Charlie Berens is Milwaukee's Finest | Whiskey Ginger

Whiskey Ginger with Andrew Santino

Andrew Santino & Wave

Comedy

4.8 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2026

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to Whiskey Ginger — a Wave series. Andrew Santino sits down with comedian, writer, and Midwest legend Charlie Berens for a hilarious conversation about regional comedy, family, work ethic, and why being “nice” can still absolutely destroy on stage. They dig into Charlie’s brand-new stand-up special Neighborly, now out on YouTube, the stories behind the hour, and how leaning into where you’re from can turn into a massive comedy career. 🎥 Watch Charlie Berens’ new special Neighborly (out now on YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zqv-yKgUbCA&t=44s 🎤 See Charlie Berens live & tour dates: https://www.charlieberens.com 🎧 Check out Charlie’s podcast “Cripescast.” #whiskeyginger #AndrewSantino #CharlieBerens #Neighborly #ComedyPodcast #StandUpComedy #PodcastClips #comedians SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR SQUARESPACE USE PROMO CODE: WHISKEY GET 10% OFF YOUR ORDER https://squarespace.com/whiskey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back to Whiskey Ginger, a Wave series. Hey there, Whiskey Ginge fans. I'm jumping around the country doing a couple of dates. Come out and see me. I'll be in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, Bethlehem, PA, Hanover, Maryland, Borgada, Atlantic City, New Jersey. I know somebody who knows somebody who makes us so you know nobody. Come out. Valley Center, which is basically San down at harris uh i'll be in canyonville
0:22.3	oregon then bad friends is doing one show up in lincoln which is basically sacramento give or
0:26.6	take uh and then i'll be at the win in las vegas march 21st then at the little roadie fest
0:32.3	out there in providence rhode island in march we're going to be adding more dates uh before the summer
0:36.7	true to spring.
0:38.2	So come see me, go to Andrew Santino.com for those tickets. Andrew Santino.com.
0:42.4	In here, we pour whiskey, whisk, whisk, whisk, whisk.
0:47.9	You were that creature in the ginger beard.
0:50.2	Sturdy and ginger.
0:51.8	Like vampires, the ginger gene is a curse.
0:54.0	Ginger's up beautiful
0:55.2	You only $5 for the whiskey
0:57.2	And $75 for the horse
0:59.2	Ginger's all hell now
1:00.6	This whiskey is excellent
1:02.6	Ginger
1:03.6	I like gingers
1:05.2	Ladies and gentlemen
1:07.1	Welcome back to Whiskey Ginger
1:08.0	My guest said is one of my favorite people on earth
1:09.4	I say that from my guess when I meet him once again. Today, it is Charlie Barron's.
1:13.3	Thank you for coming.
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