Matthew Broussard Discusses New Comedy Special 'Hyperbolic' and His Journey in Comedy
12/07/24 • 38 min
Hyperbolic marks the full-length debut special from comedian Matthew Broussard, a veteran of Conan, Roast Battle, and The Tonight Show. In this sharply honed set, Matthew dives into painfully personal experiences growing up Cajun-Jewish in a WASPy Southern prep school, the challenges of millennial masculinity as the bread loser to a former pro athlete, and candid stories about mental health struggles in his family. Plus some oddly keen sidebars into grammar, etymology, pharmaceutical origin stories, and statistics.
Matthew began his stand-up career 13 years ago aiming to leave his finance job behind. Five years in, he released a half-hour special through Comedy Central. Then he spent the next eight years on the road collecting stories, gaining a fiancee, and losing a father. His comedy is heady, self-effacing, and weirdly... educational?
Hyperbolic will be available everywhere comedy is streamed or sold on December 10, 2024.
Broussard shares stories about his family, his relationship with his professional swimmer fiancée, and reflections on the comedy scene, including crowd work challenges and the influence of social media on comedy. The episode also touches on industry experiences like JFL New Faces and working on 'Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'.
00:00 Cliffhanger Recap
01:17 Personal Stories and Comedy Journey
05:56 Audience Interaction and Comedy Craft
10:14 Comedy Influences and Inspirations
12:44 Comedy Evolution and Industry Insights
16:43 Political Comedy and Personal Style
18:35 New Faces Experience and Industry Critique
20:16 Landing the Big Break
21:21 The Roast Battle Experience
25:54 Challenges in the Comedy Industry
27:16 The Influence of Comedy Podcasts
34:57 Cancel Culture and Audience Behavior
37:34 Upcoming Special Hyperbolic
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Hyperbolic marks the full-length debut special from comedian Matthew Broussard, a veteran of Conan, Roast Battle, and The Tonight Show. In this sharply honed set, Matthew dives into painfully personal experiences growing up Cajun-Jewish in a WASPy Southern prep school, the challenges of millennial masculinity as the bread loser to a former pro athlete, and candid stories about mental health struggles in his family. Plus some oddly keen sidebars into grammar, etymology, pharmaceutical origin stories, and statistics.
Matthew began his stand-up career 13 years ago aiming to leave his finance job behind. Five years in, he released a half-hour special through Comedy Central. Then he spent the next eight years on the road collecting stories, gaining a fiancee, and losing a father. His comedy is heady, self-effacing, and weirdly... educational?
Hyperbolic will be available everywhere comedy is streamed or sold on December 10, 2024.
Broussard shares stories about his family, his relationship with his professional swimmer fiancée, and reflections on the comedy scene, including crowd work challenges and the influence of social media on comedy. The episode also touches on industry experiences like JFL New Faces and working on 'Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'.
00:00 Cliffhanger Recap
01:17 Personal Stories and Comedy Journey
05:56 Audience Interaction and Comedy Craft
10:14 Comedy Influences and Inspirations
12:44 Comedy Evolution and Industry Insights
16:43 Political Comedy and Personal Style
18:35 New Faces Experience and Industry Critique
20:16 Landing the Big Break
21:21 The Roast Battle Experience
25:54 Challenges in the Comedy Industry
27:16 The Influence of Comedy Podcasts
34:57 Cancel Culture and Audience Behavior
37:34 Upcoming Special Hyperbolic
Unlock an ad-free podcast experience with Caloroga Shark Media! Get all our shows on any player you love, hassle free! For Apple users, hit the banner on your Apple podcasts app. For Spotify or other players, visit caloroga.com/plus. No plug-ins needed! You also get 20+ other shows on the network ad-free!
This podcast supports Podcasting 2.0 if you’d like to support the show via value for value and stream some sats!
https://linktr.ee/dailycomedynews
Contact John at john@thesharkdeck dot com
John’s free substack about the media: Media Thoughts is mcdpod.substack.com
DCN on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@dailycomedynews
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Matt Rife totally didn't have plastic surgery, ok?
In this episode, Johnny Mac prepares for the possible appearance of comedian Matthew Broussard on Saturday. He discusses the quiet release of Matt Rife's new book 'Your Mom's Gonna Love Me,' Rife's reflections on puberty and plastic surgery rumors, and the impact of his controversial jokes. The episode also covers Sarah Silverman's views on political activism, Bill Maher's upcoming HBO special, and David Cross's thoughts on the shift in comedy culture. Additionally, updates on Mo Amer's Netflix show 'Mo,' Jimmy Fallon's deluxe holiday album release, and Colin Jost's experience with 'Pop Culture Jeopardy' are shared.
00:00 Introduction and Upcoming Guest Tease
00:25 Matt Rife's New Book and Controversies
03:05 David Cross on Creativity and Podcasting
04:52 Mo Amer's Show Renewal and Sarah Silverman's Political Activism
06:09 Bill Maher's Upcoming Special and Crowd Work in Comedy
08:26 Colin Jost on Pop Culture Jeopardy
09:59 Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Album Release
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https://linktr.ee/dailycomedynews
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Next Episode
Netflix announces another Roast of sorts, Spotify's Top Comedy Podcasts, and Scrubs Reboot
Johnny Mac discusses a range of topics in his daily comedy news update, starting with a humorous anecdote about mistakenly going to a friend's ship to watch Jim Gaffigan's special, which he could have watched on Hulu.
He covers Netflix's new roast announcement set for December 27th, expressing skepticism about its potential success. Spotify's top podcasts are highlighted, with Joe Rogan topping the comedy category. The possibility of a 'Scrubs' reboot is touched upon, along with Pete Davidson's reveal of SNL cast salaries.
The controversial withdrawal of John Oliver's show from the Critics Choice Awards is mentioned, and Andrew Schultz's response to Kendrick Lamar's lyrics is recapped. Finally, Johnny reports on Yamanika Saunders' new special, Jonathan Van Ness' upcoming show on Veeps, SketchFest events, a Gallagher documentary, and the passing of comedian Kabir Singh.
00:00 Hularious Story
01:43 Netflix's New Roast Announcement
02:49 Spotify's Top Comedy Podcasts
03:42 Scrubs Reboot Speculation
04:27 John Oliver's Critics Choice Controversy
05:10 Pete Davidson's SNL Salary Reveal
05:50 Andrew Schultz Responds to Kendrick Lamar
06:18 Jonathan Van Ness's New Special
06:48 SketchFest Highlights
07:50 Gallagher Documentary Insights
09:53 Comedian Kabir Singh Passes Away
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This podcast supports Podcasting 2.0 if you’d like to support the show via value for value and stream some sats!
https://linktr.ee/dailycomedynews
Contact John at john@thesharkdeck dot com
John’s free substack about the media: Media Thoughts is mcdpod.substack.com
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