Your friends, Colton and Jay, ring in the new year with scrutiny of the comedian who might have had the best 2024 of anybody out there, Nate Bargatze.  Local Brew of the Week (2:50).  Last week's comedy shows (4:10).  Overall impressions of "Your Friend" (9:55).  Is Bargatze is as dumb as his stage persona (14:10).  Fashionisto Colton Drake has a very strong opinion about Nate's style choice (22:10).  Listener Mail: Open mic advice for new comics (32:40).  Mom's menu (52:45).  "Why I'm Better Than" Nate Bargatze gets WILD and potentially slanderous (54:35).  "This Week in Plumbing" includes a Tub Ninja (1:00:50).  IG follower count update (1:02:15).  Who we are listening to (1:04:55).  Upcoming shows where you can catch Jay and Colton (1:06:05).  Have a safe and prosperous new year!  Please like, rate, review, subscribe, follow, and tell your friends!  Enjoy!  Thank you for listening.  

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Your favorite Grinches tackle Ilana Glazer's second Hulu special, "Human Magic"!  Overall impressions (6:00).  Fashionisto (16:00).  Our favorite jokes of the special (21:00).  Mom drops by some clutch BLTs (36:00).  Why we're better comics than Ilana (38:00).  Colton's strategy of treating his plumbing apprentices like kindergartners (43:00).  IG follower count (48:00).  Who we've been listening to (49:30).  Unofficial Beer Sponsor of the Week (51:00).   Have a safe and enjoyable holiday!  Enjoy!  

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The guys dive into Matthew Broussard's YouTube special "Hyperbolic" (eventually).  How did last week's gigs go for the fellas (6:30)?  Portland strip club stories (11:30).  Overall impressions of Broussard's special (16:15).  Colton Drake, Fashionisto (20:00).  Broussard's stationary style (25:30).  Matthew's obsession with "favorite numbers" (30:00).  Colton's Olympic dreams (31:30). (Incorrect) definition of the week: hyperbolic (33:15).  What we didn't like (37:45).  This Week in Plumbing (42:30).  "Why I'm Better Than" Matthew Broussard (45:30).  IG update (49:45).  Mom's menu (51:15).  Who we're watching (53:15).  Enjoy!  

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Your favorite imbeciles take aim at Dane Cook's re-released YouTube special "Above it All".  How is Dane Cook like Nicklelback (5:30)?  Overall Impressions (9:30).  Dane Cook's watered down version of his past self (14:30).  Quincy raids the laundry pile (19:00).  How an unplanned interruption can save a comedy special (29:45).  The five specials we've seen so far, ranked (poorly) in order (41:30).  Mom's menu (44:35).  "How we're better than" Dane Cook (49:00).  The maiden voyage of "This Week in Plumbing" (51:45).  Jay's tanking IG follower count (53:45).  Comics we've been watching/listening to this week (57:05).  Enjoy!  

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Colton and Jay let loose on Anthony Jeselnik's 5th Netflix special, "Bones and All."  The guys discuss their overall impressions of the special, Jeselnik's fashion choices, and the difficulty of being a "dark one-liner" comic.  Colton hits an IG follower milestone, and Mom stops by with some corn chowder and grilled cheese sammiches.  As always, the boys let you know why they are superior comics when compared to Mr. Jeselnik.  Enjoy!  

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The guys tackle the first ever standup comedy special produced by Hulu, and Jim Gaffigan's 11th video special, "The Skinny." They discuss overall impressions (7:00), and whether Jim looks better fat (17:00).  Jay tries to put Sammy Davis Jr. in Van Halen for some reason (42:00), and Colton wonders whether Gaffigan is a dirtbag in real life (48:45).  And of course your favorite recurring segments: "fashionisto" (11:30), "stuff we liked/hated" (26:00), "Why I'm better" (55:00), and "Instagram Follower Update" (60:30).  Enjoy!  

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Colton and Jay weigh-in on Adrienne Iapalucci's "The Dark Queen" Netflix special.  They discuss how Iapalucci "stands on business" and how her special is similar to The Big Lebowski.  The boys also learn vocabulary lessons about the terms "demure" and "homely," decide whether Jay should get a "union tattoo," and debate which venue(s) they are going to record their inevitable standup specials in.    

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In the kick-off episode of the podcast, Colton and Jay critique Josh Wolf's "Four Stories" YouTube special.  They discuss the four-decade comedy veteran's style, approach to hecklers, and legendary story-telling technique...and they each explain why they are better comics than this multi-millionaire, internationally touring comic.  

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