PodGis with Al Val

Al Val is back from her comedy tour and bursting with stories to share!

In this episode, Val combs over many details from her recent two-week tour through western Canada and deviates into some personal reflections regarding her good nature and exploitable naivete, the upsetting self-serving futility of saying "I told you so", being more comfortable singing and dancing post-transition, and taking the stage after being immmediately misgendered by the emcee. Heck, she even throws in a new segment involving silly character premises!

We're in for a "shorty" this week! This is just a little something to tide PodGis fans over while Val wraps up her Canadian tour.

At any rate, she has a delightful little time talking about jeans models, the prejudices against Alberta that she is cautious not to overindulge, some schmuck's (accidentally transphobic?) terrible first impression, JK Rowling and the "just don't look" approach to battling transphobia, and she concludes with another classic timespeak hungus bungus.

It's been a week and still no word from the Huble Cremshaws out there. [Shrug] Guess I'll just have to keep talking to myself!

In this delightfully plucky episode, Val discusses pranks and her relationship to pranking, being on breakfast television, a "Twitter sexy fart scam controversy", people who refuse to play along with fun social cues, finding a bag of old male clothes from her past, approaching her transition pragmatically and how that manifests a sort of impostor syndrome.

Hello to the Huble Cremshaws out there!!

Val is in high spirits because of the happiest percussive clap! She then goes on to list the reasons why standup has ruined her social life, send an invitation/challenge to her listeners to prepare a VERY specific dinner party for her, "Step In Time" from Mary Poppins, "That Thing You Do", her borrowed Ninja Turltes 'graphic novel', doing standup in less than ideal circumstances and a neat trick to overcome ambient chatter, the very very very offensive and upsetting dance-by-instruction thing that happens at dance parties sometimes, then she goes off on the "Cha-Cha Slide".

In this episode Val discusses her bag of dreadlocks, the highs and lows of glow-in-the-dark nails, being selected to perform in the upcoming Winnipeg Comedy Festival, making podcast mistakes like a metaphorical Super Mario, the lack of a star system in Canada, more tax agony, a funny bit about a dad who didn't think about names for his newborn, having cracked lips, Dylan Mulvaney's "Days of Girlhood" music video and the ensuing discourse about 'what makes a woman', overcompensating early in one's transition, the power dynamics of repeat transphobes in my comments, and the best YouTube video of all time, "i'll be home for quismoiss".

If it's March 20th on your end don't forget to vote for Val to win the $10K Funniest Canadian" competition!

HYDRATE, B****!

After a quick apology for the (almost inevitable, at this point) mild tech issues, Val discusses 'selling out'; the iRestore helmet; a VERY positive potential happy ending to the snowboard theft caper(!); Facebook suggesting celebrities as friends; getting banned from the University Improv Troupe; a quick little commercial for water; some improv stories, and being worried she's lost her 'spark of insanity'; and she ends on a little love letter to her best friends.

Don't forget to vote for her EVERY DAY to win "Edge's $10K Funniest Canadian" competition until March 21! EVERY DAY!

In this episode of PodGis, Val laments the recent lost of a priceless cherished personal item; the recent cancellation of Just For Laughs and the concept of bankruptcy protection; an applicable, practical theory on considerate and self-aware people in public; Todd Bertuzzi; the ubiquity of hacky pronoun jokes and "I identify as" jokes in the comedy community; people who abuse the word "woke"; her "Lady and the Tramp" viewing-style suggestion; and lastly, on her vocal progress and on the act of graciously comparing your current self to your younger self.

Uh oh! Al Val's been RADICALIZED!!

In this episode, Val explains in great detail the 4 'encounters' with life that she had that day that totally RADICALIZED her - and essentially by that we mean "grounded her in reality, thus making her a misanthropic adult".

After that she briefly discusses getting misgendered by emcees during her intro at comedy shows, goofy pre-recorded show announcements at certain Canadian comedy club franchises, and finishes off with a wonderful story about meeting a young man named Andrew with super niche travel tips.

In this episode of PodGis, Val discusses NEW MERCH, finalizing her legal name and gender changes, an episode involving a botched people-pleasing impulse and her ensuing regret, a run-in at a burlesque show that all trans women would despise, an old crowdwork video, surgery-obsessed trans women who sew insecurities in others, and the origin story of Val's constant self-awareness.

Is she a narcissist? If so, she's the BEST DAMN ONE AROUND

Welcome to the J**z Factory!

Val takes her enthusiasm and lets it rip for the full 70 minutes, covering a range of topics including: the mispronunciation of her podcast, her vocal feminization journey and her 'target pitch' strategy, boasting and wearing leggings, watching footage of herself and knowing what she's about to say, the villainization of TAYLOR SWIFT, Galen Weston, Jesus Day, Florida's anti-trans bills, and the most narcissistic boss she had ever worked for.

See you next week!

"PodGis with Al Val" Episode 116 - "Deplorably Unscrupulous"AvaGis is back once again! And this time it has all gone off WITHOUT A HITCH!In this comeback episode, Val packs a extra whippaload of bonus content, discussing the wild things that have kicked off 2024 like the guy who got stuck in the urn and the "Jew tunnel" in NYC. She then goes off to cover a wide range of topics such as "Palworld" and the decay of society's opinions of plagiarism; musical genres; a theory on why the Canadian comedy industry and the standard Canadian comedy club show structure breeds better comedians; her current ordeal humbling herself at the altar of comedy club bookers; the "Barbie Movie" Oscar snuffs; and her hilariously infuriating Instagram punishment.Have a good week! See you next hump day!

Boy oh boy what a fun episode this one was! Val hops around happily from topic to topic once again, covering a variety of topics:

receiving a pair of mittens from a fan; Eminem as a playable Fortnite character; the mental battle that is auditioning for commercials as a trans woman; speaking breathily and vocal feminization training; fans who inundate her inbox with memes; the offputting YouTube algorithm of her phone's previous owner; Sneako as a groomer; YouTube accounts that read their scripts with a maddeningly repetitious inflection pattern; suffer a battle of 'wits' against sassy & superficial people; Allen Iverson's opinions on practice; media as a teeny tiny time capsule; and Val's American fans.

See you next week!

After a technical-difficulties-inspired self-imposed break from the pod, Val is back with wild rantings and ravings that range from silly to deeply self-reflective and somber.

Val dives right in, and after explaining her little break she discusses annoying background and theatre actors, seeing her old self on television, a bittersweet exchange with a former suitor who saw her old onstage antics and how she feels about potential partners being exposed to previous 'stages' of her identity, and concludes with some sober reflections on trans day of remembrance and the current unsettling global hostility towards trans people.

Take care of yourselves out there.

Coming atcha hot and spicy with another banger!

Val has recovered from a difficult week and comes back with a vengeful pluckiness, covering a wealth of topics: remorseful retrospectives, neurodivergence, self-diagnosis, distrust against medical professionals, "pet communicators" and animal mediums, cold reading, online debates and "debate bros", improvising onstage, people who are VERY proudly themselves, Smart car horns, and dog poop pranks.

Sure, saving the pandas, seals, and koalas is a fine cause, but WHY won't someone THINK of the BLOBFISH???? What about the uggo animals?? Why won't someone spare a thought?! One can only shake one's head at this cruel, cruel world. In this episode, Val talks about her schedule, about the arctic tundra as an inferior biome, her experience at the Arctic Comedy Festival, a little bit about her Vancouver tour (Including a story about a lady who didn't know how to use a paper towel dispenser) and then goes on to blab about ugly animals. BUT THEY NEED LOVE TOO!

Follow Al Val on all socials! @alvalcomedy on Insta, Twitter, and TikTok

Al Val goes under the Al Val hood once again - before she removes most of the hair atop - to speak loosely and precisely on a wide range of topics, from comedians who laugh at their own jokes, to the Arctic, to the cloud, to posting before and after transition photos, her appearance on an old episode of "League of Skanks", and being followed on s*ssy p*rn accounts on Twitter.

Rantasaurus Rex over here! LOL!

In this episode, Val goes on long tangents spanning FOUR WHOLE TOPICS, ranging from the timeless medical act of "clounching", her guilt complex when it comes to rejecting men online, her boiling eternal hatred for "Cards Against Humanity"-type games, and saying "can you imagine?" immediately after saying something rude.

In this episode, Val brings back (and shuts down??) "Which One's Bigger?" and goes on to discuss having the algorithm perpetuate trolls on an old TikTok video; the excuses people make for being abusive jerks online; performing for JFL; breast augmentation surgery and endocrinologist gatekeeping; Eddie Izzard; and "Neil from the Matrix" and back-door/reverse gender euphoria.

Sorry for the gaps between episodes! Thank you for tuning in!

In this episode, Val relaxes her butt in her chair post-special taping and speaks at length about her mindset throughout the experience, then goes on about The Maple Leafs "All or Nothing" documentary, hockey slang, and ends on an observation (a CONSPIRACY???) about Lisa Simpson.

Check check check check it out! Spread thine legs and enjoy another episode of PODGIS! In this episode, Val talks about prepping for her upcoming special taping, her previous experience taping a special, and talks *at length* about one of the more obscure but hilarious video games she's always enjoyed as one of her favourites.

In this episode, Val continues with her shenanigans as Thaddeus McFaddeus in the hit TV show "WHICH ONE'S BIGGER?", laments her financial woes, and then continues with her Euro recap, speaking at length about the tale of King Gustav Adolf II, his hubris, and the embarrassing maiden voyage of the Vasa.

Al Val's long-awaited return has come! She's back from Europe and fresh off a reality dating shoot, both of which she recounts with delight and mirth. She also introduces the hit new game "Which One's Bigger?"

In this episode, Al Val broadcasts from home, walking you through the night-by night details of her week at the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal - from the highs of rocking her guitar onstage at a live outdoor concert to the lows of transphobia and joke theft.

Hello and good day! Thanks for always coming back to these rip-roarin' episodes of PodGis.In this sporty episode, Val talks about dry-clean only fabrics, backhanded fashion compliments, consumers marketing a company's product for them (ie. McDonald's Grimace Shake), adoption and orphancy. And THEN Val speaks at length about her latest binge watch of the American Gladiators documentary! What a trip!In addition, Val talks about bad words, shame, criminal kinks, Dennis Rodman, and a whole lot more about American Gladiators.

Happy summertime, y'all! Al "Hollywood" Val is in the house and she's in full SUMMER MODE.

In this episode, Val talks at length about being a juror in this year's T.O. Webfest, times when Val tries so hard to be not be a nuisance that she becomes a nuisance, what she calls her biceps, the cruel irony of being genetically muscular and trans, motorcycle vests, and being a sleepy courier. After Musa unsuccessfully attempts to get Val to speak ill of the obese, she discusses her new self-made Pokemon 'rug' and teaching kids about taxes early.Have a good summer and good luck solving for 'x'!

On this episode, Ava talks about feeling self-conscious about family, being a bad server and lying to customers, not knowing what to do with a Starbucks gift card, what makes Toronto the silliest city in the world, Ava's "U-Shaped Theory of Movie Enjoyment", and her recounting of her Pride Parade Weekend 2023 (which included marching with a cannabis group and being oblivious to flirtation).

We made it to 100!!! Look at us go!!! In this episode, Val answers some viewer-submitted questions and looks back fondly on 100 episodes. Thank you so much for listening!

ARE YOU RETAINED! STICK AROUND! COME ON!

Just kidding! lololol. Anyways, in this episode Val covers a wide range of topics, beginning with a BIG (and extremely drawn out) announcement regarding her name change!!! After that, Val/AVA talks Kafka-esque-ly about scientists looking for 'cures' for embarrassing ailments, struggling with a retainer, influencer Rose Montoya's White House topless controversy, and trans influencers who lose themselves to the T'n'A temptation. Next episode is 100!!! Can you believe it??

Ahoy there! Yarr. Welcome to another PodGis on the open seas!

In this episode Val flies solo once again, doing her best to retain your ass by discussing a range of topics, including being the "Realest There Ever Was" despite being a people-pleaser; old gimmicky dirty comedians; her Pride Month Egale anti-hate campaign; dysphoria and how Val navigates it for herself; a fun way of being smug, and performative allyship; new merch(!); people who claim that "comedy is dead"; the Green Party if they were transphobic; the indistinct, confusing lyrical genius that is "Jump Around" by House of Pain; and Studio 205 Production's "Pride Is..." Campaign.

Happy Pride Month! Don't be a crappy person, and hug a trans today :)

Ahoy there! I just want to say thank you for sticking with PodGis through the thick and the thin.

This week "PodGis" is changing it up and going back to its roots with a SOLO Al Val episode! Val goes back to where it all began in her bedroom and monologues at length across a variety of topics, including: self-belief, relating to conservatives and Trump supporters, the "Blue Collar Comedy Tour", how her act makes certain people "uncomfortable", those "Toronto vs. Everybody" shirts, being the passenger in a road rage scenario, the "Price Match Hero", and skepticism around cuss word usage's relationship to intellect.

Have a good week if you're a good person and remember: believe in yourself, idiot!

After getting over the worst intro in PodGis history, Val rips into another timeless episode, telling a *super compelling* water cooler bra story, the first almost fully-automated McDonald's (and A.I. in general), what kind of crime is best, porn-related brain rot and anal sex, Val's experiences performing murder mystery dinner theatre, another "ALchives" entry involving the high school 'attendance lady', Caitlyn Jenner, and a comedian's "process of panic".

Have a good week if you're a good person!

Welcome back, chums!

In this episode, Val and Musa cover a ridiculously vast array of topics, including: blue checks on Twitter, pushing garbage cans as punishment in high school, Val's favourite most memorable punchline from another comic, insights on joke theft, Val's potential upcoming album name, the hazards of smoking weed with an anxiety complex, alcohol consumption, male clothing, and the legitimacy of 'fair weather fans' and 'posers'.

Remember to be a good person and to GIT YER FINGERS...

...OUTTA MY CHIPSSSS

Oh boy, here we go! Politics came up and we had a discourse! Oh GEEZ!

On this episode (coming atcha straight out of Santo Domino, California!), Val talks about her first experience with botox, gift-giving, Val's qualms with Christmas, and when joking becomes bullying. THEN she introduces a new segment - the "Alchives" - in which Val blows the dust off ancient never-before-seen material! She then proceeds to discuss (reverse) racism, a little foolish dabbling in politics, gender conformists' idiotic shenanigans, modern political debate, and the one time bullying actually somehow produced a net positive outcome. See you next week! Follow Val on all platforms @alvalcomedy!

Another rip-roarin' episode of PodGis! Just always remember to keep your PodGis items in your cart to a maximum of 16 PodGises, or you might get shot in the genitals! In this episode Val talks about one-way meme/video conversations with fans; rappers' misogynism; racism; ChatGPT's misogyny; ethical fur; dictatorships; and being afraid of getting into trouble. Be a good person! Bye!

In this (delayed release! Sorry!) episode, Val acknowledges the growing pains involved in podcast improvement. From there she provides a followup with the Pelican episode and covers such topics as social vibing with improv rules, being asked "do you CUM?" by a childhood friend, hypocritical beauty product ads, eating out of a dog bowl, body positivity, and fighting.

Have a good week if you're a good person!

Help yourself to a joyous slice of fun with this BONUS episode to commemorate the launching of PodGis on video! (Have you seen episode 90?? Hurry over to YouTube or anywhere podcasts are available and get yourself caught up!)

In this episode Val tackles (or more, caresses gently to the ground) big issues like artificial intelligence, dumb things to put on a resume, recently being the subject of a research paper, “not” enjoying fight videos, phone conversations, legitimizing her career to her relatives, and massage chairs.

If you’re enjoying these episodes don’t forget to like, subscribe and share, and follow Val on all platforms @alvalcomedy!

See you next week if you're a good person!

LOOK AS US GO! Emphasis on “LOOK”, dontcha know! Use your eyeballs and feast on the majesty that is VideoGis as she kicks off a new era of podcasting on YouTube.

"But wait!" You surely are saying as you listen to the audio. "What about me?" ...Don't worry, we still got you with piping hot, fresh PodGis every week, the same way you've always enjoyed it. Even though PodGis has gone video, audio episodes will continue as scheduled, with the promise that I, Al Val, will do my best to be mindful of my audio listeners and not get too physical with my antics.

In this episode Val cannot contain her excitement as she discusses blowup dolls, suffering fools at comedy clubs, the Pope’s unfortunate orgasm predicament, religion vs. science, enjoying art, “Talk on Day”, punchline ruiners, and Arnold Schwartzenegger.

How exciting! Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share as we pump out a new episode filled with antics every week!

Heyoooo Happy Easter! Hide an egg!

In this post-Easter episode Algis talks about being raised Catholic and the things she was taught about Jesus' resurrection and the gates of heaven, the limits to her very Canadian recent successes, botox and facial feminization surgery, early memories with her closest friends (including a commercial for Johnsonville brats), and concludes with an enthusiastic set of observations regarding the Jesus Christ Superstar musical.

Have a good week if you're a good person! If you're a bad person then hopefully Jesus will kick the bucket again for your sins, I guess.

HALLOW HALLOW HALLOW (in British)

Welcome to another PodGis! Algis gets right into it, riffing a little British stuff off the top before she hunkers down, focuses up, and gets some PodGissing done! Hurdling over a bizarre riff about a waterlogged corpse, she proceeds to hit her stride in speaking on belonging to a pirate conclave with her fans, her recent experience rocking out on guitar onstage at a live performance of Dan Galea's "Inter-Dan-Mensional", background singing techniques, a new botox opportunity that she's conflicted about, and closes out the podcast airing her grievances about Succession's very 'inside-ball' writing.

See you next week if you're a good person!

Algis comes right out this episode by having a quick laugh about bowler Pete Weber's famous clip, but then takes a bit more of a serious tone in lieu of more gun violence news in America. She discusses her opinions on guns in America, before pivoting back out of the serious stuff into some funny observations on the weather - yes, the WEATHER! - before concluding with a touching tale of a recent first-time experience she had dancing the night away at a rave!

Have a good week if you're a good person and a bad week if you're a bad person, but always remember that morality is never so simple and that civilians shouldn't have such easy access to murder weapons and that America is the only country in the world with this very obvious problem!

Hello there! Grab your bag (for the last grab-baggin' time?) and join Algis for a heavin' helpin' of PodGis!

She kicks off the episode talking about vocal feminization training, then recalls her favourite 3 second YouTube clip that always stands out in her head. She then excitedly shares some reflections on being in a band and performing alongside profoundly skilled musicians. She talks about her insecure impulses, about her love for blues-inspired music, some songs that annoy her and make her deliberately bad-faith misinterpret the lyrics, about how angry the Bachelor/Bachelorette contestants make her. She ends the podcast with a salute to boom mic operators and setting a trap for a funny prank on future Algis.

Have a good week, but only if you're a good person!

Uh Oh! SPOILER ALERT! This episode is so fun so sorry if you weren't sure whether or not this PodGis would be fun! I SPOILED IT.

SPOILER ALERT Algis (AKA Al Val) starts out in a weird little mood but never addresses it until the very end SPOILER ALERT but instead rips right into an exciting musing about SPOILER ALERT PodGis eventually moving to video format! And then SPOILER ALERT she talks about doing the Just For Laughs Festival and also showcasing (auditioning) for them, but SPOILER ALERT she also talks about 'stealing' a comedian's 'essence' and SPOILER ALERT about the richest comedians in the world, and then SPOILER ALERT she makes some slight changes to "Clanker of the Week" (but SPOILER ALERT not really I guess in retrospect) before she SPOILER ALERT talks about a shocking spike in her temper and also SPOILER ALERT finishes with a (SPOILER ALERT) show of appreciation for a particular type of person in the new (spoiler alert) "Thanker of the Week"!

SPOILER ALERT Al Val will return (spoiler alert) next week for another episode of (SPOILER ALERT) "PodGis"!

Hello hello get your bag and away we gooooo

Val AKA ALGIS Kicks off the podcast in a dirty dirty way, commenting on her waterless predicament and how difficult a time she's been having lately combobulating her life together. She then proceeds to talk about commercial auditions and doing them over Zoom, being accused of doing "womanface", and spends a while on a few clankers of the week, including dogpilers, a stranger who defensively shared an insulting video, and an abusive "trans ally" on TikTok.

Val also ANNOUNCES HER NAME CHANGE! I HAVE A NEW NAME NOW!!!! :D

Please have a good week, but only if you're a good person!

Ahoy there! It's time for Algis to get really BUSINESSGIS and give you the business! Because she's a BUSINESS GIRL!

Val kicks off this episode by ripping into a meandering riff about why old movies and old things in general suck and that things are all better now; Val's inability to keep her mouth shut during movies; buying her a coffee on Ko-fi; socialism; two absolute Clankers involving the Z-cup-sized trans impostor and a host that disrupted Val's set; a recent improv riff onstage; vocal feminization exercises, and struggling with ego.

Have a good week if you're a good person and if you're not, maybe work on yourself, I dunno!

Hello there and welcome welcome to another bangin' episode of PodGis! Featuring Al Val AKA ALGIS (cue cool DJ scratches)...

In this episode, Algis wastes no time gathering your bags and getting going, promoting her iconic role in "Drag Heals" (streaming on OutTV/Apple TV every Friday at 8:30pm EST, and available to stream anytime after episodes air!); she then discusses being a trans spokesperson for the entertainment industry, does another segment of "Clanker of the Week" (pitting "Clanker in the News" vs. "Clanker in my Grill"), and talks about doing things that some people think are stolen, including doing a rockin' guitar slide because TWINE! She also ends on a conspiracy theory involving leading sunscreen brands.

Have a good week (but only if you're a good person!)

Hey you! Grab your bags and get in the car because we're going on a journey through an absolute HONK HONK silly billy time! Val opens right out the gate with an excitable intro to match her excitement that PodGis will be expanding to a video platform! So stay TUNED! After that, Val kicks off a new weekly segment called "Clanker of the Week" in which she highlights a particularly clankacious person who deserves to put a pot on their head and give it a good clankaround. After that, Val discusses growing up wishing she had an angelic soprano singing voice, Muppet Treasure Island and the Donkey Kong TV show, and then Val ends on a Banana Slamma by celebrating Rebecca Black's triumphant redemption arc. Have a good week if you're a good person!

In this icy cold week in the barren Canadian winterscape, Val cozies up with all kinds of subject matter, including:

Watching a comedy show that she is not booked on; the difficulty of posing for photos; the clueless but well-intentioned TikTok commenter; her new accidental funhouse mirror that makes everything SO wide; the time her friend got in trouble for yelling something really innocuous at a teacher; her new Instagram scammer/impersonator; and naming your kids ridiculously mockable names.

Have a good week, but only if you're a good person!

Algis comes in fresh from a viewing of "The Last of Us" and comments on her emotional reaction from the third episode (don't worry, no spoilers!). Despite her emotionally charged state, she has a blast of a bees knees time discussing her recent doctor's appointment that made her misrepresent herself as a 'troubled person'; "Invisible Briefcases"; some more lamentations on online dating and how difficult it is to navigate "sex talk" with strangers; an Uber ride that involved a race against time, a "total shithorn", and an anxious driver; and then she concludes with a brief tale about an absolute heavyweight champion DORKUS M'LORKUS on the subway.

Have a good week (if you're a good person!)

Welcome to a VERY special episode of PodGis, indeed! For just the second time in the history of PodGis, Val invites a special guest to join her in the "studio" to hang out, chit-chat and have the silliest time!

This episode's guest is Val's dear friend (and oft-mentioned PodGis character) Noah, who is a very talented actor in Toronto. Noah and Algis get into it right away, discussing houses designed to make you uncomfortable, yet focused; Noah defends their palate and the two have a taste test of a favourite scotch of Noah's; they discuss scents, and what smells their hypothetical 'celebrity perfumes/colognes' would smell like; they share an embarrassing experience involving a residual bodily fluid on Algis' chest; they discuss an evocative piece of art in Algis' room; they do a reverse-tasting of a classic Algis drink of choice - a bizarre novelty brand of Mountain Dew; they share a touching moment reliving the "origin story" of their friendship; and then they end on a silly bit!

Guests on PodGis are very special, and Noah is no exception! Meet and fall in love with Algis' friend!

This episode has everything!

SILLIES: Val comes hot out the gate with funny bits about rappers.

OBSERVATIONS: About the growing trend of neurodivergent self-diagnosis, and the kids in class who had ADHD growing up.

MORE SILLIES: Funny takes on Val's friend's drink preferences, and how stupid it is to like 'bitter' things.

INSIGHT: A new take on smelling like pizza and the virtues of bathing in piping hot pizza air.

HEART: A reflection upon how far she's come, and how powerful time and experience are.

VULNERABILITY: About her sexual escapades, and a recent interaction with a lonely aqualounge patron.

MAKE SURE YOU TUNE IN TO "DRAG HEALS" on OutTV February 10 at 9:30 pm, or stream it on Vimeo on Feb 10!