Boston Comedy Festival Podcast

Suzi Berlin and Jim McCue  talk about Roast Battles with Boston Comedian Matt Kona I apologize audio is a little rough.  About Matt...from Boston.com article  When stand-up comedian Matt Kona jumps up on stage, the first things you notice are his shaggy hair, his tattoos, and his Ryan Dunn beard. The next thing you’ll notice is how hard you’re laughing as he explains his vegan diet and how it's affected his relationship with his traditional, meat-loving father. But what you may not realize at all is that Kona is one of the leaders of the next great generation of Boston comedians, following in the very-hard-to-fill footsteps of legends like Lenny Clarke, Denis Leary, and Louis C.K. Born in Rowley, Mass., a small town on the North Shore, Kona is now a resident of South Boston, putting him right in the heart of the city's comedy scene. Before he was a comedian, Kona travelled around the U.S. as a roadie for a British punk band, which helped him realize a career in comedy was in his future.