make life harder.

Listen as we cover performing over 20 times a week, fear of getting your heart broken, and we try to figure if Indian parents have ever been proud of their non-doctor offspring.

Crystian Ramirez started doing comedy at 15 years old. That is very young to do anything that crazy, but the good thing is, that it is paying off now. He will be making his first appearance on TV in 2014 on BET ComicView.

Listen as we discuss not being Dominican enough, getting back together with an ex, and why the N-word is so popular amongst Latinos.

Pete Bladel is a comedian who started our in the DC area. In college, he was a defensive end for the University of Virginia. Not many football players end up becoming comedians. So we'll finally get the answer to who gets more ladies, comedians or football players?

Listen as we discuss college athletes being paid, hiding being a comedian, and how Seinfeld has affected Pete's dating life. 

Comedian Katie Compa has dealt with some abandonment issues in the past so they can make relationships a bit tougher than necessary.

Listen as we discuss co-dependency, fake intimacy, and sleeping with someone before you like them.