Comedians Get Called Out For Being GREEDY!

[@comedyenforcement]

Like the video to help out the algorithm! :)

[@wolfgangclaes1594]

Did it go down for a second

[@comedyenforcement]

@@wolfgangclaes1594 hope not lol seems good on my end

[@wolfgangclaes1594]

@@comedyenforcement oh I just thought I saw you uploaded a few hours ago must have been bugging

[@johnlenz420]

this video is gonna pop off once redbar covers these cheap bastards!

[@beautifulcatastrophe]

​@comedyenforcement awesome content bro...much love from India ❤🎉

[@davidw6828]

I hate that old head mentality of “I had it bad so you should too”. It’s so stupid. If you hated how you were treated don’t you want to be apart of the change for better

[@missyelliot6237]

Can’t stand people like this. Like, if you know how bad it sucks, wouldn’t you want to help someone NOT go through that if you could?

[@Hey367Lo]

I think people sometimes do this because they feel “the struggle” made them better… but personally I think it’s a way aholes convince themselves being selfish is ok but. Tf do I know.

[@Montana69420]

literally one wrong make another wrong right dumb logic

[@jonlamontagne]

It's the old weitz mentality of any hobby or thing you enjoy. Like cars any new car brought to a show that has old heads in it will automatically be talked trash about and openly mocked at the show even though you could have the most amount of people visiting your car it does not matter because it's not some 40 year old car that was restored to the Primitive technology that they had 60 + years ago😂😂

[@howey935]

I ran my own building company and I Sacked a plasterer because he was treating an apprentice like shit, he was making him mix the plaster with bike cog welded to a bit of 4 inch steel pole even though there was a cordless drill with a proper mixing pole. The excuse the plasterer used was what if we can’t get power from anywhere he needs to know how to mix it by hand (only difference between mixing it by hand or with power is it takes longer by hand) and we didn’t have power tools when I did my time so why should they have them. You don’t want people like that working for you making a kids job harder just because that’s how he had to do it when he was training, it’s not the kids fault cordless drill weren’t around when his old ass was been trained.

[@iguacu3517]

Regardless of all the free market capitalist arguments in these comments, bottomline is that if you would be *embarrassed* for people to find out how much you pay your opener, you should be paying them more.

[@stellarscrubj]

Exactly. That's the market place at work. Not everyone is will support a guy with shoddy morals like Theo, so even if it's for selfish reasons only (retaining fans), Theo is incentivized to pay more. If a Walmart somehow found a way to pay their employees less than minimum wage, the market would force them not to because the bad PR would cost the company more money they they're saving. If it's true, Theo made a business decision and thought either he wouldn't get caught, or the money from openers he saved would be more than the hit he might take from bad PR.

[@MK-Ultra-1984]

Easily argued that openers could be paying the headliner just for the publicity and access to an audience 😂

[@MK-Ultra-1984]

But I'm on Soders side FYI lmao

[@savage_optimist]

💯💯💯

[@noelgrassy4278]

@@stellarscrubjDoesn’t Walmart instruct their employees to collect state or federal benefits because it refuses them 40 hours a week so they don’t have to? They’re scumbags just like Theo and they don’t care because they ran all the other stores out of business. Free market capitalism is a joke and always has been. Unless the wealthy are forced to pay s living wage, they won’t. Unionize.

[@sisepuede5612]

Dude the way Robert said “theater” is so clearly a way to joke about it being Theo Von

[@melvinyoungboyz7734]

Clearly

[@sisepuede5612]

@@Noname-lw6hp I thought Dan mouthed it to him before he started talking about theaters. Maybe I’m wrong though.

[@sisepuede5612]

@@Noname-lw6hp go to 5:20 and tell me why Robert reacted that way then

[@lakatos1683]

I thought the same thing. Like he was hinting.

[@InterGalactic2001]

You’re trippin

[@vpsip123]

the fact its not another 2bears video gives this one +1000 points in my book

[@HFFCANADA]

Yeah dude HATES them

[@sumotiko]

@@HFFCANADA whats not to hate with those two scumbags.

[@vpsip123]

@@HFFCANADA kendrick levels of hate lowkey hahahaha

[@Slomrrr]

Or another Andrew Shultz has lost his mind!!! D:

[@georgezimmerman3334]

Shut up georgia

[@Shortsirl454]

I hope one day people realize how important Luis J Gomez is the comedy when you look at a lot of these big artist when they were first starting, Lewis was the first one to give them podcast and exposure and on multiple occasions when the people he helped out wanna leave their contract with his podcast network early to go to Patreon and make more money. he lets them go no problem every time

[@boogityhoo]

Absolutely. Luis is such a knowledgeable and selfless guy and literally just wants to see other comics succeed and it doesn't matter if they end up becoming more famous than him such as Shane Gillis. It's crazy , even though I do understand a lil bit, that so many comics refuse to associate themselves with him and even the other Skanks and the most common excuse I hear is because of how unfiltered they are but the fact so many ppl can't look past that and they always dismiss how much he truly cares about the entire comedy scene.

[@blopblop333]

Luis gives everyone a platform because he wants to leech off of them. Luis isn't important at all. He just wants to take advantage of anyone he can and make money off of them while not paying his employees for doing their job. If Luis died tomorrow, nothing negative would come of it. LOS would end, which it probably should have years ago...and Big Jay would go on to do another podcast with people who are actually funny. We'd also never have to hear Dave Smith be a fake intellectual on a comedy podcast again. We all win.

[@jasonmaddox8913]

@@blopblop333spot on

[@boogityhoo]

@@blopblop333 who hurt you?? When has anyone come out and claimed that Luis doesn't pay them? How come so many comedians continue to agree to have their podcasts on the Gas digital network. And Big Jay already does a couple other podcasts . You just sound bitter.

[@JohnSmith-nf8bi]

@@blopblop333some good points there

[@WhatevrNevrmnd]

"I don't want to name names, Luis!" Hell yeah Soder.

[@camronridley5912]

It’s time for soder get the recognition he deserves

[@lyannlovesadventure8362]

Lewis Black or another Lewis?

[@Pedroepacas]

it's Luis

[@WhatevrNevrmnd]

@@Pedroepacas I’ll fix it

[@bflagg94]

Fuck that, if you think someone is doing something wrong, you're a pussy if you won't straight up call it out

[@liquidamerican8543]

Yeah, Bobby was absolutely teasing it with the "theo-ater" thing. There was no other reason for him to interrupt and pronounce it like that. Then chuckle after.

[@liquidamerican8543]

​@@Noname-lw6hp yes, he was. Dan had just texted it to him. That's why he exclaimed, "Nooo!". Watch again. And obviously, you can't say for sure what Dan would or wouldn't do since you're aren't him.

[@MisterK-YT]

@@liquidamerican8543I can say though, because I am Dan Soder.

[@liquidamerican8543]

@@MisterK-YT then just tell us! Was it Theo??

[@MisterK-YT]

@@liquidamerican8543 idk I’m a liar

[@roninkraut6873]

I think Bobby was making fun of the way Dan was saying theatre.

[@richardshaw4866]

The crazy part, is that Soder should be making 400K per weekend. Not Theo, Joe, Segura or Blert..

[@juniorsanchez7441]

Soder is a one man army dude is funny asf no matter who is in the room

[@shermanwaren159]

yeah because his head takes up half the room

[@lukim2744]

Soder's talents will be rewarded soon enough my friends, it's the year of the dawgs, the roganshpere is over! It's all about the Gillisphere!

[@howhigh0521]

Not true soder suck lol His voice is series AF lol

[@Quaquadaqu]

⁠@@lukim2744soder sucks. Stop crying

[@SlipandRip710]

Theo learned a little too much from Dana White doing their time together 😂

[@comedyenforcement]

lmao

[@Joshua-fz5zx]

"Pay the man, Dana"-Theo Von

[@beautifulcatastrophe]

😂​@@comedyenforcement

[@DoctorDoofenshmirtz]

100% theo deserves to pay his headliners 100$ trevor wallace is one of his openers homie has never sold out a show, he came out on twitter saying he makes more opening from theo than he does when he does solo shows,,

[@ZaShiesty]

@4-Methylaminorexfor not wanting a company to try to control people they sponsor?

[@Travis89-ob5tt]

Anybody paying they're opener $100 while they collect 10-20k is a piece of shit.

[@469shayne]

You are dillusional. Look at the big picture all the people that are there are there not for them. They are paying for the headliner. They get to learn who you are and because of this exposure and if you are any good they will pay to see you down the road!!

[@boogityhoo]

Yea, there's literally nothing you can say or no excuse to support that. It's absolutely disgusting behaviour.

[@boogityhoo]

@@469shayne are you seriously defending someone only paying their opener $100 when they are raking in 100k ?? Just because the audience isn't there for them specifically?? I was really hoping no one would be that delusional and trashy to defend this behavior...

[@Travis89-ob5tt]

So you think they should just be happy to be there? Why even pay them anything at all then?

[@TheCarpentersApprentice]

@@469shayne exposure is a factor to be considered but ultimately the OG critic was highlighting how the greed of the action is a POS move.

[@AriMannis]

I can only speak for myself but Theo is one of the most generous people I know and pays me very well to open for him, six figures plus!

[@richardhsuh]

I really hope it’s not Theo

[@Jaheguru]

Six figures plus is obvious sarcasm. Interesting…. Ari exposing or defending here? 🧐

[@ohoto3896]

@@Jaheguru Yeah he's trolling, there's proof on the reddit thread he paid Ari $100 to open in the Netherlands

[@MisterK-YT]

@@Jaheguru sure sounds sarcastic (ergo, not defending)

[@GUS4BEATLES]

@@ohoto3896crazy cause Theo has talked about how Ari is so nice and let him stay in his apartment for free when he was in NY

[@PsychoTitan]

saw Theo Von at a theater and thought it was pretty odd both his openers each mentioned during their set about only getting a hundred. At first, i thought it was a joke, but after seeing this video, it makes me think back and wonder how often do you hear openers say that about their headliner?

[@bsykesbeats]

R u kidding or being serious? They actually mentioned that on stage?

[@PsychoTitan]

@@bsykesbeats serious

[@Gane-Shillis]

I saw theo live end of February, talked to the local opener after the show (saw him at the pub). He told me theo paid 2k for his 15min set

[@DoesNotInhale]

anything is possible when you lie. get help

[@highcapnative]

Liar

[@heavenwasfool]

The regz is one of the best comedy podcasts out right now

[@jonathanharwood532]

They’re so much better than any of the west coast podcasts and 100x better than protect our parks 😂

[@CantTellYou]

idk why it took so long for them to finally do, they were the most viewed most requested combination on YKWD for like 10 years

[@aidanbagwell7879]

@@CantTellYoui think it’s just hard to get 4 comics together on a regular

[@dewwwd3431]

In my opinion it’s trash but most comedy podcasts are trash

[@aidanbagwell7879]

@@dewwwd3431 and ur opinion sucks

[@Cerase0]

Comedians have a terrible track record of being awful people.

[@stevebanning902]

Even worse - most of them aren't funny

[@Meaningfulcontent-hs5ij]

Cool Zelda streams with 5 views lmao

[@Cerase0]

@@Meaningfulcontent-hs5ij I tried and my setup just didn’t work lol. I think all five views were mine

[@Pax_Mayn3]

You've gotta have some kind of sociopathy or narcissism to be able to talk to a room full of people and think you're funny enough to entertain them for money. I don't know, it just attracts certain types. The funniest people would never go on stage.

[@lolcat2123]

they have a GOOD track record of being awful people - terrible track record of being good people

[@Seibertz]

Theo von is good podcaster but his standup is bad imo

[@ManiacMageetheG]

I agree. Myself I wouldn't call it "bad", but it's not for me. Him on podcast he's great, though.

[@OrbyEvil]

Agreed.

[@santiagocuriel8511]

He’s def one of the best podcaster out there but agreed. His standup don’t meet the same level his podcast clips

[@Marchofthefireants1]

That’s most of them.

[@Black-dog-likes-walks]

Yeah.. it’s kinda theatrics n story telling. His podcasts n appearances are good tho

[@dbsuper2928]

This the kinda gossip my gf gets excited for

[@Munir9595]

😂😂😂

[@TheEvolver311]

This is the core of the comedy podcast fandom, lol

[@christopherjeremiah60]

I have always wondered how much money these guys make doing different tours at theaters, arenas, etc. $250k for two shows one night is fucking WILD.

[@TheEvolver311]

Pretty easy to see why they all lose touch with what it was like being a working person and become deeply entitled rich pricks super fast

[@Biggums_Tyrone]

The conversation we really need to be having is why it costs so much to see any of the “known” comedians. Every time I’m like “oh cool, so and so is coming to town I would love to see him/her” & I go to get tix the prices are like $100+ a pop then you gotta factor in a bunch of a bs service fees or whatever imaginary fees they keep making up but I know that part isn’t their fault but still I’m not paying $200-$300 (2 tix) to see anyone for one hour of my life to sit so far away that I’m still watching them on screen bc if you want even halfway decent seats you’re gonna end up paying 300-500$ or more (halfway decent seats to dave chappelle were like 2x my rent) I’m sorry but that’s ridiculous!

[@dudevicious89]

You gotta buy the tickets from the venue The comedian is going to be at or go directly to that comedians website to buy tickets. I’ve seen Bill Burr, Nate Bargatze, Jim Norton, and a few more, the only one that cost $100 was Jim Norton but I bought those tickets through Ticketmaster. Most of them charge $80 and maybe $100 at the most. If you buy from Ticketmaster or any third party website selling the tickets they jack up the prices like crazy. Shane Gillis was talking about it on a recent podcast, he charges the least he can, I think it’s like $80 at the most and people were paying over $350 on Ticketmaster. Like I said you gotta go to the comedians website or the venue they’re going to be at to busy the tickets. But there are some comedians that do charge ridiculous prices.

[@TheEvolver311]

well obviously they are not targeting people with insufficient funds to be their fans that can actually show up in person to see them. Could you imagine if a person who worked at BurgerKing accidentally sat next to doctor or a dentist! They might have to smell the stench of their labor and ruin the ambiance.

[@mikeg5190]

This opens up a much bigger conversation beyond just opening acts. I’m a graphic designer and I’ve been contacted by a handful of arena act comedians for design work only to be lowballed in the exact same way. Much much much lower than the industry standard, not just my own rates. This system is more broken than the music industry and there neeeeeds to be change.

[@CYBERDELICRELICS]

This.

[@StrictlyBusiness47]

I like that one guy Jeff’s style “no crowdwork and get me a burger from down the street” lol

[@risinoutlaw61]

Woah I read this comment while the dude said that

[@johndiddilyjoe6258]

Crowdwork has always been a crutch for untalented comedians. Stav is the best modern example.

[@Tellaz]

​@@johndiddilyjoe6258I don't think stav is a terrible comedian tho. Andrew Schultz is a better example imo

[@johndiddilyjoe6258]

@@Tellaz I didn't say terrible. Just untalented, which is fine. All that means is that he should work harder and not lazily talk about the interracial couple in the front row or some other garbage. And yeah, Schultz is definitely an example. He's just not new anymore. Sorry to make you feel old, but he's been at it for about 15 years.

[@Tellaz]

@@johndiddilyjoe6258 nothing to feel sorry about sadly it is reality, I am getting old lmao but Shultz didnt start blowing up until about 5 years ago. during COVID he started posting a lot of his crowd work videos and thats what got him most of his youtube following early on. That's what I was referring to but still I get your point

[@sumotiko]

Matt Riffe pays 300 for 2 shows, that's 150.

[@SinbadAkina]

@theplanthashira lol fr 😂

[@stephaniecoomey2356]

@@jonlamontagne HAHAHAHAH wow dude go outside you lunatic

[@dolphpaperroute6362]

@theplanthashira I had to check myself, I'm tired as hell and I re-read that comment like 3 times and thought since I was tired it didn't make sense, nope. LMFAOOOO

[@thatswhatshesaid6326]

Well that wouldn’t surprise me.

[@GatorSkin]

@@jonlamontagnehow many jobs are you going to and making $100 in less than an hour?

[@chipdiesel9788]

I like dan standing his ground on that, hes not wrong

[@NeveauRock]

No.... don't bring that shit up if you're not going to name names. Bullshit.

[@italianstallion1325]

When I saw Theo at the Beacon, his opener Ari Mannis said he was being paid $100 for his set. I guess he wasn’t joking.

[@hypekiller5924]

He said it during his set?

[@ThenDarknessFalls]

​@@hypekiller5924two other people have posted something similar. Seems odd and suspicious to post the same thing. But maybe they all happened to see the same show.

[@ThenDarknessFalls]

Ari posted in this thread. He said Theo is extremely generous. See for yourself.

[@hypekiller5924]

@@ThenDarknessFalls like ari is honest lol

[@ThenDarknessFalls]

@@hypekiller5924 so basically, just spread gossip and act like angry cheerleaders regardless of the impact to someone else?

[@gingerninja3332]

Theo Von doesn’t strike me as the type of guy to rip his openers off, esp since he grew up dirt poor and he understands what that feels like. I’m thinking maybe Matt Rife or Tom Segura could be capable of that, tom grew up rich and has zero empathy

[@frarfarf]

Some people who grew up poor learn that money is precious, and they continue to be very careful with it , no matter how much of it they have

[@donjohnson1290]

Yea true BUT all the more reason to guard / protect the money you’ve been able to make for fear of becoming poor again. If this is true then I’ll be commenting on his next episode what a POS he is - makes Zero Logical sense to be that stingey

[@ginocerda3290]

U gotta accept reality bro sometimes the comedian u like more is actually shittier of a person then u would expect

[@kyledanger45]

Theo does seem like he gets weird about money. Back when he was on KATS he was always complaining about how much Brendan spent on production and paying people to work and be on the show.

[@closequarters4575]

I don’t think Theo either. He seems the type to be very generous if anything.

[@melissilly5699]

It was soooo obvious when Bobby said “THEoatre” 😆😂😂😂😂

[@dumplingsboi3906]

That’s just how their chemistry is though they clown on each other for the simplest things

[@ah20176]

Love seeing a brand new video from you pop up!

[@dh9605]

Theo did a show in AZ and his feature joked that he only made 1000 bucks for 5 shows that weekend. I thought the guy was just shitting on Theo bc I love The Rat but damn.. If this is true, you gotta shell out the doll hairs for your squad, Theo

[@ghagzor]

That is double. $200 a show is great. Its $200 for a 15 minute set lol

[@ZaShiesty]

1000 bucks for a weekend is bad?

[@BenjaminInkster]

Personally I wouldn’t be mad if some dude paid me at a rate of 800 per hour

[@AriMannis]

That was me featuring and I never said that. I do sometimes joke about my pay though.

[@missyelliot6237]

@@AriManniswhat did you get paid then for real

[@JustWanderingAsIDo]

Sneako said that Andrew Schulze was offering $50 for the video editing competition. So I'm thinking Andrew Schulze is one of them.

[@aSinisterKiid]

That's like comparing apple's to soccer balls. Two completely different scenarios. Schultz was just having a competition to find an editor and asked people to make like a 2min clip. And the winner was getting a whole ass job. You don't need to pay every clown who entered the competition $2,500 bucks.

[@JustWanderingAsIDo]

@@aSinisterKiid A whole arse job? Thought it was an internship.

[@Somegoy]

Expecting comedians to be good people is like expecting politicians to be honest.

[@kokoBuSiLiCa]

I was just going to click away and go to netflix because I couldn't find nothing interesting to watch with my J, you have a great timing with this one! Keep it up.

[@comedyenforcement]

dope! I'll be doing something similar soon lol

[@DasGoodSoup]

Tf is a jimmy j

[@lazytreecko]

@@DasGoodSoup joint, spliff, blunt... you know , that sweet Mary Jane

[@user-wb7nv9ht1g]

If everything was interesting on Netflix then...... I'm confused. Ahhhhh weed, man that's awesome. Have you heard JRE? If so, have you heard it on weed? It'll be like you're on weed with other people on weed and he sometimes talks about being on weed.

[@matics2808]

NONE of this would be happening without Mike David’s Redbar Radio 👌 Thank you so much for this wonderful world you’ve created Mike Redbar. ❤️

[@daledodge40]

Give it a year....

[@na-vn5qy]

​@@daledodge40what happens then?

[@NeveauRock]

I've based my life on the Teachings of Redbar.

[@wheresthegrillcheese]

Redbar disappeared when he was threatened. He comes and goes. Honestly redbar is a ranting chick with a beard. There's a difference between a guy like this one and redbar who just is a straight up hater in general. Anyone going with the "teachings of redbar" likely takes hrt pills.

[@hypekiller5924]

Did redbar talk about it?? I need a clip

[@kelly-p6l6l]

you seem so chill to hang out with love your down to earth charm. no fancy-pants pontificating, just humble facts, i hope you know how unique s creator that makes you. just want to encourage you! the explosion of you subscriber and viewer numbers attest to this. i am so happy for your success, you deserve it!

[@ehsankazemi5109]

Theo reads so many ads in the podcast too, plus drinks in the background and stuff, our boy is a touch greedy for sure

[@cdub1010]

I mean to hear how poor he was growing up, could you blame him?

[@warpnweft2192]

He spent all that money on coke before he was famous. Money isn’t an issue, it’s an escape.

[@Saltwound5]

All these comedian Podcasts are slowly turning into a massive pile of infighting.

[@Rolandeld1999]

That's what comedy always was. It was only nice for a couple years because everyone had podcast money coming in. Now competition is back

[@justno984]

​@@Rolandeld1999 Comedians have always been a bunch of insecure middle-aged men so it doesn't surprise me that this is happening now

[@TimothyCHenderson]

@@justno984 yeah, pretty much. Men are far more dramatic and gossipy than they are given credit for. My dad's in his 70's and there's constant infight and falling out's happening within his decades long friends group. There's all kinds drama between my uncles. Anyone who's worked with a group of men has also experienced this too, I'm sure.

[@justno984]

@@TimothyCHenderson Yes and on top of that, comedians are specifically a very insecure group. Like you can tell they were never popular in any social circle in their younger days and that left a big hole in their psyche. That's why they feel like they have to overcompensate for that and act over the top now that they have gained some amount of fame in their 40's.

[@monojojo7840]

​​​@@TimothyCHenderson If you are a man, you are most likely already behaving in this way and are only tricking yourself into believing that you're better than that and would never be like one of THOSE people when in reality the fact that you're on this channel and watching these kinda videos basically proves that you ARE one of them. Please take a good look at yourself in the mirror and try to change for the better for God's sake cuz this type of gossipy and drama-fueled behavior is truly embarrassing 🤦‍♂️

[@rad-719]

You know damn well it's Andrew 😂

[@RolandDeschain1]

Schultz? I can see it.

[@izzyzuniga8062]

I went to a Theo von show and his openers jokes were always about getting payed 200$ or 80 o forgot

[@ThenDarknessFalls]

This is the second post like this. Surely there's video?

[@ThenDarknessFalls]

Ari posted in this thread that he was paid extremely well.

[@seangallagher1726]

You should all watch theos dave ramsey podcast...ramsey preaches about giving. Theo openly says he struggles with giving as he used to be poor. He doesn't strike me as generous when i heard this.

[@SassySlater]

This goes both ways. Someone who has been deeply affected by poverty wouldn’t want anyone else to suffer either! People who have been homeless can be the most generous because they know what it means

[@seangallagher1726]

@SassySlater yes I agree. Although Theo says he struggles with giving. So I suspect he would also pay poor if he lives in that scarcity mindset.

[@ricmorales3406]

Now Theo drives a Cybertruck

[@josephpotter7776]

Doesn't make sense. Poor people are the most generous. Theo is just an asshole

[@SleepDMC140]

@@ricmorales3406 cyber trucks are like 80 k? What’s your point?

[@cuda861]

Been listening to Soder since the O&A days... Always had me rolling. He's underrated

[@ghagzor]

He was on O&A? I never heard that

[@stevebanning902]

Theo, as likable he is.. always struck me as someone that was hiding something.. evil.

[@austinsmith2808]

We don’t even know if they’re taking about theo.

[@Tybolt1]

He's a closet case, isn't funny at all, is basically Bert but for middle American retrds. He laughs at his own stuff as if u should to, but the problem is it's not funny at all.

[@chinpokimon9173]

Bro is racist lol

[@Adevine369]

I’m not the only one who thought this ??

[@stevebanning902]

@@chinpokimon9173 that's not evil LMAO

[@paradigm_conjecture]

man, when i saw Dan and Luis in the thumbnail, I thought you were about to throw some shade at the best comedy podcast outthere, but you were supportive.

[@oodrummeloo2711]

Love your videos bro

[@kevincortes09]

The Regz Rules!!!

[@Kidnamedfinger-]

I don’t think Theo would do that to his openers, honestly think shultz would do that

[@Lordogre420]

so what we should get from this is that comedians are fucking loaded 100k a show what

[@radtothebone23]

And we listen to comedians complain about how hard it is to get on a plane and sleep in a hotel for anywhere from 10k to 500k. What a world lol

[@WillyKillya]

That's only the top tier earners, if you're not selling out theatres by yourself it's a much different story

[@Lordogre420]

@@WillyKillya I guess thats a 100$ story

[@angelgjr1999]

They’re filthy rich. They all own multiple mansions, but most keep it a secret to not make their fans feel weird.

[@ismichi]

@@angelgjr1999 Um, I mean, that depends a bit more on location and what one would constitute a "mansion". Some places are relatively dirt cheap whereas others are ludicrous - a place with no life could offer a truly idealistic mansion in every sense of the word for ~300K vs a basic af 2 room townhouse could cost 600K+ in a thriving area lol Tho idk what standups you're thinking of, given multiple homes is still the exception for that branch of career. The ones who can fly themselves or others private at whim likely have at least one really nice house with good acreage even in expensive neighborhoods. Most likely they also have 1-3 smaller places they frequent often for work, eg condos in LA or NYC. 100% not cheap stuff, but idk where "multiple mansions" could be feasible unless it's someone like Rogan or Whitney whose wealth isn't from their standup.

[@goofyison9]

This channel and joke wrld is all I need for comedy in 2024

[@jotun.616]

100 sounds like pure rumor. Thats insane.

[@angelgjr1999]

Wouldn’t even cover the cost of travel and hotel. No way anyone would open for a big comedian for anything under a grand

[@chickenjacket7413]

I feel people would as like a way to grow their own audience by opening for a bigger name

[@jotun.616]

@@chickenjacket7413 i dunno if taking a financial loss on the road is how you do that though. All these guys get super big via podcasts. Even when their standup is dogshit, like rogan, and gomez, or mediocre like theo, and big jay. Getting on those casts would be worth doing for free, but i doubt stage time is worth being paid in exposure.

[@sarahquevedo5933]

“You’ve got $225 …YOUR NOT GONNA GOCE ME 5?” 😂

[@cantthinkofone6995]

Apparently they think exposure is currency

[@Eazy_Bruh]

Yeah dude I just wanted to say congrats on your success. I’ve been sup to you since before you had 10k subs, I think now here you are with 130,000. Crazy stuff dude keep it up.

[@Macjr-fb1om]

Yeah Matt rife it is he basically admitted to it in that clip 😂😂😂

[@na-vn5qy]

does he have a huge podcast? i'm not a fan in the slightest so genuinely asking.

[@Macjr-fb1om]

@@na-vn5qy shit I don’t know I don’t really watch him 😂😂 just my opinion

[@ricmorales3406]

Theo drivin a Cybertruck handing out 100 bucks to his openers😂

[@billybill1642]

Who is paying $150 dollars for a comedy show?

[@salvest3rr]

people who hate money

[@ismichi]

Depends on the venue and whatever service they use to sell the tickets. Service fees usually cost $20+ extra, and there are taxes as well. Generally, Arenas will start $100 even in less optimal seats, centers $40, and clubs have the most flexibility and could even be free. Some services also fluctuate the prices depending on the current interest and time until the event, and it's one reason the more decent standups (ethics) insist fans join their mailing list so they're able to get the prices the headliner is charging; presale is far cheaper. And there are always scrappers, albeit trickier depending where, who upsell always lol

[@billybill1642]

@@ismichi that does not sound like something most people would be willing to pay to see a comedy show

[@soniasimon7115]

All I can say in response is...... Ain't Nobody here to see you Otis 😂😂😂

[@nickmuaythaiandfitness]

$100 just sounds crazy!!! Even if he made $20,000 for the weekend, $100?! How can you give that to someone with a clean conscious?

[@angelgjr1999]

100 dollars wouldn’t get me out of bed, let alone working for a multi millionaire comedian as his opening act…

[@someguy0089]

About 2-3 years ago Brendan Schaub and Theo Von had a gift exchange on a podcast and Schaub gave a nice gift but Theo gifted one of his merch shirts. Brendan called him out for being cheap but it didn’t even phase Theo.

[@marktwainathan]

Regz is the best

[@Slice615]

"This aint when you started in the 60s" "In the what!?"

[@MagnusGalactusOG]

Notification Gang!

[@HanzieTy22]

$100 to do 15 minutes aint that bad!! Plus you get the exposure so take it for what its worth!!

[@CarlMiller-ql2wz]

They act like Theo is responsible for paying people. Their is so much inbetween that's not seen. Management contracts excetra.

[@aSinisterKiid]

That's not true for most stand up comedians. 90% of the time they call up the other comedian and ask them if they can open for them and pay them in cash that night. This isn't corporate.

[@joebill663]

Et cetera

[@SrAntonio301]

Make this go viral!!!! Being cheap in this age of abundance is INEXCUSABLE

[@spookyt8692]

37 seconds! Let’s go

[@sounddedaniel8760]

Wow 😮

[@myag4341]

Do you do stand up too? I'd like to watch! Edit: I liked and subscribed btw.

[@jimbojiveable]

i'm sure what the headliner feels is that he's giving the opener exposure that he otherwise wouldn't get and that the opener should be paying him. an a$$hole philosophy for sure.

[@ChichiNaka]

comedians are horrified to speak openly about each other

[@HDVisionsMedia]

Split 10%, total, between the guests.. 10k would be $1,000 split up between them, 20k would be $2,000 etc. The problem is that everyone wants to be rich/wealthy. Most KZbinrs will make 25k to 100k+ each month but still spam everyone with ad reads. Rich people telling poor people to buy things in exchange for money they don't need just doesn't sit right with me, unless its for charitable reasons.

[@jonathanhardy7968]

Okay, but I bought a ticket to see theo not the other person. I want him to have my money

[@Betty-Boop809]

And most likely the opener is better. That’s what happened when I saw Theo, his on stage comedy is below mediocre.

[@aSinisterKiid]

You might be paying to see Theo, but Theo is asking someone to work for him to begin the show. So Theo (Or any other comic) should be paying their employee a fair salary. Being a comedian isn't like working a blue collar job where you would say $100 for an hour of work is a great deal. Comics base their jobs around filling seats and ticket sales. So when you have a place that seats 500 people or 1000 people and you're asking them to pay $100 for that ticket, it shouldn't be a stretch of the imagination to pay your employee a % of your net profit for the night. You obviously don't need to pay the guy 50% of what you made that night, but even 5% of the ticket sales would be $2500-5000 bucks. So if a guy is getting $100 bucks instead ? You aren't even paying the guy enough to cover his flight or his gas money to get to the job. That's bull.

[@jonathanhardy7968]

@@aSinisterKiid He's giving him exposure to an audience that otherwise would have never heard of him. That is a perk. 100$ for an hour of work is great. Some people dont make 100 dollars in 8hrs, so I dont see the argument there. He's also and adult and can say no, but he obcviously saw the benefit of taking the gig. Comedians are overpaid for there "job" to begin with. So are actors, athletes, and most white collar workers. Put your name as the headliner and see if you fill 100 seats let alone 1000

[@aSinisterKiid]

@@jonathanhardy7968 Exposure doesn't fill your gas tank up or put food in your stomach. Exposure is a secondary benefit to doing a job and is never meant to be a form of payment to get around literally paying people money. It's a predatory tactic used by a person in a position of power to weasel their way out of paying someone actual money to come work for them. And you can't compare stand up to working a regular job where you get paid by the hour. Being a comedian is based around ticket sales and selling seats. So no, $100 is not great when the 500 seats in that building go for $100 each. Stop coming up with excuses to justify being cheap and remember that YOU wouldn't want to be treated like that, so don't accept it happening to someone else.

[@jonathanhardy7968]

Thats life your describing bud

[@Chogokin]

I'm glad you give these comedians the benefit of the doubt. Sometimes, but doesn't it get old time and time again to see that benefit waste away?

[@realpolitiksanta5980]

Bro…you’re getting way more views than you have subscribers in a lot of your videos. That’s a shame!! You’re obviously a super popular and talented KZbinr, people who view you need to subscribe.

[@ghostfvceg6303]

If it’s a local opener then I’m sorry $100 is fair. If they travel together then ok that’s different. Locals the experience and exposure is the payment. I used to be in a fairly successful band and that’s exactly how it works in that scene too.

[@jebjed3998]

If an opener excepts 100 bucks for opening, then that's the going rate for it

[@SOURJDADDY]

They also probably didn’t mention that these guys are probably paying for hotel/transportation

[@mrmrodonnell]

Nope

[@c-spam9581]

@@jaredsterwald7161and that’s why the majority of comics are broke.

[@iguacu3517]

@@jaredsterwald7161 true but Comedy Enforcement makes a good point that is hypocritical if they got to where they are by riding the Rogansphere positivity wave of successful guys helping out up and comers.

[@millimetr_peter]

Accepts

[@shaun5047]

5:29 Morally I can understand why these guys would be pissed. However business wise it’s odd that their argument is you (big comic) make x amount so my pay should be higher. Leaving moral out of it, yea that’s not how any business operates. The reality is the big comment probably had 5 other guys willing to accept the gig. Why? Because the gig gives them access to a ton of potential new fans. If you’re a comedian trying to grow then $300 for 15 mins/2 nights is still an easy choice. As a photographer I’ve taken free work before because I knew collaborating with this influencer would gain me a significant amount of new followers. Aka me waiving a $400 fee ended up netting me thousands in the long run.

[@user-ep3bb9fk6n]

$100 for 15 minutes of work, thats $400 an hour. Pretty good

[@Plague_Doc22]

You also travel (usually paid for) and you're away for like a weekend. So you can leave making like $500 for a weekend, which isn't bad. But when the main guy is making 100s of thousands it's a bit insulting.

[@Gekkco]

Fr these comedians forget that us normal people on average make what 80 bucks a day.

[@tcolley]

🤦‍♂️

[@tcolley]

@@Gekkcoin their home town where they can do 4 spots a night at multiple clubs.

[@SoHighIFly]

@@Plague_Doc22 Thats because people are there for the main guy. The show is because the main guy. $100 is low I do agree, but like the first comment says, $100 for 15mins isnt bad at all.

[@ComedianTimMcLaughlin]

Love that Drago is getting all this shine!

[@tygraves6460]

Calling it now…. Theo is the new Delia

[@giovannicanas7746]

Bruh you got roasted on Joke WRLD 😂😂😂

[@simplenough]

Link it

[@MaxFlub]

As of March 11 2024 average pay for a opener is 25 to 50 per show so idk why he's complaining average show that makes between 20k and 200k opener tends to only make between 20 and 100 at max rate so it would seem theo payed him top dollar Edit if u don't believe me on pay may 7th Daniel tosh put out a podcast and in it shows how much he used to make in 1998 for 5 days 2 shows a day he only made 400 so stop complaining even with inflation it's nothing and he spent a week there doing 2 shows not opening 3 times 15 min each on the weekends like him tosh did 5 days 2 full shows for 400 most comedians don't make much and ur wild for thinking a opener should make as much as the actual comedian he averaged 75 a night as a headliner a opener would be lucky to see 20 most do it for exposure and experience

[@aSinisterKiid]

Do you hear what you are saying? $25-50 is not average pay for anyone who is payed by ticket sales. That's not even enough money to cover gas to get to and from work that night.

[@volneypowlis8527]

People are so par-asocial, they think their favorite comedian couldn’t possibly be an asshole

[@chrisneymeyer2051]

Its getting to the point where Id rather see the world burn than to continue watching greedy people succeed while screwing over others.

[@colleenann772]

Everyone loves Theo. He will be fine.😊

[@Peee-ud7gr]

Can’t wait to see the comments by people saying they knew Theo was hiding something like they weren’t on their knees for him before 😭

[@MagnusGalactusOG]

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[@TheJols]

Had a friend who was a very good drummer. He was in a band that opened for Les Claypool for a couple of shows. They were paid $0 for both shows. My drummer friend talked to Claypool's drummer and found out that Claypool barely paid him, he lived paycheck to paycheck and lived on the road, didn't rent a home. I've heard that a lot of times in entertainment you have to BE the act to get decent money.

[@evergreenrider]

Theo needs coke money, he cant afford to be paying his openers

[@EskenRock]

"Until the end of time snakes will eat each other when hungry."

[@t-mac1236]

I went to go see theo von at the Wilbur in Boston. He wasn’t that funny at all and he was VERY nervous. Everyone was quite uncomfortable by how unfunny he was. The opener at the time (Francis from Barstool) was exponentially more funny. He truly is a average to a below average standup Theo on a podcast? There is no one funnier than him.

[@dolphpaperroute6362]

Might be a weird question bro but plz answer this! What chair do you use?

[@LooseCan88]

Theo ? really, people are reaching trying to take the shine away from the Rat King.

[@berserk4souls]

Or Theo isn’t as shiny as you assume

[@Squidgawddd96]

I have no idea about the comedy scene but at the same time it’s like if you accept it tf you crying for

[@jideo4701]

If you haven’t noticed yet. Every comedian in this space is LOVED at first then people start turning on them, next channels like these start making “cringe” videos. It’s just your boys turn. People will start hating him once it’s cool to

[@the1only467]

Right. Because the poor kid from Louisiana could never be greedy. 🙄

[@Squidgawddd96]

@@the1only467 who cares lol. If they took the 100 an wanna cry later that makes them some hoes

[@thecanaanite]

Doesn't opening for someone who is much bigger than you that's doing arenas count for more than money. You probably wouldn't have brought a 100 people by yourself if it wasn't for the closer. Exposure is worth money sometimes

[@thegimp7796]

Theo is a fake good guy. Break out the pitchforks

[@ruidamosher]

the headliner is providing the exposure (and that IS a thing - he is putting the opener in front of thousands of possible new fans). Still, anything under 5k is shameful!

[@trdaniel37]

I got offered a job that didn't pay what I deserved. I didn't take it. Pretty simple.

[@24ZEPACDC]

A lot of comedians get paid after the gig. In this industry it’s awkward to ask a famous comedian beforehand for fear of not getting the gig therefore the exposure.

[@trdaniel37]

​@@24ZEPACDC I didn't know that. That's a new wrinkle. Thanks.

[@georgejung6794]

Theo typically doesnt bring openers.. so theyre paid by the venue. Theo is known for being a pretty generous guy.

[@jayzitro1640]

The LA comedy scene has always been sleezy

[@somberhaze4538]

I cant imagine pretending any of these la "comedians" should be headliners to begin with.

[@Picmedude]

The mere opportunity to be an opener is better out of mere exposure and notoriety

[@PrettyRickyDanko]

Try paying for groceries with exposure, this is a brainwashed take. Good god people need to stop dickriding the rich.

[@aSinisterKiid]

You can't eat exposure, you can't drive your car on exposure. That's a stupid mindset.

[@floridawilldrown]

Honestly 100 bucks for a show isn’t that bad 😂

[@kinggordon8762]

Your payment is getting exposed to 10s of thousands of paying attendees. Don't you realize 99.9% of comedians would open for someone like Theo Von for free?

[@glass1258]

Name one Theo von opener ? lol paid with exposure is a joke and slave labor

[@volneypowlis8527]

You’re right that means they don’t deserve to be paid.

[@berserk4souls]

Exposure? Tell me you’re Gen Z without saying you’re Gen Z. Hope you get into a field involving art and everyone short changes you with “exposure”

[@AAllinsonNN]

@@berserk4souls only if they're bad and shallow artistically. We need more great ones lol

[@kinggordon8762]

@@berserk4souls Art? Bitch, this is capitalism. That exposure is an investment in yourself. If people don't want to actually pay to see you perform yourself, maybe it's time to go back to McDonald's and flip some burgers.

[@menwithven8114]

Kind of has to be theo. There's not that many gigantic comedy Podcasters but after hearing them all talk for uears I feel like I have a good understanding of who the big acts use and how they treat them objectively. I HABE NEVER heard Theo talk about it much at all

[@Ballistik-Knight]

Comedians aren't funny anymore. Only likes to talk shit about eachother. And imo you shouldnt earn a single fuggin dollar until you start pulling your own audience

[@AAllinsonNN]

You should look into English comedy then