Pun Showdown in the Sky Club with Matthew Brousard - CHIT CHAT WEDNESDAY

Summary

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The JTrain Podcast

Episode: "Pun Showdown in the Sky Club"

Guest: Matthew Broussard
Host: Jared Freid
Date: September 17, 2025

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Episode Overview

This special "Chit Chat Wednesday" episode of The JTrain Podcast features stand-up comedian and wordplay expert Matthew Broussard. The conversation weaves through the comedy world, unexpected financial wins, the ins and outs of airline lounge culture, and, of course, a pun showdown. The tone is playful, honest, and self-deprecating, offering a safe, fun space for both minor "luxury complaints" and deeper comedic insights. The banter is rich with jokes, relatable gripes, and a look at how comedians think about everything from money to the evolving scene in Austin and the grind of joke writing.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Financial Windfalls and Real Estate Adventures

[06:10 – 16:24]

• Matthew’s Condo Story: Matthew shares a surprisingly lucrative real estate experience in Austin—originally purchased to take advantage of the comedy scene and potential rental income, the condo quickly became the target of aggressive buyout offers.

  • A mysterious buyer started offering to purchase all units in Matthew’s building, rumored (but unconfirmed) to be a representative of Matthew McConaughey.

    “You know who's doing this, right? … Matthew McConaughey is our next door neighbor.” — Matthew [12:30]

  • Texas law allows a buyer to force a sale if they own 80% of condo units, creating a "game theory" dynamic among the owners.

• Result: The building’s owners band together, negotiate hard, and end up selling at a significant profit, far above market value.

  • “We play hardball and get 40% of our market. Whoa. And sell it in two years.” — Matthew [13:50]
  • Jared jokes about the addictive nature of a lucky win:

    “Now you're probably like a real estate investor. You know, the Mogul... this is like a lucky win. Right? Or this is lucky.” — Jared [14:12]

• Reflections on Luck vs. Strategy: Both comics emphasize humility, noting their success isn't easily replicable and warning against gambler’s thinking.

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2. The Delta Sky Club Water Spout Controversy

[16:24 – 37:33]

• The Complaint: Matthew describes a sign at the Delta Sky Club lounge instructing guests to use compostable cups when filling water bottles. He finds it unnecessary and indicative of "germaphobic hysteria."

  • “This risk is, is truly a, a non issue. I think it is germaphobic hysterical brought on by big soap companies.” — Matthew [30:07]

  • “I'm making out with the chairs... I think when people wipe down stuff at the gym, I think that’s crazy.” — Jared [30:53]

• Culture Clash: The hosts riff on how societal attitudes toward germs have shifted post-COVID, and discuss Reddit’s reaction—a split between those agreeing it’s silly and those calling it unhygienic.
• Old School Lounge Lore: Jared nostalgically recalls the days of giant Aquafina bottles and plastic cups—his rituals for pre-flight hydration before airline lounges became more eco (and rule) conscious.

  • “I used to take the full 1 liter bottle…walk on…my goal was to finish 1 Aquafina 1.75 liter bottle on my trip.” — Jared [35:35]

• Moralizing Through Hygiene: Both comedians note how simple actions (like not wiping down a gym mat) now get tangled with perceived morality.

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3. Comedy Scenes: Evolution, Tribalism, and Authenticity

[16:46 – 26:39]

• Austin Comedy Scene: The duo analyzes Austin’s current comedy climate, noting its self-mythologizing, the rise and backlash of “edgy” and “clean” comedy, and the new wave of absurdist, experimental acts.

  • “The Austin scene is…the things they do well are not the things they think they do well. The voice…is not that conservative edgelord stuff. It just makes young people sound old Austin when they joke like that.” — Matthew [22:09]

  • “Comedy got too progressive…and then…here comes Shane Gillis and Skanks... Now it’s too easy to get a laugh saying a slur. Now I think things are going goofy and weird and silly.” — Matthew [23:04]

• On Clean Comedy and Fan Culture: Jared likens clean comedy fandom to fandom of Dave Matthews Band—it’s never about the content itself, but the “weird tribalism” among its fans.

  • “Dave Matthews Band is not a bad band. It’s the fans you don’t like.” — Jared [16:46]

• Finding Your Voice: Both discuss the insecurity that comes with niche comedy, and the struggle for mainstream vs. "comic’s comic" respect.

  • "It makes you so insecure. Like, am I doing this completely wrong? And then you have more success and had a mainstream crowd. You're like, no, there's a value to this." — Matthew [28:26]

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4. Reddit, Champagne Complaints, and the Search for Safe Spaces

[03:19, 46:42]

• Reddit as a Home for Minor Grievances: Matthew describes Reddit as “the least toxic” social platform (in a backhanded way), especially for exchanging luxury gripes like Sky Club annoyances.

  • “I posted it on the Delta Reddit, which is a luxury lounge complaint box of its own. And I love it.” — Matthew [03:48]

• Safe Space for ‘Champagne Complaints’: Jared and Matthew fantasize about starting a subreddit specifically for privileged grievances—a guilt-free spot for minor but relatable struggles.

  • “If you create the subreddit, you can format it however you want so you can have native videos.” — Matthew [47:08]

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5. Hygiene, Health, and Men’s Skincare

[38:15 – 39:41]

• Hygiene Hypothesis: Matthew (with science cred from his parents) brings up the “hygiene hypothesis”: early exposure to germs builds immunity.

  • “An exposure to antigens early on in life makes you more resistant to them later.” — Matthew [38:15]

• Skin Care Digression: The comics briefly debate whether less fuss about skincare really leads to better skin, with Jared theorizing that less stress (and no makeup) is the real secret.

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• On Financial Humility:

  “I do think that arrogance is a type of sincerity. Bragging is a type of authenticity…” — Matthew [06:41]

• On Comedy Tribalism:

  “People who think comedy should never be offensive and people who think comedy should only be offensive. I hate both of them.” — Matthew [26:29]

• On Changing Comedy Scenes:

  “We work so hard on being…authentically ourselves…they’re like, nope, be a weird character. Be a different character every week. Don’t make jokes. Just freestyle.” — Matthew [25:08]

• On Old-School Water Bottling:

  “I used to take the full 1 liter bottle.…My goal was to finish 1 Aquafina 1.75 liter bottle on my trip.” — Jared [35:35]

• On Germaphobia & Modern Life:

  “I think it is germaphobic hysteria brought on by big soap companies.” — Matthew [30:07]
  “I'm making out with the chairs... I think when people wipe down stuff at the gym, I think that's crazy.” — Jared [30:53]

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The Pun Game Showdown

[40:59 – 46:35]

Jared puts Matthew—creator of the Instagram game show "Monday Punday"—to the test with a series of children’s pun questions.

• Highlights:
  • Jared attempts to play “Pun with Puns,” reading the set-up to classic puns for kids.
  • Matthew struggles at first (“A book just fell on my head… I only have my shelf to blame” [42:06]), but hits his stride with lines like:
    • “How does the moon cut his hair? Eclipse it.” [44:26]
    • “What do astronauts do before throwing a party in space? They planet.” [46:22]
  • The friendly competition wraps up with laughter and mutual respect for how differently comedic brains work.

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Important Timestamps

| Timestamp | Segment | Description | |-----------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------| | 06:10 | Financial Windfall | Matthew shares story about condo buyout | | 12:30 | Rumor of McConaughey buying building | The deal’s mysterious buyer is discussed | | 22:09 | Austin Comedy Analysis | Matthew critiques the city’s comedy scene | | 30:07 | Lounge Water Spout Complaint | Matthew presents his case against the Delta sign | | 35:35 | Sky Club Nostalgia | Jared reminisces about the days of massive water bottles | | 38:15 | Hygiene Hypothesis | Discussing germs, immunity, and science | | 40:59 | Pun Game Showdown Begins | Jared quizzing Matthew with children’s puns | | 44:26 | Matthew nails the “Eclipse it” pun | A win in the game! | | 46:22 | Final pun, “They planet” | Triumphant conclusion to the game | | 47:03 | Reddit, Champagne Complaints | The concept of a safe space for luxury gripes |

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Closing Thoughts

The episode is a playful, wide-ranging chat about the joys and absurdities of modern life, filtered through the lens of two sharp comics. From “champagne complaints” about airport lounges to the nuances of comedy scene tribalism, Jared and Matthew deliver honesty, humility, laughs, and a few groan-worthy puns—reminding listeners that no topic is too frivolous to be funny or too serious to unpack with a joke.

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Follow:

• Matthew Broussard: Instagram: @mondaypunday
• Jared Freid: Tour Dates at jaredfreid.com

Special Mention: Check out Matthew’s comedy special on YouTube and tune into his “Pun Show” game on Instagram.

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Transcript

[A]

Chit Chat Wednesday for you to listen to. I have a guess who will be your new boo. You're gonna love them too. Chit Chat Wednesday. I hope you're having a good day today. I hope it's gonna be a perfect week, too. I hope you have a nice poo. It's a ch. Chitchat Wednesday, too. Hello and welcome to the J Train Podcast. It's a Chit Chat Wednesday, and today's guest is Matthew Broussard. Matthew Broussard is hilarious. He has a special on YouTube that I would encourage you to go watch because it's fantastic. It's. It's got so many jokes in it. And today's episode only happened because I got a text from Mr. Bouchard asking me about an issue he had at the Delta Sky Club. And that really makes me feel good that he came to me. I was the first name he thought of. Your dear old uncle J Train when it came to a Delta Sky Club luxury issue. Because he did put it on Reddit. And there was some debate on Reddit about this water spout that is at the Delta Sky Club. And I'm familiar with that water spout. But then I had a story of my own about how I used to drink water at the Delta Sky Club. Again, this sounds ridiculous. This is so stupid. And that's why it makes me happy. And it's a great thing for us to chit chit about. We also talk about him having a financial windfall. He bought some real estate. That turned out in his favor. He also does puns. I've known Broussard for a long time. He'd come to the seller with this big book of puns and he'd have you guess them. And it always made me feel stupid. But he turned it into like a game show that he's doing on his Instagram. You can go watch it right now. And then at the end of this episode, we'll we play a pun game. So I have him finish the puns and he is really good at it. It's just the way, you know, we talk about how our brains work and how we're good at some things and bad at other things. It's just a good talk about comedy and strengths and weaknesses and all those things. Love today's episode. I really want you to check it out. Let me know what you thought in the comments and come see me on the road. I am in Kansas City this weekend and then Richmond, D.C. we have a lot of theater shows coming. Go to jaredfree.com for the tickets. Assemble the group. Chat. Enjoy. Hello and welcome to the J Train Podcast. This is J Train Jared Free, coming live from Delray Beach, Florida. That's right, every Wednesday. Chit Chat Wednesday, where I sit with a comedian, an expert, a friend. Today we have all three. Comedian, expert in wordplay. I'm gonna give this guy and. And at the end of this show, we're gonna get into that. I'm gonna see how good he is at his craft. But also hilarious comedian and friend, Matthew Broussard. Thank you for coming on the show, Jared.

[B]

Thank you. Third, third time. It gets better every time. Big fan. Happy to be here.

[A]

Well, we're texting. Yesterday, you really, you really gave a great compliment to me. And I wanna, I wanna. Two things you did were you came to me with a frivolous issue, which. And that's why we're here today. You texted me about this water situation at the Delta Sky Club. I'm like, I'm so happy that when you think of weird complaint about the Delta Sky Club, you thought of me. Like, I don't know if you went.

[B]

To other people first, but I posted it on Reddit. That was the first thing I did, was post it on the Delta Reddit, which is a luxury lounge complaint box of its own. And I love it.

[A]

Yeah, I'm not on the Reddit. I think it's. I don't know. All I've heard is, like, bad horror stories. But I'm sure there's a way to use it in the way you're using it that, like, you can find your corner of Reddit. Like, you can find your corner of. Yeah, anything.

[B]

I actually posted this yesterday. Reddit has become the least toxic of social media apps, which is concerning because it hasn't changed at all. It's. Everything else has come rushing past. It can be what you want it to be, and I like it for that. I posted. Should I tell them what I sent you? What's the other thing you said two compliments.

[A]

There are two comments before we get there. So I like that you thought of me. Then you. We get on Zoom and I'm like, about to start, and you're like, is this a safe space to talk about financial windfalls or talk about finances? And I. And then you said, it feels like a place I can do that. Which I love. I love that. Like, I. I like this world that I've created where someone goes, I want to talk about something that someone would look at me and go, like, the most. I like that the most miserable on the Internet would be very uncomfortable here.

[B]

Like, like, yeah, you're right. We shouldn't be trying to make those people happy.

[A]

No, I, I, and I got, I gotta be me. And listen, I just like Reddit. I've stayed the same, so I haven't really moved from this spot. I've always liked complaining about frivolous issues. You know, to me, you can talk, you can speak. And this is the thing that the Internet, quote, unquote, the miseries, want, don't want. You can speak about money and things that are good in your life without being a bragger. There's such a thing as class. There's such a thing as having fun with the subject. There's also such a thing. And this is the thing that the Internet really lacks, is talking about something going on for you that's great or bad and understanding that there are worse things going on in the world. Like, like, like the, you know, the, the idea that you're talking about this and not. And, and not, you know, you know, not, you know, acknowledging that there's issues abroad. Like, anyone could cut you at the knees.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

That's why this is a safe space. So what happened? What? Financial windfall. And everyone needs to go follow Matthew Broussard, hilarious comic. He's got a special that's on YouTube that is, like, so packed with jokes that you're gonna go, you're gonna go, what are we even doing here? With other specials? And then he's got this game show that we're gonna talk about called the, you know, the pun show. So I, I want everyone to go watch that. But we're gonna talk about the puns at the end. Okay. What's your financial windfall?

[B]

Just, Just to reply to what you just said, I do think that arrogance is a type of sincerity. Bragging is a type of authenticity that is sometimes lost. And, and what we specifically do, because it focuses on the downside. So let me just. Oh, this feels good. We bought a condo in Austin. I remember this now. I remember you had bought two years ago.

[A]

Two years ago. And this was gonna be like you guys were gonna air and you're married and, and you guys were gonna do this like Airbnb. Maybe we'll get taxed from there type of lifestyle.

[B]

Go to spots at Joe Rogan's club and just have a place. I go there so often, have a place to stay. It wasn't crazy expensive.

[A]

And you're from the area.

[B]

I grew up in Texas and Laura went to college in Austin. So we have connections There. But we found this place, incredible location, pretty small, wide open rental policy, which is incredibly unheard of.

[A]

I, I, you had told me this story and I know where this is going, but go on. You do? Yes. I'm excited for you. This is huge.

[B]

And we just said we'll rent it out, you know, short term leases and then come there when we want. It's in an otherwise like neighborhood of mansions. What this place is, is if you, if you drive into it, it looks like a motel with 20 units that's been there since the 60s. So very out of place there.

[A]

You do, there is some who it's, I'm no real estate guy. I'm the only one who ever lost money on a Manhattan property, ever.

[B]

That's impressive.

[A]

Yeah, I'm good at what I do. I, they do. There is a saying of, I think you want to be like the, the poorest house in the richest neighborhood. Like yes, you know, so you are in this like, you know, complex if, you know, and I'm sure someone wouldn't think it would be there if it's a neighborhood of mansions. You would just think this would be another mansion. Not like a, you know, like, you know, starter home condos thing that you guys got involved in, which I'm sure is very nice, but maybe doesn't fit the area.

[B]

It does not fit the area. It is, it is an anomaly and it is a kind of a nature abhors, a vacuum type situation. We all, all of us in the HOA who mostly rent out got started getting emails, individual offers from someone who said they're interested in buying up the place unit by unit, which is an interesting way to divide and conquer. So they go, this is just some clown. What is this? There's no way they have the money. The math doesn't even work out.

[A]

Let me, let me ask you a question. What is the goal of like divide and conquer with this building if you're rich enough to like pluck each one? Is it to say, hey, we're going to make your life a living hell once we own 90% of the building? What is the goal there?

[B]

We were worried about that. We all certainly, certainly thought about that. What happens when they get the majority share and say, hey, we're shutting off water for three months to do repairs and then kneecap everyone?

[A]

We were just crazy that that is like someone has that in mind for other people. It's crazy that that's an option on the list of options.

[B]

Yep. Elon Musk did that to a whole city and force Them out. I don't know. It doesn't exist anymore.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

Yeah, the, there is a rule in Texas. If you take ownership of 80% of the units, you can force the others to sell. Which now this becomes game theory.

[A]

Yeah, well, now it becomes your game theory was my favorite part of being an econ major. And this idea of if you work together, you guys will, will be better off than going on your own. Because if he does, if this, if whoever this person is gets 80 of the building now forced to sell is different than will we will sell is very different. You know, selling standard. Okay.

[B]

Potentially below markets and, and they come in with all at market offers, which sucks for us because we, that's what we bought it for two years ago. And this, you know, a big part of this was hold on to this for a while, make some passive income. And we had just paid it off. We actually paid it off ahead of schedule and owned it flat out the month before. Come on. I'm, I am financially very aggressive.

[A]

Look at you. Okay.

[B]

Interest.

[A]

We love this. We love this. I just bought a car. All cash. I'm with you. I, I.

[B]

Good for you.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I was very, I, I, There's a moment where you hand over that check and you go, ah. Like you get, it's like taking off a band aid and then you get it off and you go, I'm kind of happy I did it this way. Like I, I, I guess I wouldn't know another way. I've never had a lease, so yeah, you know, I wouldn't know what monthly payments, but I have had a mortgage and you know, to pay just HOA is like and, and taxes. It's like, what a pleasure. Yeah.

[B]

Yes, yes. So we were like, oh, this turns this into a, it was a flat, financially flat endeavor, which is great with taxes, with mortgage, with fees and repairs. We were kind of making about what we were spending every year. And then we're like, okay, now we're in profit zone. Now this extra, I don't know, thousand dollars a month turns into expenses, turns into thousand profit. We can basically say that we cut that off our own rent while it's out there, pretend it's not even there. We had incredible managers who took care of, took care of the property and I was just so excited. There's also like a calculator function where you can say, if I pay off $2,000 today, what does it save me over the price of the loan?

[A]

And listen to everyone listening or watching on YouTube. This is not how normal comedians Think this is. This outside of the comedy world that we are in. But I. I'm. I'm excited for you. This is great. So you're. You're in the green, you're getting a thousand a month. Ish.

[B]

Something like that. Yeah.

[A]

And now living is easier than it was before. I love it.

[B]

Yes. Over this financial hurdle, these offers start coming in. And we have a neighbor that we really like who just messaged us privately. He goes, you know who's doing this, right? You know who's moving in next door. We go, who? He goes, Matthew McConaughey is our next door neighbor. And I think that this. This shady buyer who has tons of money and wants to just buy up this property that's clearly does not financially carry the weight of the. The purchase price is potentially him. This is allegedly. Allegedly.

[A]

Allegedly.

[B]

I can't confirm any of this.

[A]

Allegedly A representative of. Or allegedly. But, you know, we never got confirmation, but, you know, your neighbor is Matthew McConaughey.

[B]

That's what. That's what we. What's what we believe. Yeah, sure. That's what I believe. There's no. I have no confirmation of that besides rumors swirling.

[A]

But. Okay, so the rumor is that there's a guy who's like, hey, why don't you McConaughey your way out of here? And it's. And it's. All right. All right. All right Productions is trying to buy, well, you know, your apartment below Faye. You know, below the value. So what do you.

[B]

So, yeah, they're trying to turn into a tequila distillery or something.

[A]

Right. It's. It's a weird cowboy, upscale vest company. They're. They're gonna.

[B]

Yeah. Three thousand dollar vests, and that's all they sell. Three acre plot. We play hardball and get 40% of our market. Whoa. And sell it in two years.

[A]

So this guy was motivated. This is.

[B]

Yeah. Covered all the costs. Just. Yeah.

[A]

So you're out. You're. You're officially out.

[B]

We're all out. Yeah.

[A]

Here's. Here's the great part one. You won my. There's. There's pros and cons to everything here. Here. Here's my warning to you. And I don't mean to be, you know, Jared. Negativity. I don't want to be the cloud, because this is a win. Pop the champagne. There is, like a gambling nature to this where you're like, you're at the casino still and you're probably. Now. You're probably like, now you're like a real estate investor. You know, the Mogul. Yeah, you're. I mean, like, this either sets you into this real estate mode where you start picturing other properties, but, like, this is like a lucky win. Right. Or this is lucky.

[B]

And I'm. I'm. I'm. I know math enough to know that this is not going to happen again.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

It was. It was fortunate. Especially while the Austin market was turning downwards. We. One thing we were disappointed is, like, well, we can't sell it. This is. This has been, you know, year over year, growing until then we bought it and apparently. But we bought it right as it was stagnating.

[A]

I mean, I'm in. I'm in Delray Beach. I just looked at a apartment near me, and everything's coming down here. They said that, you know, Broward county, which is next to where I am, is more people moving out than in, like, because the thing is, the 2020 pandemic, people, that bubble has kind of popped, you know, so.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And those areas that everyone's like, work from home. This is my new life. You know, for some, that worked out and it's great. And for others, they go, not what I thought. And I'm going to go back to. From which I came or to a new spot, you know.

[B]

Yeah. Yeah. It's shifting in the whole real estate. This is not a real estate podcast.

[A]

Yes. We've got. This is what Chitchat Wednesday is all about. I love it. So.

[B]

But it's authentic. We want to buy in New York now. Yeah.

[A]

So you're going to buy in New York.

[B]

We have a lot of cash we're sitting on now because the full sale went to us. We had just paid it off. So we had, like. And, like.

[A]

Like a crazy amount of money. Probably more than. Yeah, that. More than I've ever had. Ever had. Right. That's great. I love it. Congratulations.

[B]

Thank you so much.

[A]

And now this brings us to your issue. Now your issues have changed. Now you have Delta Sky Club issues with all your.

[B]

One thing I will say, and this is, I guess, a point of humility in this whole investment. My investment for the. For the place wasn't financial. I was very much speculating on the Austin comedy market being a good place to be adjacent to.

[A]

Right. This was.

[B]

And I can admit that forecasting.

[A]

Yeah. One went up. I guess I would take the money over Austin being a good comedy scene.

[B]

Sure.

[A]

You know, like, what's it like to do comedy in Austin? Like, as a reasonable comedian, as a New York City comedian. Because what happens is. And I just got a message I talked about this on my Patreon coffee with J Train. This. This tribalism that comes with clean comedy that I think is, like, a little weird and off putting. Like, I. Listen, I am not against clean comedy. I'm. I'm for it. I think, again, I have this thing, the Dave Matthews Band theory. Dave Matthews Band is not a bad band. It's the fans you don't like. So, yes, clean comedy is not bad. It is the fans that I see the Facebook pages that feel like they're attaching themselves as somehow a better person. I got a message, and I kind of, like, talked this out with myself, and I got a message that was like, jared, I love clean comedy because I can show it to my parents. I'm like, well, that is, like, the reason to, like. I love that you're excited about it. I love that, you know, we know I. I would consider you clean in a way, but you're. You know, I don't even know if I. I wouldn't think of you that way now that I'm, like, talking out.

[B]

Like, I love clean comedy because I love money.

[A]

Right. Well, that's. Here's the thing.

[B]

That's the part of it that appeals to me, but I don't do clean.

[A]

But here's why a lot of clean comics don't get the respect, or maybe there's maybe a little bit of, like, punch back at them is because it's almost like they got into a profession that isn't a money profession to make money. Like, when you go clean with this thought of, like, I'm gonna do corporate gigs and make a billion dollars doing comedy, it's like, why don't just be a banker? Like, why not work less hard, you know? Like, why not? Yeah, you know, like, you can work. You can go work at Morgan Stanley and, like, and you can have the money for. You know, there's a Tony Kornheiser who. I listen to his podcast, and he's always like, if you want to be a billion, you want to make money going the money business, you know, don't go in the arts, you know, like, so. But we do meet those people that are like, you can tell. Like, it's a taste. You taste it, you go, oh, you. There's a plan here that isn't like, start. Didn't start with, I like being funny, you know, like, yes, yes.

[B]

And, you know, we can see that, but most audiences can't. So good for them. It's. It's. It's. It's what people want to do. And yeah, I agree, it's, it's very weird and off putting to me, but I, I can't apply my own personal rules to other people is how I try to think of it.

[A]

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[B]

Why do you. Are you relating clean comedy to the Austin scene? Is that why you brought that up?

[A]

So I brought it up. Well, it's, it's the. You know what I think that there's an emotional, like, bias when someone's like, I love clean comedy because you don't need to be dirty to make a funny joke. And it becomes this, like, tribalism. I think that's happened with Austin where it's tough to get, like, a rational opinion, because I've met people in Austin who are like, it's the best scene. All the best stuff comes from here. And I'm like, this feels like an emotionally biased point of view. You have done comedy in New York, Louisiana. Austin. What would you. What would be your un. Because I trust your opinion. What would be your feeling on the Austin scene?

[B]

The Austin scene is the things they do well are not the things they think they do well. The voice of that scene is not that conservative edgelord stuff. It just makes young people sound old Austin when they joke like that. Sorry to them. But it's like, yeah, I grew up on Opie and Anthony. You're not doing something new. You're just doing something that hasn't been popular for a little while.

[A]

Right?

[B]

And now it is. So now. Now you sound like the herd. I think there's. Austin always has a weirdness to it. I know that sounds trite, but there's a goofiness to it. The scene is actually kind of divided with i35, the 6th Street Crew, which is this very much the either mothership or the. The scraps from it. But then the east side kind of exists in rebellion to it, similar to the east side of la, similar to Brooklyn Weird. And it's what they've realized. I think we talk way too much.

[A]

About it, but I think action, reaction. This is gravity. Action, reaction.

[B]

And then a third direction was things went too liberal under Trump one. Right. Comedy got too progressive and too sanctimonious. And then that got tiring because it became inauthentic. And then here comes Shane Gillis and Skanks. And then it went the other way. And now it's become too free speech. Now it's too easy to get a laugh saying a slur. And now I think things are going goofy and weird and silly. And I think Casey Rocket and Miles Jordan and a couple of guys like that. I wish I could name them all, but they're doing something that's weirder and experimental. And now we're moving into.

[A]

Yeah, we might. We might be getting, like, a Mr. Show thing going on. Or you, like. You kind of see Rick Glassman's podcast getting this, like, huge pop on Tick Tock, and it doesn't have the following. But it gets a pop.

[B]

Like, yeah, he's doing great.

[A]

Better than the following. I've met him in person. Really nice guy. Funny, funny, funny. Like. And. But you watch those clips, you go, oh, this is absurdist. Yeah, there is. And maybe there's a. You know, there is. It's. I think you're right on the money. You know that absurdist that. You know, that. Like. Do you remember the show Human Giant? The. The first disease show? No, no, it was Rob. Aziz Ansari. It was on mtv. And I'm. And.

[B]

And I know about it, but I don't.

[A]

Great, great sketch show. And I'm. I'm losing the last name. And he's a really famous guy. And him and Rob Hubel have their podcast together. So there. That's kind of the. The vein of absurdist, goofy, wacky thing, you know. But I'm gonna do something that you were like, what the fuck is going on here? Nathan Fiedler getting fed by a big marionette puppet, you know, sucking at the tea.

[B]

Like, all that Zucker, Zack Zucker, Tim Robinson, I think is really what's kind of pushed this whole thing. But I think Austin's going to have an emergence of that. It's actually going to. The whole conservative comedy, free speech stuff is kind of a smokescreen against what's really going to emerge from there. And I think we're going to see some. Some of that talent come out. It's going to be wonderful. And it's the thing you and I are both terrible at.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's not my thing.

[B]

We work so hard on being, like, authentically ourselves. Just, I want to be the most me I can possibly be. Warts and all. And they're like, nope, be a weird character. Be a different character every week. Don't make jokes. Just freestyle. Like, I'm gonna go, I can't buy a house.

[A]

Right? I watch Zack Zucker. That's his name, right?

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And I watch some of it. I'm like, what's his name?

[B]

Jack Tucker is his name.

[A]

Is that what. Well, he does his whole. The show that he's been doing recently. And if you're listening, go look him up. I mean, the show is hilarious. It's him doing, like, a hack comic, you know, and like, among others. Yeah, yeah. And. And. And I watch his. And I'm like, please, if you do a joke premise that I'm doing, I will jump out the window. Like, I. I do have that feeling. And if it's like, if you don't feel that way if you're angry at it, you're wrong, you've lost, you know, but if you're good, I think the way I'm looking at it, you know, I'm giving myself a compliment. But I'm watching this going, please don't do the joke that I have about dating apps. And I'm like, because if I hear it, I gotta get rid of the joke. I gotta lose it. I gotta take it personally. I'm a hack. I gotta, you know, but same. So listen, everyone, go find all the names we just mentioned. You know, rewind and go find.

[B]

But listen, tick tock. They'll find you, right?

[A]

They're probably already on your phone. So. Okay, we have an issue.

[B]

One more point on Austin. And this is just my whole summary of it. People who think comedy should never be offensive and people who think comedy should only be offensive. I hate both of them.

[A]

So, yeah, I agree.

[B]

Those are the extremes I disagree with. So equal the same thing to me.

[A]

This brings me back to the irrational bias where it's like you read these, like there's all, you know, when you're clean, you don't need the other things to be funny. The minute you start going into. You don't need. It's like, I think you've just attached yourself to a religion. You can go, yes. You know, you go, both can be true. Like. And I was going to say, like, I remember, you know, we're in, we were in Long Island City or at the. We're at the creek in the cave, doing open mics. I remember seeing like a, like Nick Vadara was like a genius to me. Is a genius to me. Like his, his Jimmy Fallon said, I don't know if it's still out there where he takes out the big piece of paper.

[B]

Number two of all time. Yeah. Second best set late night set of all time. What's the first Goldman states abbreviations, no question.

[A]

Okay. Okay. I would put Knicks ahead of it, but you could their own. I. That was one of the best I've ever seen. And I remember watching him and being like, whoa, this is fucking awesome. But also I don't do this, you know, like. And that's the hardest part is like. And I think we all be, you know, we're all insecure narcissists. All those things. You go, you there in the beginning when you're doing stand up, like you're trying to figure out what you do. And. And I remember feeling like I was like, I was so angry at the idea that like I was going up and talking about dating and trying to figure out, like, stories about that. And because it wasn't weird, I wasn't, like, getting the ear of weirdo, you know, Like, I felt like I was being, you know, but maybe I just wasn't funny. That's also the, you know, a choice in this matter. But I, I, I felt like I was like, I can appreciate this. Can you guys come to me a little bit? You know, like, that was the thing that got me so annoyed in those rooms.

[B]

And it makes you so insecure. Like, am I doing this completely wrong? And then you have more success and had a mainstream crowd. You're like, no, there's a value to this. There's an audience for this. It's just not, it's not all of the comedians at the open midnight open mic at the creek.

[A]

Right? All right.

[B]

Their taste. So delica.

[A]

We got to get into Delta. We got to get into this. So you sent me a picture, and I will put this on the YouTube so you can go see it on YouTube if you're listening. It is a picture that you posted on Reddit of a sign in the Delta Sky Club. And. And you want to read us the sign?

[B]

Yes. I'll put up on my phone. It is next to the little, little water bottle. Oh, did I lose it? Here it is.

[A]

So there's like a water spout at the Delta Sky Club where you can fill up your water. And I think we've all seen it. It has the chill, you know, it has the snowflake. It has the hot water button. And then it has just like, still.

[B]

Water and gay water. Yeah.

[A]

Yes, yes, all this.

[B]

Yes, gay water is what I call it. As a courtesy to our guests, please use a compostable cup to fill the water bottles.

[A]

And you hate this thing.

[B]

This is my Newman.

[A]

Okay, you don't like. What about this? That they, the sign that's telling you use a cup to fill up your water bottle?

[B]

Yes. I hate it for a lot of reasons. First of all, my dad was a chemist and he grew up on a farm. My mom was a microbiologist. I believe scientifically that the risk of bacterial contamination due to tapping the lip of your cup to the spigot and then getting water and then that and the next person's. In a Delta lounge where everyone's civil people. These are grown adults.

[A]

These are the elite.

[B]

Yes. These are the elites. These are top tier water bottle fillers. I think that risk is, is truly a, a non issue. I think it is germaphobic. Hysteria brought on by big soap companies.

[A]

Well, this is what came out of COVID is Yes. You would see, like, there was literally soap called healthy soap. Like, which is like, what does that even mean? That's like, to me, that's like snack wells. That's low fat. Like, that's like the vague version of what we're looking for. Like, I don't even know where that gets us. And I'm with, listen, I am, I'm like the opposite of a germaphobe.

[B]

Germaphile.

[A]

I'm a germaphi. Yeah. I'm making out with the chairs and Delta comfy class. I don't even wipe them down. I think when people wipe down stuff at the gym, like, I think that's crazy. I'm like, me too. Really? Okay, good.

[B]

The problem is there's a morality Sweaty yet.

[A]

Yeah, they go, if you say, I don't wipe, you know, I don't wipe down the mat. They'll clean them at the end of the day, people. What? How could you not? Do you care about other people? That's what it's made into. And that, that's the problem with this sign is like you're saying in the off chance that you fill up a water bottle at this spout and touch for what would be half a second, I, maybe the worst case scenario in these people's minds would be you lean the edge of the lip of your. They would, they would say for to keep sturdy, you would lean the lip of your water bottle on the spout for 30, 30 seconds. Yeah, that would be the worst case scenario. I, that I can only think of. Right, right, right.

[B]

And it's like, did you not grow up with water fountains? Remember the water I went to public school for, for most of my school years. Remember the water fountain? The, the metal looked like a coral reef just kind of rusting and blooming around the edge.

[A]

And he's drank from, in New England, it's called a bubbler, which was pronounced bubla. Bubla called her grandma, right? Yeah, Bubba. I, I, I, yeah, I'm with you. You came to the right place for this complaint. And I was actually, when you send it to me and I saw the sign, I go, oh, you said Reddit. I posted on Reddit. So I'm like, I'm doing the math. I'm going Reddit. Take a cup to fill, you know, to fill your green bottle, your eco friendly bottle. I'm like, they must be angry that were wasting a cup to fill a bottle. The whole point of the bottle Is to not. Is to avoid making trash. And that wasn't even the case.

[B]

That was 5% of what people were complaining about.

[A]

So the complaints were more and more, this is disgusting. Thank God they're doing this. Or just on the side. What are the comments like?

[B]

So the upper ratio was 80, which means it was somewhat contentious. 80% of people voted up. 20% of people said, I'm not with you. I assume the people who voted for it agreed with me. I posted, I hate this. This is stupid. And I think most people agree with it's stupid. Those people agree with it being stupid. A lot of the comments were kind of calling me disgusting and saying, I don't want your filthy lips on it. First of all, I just want to say I like that you're a fancy, you know, business class guy.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And you're still not afraid of germs. I find when people are that afraid of germs, I'm like, I turn into. To mad, mad men. I turn into Don Draper. I'm like, your generation is weak. You're soft men. You're not leaders.

[A]

I just don't, like, I just, we just, I, I don't know if that's not the direction I go. I'm just like, we're not gonna be friends ever. Like, I, I, you know, like, I, I, I don't know how we would relate on anything. I would also say, and here's. So I, I texted you. I was like, it's funny that I. My first thought wasn't about the germs. It wasn't about. I was trying to figure out what people were mad about. So then it became about the cup and transferring and creating more trash for.

[B]

Something that's supposed to create and wasting time. Wasting a lot of time in a place where people are inherently in a hurry.

[A]

Well, I mean, let me be old man Delta Sky Club for a second. I remember a day where they didn't have this spout and they used to have a tray with 2 liter. They were the 1.5 liter Aquafina bottles.

[B]

That's huge.

[A]

You know what I'm talking about. They were really tall, and they're not fat. They were long and tall, and they would put those bottles out, and then you could pour your own glass of water. What I used to do and what makes me so mad seeing the spout is it annoys me to no ends because I lost. What I lost, I think is worse than any of this. I used to take the full 1 liter bottle. I would take an unopened one, bring it to my chair. That was mine. I would then walk my. Because you get dehydrated on flights.

[B]

I'm with you, buddy. I'm a hydrating, Hydration enthusiast, right.

[A]

I would, instead of bringing my own water bottle, which people do, instead of having like a 12 ounce bottle, I'd walk on. My goal was to Finish 1 Aquafina 1.75 liter bottle on my trip. And I would walk on and people be like, where did you get that? Because they didn't sell. They wouldn't sell this size. And I would just take it from the room. It didn't matter. And it didn't matter how many they had out. I would ask the person, I'll be like, is there another bottle in the back? So my big thing was that I used to take this and they got rid of it and it like, I'll never forget. So they got rid of that and then they. They used to have a plastic cup. That was like a great plastic cup. No, they only have the short ones now. Yeah, they used to have like a paint style plastic cup, which is my favorite plastic cup. And I used to fill that up with. And I'd make an iced coffee and I'd be like the mixologist. And now they've gone to all paper cups because they're trying to be, you know, carbon neutral by 2027. So slowly I'm losing all the things I used to love. And now I'm the conservative Austin comic who's like, you pussies have taken away all the things I love.

[B]

What happened to this country? What happened to real men?

[A]

What has happened? That's me. I'm screaming at a rain cloud.

[B]

The people who can't picture the water bottle you're talking about, I can help you. When they serve water on the plane, they pour cups of water from this giant bottle. That's the bottle you just scanded with. And I respect you so much for it. Because there's never enough water. I need at least a liter of water for even a two hour flight. Anything less than a liter, I'm like, fuck off. I can never get hydrated with the little cups they give you.

[A]

You're so.

[B]

Yeah. And I sit there, I make them fill it three times and I get more, more, more, more.

[A]

Because they then come around with a tray with like the extra, like as if this is a big deal. They do a coffee run, they do a water run and it's that paper cup that gets mushy. And the paper cup hate the paper cup. And you're right. They pour it from the bottle that I'm talking about. And it was funny because they. I used to have. Every now and again, a flight attendant would like, look at me like, did you take that bottle off the cart? Like, they were like, how did you get that bottle? I'd be chugging from it.

[B]

Okay, so I like colorway of sneakers.

[A]

They're like, right. Whoa. Respect, man.

[B]

Whoa.

[A]

Before we go, everyone go follow Matthew Broussard at Monday Pundits.

[B]

Hi, Jen. I'm sorry, I have to. I have to prove one thing. The hygiene hypothesis, which is what we're talking about here. Yes, the hygiene hypothesis. Do you know it? An exposure to antigens early on in life makes you more resistant to them later. It's the idea that kids are getting allergies because they're not enough germs as a kid.

[A]

This is a thing that I've said to people with no knowledge of it's true or not that I'm like, I got. I. I think you get more sick. Like, this is one of those things that I say with confidence that if anyone had any ability to, like, talk me out of it, like, I would just disintegrate in front of them. I have this with. You know, the germs are what keep you not sick. I like, that's like my thing. I also have it with. There was another version of this, but go on. Yeah, yeah, that's it.

[B]

Just. I think we would both agree on that. And it's. It's. It is a named hypothesis in science, so you're not really out of line.

[A]

Oh, I have it with. I have it with skin care. I don't wear. You know, all. A lot of women are always like, how do you keep great skin? You look like you have great skin. We don't wear makeup. We don't worry about it. I'm not stressed about it. I don't wear makeup, and I'm not stressing about it. And it's like, I can't tell someone not to stress out about it because then they get stressed out. That, like, what the fuck are you telling me?

[B]

Yeah, I use my wife's skincare routine. So I guess on the opposite, I go crazy with it. They do say men have better skin down here because they shave, which causes them to exfoliate on a daily basis.

[A]

Interesting. I. I have been using a sponsor of this show they haven't sponsored a while and Caldera labs. I. And now their ads are coming up for me. It is actually worked. I've noticed, like, I, I, I. Listen, I did the ads, and I liked the routine they gave. I. I'm, like, begging them to come back on the show so I can get more stuff. It's expensive. Okay. Your Monday punday on Instagram, I would say you used to come into the Cellar, or you still do. You bring in these pictures, and it was a pun picture. You had to figure out the pun. It is so not the way my brain works. It is so, like, I look at that, and I. Again, we're talking about, like, comedy and comics that you. You're like, I can't do that. I would think every time you bring it in, I'd be like, I would try, and it would take me forever, and I can't do it. It is your. And I saw the game show. It's great. I think it's awesome. Thank you. It's called Pun Show. If you go to Matthew Broussard's Instagram, you can watch the show. You're with other comics. You're with other people doing the game show. I love it. I love what you're doing. I want everyone to go watch it and like it and do all the things that make Father Algorithm look kindly on Matthew Broussard. Let's play a game. Are you ready?

[B]

Yes.

[A]

I have some child puns. I want to see if you can finish them because you are the pun expert. And I want to see how. Because to me, this is like Chappelle doing the punchline before doing the joke. Like, can you finish these puns?

[B]

See, I'm strong.

[A]

Okay, let's see how good you are. These are. This was a Google number, one through nine on this, like, child's pun. You ready?

[B]

Okay.

[A]

It's called Finish the pun. Fun with. We'll call it Fun with Puns. Okay. A book just fell on my head.

[B]

A book just fell on my head. Something about learning through osmosis.

[A]

No, just remember, they're for kids. I'll start saying it, but you try and finish it. As I say, I only have.

[B]

Oh.

[A]

My.

[B]

Don't know.

[A]

Shelf to blame.

[B]

Oh, wow.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

That's a very good one.

[A]

Okay, okay, okay.

[B]

Now I know the. I know the format.

[A]

Now you know the game. Okay. This. I think they get easier, to tell you the truth, but I listen, I'm the. I'm not good at this. Did you hear the joke about the little mountain?

[B]

Did you hear the joke about the little mountain? I'm gonna lose all of these.

[A]

I can't. I thought you were gonna get them all.

[B]

I thought. Did you hear the joke about the little mountain. I don't know.

[A]

I mean, that's even smarter than the answer. It's hill. It's hilarious.

[B]

Yeah. Okay.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

Over two.

[A]

And listen, you can play at home. I got. I got seven more. They're short. Go through a quick.

[B]

Okay, pause this and make me look like I get it quickly.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

Cut the thinking.

[A]

Cut it up. Where do rats go when they have a cavity?

[B]

Where do rats go when they have a cavity? Dentist. Obviously. Dentist with a pun. Rats. Dentist. No, Den.

[A]

Look at all these. The rodentist.

[B]

Ah.

[A]

Okay. It's kind of. All right. Ready? I'm great friends with 25 letters of the Alphabet.

[B]

I'm great friends with 25 letters of the Alphabet. I have one. It's enemy. I think it has to do with the enemy, because enemy is three words. It's in me. No, no, you're off.

[A]

You're off.

[B]

Bo.

[A]

There's 26 letters in the Alphabet.

[B]

Yeah. One.

[A]

So if they know 25 of them, who don't they know?

[B]

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, Z.

[A]

I don't know why.

[B]

Oh, gosh.

[A]

Doesn't it feel like your brain clicked when you hear the answer?

[B]

Yeah, that's what puns are great for. When you know it, you know it. It's. Yeah, it's a. It's a process. It's very hard to work one way, but when you go backwards, it's concrete. It's.

[A]

Okay. Ready? How does the moon cut his hair? Eclipse. You got it. I will give it to you. Eclipse it.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

Okay. Good. Okay. Where do T. Rex's shop?

[B]

Where do T. Rex's shop? At the Dinosaur at Dinosaurs.

[A]

Okay, we got two.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

If you need help building an ark.

[B]

I know a guy.

[A]

3. Got it. What's a cat's favorite type of Mexican food?

[B]

Oh, what's a favorite cat's favorite type of Mexican food? Nacho. Taco. Taco. Burrito. Enchiladas.

[A]

You named it, you've said it.

[B]

I already named it. The word taco.

[A]

Not. You've said it, but not in the way it needs to be said.

[B]

Okay. A burrito.

[A]

Got it.

[B]

Okay, four.

[A]

Okay. Last one. This would get you. So you got 1, 2, 3, 4. You're four out of. Out of eight. This will be for the win.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

What do astronauts do before throwing a party in space?

[B]

What do astronauts do before throwing a party in space? Oh, man. I know a lot of puns with astronaut, but what is the party part in space? In spit. Party in space.

[A]

You had it. I don't want to give it to you, but you had it.

[B]

They launch. What did I say? I don't say anything in space.

[A]

What are we sitting on?

[B]

Planets. They planets.

[A]

There it is. Give it to him. Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding. Everyone go follow Matthew Broussard at Monday Punday. The pun show is so much Fun special on YouTube. Thank you for coming on discussing.

[B]

Thanks.

[A]

You've, you've inspired me. I might have to start, like, a J train Reddit thread.

[B]

You should have. You should have your own subreddit. Oh, okay. I mean, you should have your own subreddit, just in general.

[A]

I know, but I, I, I don't know how to do. Maybe I'll, I'll, I'll, I'll bother you.

[B]

You could do it if you started a subreddit that was just kind of champagne complaints. I don't know one that's very popular that would be such a hit. Because we all feel so judged for having any gripes, and it's a safe space for that.

[A]

Right? And plus, I have all the videos, so you can post a video and be like, do you, do you agree or disagree?

[B]

Yeah, you can. If you, if you create the subreddit, you can format it however you want so you can have native videos.

[A]

We'll talk offline. Everyone go follow Matthew Broussard. I'm Jared Free, back next week.

[B]

Boom.