I got the chance to sit down with good buddy and hilarious comic Quincy Johnson II. We dive into how he had to move around the US as a kid, getting a degree and teaching in Texas, then finally packing it all up and moving to Hollywood. Oh, and of course we talk a LOT about comedy which makes for another great listen. As always, please LIKE, RATE, a…

I sat down with local OC comic and buddy Joshua Waldrop in this episode. We talk a LOT about comedy and running shows in OC - he also talks about his first love of watching grown men " Wrasslin' " - it really turns into your basic verbal mouth job conversation, which in all honestly felt GREAT and is a fun listen. As always please LIKE, RATE, and R…

In this episode I sit down with OC comedian Kenny Weber to have a few drinks and chat it up. He shared a bit of his "origin story" about being adopted, living in Texas, moving to Cali and really goes outta his way to be humble about coming up in comedy... hahaha. Yeah no ways that's true. He talks about his time at the Rec Room, burning some bridge…

In this episode I sat down with local OC Comedian Gage Flick. We have a few drinks as he tells me about how he used to run an underground fight club and then this episode kind of falls of the rails. We dive deep into OC comedy, comics we like, dislike, I call out a few random people to have quarantine podcast wars. It's a real schet show and anothe…

This is was my first time recording someone who wanted to remain "Anonymous" due to potential career risks, and I was a happy to oblige. We talked about her broken past, multiple run ins with hardcore drug use and her eventually turning it all around. This episode makes for another great listen, and as always - Please LIKE RATE and REVIEW.…

In this episode I sit down with the very funny Neeraj Srinivasan. He tells me about how he immigrated to the US from India, was forced to move all over the United States, how he got his start in comedy. moving to the Portland scene and finally come here to LA. This is another great listen and I think you are really going to enjoy it. as always plea…

In this episode I sit down with my favorite southern meatball, Anthony Davis. We talk about his upbringing in the south, going to gentlemen school, moving around a bit, finding love online, and a LOT about comedy. It's another great listen and I know you'll enjoy it. As always Please Like, Rate and Review.…

Great episode with is week! I meet up with Ramon Hernandez at the Clubhouse to watch some football and have a chat about how he used to be an absolute mess! A world of petty theft, drug use and a fetish for homeless chicks makes for another fun listen!

Honest Ignorance Ep. 26 This week I sit down with local OC comedian Tim Groeschel! We talk about everything from Boozin'- Drinkin' n Drivin' to Death and Comedy, which makes for another fun episode and great listen! Follow Tim on twitter @ClosedPistachio and you can find me on all social media @MattColeComedy…

This week I sat down with local OC comic April Lotshaw to get a "ladies" perspective about going to jail. April shared a few stories about getting locked up along with being 5150'd a while back. It's another FUN episode with a lot of randomness sprinkled in.

You can't have a podcast series about getting arrested without this guest! Real Rich is a local comic that floats between the OC/LA comedy scenes, and most would agree that he is best described as your poor man's (Joey "Coco" Diaz) I knew this was going to be a great episode as soon as he told me "I can talk about jail but I DON'T talk about prison…

This episode features the very funny comedian Andres Taboada. He sat down to tell me about his time living in the United States illegally and his time spent in Germany and traveling all over the world. It's another great episode and worth the listen!

It's another spin-off episode of Arrested Ignorance, where I bring in guests that have had some troubles with the law, whether incarcerated, arrested, or just busted doing some illegal stuff. This week I sat down with Jacob Trimmer, a local OC comic known for doing the Roast Battle at the Comedy Store. He shared stories about being arrested a few t…

It's been over a year since our last episode and it's good to be back! I'll be doing a few spin off episodes called "Arrested Ignorance" where I bring in guests that have had a some troubles with the law, whether incarcerated, arrested or just busted doing illegal stuff. My guest this week is my good buddy and the hilarious comedian Sean Williams. …

For Episode 20, I met up with a mutual friend Meilad and his sister Melahat (who are the new sponsors of this podcast!) When we sat down to do the podcast I also found out it happened to be the 33rd year anniversary of when their family was forced to flee from Iran. We talked in detail about that, how their dad was on the run from the Iranian Gov't…

For Episode 19 I had my buddy Chris Dunham over to talk about ..well just about everything! Chris is a hilarious comedian based in the Hollywood area who also happens to be a middle school teacher. He talked about being a teacher for a bit and then we rambled on for over 2 hours talking about; shooting guns, fantasy football, comedy, random bullshi…

The Honest Ignorance Podcast is back! I took a 5 month hiatus and am now back.. with a Stolen Episode! I took this Ep. from a podcast I used to be on affectionately named “Them Nutz“ or as some people more accurately called it. “4 comics yell over each other.. The Podcast” It was co-hosted by Myself - Ray Chung - Darius Campbell and few other comic…

For this episode I drove up to Fresno to do a few comedy shows and ran into local Fresno comedian Dave Bressoud. Dave had us over to his house for lunch and we ended up recording this episode there. He has had some serious life experience and is just filled with great stories. He played college baseball, even had family make it to the Pro level. He…

For this episode I met up with my buddy Tom Goss to “redo” his infamous episode. We had originally recorded the first time in my car on the way back from a few comedy show in San Diego - but the sound quality was shit! This time around, Tom reserved room at some shop in Mission Viejo that was as hot as a sauna for us to record in and sweat in… like…

For this episode I drove out to an apartment near Cal State Fullerton to met up with my buddy Dustyn Willoughby. Dustyn is a funny comic here in the OC he does both stand up and improv, which we ended up talking about in details for a bit. What I really wanted to talk to Dusytn about was being a mexican kid raised in an all white and semi racist ho…

For this episode I had one of my favorite local comics stop by my pad, Opeyemi Olagbaju aka Ope. For what turned out to be the longest podcasts I've recorded yet but easily one of my favorites as well. We talked about everything; His origin story, being born in Nigeria, immigration to the US, living in Cali and DC. We also discussed race and cultur…

For this episode I drove out to LA to meet up with the OC Roast Battle Champ - Omid Singh. He lives in an 11 person co-op, in Silverlake, which is about as hippie as it gets for LA these days. I wanted to talk to Omid about his upbringing, he's Indian and Iranian, lived in dubai as a kid, finally immigrated over here to the United States and has li…

For this episode I met up with my comedian buddy and tan-ish SJW Derrick Lemos on the patio of a bar in between Ana-Slime and Fullerton. Good ol' 2J's! A place I used to bartend and is still serving 32oz of beer in glass milk jugs. Cause why the F Not!? I wanted to talk with Derrick about growing up a tad confused about culture and race. He's was m…

For this episode I drove out to Venice Beach to meet up with my buddy and veteran comedian John Tole. I wanted to talk with John about how he is SUPER catholic, but that didn't quite goes as planned. I had a bunch of questions about catholic tradition and ritual, but it turns out John is more of a "hippie spiritual" catholic than practicing dogmati…

For this episode I sat down with my buddy Brett As-Is in the upstairs lounge at Hennessey's Tavern in Laguna Beach, right before our very last comedy show there. Brett's a really good comedy buddy of mine and He's one of the few comics I've met that I can say is a completely genuine person. Brett grew up in the "hood" (basically a sh!ttier area of …

For Episode 9 I drove out to a Long Beach apartment with a 3 legged dog to meet up with my comedy buddy Keith Carey and talk with him about being Bi-Sexual. He didn't disappoint! This turned out to be a great episode as Keith opens up and tells some hilarious stories from some of his past and often seedy rendezvous. Keith is a great comedian and an…

For this episode I ended up in the semi safe city of tustin to meet up with my comedy friends Robin Tran and Cate Gary.. aka the OC Comedy "Power Couple".. Cate Gary is one of my favorite comics in the OC, a great joke writer, and a very poignant comic that challenges the status quo... so it should come as no surprise that she is a Feminist (annnnd…

ROBIN TRAN: Robin (formerly Robert) is a transgender comedian and really one of the reasons I created the podcast - because I am completely ignorant to that lifestyle .. so I was super happy when she agreed to do this episode. I have meet numerous transgender people since living out here in california but I have never gotten to know one before they…

For Episode 06 - I traveled all the way out to the slums of Ontario California to meet up with my comedy nemesis Derrick Murray. :) Derrick is actually a good buddy of mine.. He's a good buddy of mine.. He's a good buddy of mine (I have to repeat that to convince myself) Things get extremely real as Derrick opens up and talks about his mother’s sui…

This week due to all the recent bullshit going on in Indiana and the new law they passed along with that fucking wackado lawyer in Huntington Beach. I wanted to touch on the subject of gay marriage, So I went over to my "non comedian" buddies Kyle and Gary's condo to do just that. Talk about their marriage, about being gay, their careers, sterotype…

For the 4th Episode I went all the way out to Hollywood to meet up with my comedy buddy Craig Phillip Conant - or the ever gassy Craig Conant :) Craig spent the better part of a decade using and abusing just about every drug there is. He shared some hilarious stoires about a bunch of his drug endused shenanigans and about the few times he got arres…

I recorded the 3rd Episode on the road back from San Diego this weekend with my comedy buddy Tom Goss. Tom told me about how he's been in and out of Mental Institutions the past 7 years of his life, and shared a ton of hilarious stories. Despite having to edit out all the road noise thisturned out to be a great episode. Be sure to comment how you l…

It's the 2nd Episode! I went all the way out to Pico Rivera to meet up with my buddy DesDelgadillo .. Des is an up and coming comic in the LA area who just happens to be blind. I got the chance to ask him a ton of questions.. most funny a few serious but it ended up being a fun episode and a great listen. Be sure to comment below and let me know ho…

It's the FIRST EPISODE! I'm still trying to get the hang of the recording equipment and editing software. So I invited my buddy Tony Aflano over for what I thought would be a throw away episode, but it turned out to be really good. Tony stopped by my house to tell me about the 4 years he spent picking up dead bodies for a living. This episode gets …