Club Shay Shay - Ryan Davis Part 2
Club Shay Shay
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🗓️ 14 January 2026
⏱️ 84 minutes
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Ryan Davis steps onto Club Shay Shay calling himself the GOAT of his generation — and explains why. From starring on Curb Your Enthusiasm and Insecure to becoming a true pioneer in digital comedy, Ryan breaks down how reacting to trending videos turned him into “your favorite comic’s favorite comic” and led to sold-out comedy tours across the world. He explains how mastering timing, storytelling, and internet culture helped him turn everyday moments into viral comedy that connects with fans across continents.
He reflects on the first reaction video that changed his life, his most-viewed clip, and how celebrities like Odell Beckham Jr. and Kevin Durant responded — including his jokes about KD’s hair and championships, and how athletes secretly love being the subject of great comedy even when they act annoyed online.
Ryan opens up about comedy beefs, including public disagreements with Corey Holcomb and Faizon Love, and how Ali Siddiq helped him release his special independently on YouTube after losing monetization — plus whether comedians should still chase Netflix or go fully independent in today’s creator economy.
He credits Kountry Wayne for helping him grow his business mindset, reacts to the Tyler Perry lawsuit, names his Mount Rushmore of social media comedians, and explains why DC Young Fly inspired him to start posting online. Ryan also shares his thoughts on the backlash over Druski wearing White face and how Kevin Hart motivated him to take stand-up seriously.
The episode takes a deeper turn as Ryan talks about his son being nonverbal, his daughter wanting him just for his money, the terrifying moment the mother of his children went into a coma after childbirth, co-parenting after their breakup, dating, and the toxic relationships he’s experienced while navigating fame.
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| 0:00.0 | Thank you for coming back. Part two is underway. |
| 0:04.5 | I read you say you're a pro gatekeeper. What is gatekeeper? |
| 0:08.0 | Oh, I'm pro gatekeeping. |
| 0:09.8 | You're pro gatekeeping? Oh, I'm pro gatekeeping. Yeah. |
| 0:12.7 | Why you do that? |
| 0:13.7 | Yeah, because somebody, somebody has to stop the nonsense. |
| 0:21.9 | Somebody has to stop the nonsense. Somebody has to stop the nonsense. |
| 0:25.0 | And I don't mean gatekeeping on some, like, all right, I'll give you a perfect example. |
| 0:29.6 | Me, wanting to be a commentator in sports doing sports journalism. |
| 0:36.0 | You know how many athletes play sports, great at sports can't articulate |
| 0:41.5 | it? Yeah. Tons. Growing up I had to watch them get jobs that somebody like me who could |
| 0:49.0 | really articulate it will never get an opportunity. That is correct. They get. That's where gatekeeping has to happen. It's like, hey, bro, I know you ran for 2,000 yards in the season, but you can't do this. You can't do this. If we go to showing people how to do it. At least get a chance. Whether they succeed or fail, it's going to be their own. But they're definitely getting a chance. But you see what I'm saying? And it's just like, and it really takes away of how special people like you are, how Terry Bradshaw has been able to do it. Yeah. Right. Like, you know what I mean? Everybody can't talk when that red light comes on. Everybody can't hold a thought so that's the only that's |
| 1:28.0 | the thing about gatekeeping right where it's just like hey man i i get it so here here's a story |
| 1:36.1 | how about this will smith did king richard yeah i auditioned for King Richard. |
| 1:45.0 | They sought out for me to audition for it. |
| 1:48.0 | I'm touring comedy. |
| 1:50.0 | I ain't been going to acting class, none of that. |
| 1:53.0 | And I'm getting the same opportunity as a dude who went to school four years doing theater in college. |
| 2:00.0 | This dude has done Hamlet. I can't even read |
| 2:03.4 | a script for real. We get in the same opportunity. Somebody got to say, no, he can't come in here. |
| 2:12.0 | It ain't just gatekeeping to my benefit. You need to keep me out of spaces. I ain't got no business in that. You see what I'm saying? I do. Yeah. When I sat there and listened to that man's audition, I was like, why am I here? We had to pretend like it was the part where Richard came back to the game with the gun and was like, you know, turning the tables. |
| 2:50.0 | I thought a dude was, I thought they really pulled a gun out on this man on the other side. I'm on the other side of the door. Like, what they doing back there? And he came out smiling. I was like, you were acting? I walked in and they were like, hey, how are you doing? I was like, hey, that's the guy. I'm a dude. I'm a read. But that's the guy. Don't mess this up, guys. |
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