Anthony Moore has been doing comedy for less than a decade, but his resume is better than plenty of veterans on the Philly comedy scene. The St Joe’s graduate has appeared on Kevin Hart’s show Hart of the City, become a regular at the Comedy Cellar, and traveled throughout Europe entertaining the armed forces.Â
The interview was interesting and wide ranging. Anthony is from West Philly but moved to New York in 2015. He talked a bit about how different the comedy crowds are in the two cities: “New York taught me to be more universal. The crowds here (Philly) might be a little more tougher, but I know how to relate so well because I know the crowd is either gonna be from Philly, Jersey, or Delaware. Where in New York, I don’t know where they gonna be from…when I’m in the City I might be performing for a family from Texas that’s sitting next to a family from South Africa. So that just made me step it up a lot, just figuring out how to relate to all of these different cultures.” Â
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Anthony has performed with some of the biggest names in comedy, guys such as Kevin Hart, Louis CK, and Aziz Ansari. He talked about the experience of having to come on after a major star. “I remember the first time I had to follow Kev, and I was like terrified. But then, going up, that was like one of the best sets I’ve ever had. Because the crowd energy was just so high.”Â
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He talked about what he misses in Philly, how Instagram stars have changed the comedy game, and how he bombed at Fergie’s the night before his taping of a Kevin Hart special.Â
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We had a lot of fun with this one. Anthony is a laid back and fun dude to hang out with, and I think anyone listening to this will quickly jump on the Anthony Moore bandwagon. Shout out to New Wave for being such a great place to record the show. Thank you for listening. We’ve got some great guests lined up for 2020, and we’d love to hear more from you guys: who do you want us to sit down with? What do you want more or less of on the show? And what Philly Blunt questions do you want us to ask? We’ll be sure to give you a shout out if we use any of your questions. And be sure to review and rate us on itunes. It’s a big help for our ratings and rankings. Cheers! Â
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