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Trevor's Pad: the Padcast

Trevor's Pad: the Padcast

By Trevor Thompson

Live from his pad, Canadian comedian Trevor Thompson talks to himself some episodes, interviews funny people in his apartment in other episodes
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Episode 59: Ego Check with Greg Stringer

Trevor's Pad: the Padcast Jan 26, 2023

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Episode 84: George Assily - Daddy is Once Again Home

Episode 84: George Assily - Daddy is Once Again Home

George Assily makes his second appearance on the padcast, where we talk about JFL, headliners doing three-hour long sets and Texas 

Mar 07, 202402:18:55
Episode 83: Give It Up For Your Host

Episode 83: Give It Up For Your Host

In episode 83, Trevor talks about hosting (comedy shows, not dinner parties) and being a book slut

Feb 26, 202430:24
Episode 82: Dealing with Disappointment

Episode 82: Dealing with Disappointment

In Episode 82 of Trevor's Pad: the Padcast, Trevor talks about dealing with disappointment and the 1970s animated sitcom 'Wait Till Your Father Gets Home'

Feb 20, 202437:49
Episode 81: Trevor Stuck in Slow Motion

Episode 81: Trevor Stuck in Slow Motion

This started out as a sports episode but then I decided to just make it a 'regular' solo episode of Trevor's Pad - I talk about my acting failures, how much money it would take for me to cut off my hair, how it takes me four hours to do anything, the history of my beard, my great skin and my showering and grooming schedule, and then a bit about patience with the hockey team you cheer for and life in general

Dec 07, 202336:10
Mattingly's Sideburns, Dec. 2, 2023: Remembering the 28th Anniversary of Habs 9/11

Mattingly's Sideburns, Dec. 2, 2023: Remembering the 28th Anniversary of Habs 9/11

On the 28th anniversary of "j'ai joué mon dernier match pour le Canadien" night I reminisce about the events leading up to said explosive evening and how firing Jacques Demers and Serge Savard for Mario Tremblay and Réjean Houle screwed over the team for years to come 

Dec 02, 202349:33
Mattingly's Sideburns November 15: I Think I Could Make an Extra Point

Mattingly's Sideburns November 15: I Think I Could Make an Extra Point

This episode features Josh Anderson slander, why I'm never home to see Habs games on TV, Bills, Broncos, and an assessment of my place-kicking skills

Nov 16, 202332:59
Mattingly's Sideburns November 8, 2023: Josh Anderson is the Worst Player in the NHL

Mattingly's Sideburns November 8, 2023: Josh Anderson is the Worst Player in the NHL

The title says it all...recorded at 1 AM after three pints

Nov 09, 202316:60
Mattingly's Sideburns Nov 2: The Ottawa Senators Scandal of the Week

Mattingly's Sideburns Nov 2: The Ottawa Senators Scandal of the Week

Mattingly's Sideburns is back, where Trevor talks about the Ottawa Senators and the Dadonov fiasco, gambling ads during hockey games, his hatred of Pierre McGuire, the Habs' relatively hot start, NFL, as well as obligatory Ottawa Redblacks content 

Nov 02, 202342:19
Mattingly's Sideburns, Oct 11: All of My Teams Suck

Mattingly's Sideburns, Oct 11: All of My Teams Suck

Trevor does a league-by-league breakdown about all of the teams he cheers for sucking at the moment - he also talks about the Atkins-Schneider-Berrios drama with the Blue Jays and their untimely exit from the playoffs

Oct 11, 202338:27
Episode 80: Advice by the Fire Escape with Daniel Carin

Episode 80: Advice by the Fire Escape with Daniel Carin

Episode 80 of the padcast is here with my guest Daniel Carin - we talk podcasting exchange programs, when the Simpsons started sucking, our favourite and least favourite musical genres, the boroughs of Montreal, wrestling, sketch comedy, improv and more!

Oct 07, 202301:35:35
Mattingly's Sideburns, Oct 3, 2023: All Taylor Swift, All The Time

Mattingly's Sideburns, Oct 3, 2023: All Taylor Swift, All The Time

I talk about NBC cutting to Taylor Swift 36 times per drive, the heel turn of the Kansas City Chiefs, the Broncos and Bears battling out in the Rupes Lwob, a bad weekend for referees in both types of football, my hatred of pre-season sports, the Blue Jays squeaking in and the Ryder Cup/my enjoyment of watching US teams lose sporting events 

Oct 03, 202334:53
Mattingly's Sideburns Sept 26, 2023: THE DENVER BRONCOS?!

Mattingly's Sideburns Sept 26, 2023: THE DENVER BRONCOS?!

I talk about clothes shopping, hoarding tendencies, the shitty Denver Broncos/my hatred of Sean Payton and a bit of Blue Jays

Sep 27, 202333:22
Episode 79: Jock Jams with Joel Slavik

Episode 79: Jock Jams with Joel Slavik

Episode 79 of the Padcast is here with my guest Joel Slavik - we talk about being (probably) the only two CFL fans in Canadian comedy, his football days at Concordia, Calgary vs Montreal, making fun of Nickelback is hack and the return of the TOWN OF THE WEEK, Hanna, Alberta - the hometown of both the aforementioned Nickelback and NHL hall of famer Lanny McDonald

Sep 23, 202301:18:59
Mattingly's Sideburns: Sept 19 - Belichick, Babcock, Booing and Bob Gainey

Mattingly's Sideburns: Sept 19 - Belichick, Babcock, Booing and Bob Gainey

It's the B episode - in which I talk about the fading legacy of Bradyless Bill Belichick, the Columbus Blue Jackets Mike Babcock 'phonegate' fiasco, is it ever appropriate to boo your own team with an anecdote about Bob Gainey's infamous "gutless bastards" remark 20 years ago and more!  

Sep 19, 202343:10
Episode 78: Josh Shapiro - The First Class Episode

Episode 78: Josh Shapiro - The First Class Episode

It's episode 78 of the Padcast with my guest comedian and aspiring comedy impresario Josh Shapiro - we talk about having children, dads, the diarrhea plane, things you need to do in this comedy thing of ours, the 3rd Floor Comedy Club, self-confidence, diet soda vs booze, doing drugs on first class flights and more!   

Sep 16, 202301:31:15
Mattingly's Sideburns, Sept. 12, 2023: A Moment of Silence for Aaron Rodgers's Achilles Tendon

Mattingly's Sideburns, Sept. 12, 2023: A Moment of Silence for Aaron Rodgers's Achilles Tendon

It's the return of Trevor's sports podcast, in which Trevor reviews week one of the NFL season, including Aaron Rodgers's four play 2023 season, has the window closed for the Bills?, overreacting after week one, kickers who miss points after touchdowns should be cut, bitching about the Broncos, is Josh Allen the Vladimir Guerrero Jr of football?, the Jays homestretch, can coaches be too beloved by their players? and he stands up for Juraj Slafkovsky, among some other Habs talk 

Sep 12, 202342:20
Episode 77: Raquel Maestre, the 1987 Club

Episode 77: Raquel Maestre, the 1987 Club

It's episode 77 with my guest Raquel Maestre - we talk coming to Canada, writing vs performing, hard work, very pretentious comedy shows, Hochelaga and more!

Sep 09, 202301:02:27
Episode 76: David Zuniga - Always Have Your Resignation Letter Ready

Episode 76: David Zuniga - Always Have Your Resignation Letter Ready

Episode 76 of Trevor's Pad is here with Montreal comedian David Zuniga -David and I talk about banks, sleep, masturbating, motorcycles, moving to Montreal, living a celibate life to please God, getting married in a church to please your parents, porn addictions, phone addictions, drugs, Kurt Cobain and plenty of politics talk 

Sep 02, 202302:09:21
Episode 75: Bullshit Jobs with Shawn Stenhouse

Episode 75: Bullshit Jobs with Shawn Stenhouse

Trevor's Pad: the Padcast is back with episode 75! With a guest! Shawn Stenhouse, the fourth most famous person from Greenfield Park! We talk about jobs, how far Donald Trump would go in comedy, how the Simpsons have broken our brains, "how long have you done comedy?" and more!

Aug 26, 202301:35:55
Episode 74: Aspiring Capybara

Episode 74: Aspiring Capybara

In episode 74, I talk about going to Val d'Or and watching videos of large rodents

Jul 12, 202334:43
Mattingly's Sideburns 6: Matvei Michkov Meltdown

Mattingly's Sideburns 6: Matvei Michkov Meltdown

Episode Six of Mattingly's Sideburns is here, in which I talk about the Habs fan backlash over their first round draft pick of  David Reinbacher and how it's way too soon to get upset about draft picks 20 minutes after they happen, I also reminisce about obscure Ottawa 67s from 25 years ago such as Matt Zultek and Zenon Konopka, also some obligatory Blue Jays talk

Jun 30, 202346:56
Mattingly's Sideburns 5: Ottawa: A Cursed Football City

Mattingly's Sideburns 5: Ottawa: A Cursed Football City

I talk boring formula 1, what's wrong with the Jays, corporate greed in the sports talk radio business and my history as a fan of Ottawa's three different CFL franchises and how they've all sucked basically my entire life   

Jun 21, 202354:34
Episode 73: I Don't Have a Plan B

Episode 73: I Don't Have a Plan B

Happy 73rd episode of Trevor's Pad the Padcast everyone, I talk about parking my car on the Tuesday side of the street  vs the Thursday side of the street, renouncing english, Formula One weekend in MTL, how being a CEO is easy, finding purpose in life, being turned down by McDonalds, the bleak future that awaits us all vis a vis chatGPT/AI, the awkwardness of being a healthy scratch on a Stanley Cup winner and more! 

Jun 15, 202329:13
Mattingly's Sideburns 4: Everything I Say is Wrong

Mattingly's Sideburns 4: Everything I Say is Wrong

I talk about the Stanley Cup finals the NBA finals and a lot about the Blue Jays  - episode recorded on Saturday night so most of what I say/predict has now been proven wrong! 

Jun 05, 202335:12
Episode 72: All of the Places I Have Never Been

Episode 72: All of the Places I Have Never Been

After a lengthy delay, the world's most sporadic podcast is back with episode 72, where I talk about his on and off relationship with podcasting, getting free food, pizza at the Prescott, being an old soul/his love of radio, his bellwether shirt, going on the road, going to Dildo, all of the places in Canada he's yet to visit and how trying is exhausting

Jun 03, 202329:34
Mattingly's Sideburns 3: Your Gambling Website's Name Goes Here

Mattingly's Sideburns 3: Your Gambling Website's Name Goes Here

It's the third episode of Mattingly's Sideburns, in which I talk about yet another Leafs' epic playoff failure, the Sixers, the 44th anniversary of Guy Lafleur's famous game 7 goal against Boston, Bob Cole, Buck Martinez and more

May 15, 202326:08
Episode 71: Viveth K

Episode 71: Viveth K

Episode 71 of the Padcast is here with my guest Montreal's own Viveth K - in this episode, we talk our respective familes' histories with male pattern baldness, Viveth's early days from Cornwall to Sri Lanka to Montreal, how living through a civil war prepared him for covid quarantine, his early days in comedy as an edgelord, and this week, TWO  towns of the week - Cornwall and Piedmont, Quebec!  

May 11, 202301:39:37
Mattingly's Sideburns 2: Leafs Gonna Leaf

Mattingly's Sideburns 2: Leafs Gonna Leaf

in this week's Mattingly's Sideburns, Trevor discusses his longstanding hatred of the New Jersey Devils, aka the San Antonio Spurs of hockey, the prospect of a Florida-Seattle Stanley Cup final,  why the playoffs are more interesting when the Leafs are around for hate-watching purposes, Aaron Rodgers going to the Jets Jets Jets Jets, his support for robot umpires in major league baseball, and more!

May 08, 202350:52
Trevor's Pad Presents: Mattingly's Sideburns, a Sports / Sports History Podcast

Trevor's Pad Presents: Mattingly's Sideburns, a Sports / Sports History Podcast

A new Trevor's Pad Padcast where Montreal comedian Trevor Thompson talks SPORTS and nothing but SPORTS for SPORTS fans - in the debut episode of 'Mattingly's Sideburns', Trevor talks Montreal - Toronto -Boston - Ottawa hockey fan relations, not getting selected in the 1993 NHL draft, how pretty much everyone in Ontario outside of Ottawa is a Leafs fan, the infamous post series injury report and a breakdown of the Bruins' first-round collapse, involving lacklustre goaltending and rushing back Patrice Bergeron when they didn't need to, among other things...will the Leafs be the '86/'93 Canadiens? Would the Bruins have been the '89 Flames had they gotten by Florida? All of this and more!   

May 02, 202339:57
Episode 70: A Tear in the Money-Apartment Continuum

Episode 70: A Tear in the Money-Apartment Continuum

After nearly a month off with no good excuse, the padcast is finally back with episode 70, in which Trevor talks about his flailing acting career, his missed calling as a hockey play-by-play announcer, the 1 PM CBC Radio "long dash" announcement, how he used to get calls from the bank 20 years ago telling him he had too much money in his account and how that never happens anymore, becoming a crooked televangelist, getting a visit from an army of Montreal building inspectors and a subsequent discussion of Quebec's building code...and more! 

Apr 27, 202332:44
Episode 69: Porny Horny with Jason Houle

Episode 69: Porny Horny with Jason Houle

That's right it's episode 69 of Trevor's Pad: the Padcast, my guest for this episode is the very funny up and comer Jason Houle, in this episode we talk working at Porn Hub, being the Michael Jordan of hashtagging, Jason's origins, Trevor's luscious skin and coat of fur/hair, theatre school, Verdun, how Montreal is more European than other cities in Canada and the Trevor's Pad town of the week is Jason's hometown of Orangeville, Ontario, for which Jason is a population truther (he thinks it has more people than what the census says it has)...all this and more!  

Mar 31, 202301:35:17
Episode 68: The Wayne Rostad Episode

Episode 68: The Wayne Rostad Episode

Another solo episode of the Padcast because Trevor doesn't want anyone seeing his hovel of an apartment, an episode where Trevor discusses Jaromir Jagr, brand building (barf), Garrison Keillor, Stuart McLean, Wayne Rostad, On the Road Again and its precursor Country Report, North Country Public Radio, his addiction to Radio Canada's light entertainment programming, the CEO of Air Canada and trying to get Davidson Hearing Centres to sponsor the podcast (I promise I'll have a guest next episode)

Mar 25, 202331:57
Episode 67: the Canadian Comedy Cool Club

Episode 67: the Canadian Comedy Cool Club

Episode 67 of the Padcast is (finally) here - Trevor talks about his dislike of (his own) birthday, obsessing too much over his age (36), seeing more of the the country, goal setting/dealing with inevitable disappointment, keeping inventory of all of his pipe dreams, and more!

Mar 20, 202324:60
Episode 66: Lauren Mallory - Lindsay, Libraries and Lobotomies

Episode 66: Lauren Mallory - Lindsay, Libraries and Lobotomies

Episode 66 of Trevor's Pad: the Padcast is here with my special guest Lauren Mallory  - we talk about Lindsay, Ontario (the Trevor's Pad Town of the Week), the abomination that is dipping sauce for pizza, being a newbie in comedy, being a teenage edgelord, being neighbours, what brought her to Montreal, 705 Trucks, working time vs leisure time, Trevor's plan to review the libraries of Montreal, Barfly and more!

Mar 08, 202301:47:00
Episode 65: Dan Kestler: Two Guys Who Might Have Undiagnosed ADHD Talking for a While

Episode 65: Dan Kestler: Two Guys Who Might Have Undiagnosed ADHD Talking for a While

Episode 65 of Trevor's Pad: the Padcast is here with my special guest and buddy Dan Kestler,  we talk about him starting out in Montreal, being a Brossard boy, going to Humber Comedy College, the much more affordable Trevor Thompson Comedy College, Erik Karlsson, too much wrestling talk and Belleville, Ontario is the Trevor's Pad Town of the Week - all of this and more!

Mar 01, 202302:02:22
Episode 64: I am a Man of Constant Digressions

Episode 64: I am a Man of Constant Digressions

After a hiatus of a fortnight, I'm back with another episode where I discuss This Hour Has 22 Minutes - a show which will still be on television 100 years after I'm dead - pretending to already be 50, working the Ottawa River comedy circuit, binge podcasting, the importance of lighting in comedy, going into porn, being sick of delivering shit, Samuel Beckett, Kato Kaelin and 20 incorrect facts about the Lions Club, plus plenty of small-town talk about Perth, Rockland, Norwood and more!!!

Feb 24, 202337:43
Episode 63: Open the Canal for Skating, Justin Trudeau!

Episode 63: Open the Canal for Skating, Justin Trudeau!

Episode 63 is here, where Trevor lectures you as to the phonetic pronunciation of 'February', how he's bad at booking guests, drumming my nuts, how he might have predicted the death of Bert Bacharach, dealing with inevitable career disappointment, renouncing English, Trudeau derangement syndrome, how apparently he's not a real lefty RE: Ukraine/Russia and MORE

Feb 10, 202332:47
Episode 62: A Podcast About Showtunes

Episode 62: A Podcast About Showtunes

Episode 62 of the Padcast is here, Trevor talks about listening to the BBC, Newfoundland accents, upper class British accents, being right flummoxed, Groove is in the Heart, how old is Dionne Warwick, trying to do comedy while the Irish queen of Montreal is crowned and the convoy

Feb 08, 202333:27
Episode 61: Spiraling Time with Trevor

Episode 61: Spiraling Time with Trevor

New solo episode now up, Trevor talks about how his podcast is an aphrodisiac, being in agoraphobia mode, going into the podcast 'confession booth',  choking on stage in French,  being stubborn, the good old days when he had too much money, the fickleness of confidence, comedy first impressions, going on the road in Quebec, being punished with his brain, more Sloan talk, the politics of crowd surfing and being insufferable

Feb 06, 202325:33
Episode 60: A TRIBUTE TO LORENZO PATINO (featuring Sean Cooley)

Episode 60: A TRIBUTE TO LORENZO PATINO (featuring Sean Cooley)

Episode 60 of the Padcast is up with my first ever two time guest in the history of the show - Trevor's Pad: the Padcast producer Sean Cooley. We discuss going to see Sloan, holding a Trevor's Pad Producers' Summit and heap praise upon the Producer of Trevor's Pad: Pandemic Prime Time (the Internet Show) Lorenzo Patino. Also, Fred la Marmotte, a visit from Trevor's landlord, boring hockey talk, boring ball hockey talk and our inadvertent town of the week, Vankleek Hill, Ontario AND MORE

Feb 03, 202301:00:13
Episode 59: Ego Check with Greg Stringer

Episode 59: Ego Check with Greg Stringer

Episode 59 features the very funny Greg Stringer - we talk moving to Montreal from Ottawa, (something we've both done recently), navigating the depressing comedy scene in New York City, how much we've accomplished vs how long we've been doing comedy and whether or not we're completely wasting our time with this whole comedy thing!

Jan 26, 202301:52:33
Episode 59: Ego Check with Greg Stringer

Episode 59: Ego Check with Greg Stringer

Episode 59 of the Padcast is up and it's a certified banger - my guest Greg Stringer is a really funny guy and a very perceptive, opinionated person, which makes for a great episode. One of my favourite episodes to date. We talk about moving to MTL from OTT, Greg's comedy origins, trying to navigate the depressing open mic scene in New York City and whether or not we're completely wasting our time here - the answer may shock you

Jan 26, 202301:52:33
Episode 58: George Thorogood Tells Me To Get a Haircut and a Real Job

Episode 58: George Thorogood Tells Me To Get a Haircut and a Real Job

Episode 58 of the Padcast is here, another banger solo episode in which I talk Ottawa talk radio bloviator Lowell Green, All-Mellencamp Radio, George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers, the Rideau Street McDonald's, people who love to tell you how hard they work all goddamn day long, potential car problems, how to pronounce the word 'interstitial', a lovely weekend of shows in Carleton Place and more!  

Jan 24, 202354:59
Episode 57: Comedy Awards

Episode 57: Comedy Awards

Trevor is back solo for Episode 57 of Trevor's Pad: the Padcast, where Trevor talks awards, FACES Magazine, trying to speak Dutch for an audition, Nick Nolte, grooming, showing up early, his love of the tuba and more! Check it out!  

Jan 19, 202355:04
Episode 56: Might as well go for soda with Lawrence Corber

Episode 56: Might as well go for soda with Lawrence Corber

Episode 56 of the Podcast is here with the hilarious Lawrence Corber! In this episode, we're talking motivation, method acting, soda, Steve Austin, the mechanics of hosting and what makes a good host, how the Ottawa and Toronto and Montreal comedy scenes compare, watching live comedy vs. watching it on netflix and North Hatley, Quebec, Trevor's Town of the Week! 

Jan 13, 202301:44:01
Episode 55: FREE FOOD AT ROAD SHOWS NOW

Episode 55: FREE FOOD AT ROAD SHOWS NOW

Episode 55 of the Podcast is up, in which Trevor talks about maybe getting some free chow after driving for hours to get to a show in a small town, how he hates figuring out what to eat every day and his desire to eat food in pill form, death on the installment plan and comedy unions, 

Jan 04, 202324:59
Episode 54: Trevor Challenges Rex Murphy to an Arm Wrestling Match

Episode 54: Trevor Challenges Rex Murphy to an Arm Wrestling Match

In Episode 54, Trevor is flying solo again, an episode in which he talks about his new years resolution, Jacob Marley's ghost, Paul Martin, Rex Murphy, Stephane Dion, binging the Sopranos, learning jiu jitsu and more! 

Dec 30, 202241:41
Episode 53: Holiday Wine Tasting with Gabe Omassi

Episode 53: Holiday Wine Tasting with Gabe Omassi

Episode 53 of Trevor's Pad the Padcast is now up, featuring Gabe Omassi - in this episode: Trevor's fried potato addiction, Trevor's enormous head, the many complex layers of Gabe, a wine tasting/guzzling featuring the cheapest wines of the SAQ, drunk subreddit, being a border guard and St. Bruno, Trevor's Town of the Week

Dec 23, 202201:55:51
Episode 52: I Love Lucy with Lucy Gervais

Episode 52: I Love Lucy with Lucy Gervais

Episode 52 is here and it's a real banger, with my special guest and fellow Upper Canadian now living in Montreal Lucy Gervais - in this episode we discuss that guy from the movie Clerks, the Sopranos, the criterion collection, Alex Trebek, Saved by the Bell, Showgirls, Trevor's movie illiteracy, getting IDed at 47, Quebec's 1950's-era attitude towards weed, Orillia, Cobden, (Trevor's town of the week), Christmas plans and so much more! 

Dec 16, 202201:38:01
Episode 51: Kickin' Back with Zak Kik

Episode 51: Kickin' Back with Zak Kik

It's episode 51 of Trevor's Pad: the Padcast, featuring my special guest Zak Kik, where we talk the load-bearing post in my apartment, earthquakes, edibles, Harry Potter marathons, his TIFF credit, Lasalle/Monkland, YouTube comedy, It's Always Sunny, 30 Rock, Pete Davidson, speaking french, outdoor comedy and so much more! 

Dec 08, 202201:34:10