EP115: Daryl Felsberg

Daryl Felsberg is a professional comedian, producer, and comedy club owner from Corpus Christi, Texas who's been doing standup since 2001 and full-time since 2008. He's shot four specials, toured the country, headlined the Selena Auditorium, survived a TIA stroke, and is currently putting fake antique photos of himself inside Cracker Barrel restaurants across the country.

In this episode of the Corpus Christi Originals Podcast, we go deep on the craft of standup comedy — what it takes to actually be ready for the stage, why crowd work is the most misunderstood skill in the game, how social media influencers are reshaping the comedy industry, and why the audience doesn't hear what you say — they feel it.

Daryl also gets into growing up around Collier Park, how comedy changed after COVID, the lesson that sent him back to observation mode, writing evergreen material that nobody can steal, and the Cracker Barrel bit that has restaurant management in multiple states on alert.

If you want to understand what a real career in standup comedy looks like — the long game, the wisdom, and the hustle — this one is it.

Find Daryl at darylfelsberg.com for show dates. Follow him on Facebook and Instagram.

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