Out Loud: A Queer Comedy Podcast · Corbin Willmorth

Episode 2 - El Tomatron

·1 hr 2 min·5 clips

Corbin introduces El Tomatron as a name that keeps surfacing around Spokane’s queer comedy scene. The episode opens in a very live, very human register, with the host and guest joking through the chaos of being on mic and dealing with audio at the same time. El Tomatron comes off like a comic known more through word of mouth than self-promotion. That gives the whole conversation the feeling of catching up with someone the room already knows. Corbin points to a Pride Festival clip as the only public trace he could really find. From there, the episode widens into talk about the queer comedy community and the people who make it feel welcoming. El Tomatron describes a drag artist in the scene with obvious affection and a strong sense of belonging. That affection matters because the conversation keeps returning to what makes a room feel safe. The show does not hurry past those moments. Instead, it lets the stories breathe until the point lands on its own. There is a strong thread about belonging. El Tomatron talks about feeling appreciated even when the laughs are not the whole story. The episode treats that as part of the point, not as a backup prize. A story about a Blue Door show turns into a broader thought about caregiving and the everyday absurdity of bodies. The bit about kids shitting their pants lands as gross, funny, and oddly philosophical all at once. It becomes a way of talking about growth, dependence, and the fact that none of us stays fully in control forever. The conversation keeps its profanity-friendly, open-mic-after-hours energy throughout. It sounds like people who know the same scene and are comfortable letting the digressions stay in the room. Corbin lets the thread wander without losing the shape of the conversation. That gives the episode structure without sanding off the mess. By the end, the show has moved from comic identity to community memory to a blunt little theory of shared human need. The closing still feels like a hang, not a performance polished for distance.

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A loose queer-comedy hang that settles into something warm and unexpectedly tender.

Corbin Wilmorth talks with El Tomatron, a comedian with a low-key public presence but a name that still carries weight in Spokane's queer comedy circles.

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You want a queer-comedy hang that feels like Spokane's queer comic rooms after the set.

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