The Class Clown Podcast With Chino Liao

Professional cosplaying tour guide Alex Avila joins Chino on this week's episode. He tells Chino about his background in education, where he got his love of history, how he got started as a tour guide, and where he got the idea to combine his two loves of cosplaying and walking tours. He also tells Chino about his his new journey as a stand-up comedian and how the two worlds compliment each other.

Jason Gomez joins Chino to talk about his own, unique style of comedy. He talks about how he got inspire to do comedy, where he gets his ideas from, and wanting to branch out into more conventional styles. He also talks about growing up as part of a patis empire and the many learnings stand up has taught him along the way.

Chino is joined this week by the three founders of Bitches in Stiches MNL: Fran Ayala-Rock, Veronica Litton, and Ina Sebastian. They talk about founding the group in the Philippines, finding their audiences, and creating safe spaces for women. They also talk about their individual experiences in comedy, how they got their start, and why Bitches in Stiches MNL isn't here to overturn the status quo.

Future lawyer and current stand up comedian Vin Buenaagua joins Chino this week to talk about his life as a law student, an employee for the House of Representatives, and a stand up comedian. He talks about why he decided to be a lawyer, comedian and speechwriter for the Congress, how these worlds intersect and how each of his jobs affects his point of view as a comedian and vice versa. He also talks about his brief background as an activist.

One of Comedy Manila's rising stars, Steven Sagad, joins Chino this week to share his unique story. Steven tells Chino about growing up and living with Marfan Syndrome, how its shaped his everyday life and comedic point of view. Steven also tells us about his comedy goals as he makes his comeback to the scene.

Writer, entrepreneur, and lead linya-ologist Ali Sangalang joins Chino on this week's episode. He talks about his early days as an open micer, what led him to the stage, and what led him away from it. He also talks about Linya-Linya and it's early days, it's current direction, it's morals, and how they are able to stay relevantly funny.

This week, Chino learns about dark humor from the only person he is qualified to listen to: Gold Dagal. Gold talks about how he got his start in comedy, what drew him to dark jokes, and the balance he strikes between offensive and funny. He also talks about producing other shows like roast battles and Kill Teddy, how to deal with haters, and where he draws the line in terms of material (spoiler alert: he has one.)

Comedy Manila feature and TikTok sensation Ron Dulatre joins Chino to talk about the wonderful world of social media, comedy, and everything in between.

Comedy Manila headliner and host of the KoolPals and The Overlap James Caraan joins Chino in the season closer. James talks about finding the balance between passion and earning, the importance of building communities, and why podcasting has had such a big effect on the local stand-up comedy scene. He also talks to Chino about dealing with haters, handling negativity, and receiving free food.