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| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performing in front of Family is More About Them Than You.... but Not For Jonathan Kite. | 29 juil. 2026 | 00:31:45 | |
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. | 21 juil. 2026 | 00:13:21 | |
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 | 09 juil. 2026 | 00:11:26 | |
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 | 30 juin 2026 | 00:37:50 | |
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? | 14 juin 2026 | 00:13:36 | |
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. | 13 juin 2026 | 00:00:52 | |
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 | 12 mars 2024 | 00:18:01 | |
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 | 19 sept. 2023 | 00:17:28 | |
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! | 16 mai 2023 | 00:27:53 | |
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! | 02 mai 2023 | 00:32:59 | |
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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| I'm back and broker than ever! | 04 avr. 2023 | 00:28:39 | |
Today, I recap my wild adventure at Disneyworld and then try to find meaning to life..... by complaining about NCAA basketball!
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| Chris Rock's new special and I got snubbed by a headliner! | 07 mars 2023 | 00:21:27 | |
Today, I tell the tale of Friday night when a headlining comedian I have been a huge fan of for 15 years.... totally freaked out on me! HA! Hilarious! Oh well. Also, we dive into the Chris Rock's new Netflix special, Selective Outrage.
Catch a show soon!
March 10th - Patty Wagon, Richfield, MN
March 23rd - Woodstock, Il with Tammy Pescatelli
April 14th - Lansing Corners in Austin, MN w/Jeff Leeson
May 12th - Don't Tell Comedy (Minneapolis)
May 26th - 9 Mile Brewing, Bloomington, MN
Check out dates at rudypavich.com
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| The Long Lost Episode... from a week ago! | 07 mars 2023 | 00:23:31 | |
I got locked out of my account and couldn't post but here we are, back at it. What did I say on this episode? No idea! Enjoy!
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| Delivering pizzas at 72..... what happened!? | 21 févr. 2023 | 00:32:01 | |
Today, we hear about a lady delivering pizzas for Domino's (yuck) and try to figure out why a dog would a attack a shark!?
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| We're back at a new time! | 14 févr. 2023 | 00:37:51 | |
Today, we launched the new time at 7PM on Mondays! Find me every morning, 7-10AM, on the Tom Barnard Podcast!
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| The last episode.... until Feb. 13th | 03 févr. 2023 | 00:31:08 | |
Well, we did it. Every day, for the last 2 years, we've successfully broadcast a podcast (that rhymes) and I'm so thankful for every single one of you coming along for the ride! Find me every morning on the Tom Bernard Morning Show starting Feb. 20th and A Long Walk to Cleveland will be Monday nights at 7PM Live on Instagram.
Again...... thank you all for the time we've spent together..... and the times we will in the future. Now, get back to ya work, ya slackers!
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| Stop touching the thermostat! | 31 janv. 2023 | 00:26:18 | |
Today, it it is brutally cold in Minnesota. Brutally. Also, we discuss how bad of a movie "You People" really is.
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| The cure for the common cold! | 30 janv. 2023 | 00:15:22 | |
Today, I'm a bit under the weather but not enough to forgo the show!
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| Wait.... which Nick are you!? | 27 janv. 2023 | 00:29:24 | |
Today, I discuss how you easily you can get people mixed up with the social media these days! HA!
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| Let kids be kids.... until they're adults and then let me be kids still! | 26 janv. 2023 | 00:29:37 | |
Today, we discuss how fast kids are growing up these days! It's too quick! We'll also look at a video that shows the best of humanity!
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| News.... you're dead to me! | 25 janv. 2023 | 00:27:54 | |
News.... you're dead to me! Today, I bitch about newsworthy content!
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| Tom Brady. Irritable. | 24 janv. 2023 | 00:16:50 | |
Today we hear from Tom Brady and how he keeps getting irritated when people ask him what he's going to do with his career!
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| Be careful who give your passwords to! | 23 janv. 2023 | 00:29:54 | |
Today, we talk about a friend of mine being arrested, the chaos that ensued in this weekend's comedy scene and my go-to trick to get out of any sales situation!
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| Everyone relax, it's just a college kid in the bed of my truck! | 20 janv. 2023 | 00:22:46 | |
Today, Buffalo Bills fans don't mess around! Also, should we be hollowing out old jail cells and using them as AirBnB's?!
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| I'll have a #2 with a side of cash! | 19 janv. 2023 | 00:27:12 | |
Today, a man was given a bag of money at McDonald's, more drunk ladies getting kicked off a plane and more!
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| Madonna..... MaDON'Ta | 18 janv. 2023 | 00:28:17 | |
Today, I explain why Madonna is a huge waste of money and I'll intro you to my new favorite superhero: Panera Karen!
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| Should you give employers two weeks notices? | 17 janv. 2023 | 00:26:18 | |
Today, we discuss how the younger generation will just up and quit a job. No notice. Just..... done?
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| So, that's it. The season's over? | 16 janv. 2023 | 00:25:07 | |
Today, we discuss the Vikings loss to the Giants, how annoying Eagle Scouts are and if you can't do 400 push-ups, then why are you evern here!
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| First it's Nickelback, then you're fighting in an Applebee's parking lot! | 13 janv. 2023 | 00:16:10 | |
Today we discuss how things can be whatever they are.... it's the people who follow them that scare me!
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| Sending Out Signals | 12 janv. 2023 | 00:22:00 | |
Today, we discuss putting good thoughts out into the world, committing to them and watch as they come to fruition!
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| When it's time to hit the RESET Button..... | 11 janv. 2023 | 00:30:04 | |
Today, we discuss when you can feel it's time to hit the reset button on certain things!
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| You have the right to remain.... intoxicated! | 10 janv. 2023 | 00:14:19 | |
Today, the cops are giving you free beer..... do you accept?!
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| It just feels like the Bills year this year. | 09 janv. 2023 | 00:17:43 | |
Today, we chat about the NFL season
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| Membership has its benefits! | 06 janv. 2023 | 00:23:26 | |
Today, trying to buy shoes is a huge pain in the ass!
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| Get off my back, monkey! | 05 janv. 2023 | 00:11:53 | |
Today, we talk about exercising some past demons!
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| Big SHOW! Tonight! House of Comedy! | 04 janv. 2023 | 00:25:25 | |
Tonight, I'm headlining at House of Comedy, show is 7:30! See ya there!
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| Now, I'm not a horse expert, but.... | 03 janv. 2023 | 00:27:57 | |
Today, we talk horses and trampolines and how I, unbeknownst to you, know nothing about them!
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| Chain restaurant managers are the worst | 02 janv. 2023 | 00:22:05 | |
Today, we recap the holidays, discuss why bar managers suck and I pour my heart out for South Dakota!
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| The last show of 2023.... or is it 2022?! | 23 déc. 2022 | 00:24:37 | |
Today is the last show of the year. Thank you to everyone who comes out, hangs, watches, downloads, etc. You all are amazing!
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| A 2022 Recap | 22 déc. 2022 | 00:26:10 | |
Today, we look back at all the awesome happenings of 2022 and gear up for tomorrow's last show of 2023!
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| The Little Drummer Boy is a creep! | 21 déc. 2022 | 00:19:15 | |
The Little Drummer Boy is a creep! Today, we break down why that is!
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| Holy Shot-ski Gretzky! | 20 déc. 2022 | 00:33:00 | |
Today, we talk about how great America is at sports and drinking and hen we combine the two!
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| If that was every soccer game, I'd watch. | 19 déc. 2022 | 00:19:55 | |
Today, we discuss the Vikings huge win on Saturday, the World Cup finals and just how amazing Norfolk, NE really is!
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| You're so worth the premium things in life. | 14 déc. 2022 | 00:23:07 | |
Today, we discuss not cheaping out on yourself and the people into weird fetishes!
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| Why did you lie!? Because you're insufferable! | 13 déc. 2022 | 00:26:51 | |
Today, we discuss lying to your partner, the cost of dogs and why cat strollers are unnecessary.
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| Dirty Show recap! | 12 déc. 2022 | 00:28:32 | |
Today, we recap a WILD weekend of stand up, chat about Steve Martin and Martin Short's SNL appearance and, spoiler alert, talk about the truth on Santa Clause!
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| How to make everything about YOU! | 08 déc. 2022 | 00:22:41 | |
Today, we discuss how humans make every situation about themselves and the long list of people who have auditioned for Saturday Night Live!
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| TJ Holmes/Amy Robach GMA cheating scandal | 08 déc. 2022 | 00:29:39 | |
Today, we discuss the cheating scandal that has rocked Good Morning, America and why it's so hard meet people.
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| STORY: Lady got arrested on my flight! | 06 déc. 2022 | 00:29:44 | |
Today, I recap my trip to Austin and I tell you the story of the drunk lady getting arrested on my flight!
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| You'll never believe what I saw the other day! | 02 déc. 2022 | 00:26:05 | |
What did I see while walking my dog yesterday!? Find out on a all new A Long Walk to Cleveland!
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