Caitlin Peluffo tells Joel Byars how she went from grinding 30+ open mics a week to crushing at the Comedy Cellar—while keeping her act protected in a clip-drunk world. She breaks down actionable goal-setting (not dream credits), balancing clean vs. dirty, why she won’t chase crowd-work virality, and the habits (structure, therapy, sobriety, gym) that keep the funny sharp. Plus: the whiskey-throw heckler story, her three-strike rule, and the meet-and-greet tactic she learned touring with Fortune Feimster and Matteo Lane.

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What you’ll learn in this episode:

- Clean when it pays, dirty when it slays—how to rewrite without losing

yourself

- Why protecting new material grows fans who return

- A simple crowd control framework (playful shut-down → sincere warning →

bounce)

- The pre-show ritual that primes presence and consistency

- How to write on stage—and the hour-per-week stage-time hack

- Touring lessons from Fortune & Matteo: build markets, shake hands,

stay humble

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