Monthly episodes discussing this topic, 2018-09 to 2026-05.
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Comedy festivals are a highly profitable and desirable environment for performers.
“festivals are the bag dude that's the major bag”
Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast · Nov 2021 · 3 episodes · 3.5M views on this topicPerforming music in a comedy setting like Skankfest is a more enjoyable experience than traditional stand-up comedy.
“music is so much better than [ __ ] gay stand up God so much better holy [ __ ] when we were singing Dracula and dudes were mosh pitting I was on stage just like this is the best”
Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast · Nov 2021 · 3 episodes · 3.5M views on this topicBobby Lee claims he dislikes and feels anxious at large industry events.
“Okay. So, I talked to you candidly about this. I don't like these things. They give me really bad anxiety. I just get nervous and I get weird and I don't like it.”
Bad Friends · May 2026 · 3 episodes · 3.2M views on this topicComedy festivals are a place where performers can feel a strong sense of validation from a dedicated audience.
“There's so many people there and you're just a massive celebrity. Everyone's so nice there. >> It's beautiful. >> Everybody's taking your photo and saying how much they love you and you're killing and they're excited to see and you get a huge pop. It's like insane.”
Tuesdays with Stories! · Dec 2025 · 3 episodes · 2.0M views on this topicLeMaire asserts that he followed proper procedures in setting up the comedy show and that the resulting conflict was due to others misinterpreting or mishandling the agreements.
“Hold on. Time out. Time out. Let's Let's not pin this on me. The leadership was good. The leadership was good.”
Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast · Apr 2026 · 1 episode · 854K views on this topicSkankfest is a specialized event that allows comedy fans to experience a unique island of community and freedom.
“It is. It was so [ __ ] fun. >> It's special. >> And uh most of my best stories I can't even tell cuz they involve just complete lunatics or debauchery or sex or threesomes.”
Tuesdays with Stories! · Dec 2025 · 2 episodes · 211K views on this topicThe guest believes that Skankfest has become increasingly mainstream due to the presence of attractive women.
“That's how you know Skankfest is getting mainstream is that we have hot women at Skankfest now.”
Tuesdays with Stories! · Nov 2025 · 1 episode · 143K views on this topicTim Dillon believes that comedy festivals should be made illegal.
“I believe that comedy festival should be illegal and I've said that I've been on record and I've said they should not be legal no music festivals no festival yeah block parties yeah large gatherings where people pay to have fun yeah should go away”
The Tim Dillon Show · May 2019 · 1 episode · 132K views on this topicPositions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
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