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#832 - Comedian Sued

Serious Circus

Serious Circus, Inc

Society & Culture, News, Religion & Spirituality, Politics

4.3998 Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2026

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Summary

What happens when a comedian gets served a $27 million lawsuit… on stage at The Comedy Store?

In this episode, David C. Smalley sits down with Learn More, Shang Forbes, and Vipul Munshi for a wild conversation covering everything from real-life comedy drama to industry shifts happening right now. They break down the viral moment Learn More got served legal papers mid-set, what led up to it, and what could happen next. The group also dives into a heated back-and-forth between Shang and Smalley over a viral wedding clip that sparked debate online.

The conversation expands into how platforms like Kill Tony are changing the path to becoming a headliner, skipping the traditional grind—and whether that’s a good thing.

Plus:
– Handling hecklers in real time
– Comedy industry politics
– Marriage, relationships, and parenthood
– Roasting, jokes, and unfiltered moments throughout

This episode is packed with comedy insight, real tension, and nonstop banter.

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Follow the comics:
David C. Smalley
instagram.com/davidcsmalley

Learnmore
instagram.com/learnmore_jonasi/

Shang Forbes
instagram.com/comedianshang/

Vipul Munshi
instagram.com/comedianvipulm/








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0:00.0

What is this? What is this? Service. Oh, shit. I just got served. Never slapped. I didn't want to do it. For those who are wondering what this is for? I did a joke about the Lion King. That was me, yeah. I'm paying for that shit now. I was hosting this show. You were hosting that show? He had every single chance to get you. I'm doing my 10 minutes set. I just went on stage. At the beginning? In the beginning. Oh wow. So he strategically waited. He waited. Yes. Oh yeah. He bought a ticket too. I don't know. That's the thing. Maybe he did. It was, thank you. Whoever it is., you're selling tickets. Yeah, but well, yeah. You know what? You're moving. You're putting butts and seats, bro. I don't agree with any of this. This is going to be a fun one. Learn more. Shang, Vipple, all in studio. Man, we're making it happen. April 4th, actually, most of us are going to be on the show.

0:55.5

Shane's not. You weren't invited, sorry. Thanks. We're doing a live show at the Ice House, April 4th. I'll get you on one coming up soon. I actually just call, I don't even want you on the podcast. I just called you here to tell you you're not invited April 4th. That's good. And the wild shit about it is

1:12.5

I know where you live now

1:13.6

No You're not invited April 4th. Well, that's good. It's good. All my tour dates. And the wild shit about it is I know where you live now.

1:13.6

Oh. Right, right, right. All the tour dates, David C.Smally.com. I'm coming to all the cities, so I can't list them all. I know it's a Charlotte, Dallas, Fort Worth. We got a bunch of different ones. Yeah, David C.Swley.com, but April 4th is going to be a blast and if i get my may show

1:29.0

i'm going to have you on uh it's my they wanted me to do monthly the first one got canceled the

1:33.9

this one's definitely going through and so if i get may before i head out it's going to be tough because

1:39.2

i think i'm in dallas fort worth may 7th and 8th and 9th or something but But yeah, it's one of my hottest cities, man. So if I get a May date at the Ice House, I'll want to get you on. So, man, we got so much to talk about. We have so much. Not only did I mention Shang in a video that came out that we have to fight about that in a minute. But first, let's address what's been going, I mean, literally everywhere in the news.

2:02.7

It's crazy.

2:03.5

TMZ, everything.

2:04.4

Learn more.

2:05.4

Bro.

2:06.3

I don't even.

2:07.5

It's crazy, bro.

2:08.9

I mean, I know you from the ice house.

2:10.9

We were hanging out.

2:11.9

You go up on stage.

2:12.8

You do this joke about the Lion King.

2:14.8

Me, I think Jason Collings and Jay Mandium are in the back. And we just start laughing. You're crushing. You're a brilliant comic. And now you got us back there Googling the lyrics to Lion King going, because, you know, you hear a comic and you're like, that's bullshit. It's funny, but it's bullshit. We look it up and we're like, oh, shit. Like, he's right, mostly.

2:35.7

Like, it was kind of cool.

2:37.1

And then on top of telling the truth about it, you were actually crushing.

2:40.3

So I was like, man, this dude's legit.

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