New Year’s Eve Nightmares: Stand-Up Survival Guide w Matthew Broussard- CHIT CHAT WEDNESDAY - The JTrain Podcast w Jared Freid
The JTrain Podcast
Jared Freid
4.8 • 4.8K Ratings
🗓️ 1 January 2025
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Welcome back to the JTrain Podcast, hosted by Jared Freid! It’s Chit Chat Wednesday, and we’re kicking off the new year with the incredibly sharp and hilarious Matthew Broussard. Matthew joins Jared to talk about his brand-new stand-up special, Hyperbolic, now streaming on YouTube (link in the episode description). Already racking up over 125,000 views, Hyperbolic showcases Matthew’s brilliantly crafted jokes and relatable yet unexpected humor.
This week, Jared and Matthew dive deep into the art of comedy—sharing battle stories from tough New Year’s Eve gigs, the intricacies of joke-writing, and the unique stress (and humor) that comes from having family in the audience. They unpack Matthew’s standout joke about a heartfelt letter from his mom, Jared’s reflections on his mom seeing his set on The Tonight Show, and how vulnerability adds depth to stand-up.
The conversation also explores the emotional highs and brutal lows of comedy life, debating what “making it” really means in the world of stand-up. With hilarious anecdotes about performing at hotels and the pressure of NYE countdown duties, this episode is a celebration of comedy, connection, and the joy of storytelling.
So, grab your headphones and tune in for a fun, insightful, and laugh-out-loud episode that’s sure to brighten your week. And don’t forget to check out Matthew’s special Hyperbolic for even more laughs!
Check out Matthew Broussard’s YouTube special, Hyperbolic Also listen to the comedy war stories from New Year’s Eve gigs!
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Jared Freid is a stand up comedian from Boston and who is currently based in New York City. Jared is known to give great dating advice and is all knowing of the Bachelor & Bachelorette nation! You can catch his latest comedy special on Netflix, “37 & Single”, where Jared discusses dating app frustrations to awkward setups to breakup justifications. (For the record, Jared’s mom thinks his body is “just fine.”) Besides regularly headlining and touring around the country, Jared hosts two podcasts called “The JTrain Podcast” and “U Up? Podcast” with Jordana Abraham of Betches, where they discuss their takes on modern dating with issues ranging from apps to hookups to relationships. Check out more of his comedy and a live show today! 👉https://jaredfreid.com/
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the J-Train podcast. |
| 0:03.6 | This is J-Train Jared Freed. |
| 0:04.7 | Coming live from Boka. |
| 0:06.2 | That's right. |
| 0:06.9 | It's a chit-chat Wednesday. |
| 0:08.3 | And today's guest is Matthew Bressard. |
| 0:10.0 | He is a fantastic comic with a really awesome stand-up special that is out right now. |
| 0:16.9 | It's been out for a couple weeks. |
| 0:18.3 | The link to the stand-up special you're watching on YouTube |
| 0:20.9 | is right in the description of this episode. So go save that link. Go watch it now, then come back here |
| 0:26.8 | and meet Matthew or meet him first and then go watch the special. It's so, so good. We talk about |
| 0:32.8 | some of the jokes in it, the ones I love the most. He has a joke about a letter from his mom that is just |
| 0:38.3 | fantastic. And we talk about what most comedians end up talking about and it's bad shows. We |
| 0:44.9 | exchange war stories, so to speak, about shows that we had to do. And I only brought it up because |
| 0:50.8 | it's New Year's Day. Happy New Year. Welcome to the New Year. Welcome to |
| 0:54.6 | 2025. So on a day like today, you like to talk about bad shows because New Year's shows are |
| 1:00.2 | usually generally pretty tough. So Matthew and I talk about bad shows and these excruciating |
| 1:08.2 | circumstances we have gotten into just to get a check and do the thing that we love to do. |
| 1:14.7 | And then we talk about a special, which is so good. |
| 1:16.9 | Go watch it. |
| 1:17.6 | The link is below and enjoy today's episode. |
| 1:20.0 | Boom. |
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