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Garrett Williams<\/p>\n
Dev Bowman<\/p>\n
Garrett Williams is an actor, comedian and writer based in New York City, who has established a name across comedy and music. He is the frontman of the Brooklyn-based musical comedy group Garrett & The Bad Boys, which has built a following through its high-energy live performances. Formed in early 2024, the group quickly became a fixture at Club Cumming in New York City before expanding to venues around the country. On August 14, Garrett & The Bad Boys will release their debut EP, Heavy Naturals, produced by three-time Grammy Award winner Kenny Greenberg. The album features the tracks Fell Asleep, Be Bad, Dumb and Fat Ass and Bad Attitude. <\/p>\n
I caught up with Williams about his New York loves.<\/p>\n
Where do you live in the city?<\/p>\n
Clinton Hill in Brooklyn. It is, in my opinion, the best neighborhood in New York. And I dare you to take a stroll down Clinton Ave. and not agree. It\u2019s the perfect mixture of local neighborhood spots. I am never leaving, they’re gonna have to gurney me out of there.<\/p>\n
What does a perfect day in New York look like for you? Walk us through it from morning to night.<\/p>\n
Well first of all, if I am having a perfect New York day, it has to be summertime. Summer is the best time in New York because everyone allows themselves to go a little feral and stay out a little later than they normally would. So buckle up cause this day is long:<\/p>\n
Morning: So I wake up rested (for once) and get in the car and head to Jacob Riis beach. And of course, when I go to the beach, I am required to take about 8 tote bags full of items I will not use. I of course have a chicken salad sandwich from Gertie\u2019s on Vanderbilt which is my current beach day obsession.<\/p>\n
Afternoon: We\u2019re back from the beach, but we\u2019re not stopping. It\u2019s time to get a frozen drink on a patio. Frozen drinks are better than on the rocks, even when they are bad. I can\u2019t explain it any more than that.<\/p>\n
Evening: I gotta see some sort of show. I\u2019m not picky either. I love seeing everything. For comedy, I love going to Club Cumming, Union Hall, or Brooklyn Comedy collective. (Maybe even attending a Garrett & The Bad Boys show idk)<\/p>\n
Closing It Out: We, of course, must close the night out at Marie\u2019s Crisis. All of my best nights in New York have been spent losing my voice at Marie\u2019s. Musical Theatre is the world\u2019s best art form.<\/p>\n
Where do you go in New York when you want to feel inspired creatively?<\/p>\n
I LOVE going to see theatre. The breadth of theatre here is so great too. You can see something on Broadway, the next day see a cabaret show at a gay bar in the West Village, and the next day see a reading of Mulholland Drive in Bushwick. Seeing theatre in New York reminds you that you can make anything, and the reminder of that is so inspiring. <\/p>\n
What\u2019s your favorite place in the city to see comedy, live music or something completely unexpected?<\/p>\n
My favorite place for performance is Club Cumming. Literally the best bar in the world. On the same night you can see comedy, live music, a drawing class, and a DJ set, and that really is so magical.<\/p>\n
How has living in New York shaped your sense of humor?<\/p>\n
I mean definitely. Living here really makes you roll with the punches, which gives you an amazing skill when being on stage. But I have been a student of New York comedy since WAY before I ended up in it. I grew up on 30 Rock and Bridgette Everette, and both those influences I feel like really come out in my comedy.<\/p>\n
Garrett & The Bad Boys has become part of the NYC comedy scene. What is it about New York\u2019s comedy community that makes it such a unique place to build something like this?<\/p>\n
I actually think Garrett & The Bad Boys wouldn\u2019t have been possible if it hadn\u2019t started in New York. What makes New York such a perfect place to be an artist is you\u2019re constantly meeting the most talented people in the world who are down to collaborate on anything. <\/p>\n
I am very lucky to get to collaborate and write songs with the best guitar player in the world, Mandy Rodio. We performed as a duo for about a year before building the rest of the band. I always say that the Bad Boys are my most talented people in the world playing some of the dumbest songs in history. And I do think the only place I could find a rockstar guitar player and a tuba player who are down to play on the same song, is New York City.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s the most quintessentially New York thing that has happened to you while performing with Garrett & The Bad Boys?<\/p>\n
We were closing out a show at Club Cumming once and then all the sudden, two little dogs just appeared out of nowhere. They ran all the way to the back and came on stage with us while we were finishing the song. I guess it was a common occurrence? Though I have never seen those dogs.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s a New York restaurant, bar or hole-in-the-wall you would never want to see become too popular?<\/p>\n
Paella night at The Eagle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Garrett Williams Dev Bowman Garrett Williams is an actor, comedian and writer based in New York City, who…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":319430,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[120449,120447,120450,9,24,11,10,120448],"class_list":["post-319429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-garrett-amp","tag-garrett-williams","tag-kenny-greenberg","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-the-bad-boys"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=319429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319429\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/319430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=319429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=319429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=319429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}