Rene Vaca Didn’t Expect This Kind of Attention | Whiskey Ginger

Whiskey Ginger with Andrew Santino

Andrew Santino & Wave

Comedy

4.8 • 7.9K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Welcome to Whiskey Ginger a Wave series presented by Fanduel. Andrew Santino sits down with comedian Rene Vaca to talk about coming up fast in comedy, navigating the internet spotlight, and what it actually takes to turn viral attention into real stand-up chops. Rene gets into the pressure of being “next up,” learning on the fly, and why the stage will always humble you no matter how many views you rack up online. They get into bombing, confidence, the weird expectations that come with early success, and why staying sharp matters more than chasing hype. It’s honest, funny, and exactly what you want from a young comic figuring it out in real time. Follow Rene Vaca for tour dates, clips, and upcoming shows:https://instagram.com/renevacacomedy Follow Andrew Santino:https://www.instagram.com/cheetosantino Follow Whiskey Ginger:https://instagram.com/whiskeygingerpodcast #WhiskeyGinger #AndrewSantino #ReneVaca #StandUpComedy #ComedyPodcast #Comedians #StandUp #PodcastClips ================================================== This episode is sponsored by: FANDUEL Sign up now for your twenty-five dollar bonus on FanDuel Predicts. HEAD TO https://fanduel.com/whiskey TO GET STARTED! SQUARESPACE USE PROMO CODE: WHISKEY GET 10% OFF YOUR ORDER https://squarespace.com/whiskey SHADYRAYS PROMO CODE: GINGER GET 40% OFF YOUR ORDER https://shadyrays.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	Welcome back to Whiskey Ginger, a wave series presented by Fandul.
0:33.6	Hey, Whiskinge fans, I'm out here jumping around.
0:36.3	May 8th, Bobby Lee and I, my favorite little dumpling, are going to be at the YouTube theater here in Los Angeles, California. May 8th, doing a bad friend's live, maybe our only one of the year. Then June 28th at the Sound in Delmar, San Diego. I'm doing two shows. San Diego, come out and see me. Delmar at the the sound june twenty eight two shows then july twenty fourth
0:56.1	uh... at the america casino and saint charles missouri basically st louis
1:01.1	louis missouri st charles come out and see me go to andrewsantino dot com
1:04.5	in here
1:08.0	we pour whisk whisk whisk you whisk, whisk, whisk.
1:11.6	You were that creature in the ginger beard.
1:13.6	Sturdy and ginger.
1:15.6	Like vampires, the ginger gene is a curse.
1:17.6	Ginger's a fugitive.
1:19.6	You only $5 for the whiskey and $75 for the horse.
1:23.6	Ginger is, oh hell no.
1:24.6	This whiskey is excellent.
1:26.6	Ginger. I like gingers. Ladies gentlemen, welcome back to Whiskey Ginger. But today's one of my favorite people on Earth. I say that for all my guess, but I mean once again, today it's René Waka. Or should I say René Waka, man? René Waka, man. What are you doing? Everybody thinks you're Indian, man.
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