Standup Snobs (with Jay Berg and Colton Drake)

Week 2 for Colton in Mexico, but we would never leave y'all hanging.  We have a chat about Gabriel Iglesias's newest Netflix special, filmed in Miami, Florida.  About Gabriel Iglesias (2:45).  Overall impressions/Jay Berg calls Fluffy's act "Pop Comedy" (6:15).  The boys discuss whether 98 minutes is too long for a special (9:15).  Colton eviscerates Iglesias's island attire in "Fashionisto" (11:30).  Arrogance and false premises (15:25).  Favorite jokes (20:30).  What we liked (22:20).  When the special should have ended (24:15).  Is Fluffy a good "hang" (34:00)?  Is there a better name for the special (39:05).  "Why I'm a better comic than" Gabriel Iglesias (43:00).  Who we're listening to (@criimarii; @iamchrisporter) (50:45).  Please like, rate, review, subscribe, follow, and tell your friends!  Enjoy!  Thank you for listening. IGs: @JayBergComedy, @ColtonDrakeComedy Email: StandupSnobs@gmail.com

Colton is in Mexico, but he didn't leave before we were able to share our thoughts on the 2024 Golden Globe Award winner for "Album of the Year", streaming on Netflix.  About Ali Wong (:45).  Overall impressions (8:40).  Ali's "American Girl" outfit in "Fashionisto" (13:45).  Wong really ends this thing weird (21:35).  Did trauma-dy help Ali Wong secure the Golden Globe (24:00).  Favorite jokes (30:35).  What we didn't like (30:30).  Colton came up with a better name for this special (32:20).  How did Wong's ex-husband feel about this special (40:45)?  Who we're listening to (@jeffdye; @rockydaledavis) (48:00).  "Why I'm a better comic than" Ali Wong (50:00).  Please like, rate, review, subscribe, follow, and tell your friends!  Enjoy!  Thank you for listening. IGs: @JayBergComedy, @ColtonDrakeComedy Email: StandupSnobs@gmail.com

The fellas give their freezing-cold takes on Ari Shaffir's newest Netflix special, his 6th video special of his career.  Colton talks about an audience member's weird laugh (0:40).  Ari's background (6:55).  We welcome DC and Japan to the SUS Squad (8:20).  We discuss North Korean mail order brides (10:20).  Overall Impressions (12:20).  Colton takes on Shaffir's "earthy vibe" in "Fashionisto" (15:40).  What we liked (19:55).  Favorite jokes/bits (29:50).  Jimmy Fallon takes a stray (31:35).  "Mom's menu" featuring spaghetti (36:10).  "Why I'm Better Than..." Ari Shaffir (38:35).  Would Ari be a good hang (42:10)?  Better name for the special (44:20)?  Jay continues his win streak in "IG Follower Count" (45:20).  Who we're listening to (@kyledunnigan1; @drewdunncomedy).  Upcoming gigs (48:20).  Next Week: Doug Standhope "Discount Meat" (50:40).  Please like, rate, review, subscribe, follow, and tell your friends!  Enjoy!  Thank you for listening. IGs: @JayBergComedy, @ColtonDrakeComedy Email: StandupSnobs@gmail.com

Colton and Jay get positive for a change, gushing over Roy Wood Jr.'s newest Hulu effort.  The boys discuss their (lack of) endorsement deals (0:15).  Colton's early-bird shows went well and his wife, Bev, got "passed" into the green room (1:35).  Three countries become the newest members of the SUS squad (12:05).  Overall impressions of the special (13:45).  The "jacket over T" phenomenon continues in "Fashionisto" (17:40).  Colton thinks Wood's special is "timeless" (22:05).  Would Roy Wood Jr. be a "good hang" (30:20)?  We try to come up with a better name for the special (33:10).  Terrible band names (35:50).  The art of the callback/favorite joke (40:20).  How dirty jokes can be clean (45:20).  "Why I'm Better Than" Roy Wood Jr. (49:50).  Instagram follower count update (56:35).  Who we are listening to/upcoming gigs (1:01:40).  Next week: Ari Shaffir - America's Sweetheart (1:05:50).  Please like, rate, review, subscribe, follow, and tell your friends!  Enjoy!  Thank you for listening. IGs: @JayBergComedy, @ColtonDrakeComedy Email: StandupSnobs@gmail.com

Your favorite disparagers Jay and Colton lambaste Vine/YouTube sensation Chelcie Lynn's debut YouTube special.  Colton learns what a "mukbang" video is (5:30).  A headliner told Jay Standup Snobs is the worst idea she's ever heard (10:00).  SUS has new listenership in some foreign countries (10:50).  Jay incorrectly defines and mispronounces "archipelago" (12:00).  Overall impressions of the special (17:00).  Why Lynn is a master marketer/promoter (19:00).  Are there cops on cruises? (21:30).  "Fashionisto" Colton has strong take (22:30).  The curse of immediate clip success (28:30).  Why "comedy insecurity" limits performers (37:15).  Listener mail: "What do you wish you knew when you started?" (41:15).  Momma Jan drops off some meatloaf (46:10).  "Why I'm Better Than" Chelcie Lynn (47:15).  Instagram Follower Count (51:10).  Who we are listening to/upcoming gigs (54:20).  Next week: Roy Woods Jr. (56:45).  Please like, rate, review, subscribe, follow, and tell your friends!  Enjoy!  Thank you for listening.   IGs: @JayBergComedy, @ColtonDrakeComedy Email: StandupSnobs@gmail.com

The Snobs look down their noses at the Flagrant podcast co-host's second YouTube album.  Mom's Menu (1:00).  Overall Impressions (5:25).  Does Singh have "plants" in the crowd (8:50)?  "Fashionisto" Colton Drake predicts the biggest comedy fashion trend for 2025 (12:00).  Why strokes are hilarious (16:45).  The hardest part of becoming a feature comic (23:35).  "What We Hated" and the debut of "Angry Berg" (29:00).  Akaash's pandering (36:05).  "Why I'm Better Than" Akaash Singh (42:30).  Mom's Menu, Part 2 (46:05).  IG follower count update (50:10).  Who we are listening to (52:45).  Upcoming gigs (53:25).  Next week's comic (54:55).  Please like, rate, review, subscribe, follow, and tell your friends!  Enjoy!  Thank you for listening.   IGs: @JayBergComedy, @ColtonDrakeComedy Email: StandupSnobs@gmail.com

Your friends, Colton and Jay, ring in the new year with scrutiny of the comedian who might have had the best 2024 of anybody out there, Nate Bargatze.  Local Brew of the Week (2:50).  Last week's comedy shows (4:10).  Overall impressions of "Your Friend" (9:55).  Is Bargatze is as dumb as his stage persona (14:10).  Fashionisto Colton Drake has a very strong opinion about Nate's style choice (22:10).  Listener Mail: Open mic advice for new comics (32:40).  Mom's menu (52:45).  "Why I'm Better Than" Nate Bargatze gets WILD and potentially slanderous (54:35).  "This Week in Plumbing" includes a Tub Ninja (1:00:50).  IG follower count update (1:02:15).  Who we are listening to (1:04:55).  Upcoming shows where you can catch Jay and Colton (1:06:05).  Have a safe and prosperous new year!  Please like, rate, review, subscribe, follow, and tell your friends!  Enjoy!  Thank you for listening.   IGs: @JayBergComedy, @ColtonDrakeComedy Email: StandupSnobs@gmail.com

Your favorite Grinches tackle Ilana Glazer's second Hulu special, "Human Magic"!  Overall impressions (6:00).  Fashionisto (16:00).  Our favorite jokes of the special (21:00).  Mom drops by some clutch BLTs (36:00).  Why we're better comics than Ilana (38:00).  Colton's strategy of treating his plumbing apprentices like kindergartners (43:00).  IG follower count (48:00).  Who we've been listening to (49:30).  Unofficial Beer Sponsor of the Week (51:00).   Have a safe and enjoyable holiday!  Enjoy!     IGs: @JayBergComedy, @ColtonDrakeComedy Email: StandupSnobs@gmail.com   

The guys dive into Matthew Broussard's YouTube special "Hyperbolic" (eventually).  How did last week's gigs go for the fellas (6:30)?  Portland strip club stories (11:30).  Overall impressions of Broussard's special (16:15).  Colton Drake, Fashionisto (20:00).  Broussard's stationary style (25:30).  Matthew's obsession with "favorite numbers" (30:00).  Colton's Olympic dreams (31:30). (Incorrect) definition of the week: hyperbolic (33:15).  What we didn't like (37:45).  This Week in Plumbing (42:30).  "Why I'm Better Than" Matthew Broussard (45:30).  IG update (49:45).  Mom's menu (51:15).  Who we're watching (53:15).  Enjoy!   IGs: @ColtonDrakeComedy, @JayBergComedy Email: StandupSnobs@gmail.com

Your favorite imbeciles take aim at Dane Cook's re-released YouTube special "Above it All".  How is Dane Cook like Nicklelback (5:30)?  Overall Impressions (9:30).  Dane Cook's watered down version of his past self (14:30).  Quincy raids the laundry pile (19:00).  How an unplanned interruption can save a comedy special (29:45).  The five specials we've seen so far, ranked (poorly) in order (41:30).  Mom's menu (44:35).  "How we're better than" Dane Cook (49:00).  The maiden voyage of "This Week in Plumbing" (51:45).  Jay's tanking IG follower count (53:45).  Comics we've been watching/listening to this week (57:05).  Enjoy!   IGs: @ColtonDrakeComedy, @JayBergComedy Email: StandupSnobs@gmail.com

Colton and Jay let loose on Anthony Jeselnik's 5th Netflix special, "Bones and All."  The guys discuss their overall impressions of the special, Jeselnik's fashion choices, and the difficulty of being a "dark one-liner" comic.  Colton hits an IG follower milestone, and Mom stops by with some corn chowder and grilled cheese sammiches.  As always, the boys let you know why they are superior comics when compared to Mr. Jeselnik.  Enjoy!   IGs: @ColtonDrakeComedy, @JayBergComedy Email: StandupSnobs@gmail.com

The guys tackle the first ever standup comedy special produced by Hulu, and Jim Gaffigan's 11th video special, "The Skinny." They discuss overall impressions (7:00), and whether Jim looks better fat (17:00).  Jay tries to put Sammy Davis Jr. in Van Halen for some reason (42:00), and Colton wonders whether Gaffigan is a dirtbag in real life (48:45).  And of course your favorite recurring segments: "fashionisto" (11:30), "stuff we liked/hated" (26:00), "Why I'm better" (55:00), and "Instagram Follower Update" (60:30).  Enjoy!     IGs: @ColtonDrakeComedy, @JayBergComedy Email: StandupSnobs@gmail.com

Colton and Jay weigh-in on Adrienne Iapalucci's "The Dark Queen" Netflix special.  They discuss how Iapalucci "stands on business" and how her special is similar to The Big Lebowski.  The boys also learn vocabulary lessons about the terms "demure" and "homely," decide whether Jay should get a "union tattoo," and debate which venue(s) they are going to record their inevitable standup specials in.     IGs: @ColtonDrakeComedy, @JayBergComedy Email: StandupSnobs@gmail.com

In the kick-off episode of the podcast, Colton and Jay critique Josh Wolf's "Four Stories" YouTube special.  They discuss the four-decade comedy veteran's style, approach to hecklers, and legendary story-telling technique...and they each explain why they are better comics than this multi-millionaire, internationally touring comic.   IGs: @ColtonDrakeComedy, @JayBergComedy Email: StandupSnobs@gmail.com