Episode 34: Murray Valeriano

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Murray Valeriano on Father Time Podcast

A Baptist preacher’s son becomes a comedian, marries an Academy Award Nominated costume designer and has a kid. And here come the stories.

Murray Valeriano is a brilliant comedian, writer, and human sponge. This Tennessee native and preacher’s son found his comedy calling in sunny California and soon began a successful writing career. Lately, you’ve probably seen him on @midnight.

Murray has toured the country performing in clubs and theaters, either headlining or opening for some of comedy’s heavy hitters: Kevin Pollack, Christopher Titus, Brad Garret, and the late Robert Schimmel. As an award winning writer, Murray has written for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Bill Engvall’s Here’s Your Sign Awards, and Ridiculousness – to name a few. He has also written for other comedians, such as Conan O’Brian, Steve Carell, and Dennis Miller.

Murray Valeriano is a captivating person who possesses a remarkable wealth of pop culture knowledge and experience, and it shines through on his popular Road Stories podcast. Once you stick a bunch of hilarious comics in room to talk comedy war stories, it is simply magical. USA TODAY called the Road Stories podcast “One of the funniest podcasts of 2013.” Countless reviews on iTunes have given 5 stars and iTunes itself featured it in its “New and Notable” section.

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Jamie Kaler

An accomplished actor, comic, host, voice-over artist, and radio personality, Jamie Kaler is best known for his starring role as “Mike” on the hit TBS show, My Boys. His prolific acting career includes appearances on Friends, Will and Grace, How I Met Your Mother, Parenthood, and King of Queens, as well as numerous films and over 150 commercials. He is currently the host of America: Facts vs. Fiction on the American Heroes Channel, which is entering it’s third season, and has his own radio show on SiriusXM named Kaler. As a voice-over artist he is the voice of the "Bloopers Host” on the cult classic Robot Chicken and has been the national spokesperson for Carnival Cruise Lines.

Originally from New Hampshire, Jamie graduated from Boston University on an NROTC scholarship and served as an officer in the U.S. Navy before beginning his career as a performer. As a comedian he was one of the new faces at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal and has appeared on Chelsea Lately, The Late Late Show, Live at Gotham, Mock-pocalypse, and World’s Dumbest.

When not working, he is obeying every command of his wife, Kate, and two daughters, Hannah and Claire.

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