TCB Infomercial: Drew Lynch

Summary

The Commercial Break – TCB Infomercial: Drew Lynch

Date: September 23, 2025
Hosts: Brian Green & Chris (Chrissy) Hoadley
Guest: Drew Lynch, comedian & "America's Got Talent" finalist
Theme: Honest conversation about adversity, comedy, stuttering, psychedelic healing, and finding community in crisis—with plenty of TCB’s signature improv humor.

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Episode Overview

This episode of The Commercial Break welcomes comedian Drew Lynch for a conversation that beautifully blends comedy, deep vulnerability, and a surprising amount of existential philosophy. Lynch, best known as a finalist on Season 10 of America’s Got Talent, discusses everything from his journey with a neurological stutter and career in comedy, to a life-altering event at a recent show, and his explorations with psychedelic therapy.

The host duo, Bryan and Chrissy, lean into Drew’s candor, resulting in an episode that alternates between laugh-out-loud punchlines and profound moments of honesty about fear, healing, and connection.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Drew Lynch’s Origin & The Stutter

• [05:59] Injury and Stutter Origin:

  • Bryan discusses his kinship with Drew as a fellow stutterer, though Drew’s was triggered by a softball accident that caused neurological injury, rather than childhood speech disorder.
  • Both reflect on the difficulty of growing up with a stutter and the pressure to "perfect" communication, especially when it's unhideable.

• Honesty in Comedy:

  • Drew’s openness about his stutter and mental health is not just refreshing but has contributed to his popularity.
    • “Drew puts it all out there. It's like, you know, refreshingly out there.” (Bryan, [07:20])
    • The discussion pokes fun at the trend of “realness” on social media versus genuine vulnerability.

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2. The Spokane Incident & Community Response

• [13:24] Life-and-Death at a Comedy Show:

  • Drew recounts a harrowing incident at a Spokane show: a man in the audience suffered a heart attack. Audience members—including nurses—mobilized instantly, performing CPR and coordinating emergency help.
  • Drew reflects on the beauty and efficiency of strangers uniting in crisis, stripping away ego or identity in “operating table” silence.
    • “Everybody just kind of put all that aside…and so when they revived him…it was one of the most awe-inspiring things I’ve ever witnessed. Just the beauty of a community coming together.” (Drew, [15:39])

• Aftermath & Empathy:

  • Drew went to the hospital to visit the man—Dick, who turned out to be a longtime speech therapist—and brought him his walker, signing it before delivering it.
  • The family’s gratitude, and Dick’s story, deeply affected Drew, reinforcing his sense of hope and the potential for good in humanity.

• Transcending Differences:

  • Drew notes that his audience is diverse, and in that moment, all backgrounds and squabbles evaporated into collective action and care.
    • “The fact that everybody just kind of put all that together just for humanity’s sake was very, very special to witness.” (Drew, [19:33])

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3. Vulnerability, Adversity, and the Role of Comedy

• [23:48] Connecting over Adversity:

  • Drew confirms many fans approach him after shows, sharing that his openness has helped them embrace their own struggles—be it speech, physical, mental, or emotional.
  • He emphasizes that “everybody has something,” and his aim isn’t self-pity, but to make the adversity visible and relatable.
    • “I always want to be transparent about whatever’s going on with me…not as ‘woe is me,’ but just to show you I’m human.” (Drew, [26:01])
    • On vulnerability: “For whatever reason, that's actually been one of the things that's helped me the most about stuttering—is just by saying I'm afraid. I'm afraid right now.” (Drew, [26:26])

• Host Reflections:

  • Bryan is visibly moved:
    • “You gave me chills when you said, ‘I’m scared.’ … If we were a little more vulnerable in that way…maybe the world would be just a little bit of a softer place.” (Bryan, [27:04])

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4. Comedy Roots, Process, and The Grind

• [28:11] Family, Acting, and Standup:

  • Drew describes his family’s Midwest humor—“just thrown away type comments”—and his foundation in acting and love of dialogue, especially plays (Mamet, Tennessee Williams, Neil Simon).
  • The transition to standup was necessitated when his stutter prevented further acting opportunities after his injury.

• The Reality of Touring:

  • The "glamorous" life of a standup comic is unpacked: the exhausting and often isolating travel grind, and the need to be your own “terrible employer” in a social-media-driven, multi-hat world.
    • “You’re really paying us to leave. That’s what you're paying for. We'll perform anywhere. It’s the travel… that's the hassle.” (Drew, [32:15])
    • Balancing work and play has become a priority for Drew more recently; early on, he worked himself to exhaustion to validate his injury and success.

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5. Grounding, Healing, and Psychedelics

• [35:27] Coping Mechanisms:

  • The conversation turns playful as Drew lists his “grounding” activities—watching Housewives, socks off, glass of chardonnay—but both he and Bryan admit to deeper holistic approaches, including mushroom cacao ceremonies and ayahuasca.
  • They share stories of psychedelic healing for trauma, loss of control, and even self-worth—a candid discussion rarely heard in mainstream comedy podcasts.

• [40:18] DMT Journey & Existential Healing:

  • Drew reveals he tried DMT at a low point, feeling it was "either quitting comedy or quitting life or this."
    • “That's how desperate I was. Because the idea of relinquishing control in a way that meant I would have to completely throw myself into the most uncontrolled...was absolutely indicative of what it was like going through that.” (Drew, [40:18])
  • The experience led to setbacks—his stuttering worsened temporarily, only to resurface valuable lessons about non-attachment, surrender, and "not caring about controlling everything."
    • “You can't think your way out of a situation where your brain is the culprit. ... You almost have to relinquish that control somehow.” (Drew, [42:34])

• The Power—and Terror—of Psychedelics:

  • Bryan marvels at Drew diving directly into DMT:
    • “I really appreciate how big your balls must be to go from no psychedelic experience straight to DMT. That is fucking intense.” (Bryan, [45:48])
  • Shared conclusion: letting go of control is central to healing and managing stuttering—their psychedelic experiences underlined this truth powerfully.

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6. “Banana” Chair, The Studio & Tour

• [48:17] Nana Talk:

  • On a lighter note, Drew explains the meaning behind the banana-shaped chair in his podcast studio. “Banana” is a tough word for him to say, so he defaults to “nana”—and it's become both practical and an inside joke.

• [50:01] In-Person or At Home:

  • Drew records his podcast from home, sometimes giving out his address to guests (“I give out my address freely…well, not through Atlanta traffic!”).

• [51:17] New Special & Upcoming Shows:

  • Drew’s new YouTube special, “The Stuttering Comedian,” provides a definitive look at his journey with stuttering—from origin to rehabilitation, and its relation to comedy and mental health.
  • His "never-ending tour" continues mostly fall through spring, taking summers off for personal time and revitalization—which he likens to childhood summers off from school.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Awe at community in crisis

  • “It was like an operating table…no egos, no identities. Everybody just put all that aside…It was one of the most awe-inspiring things I've ever witnessed.” (Drew, [15:39])

• Vulnerability as strength

  • “For whatever reason, that’s been one of the things that’s helped me the most about stuttering—just by saying, ‘I’m afraid. I’m afraid right now.’” (Drew, [26:26])

• On the grind of comedy

  • “You’re really paying us to leave…It's the travel that is just such the hassle.” (Drew, [32:15])

• On psychedelic surrender

  • “You can't think your way out of a situation where your brain is the culprit. … You have to almost relinquish that control.” (Drew, [42:34])

• On diving into DMT

  • “I was just at a place where I just can’t do this anymore. Something else needs to change.” (Drew, [40:18])
  • “I really appreciate how big your balls must be to go from no psychedelic experience straight to DMT.” (Bryan, [45:48])

• On authenticity and not controlling narrative

  • “I think I’m a really good employee. I think I’m a terrible employer.” (Drew, [35:06])

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [01:30] – Drew’s opening joke about never mentioning his stutter
• [05:59] – Bryan discusses his own stutter; Drew’s origin story
• [13:24] – Drew describes audience member’s heart attack, audience response
• [19:33] – Community, hope, and transcending backgrounds
• [23:48] – Stutterers, adversity, and connecting to audience
• [26:26] – On saying, “I’m scared,” and the power of vulnerability
• [28:11] – Acting roots, transition to standup
• [31:59] – The grind of comedy and the business of being funny
• [35:27] – Grounding, Housewives, and psychedelic healing
• [40:18] – DMT, ayahuasca, trauma, and letting go of control
• [48:17] – “Banana” chair origin story
• [51:17] – New YouTube special, touring schedule
• [53:58] – Bryan’s praise: “You are adding a little light to this universe.”

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Tone & Language

Conversational, irreverent, and self-aware. The hosts joke about their own financial woes, banter about “zenith” vocabulary, but aren’t afraid to dig deep—even asking comedians about trauma and healing. Drew matches their tone, blending quick-witted comedy with open, heartfelt responses. Jokes and tangents abound, but never at the expense of honesty.

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Closing Thoughts

This episode stands out for its rare blend of serious, even spiritual, honesty and breezy, offbeat humor. Drew Lynch’s willingness to discuss subjects like vulnerability, trauma, and radical healing—without suppressing the comedy—makes for an engaging listen both for fans and newcomers. The message is clear: it’s okay to be scared, it’s okay (and essential) to let go of control, and even in chaotic or divided times, community can shine through. Drew’s story, especially his brush with crisis during a comedy show, gives listeners a powerful example of everyday heroism and hope.

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Drew Lynch’s new special (“The Stuttering Comedian”) is available on YouTube. Find tour dates, socials, and more at DrewLynch.com.

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Transcript

[Brian Green]

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[Drew Lynch]

Up there. I was like, what? I've been doing this thing where I just never mention my stutter. So when someone tells me I do, I react like, I didn't know. There was a guy who came up like, hey, man, you were stuttering up there. I was like, what? How bad is that? He was like, it's pretty bad. I was like, this is just the worst news. You know, it's hard enough being black. He was like, you're not black. I was kind of. I was like, what? How bad is that?

[Brian Green]

On this episode of the commercial break.

[Drew Lynch]

It'S unlike anything I had really ever seen where we all just kind of waited and yet still work together to just be present for what had to happen. And he was dead. He had no pulse for over five minutes. I mean, I'm, you know, I'm getting emotional thinking about it because, you know, it's just how fast and silently, silently Everybody's just kind of working. I mean, it was like you were, it was like an operating table. I mean, it was genuinely like an operating table where people are just kind of no fat. There's no fat. That's happening in the communication. It's just this is what we need. This is how we're doing it. It was efficient. None of these people KN each other. There was no egos, there's no, there's no identities or anything. Everybody just kind of put all that aside.

[Brian Green]

The next episode of the commercial break starts now. Oh, yeah. Cats and kittens, welcome back to the commercial break. I'm Brian Green. This is my dear friend and the co host of this show, Chris and Joy Hoadley. Best to you, Chris.

[Chris Hoadley]

Best to you, Brian.

[Brian Green]

Best to you out there in the podcast universe. Thanks for joining us on ATCB InfoMercial Tuesday with very popular comedian Drew lynch is a. I think it was. Did he win AJT AGT? AJT AJC? He was a runner up in season number 10 of America's Got Talent. Now with over 3 million YouTube subscribers, couple million social media followers. I don't know how many ads on TikTok because I haven't checked TikTok in two years.

[Chris Hoadley]

But he's got his new special.

[Brian Green]

He's got a new special. That's right. It's called the stuttering comedian out on YouTube for free. And he is of course a stand up comedian. So that means he's on the never ending tour as most of our guests are. Drew Lynch.com is where you can find more information about tickets. We'll talk to him all about that. I will share this with the audience. I think I may have said this maybe one other time on the commercial break, probably long at the long ago. And Chrissy knows this about me. Some people know this about me. But one of the reasons why I like Drew, why I feel why I felt some kinship with Drew and started paying attention to him is because he is a stutterer and I was a stutterer or I am a stutterer at times. I stutter. And you will probably hear that on a commercial break. You might pick up on it now. But it's a problem I kind of licked as a child by through speech therapy and some other things that I can do to kind of calm my brain down a little bit. I really think that it's because my brain moves so fast my mouth can't keep up with it. I, yeah, I just trip over myself.

[Chris Hoadley]

Definitely could be the culprit.

[Brian Green]

Yeah. But when you are stuttering. When you are having a stuttering moment or when you are stuttering as a child, it's not an easy thing to deal with. It takes. It's a lot of stress on the body, it's a lot of stress on the mind. And then you feel like you want to say something, but it's just not coming out quite correctly. Now, my stutter was never as pronounced as Drew's stutter is. And Drew has completely different circumstances where mine came about.

[Chris Hoadley]

Injury.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, mine came about when I started speaking. And, you know, my parents noticed at whatever age, and I ended up in speech therapy. Drew got in a terrible softball related accident, and that accident caused damage to the left side of his brain, I believe, and then that caused him to have a stutter. As long as some other mental health challenges and just some general neurological stuff, Drew's been very open about this, and I think that probably is the reason. Not only is he funny, but also I think part of the reason why he's become so popular is because he's been very honest and refreshingly open about now.

[Chris Hoadley]

I love that.

[Brian Green]

I do too. I think it takes a really brave human to kind of pull. I mean, the other thing about a stutter.

[Chris Hoadley]

Well, in this world of making everything perfect.

[Brian Green]

That's right. You're right about that. Yeah. And the thing about a stutter is it's hard to cover up, especially when you have a bad one. When it's very pronounced, it's hard to cover up. And the more that it happens, the more you start tripping over yourself, the more stress you get involved in, the more your brain doesn't want to cooperate with your mouth. That's. That must be very difficult. But in this time of trying to make everything pretty.

[Chris Hoadley]

Exactly. All the social media, I mean.

[Brian Green]

Yeah. And, you know, occasionally I'll see like a bathing suit model with like, you know, a birthmark on her butt and she'll be like, I want to show everybody life is real. It's like, okay, you have a birthmark on you, but fucking cares.

[Chris Hoadley]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

You know, I appreciate that you're coming out, honestly. But then the 7,000 other photographs are perfectly manicured photographs of you in front of a palm tree. That's not what I'm talking about. Drew puts it all out there. It's like, you know, refreshingly out there. And I hope we get some of that today when we talk to him. Drew Lynch.com the stuttering comedian on YouTube now available. Go buy tickets. You could follow him on social media. All the links will Be in the show notes, Chrissy, because that's how we roll. Just like every other podcast that has ever been, there's something called show notes, in case you don't know, they're right under the show. They're notes. And I put links in there for you to go check out the shit that we're doing or our guests are doing. And Drew is one of those people, and I want to ask him right off the bat, we'll go right into it, because he had something very interesting happen to him at one of his more recent shows. A man had a heart attack, and it really seemed to affect Drew emotional. He got emotional about it on a reel. So go check out his Instagram. You can maybe during the commercial break, listen to the commercials while you're watching Instagram, and you can catch up on this story at Drew lynch. And then there you go. So why don't we do this, Chrissy? Why don't we take a short break? Just a little break. A little baby. A tiny break. As my daughter would say, tiny. A tiny break. And then when we get back through the magic of tele podcasting, right here on this television with us, Drew Lynch. What do you think?

[Chris Hoadley]

I think we should do it.

[Brian Green]

Okay. We'll be back with Drew Foreign.

[Rachel]

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[Brian Green]

The very funny Drew Lynch. Here with us now, Chrissy on the tele podcasting machine. Drew, thank you very much for being here. We really appreciate it.

[Drew Lynch]

Thanks, guys.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, I want to start off maybe on a little bit more of a serious note, but I want to throw this out there. A couple of days ago, you had something that happened at one of your shows. A man had a heart attack, I believe.

[Drew Lynch]

Yeah, yeah. In Spokane, Washington.

[Brian Green]

And I have been following you on, on socials for a while, and I saw a video came up and I thought, oh, here he's gonna do. You know, here it comes. Funny. Coming in hot with something funny. And then it was very serious and you were very, it seemed like very touched by the moment when the man, I guess, had a heart attack and people around him gathered together to make sure that he survived the incident. But then you went to the hospital and spent some time with him.

[Drew Lynch]

Yeah, well, yeah, I would love to be able to get into it. And honestly, anytime we can start a podcast. Sad. I'm always a fan.

[Brian Green]

Yeah.

[Drew Lynch]

It gives us.

[Brian Green]

Don't even know Drew. This is pretty standard fare for Brian.

[Drew Lynch]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

Dass later on.

[Drew Lynch]

Yeah, Most of my podcasts are really like just bummers and people and people and people are into it. People are like, I love it. So edgy. It's different. He's not funny at all. I really like that type of not funny comedian.

[Brian Green]

Drew just saves lives for a living. That's what he does.

[Drew Lynch]

Yeah, yeah. I'm actually just better. I'm a healer with my with my body and mind. It's what I do. I'm just. I'm so good. I'm so good, I don't even need comedy. That's how good I am at it. Okay. Yeah. So. Well, yeah, well, first of all, it was something that, you know, coming off of the past, I guess, week or two. I mean, tensions everywhere with everything, how upset everyone has been, and it's not even a thing. Like, I, I mean, you just like. It was really like last week, kind of the news of last week compounded news from last week, multiple things happening, rolling into just this, this, this weekend. And you're like, you know, I mean, what. I was on. I was maybe on my. On stage for maybe 12, maybe 12, 15 minutes or so, and. And there was a lady who, from across the room, kind of made a beeline towards the other side of the room to kind of help this guy. And then in. And you just kind of. Everything's just very slow motion in that time. You're not really able to process everything as fast. You're just kind of like, oh, she's out. She's. She's. She's leaving. And you're like, no, she's. She's tending to a guy. Wait, how does she know that guy? And then you're like, what's going on with the guy? And then he's on. He's on. On the floor. And people are all of a sudden, like, when you watch people, like, just kind of react and then just continue to react as the stakes get higher and higher, as everyone else is. Is. Is realizing what's happening. It's a very, like, shocking thing. It's very shocking. And. Yeah, and so he had a heart attack. And that was what someone had communicated to me. And in no time at all, like, just. The crowd didn't know. Every person in the audience just. They didn't hesitate at all to understand what. What needed to happen. And so in that, in that interim, people just kind of fell into roles of like, people moved furniture. There were some. There were medical professionals and nurses just in the area who took. Took turns doing. Taking compressions on this guy doing cpr, monitoring his vitals. People got IM immediately. Someone called paramedics. Then someone was parked out right, Right where the paramedics could show up. And so I'm making announcements to like, to have someone clear the car and like, move that. Move the car. And, And. And it's unlike anything I had really ever seen where we all just kind of waited and yet still work together to just Be present for what had to happen. And he was dead. He had no pulse for over five minutes. I mean, I'm. I'm, you know, I'm getting emotional thinking about it because, you know, it's just how fast and silently. Silently. Everybody's just kind of working. I mean, it was like you were. It was like an operating table. Yeah, I mean, it was genuinely like an operating table where people are just kind of. No fat. There's no fat. That's happening in the communication. It's just, this is what we need. This is how we're doing it. It was efficient. None of these people knew each other. There was no egos, there's no, there's no identities or anything. Everybody just kind of put all that aside. And so when they revived him, prior to the paramedics even arriving, it was, it was one of the just most like, I guess just awe inspired things I've ever been able to witness. Just the beauty of a community and a mechanism kind of, you know, just coming together, you know, to achieve this. And so his family told me, like, he left his walker there. He needed a walker. And he obviously left his walker because he left with the paramedics. And so the club gave me the contact of his granddaughter. And so I was like, okay. They were like, we're gonna. She's gonna come by and grab the walker tomorrow. And I was like, no, no, no, no. Like, I'll bring him the walker. I would love to be able to go visit him in the hospital and, you know, finish the, finish the, like, finish the show or just cheer him up, you know. Anyway, so, so, so, you know, the. The I asked, they gave me her number. I said, I would love to be able to sign his walker. So I'll sign it and can you just tell me his name and I'll sign it and bring it to him tomorrow. And then she texted me and said, oh, he would love that. His name is Dick. And I. And you know, normally under the circumstances, like if you're in a meet and greet line or something, like this didn't happen tonight. You're like, oh, that'. Silly. I'll make a funny thing and it'll be, you know, whatever, but under the circumstances, I can't be like, you know, like, you know, like, you know, I. I love you, Dick. You know, in the drooling, like, you know, to my. To my dearest Dick, you know, my second favorite Dick. Like, you know, it, like, you know, it's like, you know, it's just so. So I just signed It. And then, you know, we brought it to the. We brought it to the hospital and. And my. My. My two openers. My funny friends came with me to also be there, and the family was there, and we were just in the hospital for just hours, just hanging out with him. And I'm sorry I took so long to tell this, the whole story. And so it was just. It was just beautiful. And as it pertains to how things have been happening in the world, it just kind of re. Invited the idea of hope kind of just knowing that, all right, who cares? However people feel. And people. And people who come see me, they come from all different types of backgrounds. Like, there's not any one type. So the fact that everybody just kind of put all that together just for humanity's sake was very, very special to. To witness.

[Brian Green]

I think two things that I took away from the series of videos that you put out over the last couple of days because very similar to the one, the story that you just told is that we look at all the tragedy around us and the heartbreak and the. And the terrible things that are happening. And bad news sells. So that's what they lead with, and that's what we hear. And that's their job and that, you know, they. Whatever. That's a business. But what we don't see all of that oftentimes, what gets missed in those stories, the school shooting or the shooting or whatever happens, is, is that there are little moments of absolute sovereignty to the human beings that are. Are having that tragedy as we just. That's just how we're built. And I've. I've been. I worked in the restaurant business when multiple people had heart attacks. I've seen bad car accidents where people, maybe myself included, jumped in without speaking to each other to just do what needed to be done. Because we. I think somewhere in the back of our heads, that's how we're built. But I also think somewhere in the back of our heads, we pray or meditate or whatever it is, that someone else would do that for us if that was our moment or our tragedy. But then you took it the extra step and literally went to the hospital and finished your show, which I thought was a very beautiful thing to do. And I know you're not doing that to look for accolades, but I will say that it. It was very touching to see you up there having fun with this guy.

[Drew Lynch]

Well, thanks. But yeah, he. I mean, he's just a special person. Like, I, I'm. I text the family every day since I would, like, I Want updates. Like, he's. They've got a trip planned to Montana, and he's going to. He's going. He's got trip. He's got plans to go to. To. To Maui. And he's been a speech therapist for, you know, for. For 50 years, and in his. In his community. Yeah. Yeah. So. So, like, you know, that was how. That was. Why he was there to see me is like, you know, I have had a history of stuttering, and he's somebody who's like, you know, like, just once, he's just a. He is just a person that just invites, like, just, like, warmth and help and support. Like, you just meet people that are just really special people. And he was just, like, I was there to just kind of hear and learn more about him and really just kind of confront him to see if, like, he just, you know, pretended to die to get out of listening to the rest of my set, which is not uncommon for me. It's not uncommon. It happens all the time.

[Brian Green]

Sorry, I'm dead.

[Drew Lynch]

Yeah. And he committed, too. And I was like, this is. This hospital bill is gonna be exorbitant. But, like, if that's how much you hated my show, just tell me.

[Brian Green]

Wow. You. And, you know, you are. I have been very open. Obviously. You. You were on agt. You've been very open, and I think to your credit about your stutter and your speech issues, I also was a stutterer as a child. I think that's probably why I enjoy your comedy. And I'm. I. I have a connection there. There's a. You know, we share something in common there. The struggle. My. My. Not, I think, as pronounced as yours, but I guess it doesn't matter. At the end of the day, everyone's struggle is relative. But you have leaned into this, and you have really, I think, probably. Do you. Here's my question. Do you get a lot of people that come up to you that go to your shows and they have similar issues or they're dealing with something and they say, because you're doing it now. I'm not afraid to do this.

[Drew Lynch]

Yeah, I think it happens. I mean, almost. I mean, almost every place I'm at. I mean, it's. It's. It's. And it's not just about the thing itself. It's about the fact that. That, I mean, kind of to the same degree of how we even started this podcast. It's like. It's about the adversity that anybody has underneath. Like, it's. It's. There's we all have something. Everybody has something. And if it's a. If it's a. If how. If you're financially, like, debilitated or you're. You're. You're. Or you're. You're. You're relationally or with your family or something, physically or mentally or socially, there's always just something. So it's. It's. And. And. And, you know, the, The. The idea that I think I. I always want to be. I always want to be upfront. I always want to be transparent about whatever's going on with me, about what issues it is that I'm. That I'm having. And not to do. Not to say as woe is me, but just to show you that I'm human. And, And. And there's just. For whatever reason, that's actually been. One of the things that's helped me the most about stuttering is just by saying, like, I'm afraid. I'm afraid right now. I'm scared. I'm scared that you're judging me. I'm scared that you think that I. I'm not gonna. Like, that this isn't gonna go good, or I'm scared that you think that. That I'm. That I'm a fraud. Or I'm scared that you think that. That, like, that I can't come back from this or that you think this is my whole identity or. Or that. That. That I'm. That my problems don't. That pale in comparison to maybe something that you're going through. Even when I did America's Got Talent, like, I was receiving messages from people who were like, hey, I'm. You know, I'm. I'm. Yeah, you know, I'm. I'm in my, you know, my fifth round of chemo right now, and I. I don't know what. I don't have a whole lot of time, but I'm. I'm. And I'm yucking out. I'm yucking out the, you know, the rounds of chemo here. Here in the hospital. But I'm watching you, and I can't wait to see you next week. And like, this type of stuff just, you know, it. It makes it not about you at all. And that. That. That is a healthy reminder because I, I, you know, eat the. Like, I struggle with ego of just being like, well, how about. Like, well, how about for me? Like, what. I mean, am I enough? And what about. How does this apply for how I'm doing? And can. Can. Can it. Can it elevate what I'm doing in a way. And like, even how it happened with Spokane this past weekend, it's just a healthy reminder that actually the best part of things is oftentimes when it has nothing to do with you. It has nothing about you. It's about what it is that you can offer or what can be offered and has nothing to do with you. So I think just trying to connect to people, even to relating to somebody who also stutters, but just relating to somebody who could be embarrassed or ashamed or angry or has grief or feels remiss. These are all things that come with the feelings of when you're. When you're dealing with adversity. So on a very real level, you know, comedy kind of is. Is. Is there to just escape or help or support or relate.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, you gave me chills when you said, I'm scared, right? Like, I'm scared because I think that if we all were brave enough at times to just call that out, I'm scared. I'm scared of whatever it is, right? I'm scared of getting hurt. I'm scared of failing. I'm scared judging me. I'm scared of. If we were a little bit more vulnerable in that way to each other and just to the world in general, maybe the world would be just a little bit of a softer place than it is right now. Everyone's got pointy elbows and, you know, I'm tough and I'm bad. I'm this and I'm that. But you just said something like, it literally gave me chills. I'm scared that it's okay to be scared. Everybody's fucking scared. Everybody's scared. I'm scared. To interview Drew Lynch. I'll say it. And he called it out. We're financially debilitated, Chrissy. We are financially debilitated.

[Drew Lynch]

Two for two. And I am a scary guy. And I want that to be the narrative unformidable.

[Brian Green]

Where did you. What it comedy? Where does that. Like, are you always looking for the joke? Are you. When you're a kid, were you, like, always looking for the funny somewhere?

[Drew Lynch]

I think my family is just. I think my family's really funny. I think my sister is just so funny. Like, I mean, she doesn't. She's just like a. Like, my family's just very subdued, sort of Midwest, kind of just thrown away. Just thrown away type comments, you know, just things that. It's like if you hear it and. And you. And you process it, it was like, oh, that was a very funny thing that. That nobody maybe heard or nobody really, you know, that's just kind of how my family always was. And, and so I never wanted to do standup. I, I, I, I grew up, up studying acting and I, I went to performing arts schools all growing up and I met like, I read plays just like a, like a, like a mad person when I was a kid because I was just so passionate about, about dialogue. And I actually prefer plays to books because you're just, you're able to, you know, fill in the, you're just given the dialogue and you're able to fill in whatever else needs to happen. Like, it's just, there's something so, there's just something so quick about just this, this, this, this, this and, and, and, and building like conflict and maybe that has some sort of influence on, on me ending up doing stand up. But you know, I had a, I had a softball injury when I was 20, as you know, Brian, and, and.

[Brian Green]

It do know about those softball injuries.

[Drew Lynch]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. And it, it messed, it, you know, it messed with my speech and my motor skills on, on the left side of my body. And I couldn't get hired as an actor anymore when I was out here, my first year in la. And so that was what kind of turned me to start doing standup is I still loved performing. I just couldn't, I just didn't have the opportunity to anymore. And stand up really offers the, it really offers that for you to be able to kind of control as much as you can from the writing and performing standpoint.

[Brian Green]

Were you like a David Mamet? Kind of. Is that the kind of.

[Drew Lynch]

I read it. I mean, I read it all. Yeah, I read, I read, yeah, I read it all. I read Mamet, I read Tennessee Williams, I read Neil Simon. I love Neil Simon's plays. You know, I, Neil, Neil abute. I. Martin. Yeah, Martin, Martin, Martin McDonough. Like, I mean, I just, I read it all. So, you know, these are all things that like, I just, and I still love it and I still would, I still, you know, love getting to act whenever I, whenever I can.

[Brian Green]

Now you are an incredibly popular comedian. You're traveling, I imagine the world. And like you said, you, this was not your, this is not your intention. This isn't where you started. But you, you know, are obviously naturally funny. You're very gifted and talented comedian. Do you love the grind of being out there and traveling and the audience and I'm sure the stage part, everybody loves, right? That hour that you're out there absorbing and interacting, I'm sure that is always the Zenith. But do you like being a stand up comedian? Kind of the journeyman part of it?

[Drew Lynch]

Yeah. First of all, I love when anybody can casually use the word zenith and just think that we weren't going to acknowledge it because see, that was nuts that you and I just were going to let Brian just say it.

[Brian Green]

That's why Chrissy sits next to me is because I often will misuse big words and Chrissy just lets it fly and then the audience calls it out later.

[Drew Lynch]

Can we actually, can we actually cut to commercial on the commercial? Can we go, can we go somewhere else and then come back?

[Brian Green]

There are sponsors on this episode, so.

[Drew Lynch]

Okay. Financially crippled once again, we're all dealing with something.

[Brian Green]

Yes.

[Drew Lynch]

So, you know, I, the, the, the. Any comic will tell you that the, the grind of, of like the grind of, of going to do the thing. I mean I, is really, it can really grate on you and you have to like. I can't. I know, I know, I know. Howie, Howie Mandel. He wants, he won told. He once once told me. He was like, he, you know, he was like. It's like, I don't know. I don't even want to know my plans, my travel plans until the day of like all of his team books it and lets him know you're going there like that, that morning or the night before so he doesn't have to. Yeah, so he doesn't have to like stress or worry or try to plan or try to like that type of stuff is stuff that I completely understand because you're really paying us to leave. That's what you're doing. That's what you're paying for. We'll perform anywhere. But you're, you're paying us. It's the travel, the part that, that is just such the hassle. So it, I've, I've abused my own time and taking advantage of my own work ethic in a way where I don't hold myself accountable for the, the, the balance that's needed for the, for the play and the fun and the living and all of that has been something I've only learned to manage better. Maybe more recently. I just, I, when I first started, I was so hell bent on trying to do anything to validate my own feelings or success to try to make sense of this injury that I just worked myself to death. And I completely dismissed the idea that I maybe needed to do some things for my soul or take a way to relax. So it's, I think there's the common, this common misconception that Comedy is just all, it's all fun, it's all, it's all silly and we're all just. And it's like, I mean, some of us are that way and, and, but, but, but now. And especially in the fast paced climate of social media and using it as a tool and algorithms and, and branding and, and all this, like, you have to be, you have to have many hats, you have to have many hyphens and you have to be able to do so many, so much more than just what it was 20 years ago where it was like, I sit and I write and I go up and what do you want? You know, like, so, so it's, it's, it's just this, this idea of holding your, your. Any entrepreneur probably already has, knows this or has to come to realize this. If you don't discipline yourself to shut your brain off, you're gonna, you're gonna completely, you're gonna completely run yourself into the ground by just, by having your brain be a very abusive employer to your, to your own self. And that's the problem, I think. I think I'm a really good employee. I think I'm a terrible employer.

[Chris Hoadley]

So what are some of the things you do to kind of tune out or play?

[Drew Lynch]

Do you.

[Chris Hoadley]

Where's the Housewives? Do you ground? We were talking about grounding earlier.

[Brian Green]

Do you ground.

[Drew Lynch]

You take yourself off a lot of the. Both of those at the same time? Honestly. Yeah, Chrissy, it's the housewives. And then the socks are off. Get a chardonnay in my hand. I'm a, I'm a sassy.

[Brian Green]

Mine's a bubble bath with the TV just a little bit too close in case I decide to come over.

[Drew Lynch]

That's.

[Brian Green]

It's not working out.

[Drew Lynch]

That's it. Yeah. You got the iron going too. You're like, man, yeah, yeah, yeah. I've done a lot of, I've tried a lot of different holistic modalities and approaches. We're all kind of in the process of healing or finding a thing.

[Brian Green]

That mushroom cacao ceremony with a Peruvian shaman.

[Drew Lynch]

That's it. Let's dance over the fire. Let me sweat.

[Brian Green]

I just got back last week.

[Chris Hoadley]

Yes, you did.

[Drew Lynch]

Did you, did you do that?

[Brian Green]

I did, yeah. Ye. It's not my first. This is not my first rodeo with this too. I mean, ayahuasca, the whole nine yards.

[Drew Lynch]

How do you feel? How do you feel?

[Brian Green]

I felt like this one was very. I'll put it this way, it was a very gentle experience. But this was, this was truly Not Peruvian, she was Guatemalan, like a Mayan, an actual Mayan, which I learned that the Aztecs are a dead culture, but the Mayans are an alive culture. They very much still celebrate it at the pyramids. They're allowed to go there. They do their ceremonies. They're still very active. And she came and blessed us all with a mushroom cacao ceremony. And I will say it was a gentle experience as these things go, but you always learn something. And we were in a larger group of people and just like the sharing the experience and everyone kind of letting, letting out what they were dealing with at that moment, you, then again, it brings you closer to your own humanity. You know, it's kind of like the wizard of Oz and walking the yellow brick road, I think is the way I explained it at the end of the night. But of course then I just did a mushroom cacao ceremony. But I said listening to everybody else, you know, I got strength. I got strength like the Tin Man. I got the heart and I got the brain from the other folks around me, sharing with their struggles and what they needed. And you know, and I've done a number of these things in the past, a lot of them in the past. And so, you know, I can see the hokiness in it. But then I also always take something away from it.

[Drew Lynch]

Sure, yeah, there's nothing hokey about it. And I appreciate the history that you just, just shared about the difference between Aztecs and Mayans. I didn't know that. Although I, I, I, yeah, I, I, I watched the, the road to El Dorado about once a year just to kind of bro, just to kind of brush up. So I also, I already feel like I already kind of knew what you said anyway.

[Brian Green]

It'S a, but historically accurate.

[Drew Lynch]

You know, it's a zenith anyway. It's a zenith. That's really what it is. The Mayans and the Aztecs, they're the zenith. To answer your question, Chrissy, I, I, like, I, I was fascinated with the psychedelics of it all because last year was the first, first time I did my, I, I had an experience, I had an, I had a psychedelics experience. I was in the kitchen back, back home with my, with my, with my, with my brother and he and I, interestingly enough, we had been reading the same books, but unbeknownst to, to each other, which I always find to be like, so interesting. And yeah, you know, my, my, you know, you know, my dad, he's, he was diagnosed with stage four brain cancer sometime late last year and I only Bring that up to say, you know, like, you know, it put into perspective just a little bit of, you know, what, what am I doing with my life? That's that, that's, that's. What am I clinging to. You know, my, my, My dad's, you know, he has always had just a, A struggle in his relationship with control. I know my brother's the same way. I feel like I'm the same way. And psychedelics are pretty much the ultimate. Kind of like there's. You don't have. Yeah, yeah, you don't exactly. You don't have. Yeah, you don't have any control. And so the idea that, it was. The idea that my brother was kind of hovering around this, this, this same concept of maybe wanting to do something like that and then me also doing that. But, but unbeknownst to, but also doing our own research, but unbeknownst to each other, we kind of agreed, we kind of agreed that night that we would, we would, we would try. We would try something together. And so there was, you know, he said, have you ever. Yeah, he said, have you ever heard of, you know, DMT and dmt? You know, And I was like, yeah, I mean, I, I, Yeah, I mean, I have. Of course. It's terrifying.

[Brian Green]

You know, you jumped over every avenue on the Monopoly board and went straight to go. That is the most intense psychedelic hallucinogen that you could possibly do.

[Drew Lynch]

Oh, it's. I mean, I mean, I'll be, I'll be. We've already been as candid as we have up to this point, so I'll be completely honest. I. It was either between doing. It was between quitting comedy or quitting life or this. That's how much.

[Brian Green]

Wow.

[Drew Lynch]

That's his. And that's, and that's. There's, there's no, that's like a, it was almost like a kid way of saying that. But there, I mean, I was, I was. Yeah, I was just at a place where it was like, I, I just, I can't. Can't. I just. I can't. I can't do this anymore. And something else needs to change. And that I think would, Would speak to how, how desperate I was. Because the idea of relinquishing control in a way that it meant that I would have to completely throw myself into the most uncontrolled where you, you have nothing, you know, is absolutely like, absolutely an indicative of what it was like going through that at that time. So we found a, we found a shaman and we did the experience ayahuasca or dmt. Dmt. And, and then I went back and did it a month later, which you're not really supposed to do. And then a week later, after that second experience, I did a, I did a large dose of, of shrooms. Yeah. And it's probably a conversation for maybe another time, but quite a few things came to light for, I guess, lack of a better term. And it changed everything about how I felt about myself, how I felt about my relationship to stuttering. I know my speech improved even that. In between the two times that I did dmt, my stutter came back in such a way that it was like, like, I mean it, it almost like it set me back in such a way, like I was having full, like body kind of things. My head would kind of like just go back and I, I, I couldn't, I couldn't control it because I had spent years trying to suppress once again, like, even though my speech was getting better over the years, I was suppressing the idea that I needed to get it to be said in an exact certain way and control it and doing so much tension in my body and in my, in my face and in my mind evaluating how everybody was feel all the time. And this medicine basically showed me like, you know, like, I'm gonna take that away from you. I'm gonna, I'm gonna put, I'm gonna have this medicine come all the way through your body and, and, and break you all the way back down to where you were years ago and show you that, that you, you can't, you, like, you can't care about any of that. And that's, that's, and, and Brian, you, you probably already have known this, maybe in your own experience. Experiences, but the relationship to stuttering is so, it's such a, is such a, like snake eating itself because it's like the more you try to control it, it's like the worse it gets. And, yes, and, and it's, it's, and it's like the more you try to think about it, you can't, you can't, you can't think your way out of a situation where your brain is the culprit. So you have to, it's like Chinese finger trap. You have to almost like relinquish that control somehow in order for it to get better. And so that was something that those three experiences really taught me. And it does just wonders for anybody who's at that crossroads or definitely believers.

[Brian Green]

I'm a believer fully in my relationship with stuttering. A lot of speech therapy, when I was a kid. It comes out. Occasionally thinking about having a stutterer on the show freaks me out because then I feel like somewhere in my brain it's going to come out. It's a weird thing that I don't feel often, but when I feel it, I get fearful. And just like you said, then it becomes about control. Controlling the mind, controlling the mouth, controlling the. The. Just the breathing. But ayahuasca, which is the active ingredient, DMT is an ayahuasca. Being in that ceremony, there is no explanation in words that could ever. That I could ever share with anybody who's never done it to tell them what it's all about. All I can say is you die a million deaths and they're all ego driven. You're completely out of control, you're out of body. You are in another universe and something else is in control. Some call it the, you know, some call it the God. Psychedelic, right? Because you're essentially. You're touching the face of God in a way that is just amazing. There is lessons in all of it and some of those lessons seem like they set in my experience, seem like they set you back, but then with some perspective, you understand. It's just showing you that you're not in control. You're not in control. You're here, you're experiencing, you're the witness, but you're not in control. And that is fucking okay. That is okay. I think it all goes back to what you said earlier here. It's okay to be scared. It's okay. It's okay to be fearful. It's okay to have, you know, to just share that. I didn't know this about you, Drew, but I, I really appreciate where you're coming from with that and I appreciate how big your balls must be to go from no psychedelic experience straight to dmt. That's fucking intense. That is fucking intense.

[Drew Lynch]

Yeah, I mean, well, you. I mean, maybe that's the way to start though.

[Brian Green]

Yeah. Maybe you should just talk about the biggest.

[Chris Hoadley]

Because if you didn't know like what it maybe could do, then exact.

[Drew Lynch]

Ignore it. Yeah, if, if you go. Yeah, exactly. If you go. If you do it right, like, you know, it's like a. It's like a hangnail. It's like, you know, like get it all the way off. You know what I mean? Get it all. Don't, don't continue to just kind of gnaw at it and let it like whatever, you know. So it is. Yeah, it was, it was, it was, it was kind of exactly. Just The. The thing. And I had tried microdosing before, and you're like, oh, the ground, I think, moves a little, you know, But I don't. I don't. I don't need the. To move a little. I need to figure out.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, that wasn't digging in.

[Chris Hoadley]

That wasn't bringing it.

[Drew Lynch]

Yeah, yeah.

[Brian Green]

You didn't touch the face of God with microfluxing.

[Drew Lynch]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Chris Hoadley]

You might have to touch grass while you're grinding.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, yeah. I don't know. I was probably rolling around like a, you know, like a wild monkey of my eyes.

[Drew Lynch]

Yeah. I think. Yeah, I think I need a little more than. Ooh, this. Like, I really feel this blanket. Yeah, I really feel this blanket. Yeah.

[Brian Green]

In the uk, they stay away from usually very heavy narcotic painkillers, and they have for many years. So their go to is ketamine. Someone comes in with a compound fracture. I mean, think they do this now in the US but for their go to is ketamine. And I don't know why, but the algorithm keeps serving me up these videos of these guys and girls who are in the hospital, some kind of major problem. And, you know, the doctors are giving them ketamine, and you just watch them. Them as their incomplete soul leaves their body in the weirdest of ways. And it reminds me of being in the room with every, you know, all these people when we were doing ayahuasca. It's just a w. It's a. It's a wild experience, but one I'm better for. I would never. I. I'm so grateful that I ended up in the path of doing that, because it did show me some things that I can't explain, and, you know, you can't take away from me either, so you. Yeah, I. I like you even more now, Drew. So we're best friends, but what's up with the banana?

[Drew Lynch]

Yeah, sure. We'll get right. We'll get right to this. We'll get right to it. No, no, no. I think we're getting down to the stuff that matters here. Like, I. Like, that was all filler, and I was getting kind of sick of it, honestly.

[Chris Hoadley]

Like.

[Drew Lynch]

Yeah, who cares about that?

[Brian Green]

When are we gonna get to the meat and potatoes?

[Drew Lynch]

Oh, my God. Philosophy. Life or death. Existential. What are we talking like?

[Brian Green]

Yeah, what are we talking about?

[Drew Lynch]

Let's balance some things out with some Nana talk. So. Well, I had. I designed. I designed this podcast studio with a. With a. With a buddy of mine, and we, like. We were like. Like, so that for me, the saying. Saying banana has always been just a very difficult word for me, for whatever reason. So I always say, like, nana. Like, I always say, like, that's. Yeah. Can I get them, like, even if I'm at, like, a smoothie place, you know, or you can, like, build your own or whatever. I'll get whey. I'll get some ginger and some kiwi, and you can throw. You can throw some nanas in there. So. I don't know. I think people think that. Yeah, I think people think that I'm just. I don't know, maybe. I think people think I just. I'm like. I'm very pro. I'm just progress. I'm like. I'm on the streets, you know? I know I got my ear to the ground. You know what I mean? I'm in with the small children.

[Brian Green]

Yeah.

[Drew Lynch]

Yeah, exactly. Yeah. So. So that was kind of the. That was kind of the design of that one. And then I actually have. I have another. I have another chair here. This is a softball, because I have a softball injury. Yeah, I had a softball injury. And there's. That's my. That's my dog with her headphones on. It was a stuffed animal. So. So, yeah, that was. That was kind of wild. And it's the most expensive thing in the studio. Like, equipment included, sign included. Then the nana is literally the most expensive thing.

[Brian Green]

It's always the fucking chairs. These fucking chairs, too. They're so. Everything in this studio. I could probably hock for $180. But the chairs. I know, for like $12,000. But they are comfortable. I will.

[Drew Lynch]

But they are. And you can swivel, too. You know what I'm saying? Like, if, you know, Chris. You know, Chrissy drops some knowledge and you. You. You know, I can't. I can't do that. I got. I. I crick. I know. I crick my neck. I have. If I have a guest on. I have to. Yeah, yeah.

[Brian Green]

Do people come to your home? Do they go to.

[Drew Lynch]

They come right to my home. They do. I give out my address freely.

[Brian Green]

I wouldn't do that. Yeah. I just wouldn't do that, even for famous people. Maybe for you, Drew, but not for other people.

[Drew Lynch]

I mean, you know, I would never. I would never get through Atlanta traffic to come see you. Just so you know.

[Brian Green]

And if you knew where I live, in proportion to regular Atlanta traffic, you would never show up at my house.

[Chris Hoadley]

An hour and a half every day.

[Drew Lynch]

Every day.

[Chris Hoadley]

Well, every day we record.

[Brian Green]

Yeah.

[Drew Lynch]

Yeah. Every day we record, man. That's.

[Brian Green]

I know, I'm a little bit of a selfish asshole in that way. I said, let's build this studio.

[Drew Lynch]

I know, let's. Let's get you some more ayahuasca. Brian, like, this is not you, man.

[Brian Green]

I know, but I have the kids, so, you know, it's like everything in life, when you have the kids, they come to you. There's an old saying, when you have the kids, they come to you. That's.

[Drew Lynch]

That's it.

[Chris Hoadley]

Ram Dass.

[Drew Lynch]

God, Ram Dass laying him down.

[Brian Green]

This episode we had this guest on, and I quoted Ram Dass is very serious moment.

[Chris Hoadley]

I mean, Chrissy couldn't stop laughing. I couldn't keep it together.

[Brian Green]

She's like, are you quoting wrong? Drew has a new hour of material that is out on YouTube.

[Drew Lynch]

Yes.

[Chris Hoadley]

For free.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, for free. The stuttering comedian. And that is. You can just go Google that or I'll put a link down in the show notes. He's also, I imagine, on the Never Ending Tour. Do you have, like, tour dates way out into the future?

[Drew Lynch]

The future? Well, yeah. And, yeah, they're. They're not. They're not in the past anymore. I've already done them. Yeah. Yeah, you're not.

[Chris Hoadley]

You don't know about them.

[Drew Lynch]

Yeah, that's right. I'm dominated. Yeah. I wish. I wish I could pay people to just kidnap me and make me perform. God, it's a dream, you know?

[Brian Green]

Nothing like performing under duress.

[Drew Lynch]

I know, I know. Just to be back in Juarez, Mexico. That's all I want.

[Brian Green]

Good old Juarez.

[Drew Lynch]

So, yeah, I have. So I do. I. I tour pretty heavy from the fall to the. To the spring, and I'm going, like, all over the place. It's. It's. It's kind of nice to be able to work so much through those months. And then the summer months, I just. I. I take about three months off. Like, I remember. I remember, like, you know, when you're. When you're growing up and you. And you. You know, you're out of school for three months. Like, those are like the biggest, best three. Like, you just have this such a beautiful feeling of just like, I have. I have three months to just be a person. I can just. I can really just be a kid. I can. I can play games. I can call friends. I can. I can go do things socially. And so for whatever reason, the. Those two compartments of, like, okay, I've got whatever, nine months of work and work hard, and then. And then, you know, three months of play. It's. And it's just kind of it's nostalgic and it just, it, it revitalizes me. And if you're in a place or a position where you can create your own schedul, like I'm very, very lucky to be able to do that. And then the last hour for the stuttering Comedian special that I just did, it was basically just kind of like. Let me put every answer to any question someone might have about my experience with stuttering, my history of how it, how it came to be for me, the process of me rehabilitating it as it, as it relates to my mental health. What it does, you know, what it, what, what, what it, what it does for, you know, like, my relationship to my career. I mean there's a lot of things that it's all just, I just all wanted it to be in one place and then that way I can get a little bit of closure on that being something that I don't have to have via, know, just kind of dictate any, any, any sort of feelings or insecurities or projections anymore.

[Brian Green]

I love that I will say this, and I know that as after now, I know a little bit of your experience, this is probably not what you're looking for, but I find you to be an extremely brave human being and, and a very funny one and a very self aware person. So you are adding a little light to this universe that needs it. And you've, you've been a, I've been a fan of yours for a while. I continue to be a fan of yours. If you make it to Atlanta, when you make it to Atlanta. Not here because I won't allow you to my house, but we have a studio where we record with people in person and I invite you to come sit with us.

[Drew Lynch]

I would love to. I actually, I think I'll be in Atlanta, I think sometime coming up. Actually, let me do a, do a.

[Brian Green]

Quick, do a quick search.

[Chris Hoadley]

Oh, I'd love that.

[Brian Green]

Oh, that would be fantastic.

[Drew Lynch]

And then, oh, look at that.

[Brian Green]

And then we can actually book our calendars while we're recording.

[Drew Lynch]

Yeah, yeah. If you wouldn't mind just telling the audience to just sit tight. All right.

[Brian Green]

For one second.

[Drew Lynch]

We've got important stuff coming up.

[Brian Green]

We've got to plan our next ayahuasca experiment here.

[Drew Lynch]

I know, I know. Ayahuasca brownies is so crazy. I would, I can't, I can't take on the calories. I'll just do it right from this soup. I'll do the tea one. Yes, I, I know it's, I know it's coming up. I know it got it got rescheduled. So I know it's coming up at some point. So I'll, I'll be able to find.

[Brian Green]

We will, we will coordinate. We'll have our people call your people. Drew Lynch, Very funny. You find all of his links in the show notes. Drew, it's been a pleasure meeting you today. Thanks for coming on. We really appreciate it.

[Drew Lynch]

Thank you guys. Thank you guys so much.

[Rachel]

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[Brian Green]

It.

[Rachel]

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[Brian Green]

What a refreshingly honest conversation.

[Chris Hoadley]

That was a lot of fun.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, that was a lot of fun.

[Chris Hoadley]

I mean we kind of went places I didn't think we'd go and I loved it.

[Brian Green]

Well, I mean, I think it's kind of becoming par for the course with the commercial break that the comedians come on and they're like, you know, funny, funny, haha. And then we're like, so tell us about your deepest, darkest secret. Have you ever heard of Ram Dass? He is the zenith of all self help gurus.

[Drew Lynch]

Zenith, Yes.

[Chris Hoadley]

I love that somebody picked up on that.

[Brian Green]

Yeah. Because the other thing is that even though even this incredibly kind of, you know, introspective conversation he was throwing in one liner, he was picking up on stuff quick. And you can tell that while he may still suffer at times from the stuttering or, you know, neurological damage from his accident, he's. If that's him with neurological damage, he's probably super fucking smart. That kid is probably super fucking fast and smart. And so I enjoyed that. I did too. I really did. I really hope that we get a chance to follow up with that in in person interviews so that I can show off all my fancy words. Right. Sitting across from him because my ego tells me it's necessary. Maybe I'll have to sharpen up on a couple of ayahuasca medicine ceremonies before I go. It's yeah, true. And I could talk straight to dmt. I couldn't believe it. My mouth.

[Chris Hoadley]

Was your energy over when he said that?

[Drew Lynch]

Like What?

[Brian Green]

Go to YouTube.com/the commercial break and look at my face when he's saying that I am just like, what? Maybe because I started off lsd, which is not the softest of drugs. And by the way, the first time I ever did lsd, I did five hits at one time because there was no instruction manual. And the guy who sold it to me sold it to me in a five strip. And I just said, okay.

[Chris Hoadley]

I thought that's what I do.

[Brian Green]

Yeah. And he just told me, put it in your mouth and suck on it. And I was like, oh, okay, there you go. I he forgot to tell me to rip them into little squares and put one at a time. So I had an intense experience my first time, but it wasn't because I wanted to, it was because. But of course the first time's always fun. You know, it's like woohoo. Colors and look at the TV and I hearing things. Music sounds great, but by any stretch of the imagination, going even from LSD to DMT is like a Holy shit. It's just two different words. It's just. It's. I. I don't even know how to explain it. It's like the difference between Tylenol and a morphine drip. There's no comparison whatsoever. They're both intense. So anyway, you got a lesson in hallucinogenics.

[Chris Hoadley]

I like that he just went ahead and dove in, though.

[Brian Green]

Yeah. Hey, listen, but sounds like he was in a point of desperation.

[Drew Lynch]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

Like, it's either this or it's that. And I'm gonna do this and hope that it. It works. And it did, and we're all the better for it. So there you go.

[Chris Hoadley]

Yeah, I'm fine with them canceling Atlanta for that rescheduling.

[Brian Green]

And maybe he canceled Atlanta so he could come back and sit face to face with us.

[Chris Hoadley]

Exactly.

[Brian Green]

That's just the way the world works, kids. It's a weird, wacky, wild universe. She is a finicky bitch and she does whatever she wants to. You're out of control. That's the moral of the story. Enjoy it while you can. It's just a flutter through. Through this reality. But I guess we don't all share the same reality. But, you know, hey, listen, whatever. Anyway, Drew Lynch.com, the stuttering comedian on YouTube and all of his socials available down in the show notes and the links below. Go check it out. I think you'll enjoy it. We certainly enjoyed having him here. Okay, let's get to the important news of the day. TCBpodcast.com. that's where you can get your free TCB sticker. If you haven't already received your merchandise and you bought some, you will soon. I know that was going out the door. Also at the commercial break on Instagram. Please do yourself and everyone you love a favor and go follow us. We'll all the world will be better for it. You will. You will just get such a kick out of our Instagram. It's us talking, just like we do here. Yeah, you're gonna love it, I promise. Yeah. 212-4333. You can go ahead and dial up that those digits on your old seliminator and text us or call us and leave us a message. I got a few messages. I got a to go through. I hope that. I hope it's not spam. Sometimes we get phone calls on that phone and I'm like, oh, a new voicemail. And it's like, press one.

[Chris Hoadley]

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[Brian Green]

Yeah, this is from an official debt collector, right? Oh, yeah. Congratulate. Stand in line. So 212-433-3822 also YouTube.com the commercial break for all of the episodes on video the same day that air here in the audio, including this one with Drew. It's up there right now. Go check it out. We certainly would appreciate a subscribe. Okay Chrissy, that's all I can do for today, I think. So tell you that I love you.

[Chris Hoadley]

And I love you.

[Brian Green]

Best to you. Best to you out there on the podcast universe. Until next time, Chrissy and I will say we do say and we must say goodbye.

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