About The Authors
Matt Balaker and Wayne Jones
Matt Balaker is a comic, writer, and former investment fund manager. He lives in Southern California with his two boys and one wife.
Wayne Jones is a writer, editor, former academic librarian, and a big fan of stand-up comedy. He has published stories, articles, novels, and non-fiction books, and maintains a blog and podcast. Wayne lives in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Greg Giraldo: A Comedian’s Story
Learn Greg Giraldo’s story from those who knew him best.
Many know Greg Giraldo’s work from Comedy Central roasts, late-night television, and comedy clubs. However, few comedy fans have heard the story of his days after Harvard Law School, ascension to cult comic icon, and premature demise from his addiction. We’ve interviewed over 60 people who help tell his story. From managers to his former wife, and many comedians, friends, producers, and entertainment journalists and writers — all to uncover what motivated this stand-up legend and the impact of his work.
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Events, Interviews, Media
- June 13, 2016: Interview of Matt Balaker by Sean L. McCarthy on The Comic’s Comic site
- Dec. 19, 2018: Interview of co-author Wayne Jones on CKCU radio: here (click “Listen Now”: begins at 1:07:50)
- Jan. 15, 2019: Interview of Wayne Jones on Media Whore blog
- Feb. 4, 2019: Interview of Wayne Jones on Daytime Ottawa with Dylan Black at 1:00 pm
- Mar. 8, 2019: Comedy show and book signing with Matt Balaker, Winston’s Ocean Beach at 7:00 pm
- Mar. 20, 2019: Reading, Q&A, and book signing by Wayne Jones, Yuk Yuk’s, Ottawa at 10 p.m. (details here)
- Mar. 25, 2019: Interview of Matt Balaker on Jeff Ross’s podcast, Thick Skin, along with Jesse Joyce
- Mar. 27, 2019: Interview of Matt Balaker by Teme Ring on Comedians Defying Gravity
- Mar. 28, 2019: Book signing and discussion with Matt Balaker, Book Soup on Sunset in W. Hollywood at 7:00 pm
- April 16, 2019: Interview of Matt Balaker on Ted Alexandro’s A Little Bit Me podcast
- May 5, 2019: Interview of Matt Balaker on the Roadstories podcast
- June 10, 2019: Interview of Matt Balaker on Adam Carolla’s podcast, Take a Knee (subscription required)
- June 11, 2019: Book launch and signing at the Fat Black Pussycat (sister club of the Comedy Cellar), with both authors, New York, NY
- June 11, 2019: Matt Balaker (and, later, Wayne Jones) on the Comedy Cellar’s Live from America podcast with Noam Dworman
- June 11, 2019: Matt Balaker and Wayne Jones on the Comedy Cellar’s Live from America podcast with Hatem Gabr (YouTube)
- June 12, 2019: Interview of Wayne Jones by Dustin Chafin on his I’ll Leave You with This podcast
- Aug. 20, 2019: “One Tweet from the Right Person,” Media Whore Blog
- Sept. 20, 2019: Interview of Matt Balaker on The Caregivers podcast
- Sept. 23, 2019: Matt Balaker and Wayne Jones talk about the book on OLA’s Open Shelf magazine’s SoundCloud
- Dec. 9, 2019: Interview of Matt Balaker by Kerri Edelman on her show
- Dec. 22?, 2019: Reviewed by comedian Barry Mitchell on ABC TV’s World News Now (vimeo here)
- June 16, 2021: Matt Balaker interviewed on the Honest Offense podcast with Eric Cervone.