Lou Moon
{{Short description|American comedian}}
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| birth_place = McMinnville, Oregon
| occupation = Stand-up comedian
| years_active = 2010s-present
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Lou Moon is an American comedian from Phoenix, Arizona. He has headlined across the United States, and released his debut album Lou on Stand Up! Records in 2024.
He is on the autism spectrum, and his comedy often deals with this and other issues such as his disability and anxiety.
Early life
Moon was born in McMinnville, Oregon. As a child, his family moved to Kirkland, Washington, then to Gilbert, Arizona, near Phoenix, where he grew up. Due to his autism, he did not speak until age four, but read prolifically; one of his first words was "palaeontologist." He first became interested in comedy at age 12, when he discovered Brian Regan and Jim Gaffigan.
Before becoming a comedian, Moon studied zoology in college, with a specialization in taxonomy. He also performed as guitarist and bassist in several Phoenix-area punk bands, and wrote an unpublished novel inspired by Kurt Vonnegut about a murder at a Mars colony. He played trombone in his high school jazz band.
Career
Moon began performing comedy in 2016.
Moon has performed at comedy clubs across the United States. He is a frequent headliner in Phoenix,{{cite news |url= https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/05/02/phoenix-local-music-may-guide/309150001/ |title= Crunkathon 2017 |last= Masley |first= Ed |date= May 2, 2017 |work=Arizona Republic |publisher= |access-date=2024-05-31}}{{cite news |last= Leatherman |first= Benjamin |date= August 29, 2022 |title= Show for A Show |url= https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/weeks-best-phoenix-concerts-the-weeknd-peter-hook-rick-springfield-14329242 |work=Phoenix New Times |location= |access-date=2024-05-31 }}{{cite news |last= |first= |date=2021-11-24 |title= Family-Friendly Thanksgiving Improv Show |page=Z12 |work= Arizona Republic |location=Phoenix, Arizona |access-date= }} and has hosted monthly comedy shows such as Punk is Dead But Comedy Isn't, Island Time, a show combining stand-up comedy and punk music,{{cite news |last= Goldberg |first= Jennifer |date= February 14, 2022 |title= Island Time |url= https://phoenixnewtimes.com/arts/five-free-things-to-do-this-week-in-metro-phoenix-orpheum-yucca-tap-gilbert-art-walk-12960653 |work=Phoenix New Times |location= |access-date=2024-05-31 }} and the Lawn Gnome's Pink Slip Open Mic.{{cite news |last= Shea |first= Parker |date= February 13, 2017 |title= Lawn Gnome Celebrates Its Fifth Year While Looking To The Future |url= https://www.statepress.com/article/2017/02/spartcult-lawn-gnome-fifth-anniversary-downtown-phoenix |work= The State Press |location= Tempe, Arizona |access-date=2024-05-31 }}{{cite news |last= Leatherman |first= Benjamin |date= April 18, 2017 |title= The 20 Best 420 Parties and Events in Phoenix in 2017 |url= https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/420-parties-events-mmj-phoenix-tempe-mesa-2017-9247390 |work=Phoenix New Times |location= |access-date=2024-05-31 }}
Moon has also performed at comedy festivals including the Altercation Comedy Festival in Austin, Texas, Big Pine Comedy Festival, and Bird City Comedy Festival.{{cite web |url= https://www.birdcitycomedyfestival.com/2020-performers |title=2020 Performer Spotlight |last= |first= |date= March 2, 2020 |website= Bird City Comedy Festival |publisher= |access-date=2024-05-31}}
His influences include Steve Martin, Andy Kaufman, Conan O'Brien, and particularly Eugene Mirman. He was buoyed as a starting comic when Mirman, after meeting Moon backstage when Mirman was on tour in Phoenix, made a point of stopping in to see Moon's set at another club.
He is one of five Arizona comedians featured in the 2023 documentary Zen Comedy, filmed at the Reiki Academy in Phoenix.{{cite web |url= https://www.zacklymanpodcast.com/2024/05/11/zen-comedy-now-on-amazon-prime/ |title= Zen Comedy Now On Amazon Prime 2024 |last= Lyman |first= Zack |date= May 11, 2024 |website= Zack Lyman Podcast |publisher= |access-date=2024-05-31}}{{cite web |url= https://zencomedyhour.com/ |title= Zen Comedy |last= |first= |date= |website=Zen Comedy |publisher= |access-date=2024-05-31}}
= Recordings =
Moon is signed to Minneapolis comedy label Stand Up! Records.
His debut album Lou was released in 2024. It was recorded at Phoenix punk-rock club Rebel Lounge. The album title and cover art for Lou both homage the Joni Mitchell album Blue, one of Moon's favorite records. Lou reached No. 1 on the Amazon comedy chart and No. 4 on the iTunes comedy chart.{{cite web |url= https://www.facebook.com/standuprecords/posts/pfbid08ymLHSoniRnYE2rHBJY8AotjLXtPHd9uxK4yL9EXYgJn7Vr378twsT6ySVBq8edLl|title=Stand Up! Records |author= |date=2024-01-12 |website=Facebook|access-date=2024-06-05}}
=Podcasting=
Moon has hosted or co-hosted several podcasts, including Ghost Boys with Tristan Bowling, in which comedians tell ghost stories,{{cite web |url= https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/ghost-boys-tristan-bowling-and-lou-moon-huUqeKLnJ21/ |title= Ghost Boys |last= |first= |date= 5 April 2018|website=Listen Notes |publisher= |access-date=2024-05-31}} and The Best Animal Review Podcast with Phoenix comic Zack Lyman, in which they rank animals such as octopus and pronghorn on a five-star scale.{{cite web |url= https://open.spotify.com/show/7HgCg8oE5J4PwxKvQNS9si |title= The Best Animal Review Podcast |last= |first= |date= |website=Spotify |publisher= |access-date=2024-05-31}}
Personal life
Discography
- Lou (Stand Up! Records, 2024)
Selected podcasts
- Cutting Up With Cari, "Episode 1: Esquire Magazine #7, Most Eligible Bachelors 1987, Lou Moon" (May 6, 2024){{cite podcast |url= https://pt-br.spreaker.com/podcast/cutting-up-with-cari--6172913 |title=Episode 1: Esquire Magazine #7, Most Eligible Bachelors 1987, Lou Moon |website=Cutting Up With Cari |publisher= |host=Cari Medina |date=May 6, 2024 |time= |access-date=2024-06-06 }}
- What the Heck with Richard Dweck, "Lou Moon" (March 9, 2024){{cite podcast |url= https://podbay.fm/p/what-the-heck-with-richard-dweck/e/1710003600 |title= Lou Moon |website= What the Heck with Richard Dweck |publisher= |host= Richard Dweck |date= March 9, 2024 |time= |access-date=2024-05-31 }}
- Mattsplaining, "Kurt Vonnegut" (November 6, 2023){{cite podcast |url= https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/mattsplaining/mattsplaining-kurt-vonnegut-zqPw9_BEXRM/ |title= Kurt Vonnegut |website= Mattsplaining |publisher= |host= Matt Storrs |date= November 6, 2023 |time= |access-date=2024-05-31 }}
- Zack Lyman Podcast, "Lou Moon's Comedy Album Recording Journey" (July 31. 2023){{cite podcast |url= https://www.zacklymanpodcast.com/2024/05/11/lou-moons-comedy-album/ |title= Lou Moon's Comedy Album Recording Journey |website= Zack Lyman Podcast |publisher= |host= Zack Lyman |date= July 31, 2023|time= |access-date=2024-05-31 }}
- Joy Boys, "Metaverse Subway W/ Lou Moon" (March 7, 2022){{cite podcast |url=https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/joy-boys/metaverse-subway-w-lou-moon-UhOHx51FgSJ/ |title=Metaverse Subway W/ Lou Moon |website=Joy Boys |publisher= |host=Austin and Reuben |date=March 7, 2022 |time= |access-date=2024-06-06 }}
- Adult Humor, "Lou Moon & Dana Whissen: August '05" (January 26, 2022){{cite podcast |url=https://podbay.fm/p/adult-humor/e/1643239537 |title=Lou Moon & Dana Whissen: August '05 |website=Adult Humor |publisher= |host=Michael Palladino |date=January 26, 2022 |time= |access-date=2024-06-06 }}
- Life Coaching Comedians, Season 4, Episode 25: Lou Moon "I Don't Know How To Talk To Women!" (October 3, 2021){{cite podcast |url= https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/life-coaching/s4e25-lou-moon-i-dont-know-KXp12-QJ90b/ |title= S4:E25 Lou Moon "I Don't Know How To Talk To Women!" |website= Life Coaching Comedians |publisher= |host=Lexis Sharde |date= October 3, 2021 |time= |access-date=2024-05-31 }}
- A Comedy Advice Podcast, Episode 266: Lou Moon (July 27, 2021){{cite podcast |url= https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/a-comedy-advice/ep-266-lou-moon-the-best-jAciQE2BN-O/ |title= Ep 266: Lou Moon (The Best Animal Review Podcast) |website= A Comedy Advice Podcast |publisher=Listen Notes |host= Stephen Settanni |date= July 27, 2021 |time= |access-date=2024-05-31 }}
- Adult Humor, "Lou Moon: October '92" (July 18, 2021){{cite podcast |url=https://podbay.fm/p/adult-humor/e/1626640313 |title=Lou Moon: October '92 |website=Adult Humor |publisher= |host=Michael Palladino |date=January 26, 2022 |time= |access-date=2024-06-06 }}
- Podcast of Dustiny, Episode 8: "The Lost Leaf With Lou Moon" (December 3, 2020){{cite podcast |url=https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dustin-hadlock/episodes/Podcast-of-Dustiny-ep--8-The-Lost-Leaf-w-comedian-Lou-Moon-enbbkc |title= Episode 8: The Lost Leaf With Lou Moon |website=Podcast of Dustiny |publisher= |host=Dustin Hadlock |date= December 3, 2020 |time= |access-date=2024-05-31 }}
- Zack Lyman Podcast, "Stop Struggling With Comedy Writing With Lou Moon" (November 20, 2020){{cite podcast |url=https://podbay.fm/p/zack-lyman-podcast/e/1605921811 |title=Stop Struggling With Comedy Writing With Lou Moon |website=Zack Lyman Podcast |publisher= |host=Zack Lyman |date=November 20, 2020 |time= |access-date=2024-06-06 }}
- Zack Lyman Podcast, "Does Watching Comedy Specials Make You Funnier? Special Guest Lou Moon" (November 17, 2020){{cite podcast |url=https://podbay.fm/p/zack-lyman-podcast/e/1605618021 |title=Does Watching Comedy Specials Make You Funnier? Special Guest Lou Moon |website=Zack Lyman Podcast |publisher= |host=Zack Lyman |date=November 17, 2020 |time= |access-date=2024-06-06 }}
- Playlists With People, "006: Steely Dan w/ Lou Moon" (August 10, 2020){{cite podcast |url=https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/playlists-with/006-steely-dan-w-lou-moon-q6CFrV1DM3n/ |title=006: Steely Dan w/ Lou Moon |website=Playlists With People |publisher= |host=Reuben Gonzalez |date=August 10, 2020 |time= |access-date=2024-06-06 }}
- Beyond Gender Podcast, "Lou Moon: What's So Funny?" (May 27, 2020){{cite podcast |url= https://play.fountain.fm/episode/LiOi5wbZkP7cz8Z2nGfa |title= Lou Moon: What's So Funny? |website= Beyond Gender Podcast |publisher= |host= Caleb Arring & Dorian Vrenden |date= May 27, 2020 |time= |access-date=2024-05-31 }}
- Taste Buddies with Genevieve Rice, "Thick Boys with Lou Moon" (October 11, 2018){{cite podcast |url= https://tastebuddies.libsyn.com/episode-10-thick-boys-with-lou-moon |title= Thick Boys with Lou Moon |website= Taste Buddies with Genevieve Rice |publisher= |host= Genevieve Rice |date= October 11, 2018 |time= |access-date=2024-05-31 }}
- Bar Room Heroes, Episode 62: "You're the Same Person" (March 2, 2018){{cite podcast |url= https://hubhopper.com/episode/bar-room-heroes-62-youre-the-same-person-1581282396/13010303 |title= #62: "You're the Same Person" |website= Bar Room Heroes |publisher= |host=Kevin Elliott, Chris Centanni |date= March 2, 2018 |time= |access-date=2024-05-31 }}
- Witch Doctorate, "Aries Lou Moon" (February 12, 2018){{cite podcast |url= https://soundcloud.com/renee-watt-513194502/lou-moon |title= Aries Lou Moon |website= Witch Doctorate |publisher= |host= |date= February 12, 2018 |time= |access-date=2024-05-31 }}
References
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External links
- {{Instagram | loumooncomedy | Lou Moon }}
- {{xsn | loumooncomedy | Lou Moon }}
- [https://standuprecords.com/collections/lou-moon Lou Moon at Stand Up! Records]
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Category:21st-century American comedians
Category:American bisexual men
Category:American LGBTQ comedians
Category:American male comedians
Category:American people with disabilities
Category:American stand-up comedians
Category:Autistic LGBTQ people
Category:Comedians from Phoenix, Arizona
Category:Autistic entertainers
Category:LGBTQ people from Arizona