Ep 115: Was That Ethan Hawke?

He walked past the pond like he owned the whole morning, and I’m telling you it was Ethan Hawke. I’m sitting in an Oklahoma garden recording a comedy podcast because it felt peaceful for five minutes, and then the road brain kicks in: spring can’t decide what it’s doing, a lawn blower is always nearby, and my thoughts start sprinting.

I talk through what touring actually feels like when you’re bouncing between Tulsa and Oklahoma City, chasing stage time, and trying not to spiral about money. There’s a lot of joy in the dream, too: driving across the country while everything starts to bud, finding weird little stops that make the day feel human, and getting excited to judge a roast battle at Twister’s Comedy Club. If you like stand-up comedy, road stories, and the unfiltered reality of life between shows, this one lands right in that lane.

Then it gets practical and paranoid in the way travel does right now. I rant about TSA, the added stress people are talking about with ICE agents at airports, and the specific chaos of trying to protect your phone while you’re also chugging water you’re not allowed to bring. Add in the universal nightmare of major highway gas station bathrooms and those lines where everyone pretends they’re fine, and you’ve got the touring comedy lifestyle in miniature.

If you’re anywhere near Oklahoma City, come see me at Twister’s, and if you can’t, you can still help a ton by sharing the show. Subscribe, send this to a friend who needs a laugh, and leave a review so more people can find Discombobulated.

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