Standup Snobs (with Jay Berg and Colton Drake)

In this episode, the Snobs react to the New Orleans bred comic, actor, and podcaster’s latest fantastic Netflix special. Last week, Colton had fun in Seattle and Jay hosted for a psychic (0:15). Mushroom coffee update (9:45). Dustin Nickerson stories and “clean” comedy (17:00). Mom’s menu has a chunk of pork, and Colton has an idea (20:35). Welcome Malawi to SUS Nation (23:20). Intro/bio for Mark Normand including encouragement for comics (24:00). Overall impressions (28:15). Nitpicking hack-adjacent jokes (33:40). A basic look for Mark in Colton Drake: Fashionisto (43:45). Our favorite jokes (47:15). ChatGPT’s mean review (56:45). Good Hang?/Top 5?/Better Name?/What would you emulate?...and the retirement of “Would at Work at Open Mic”? (59:00). Listener mail from TBone (1:03:15). The boys met an IG milestone (1:08:00)! “Comics You Should Follow” (@jmeanz ; @jasonrchoi) (1:09:05). Upcoming shows (1:10:15). Next Week: Pete Holmes – “Silly Silly Fun Boy”.  
IGs: @JayBergComedy, @ColtonDrakeComedy, @standupsnobs
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Harvest, Alabama’s favorite son has a Netflix special, and it’s the subject of this week’s episode. The evolution of allergies and disabilities (0:20). Last week, good shows and video games (2:20). Listener mail from one of the comics we recently reviewed (6:10). New listeners in Scandinavia and South America (11:05). Trailer/Intro to Mr. Stroup (13:00). Overall impressions...and reenvisioning the Blue Collar Comedy Tour (16:25). Is the “southern style” of comedy overdone (especially when you can’t differentiate accents from one another) (26:10). What we liked (34:00). A boring 'fit in Colton Drake: Fashionisto (38:00). Favorite jokes/clips (42:35). Nitpicking (56:00). Listener mail #2 (1:06:00). Comics You Should Follow” (@jaymartincomedy and @joeyceronecomedy) (1:08:00). Upcoming shows (1:08:55). Next week – Mark Normand – “None Too Pleased” (1:11:35).
IGs: @JayBergComedy, @ColtonDrakeComedy, @standupsnobs
Email: StandupSnobs@gmail.com
 

Forty-year comedy veteran Jackie Kashian’s “Alter-Kashian” special from Blonde Medicine is the subject of this week’s episode. Mouse murder update (0:15). Colton’s buddy wants a disabled woman (3:45). The driver should not practice ASL in the car (9:50). Colton went to a local spot with an intriguing theme (12:40). The highs and lows of comedy were on display last week (20:00). Colton’s mushroom coffee update (24:00). Trailer/Intro Jackie Kashian (31:15). Kashian’s “JoAnne Fabrics” look takes some hits in Colton Drake: Fashionisto (35:45). Overall impressions (43:10). Favorite bits (45:25). Picking nits filler, COVID, and politics (55:00). Better name/Top 5/Open mic/Good hang? (1:02:20). Chat GPT skewers Jackie’s special (1:05:30). Listerner mail about a special from three months ago (1:07:40). This week’s “Comics You Should Follow” (@staplescomedy ; @blakehammond (1:10:30). Upcoming shows (1:12:00). Next Week: Derrick Stroup – “Nostalgic” (1:14:30).
IGs: @JayBergComedy, @ColtonDrakeComedy, @standupsnobs
Email: StandupSnobs@gmail.com
 

The fellas react to this dark, church-themed, very entertaining fourth Netflix special from the former After Midnight host.  We yearn for a stronger local scene (0:15).  Last week, we saw a good show with drunken, boring hecklers, and Jay murdered many mice (9:15). Mom’s Menu: gigantic pork chops n’ stuff, with beer from two local breweries (14:00). Trailer/Bio for Taylor Tomlinson (16:10). Overall impressions (21:25). We review her Matrix look in Colton Drake: Fashionisto (27:20).   The editing/vibe of the special is unique (30:40). Favorite jokes (33:40). Picking nits out of this great special (42:10).  The special claims Colton’s top spot, and makes Jay’s Top 5 this year (44:30).  Jay argues Tomlinson is the G.O.A.T of comedy about trauma, and the Snobs agree she is amazing at tough subjects (45:45). Chat GPT offers a mean, but not crazy, review (53:20). We compare styles of handling religion, Taylor v. Ari (56:30). Better name?/Work at Open Mic?/Good Hang? (0:59.50). Billy gets weird in listener mail (1:05:45). This Week’s “Comics You Should Follow” (@danielamora ; @eddiegossling) (1:09:25). Upcoming shows (1:10:40). Next Week: Jackie Kashian – “Alter-Kashian” (1:12:45).  
IGs: @JayBergComedy, @ColtonDrakeComedy, @standupsnobs
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We take a crack at the SNL legend Kevin Nealon’s newest 800 Pound Gorilla special in this episode! Colton is back and obsessed with "eras" (0:15). Last week Colton toughed out a sick Valentine’s Day (4:25). Colton’s belated rating of Katt Williams’ fit and special (5:05). Last week was busy on the comedy front for the boys, including Jay’s near-disaster in Sandpoint (9:50). Do you need another job before comedy in order to be successful? (16:30) Colton’s secret to a good morning (20:45). New listeners in Jamaica, the country where Pappa Terry stumbled into Hedonism (22:25). Trailer/Intro for Kevin Nealon (25:30). Our overall impressions of the special/what we liked (30:20). Kevin’s absurdist comedy is highlighted in our favorite jokes (33:50). A basic look gets a decent score in Colton Drake: Fashionisto (39:45). Good hang?/Would it work at open mic?/(43:50). Nitpicks (49:00). Better name?/What would you emulate? (54:30) ChatGPT review (56:05). Trying to start a rivalry between two of our fans (58:45). Comics You Should Follow (@andrewsleighter; @it_is_taylor_rogers) (1:02:25). Upcoming gigs (1:04:00). Next Week: Taylor Tomlinson – “Prodigal Daughter” (1:08:30).  
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With Colton on the mend, Jay takes a stab at a solo pod and discusses the comedy icon’s 14th standup comedy special, available on Netflix (0:15). Last week, a felonious show in Post Falls (1:15). Jay admits a character flaw (3:25). Introduction/trailer (6:15). The first (and hopefully last) ever colorblind Jay Berg: Fashionisto (9:45). Favorite jokes/things I liked (13:00). Stuff I didn’t like (18:00). Katt turns it around in the last half (24:15). ChatGPT is mean to Katt (28:00). Good Hang?/Better Name?/Top 5?/Work at open mic?/What would you emulate? (30:20). Who I’m following (@allenstricklandwilliams) (34:00). Upcoming Shows (34:45). Next Week: Kevin Nealon – “Loose in the Crotch” (35:00).  
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We go north of the border to the 51st state for this week's episode, taking a look at Toronto native John Moses's YouTube project.  Last week, a local competition was fun, and Preacher Lawson showed up at my mic (0:15). Super Bowl, NYE, and 4th of July DUI talk (2:00). Jay throws shade at MADD (9:15). Our childhood toys...and we know less than nothing about NFTs (14:40). Intro to John Moses (20:00). Overall impressions/Top 5 (23:00). What we liked/Favorite Jokes (25:45). Colton gives you punchlines with zero context (38:00). Moses’s plain look earns plain marks in Colton Drake: Fashionisto (39:30). Jay nitpicks (42:00). Scathing review from ChatGPT (46:30). Listener mail from mid-life crisis Tilley (49:30). Comics You Should Follow (@tatianafranknyc ; @alexdrags) (53:10). Upcoming shows (55:15). Next week: Katt Williams – “The Last Report” (57:45).
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This week, we take a look at a shorter special, Ehsan Ahmad’s debut YouTube offering. “Pink” cookies, weird snacking, and the danger of eating York patties (0:15). Happy birthday to Colton (5:00). Our fighter that we totally sponsored was victorious (6:15). Jay coincidentally featured for Ahmad last Saturday, and Colton wants an agent (12:00). Ehsan’s trailer and bio (16:00). Overall impressions (21:10). Nitpicks (21:45). Name suggestions (24:35). A strong score in Colton Drake: Fashionisto (26:30). Favorite bits (including’s Ehsan’s) (31:05). Good hang?/What would you emulate?(39:30). Retirement of “Why I’m Better”, and Top 5 (40:30). Welcome to new listeners in Serbia, Zambia, and Iceland, and Mom’s menu with stew and corn bread (43:10). Chat GPT review (45:00). Listener mail about LARPing (47:05). Comics You Should Follow (@elleorlando ; @lachjaw) (48:45). Upcoming shows (50:30). Next week: John Moses – “Best Son” (55:00).
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This week, we discuss the Finnish Phenom’s YouTube special, produced by 800 Pound Gorilla. The Snobs discuss YouTube comments section and our ragebait weak spots (0:15). We suck at social media, and we’re cool with that...but we really aren’t (10:30). Last week, Colton almost unintentionally killed the podcast mascot, and the boys gambled with Jon Hodge, friend of the pod (14:50).  We met a father who’d rather play table games than talk to his estranged daughter, and Colton got aggressive with a dealer (18:05). Introducing Ismo/overall impressions (22:10). We wonder if it helps Ismo’s style that he’s a foreigner (28:30).  Colton has issues with the salad in Fashionisto (34:00).  Favorite bits (39:45).  Things we didn’t like, including Ismo’s “bomb saver” (51:25). Work at open mic/Good hang/What are his hobbies/ Better name/ What would you emulate? (55:25) Jay has a horrific take on “vabbing” (1:02:55). Top 5 (1:03:45). “Why I’m a Better Comic Than…” Ismo (1:05:15). Comics You Should Follow (@levfer and @thejfharris) (1:09:20). Upcoming shows (1:11:20). Next Week: Ehsan Ahmad - “Too Soon” (1:12:50).
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Grab some babka and an insulin pen as we critique Raanan's latest YouTube special.  We discuss what touring with your Dad would be like (0:20).  Story time as Jay tells a tale about nearly doing hard time, and Colton is encouraged to tip by a freeloading buddy (11:15).  Seizure talk (18:30).  New listeners in Latvia and Congo (24:45).  Introducing Raanan Hershberg (26:55).  Trailer (32:00).  Overall impressions (37:10).  Does the bomber jacket score big points or big boos from Colton Drake: Fashionisto (41:00).  When the lights went out (46:00).  Favorite jokes (47:55).  What we didn't like (1:01:30).  Scathing Chat GPT review (1:03:05).  Good Hang?/Top 5?/What would you emulate? (1:04:40).  "Why I'm a Better Comic Than..." Raanan Hershberg (1:07:20).  Listener mail (1:09:45).  We're definitely sponsoring a UFC fighter (most of that sentence is wrong) (1:12:00).  Comics You Should Follow (@robstantcomedy ; @scubastevefurey) (1:16:50).  Upcoming shows (1:18:30).  Next Week: Ismo - "Hello" (1:20:30).  
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