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Stand-up comic Brian Mollica's audio talk show that chronicles the goings-on in the world of comedy and the life of stand-up comics.

Brian has worked with such stand-up legends as Chris Rock, Jim Breuer, Dave Attel and Lewis Black, to name just a few. He currently resides in Las Vegas, NV where he enjoys the simple things in life (i.e. drinking, gambling, whoring, etc.)

Behind the Bricks

http://www.rooftopcomedy.com/behindthebricks

An inside look at the whole world of stand-up comedy

Most recent episode
Date: 7/24/08
The Comedy Club Soap Opera I'm not sure when the business of stand up turned into an episode of Days of Our (Hilarious) Lives, but now in addition to writing material that is uni...

Episode Guide

Date: 7/17/08
Views: 22 3 stars
Hypnotist Marc Savard Goes Behind the Bricks

Generally when people are sleeping through one of my shows it means something has gone horribly wrong, but when Marc Savard does it hilarity ensues. This Las Vegas headliner sits down with Brian to discu...

Date: 7/10/08
Views: 18 3 stars
That's Fist-Tastic! It seems like forever since we've just hung out and talked, so Brian is using today's show for just that. Topics on the day include reactions to the Carlin memorial, the fourth face on the Mount Rushmore...
Date: 7/3/08
Views: 30 5 stars
George Carlin: In Memorium Whether you loved George Carlin or hated him, there is no doubt that any fan of comedy felt the death of a comedy legend. Today Brian takes listeners through a a biography of the comedy pioneer, with plenty...
Date: 6/26/08
Views: 21 3 stars
George Carlin R.I.P. A comedy legend died this week, and everyone who has ever laughed at a stand up comic owes a debt of gratitude to George Carlin. As Brian works on a tribute, BTB must go on, and luckily Mike, the Simon C...
Date: 6/19/08
Views: 40 3 stars
Here's Something New: A Comic Being Negative Alright, enough of this peace and love bull shit, it's time for Brian to get bitter. At the request of the BTB audience, B-Mo releases his 10 worst comics of all time list. Might be a few surprises on the...
Date: 6/12/08
Views: 20 3 stars
Hicks On The Big Screen: Destined For Greatness Or Failure? Ricardo Lewis stops by the show once again, and that can only mean one thing, a sweet Simon Cowell impression is in the works. Ricardo gives his state of the British comedy union address, and talks about w...
Date: 6/5/08
Views: 21 3 stars
Has Last Comic Standing Finally Figured It Out? Topics of the day include: reworking your act for infants, shaving your head for cancer material, hacks "living on the edge", the definitive 25 funniest people in America, and comics stepping up to defend L...
Date: 5/29/08
Views: 27 3 stars
The 25 (sort of but not really) Funniest People in America Someone once said the whole reason people rank things is to spur debate. Yeah, well mission accomplished. Entertainment Weekly released it's list of the 25 funniest people and....Yeah, not really. Topic...
Date: 5/22/08
Views: 38 5 stars
Dan Tessitore Goes Behind The Bricks

As much as Brian would like to believe he knows everything about every aspect of comedy, as a young upstart he can't intelligently discuss the benefits of starting older. Luckily comic and BTB heavyweigh...

Date: 5/15/08
Views: 26 4 stars
A Battle For The Ages The good news is Brian recorded one of the best interviews in the history of the show. The bad news is, he promptly fucked it up. Luckily, the faithful BTB listeners were there to bail him out.

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Date: 5/8/08
Views: 25 3 stars
Internet Killed The Comedy Star Everyone knows the tale of Dane Cook parlaying millions of douche bag internet friends into a billion dollar career, but is the internet really a win-win proposition for today's comics? B-Mo gives his take ...
Date: 5/2/08
Views: 21 5 stars
OK Flight of the Conchords, We Get It It's a tearful reunion as Dylan Gadino, editor in chief of PunchlineMagazine.com returns to Behind the Bricks. He discusses how the state of stand-up has changed from his last visit, whether shitty sitcoms ...
Date: 4/25/08
Views: 38 3 stars
Did I Just Say That?

Is there anything more egotistical than standing in front of a room full of people and thinking that you are interesting enough to engage them...then going home and listening to those exact words you jus...

Date: 4/17/08
Views: 21 3 stars
What up B-Cos?

B-Mo talks a lot about working the road as a club comic, but what if you want to actually make money? Corporate comic Tim Clue steps behind the bricks to discuss working clean, why it's OK to make demand...

Date: 4/11/08
Views: 22 3 stars
Soooooooo Underrated

On any given night in the back of any given comedy club you can hear comics drunkenly listing which of their peers are grossly overrated and undeserving of success, but what about those that don't get th...

Date: 4/3/08
Views: 34 3 stars
Is Carlin Back?

Reluctantly, Brian welcomes back Mike (the official comedy judge of Behind the Bricks) who gives his take on Carlin, Lewis Black and Gallagher. Two of these guys get praised while one is panned, and it's...

Date: 3/27/08
Views: 38 3 stars
Does this sound rehearsed?

After being stood up by three different guys like a whore on prom night, Brian is alone behind the mic today and he's as bitter as a whore on prom night.


Topics on the day include rehears...

Date: 3/21/08
Views: 63 3 stars
69, get it?

Why is it when over the hill rockers pack their fat asses into spandex and play 30 year old songs people file into arenas and hold up lighters, but when a has been comic attempts the same feat everyone a...

Date: 3/13/08
Views: 20 3 stars
Class Is In Session

So we've all heard Brian bitch about comedy classes and how you can't learn comedy from a book. But what if comedy class could help you earn a college degree? Brian is joined by Steven Chappell, a coll...

Date: 3/6/08
Views: 48 5 stars
The history of the joke Yet another media outlet has been trolling the BTB boards looking for ideas to steal.nbsp; This time it's the History Channel and their "History of The Joke" special.nbsp; Brian breaks the special down cate...
Date: 2/28/08
Views: 50 3 stars
Steve Martin's Born Standing Up

It's the book report 2 months in the making. Is Steve Martin's comedy autobiography really the greatest comedy book ever, or is it just hype?


Other topics include Brian tooting his own h...

Date: 2/21/08
Views: 21 3 stars
It's the new family friendly Behind the Bricks!

Brian is back and being a father has really changed him. No more filthy jokes and references to vaginas; just good old fashioned family friendly material that the whole family can enjoy (even your whore ...

Date: 2/8/08
Views: 32 3 stars
Top 5 How-to Comedy Books Of All Time

Once again Brian has pissed off the Brits and Ricardo Lewis has been sent in to teach him a lesson. Refuting Brian's claim that you can't learn stand up from a book, Ricardo, a comedy librarian of sorts...

Date: 1/31/08
Views: 28 3 stars
Can I borrow your act for a sec? Sometimes a joke kills. And sometimes, you kill for a joke. In the dog-eat-dog world of comedy, just be sure to cover up your tracks.
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