Monthly episodes discussing this topic, 2021-10 to 2025-11.
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Bobby believes that making fun of fans who have passed away is a form of celebration because they would have enjoyed the humor.
“by the way he would love this yeah he would love this”
Bad Friends · May 2024 · 12 episodes · 19.8M views on this topicAndrew believes that having fun with their audience is a positive way to express love and appreciation for their fans.
“everything that we do to our fans is because we love them and we were having fun with him and he was having a great time”
Bad Friends · May 2024 · 12 episodes · 19.8M views on this topicMatt McCusker claims that performing in front of a live audience is inherently stressful but rewarding.
“locker room speech is really hard yeah I thought I had one in me you you were a captain at one point though yeah so you've done it before let post win you might be more for adversity I also felt like a a weirdo being in there”
Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast · Sep 2024 · 4 episodes · 3.1M views on this topicHarland Williams believes that experiencing anxiety can serve as beneficial fuel for a live comedy performance.
“I think the anxiety is just giving you, you know, without the anxiety, your experience might be mundane. And so the anxiety is giving you a little bit. It's life saying, "Hey, feel the energy. Feel the electricity."”
Bad Friends · Sep 2025 · 1 episode · 1.2M views on this topicHe advocates for the idea that people should have a good hiding spot when playing games like hide and seek in a house.
“Find you a good hiding spot. >> Yeah. Salute to the mother. >> They want to play that [ __ ] That hiding freak [ __ ] >> Yeah. You got to have a big enough house to do it.”
The 85 South Comedy Show · Nov 2025 · 1 episode · 223K views on this topicHe suggests that performers should just be themselves and not try too hard to be something they are not.
“Most [ __ ] get on there. Uh, Richard B. HEY, MAN. [laughter] YOU AIN'T NEVER SEEN THAT [ __ ]”
The 85 South Comedy Show · Nov 2025 · 1 episode · 55K views on this topicTommy Pope asserts that he believes most professional comedians find the demands of touring to be mentally exhausting and potentially conducive to suicidal ideation.
“I don't trust people that have never thought about killing themselves. >> Yeah, for sure. >> Yeah. >> I like really thought that comedians were complaining about being on the road and then wanted to kill themselves and I was like, "God, they're such pussies." Now that I've been on the road for 6 mon”
Stuff Island · Nov 2025 · 1 episode · 7K 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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