Podcast episode 365ish: Art Factora

We're at podcast episode 365ish. You know what that means? You can go back to the beginning and listen to one a day for a year. Art Factora was our guest on this one. He talked about shucking alcohol and washing dishes between his commercial radio gigs. The Filipino-Canadian standup who recently visited the homeland also revealed he doesn't know where it is geographically (it's in the northern hemisphere, for the record). And he talked about his stage fright. Good talk. Good guy, that Art Factora.

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Nov. 9: Art Factora

Has it really been four years since Art Factora made his one and only appearance on What's So Funny? Turns out it's true. I saw Art recently at the Comedy MIX on Burrard where he was on in between Graham Clark and Debra DiGiovanni so we arranged another visit for him. We'll check in on what he's been up to. I know he just produced a show with fellow Filipino comic Rex Navarrete at the Columbia Theatre on Friday. We'll see how that turned out, too, and find out if he's still Patrick Maliha's wingman.

Tune in to 100.5 FM tonight at 11 pm, livestream us at coopradio.org or TuneIn Radio.

Podcast episode 207ish: Art Factora

Who was slumming it? Me or Art Factora? I thought Art was, because he's worked in commercial radio for years. For him to come down to our dog and pony show at co-op radio was generous. He thought I was slumming it for having a comic who's not yet a headliner on. It's true that most of my guests are headliners, but there have been others. In each case, it's because they had something else on the go. In Art's case, it was his work in radio. See how it all comes around?

In this podcast episode, you'll hear about Factora's transformation from Arthur to Art, the pros and cons of comedy classes, the size of mangos in the Philippines, how Pearl Jam changed his life, and why Pauly Shore is a douche.

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Oct. 24: Art Factora

It's cold and flu season and I've got a doozy of a cold. But fret not, dear listeners, I'll be there tonight hopped up on Dristan and cough medicine. The show must go on.

We've got a first-timer to the program tonight. Art Factora, owner of one of the best names in the biz, is no first-timer to radio, though. He's been working behind the scenes for years at various commercial stations. It's always a little intimidating when professional radio people are guests, but he seems like a nice enough guy. Art has been doing stand-up for about six years. I most recently saw him on an all-Asian bill (Factora is the son of Filipino immigrants) at Lafflines and was impressed. I don't know yet what we'll talk about but I do want him to explain to me why the Ph in Philippines becomes an F and the two P's become one in Filipino. I've never understood that. Yes, I could look it up but then I'd have to fill an extra minute on tonight's show. And we'll also discuss what Lady Gaga's naked midsection is like in person (that's Art on the left in the photo).