# Ep. 59: Matt Rife - "Unwrapped"

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Podcast: [Standup Snobs (with Jay Berg and Colton Drake)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/standup-snobs-with-jay-berg-and-colton-drake-7100618)
Published: 2025-12-24T18:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://standupsnobs.podbean.com/e/ep-59-matt-rife-unwrapped/
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Duration seconds: 5843

## Resource

Our Christmas episode features joy, cheer, and a review of the most famous crowd work comic’s Christmas-themed Netflix special! Do college kids look younger than they used to (0:20). Holiday talk (12:15). Mom’s menu (23:35). Intro to Matt Rife (24:30). Overall impressions (27:15). Clips worth talking about (39:35). What are we doing with crowd work? (46:55) Matt Rife’s Santa Chic earns surprising marks in Colton Drake: Fashionisto (56:45). Angry Berg doesn’t hate crowd work, he hates bad crowd work (1:06:00). Is Rife authentic? (1:12:00) Good hang?/Would it work at open mic?/Better name?/Top 5?/What would you emulate? (1:21:00) Chat GPT review (1:27:25). “Why I’m a Better Comic Than…” Matt Rife (1:28:20). Comics You Should Follow (@sierrakatow; @glazerboohoohoo) (1:31:10). Upcoming gigs: (1:34:00). Next Week: Charlie Berens - “Neighborly” If you'd like to help us out, please like, rate, review, subscribe, follow, and tell your friends! Enjoy! Thank you for listening. IGs: @JayBergComedy, @ColtonDrakeComedy, @standupsnobs Email: StandupSnobs@gmail.com

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