"Ever wonder why some comedians just don’t bomb? Or how they turn mishaps into legendary stories?"

Drop a 🎤 if you've ever bombed or want to learn how to never bomb again!Tonight’s chat with Fred Rubino is packed with laughs, real talk, and behind-the-scenes secrets of keeping the stage alive—even when the crowd isn’t cooperating.
Fred shares how he evolved from the construction site to comedy clubs, the importance of adapting your material, and that time he transitioned from racial jokes to Italian-American humor to stay afloat.Worth thinking about: You’re not just learning to avoid bombs—you’re learning how to own the stage no matter what.
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Daniel LeBlanc didn’t just hit rock bottom — he made the decisions that put him there. Addiction, setbacks, and chaos could’ve ended the story. Instead, he flipped it. Now he’s a CEO running a multi-million dollar empire and still climbing. This is the real story of what it takes to own your mistakes, rebuild your life, and stop bombing — in business and in life.

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Before the fall… there was the rise.

In Part 1 of this two-part episode of How Not to Bomb, Michael “Wheels” Parise sits down with Bill Branca — a man who didn’t just work in Hollywood… he moved it.

We’re talking about a time when Branca was one of the most powerful agents in comedy, running through William Morris Agency and shaping careers that would go on to define an era.

This episode is pure, unfiltered Hollywood:

• Behind-the-scenes stories of Martin Lawrence and Chris Rock before they became icons
• What it was really like walking into clubs when your name carried weight
• The deals, the power moves, and how careers were built behind closed doors
• Stories involving Michael Jackson and the level of access most people never see
• The mindset it takes to operate at the top of Hollywood’s food chain

This is the side of the business people dream about — the access, the influence, the electricity of being at the center of it all.

But here’s the thing…

Every rise has a story that doesn’t get told right away.

And what comes next… is a completely different conversation.

Part 2 is where everything changes.

Welcome to the first episode of How Not to Bomb Starring Michael Wheels Parise with Executive Producer, Tony Lizzio and Special Guest Jerry Papandrea.