TCB Infomercial: Morgan Jay

Summary

The Commercial Break – TCB Infomercial: Morgan Jay
Release Date: October 8, 2024
Host(s): Bryan Green, Krissy Hoadley
Guest: Morgan Jay, viral comic & "Auto-Tune Comedy Guy"

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Episode Overview

On this TCB Infomercial episode, Bryan and Krissy sit down with internet sensation Morgan Jay, diving deep into his musical comedy, unique live shows, and the business of being a viral touring comic. The hosts bring their signature offbeat banter to topics ranging from childhood music memories, crowd interaction challenges, and the realities of live ticket sales in today’s market. With plenty of laughs, self-awareness, and the chaotic energy TCB fans expect, Morgan gives honest insight into both his creative evolution and his rapid rise to packed-out venues.

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Main Themes & Purpose

• Introducing Morgan Jay, his journey, and distinct comedy style
• The changing landscape of live entertainment, music, & comedy
• Candid discussion about creativity, self-critique, and authenticity
• Engaging stories about crowd work, audience dynamics, and the effect of social media virality
• Hot issues in ticket sales and the impact of resellers on fans

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Who Is Morgan Jay? A Musical, Auto-Tuned Phenomenon

[12:12] Morgan: “I just tell 'em to Google the auto tune comedy guy. I’ve embraced it... During the pandemic, I started toying with the auto tune, and that’s kind of become my claim to fame... I’m just really asking people their name in auto tune and having a good time. I’m not gonna pretend like I’m out here doing Bill Burr type material, but I’m clearly tapping into something audiences want.”

• Morgan recognizes his niche, jokes about being known for asking people’s names in auto-tune.
• He describes his act as playful, immersive, and driven by crowd participation.
• He’s self-aware about repetition and critical opinion: “People seem to like it, and I have fun doing it, so why would I stop?” ([12:54])

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2. Creative Origin Story: From Piano Lessons to Stand-Up

[14:59] Morgan: “Yeah, I started at piano at around 6. I kind of had a love-hate relationship... My piano teacher was one of these teachers who wasn’t in it for the money.... He literally walked out in the middle of the lesson.”
[17:15] Began stand-up at NYU’s massive open mic: “I thought the open mic was going to be, like 20 people, but, like, 400 people showed up.”

• Learned early on the value of performance and practice despite frustrating beginnings.
• After college, performed stand-up daily, then transitioned to infusing music into his act when creativity felt stagnated.
• Candid about his journey: “If I can do one thing that people remember me for in my entire life, I think I consider myself lucky.” ([13:16] Bryan)

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3. Self-Awareness, Burnout, and Artist’s Honesty

[19:21] Morgan: “At that time, I probably wouldn’t have bought a ticket to see me...you have to be really ruthless and self-critical...Is your show worth the price of admission?”

• Morgan and Bryan discuss the thin line between healthy self-critique and destructive self-doubt.
• Morgan: “In comedy, it’s the only art form that has a defined outcome. I say something and you laugh.” ([21:15])
• Being honest with oneself is key, but too much leads to paralysis.

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4. The Live Experience: Crowd Work, Viral Clips, and Real Interactions

[13:51] Bryan: “There is something almost mystical about you singing then allowing them to sing in a way that hits a beat…”

• Morgan describes the joy in creating a space for people to play and drop their guard: “It makes me so happy. A lot of adults lose this childlike wonder, this ability to play... I’m creating a space where they can come to my show and not feel any sort of judgment.” ([14:17])
• Bryan notes how certain viral clips and audience members have become fan-favorites.
• Morgan reflects on a time a couple left after his ‘What Are We?’ song sparked a relationship-defining moment. ([35:53])

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5. Ticket Sales, the Inflation Problem, & Reseller Nightmares

[28:14] On touring: “So many festivals and concerts getting canceled...I think that audiences are so squeezed for money...My reps are always pushing me to sell them for more...my most expensive ticket is like 60 or 70 plus a VIP if you want that.”

• Morgan cares about keeping his ticket prices affordable for his predominately young audience.
• Discussion about dealing with ticket scammers and resellers charging absurd prices.
• Building a loyal mailing list to circumvent resellers and give true fans first dibs: “We sold [NYC] show out in an hour. Only through the mailing list. So it's very clear I have a really strong audience base.” ([31:21])

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6. Generational Differences & The IRL Social Void

• Morgan’s shows give young fans a sense of live, human interaction they might lack in a phone-centric world.
• [32:29] “My show is offering them like a human experience that I think that they kind of miss out on.”
• He and Bryan reminisce about unsupervised, hazardous childhoods and the lost art of “just being outside,” contrasting it with today's constant parental surveillance and risk-aversion.

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7. The Hits: Comedy vs. Music and Repeatable Material

• Morgan talks about the challenge of balancing “greatest hits” like ‘Suspicious As’ for new crowds vs. seasoned fans who want fresh content.
• Cites John Mayer’s wisdom about trusting fans’ preferences and encouraging singalongs: “I could replay songs and people want to sing along...do a mix of both and keep adding new stuff.” ([40:13])
• Bryan: “If I went to your show and didn't see ‘Suspicious As,’ I'd be rather upset.” ([42:26])

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8. Social Media, Streaming & Fan Connection

• Morgan discusses the disconnect between what fans see online (short auto-tune crowd clips) and the depth of his full stage show.
• Reveals how his live Twitch streams give fans access to behind-the-scenes life, gaming, AMA’s, and even full-band online performances.
  [50:58] Morgan: “It’s like literally me right here talking to you...maybe it makes me too normal...but I think that's what people crave these days.”

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• [14:17] Morgan: “A lot of adults lose this kind of childlike wonder, this ability to play, this ability to embarrass themselves. I feel like I’m creating a space where they can come to my show and not feel any sort of judgment.”
• [19:21] Morgan: “At that time probably wouldn’t have bought a ticket to see me...As an artist, you have to be really kind of ruthless and self-critical.”
• [32:29] Morgan: “My show is offering them like a human experience that I think that they kind of miss out on.”
• [41:44] Morgan: “Your crowd is there to see you. They’re fans of you. You just have to trust that they know what they’re doing with their time.”
• [43:07] Morgan: “Also that my audience is so young, they don’t really know what a comedy show is. A lot of people, for my younger crowds, they say that I’m their first comedy show they’ve ever been to.”
• [47:37] Morgan: “There are some shows where I’m kind of tapped out. And I even say it on stage, ‘I think I’m running dry with my crowd work right now,’ which also gets a laugh.”
• [50:58] Morgan: “It’s like literally me right here talking to you...maybe it makes me too normal, I don’t know...but I think that's what people crave these days.”

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Important Timestamps

• [12:12] – Morgan on his act and fame as the “auto-tune comedy guy”
• [14:59] – Early piano and musical background; teacher walking out
• [17:15] – First stand-up experience at NYU open mic
• [19:21] – On self-awareness, creative burnout, and honesty
• [28:14] – Ticket prices, fans, economic pressures on live comedy
• [31:21] – Mailing list, direct-to-fan sales, NYC show specifics
• [32:29] – Young audiences lacking real-world social experiences
• [35:53] – Live crowd work and almost breaking up a couple mid-show
• [37:34] – The origin of "Suspicious As" bit, and its impact on fans
• [41:44] – The challenge of setlists & managing “greatest hits”
• [47:37] – Managing crowd work fatigue on tour
• [50:58] – Twitch streams and direct connection with fans

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Overall Tone & Episode Feel

• Irreverent but self-aware, with both hosts and Morgan laughing at their own expense.
• Upbeat, collaborative vibe—everyone poking fun at themselves, but also giving sincere, thoughtful reflections.
• Honest, unguarded look at viral fame and the hilarity and hazards of life as a modern comic.

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For New Listeners

This episode offers a vibrant, candid introduction to Morgan Jay’s unique brand of musical, crowd-driven comedy—and an inside look at show business realities. With wisdom for aspiring creatives and plenty of behind-the-scenes banter, it’s a must-listen for fans of new-format stand-up and improv comedy alike.

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Links & Plugs

• Morgan Jay: morganj.com (Tour, Live at the Village, Mailing List)
• Twitch Streams: Tuesdays at 6pm PST, IRL shows & music
• Instagram: @morganjay
• TCB Podcast: tcvpodcast.com, @thecommercialbreak on IG, @tcbpodcast on TikTok

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Closing Thoughts

Morgan Jay’s rise from open mic nights to packed theaters is equal parts perseverance, innovation, and knowing what audiences want—even if it's just to sing their own names through auto-tune. The episode is a testament to finding your artistic lane, rolling with the viral moments, and above all, having fun with your crowd, one suspicious as f--- moment at a time.

Transcript

[A]

What's your name?

[B]

Dawn. You said it was. You said it was Dawn. It's D. Hey, hold up, Bro.

[A]

This is my show. Why don't you chill a little bit? Chill with the immaculate vocals. God damn, Don. Who you here with? Here with my sweetheart. That's enough of you.

[C]

That's enough.

[A]

On this episode of the commercial break.

[B]

Justin Timberlake's playing the same night, so we'll have to check our schedule. I don't know.

[A]

You like a little jt?

[B]

No.

[A]

The world tour, dude. The world tour.

[B]

The world tour.

[A]

This is gonna ruin the tour. What tour?

[B]

That's gonna ruin the tour.

[A]

The world tour.

[B]

The world tour.

[D]

What tour?

[B]

I bet you've sold tickets than he has.

[A]

No, I'm sure he's selling a lot. Definitely more than JLo though.

[B]

The next episode of the commercial break starts now. 2:30 in the morning. Oh yeah. Guys and kittens, welcome back to the commercial break. I'm Brian Green. This is the Kudamite Cuckoo. Kristen Joy Odley. Best to you, Best to you. Best to you. Out there in the podcast universe, could you. Mrs. Robinson, Jesus loves you more than you will know. We're just talking about the lemonade and how brilliant. There's the Shar the star shown for about 30 seconds with that remake of Mrs. Robinson. Evan Dando. Evan Dando was the lead singer. I pulled that right out of my ass. And I just checked. They are on tour right now currently. They just played Atlanta like a week ago. Oh, we miss them. Yeah, they had that one song and then they had that other song. It was like fall into your arms or something. Fall into you. Fall into your arms. And I was, I was this close to buying the cd. Fall into your arm. Yeah. Fall into your arms. It's fall into my arms. It's a team building exercise. The limited. It's a TCB infomercial Tuesday. And today we have that guy, that dude that, you know, he. I think he'll even readily admit this as the auto tune comedy guy, Morgan J. He's a Internet viral sensation selling out everywhere that he goes. I mean I look this guy's fall tour, fall really into summer sold the out. All the tickets are sold out. I mean there's some cities where there's a few tickets available but he really, he. He's hot. He is a hot one. Yeah. And so we're excited to have Morgan J. On the auto tune comedy guy. If you don't know Morgan, go to his socials. Just type in more. Just type in Morgan on any of the social Media platforms. And Morgan J. Will come up. I think he was like five and a half million Tick Tock followers and a couple million followers. Yeah. Morganj.com you can get tickets if they're available to his tour. You can also check out his new special. It's not new. It's been out for a while. But I watched it, I thought it was very funny. It's called Live from the Village. And yeah, he's got a shtick and he does it and he does it well. And. And you'll know what I'm talking about when you go see it. I'm not going to try and give the whole thing away here. I'm sure Christina played a clip at the beginning of the show. So Morgan's going to join us just here in a few minutes. But yeah, Chrissy and I, right before we got on, we're talking about, you know, one hit wonders. Like, you know, the. Where did some of these one hit wonders go? And I pulled out of my brain. Somewhere out of my brain. The Lemon Heads. The Lemon Heads were. I think they actually formed in the 80s because Evan Dando was like 42 when Mrs. Robinson came out. He's got to be in his 70s now. I mean, right? I think. I don't know. I just love that name. Evan Dando.

[D]

That's a good name.

[B]

Yeah. When I was in 33. Penis, which is also a great name. When I was in 33. Willie. I remember Evan Dando was right. When Evan Dando and the Lemonheads were a thing. They were a thing for a minute because they redid a classic Simon and garfunkel song called Mrs. Robinson. It's just Garfunkel.

[D]

Or was it Simon and Garfunkel?

[A]

Yeah.

[D]

No, it was.

[B]

But they did it for the movie the Graduate. Right? Yeah. God Bless you, please, Mrs. Robinson. But Jesus loves you more than you will know. Go, go, go. Yeah. You know the song or you don't know the song because you're were born this millennia. And so for like 30 seconds, the lemon Heads were the hottest thing since sliced bread. And this is right as grunge was coming about. But I think they had actually formed the band in like the earlier mid-80s, if. And I, I was thinking to myself, I remember in my brain being at a CD store like Wax and Facts or something here in Atlanta and seeing that Lemonheads, Turtles, Turtles. Music. That's right. With the song or the CD with Mrs. Robinson on it. I remember debating with myself and Blue whether or not I should buy the Lemonhead cd. But then I was like, let me see if they get another song. It was such a different world back then. You would, yeah. Band on the radio and you'd be like, oh, that's a good song. But it's not a reason to spend $20 on the whole, on the whole CD. It's not like now where you just.

[D]

Because you'd been burned before, because it did happen, where you would go and you'd get. That was a hot song. Go by the whole cd. And the rest of it was bad.

[B]

It happened all the fucking time. You didn't have Apple music, you know, you know one song and for five pennies.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

And what a terrible thing for the music industry in general, but a wonderful thing for the consumer that now you could just go get a song. Back when itunes was a thing, you buy one song for 99 cents or whatever it was. But back then you had to make a decision that'd be a split second decision. You were going through a lot of CDs at that turtles and you had to make a split second decision. Do I in fact want to invest $20 and two hours of my life into the CD? Not until I hear a second good song.

[D]

Yeah, to be sure. And that's why the CD swap places became very popular.

[B]

Oh yeah, the CD.

[D]

You would buy CDs and then not like the rest of the whole thing.

[B]

So before the swap them, before the iPhone. The iPhone came out, I think the year that you and I started that Clear Channel, if I'm not mistaken, 2007 or 2008. Before the iPhone. IPod. But not everybody had iPod. So CDs were still a thing. Right. So I remember you could rip your.

[D]

CDs and then put that onto your ipod.

[B]

You could do that. You could do like dump it into your iPad. You put it it into your computer and then dump it into your iPad. It was, it was a whole situation. Super computer, super computer. Oh, the Apple, the orange apple that I have sitting on my desk, which you can see right through it. It's amazing. I can watch how the computer works. Thank you, Apple Macintosh. And I remember that I had been lugging around from apartment to apartment, couch to couch, house to house, as I moved every two and a half months, probably because I didn't pay rent or something. I remember I was lugging hundreds of CDs. So when I met Julia, my ex wife, and she said, let's go get a place to get like, you come move in with me. You know, come and move with me like a little puppy, like I was like a little puppy. And I remember I couldn't live with me. I was living with Julia. But my roommate at the time said, hey man, you're never here. Why are you even paying rent? Like, I. There's another dude I know that can pay rent and you don't, you know, if you're not here, just go. And I was like, yeah, but I don't really have anywhere to store my shit. And he's like, give me 50 bucks a month, you put it in the garage. So I'll never forget that one day, Julie. And I was like, okay, time to get the stuff and we'll figure it out. And there's that box of CDs and I mean, just useless crap. Hundreds and hundreds of CDs I collected over the years from promotional. All kinds of different.

[D]

I had to purge those a little while back.

[B]

Yeah, so I went to one of those buy, sell, trade CDs here. And this is the, this is the age of the ipod, but just the brand new age of the ipod. And I went to that place and I'll never, I have never been more disappointed in my life. As the guy told me, yeah, I could probably give you 10 bucks. And I was like, yeah, a piece. Shit, man, that's like a thousand dollars. That's crazy. And he's like, no, for the box. And I go, $10 for the box. There's like 250 CDs in here. And he's like, yeah, look around. And I was like, okay, what? And he's like, I probably have every one of those CDs and these are used. You don't have half the Jewel cases. I'm sure most of them are scratched. And no one wants your shitty opinion on music. Like, no one likes this shit anymore. What? Pearl Jam 10. Everyone's got it. They're not going to come here to buy it. Alice in Chains. Congratulations. You bought it like every other knucklehead out there. Do you have the Lemonheads or any Evan Dando that I'll pay for?

[D]

Oh, that is so true.

[B]

Another investment strategy by Brian gone belly up. Damn. Anyway, that has nothing to do with our guest Today, Morgan J. Morganj.com go check him out. Just, he's. It's fun, he is funny and he has so much fun with this crowd. And I'll tell him this, but there are parts where Morgan will stick a microphone in somebody's face and he'll auto tune them, like singing their name or what they're doing or who they're, you know, how they fell in love with their girlfriend. He'll ask him a question, but then they'll sing it and he'll auto. It's going through an auto tune box so it sounds really good. And there's someone always playing piano with them or keyboard or whatever it is. And sometimes Morgan gets emotional about it. He's like, you know, someone will hit that note. Oh, it sounds so good. And I love it. It's. It's a different form of entertainment. I don't think there's anybody else doing this out there. I'm sure that there are other people who are doing it. They're just not in my algorithm. But he's really good at what he does and we're excited to have him. We've been waiting a long time for Mr. Morgan J. To come on the show. And so here he is today. So why don't we do this? Chrissy?

[C]

Yes.

[B]

I'll you an idea about what we can do. Awkward transition.

[D]

Ph.

[B]

I can take a break. And then during that break, I'll bring Morgan on here live via telepodcasting and then we can have a conversation with him, ask him all the questions, get down to all the nitty gritty, get his opinion down to business world. That's right. I want to know who he's voting for. I want to know what his blood type is. I want to know if he's saving his semen for future children. I want to know if he's going to cryogenically freeze himself when he's dead. There's a lot of questions I have for him and so let's get him on.

[D]

Let's do it.

[B]

Thanks.

[C]

My darlings, my angels, my sweet little cherubs. It's that time again where I try to convince you to follow us on Instagram at the commercial break and on TikTok @TCB podcast. We really don't post that much, so it's no skin off your nose. If you'd like to get in touch with us directly, you can text us or call us and leave us a voicemail at 212-4333 TCB. You know, we are just sitting by the phone waiting with bated breath for you to call. So please leave us an ask TCB and we'll give you some mildly concerning advice. Peace and blessings.

[B]

Thanks, Morgan, for spending some time with us.

[D]

Hi, Morgan.

[A]

Hey. What's going on? How are we?

[B]

Yeah, we're good. Do you have auto tune on?

[A]

I don't. I can put it on.

[B]

I don't Want you to do anything you're uncomfortable with.

[A]

No, no, no. But give me a second. I will have to.

[B]

Don't worry about it. For, for, for right now. Let me talk to you for a second as. As Morgan. And then I'd love to hear any auto tunes because I actually think I actually. You're like a magical musical mad hatter. I know you probably don't want to be labeled, but let's do play a little game. If someone in my audience has no fucking clue who Morgan J. Is, how do you describe what exactly you do on stage?

[A]

You just. I just tell him to Google the auto tune comedy guy. I've, I've. I've embraced it. I. I feel like I've been. I've been doing this like, 17 years, and I did stand up, I did guitar comedy, and then sometime around the pandemic, I started toying with the auto tune, and that's kind of become my claim to fame, which, you know, if we're being honest, I'm just really asking people their name in auto tune and having a good time. I'm not gonna. I'm not gonna pretend like, you know, I'm out here doing Bill Burr type of material, Edginess, you know, but I'm. I'm clearly tapping into something that audiences want and, like. And I'll just keep doing that until they're not into it anymore, you know, and obviously there's people who are like, yeah, he only does this one thing. And I'm like, yeah, maybe that is true, but I don't know. People seem to like it, and I have fun doing it, so why would I stop?

[B]

I shouldn't stop. No, listen, if I can do one thing that people remember me for in my entire life, I think I consider myself lucky. And so there is something that I notice in the audience. There is something almost mystical about you singing, then allowing them to sing in a way that hits a beat. And there's. There's. When you do this thing, when you ask people their name while you're here, you're, you know, you're gonna have fun. There's one reel where you hand the microphone to a guy, you stick it in his face, and he hits a note. He hits a note. It's beautiful. Do you know a couple of. I'm talking about?

[A]

Yeah, I mean, there's. There's. There's literally three. Yeah, there's three or four. There's Ryan, there's Don, there's Ethan, and those are the three guys that have. Have helped me sell all my tickets.

[B]

When Ryan says his name, the audience goes berserk. But then you have a reaction to me that almost seems emotional. Like, it's almost like you. You got chills like you were going to. I don't know, like that.

[A]

When you hear I get filmed, you get chills in your back. Yeah, I get filled with joy to see people, to go out of their comfort zone. You know what I mean? It makes me so happy. So for me, I'm just like, yeah, I let it go. And I think ultimately a lot of adults lose this kind of childlike wonder, this ability to play, this ability to embarrass themselves. And I feel like I'm creating a space where they can come to my show and not feel, you know, any sort of judgment or anything like that. You know, it's kind of how it is.

[B]

When you were a kid, was music a part of the fabric of you growing up? Did you learn how to play music early on?

[A]

Yeah, I started at piano at around 6. I kind of had a love hate relationship with it because I just wanted to play video games growing up. And ultimately it was my demise. My. My piano teacher was one of these teachers who wasn't in it for the money.

[B]

Oh, no.

[A]

And they were in.

[B]

It's just the worst kind because they actually make you practice.

[A]

They were like. So eventually he just was like. He was this guy from Russia. He was in the Philharmonic. He was like a. You know, he was just like a classically trained pianist who played in the orchestra in Russia and was just like, I'm not. You're wasting my time and your time and your mom's money and, like. Like, I'm just not gonna do this anymore.

[B]

He didn't.

[A]

He didn't sound like that, obviously, but it felt like some sort of telenovela where, you know, he. Well, he like, literally walked out in the middle of the lesson, and I was like, what? Okay, so. But that. But then I picked up the guitar and took about two months of lessons, and I just would play for myself for the most part.

[B]

You were learning by ear?

[A]

A little bit. I mean, I learned some chords and. And, you know, it's good to have. It's good to have a couple lessons. So you hit a benchmark and have a. An assignment. You have to get through kind of energy, you know what I mean? So that's kind of what it was for me.

[B]

So when you. And I'm a Matt, you grew up in la, is that right?

[A]

I grew up in Jersey.

[B]

You grew up in Jersey, But I've.

[A]

Been living here for about 12 and a half years.

[B]

Oh, yeah. When you are growing up in Jersey, how do you then make that transit? What gets you into comedy? What gets you standing up there? And.

[A]

And, I mean, I was always watching. I was always watching comedy shows. I was watching Premium Blend. I was watching. Oh, yeah, Comedy Central Presents. I mean, look, I'm 37, so I was. I was. I was really old, bro. A little. I mean, for. For. Well, at least to my fan base. I mean, I mean, for them to find out how old I am, it's. It's. They're always pretty surprised and shocked.

[B]

You don't look 37 years old. Just. I'm be. I know that that's a judgment, but I don't think.

[A]

No, I. I take it. I feel like I'm gonna take it. I feel like I'm in my. You know, I feel like I'm probably. I feel like I'm 30, maybe late 20s, you know?

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

But. Yeah, they don't. So where we go? Oh, yeah. So wait, what was the question?

[B]

The question was, how did you get into standing?

[A]

Oh. Oh, yeah. Yeah. So ultimately, like, my first week of college, they had these welcome events, the welcome week events. And I just. I. I signed up for the open mic, and that was my first. I just kind of jumped in. You know, it was five minutes because it was welcome week and it's a big university. It was at nyu. I thought the open mic was going to be, like 20 people, but, like, 400 people showed up.

[B]

No fucking way.

[A]

Yeah. And luckily I signed up to go, like, in the first half, like, the first five or six people, because, you know, 400 people signed up to do this open mic, and it just, like, took forever. Not. Not all 400 signed up, but, you know, it's like. It was a lot of people, but I got in, I got out. It was exciting. And then every year I did it. And then my sophomore year, towards the end of my sophomore year is when I really started. I did it, like, once a month. Then I did it once a week. And then after college, it was like, every day, and then it was a couple times a day. And then we just sort of kept building that, you know, that tolerance kind of thing, you know?

[B]

So you've been hustling this for, like, almost 20 years. You've been doing some version of.

[A]

I mean, look, I. Like, I start. I GUESS it's almost 20 years since the first time I stepped on stage. But I mean, like, I say. I say 2007 is. Is when I really kind of buckled down and because I graduated 2009 from university, I mean, we could say like right after college is when I really started, because I was doing it like every day also. That would make me seem more impressive if I was like, oh, I haven't been doing it that long, but. But yeah, no, that's, that's what it was. So it's all. But then about six years in is when I kind of transitioned to music because I. I just kind of hit walls creatively. I didn't really like what I was doing, and objectively, people were laughing, but it's kind of like I need to be having fun up there as well. So that's kind of where I started to make some decisions and try some other things out, you know.

[B]

Did you feel like you were just kind of phoning in at the end? Like, you know, I've got these, I got this 40 minutes of material. I can do it backwards and forwards. It doesn't feel fun to me anymore.

[A]

A little bit of that. But it also wasn't like murdering on stage.

[B]

Right.

[A]

It was doing well. My batting average is pretty good. I was very charismatic. I wasn't clever like some of the other comics are, you know, but I was getting by. But, but also it's like I had to be honest with myself. And I said, and I say this on all the podcasts, I say, like, I, at that time probably wouldn't have bought a ticket to see me. Right. If that makes sense.

[B]

That's a pretty self aware admission. Yeah.

[A]

And I think a lot of comics, if, if you really, if they really ask themselves, like, would you sit through an hour of your own show? I think most of them would say no. I mean, if they're, if they're really honest with themselves, like, is your show worth the price of admission? And I feel like a lot of people aren't asking, like, you know, would you listen to your song? Would you, would you buy your clothes that you design? Would you go to a museum? Like, you know, it's like as an artist, you have to be really kind of ruthless and, and self critical.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Obviously not to a point where it's like you don't put anything out. Right. Like, you don't want to do that.

[B]

Either because critical can become destructive and it's hard. And that's a hard balance. And I think there's. You have to be super aware of. And that line is very gray, but you have to be aware of where that line is because then you're right. Then, then you Become insular and you don't want to do anything. And you feel like everything you do creatively is wrong. Your instincts are wrong. And so, so hard to be creative because there is no right or wrong. There is no yes or no. But, you know, I guess you feel inside of your gut at this moment, six years in, you're like, yeah, I'm doing it. But is this, like, well, also getting the reaction that I really want?

[A]

Well, also, with comedy, it's the. It's the only art form that has a defined outcome.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

So it's like you need the audience. I say something and you laugh. Right. So with music, you might, you know, Wonder Oasis is going to play Wonderwall. You might cry, you might smile. You know, when you look at a painting, it's like there's. You're not supposed to expect it to laugh or expected to do this. Although there would be. It would be fun if there was like a dedicated genre of, like, art that you look at that was comedy oriented, that was funny. I feel like. I feel like if people feel like they think it lessens it by making it funny. But I don't know. I think it's.

[B]

I don't know. I've seen some of those, like, performance artists out there and they're doing some stuff that I think that I believe could get.

[D]

There's an artist here in Atlanta.

[A]

Yeah. Oh, yeah, yeah.

[B]

There's.

[A]

I mean, some. Some of this conceptual performative art is. Is a little bit tough to swallow in the sense. I don't know how it's. I think for me, it's like the artist is taking it so insanely serious that it makes me kind of dislike them. And, and because. Because art and being creative is such a fun thing that I don't know, obviously there are. There is political messages in art. That's great and it's good to educate, but I don't know, sometimes it's like, slap. You're slapping me in the face with it. And it's like, can we just calm down?

[B]

There's a gentleman on ins. I don't want to. I don't want to call him out. I don't even know his name, but I see his reels every once in a while. He takes a snare drum and he sits in the middle of. It's a performance art. And he sits in the middle of a group of people. And then he beats the snare drum to death. Throwing against the wall, standing on it, stomping on it, putting his head through it, you know, banging it this goes on for like 30 or 40 minutes. I'm upset, and the audience seems captivated by this. And I'm like, what exactly is going on here? I mean, I'm sure there's something going on there. Maybe I'm just missing the.

[A]

They're all standing there just thinking about, like, did I gotta do. I gotta do my laundry tonight or tomorrow? What. How are we gonna. I gotta bring my kid to work tomorrow. But I also have a meeting at 7.

[B]

I'm probably thinking, did I really just spend 27.50 to see this guy?

[A]

Yeah, it's a little bit. It's a little bit annoying, for sure.

[B]

I agree, I agree. But listen, it's not for me to say what. Who. What art is at the end of the day, if you enjoy watching a guy destroy a snare drum for 40 minutes.

[A]

Well, there is a. But there is a genre of art that's going around on TikTok where people just kind of put paint in a bucket and then swing it on a rope.

[B]

Oh, I've seen this. Yeah.

[A]

And then it just kind of hits the canvas in some sort of pattern or something, which, like. Truly. I could do that. Truly. Do you see this painting over here behind me?

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

I made that. Okay, nice.

[B]

Show a little bit more of it. Oh, there you go. Oh, wow.

[A]

So I made that. Now that I only bring that up because that is a style of. From an artist who's.

[B]

Who.

[A]

He made me a piece of work in. In a style like that, and I was like, I think I can give this a shot, you know? And so I did it, and it turned out, like, just as good. I think it turned out really great. So, you know, I'm just saying. I'm not saying it's easy to be an artist. I'm saying it's like. I don't know what I'm really saying about it, but I'm just saying, like, what I am saying is if you are somebody who's nervous about jumping into the deep end about being creative, I think you shouldn't really judge yourself that much and just have some fun with it.

[B]

Yeah, I know it. We do so many of these episodes here, and if we were to be critical about every out. First of all, we can't afford to be critical about every hour. We just got to get the next one out. If you're.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

I mean, you know, there's lots of.

[A]

I mean, when I was running a.

[B]

Sit through an hour.

[A]

Yeah, when. I mean, when I was watching podcasts, I was. And when I Was doing one for about a year. I found that some guests were not that good.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And some guests are great because they have, they talk a lot. They have the gift of gab. Some guests you feel like your prime question answers out of. So, you know, I hope I'm somewhere in the middle, you know what I mean? Because sometimes I ramble too much and so I'm just like, let me me shut the up.

[B]

Yeah. I actually think you're pretty easy to talk to because we have had guests on this show where it is terribly difficult to get that to pull. It's like pulling teeth. You ask a question, they give a one word answer, and then you're like, really? You want me to lead you down the road? And then we've had the opposite where.

[D]

They talk the entire time.

[B]

We gave one comic a word and he went off for an hour. We didn't get one word. It was crazy.

[A]

I, I think, I think it depends, right? Because like, you have comics at the top of the game who will do interview after interview after interview, and they're probably used to answering the same questions.

[B]

Absolutely.

[A]

And they get tired of it. But in my mind, it's like, well, every time you do a podcast or an interview, they have a different audience that's like their own audience and they don't know who you are. Right. So, yeah, you know, you just talk to the new audience and the new audience because it's all a potential new fans, in my opinion. So I just keep.

[B]

If we're being honest, like, you know, podcast is. I don't think it's the new Late Night, because Late night is its own thing and it's here or there, whether you think it's dead or alive or whatever. But yeah, it's a, it's it's kind of a necessary evil of getting out there selling tickets, selling albums. And you're right about this, is that it must be torturous to go on a million commercial breaks and have to answer the same questions to two new people. But then at the same time. Time, you're right, our audience may not know who. So we're introducing.

[A]

I'm chilling.

[B]

Now, if we could only get tickets to your show because you're in, you're in Atlanta, right? We're in Atlanta.

[A]

I'll. I'll see, I'll see how many, like, tickets they set aside. I don't know if they did. But you know, the thing is, because it's sold out so far in advance that there's always, and especially for a venue that Size, there's going to be like 20 to 50 empty seats. Like. Yeah, almost. I mean, 99 guaranteed. Because it's happened every show. I don't think I've done one show where every single person showed up, so.

[B]

No. And, oh, well, listen, first of all, we'd love to come see the show.

[D]

Yeah.

[B]

And I, I don't expect that you're gonna send us tickets, but if you do, we will be there on Justin Timberlake's playing the same night. So we'll have to check our schedule.

[A]

Oh, you like a little jt?

[B]

No.

[A]

The world tour, dude. The world tour.

[B]

The world tour.

[A]

This is going to ruin the tour. What? The world tour.

[D]

The world what tour?

[B]

I bet you've sold more tickets than he has.

[A]

No, I'm sure he's selling a lot. Definitely more than JLo though.

[B]

Oh, yeah, well, she canceled the tour. That's, that's part of the live industry. 2024. So many festivals and concerts getting canceled because people can't sell tickets because the prices are crazy.

[A]

Yeah. And that's, that's what I think it is. I don't think it's that they can't sell tickets. I think that audiences now are so squeezed for money.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

The price of things have gone up so much and my audience is pretty young, so I feel like I do my best to keep my tickets kind of low on the low end. My, my reps are always like pushing me to sell them for more. I think my most expensive ticket is like 60 or 70 plus a VIP if you want that.

[B]

Sure.

[A]

But even with the VIP meet, the VIP meet and greet for the theaters, I try to offer real value for that. And I don't want it to be like you just show up and I get a photo with, I get a photo, you know, I give you a piece of merch, we take a photo. I do a little crowd work with a group of people there. We hang like, we kind of hang out. It's very kumbaya, you know what I'm saying? So I really.

[B]

Very much worth the sixty dollar. Sixty to me seems relatively reasonable to go see a comic that I really enjoy to have a night of fun. $60. You couldn't go to a restaurant and take someone on a date for less than 60 bucks. Right.

[A]

The other thing I'll say about the ticket prices though is that a lot of audience members, they'll just google your name and then like the city that you're in and the literally the first thing that comes up are resellers. And so it's, it's unfortunate because they think that I get DMs, like, why are your tickets $500? And I'm like, well, did you go to the link on my website? Website? Or did you just go. And it's almost every time they've got scammed and they don't go to my website.

[B]

Morgan, because you've been doing this for a long time. So let me ask you a question that you might have a better answer to. So we're doing live shows and we also just ran into this a couple nights ago, like five nights ago. A link to. I'm not going to name the ticket broker to. Ticket broker who's selling the, our tickets. Our tickets are like a cup of coffee, kind of cheap and they're selling them for 10x the price on these ticket brokers when I can guarantee you tickets are still available. But I sense that maybe is the venue in cahoots with the ticket brokers? Is it the promoter? How do those brokers get a hold of those?

[D]

Yeah, I mean, the venues just don't care.

[B]

Yeah. They just don't give a shit. Yeah, yeah.

[A]

I don't know. I mean my, my, my reps and I are very like aware of that sort of stuff and we try to put a, put a, you know, kibosh on that type of thing.

[B]

But you just tell people where to go to the right place.

[A]

I just am like, go, go to my mail. Like for example, with the spring 2025 tour, I, for the, for the last year I've been trying to funnel all of my followers into a mailing list. You know, brilliant. And I think I have like 25,000 people on the mailing list. Something like that. And so when pre sale went on sale, I didn't even post the pre sale codes on my social media. I just did it. It was straight. It was only for people on the mailing list. And like my New York show for example, at town hall, it's 1400 seats and we sold that out in an hour. And that was only through the mailing list, you know, so it's, it's very clear that like I have a really strong audience base who are fans of mine.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

As far as like people, people who wait too long. It's like, I don't know, I mean, like I said, right now the demand is super high and I'm gonna, I'm gonna kind of keep capitalizing on that, you know.

[B]

Well, people want it, so. And you're right, it may not last forever, so it may not last forever. Do it now.

[A]

At the very least, I'll be able to perform at like comedy clubs that house like 200, 300 people for the rest of my career.

[B]

But dude, you're going to be doing this for another third. I guarantee you're going to be doing this for another 30 years. You have such a, a rabid audience. They have so much fun. You can tell. I mean, just go to, go to more Anya Morgan socials and you can watch any of the reels and you can tell that the audience eats this up. It's interactive, they love it and it's really good.

[A]

I think also it's like young people who, because my audience is pretty young, who were kind of trapped inside during the pandemic, who have been taught to communicate by their smartphone, lose a huge sense of this huge thing of growing up where you get to interact with people and have fun with other people and Google goof off with other people. So my show is offering them like a human experience that I think that they kind of miss out on.

[B]

That's an interesting take.

[A]

Yeah, right, that. Because like, you know, when I was between the ages of 11 and 18, bro, I went outside, I rode my bike, sat outside of 711 and we just kind of talk with each other.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And I. That might still happen, but I also think like, they're just kind of on their phone also. They just kind of send each other memes and things.

[B]

So it's really hard.

[A]

That might be the draw. Yeah.

[B]

It's really hard to be a kid these days, a guy who has kids. I did the same thing as you. My parents would literally open the front door when I got home from school, be home by dark. And I had a 10 speed Schwinn and I would ride to the 711 just like you and get a Slurpee and, you know, Gobstoppers or whatever the hell I was doing.

[A]

And if they only knew. They only knew how close to death we came so many times. Do you ever think about that? Like, there's things we did.

[B]

I do. Yes.

[A]

I remember my brother and I rode our bike to this construction site and he climbed like this, this scaffolding. Very, like very high up.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Like dangerously high. And I don't know. This was crazy. Like, if she only knew. This type of stuff we got into.

[D]

Right.

[B]

It, it was wild. But it also allowed us to interact with the world. There's a certain amount of, of perspective that you get and a world view and like a maturity that comes with that. And I, I 100. It sucks that my kids will miss out on that. Not because I don't want them to have that, but because there's no one else in my neighborhood that's. That's doing that with their children. So if I tell my kid to go out and also back at dark, they're not gonna play with anybody. They're gonna be by themselves.

[A]

Yeah. And if you told. And if you tried to tell other parents, like, oh, yeah, let's just let the kids out, they probably would judge you and be like, what. Which, which is crazy to me because the, the amount of technology you have to monitor your friends and family and kids nowadays, like, you know where they are. It's not like you don't know where they are as long as they have a phone on them or like an Apple watch or some sort of smart device, a tie, literally a. You know what I'm saying, like tile.

[B]

Sewn into their clothing. Yeah. You're gonna know where, where they are. I mean.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

Lots of parents that do that.

[C]

That.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Yeah. So which is why it's, which is why I'm like, I, I, well, I don't plan to have kids. And maybe. And, and the thing is also now you were kind of inundated with bad news, so all you hear about are like, bad things happening to people on the, on the news. And so. But, like, you're only here. That's probably like half a percent of the population of the earth that, where that, that stuff. Stuff is happening. So. But for the most part, things are all good, you know?

[B]

Yeah, I agree with you. Well, we have more ways to receive bad news. Also. I don't think it's that, you know, it's like the crime rates. I don't think the, the crime rates aren't up, they're down. But we hear about it more because there are a million different platforms sending us bad news. Because bad news sells and exactly like the drama, they eat it up. True crime is like, it's.

[D]

Yeah.

[B]

Everybody goes to sleep.

[A]

They love it.

[B]

They love. Day 9 When. Let me ask you a question about your live show. So a big part of. At least, at least. I've watched your special. I've been following you for a while now, and you love interacting or seems like you like interacting with couples or people who appear to be couples inside of the audience. Natural fit. What's your name? Are you here with him? Are you married to him? Are there any. Have there ever been any, like, I don't know, has there been any drama regarding you?

[A]

Yeah, there was one incident. One incident that I can remember was I was working on this new song called what Are we? And it's a. It's a song about defining your relationship with someone. And it was literally the first time I was doing it, and there was a couple in the crowd who. I mean, you know, it's basically. It's a conversation between two people.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And I guess they hadn't really done that. And then they left the party immediately after the song. Left this. And I. I think I kind of struck a nerve with them. I don't know if they ended up breaking up or getting together, but I don't know.

[B]

Well, you're taking. I imagine you're taking a chance every time you talk to a couple. And sometimes they'll say. Morgan will say, are you making love tonight?

[A]

And that's also a thing. Right. Like, I want to encourage people to hook up and. And embrace their relationship. And maybe there's a couple that's been together. I'm there to break the ice. Maybe they haven't had that conversation. So this was the date night that did it. Or it's the camel that broke the straws back. Like, yeah, honey, like, we don't have any sex anymore. And maybe this. This isn't the thing. I don't know. I don't know.

[B]

You're a provocateur in a sense that you're. You're.

[A]

Maybe it's like I just want people to stay horny.

[B]

Stay horny.

[A]

Embrace this. Embrace the spicier part of their. Their. Their relationship and get freaky deaky, you know, Because I be. I be getting freaky deaky, and it's a lot of fun, you know? And especially you go to these Midwest places that are a little bit more reserved, you know, they don't even. Nobody even calls somebody daddy or some, you know, it's like, that's like entry level. That's entry level type stuff, you know?

[B]

That's as vanilla as it gets.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

You. My favorite thing that you do is suspicious as. And I want to. I was telling Chrissy this before you got on. So months ago, months ago, I heard you do this bit where you sing Suspicious As. You say something is suspicious. Suspicious as. And you sing it go suspicious as I do, but it got stuck in my head because it's a little jam. It's a little ear nugget, right?

[A]

Yeah. Ear worm. Yeah.

[B]

And so now I find myself saying this to myself a lot. The other day, I'm at Walgreens. I'm checking out, getting A prescription. There's a lady in front of me and she is dimed out. Coach bag, Mercedes keys, talking on the phone, plastic surgery. And in her basket is two steel wool. Like steel wool. Like the kind you put in a craft pipe. Steel wool, two butane lighters and a box of condoms. And I almost said out loud, I was singing to myself behind Suspicious.

[A]

Yeah. Because that is suspicious.

[B]

That is suspicious as. Yeah, that is suspicious with the steel wool.

[A]

What are you doing?

[B]

But I guess what else are you gonna buy? And she's picking up a prescription, which. Which makes it twice as dangerous.

[A]

Yeah, that's very suspicious.

[B]

What is the crowd favorite song that you do? Like, what's the.

[A]

Well, this is kind of what I've been grappling, grappling with to think about for my live shows. Because the truth is like, I'm getting new fans every day.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

New followers every day. And so like, for example, I'm going to Ohio, Right. I was in Ohio less than a year ago in October right Now when I did Ohio last year, there was 200 people maybe in the crowd this time going to Ohio. I've sold the room out four times, which is 350 people. So we're gonna have about 14, 1500 people all together, right?

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Now what if a couple of people from last year's show come to the show? Do I try to do a bunch of new stuff or do I do the lol? Hahaha. Which people are going to want to see? Suspicious as. Which people are going to want to see.

[B]

Yep.

[A]

Friend zone. Which sometimes people want to see. There might even be some deep cuts. It's like I was listening to an interview with John Mayer and he was kind of talking about how much new material, new songs he should do and how many of the hits he should do. Because, because I do music, I'm kind of in this unique space where it's like you really. I could, I could replay songs and people want to sing along and kind of vibe out to the thing that they. Because I saw Mark Rebier, for example. He's the Loop. Loop daddy. He's the Loop Cooper, right?

[B]

Yep.

[A]

And he obviously did new stuff, but people were really excited to see the couple of hits that he had. You know, sure, they, they got hyped for that. So I'm gonna try to do a mix of both and, and keep adding some new stuff. And I think that's kind of the goal. I think ultimately what John Mayer said in that, that interview, he was like, look, your crowd is there to see you. They're fans of you. You just have to trust that they know what they're doing with their time.

[B]

Right, interesting.

[A]

So if somebody gets up in the middle of an old song to go to the bathroom, that means they. They might just want to see the new stuff.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And then there's people who don't care about the new stuff and are just like, where's the. Because, I mean, I remember, I saw. I go to a lot of concerts now and I'm like. When I go to the concerts, I'm like, oh, man, I hope they play this. I hope they play this most of the time. That's my sentiment. And I think everybody else feels that way too. I saw James Taylor and he waits till the second half of his show to do all of the A sides. You've Got a friend, Fire and rain. What's another one he did? Shower the people you love with love.

[B]

Yep.

[A]

Carolina in my mind. Right. North Carolina. Is that what it is? Going to Carolina. But everybody, that second half the show, everybody's saying every song together so you know that they want to do it. So I think, like, it's very clear to me what I got to do. A little bit of both, you know.

[B]

So everybody from Neil Brennan to Margaret Cho, Heather McMahon, all the comics that we've had on say something have said something very similar. I'd say 90% of the comics had said something very similar about comedy, which is in comedy, when you do that special, that's it. People do not come to hear the greatest hits. You already heard it. You already did. I already saw you do that joke. I don't want to see you do that joke again. I want new material. But you straddle this strange world where people actually probably do want to hear that. It's. And in some way that is. I think that's really cool. Like, if I went to Morgan J's show and I did not see Suspicious as fuck.

[D]

Yeah.

[B]

I would be rather upset. And I'll probably be singing that song in my head for the rest of my natural.

[A]

Well, you know, the other thing that I always forget, which it's reminding me having this conversation with you, is that the majority of my audience only knows me for my auto tune clips and based on like how many followers I have and actually how many hard views my two specials have, like, the majority of them do not know my discography. Right. So that I could pepper in an old song from a special.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And they wouldn't even know about it.

[B]

You know, they would have. They Think it'd be new material.

[A]

They'd be like, oh my God, I didn't know this.

[B]

That's a great song.

[A]

You know, and also that my audience is so young, they don't really know what a comedy show is. A lot of people, for my younger crowds, they say that I'm on their first comedy show they've ever been to, you know, and. Yeah, and so that's their reference point, which I'm glad I am the first one, because I'd hate for them to go to a live comedy show and have it kind of meet the expectations of what they saw online. Because when you see a clip of a comedian doing a joke online and it goes really well, it's like 60 seconds to a minute. 60 seconds to a minute and a half. Right.

[B]

So.

[A]

But they have this kind of brain rot thing going on where they can't focus for that long, you know.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

So how do you expand this 90 second experience they had on their phone to an hour? Because it's so. I see them check. It's so hard to keep them engaged. Right. Which is why if you see my live show, I jump around so much and. And the interaction is so intense with the crowd, you know.

[B]

Yeah, that's true. You know, I went into saw Pete Davidson a couple of months back and I didn't know what to expect. Right. Had no idea because all I see of Pete is tabloid news and. Or SNL two minute clips. Right. And so I didn't know Pete as a standup and I was kind of. I was open to whatever happened. And he did such a great job of weaving basically one story into an hour and a half, half of really engaging comedy that was really funny, self effacing, self aware. And I thought he did a very excellent job. But it was the first comic that I had ever seen where I had no experience with anything they had ever done before on stage. And you're right about that. Like if it's your first comedy show and you go up and then you're like, wait, that's 60. That's not what I saw in 60 seconds. Maybe it turns them off to the, in general, to the art, you know.

[A]

Theo Vaughn is another one, right. I see clips and reposts of his clips over and over again of some of the same clips of his podcast.

[B]

Yep.

[A]

I never see any clips of his comedy specials online.

[B]

Never.

[A]

Never.

[B]

I've not once seen a Theo Vaughn comedy clip.

[A]

I only ever see clips of his podcast. So when you go to his show as an audience member, I Wonder what their expectations are for him, you know?

[B]

Yeah, well, it's. That's interesting. It's like. And I don't want to go down a rabbit hole here. I'm just pointing it out. Most people know Joe Rogan from his four hour long podcast. Four or five.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

However many days a week.

[A]

I didn't, I didn't even really well, I didn't watch a special. Not, not out of, like, I didn't want to watch it. I just was like, I don't know. I don't have it in me to watch. I have the brain rot too, dude. I don't. I mean, I'm trying to think of the last special I watched from start to finish.

[B]

The last special I watched from start to finish was. Was Live at the Village.

[A]

Live at the Village. No, the last special I watched, Start to Finish with Adam Sandler special.

[B]

I.

[A]

Thought, I mean, thought it was great. I look up to the dude. I think he's incredible. I think, I mean, to be fair, I know he does have, you know, some writers that help him work on his shows now, you know, which, which is fine. I don't, I don't think that's. But I think the way he delivers material and his presence on stage, and it's interesting because I literally told my reps, like, my next special, I want it to be even, like more chaotic, more loosey goosey. I don't care if things go wrong. I want the camera to be shaky. And then, lo and behold, his special was so, like, clearly there was like accidents that were planned. I'm not going to go into it, but.

[B]

Yeah, I think I know what you're saying. I've seen some. Yeah, go ahead.

[A]

But it was like, very clear to me, like, oh, but, but those types of things that happen psychologically create this kind of. It brings the show down to earth.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

You know, and kind of it gives it. Even the accidents make it feel like we're all in this, all in this together. Like, oh, we saw the accident happen together and things like that. You know what I mean?

[B]

I think that's what's interesting about some of your stuff too, is that a lot of it feels very organic. Because it is organic. You don't know what people are going to say. You don't know if they're going to sing the right note, the wrong note. And when it comes out, when it hits right, it's fantastic. And when it hits wrong, it's organic. Like, that's just the way it was. And I think it's an art form to then keep the show popping along, which I'm sure after, you know, thousands of these interactions, you probably just are really good at that right now. And.

[A]

Yeah. I mean. And look. And there are. There are some shows where I'm kind of tapped out. And I even say it on stage. I think, guys, I think I'm running dry with my crowd work right now, which also gets a laugh. Which also gets a laugh, too. You know, I think they understand.

[B]

So, Morgan, you're doing something really cool with comedy. I. I have enjoyed watching you over the last year or so, and I wish you all the success.

[A]

Oh, thank you so much.

[B]

Well, you. I don't think I need to wish you all the success. He's selling out everywhere.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

So let us know if you get those tickets to Atlanta.

[A]

I will.

[B]

Standing room only.

[A]

I'll text the. But J. But J.T. is performing tonight. Huh?

[B]

Well, listen, I'll come see you, and I'll tell J. I'll tell J.T. i'll have to see him another time, right? He can fly me on that. Listen, he ruined the world tour, basically.

[A]

This is the world tour, dude. Let's hope I don't get pulled over myself. So, yeah.

[D]

Don't drive.

[B]

Yeah. Nicely. I mean, I have to say, in some sense, you know. Come on, man. You're. You know, you have people that can drive. You interview. I know you do.

[A]

Right, but just got a driver, dude.

[B]

No, he's got seven drivers. Yeah, he's got seven drivers, got 12 bodyguards. He's got a manager and a PR person. You know, they're all hanging around him, waiting for him to call. He could have just said, I need to ride two miles down the street.

[A]

That's so funny.

[B]

But on the other hand, to be that famous and to have every move just scrutinized to the hill, it's probably not an easy position to be in. And we all up and. You know, I'm not apologizing for drunk driving. I'm just saying I'm not apologizing for. I've been there, been there, done that. So there.

[A]

You know, I forgot, what comedian had this? It might have been Ron White or I don't know who it was. He was like, the problem with drunk driving is that people don't know how to drive drunk. If they just. If they just practice a little bit, they would. They would get better at it, you know?

[B]

That is definitely a Ron White joke, because Ron.

[A]

I think so.

[B]

Yeah. So good at that. What happened to Ron? He's still out there. Isn't he?

[A]

Oh, he's in.

[B]

He's in.

[A]

He's in Austin. Austin. Performing all the time at the. The Mothership, I think.

[B]

Oh, he is.

[D]

Oh, nice.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Yeah, it's good to see that guy still around. He was really funny when back in the Comedy Central days, Ron White would roll, you know, clip after clipped after clip. And he was just so punchy with that glass of whiskey and cigar in his hand. Morganj.com if you can find tickets, the. He's on a very large tour, the Endless Tour, I call it. Morganj.com Go watch his special, which is available on his website. Or you can go to YouTube and his Twitch Live at the Village channel. Twitch. Tell us a little bit about Twitch.

[A]

Yeah, so, you know, everything is sold out, but. But I am trying to. I am doing more live streaming. I just feel like the, the future of live streaming is going to be huge as our. It already is huge. And I feel like my demographic is on that platform. And so we stream every Tuesday. I mean, not we. I stream every Tuesday, 6pm Pacific Standard Time. We play video games, we do AMAs, we do music. Sometimes I do little concerts right here in my room with a full band. We just did one on Sunday. And we're going to also be doing the IRL streams. That's in real life streams essentially. Like, so, like when I go to Ohio this weekend, you'll. You'll kind of get a sense of me getting to the venue, all the way up to the, the soundcheck, to the meet and greets, all that sort of stuff.

[B]

That's really cool. Like I'm kind of scenes look.

[A]

Yeah, you'll get a live stream of like an inside look of me meeting fans and interacting with people and.

[C]

Nice.

[A]

Something like that. So, yeah, that's what we're going to be doing. And. And so also you get like a direct line of communication with me. It's like literally me like right here talking to you.

[B]

So I love it.

[A]

I say maybe it makes me too normal, I don't know.

[B]

But I think that's what people crave these days. Like they want. I think so they want all they can get of someone that they really enjoy. They want to really know who you are. And I mean, I think you do a good job of that on stage anyway. But this is just an extra layer. I, I think this is a good move.

[A]

Doing the, I mean, look, it's. It's something I'm excited about and I'm having fun doing. So that's all I could really ask for. And as long as I have the freedom to do that. We're chilling.

[B]

You are a really nice guy. I just have to say that. I thought I'd share that with you.

[A]

I think so. I'd like to think so.

[B]

Yeah, I think so. Is that Brad Williams behind you?

[A]

No, that's me.

[B]

Oh, that's you. Okay, it's a little fuzzy, but I thought for a second that was. Oh, that is Morgan.

[A]

That's me.

[B]

Well, morganj.com for tickets, tours, go to watch his twitch. Morgan, thank you for spending some time with us.

[C]

Thanks.

[A]

Hey, thanks for having me. Yeah, and I will. Yeah, I'll catch up with you guys later.

[B]

Thank you very much.

[A]

All right, guys, take care.

[D]

Bye.

[C]

I know this sounds crazy because we are a podcast, but we have a phone number because we are also a sentient AI chatbot being designed to receive compliments and content ideas at 212-4333, TCB. So crazy how that works. If you want to follow us on Instagram, our handle is hecommercialbreak and our TikTok handle ISCB podcast. So go find our profile and watch the videos we painstakingly put together for you and our 20 other followers. If you find yourself wanting more, check out our [e-mail] because you can find all of our audio and full length video episodes. And if you just do all of those things, we will love you forever. Bye.

[B]

What a. What a nice guy.

[D]

It is.

[B]

Morgan J. Is.

[A]

I know.

[B]

There he is. There it is. We, we see it all. He saw something in himself and he had some self awareness that. Yeah, like I'm talking about like his early story, six, seven years doing standup comedy. And he knew enough about himself and about the crowd around him and about the things in his own creativity limitations that he wasn't getting out of it what he wanted to. And he made a switch and it worked out. Amazeballs. Love it. I wish we could do that. Someday it'll happen to us too. Maybe our live shows will be the moment when we go, yeah, we should do this. Or we should go back to Clear Channel.

[D]

I'm sure they're hiring regular jobs.

[B]

I'm sure they're hiring.

[D]

Oh, I'm sure they are.

[B]

They're always hiring. It's a churning butter over there. It's like churning butter. Really enjoyed Morgan. Morganj.com find tickets if they're available. And by the way, a lot of people have said, we'll get you tickets to the show. Like what you don't See, and this is obvious to anyone. I mean I'm not break. I'm breaking the fourth wall. But there really should be no wall here. You should understand that we actually talk to the guest for just a few minutes before we start recording and then we talk to them usually.

[D]

Yeah, we gotta get audio set up.

[B]

Yeah, we got audio. And just say hello and you know, get out all the giggles before we actually start. And he's one of the few people who I actually am convinced he may try to get us tickets to his sold out shows here in Atlanta of which he's doing for that guy's. That is amazing. I did a little math in my head. That guy's making bank. He's making bank a lot more than we are. Chrissy.

[D]

Best of him.

[B]

Best to him. I wanted to ask him, can we open for you? But then I'm sure he's probably said no. I'd like the crowd to stick around. Yeah, that's okay.

[D]

I'm on a roll.

[B]

I'm on a roll. I can't miss it, you know, what are you gonna do? It's. You can't win them all, Rick. Chrissy. All right. Morganj.com, that's all you need to know. You can find all this stuff there, all his shits and on the socials. Morgan J, he's verified Blue Check Mark and his Twitch. Oh, his new Twitch. What was that? Wednesdays and Sundays. Tuesday, Tuesdays and Sundays. When he's around, when he can do it. So go join him on Twitch and get to a show and watch his new special Live at the Village. It's really good. It's an hour and 57 minutes. You will not lose, I promise you. And you can find him on Spotify too. I actually now follow him on Spotify. He's got a couple albums out there. He's got a body of work. So please go check our new friend Morgan J out. We certainly would appreciate it. I know he would also. All right, here's the deal. Chrissy and I are just a few short days away from being in Dania beach at the Dania Improv and Orlando at the bone, the 24th and the 25th at the funny Boat. It has come to our attention that there are unscrupulous ticket resellers selling our tickets for crazy amounts of money. It is indeed insane. Some of these tickets are going for 250, $300 a piece. No, you do not have to pay $250 for any ticket. Literally. A couple cups of coffee is all it costs. Just go to the trusted links. That's all it should cost. Let's be real about it. I don't think anyone's getting duped into paying 250 for the commercial break. But just in case you thought you might have to pay that.

[D]

That's not in case you turned away because. Because you thought that it was going to be that expensive.

[B]

You're not at the right place.

[D]

Yeah.

[B]

So follow the links inside of the show notes. Just expand them on whatever player you're at. Christina's got them all locked up. They're on the website right on the homepage. You can find them on our Instagram or just go to the Dania Improv website or the Funny Bone Orlando website directly find us. Buy your tickets there. Don't pay no man's tax on the commercial break tickets. We are not in cahoots here. This is not us. This is them. Whoever them is, I don't know, whoever is stupid enough to buy our ticket might as well bought Dick Tracy posters. TCB Podcast.com more information about Chrissy and I. All the audio, all the video and your free sticker at the contact us button. Add the commercial break on Instagram TCB podcast on Tik Tok YouTube.com the commercial break and 212-433-3822 questions, comments, concerns, content, ideas? We take them all. Okay, Chrissy, I guess that's all I can do for today.

[D]

I think so.

[B]

But I'll say I love you. I love you.

[D]

Best to you, best to you and.

[B]

Best you out there in the podcast universe. And thanks to our friend Morgan J. Until next time. We always say, we do say and we must say goodbye, Sake a dick and keep on licking.