Standup Snobs (with Jay Berg and Colton Drake)

The Snobs took a break for Labor Day Weekend.  However, they had an episode at the ready.  Jon Hodge joins the boys to discuss the legendary Hilarious special, which helped inspire him to become a comedian.  Introducing Hodge (2:10).  Does Jon rehearse his bits? (8:55)  Hodge's favorite original jokes (15:00).  We ask how Jon was inspired by this special? (21:00).  Louis's bio and the history of Hilarious (23:45).  Our favorite jokes from the special (32:45).  Train travel (55:00).  What we will try to emulate about Louis? (59:30)  "Why I'm a Better Comic Than..." Louis CK (1:05:05).  Comics You Should Follow (@richvosthelegend; @hotfemalecomedian; @jakevcomedy) (1:06:00).     If you'd like to help us out, please like, rate, review, subscribe, follow, and tell your friends!  Enjoy!  Thank you for listening. IGs: @JayBergComedy, @ColtonDrakeComedy, @standupsnobs Email: StandupSnobs@gmail.com  

The cool, calm, and collected 28-year old's second special is the subject of discussion in this episode.  No new listener areas this week (0:25).  Old, fat, white guys know their Mexican cuisine (2:50).  Mom's menu: Shrimp Scampi (4:30).  The boys try to solve a poop mystery in "This Week in Plumbing" (6:55).  Introducing Ralph Barbosa (15:55).  Does Barbosa get a perfect score in Colton Drake: Fashionisto (21:00).  Our favorite jokes (25:30).  Overall impressions (30:00).  Stuff we didn't love (35:00).  Mean ChatGPT review (39:40).  Good Hang/Better Name for the Special (44:25).  "Why I'm Better Than..." Ralph Barbosa (48:00).  Mean YouTube comments (51:10).  Listener Mail (56:00).  IG Follower update (1:00:00).  Comics You Should Follow (@rayharringtoncomedy; @trejlamb) (1:00:30).  Upcoming shows (1:02:30).  Next week: Finlay Christie - "Aura Farmer" If you'd like to help us out, please like, rate, review, subscribe, follow, and tell your friends!  Enjoy!  Thank you for listening. IGs: @JayBergComedy, @ColtonDrakeComedy, @standupsnobs Email: StandupSnobs@gmail.com  

Ten specials in, the Aussie has to deal with our critique of his newest Netflix special.  Jay Berg gets super arrogant talking about last week (0:20).  Mom's Menu - Weekend Edition was fantastic (11:20).  No new listener regions this week, but Wyoming takes some strays (12:45).  Introducing Jim Jefferies' - not his real name - bio (17:15).  Overall impressions (19:30).  How does Jim's no frills, comedy basic look rate in Colton Drake: Fashionisto (22:55).  How does Jefferies get away with his dark humor? (31:45).  A triple-play of favorite jokes (36:50).  Berg has a better name for the special/Good hang?/Would it work at an open mic? (52:30).  What the snobs want to emulate from Jim (55:40).  The robot review gets mean in Chat GPT review (59:30).  "Why I'm Better Than..." Jim Jefferies (1:01:55).  A familiar face chimes in for listener mail (1:05:25).  Colton drops a deuce on a plane (1:08:40).  IG Follower Count Update (1:13:40).  Who we're following (@derrick_yells ; @tyrik.woods) (1:14:30).  Upcoming shows (1:16.20).  Next Week: Ralph Barbosa - "Planet Bosa" (1:18:50).   If you'd like to help us out, please like, rate, review, subscribe, follow, and tell your friends!  Enjoy!  Thank you for listening. IGs: @JayBergComedy, @ColtonDrakeComedy, @standupsnobs Email: StandupSnobs@gmail.com  

The boys critique the grizzled comedy veteran and ground-breaking podcast host's newest HBO special.  What's the limit on IG name characters (1:00)?  Casino talk (2:00).  Momma Jan has projects (7:30).  Colton's impossible XBox GamerTag (11:00).  Introducing Marc Maron (16:05).  Overall impressions (18:05).  What we liked (19:50).  Jeans on jeans earns a suprising number of P-Alb's in Colton Drake: Fashionisto (23:45).  Favorite jokes (30:35).  ChatGPT rips Maron apart (39:00).  "Why I'm Better Than..." Marc Maron (41:25).  Cheryl T's listener mail is a gem (44:25).  IG Follower Update (47:45).  Comics You Should Follow (@rachelaflleje ; @thisissimonking). (49:00).  Upcoming shows (50:45).  Next Week: Jim Jefferies - "Two Limb Policy" (52:35).   If you'd like to help us out, please like, rate, review, subscribe, follow, and tell your friends!  Enjoy!  Thank you for listening. IGs: @JayBergComedy, @ColtonDrakeComedy, @standupsnobs Email: StandupSnobs@gmail.com  

Are we having a good time?  The Snobs take on everybody's favorite everyman and his second Netflix hour.  Last week (0:30).  New Zealand joins the SUS party (7:50).  Introducing Dusty Slay (9:40).  What makes a "working man"? (11:50)  Things we didn't like (14:50).  Colton weighs in on whether Slay is a "truck guy" in Fashionisto (19:35).  Overall impressions (27:35).  Dusty has a warchest of "Bomb Savers" (30:20).  Colton likes the structure (35:10).  Favorite jokes (40:20).  Better name for a special?/Good Hang?/Would this work at an open mic?/What would you emulate? (44:45).  Chat GPT hates Dusty Slay (52:45).  "Why I'm Better Than..." Dusty Slay (55:50).  This Week In Plumbing (58:20).  Listener mail (58:45).  IG Follower update (1:00:00).  Comics You Should Follow (@ryan__mccomb; @benbarkas2; @ishcomedian) (1:00:40).  Upcoming shows (1:01:50).  Next Week: Marc Maron - Panicked (1:03:45).     If you'd like to help us out, please like, rate, review, subscribe, follow, and tell your friends!  Enjoy!  Thank you for listening. IGs: @JayBergComedy, @ColtonDrakeComedy, @standupsnobs Email: StandupSnobs@gmail.com

Darkness and negativity abound in the long-time comic, podcaster, and writer's newest YouTube offering.  Last week, Jay overstayed his welcome in Post Falls (0:30).  Momma Jan drops off some chicken wings in Mom's Menu (2:00).  We welcome new listeners in three countries and The Big Sky State (6:05).  A brief introduction to Joe DeRosa (19:10).  The boys discuss the interesting visual techniques used in this special (28:15).  A pants-free consideration of Joe's look in Colton Drake: Fashionisto (32:30).  How does DeRosa get away with the extreme darkness he exhibits on stage? (38:00)  Our favorite jokes (41:45).  What we're stealing/Is he a good hang/Would this work at open mic? (52:00)  Chat GPT review (56:40).  "Why I'm Better Than..." Joe DeRosa (1:00:30).  Listener mail (1:05:55).  This Week In Plumbing (1:08:00).  IG follower count update (1:11:20).  Comics You Should Follow (@fintaylorcomedy; @cantguardmyke) (1:12:40).  Upcoming Shows (1:14:30).  Next Week: Dusty Slay - "Wet Heat".      If you'd like to help us out, please like, rate, review, subscribe, follow, and tell your friends!  Enjoy!  Thank you for listening. IGs: @JayBergComedy, @ColtonDrakeComedy, @standupsnobs Email: StandupSnobs@gmail.com

In our first ever LIVE podcast, we welcome the Inlander's 2025 Best Comic in Spokane to interview him about his debut YouTube special on the night of its premiere (0:15).  How did you get into comedy? (2:00)  Colton rates Anthony's look in Fashionisto (5:15).  We rate the editing/camera work provided by Spokane-local comics (10:30).  Anthony talks about community support (13:00).  Is there anything you wish you could change about the special? (16:00)  The Musket Joke (19:20).  Are you done telling the jokes that appear on the special? (25:20)  Audience Q and A (32:10).  Singleton talks about his comedy inspirations (45:10).   If you'd like to help us out, please like, rate, review, subscribe, follow, and tell your friends!  Enjoy!  Thank you for listening. IGs: @JayBergComedy, @ColtonDrakeComedy, @standupsnobs Email: StandupSnobs@gmail.com

The comedy club owner, writer, podcast host and noted crowd work/roast comic's debut Netflix special is the subject of this week's podcast.  Colton was on the hunt for horrifically ugly shoes last week (2:30).  Mom takes the week off and Colton steps in with "Drake's Menu" (8:08).  The podcast gains listeners, but no new countries (9:50).  The boys talk about the world of secretaries (11:15).  Jackson's (short) bio (17:25).  Overall impressions (20:50).  What makes a special a crowd work special (25:00).  Was Nate really "cooking" the crowd? (36:00).  Jackson's sparkly look gets surprising marks in Fashionisto (41:35).  We don't love the name of the country (47:25).  What makes a good name for a comedy club? (51:15).  What did we learn from Jackson (57:00).  "Why I'm Better Than..." Nate Jackson (1:01:30).  Listener mail, we got one! (1:05:35).  IG follower count update (1:06:25).  Who we're listening to ( @kellycollette ; @dandocimo ) (1:07:20).  An exceedingly poor effort from Chat GPT in this week's review (1:09:15).  Upcoming Shows (1:10:40).  Next Week: Anthony Singleton - "Spokane Famous" LIVE!   If you'd like to help us out, please like, rate, review, subscribe, follow, and tell your friends!  Enjoy!  Thank you for listening. IGs: @JayBergComedy, @ColtonDrakeComedy, @standupsnobs Email: StandupSnobs@gmail.com  

We dive into the Ladystache member's Netflix debut in this week's extended episode, joined by BroDads Podcast co-host and national headliner Harry J. Riley.  A local breakfast spot nearly killed Colton over the weekend  (0:50).  Favorite jokes (11:50).  A short introduction to Steph Tolev (15:05).  Overall impressions (19:30).  Harry explains how the Filth Queen reminds him of Dave Attell (24:40).  More favorite jokes (27:45).  A shiny mullet and a sleeveless romper get an interesting score from Colton in Fashionisto (32:40).  Did Steph actually wish she could have done more crowd work in this special? (43:45).  ChatGPT gives a mean review (46:15).  Even more favorite jokes (52:35).  Do we think Tolev would be a fun hang? (1:01:35)  Which of her characteristics will we be emulating in our own acts? (1:15:45)  "Why I'm a Better Comic Than..." Steph Tolev (1:19:45).  Harry gets sad during the IG follower count update (1:22:45). Who we're following/listening to: (@ryangoodcase ; @gigglesandpills ; @placesitookashitthisyear ) (1:25:55).  Upcoming gigs for Harry and the Snobs (1:26:25).  Next Week: Nate Jackson - "Super Funny" (1:34:35).   If you'd like to help us out, please like, rate, review, subscribe, follow, and tell your friends!  Enjoy!  Thank you for listening. IGs: @JayBergComedy, @ColtonDrakeComedy, @standupsnobs Email: StandupSnobs@gmail.com

The fellas critique the Janice and Jeffrey star's Hularious offering.  Last week (0:35).  Estonia joins the SUS Squad (6:15).  Introducing Matteo Lane (11:10).  Overall impressions (16:55).  Our thoughts on wearing "dress shorts" during a special taping in Fashionisto (19:00).  Would Matteo's material work at an open mic (27:40).  Favorite jokes/What we liked (28:25).  What Jay Berg is going to steal from Matteo (40:30).  A vicious ChatGPT review (43:00).  What we didn't like (47:30)?  "Why I'm Better Than..." Matteo Lane (51:30).  Mom's Menu: Honey/Garlic Glazed Salmon and Curried Rice (54:10).  IG follower update (55:20).  Upcoming shows (56:15).  Who we're following/listening to (@nickalexcomedy; @shanebianchicomedy187) (59:45).  Next week: Steph Tolev - "Filth Queen" (1:01:00).   If you'd like to help us out, please like, rate, review, subscribe, follow, and tell your friends!  Enjoy!  Thank you for listening. IGs: @JayBergComedy, @ColtonDrakeComedy, @standupsnobs Email: StandupSnobs@gmail.com

This week, we discuss the newest "Hularious" special from the popular Los Angeles comedian.  Last week (0:45).  We welcome Ukraine and parts of Germany and Australia to SUS Nation (10:00).  Introducing Atsuko Okatsuka (13:10).  Overall impressions (18:55).  Colton rates Okatsuka's interesting "watermelon look" in Fashionisto (24:45).  We agree Atsuko is a fun hang (34:40).  Stuff we didn't like (35:20).  Would this work at an open mic? (40:15).  Favorite jokes/what we liked (41:00).  ChatGPT scathing review (50:00).  "Why I'm Better Than..." Atsuko Okatsuka (52:50).  IG follower update/Who we're following/listening to (@peter_revello ; @hansdickie ) (57:15).  Upcoming gigs (1:00:25).  Next week: Matteo Lane - "The Al Dente Special" (1:02:20).   If you'd like to help us out, please like, rate, review, subscribe, follow, and tell your friends!  Enjoy!  Thank you for listening. IGs: @JayBergComedy, @ColtonDrakeComedy, @standupsnobs Email: StandupSnobs@gmail.com

We set our sights on the comedian, podcaster, and actor's third YouTube effort.  Last week (1:00). Colton's Father's Day show (7:00).  New Listeners in Sweden (9:00).  Introducing Joe List (13:15).  Overall impressions (15:00).  Two 'fits, two ratings in Fashionisto (16:30).  The challenge of filming a special at two venues (24:30).  Favorite jokes (29:30).  The Snobs talk "The Art of the Callback" (36:30).  Stuff we didn't like (59:15).  ChatGPT review (1:01:45).  Better name for the special? (1:04:15).  "Why I'm Better Than..." Joe List (1:06:00).  IG follower update/Who we're following/listening to (@tanneramigleo ; @glenn_wool) (1:10:00).  Upcoming gigs (1:12:00).  Next week: Atsuko Okatsuka - "Father" (1:13:25).     If you'd like to help us out, please like, rate, review, subscribe, follow, and tell your friends!  Enjoy!  Thank you for listening. IGs: @JayBergComedy, @ColtonDrakeComedy, @standupsnobs Email: StandupSnobs@gmail.com

We bring you a super-sized episode analyzing the comic's fourth HBO special.  Last week (1:00).  Chasing the algorithm (9:10).  Welcome new followers in Hungary,  Vietnam, and Sachsen, Germany (13:10).  Jerrod Carmichael's bio (16:05).  Overall impressions (18:45).  What lessons do you take from Jerrod? (24:25).  Wifebeater chic in Fashionisto (25:30).  Favorite jokes (33:45).  ChatGPT (43:00).  Would this work at an open mic (47:00).  Extensive discussion of building bits and open mics (48:00).  "Why I'm Better Than..." Jerrod Carmichael (1:16:15).  IG follower count update (1:18.40). Who we're following/listening to (@comically_toiloi ; @billywaynedavis) (1:18:45).  Upcoming gigs (1:19:15).  Next week: Joe List - "Small Ball" (1:21:30).   If you'd like to help us out, please like, rate, review, subscribe, follow, and tell your friends!  Enjoy!  Thank you for listening. IGs: @JayBergComedy, @ColtonDrakeComedy, @standupsnobs Email: StandupSnobs@gmail.com

We welcome a guest snob into the studio for the first time to analyze Birbiglia's one-man-show-style Netflix offering.  Introducing guest Jon Hodge (0:35).  Last week (1:20).  Welcome to the listener family, South Dakota (3:50).  Introducing Mike Birbiglia (7:10).  Overall impressions (8:50).  Birbigs takes some hits in "Fashionisto" (12:00).  Momma Jan's Menu is great yet again (18:15).  Favorite jokes/what we liked (20:10).  Good hang/Would this work at open mic/Better name for the special (45:05).  "Why I'm Better Than..." Mike Birbiglia (46:55).  Listener mail (50:05).  IG follower update (51:25).  Who we're listening to/following (michaelrowlando_o ; trevoraustincomedy ; mark_smalls) (52:25).  Upcoming shows (53:40).  Next week: Jerrod Carmichael - "Don't Be Gay" (56:50).   If you'd like to help us out, please like, rate, review, subscribe, follow, and tell your friends!  Enjoy!  Thank you for listening. IGs: @JayBergComedy, @ColtonDrakeComedy, @standupsnobs Email: StandupSnobs@gmail.com

The guys tackle the comedian/actor/writer's latest Netflix offering.  Last week, Colton built garden boxes (0:45).  No new states or countries tuned in last week, but we're not mad or anything (6:12).  Introduction to Sarah Silverman (11:30).  Overall impressions (13:00).  Colton didn't love the look in "Fashionisto" (22:05).  Our favorite jokes (27:25).  What we didn't like (34:00).  ChatGPT reviews (35:20).  Good hang?/Would it work at open mic?/Better name for the special? (38:50).  "Why I'm Better Than..." Sarah Silverman (40:40).  Listener mail (44:00).  IG follower update (44:30).  Who we are following (@ajleidig ; @patburtscher) (46:00).  Upcoming shows (46:45).  Next Week: Mike Birbiglia - "The Good Life" (49:30).   If you'd like to help us out, please like, rate, review, subscribe, follow, and tell your friends!  Enjoy!  Thank you for listening. IGs: @JayBergComedy, @ColtonDrakeComedy, @standupsnobs Email: StandupSnobs@gmail.com