Another double interview week with weekend headliner and America’s Got Talent star Vicki Barbolek and Sunday headliner Jeff Leeson. Vicki tells about her unique start in comedy, how Mitzi Shore helped her, growing up with an NFL dad, and Joel has words for Vicki’s friend Simon Cowell. Jeff is “The King of Crowd Work” and “Canada’s #1 Comedian” (according to Joel). Jeff Leeson tells of starting as a teenager, learning the ropes in the Midwest comedy circuit, headlining in a North Dakota snowstorm, and how getting fired led to his full-time career in comedy. Tickets for Vicki and Jeff’s shows can be found at the link below.
![](https://comedycastlepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/vickijeff.jpg)