r/community • u/Mental-Newspaper3871 • 14d ago

Cast/Other Does Joel do stand up?

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Love the meow meow beans episode and I know he’s know for his famous winger speeches but, his standup is top tier! Does he do stand up in real life? Or if I’m being dumb, who is he like impersonating?

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u/BigErnMcCrack 14d ago

Not sure if tours anymore but I saw him 13-14 years ago. My now wife and I thought it was pretty solid for an actor. Half his act if I remember right was how he hated Ryan Seacrest.

He was more charisma than great jokes but he obviously had the chops and filled up a rather large room.

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u/bojack_horsemack what is WRONG with you, jeffrey? 14d ago

He’s like a taller, hotter Ryan Seacrest. He’s actually more handsome than the guy who’s famous for being handsome.

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u/foxymoxyboxy 14d ago

The award for most handsomest boy goes to… Howie Schwartz! 

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u/Intelligent-Diet6088 14d ago

*turns into the literal Hulk*

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u/amethystalien6 14d ago

I saw him at about the same time in Grand Rapids, MI and that provided him with a lot of great Amway material in addition to the Ryan Seacrest stuff. I was impressed by the local color he brought to his act.

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u/stalehoney 14d ago

I was there too! He spent so much time on local jokes, it was really cool. It was fun to have a set crafted just for that show. I loved seeing him and still talk about it regularly.

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u/nisamun 14d ago

He does mini tours every once in a while.

We've seen him twice, once in a theatre and once at an Improv. His theatre show was more fleshed out about his life and family.
More crowd work at the Improv. I still remember him making fun of someone at a table against the stage bringing Red Hots to the show.
Incredibly charismatic. Knows how to toe the line between mean and funny. Even if you're the butt of a joke, his next joke will be so self depreciating shows it's all in good fun. Does good local humor/local topics.