Ron Funches (Fitzdog Radio #1136) | Greg Fitzsimmons

Fitzdog Radio

Greg Fitzsimmons

Comedy Interviews, Comedy

4.6 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2026

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Greg Fitzsimmons sits down with the always hilarious Ron Funches for a wide-ranging conversation that goes from reality TV chaos to stand-up philosophy, and everything in between. Ron breaks down his experience on The Traitors, what it taught him about himself, and how it ultimately led to a life-changing autism diagnosis. The two dig into the ups and downs of the comedy industry, including the frustrating reality of streaming deals, social media influence, and why great comics still struggle to get specials made. They also get into: The unpredictability of making money in comedy The difference between bombing and being delusional Why some comics thrive and others never improve The weird reality of voice acting careers Hair transplants, Turkey trips, and leveling up your look Plus, Greg shares stories from Disneyland, Waymos, and the dangers of trusting a comedian’s green room. A funny, honest, and surprisingly insightful episode about comedy, identity, and figuring out who you are. This show is produced by Gotham Production Studios and part of the Gotham Network. https://www.gothamproductionstudios.com/studios/ Follow Greg Fitzsimmons: Facebook: https://facebook.com/FitzdogRadio Instagram: https://instagram.com/gregfitzsimmons Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregfitzshow Official Website: http://gregfitzsimmons.com Tour Dates: https://bit.ly/GregFitzTour Merch: https://bit.ly/GregFitzMerch “Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons” Book: https://amzn.to/2Z2bB82 “Life on Stage” Comedy Special: https://bit.ly/GregFitzSpecial Listen to Greg Fitzsimmons: Fitzdog Radio: https://bit.ly/FitzdogRadio Sunday Papers: http://bit.ly/SundayPapersPod Childish: http://childishpod.com Watch more Greg Fitzsimmons: Latest Uploads: https://bit.ly/latestGregFitz Fitzdog Radio: https://bit.ly/radioGregFitz Sunday Papers: https://bit.ly/sundayGregFitz Stand Up Comedy: https://bit.ly/comedyGregFitz Popular Videos: https://bit.ly/popGregFitz About Greg Fitzsimmons: Mixing an incisive wit with scathing sarcasm, Greg Fitzsimmons is an accomplished stand-up, an Emmy Award winning writer, and a host on TV, radio and his own podcasts. Greg is host of the popular “FitzDog Radio” podcast (https://bit.ly/FitzdogRadio), as well as “Sunday Papers” with co-host Mike Gibbons (http://bit.ly/SundayPapersPod) and “Childish” with co-host Alison Rosen (http://childishpod.com). A regular with Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Kimmel, Greg also frequents “The Joe Rogan Experience,” “Lights Out with David Spade,” and has made more than 50 visits to “The Howard Stern Show.” Howard gave Greg his own show on Sirius/XM which lasted more than 10 years. Greg’s one-hour standup special, “Life On Stage,” was named a Top 10 Comedy Release by LA Weekly. The special premiered on Comedy Central and is now available on Amazon Prime, as a DVD, or a download (https://bit.ly/GregFitzSpecial). Greg’s 2011 book, Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons (https://amzn.to/2Z2bB82), climbed the best-seller charts and garnered outstanding reviews from NPR and Vanity Fair. Greg appeared in the Netflix series “Santa Clarita Diet,” the Emmy-winning FX series “Louie,” spent five years as a panelist on VH1’s “Best Week Ever,” was a reoccurring panelist on “Chelsea Lately,” and starred in two half-hour stand-up specials on Comedy Central. Greg wrote and appeared on the Judd Apatow HBO series “Crashing.” Writing credits include HBO’s “Lucky Louie,” “Cedric the Entertainer Presents,” “Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher,” “The Man Show” and many others. On his mantle beside the four Daytime Emmys he won as a writer and producer on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” sit “The Jury Award for Best Comedian” from The HBO Comedy Arts Festival and a Cable Ace Award for hosting the MTV game show "Idiot Savants." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Listen up.
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0:41.1	My guest Ron Funches will be here in just a moment.
0:43.7	That's not true.
0:45.3	Ron Funches was just here, and I already talked to him.
0:48.5	And I can tell you right up front, it was not a good interview.
0:53.9	No, it was fantastic. Ron's the best. He's got a little
1:00.1	touch of the, he's on the spectrum. So we talk about that. We talk about this reality show he was on
1:08.8	that I didn't see. I like to watch the projects that my guests do before they come on.
1:15.0	But I can't really watch reality shows because I just, I feel like the time I'm spending
1:23.1	watching it can be spent in so many other way.
1:29.2	I'm in the middle of a crossword puzzle.
1:36.4	And that, it's far outweighs watching it. And this isn't knocking Ron. He'll tell you it was not a good experience. I shouldn't, I blew it. Spoiler alert, it was not a great experience for him. But I just wrote in, here's a big announcement. If you live in LA,
1:48.2	this is very, very big deal. I wrote in my first Waymo. I had not been in a Waymo before,
1:59.2	and I was alone. So it picked me up.
2:02.4	And it was just so weird driving alone in a car and jerking off.
2:09.8	And you're used to the driver yelling at you, stop, whatever, or jumping in the back, whatever.
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