Steph Infection

Straight off a 6 hour plane ride Derrick Stroup is here for this episode of Steph Infection! Steph and Derrick talk about having Netflix specials (check out Derrick’s special Nostalgic on Netflix!), Derrick’s wildcard way of getting into comedy, Beanie weenies saving Derrick’s life, and everyone thinking Steph is from New York. They get into the reality of being a road dog and the difference between being a clean and dirty comic, health anxiety and so much more! 

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Steph’s new special, FILTH QUEEN is out NOW on NETFLIX!!

Steph Tolev caught fire on the BILL BURR PRESENTS: FRIENDS WHO KILL, Netflix special. She was named a COMEDIAN YOU SHOULD AND WILL KNOW by Vulture, which recognized her as one of Canada’s funniest exports. She was featured on Comedy Central’s THE RINGERS stand up series, and season two of UNPROTECTED SETS. Steph has appeared in Comedy Central’s CORPORATE and starred in an episode of the Sarah Silverman-produced PLEASE UNDERSTAND ME. Steph has been well received at festivals all over the world and headlines clubs across the country. She also has a hit podcast on ALL THINGS COMEDY called “STEPH INFECTION” and appears in the feature OLD DADS.

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Caitlin Peluffo is on this week's Steph Infection! Caitlin and Steph talk about Caitlin making it to the top 10 for Kevin Hart’s Funny AF (out on Netflix now!), always being two months from being jacked, catching print, Steph getting star-struck at pilates and so much more!

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LOS ANGELES TROUBADOUR - MAY 5

Los Angeles “filth” COMEDY STORE - MAY 9

PORTLAND - MAY 15-17

ATLANTA, GA - JUNE 11-13

LEXINGTON, KY - JUNE 14

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - JULY 17-19

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - AUGUST 7-8

HALIFAX, CANADA - AUGUST 9

VANCOUVER, CANADA - AUGUST 29

Steph’s new special, FILTH QUEEN is out NOW on NETFLIX!!

Steph Tolev caught fire on the BILL BURR PRESENTS: FRIENDS WHO KILL, Netflix special. She was named a COMEDIAN YOU SHOULD AND WILL KNOW by Vulture, which recognized her as one of Canada’s funniest exports. She was featured on Comedy Central’s THE RINGERS stand up series, and season two of UNPROTECTED SETS. Steph has appeared in Comedy Central’s CORPORATE and starred in an episode of the Sarah Silverman-produced PLEASE UNDERSTAND ME. Steph has been well received at festivals all over the world and headlines clubs across the country. She also has a hit podcast on ALL THINGS COMEDY called “STEPH INFECTION” and appears in the feature OLD DADS.

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This week Steph's good pal Simon Gibson comes on the podcast to talk about about not knowing how to properly clean his member, selling his dads magical wands as merch (this is not a joke) and watching insane grizzly bear videos online that I doubt anyone else watches.

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Mike Turner joins Steph on today’s episode to talk about him not doing well in front of Kevin Hart on the new Netflix reality stand up show “Funny AF”. Mike also explains how his D was sore without having any hanky-panky and bad baseball injuries.

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See Steph Live!! KEEPIN EM HARD 2026 Tour

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SAN DIEGO APRIL 24-26

MINNEAPOLIS MAY 2

LOS ANGELES TROUBADOUR MAY 5

Los Angeles COMEDY STORE MAY 9

PORTLAND MAY 15-17

LEXINGTON, KY JUNE 11-13

Steph’s new special, FILTH QUEEN is out NOW on NETFLIX!!

Steph Tolev caught fire on the BILL BURR PRESENTS: FRIENDS WHO KILL, Netflix special. She was named a COMEDIAN YOU SHOULD AND WILL KNOW by Vulture, which recognized her as one of Canada’s funniest exports. She was featured on Comedy Central’s THE RINGERS stand up series, and season two of UNPROTECTED SETS. Steph has appeared in Comedy Central’s CORPORATE and starred in an episode of the Sarah Silverman-produced PLEASE UNDERSTAND ME. Steph has been well received at festivals all over the world and headlines clubs across the country. She also has a hit podcast on ALL THINGS COMEDY called “STEPH INFECTION” and appears in the feature OLD DADS.

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Alana Johnston is in the studio for today's episode of Steph Infection! Steph and Alana have a heart to heart about Susan the Golden, Alana quitting comedy to produce and write for the Junos, the perils of doing morning radio as a comedian, Alana being caught in the background of live TV, and not being able to understand age-gap relationships. How an abnormal pap turned into yearly surgeries, and Alana finding out the hard way only real friends will be there for you during health emergencies.

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See Steph Live!! KEEPIN EM HARD 2026 Tour

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IRVINE, CA - FEB 6

HOUSTON, TX - FEB 13-15

SEATTLE - FEB 19-21

ORLANDO - FEB 27-28

TAMPA - MARCH 13-14

COLUMBUS - MAR 20-21

MELBOURNE - MARCH 27-29

BRISBANE MARCH 31

SYDNEY APRIL 1- 2

NEW YORK CITY APRIL 10

BOSTON APRIL 11 AND 12TH

SAN DIEGO APRIL 24-26

MINNEAPOLIS MAY 2

LOS ANGELES TROUBADOUR MAY 5

Los Angeles “filth” COMEDY STORE MAY 9

PORTLAND MAY 15-17

LEXINGTON, KY JUNE 11-13

Steph’s new special, FILTH QUEEN is out NOW on NETFLIX!!

Steph Tolev caught fire on the BILL BURR PRESENTS: FRIENDS WHO KILL, Netflix special. She was named a COMEDIAN YOU SHOULD AND WILL KNOW by Vulture, which recognized her as one of Canada’s funniest exports. She was featured on Comedy Central’s THE RINGERS stand up series, and season two of UNPROTECTED SETS. Steph has appeared in Comedy Central’s CORPORATE and starred in an episode of the Sarah Silverman-produced PLEASE UNDERSTAND ME. Steph has been well received at festivals all over the world and headlines clubs across the country. She also has a hit podcast on ALL THINGS COMEDY called “STEPH INFECTION” and appears in the feature OLD DADS.

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It's a sad time in the Tolev house today for Steph Infection. Steph and Jefferson talk about Susan, their recent trip to Australia and a surprise gift from a fan.

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See Steph Live!! KEEPIN EM HARD 2026 Tour

Get tickets at https://punchup.live/stephtolev

NEW YORK CITY APRIL 10

BOSTON APRIL 11 AND 12TH

SAN DIEGO APRIL 24-26

MINNEAPOLIS MAY 2

LOS ANGELES TROUBADOUR MAY 5

Los Angeles “filth” COMEDY STORE MAY 9

PORTLAND MAY 15-17

LEXINGTON, KY JUNE 11-13

Steph’s new special, FILTH QUEEN is out NOW on NETFLIX!!

Steph Tolev caught fire on the BILL BURR PRESENTS: FRIENDS WHO KILL, Netflix special. She was named a COMEDIAN YOU SHOULD AND WILL KNOW by Vulture, which recognized her as one of Canada’s funniest exports. She was featured on Comedy Central’s THE RINGERS stand up series, and season two of UNPROTECTED SETS. Steph has appeared in Comedy Central’s CORPORATE and starred in an episode of the Sarah Silverman-produced PLEASE UNDERSTAND ME. Steph has been well received at festivals all over the world and headlines clubs across the country. She also has a hit podcast on ALL THINGS COMEDY called “STEPH INFECTION” and appears in the feature OLD DADS.

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Joey Avery is here on this week’s Steph Infection! Steph and Joey talk about the manosphere vs choosing to be a nice, normal person. They dive into balancing real life with touring, Joey being behind Steph’s Podcast set-up, the reality of producing your own stand-up special, and cities you don’t expect to have such a relaxed crowd. Steph approves of lesbians using Joeys hairstyles as inspiration, and Joey calls out his love of San Francisco. Steph and Joey talk about reading negative DM’s, Joey tearing his Achilles playing pickle ball, getting drugged at a wedding, and how you treat a city you don’t live in along with much, much more!

Be sure to follow Joey on ⁠YouTube⁠ and ⁠Instagram⁠! Get tickets on his site at ⁠JoeyAvery.com

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See Steph Live!! KEEPIN EM HARD 2026 Tour

Get tickets at https://punchup.live/stephtolev

SYDNEY APRIL 1- 2

NEW YORK CITY APRIL 10

BOSTON APRIL 11 AND 12TH

SAN DIEGO APRIL 24-26

MINNEAPOLIS MAY 2

LOS ANGELES TROUBADOUR MAY 5

Los Angeles “filth” COMEDY STORE MAY 9

PORTLAND MAY 15-17

LEXINGTON, KY JUNE 11-13

Steph’s new special, FILTH QUEEN is out NOW on NETFLIX!!

Steph Tolev caught fire on the BILL BURR PRESENTS: FRIENDS WHO KILL, Netflix special. She was named a COMEDIAN YOU SHOULD AND WILL KNOW by Vulture, which recognized her as one of Canada’s funniest exports. She was featured on Comedy Central’s THE RINGERS stand up series, and season two of UNPROTECTED SETS. Steph has appeared in Comedy Central’s CORPORATE and starred in an episode of the Sarah Silverman-produced PLEASE UNDERSTAND ME. Steph has been well received at festivals all over the world and headlines clubs across the country. She also has a hit podcast on ALL THINGS COMEDY called “STEPH INFECTION” and appears in the feature OLD DADS.

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Timmy No Brakes (real name Timmy Stiefler) is in the studio today for Steph Infection! Steph and Tim talk about people who did improv being good at crowd work, improv shows over zoom during peak COVID, going from improv to stand-up, how he came up with the character Timmy No Brakes, Steph always being on the road, how Steph got into stand up, bad crowds, balancing social clips with burning material, Tim gives Steph the full rundown of a Kill Tony show, Steph and Tim bond over their love of Blink 182, voice memos over texting, Tim’s impressions, breaking the 4th wall, crowd work, going to the hospital at 7 years old because he held his poop in for a week, his insane underwear situation, sleep apnea and SO much more!

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Don’t forget to follow Tim Stiefler on instagram!

See Steph Live!! KEEPIN EM HARD 2026 Tour

Get tickets at ⁠https://punchup.live/stephtolev⁠

MELBOURNE - MARCH 27-29

BRISBANE MARCH 31

SYDNEY APRIL 1- 2

NEW YORK CITY APRIL 10

BOSTON APRIL 11 AND 12TH

SAN DIEGO APRIL 24-26

MINNEAPOLIS MAY 2

LOS ANGELES TROUBADOUR MAY 5

Los Angeles “filth” COMEDY STORE MAY 9

PORTLAND MAY 15-17

Steph’s new special, FILTH QUEEN is out NOW on NETFLIX!!

Steph Tolev caught fire on the BILL BURR PRESENTS: FRIENDS WHO KILL, Netflix special. She was named a COMEDIAN YOU SHOULD AND WILL KNOW by Vulture, which recognized her as one of Canada’s funniest exports. She was featured on Comedy Central’s THE RINGERS stand up series, and season two of UNPROTECTED SETS. Steph has appeared in Comedy Central’s CORPORATE and starred in an episode of the Sarah Silverman-produced PLEASE UNDERSTAND ME. Steph has been well received at festivals all over the world and headlines clubs across the country. She also has a hit podcast on ALL THINGS COMEDY called “STEPH INFECTION” and appears in the feature OLD DADS.

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Molly Kearney is in the studio for this episode of Steph Infection! Steph and Molly talk about going out for the same roles in Hollywood, the real Montreal, why Molly thinks they would survive a Pluribus takeover, getting into beloved tv shows way too late, working at SNL, Molly’s role on CBS’s DMV, having an ER nurse in the family, their experience getting top surgery, plus SO much more!

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the pod!

See Steph Live!! KEEPIN EM HARD 2026 Tour

Get tickets at ⁠https://punchup.live/stephtolev⁠

TAMPA - MARCH 13-14

COLUMBUS - MAR 20-21

MELBOURNE - MARCH 27-29

BRISBANE MARCH 31

SYDNEY APRIL 1- 2

NEW YORK CITY APRIL 10

BOSTON APRIL 11 AND 12TH

SAN DIEGO APRIL 24-26

MINNEAPOLIS MAY 2

LOS ANGELES TROUBADOUR MAY 5

Los Angeles “filth” COMEDY STORE MAY 9

PORTLAND MAY 15-17

Steph’s new special, FILTH QUEEN is out NOW on NETFLIX!!

Steph Tolev caught fire on the BILL BURR PRESENTS: FRIENDS WHO KILL, Netflix special. She was named a COMEDIAN YOU SHOULD AND WILL KNOW by Vulture, which recognized her as one of Canada’s funniest exports. She was featured on Comedy Central’s THE RINGERS stand up series, and season two of UNPROTECTED SETS. Steph has appeared in Comedy Central’s CORPORATE and starred in an episode of the Sarah Silverman-produced PLEASE UNDERSTAND ME. Steph has been well received at festivals all over the world and headlines clubs across the country. She also has a hit podcast on ALL THINGS COMEDY called “STEPH INFECTION” and appears in the feature OLD DADS.

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Benedict Polizzi is in the studio for this episode of Steph Infection! Steph and Benedict talk about the old "buy two get one free" hair transplant, the dog food birthday diet, 1,500 unread emails, a fancy dinner gone horribly wrong and so much more!

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See Steph Live!! KEEPIN EM HARD 2026 Tour

Get tickets at ⁠https://punchup.live/stephtolev⁠

TAMPA - MARCH 13-14

COLUMBUS - MAR 20-21

MELBOURNE - MARCH 27-29

BRISBANE MARCH 31

SYDNEY APRIL 1- 2

NEW YORK CITY APRIL 10

BOSTON APRIL 11 AND 12TH

SAN DIEGO APRIL 24-26

MINNEAPOLIS MAY 2

LOS ANGELES TROUBADOUR MAY 5

Los Angeles “filth” COMEDY STORE MAY 9

PORTLAND MAY 15-17

Steph’s new special, FILTH QUEEN is out NOW on NETFLIX!!

Steph Tolev caught fire on the BILL BURR PRESENTS: FRIENDS WHO KILL, Netflix special. She was named a COMEDIAN YOU SHOULD AND WILL KNOW by Vulture, which recognized her as one of Canada’s funniest exports. She was featured on Comedy Central’s THE RINGERS stand up series, and season two of UNPROTECTED SETS. Steph has appeared in Comedy Central’s CORPORATE and starred in an episode of the Sarah Silverman-produced PLEASE UNDERSTAND ME. Steph has been well received at festivals all over the world and headlines clubs across the country. She also has a hit podcast on ALL THINGS COMEDY called “STEPH INFECTION” and appears in the feature OLD DADS.

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