Mindy's Comedy Archives

Joel enters the Comedy Archives on January 14, 2012 at The Creek and The Cave in Long Island City.  Joel's last photo before our interview for the podcast was in 2016, with an open door exiting the venue, and unknown to us, the archives for quite a while. Shortly after this, Joel gets sober, starts a basketball tournament, and becomes an author. He has a new book coming out on July 14, 2026.  Just because you do comedy for a while doesn't mean you must always and forever do comedy. It was a joy to hear how Joel took some great things from comedy forward and left some others behind.

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Host
Mindy Tucker

Guest
Joel Walkowski

Theme Song
Taking Pictures by Hula

Podcast Consulting
Seltzer Kings

Cinematographer
Eric Durkin

Editor/Sound
Jeremy Balon

Chief Administrative Officer
Jin Moon

Booking Consultant
Marianne Ways

Graphics
Howdy.nyc

Executive Producer
Mindy Tucker

Sponsor
Blonde Medicine

Special Thanks
Pat Byrne

 

Creators and Guests

Host
Mindy Tucker
Comedy Photographer and Archivist that has documented 20 years of the NYC Comedy world.
Guest
Joel Walkowski
Joel is a writer, nationally touring comedian, and New York City basketball legend. He runs a SMART Recovery meeting at the Phoenix House in Brooklyn, NY. Joel is a nationally touring comedian, award-winning roast battler, and second funniest cast member on the popular NFL Fan Therapy web series.

What is Mindy's Comedy Archives?

MINDY'S COMEDY ARCHIVES is a visual podcast featuring intimate interviews with the people who have been an instrumental part of the New York comedy community for the past 20 years. In each episode, our guest flips through a chronological stack of photos (starting with their very first "Mindy") using each image to unlock specific memories about their evolution in comedy. We'll touch on memories of early struggles and day jobs, to breakthroughs, friendships, and career shifts in an ever-changing industry.