Comedian Rob Cantrell on growing up a pot-loving, coffee-craving comic in the golden age of stand-up comedy

Comedian Rob Cantrell joins us for a wild conversation about growing up a pot-loving, coffee-craving comic in the golden age of stand-up comedy. April and I sit down to learn about Rob's career and his trajectory into the world of pot comedy. We hear war stories about being a struggling young comic on the road. From NY and DC to LA and San Francisco, this episode is full of twists, turns and incredible surprises! Don't miss this hour of sheer laughter and magical fun.

 

About Rob Cantrell

Comedian Rob Cantrell has been seen on NBC, CBS, HBO, FX and Comedy Central. He acted in sketches on Comedy Central’s Colbert Report, HBO's Flight of The Concords and FX’s Totally Biased. He has written on projects for Adult Swim, Vice, High Times, Howard Stern and Comedy Central. Rob has performed Stand-Up at several festivals including SXSW, Bonnaroo and ‘The New York Comedy Festival’. Early in his career, Cantrell was a top ten finalist on the very first season of NBC’s Last Comic Standing, performed Stand-Up on CBS’s Late Late Show and acted in the nationally touring play ‘The Marijuana-logues’. Cantrell has headlined top comedy clubs, theaters and colleges around the country. He recently released a new comedy album (2018) titled "Pure Uncut Joy" recorded at Pete’s Candy Store in Brooklyn, NY for 800 Pound Gorilla Records. Rob is based in Brooklyn, New York, he enjoys walking around, hanging with his family, funky beats and designing spaceships with his mind.