# Ep. 75: David Cross - "The End of the Beginning of the End"

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Published: 2026-04-22T14:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://standupsnobs.podbean.com/e/ep-75-nikki-glaser-good-girl/
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Duration seconds: 7205

## Resource

We dive headfirst into the sarcastic, satirical, dark mind of Tobias Fünke himself, as we discuss the latest YouTube special of a true original, David Cross! Old guy hobbies and remembering people that crap on your dreams (0:30). Last week, the Snobs rocked the Tri-Cities last week (10:30). Seven years in, Jay is still searching for his comedy voice (24:45). Why comedy is hard, and so is crowdwork (30:30). Why we’re lucky to do comedy in Spokane, WA (38:55). Mark Normand’s new comedy project is incredible, and Kevin Hart brings back the comedy competition (52:15). David Cross trailer/quick bio (57:35). Overall impressions (1:00:50). Two-tone facial hair gets a surprising score in Colton Drake: Fashionisto (1:05:25). Our favorite clips (1:10:10). The boys are split on the longest joke in the special (1:25:30). Nitpicking Cross’s closer (1:30:25). We debate whether David was unnecessarily mean to a crowd member (1:37:15). Chat GPT review (1:44:00). Good hang/Top 5?/Better name?/What would you emulate? (1:46:10). Listener mail (1:53:10). Upcoming gigs/”Comics You Should Follow” (@tythefisch @tomthakkar)/upcoming gigs (1:54:50). Next week: Nikki Glaser – “Good girl.” IGs: @JayBergComedy, @ColtonDrakeComedy, @standupsnobs Email: StandupSnobs@gmail.com

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