# Chasing Comedy - Episode 42: Crowd Work, Showbiz Secrets, Stand-Up Struggles & The Chili’s Waiter Bit!

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Podcast: [Chasing Comedy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-comedy-7048177)
Published: 2025-11-26T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://chasing-comedy.captivate.fm
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Duration seconds: 3041

## Resource

In Episode 42 of Chasing Comedy , Brian Scott McFadden and Dustin Chafin break down the realities of modern stand-up — from scripted crowd-work clips and the artifice of reality TV to micro-celebrity culture and the struggle of fitting new bits into a set. The guys swap stories about tiny-crowd drop-ins from huge comics, debate the “pretentious waiter” joke, and explore how comedians cope (or don’t) with today’s chaos. A fun, insightful look at how jokes are built, tested, and rewritten.

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