Episode 215 - Carmen Lynch & Ben Moore
Summary: <br> <br> <br> Carmen Lynch and Ben Moore are on the show this week. We talk about a bunch of stuff but mainly the restaurant Perkins. Carmen has been on Letterman, Premium Blend, and Last Comic Standing. Ben can be heard on Bob and Tom and has a new CD out called Never Coming Back. <br> <br> Here's more on Carmen:<br> <a href="http://www.carmenlynch.com">Carmen Lynch</a> is the offspring of a petite Spanish nurse and a tall American Naval officer. She was born in California -- the town where <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clint_Eastwood#Mayor_of_Carmel">Clint Eastwood</a> <br> was mayor -- and soon after moved to Spain to begin her performance <br> career as a flamenco dancer (it sounds like a joke but she's got <br> pictures to prove it). <br> <br> After graduating from The College of William & Mary with a degree in psychology, Carmen applied to the <a href="http://www.fbi.gov">FBI</a> <br> but failed the psychology portion of the exam. So naturally, she moved <br> to NY to pursue acting. Not realizing she'd moved to the mecca of <br> stand-up comedy, Carmen eventually tried it out and fell in love -- or <a href="http://www.something.com">something</a>. <br> <br> Carmen made her network debut as one of the top 20 comics on the first season of "<a href="http://www.nbc.com/last-comic-standing">Last Comic Standing</a>" on NBC. She's also performed on Comedy Central's "<a href="http://comedians.jokes.com/carmen-lynch/videos/carmen-lynch---being-tall">Premium Blend</a>" and was featured on HBO's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Comedy_Festival">U.S. Comedy Arts Festival</a> in Aspen. She's also done a lot of Spanish shows including SiTV's "<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450925">Latino Laugh Festival</a>" and toured as one of the Latinas of Comedy with <a href="http://comedians.jokes.com/paul-rodriguez/videos/paul-rodriguez---family-planning-clinic">Paul Rodriguez</a>. As a prolific writer, she's also freelanced with <a href="http://www.dccomics.com/mad">MAD Magazine</a>. Catch her on this season of "Last Comic Standing.<a href="http://www.carmenlynch.com">www.carmenlynch.com</a><br> <br> Here's more on Ben:<br> <br> Ben Moore is quickly becoming a major factor in the Midwest comedy <br> scene, cutting his teeth at top rooms all across the nation. He has <br> become a favorite on The Bob & Tom Show, prompting Tom Griswold to <br> proclaim Ben "my favorite new comedian." Ben is the reigning "Funniest <br> Person in Lexington." His expanding credits also include TBS, Atlanta's <br> prestigious Laughing Skull Festival and finalist in 2011 Funniest <br> Person in Cincinnati contest. <br> <br>
