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Whiskey Ginger with Andrew Santino

Ryan Sickler Talks Comedy, Family & Real Life | Whiskey Ginger

Whiskey Ginger with Andrew Santino

Andrew Santino & Wave

Comedy

4.8 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to Whiskey Ginger — a Wave series. Andrew Santino sits down with comedian, podcaster, and storyteller Ryan Sickler for a hilarious and honest conversation about comedy, family, growing up, and turning real life into unforgettable stand-up. They talk about Sickler’s brand-new stand-up special Live & Alive, the stories behind the hour, life on the road, and why vulnerability is still one of the most powerful tools in comedy. 🎥 Watch Ryan Sickler’s new special Live & Alive (out now on YouTube):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMGWVyM2NJo 🎧 Check out Ryan’s podcast “The HoneyDew”🎤 See Ryan Sickler live: https://www.ryansickler.com In this episode:• The making of Live & Alive and how the hour came together• Turning pain and chaos into laughs without losing honesty• Santino and Sickler swap stories, family moments, and comedy lessons Drop a comment with your favorite moment from Live & Alive. #WhiskeyGinger #AndrewSantino #RyanSickler #LiveAndAlive #ComedyPodcast #StandUpComedy #PodcastClips #Comedians Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to Whiskey Ginger, a Wave series, and welcome to the new year.

0:04.6

2026 is here. Hope it's a good year. We'll find out. I'm on the road.

0:09.9

I'm jumping around a little bit. You guys got to come see me.

0:12.2

Windsor, Ontario, Canada, January 16th and 17th. I'm in Bethlehem, PA.

0:16.7

The 23rd, I'm in Hanover, Maryland. Come on out, Baltimore.

0:20.7

Then I go down to the Borgata, Atlantic City, New Jersey, dirty Jersey.

0:25.1

Then Valley Center, which is basically San Diego, January 30th, at the end of the month.

0:29.5

Then on Lovers Day, Valentine's Day, I'm up in Canyonville, Oregon.

0:34.8

Bad friends, we're doing one show for fun to start the year in March. We're doing Lincoln, California, which is basically Sacramento. Then I'm in Las Vegas at the win, March 21st, and then at Little Roadie Fest out there in Providence, Rhode Island in March, 27th, end of March. I'll be bouncing some new dates in and out, and we'll see. I'm going to keep traveling around.

0:55.0

I can't wait to come see you.

0:56.1

I love you.

0:57.2

Thank you for being around enough, rambling from me.

1:01.8

Let's go to the episode.

1:03.5

In here, we pour whisk, whisk, whisk, whisk.

1:09.0

You were that creature in the ginger beard. Sturdy and ginger. Like vampires, the ginger gene is a curse. Ginger's up fugitive. You want me $5 for the whiskey and $75 for the horse. Ginger's, oh, hell no. This whiskey is excellent. Ginger. I like gingers. Let it jump. Welcome back to Whiskey Ginger. My guest said is one of my favorite people on Earth. I say that for all my guests, but I mean once again today. It is the return of my dog. Ryan Sickler. I've said this every time. You have such a, you have a jersey name. Ryan Sickler feels Jersey? Sickler. Sickler's a phenomenal jersey name.

1:44.6

Well, you're,

1:45.1

are you joking about that or do you know about it? No, what do you mean? Okay, so in, it's a great jersey name. I've had this sent to me a ton of times. There's a sicklerville, New Jersey. You don't, are you fucking with me? No, no. I'm saying for the back of a jersey. I thought you said

2:00.8

I'm talking about New Jersey

2:02.6

No dude

2:03.4

No dude saying for the back of a jersey. I thought you said, talking about New Jersey.

2:02.8

No, dude.

2:05.0

But there just happens to me.

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