The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz

The Big Suey: Shut Up, Kids (Cha-Cha-Cha!)

Date: August 20, 2025
Location: Elser Hotel, Downtown Miami
Hosts: Dan Le Batard, Stugotz, Greg Cody, Chris Cody, Billy

Overview

This episode of The Big Suey is a quintessential slice of the Le Batard universe: a blend of irreverent personal stories, workplace comedy, South Florida color, and the group’s signature blend of teasing and heart. The discussion orbits the awkwardness and hijinks of Greg Cody’s “performance” at his wife’s work birthday dinner, spiraling outward into riffs on family dynamics, generational quirks, office party etiquette, tombstone inscriptions, and podcast absurdities. It’s equal parts roast and roast beef—full of gentle ribbing, visual gags requiring explanation, and introspection on legacy, with the title emerging from their collective irritation at kids yelling “cha-cha-cha!” during "Happy Birthday."

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Office Birthday Dinner Saga

[01:40–10:42]

• Context: Chris Cody introduces the viral video of his dad Greg at wife Earlene’s office birthday dinner. Greg is caught on camera appearing bored and scrolling his phone while the "Happy Birthday" song is sung for his wife.
• The Drinking Backstory:
  • Greg admits: “I probably shouldn’t have had that third Old Fashioned.” ([03:37])
  • Chris reveals Greg was also seen nursing a glass of wine during the video—“So mixing.”
• Riffing on Greg’s Tech Skills & Enthusiasm:
  • Greg fumbles with his phone trying to record the song, “The camera logo on my phone has disappeared... poking the camera to click a button and start spelling camera to get...” ([05:10])
  • Billy teases: “He was struggling. You could see the screen never changes. He couldn't do what he was trying to do.” ([04:56])
  • Stugotz: “His functions are not going to work correctly... he’s stuck at password.” ([05:20])
  • Chris: “There are clearly people already videoing this...” ([05:54])
• Office Social Dynamics:
  • The group lambasts the forced enthusiasm of office birthday culture and the “kiss asses.”
  • Billy: “These people are dead inside. They don't want to be there any more than your father does. And your father handles it every year by drinking too much.” ([09:32])
  • Greg claims his “priority right then was being hell bent to record this song,” and feebly asserts, “It shows how much I love my wife.”
  • Chris: “Three quarters of the way into the song, you know, you had the idea, late reaction.” ([10:14])

2. The Awkwardness of Singing "Happy Birthday"

[10:25–12:56]

• Universal Relatability:
  • Greg: “The idea you gotta sing Happy Birthday is such a... I really don’t like that song at all. Nobody likes it. Nobody wants to sing it.” ([10:25])
• The "Name" Problem:
  • Greg bemoans the confusion at the “Happy Birthday dear [NAME]” moment: “Nobody knows what to say when it comes down to the name. And everybody murmurs it.” ([10:43])
  • Dan jokes about longing for the low bar of a birthday party where you don’t know the honoree’s name: “I strive for the day where I can casually get invited to a birthday dinner where I don’t know the person well enough to know their name.” ([11:43])
• "Cha-Cha-Cha" Epidemic:
  • Billy: “Kids now, also Brune. I know you guys have kids. They say cha cha cha after every line. It’s so annoying.” ([10:47])
  • Greg: “So annoying.”
  • Billy: “Shut up, kids.” ([10:54])
  • Stugotz: “Put it on the poll, please. At LeBatardShow. Shut up, kids. Okay, fine. Shut up, kids. Cha cha cha.” ([10:56])

3. Forced Affection & Birthday Speeches

[12:13–14:15]

• Workplace Traditions:
  • Chris shares, “My mom’s big on that... now, everybody stand up...” ([12:17])
  • Greg admits, “There was a couple of those. I actually stood up and said something that your mother acknowledged was very sweet.”
  • Chris: “I'm sure you spoke quickly.”
  • Greg: “I like to be concise.”
• Gift-Giving and Social Pressure:
  • Billy teases: “Did anyone... did you notice any, like, over eager gift givers.” ([12:56])
  • Chris: “That must suck for these people.” ([13:01])
  • Stugotz imagines making the crew do the same for him or Greg.

4. Greg Cody’s Evolving Legacy: Tombstones, Toes, and Statues

[17:09–27:44]

• Tombstone Contest:
  • Stugotz: “I probably shouldn't have had that third Old Fashioned is a place that I want to put it on your father's tombstone.” ([17:09])
  • Consensus emerges for a DraftKings-sponsored tombstone inscription contest.
  • Greg is game: “Yeah. And then if I happen to pass away suddenly and unexpectedly, it'll be ironic.” ([18:32])
• Alternative Epitaphs:
  • “Is he really dead? You never know.” ([18:21])
  • Billy: “Live your life with aplomb and alacrity.”
  • Greg: “I was thinking more of ‘thousands waited in line to see my toenail’...”
• Greg’s Famous Toenail:
  • Talk of the infamous toenail pilgrimage: “Thousands of people gathered to see his toe... one of the most amazing things the show has ever done.” ([20:20])
  • Greg: “I have a toenail in a plastic case, but it’s not that toenail in my office. And I think it is that.”
• Statue Ambitions:
  • Greg pitches a slightly-larger-than-life statue of himself, ideally in his own front yard: “I would love it... I would build a whole thing around it... landscape around the statue. And I would also like a very lightweight version... I could carry my statue with me, like a bowling ball.” ([35:12])
  • Chris: “You want a statue of yourself for your yard? If we got it for you, you would put it in your yard.”
  • Greg: “I would love it.” ([35:12])
  • Recurring debate on whether Greg more resembles Papi, Jeffrey Loria, or LBJ.

5. Real or Fake Podcast Game

[28:09–34:06]

• Segment Premise: Dan reads weird podcast names; the group guesses if they’re real.
• Highlights:
  • Café Con Lindor (Francisco Lindor): “That is a real podcast.” ([29:08])
  • Club 619 with Rey Mysterio: Fake.
  • Now What with Gary Vee: Fake.
  • Get in the Game with Jason Hanson: Real, to general disbelief.
  • Soup Son with Jeff Supan: Fake—but everyone wants it to be real for the pun.
• Meta-Humor:
  • Stugotz: “You’re not that creative. You wouldn't make that up. That's too ridiculous to be fake.” ([32:07])
  • Dan: “I made a musical guy!” ([32:03])

6. Odds and Ends

[36:09–end]

• Joe Biden Voice:
  • Billy: “He had legs.”
  • Greg: “Yeah, exactly.” ([36:10])
• If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You—The Movie:
  • Stugotz: “That's the greatest title I’ve ever heard for a movie. Put it on the poll at Le Batard Show.”
• Self-Assessment as a Friend:
  • Stugotz analyzes Greg’s view of himself: “He doesn't think he's a very good friend... he’s not coming to you...”
  • Greg: “I'm not an attentive friend. I would say if I'm self-analyzing.” ([37:46])
• Did Greg remember any coworkers’ names?
  • Chris: “What are their names?”
  • Greg: “Well, that's Cam and... and his wife. And... and the nodding person at the end. I’m not positive.” ([40:23])
  • “Less than half,” he confesses, if put to a quiz.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Greg Cody on the video evidence:
  • “I probably shouldn’t have had that third Old Fashioned.” — Greg Cody ([03:37])
  • “The camera logo on my phone has disappeared. I now have to click... poking the camera...” ([05:10])
• Stugotz on office birthday parties:
  • “These people are dead inside. They don’t want to be there any more than your father does. And your father handles it every year by drinking too much.” ([09:32])
• Billy on ‘Cha-Cha-Cha’ in Happy Birthday:
  • “Shut up, kids. Cha cha cha.” ([10:54])
• Greg on singing Happy Birthday:
  • “I really don’t like that song at all. Nobody likes it. Nobody wants to sing it.” ([10:25])
• Tombstone banter:
  • “What do you put on Greg Cody’s tombstone?” — Stugotz ([17:21])
  • “Thousands waited in line to see my toenail. I think that would work.” — Greg Cody ([19:23])
• Statue dreams:
  • “I would love it... I would build a whole thing around it.” — Greg Cody ([35:12])
  • “And I would also like a very lightweight version of that statue that I could carry around with me... Think of it as like a bowling ball.” ([35:41])
• Greg, sheepishly, on his wife’s co-workers:
  • “Well, that’s Cam and... and his wife. And... and the nodding person at the end. I’m not positive.” ([40:23])
  • “Less than half,” if asked to name everyone ([40:43])

Key Segment Timestamps

• Office Birthday Video & Drinks: 01:40–10:42
• Happy Birthday Song Awkwardness & Kids’ “Cha-Cha-Cha”: 10:25–12:56
• Forced Birthday Toasts/Speeches: 12:13–14:15
• Tombstone & Toenail Legacy: 17:09–21:33
• Statue Discussion: 24:54–27:44, 35:12–35:50
• Real/Fake Podcast Game: 28:09–34:06
• Friendship Self-Reflection: 37:46–38:10
• Greg’s Knowledge of Party Guests: 40:23–41:00

Tone & Style

• Language: Irreverent, self-effacing, quick banter; teases veer into affection.
• Vibe: South Florida quirkiness, intra-family roast, with moments of genuine introspection.

Summary by segments:

• Greg Cody becomes the lovable, bumbling protagonist of an office birthday viral video, earning a group roast and introspective reflection about aging, family, and legacy.
• The “Happy Birthday” traditions, especially kids’ “cha-cha-cha” interruptions, are universally panned.
• Playful fantasy emerges around what should be written on Greg’s tombstone and the construction of his self-aggrandizing (but loving) statue.
• A metafictional podcast game highlights the absurdity and saturation of podcast culture.
• The group explores what it means to be a good friend, a good husband, and an enduring character in the LeBatard universe—even if you can’t remember anyone’s name at the party.

For listeners or non-listeners alike, this episode is a classic example of the show’s charm: the personal is always public, the mockery is loving, and the details (whether toenail, tombstone, or turkey) are always larger than life.