Welcome to You Suck at Standup, the podcast that finally answers the question: "What if comedians were brutally honest and just admit..... they suck?! "
Hosted by comedian Rudy Pavich (Amazon Prime, The Adam Carolla Show), this podcast pulls back the curtain on stand-up comedy, bombing on stage, surviving the road, chasing laughs, and all the terrible decisions that somehow lead to a comedy career.
Each week, Rudy talks with comedians, entertainers, and interesting people about what it really takes to make audiences laugh. You'll hear behind-the-scenes stories, career disasters, unexpected successes, comedy advice that may or may not work, and plenty of proof that nobody actually knows what they're doing.
Whether you're a comedian, comedy fan, or just someone trying to figure out life one awkward conversation at a time, you'll quickly discover that everyone sucks at something.
New episodes every week.
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy
😂 Behind-the-Scenes Stories
🚗 Life on the Road
🎭 Comedy Industry Secrets
🤦 Career Mistakes & Lessons Learned
Subscribe now and join the thousands of people who are terrible at things.
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Performing in front of Family is More About Them Than You.... but Not For Jonathan Kite.
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 • Duration 31:45
Welcome to You Suck at Standup, the podcast that finally answers the question: "What if comedians were brutally honest and just admit..... they suck?! "
Hosted by comedian Rudy Pavich (Amazon Prime, The Adam Carolla Show), this podcast pulls back the curtain on stand-up comedy, bombing on stage, surviving the road, chasing laughs, and all the terrible decisions that somehow lead to a comedy career.
Each week, Rudy talks with comedians, entertainers, and interesting people about what it really takes to make audiences laugh. You'll hear behind-the-scenes stories, career disasters, unexpected successes, comedy advice that may or may not work, and plenty of proof that nobody actually knows what they're doing.
Whether you're a comedian, comedy fan, or just someone trying to figure out life one awkward conversation at a time, you'll quickly discover that everyone sucks at something.
New episodes every week.
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy
😂 Behind-the-Scenes Stories
🚗 Life on the Road
🎭 Comedy Industry Secrets
🤦 Career Mistakes & Lessons Learned
Subscribe now and join the thousands of people who are terrible at things.
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Editing Clips, Ego, and Gillis' 77,000 Tickets and What it Means For Us.
Tuesday, July 21, 2026 • Duration 13:21
Rudy owns up to an editing mistake after a heckler's "Renée Good jokes" jab blows up online — and unpacks why the clip made him look more fragile than he actually felt in the moment. Then: Shane Gillis just sold 77,047 tickets for a single show, breaking two Guinness World Records. Rudy breaks down what that actually means in dollars, why most working comics will never see numbers like that, and why chasing virality is the wrong goal — building your own room, one real fan at a time, is the one that pays off. Plus tour dates in Chicago, Tampa, New Jersey, and beyond.
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Best Cities To Move To For Stand-Up Comedy
Thursday, July 9, 2026 • Duration 11:26
Rudy Pavich is on the road! Get dates and more at https//:rudypavichcomedy.comThinking about a stand-up comedy career but can't afford to just move to New York or LA on day one? Here are 3 underrated cities — Portland, Minneapolis, and Cincinnati — where you can actually get stage time, build your act, and keep your rent low while you get good enough to compete in the big markets.In this video:00:00 Why the "big 3" comedy cities can wreck beginners00:53 Portland — the alt-comedy playground01:53Minneapolis — balance and affordability02:49 Cincinnati — the sleeper pick and why it's #1If you're serious about a comedy career, don't skip the step before New York and LA — build your reps somewhere you can actually afford to fail first.#StandUpComedy #ComedyCareer #WhereToMove
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Why You're Still Bombing (And It's Not Your Jokes) ft. Adam Bloom | You Suck at Standup
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 • Duration 37:50
Most new comedians think bombing means their jokes aren't good enough. They're wrong. In this episode I sit down with British comedian and author Adam Bloom to talk about what's actually holding new comedians back — and it has nothing to do with your joke writing.
We get into finding your comedic character, why copying your heroes is keeping you stuck, the seesaw theory of punchline rhythm, how to reset a dying room, and what your opening joke needs to do before you say anything funny.
Adam Bloom is the author of Finding Your Comic Genius — one of the best books ever written on stand-up comedy. This conversation is for comedians in their first 1-3 years who are serious about figuring out how this industry actually works.
Topics covered:
• Why your set isn't working (and it's not your jokes)
• How audiences teach you who your character is
• The mic tap reset technique for dying rooms
• The seesaw theory of punchline rhythm
• Why copying your heroes is permanent plagiarism
• How to structure your opening to set up your persona
00:00 - Intro
02:11 - Searching for your comedic character
04:05 - The quickest route to mediocrity
09:53 - Working a full time job outside of comedy
12:16 - How to pull out of bombing on stage
21:30 - Every great joke needs THIS!
29:06 - The importance of an opening joke
Follow Adam Bloom: Instagram @AdamBloomComedy
Book: Finding Your Comic Genius - https://share.google/83RoLQXBRFb5IVJ9v
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You SUCK at Standup - Is there money in standup comedy?
Sunday, June 14, 2026 • Duration 13:36
Welcome to the very first episode of You Suck at Standup with comedian Rudy Pavich.
If you're a comic who's ever bombed on stage, questioned your career, obsessed over a bad set, wondered how to get an agent, or tried to survive on gas station coffee and club food—you've found your people.
In this debut episode, Rudy shares the first rule of stand-up comedy: everybody bombs. From open mic beginners to comedy legends, nobody escapes bad sets. He also pulls back the curtain on the reality of life as a working road comic—the travel, the thin margins, the hustle, the sacrifices, and why he wouldn't trade it for a corporate job.
Topics include:
🎤 Why bombing isn't the end of the world
🎤 Advice for comics in smaller markets
🎤 The financial reality of touring stand-up
🎤 Why followers matter more than talent (sometimes)
🎤 Getting an agent (or not)
🎤 Building a comedy career one show at a time
🎤 Lessons learned after years on the road
Whether you're a seasoned comedian, a new comic, or just someone curious about what life in stand-up is really like, this podcast is for you.
Subscribe and join the journey as we figure out this ridiculous business together.
📅 Tour Dates & Tickets: RudyComedy.com
📸 Instagram: @rudy_pavich
#StandUpComedy #ComedyPodcast #YouSuckAtStandup #RudyPavich #ComedianLife #OpenMic #ComedyAdvice #StandupComedian #ComedyBusiness #RoadComic
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You SUCK at Standup.... but everyone does. Including me.
Saturday, June 13, 2026 • Duration 00:52
Rudy Pavich is on the road! Get tour dates and more at www.rudypavichcomedy.com!
Welcome to You Suck at Standup, the podcast that finally answers the question: "What if comedians were brutally honest and just admit..... they suck?! "
Hosted by comedian Rudy Pavich (Amazon Prime, The Adam Carolla Show), this podcast pulls back the curtain on stand-up comedy, bombing on stage, surviving the road, chasing laughs, and all the terrible decisions that somehow lead to a comedy career.
Each week, Rudy talks with comedians, entertainers, and interesting people about what it really takes to make audiences laugh. You'll hear behind-the-scenes stories, career disasters, unexpected successes, comedy advice that may or may not work, and plenty of proof that nobody actually knows what they're doing.
Whether you're a comedian, comedy fan, or just someone trying to figure out life one awkward conversation at a time, you'll quickly discover that everyone sucks at something.
New episodes every week.
🎤 Stand-Up Comedy
😂 Behind-the-Scenes Stories
🚗 Life on the Road
🎭 Comedy Industry Secrets
🤦 Career Mistakes & Lessons Learned
Subscribe now and join the thousands of people who are terrible at things.
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NFL trades and gay butt slap vs. manly butt slap
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 • Duration 18:01
Today, we talk about all the NFL trades from yesterday and how the butt slap is the gayest and yet manliest thing on the planet!
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When a fact is not a fact! #relationshipadvice
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 • Duration 17:28
Today on the show we discuss an article where a woman claims that NERDS make the best husbands.... and that's a FACT!
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We're not your GD babysitters!
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 • Duration 27:53
Today, we discuss how new rules at amusements parks have parents angry their kids can't hang out all day unsupervised!
Also, catch me this weekend at Bricktown Comedy Club with Adam Carolla! Tix at www.rudypavich.com
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The funniest and yet grossest thing to ever happen to me!
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 • Duration 32:59
Listen, just go right to 21:10 and hear one of the funniest and yet grossest stories I NEVER TOLD ANYBODY!!!!!!
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