Joe Zimmerman | Cult Classic (Full Comedy Special)

Comedian Joe Zimmerman made something special with Cult Classic. Directed by Nate Bargatze and filmed in Asheville, North Carolina at The Grey Eagle, Zimmerman's debut one-hour comedy special covers the story of a murderous owl, the evolutionary upside of depression, the unacknowledged courtesy of ghosting, and the strange morality of David and Goliath. Watch now so you can remember it later as the ultimate cult classic!
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- Credits -
Written and Performed by Joe Zimmerman
Directed by Nate Bargatze
Executive Producers: Nate Bargatze, Ian Adkins, Ryan Bitzer, Damion Greiman, Anthony Leo, Produced by Matt Schuler, Jay Hawley, Jarad Clement
Director of Photography: John Campbell
Edited by David Shamban
Sound Recordist: Anthony Leo
FOH Sound: Bronco Papagiorgio
Post Production Supervisor: Marc Atkinson
Sound Mixer: Tyler Whitlatch
Colorist: Keyhan Bayegan
Makeup: Kayce Young
Still Photography: Brian Konutko
Hair Stylist: Eric Miller
Opening Comedians: Brian Morton, Cary Goff
Camera Operators: Craig Hill, Kevin Hooper, Scott McKibben, Jarad Clement
First Assistant Camera: Andy Burchett
Gaffer: Tyler Chase
Key Grip: Jake Moore
Production Assistants: Drew Stadler, Emma Brownlee
“Bad Self Portraits” Written & Performed by Lake Street Dive
Courtesy of Signature Sound Recordings
Promoter: Melissa Hahn
Filmed at The Grey Eagle in Asheville, NC
Special Thanks to…
My Mom and Dad
Nate, Laura, and Abigail
Brian Regan
TJ Markwalter
Ryan & Damion and 800 Pound Gorilla
Lebron James
Melissa Hahn
The Grey Eagle
Tony Deyo & Careyanne Deyo
Cary Goff & Jen Goff
Steph Curry
Generous edits, feedback, and encouragements: Elyana Schaer, Marcus Monroe, Chris Ivey,
Myq Kaplan, Rini Voskressensky, Maggie Salinger, Justin Shubert, Carlos Valencia, Allison Henri, Annie Castonguay
Ryan & Craig for the childhood comedy reminders
Pete, Charlie, Russ, Mclean, Ev and Kate and my Davidson friends
Professor Kuzmanovich
Laura Boswell & Alison Adams
Hannah, Ali, and Kathleen for showing up and surprising me front row
Joke feedback, friendship, and much needed support: Doogie Horner, Emmy Blotnick, Tom Cowell, Aparna Nancherla, Traci Zimmerman, Ruthie Flynn, Greg Warren, Emily Lynne, Sheng Wang, Tommy Johnagin, Genevieve Burger-Weiser, Jono Zalay, TJ Young, Todd Barry, Raj Sivaraman.
Ryan Kailbourne for being my one die-hard fan, through thick and thin
Michael & Jamison & Alicia at Funny Business
Laurie & Steve and Grandma
Maria Bamford for teaching me joke machine
Steven Pressfield for writing The War of Art
Matt Damon
Frankie, my building super
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[@zimmermancomedy]

Thank you all for being here! I hope you enjoy.

[@larrygraham4875]

Thank you man

[@JCSAXON]

Delivering on a motorbike all day. Tried ten specials & this one blasted them all away. Thanks ⚡️

[@Jaycren86]

Can't wait, I'm spamming all my Loved ones. 🎉

[@keithmedford3173]

Asheville native here and I loved seeing you open for Nate last year. Watching this special right now and it's great.

[@creekbandit]

👏👏👏👏

[@leadthinker]

That he didn’t have a special already is UNBELIEVABLE. So so good.

[@timothyfloogle]

Just check out drybar comedy, it will change your life

[@WKRP187]

He does have a special.. You just got done watching it. KZbin specials get more views than Netflix specials do anymore

[@leadthinker]

@@WKRP187 I meant a special before this, obviously.

[@mrjohnnycake]

He has two audio album specials

[@good_guys_gaming]

@@mrjohnnycakeright on! I’ll check them out.

[@tjnewton1983]

I appreciate how quickly the subject of the jokes changes in this special. My ADHD brain loved that Joe speaks fairly slowly, but is somehow going a million miles an hour. I laughed the whole time. Well done!

[@milesbenish8372]

KZbin is pushing out way better stuff than Netflix. This guy's like if some laid back economist became a hilarious comedian instead. Mellow and relaxing but really funny and keeps you engaged

[@comicmikev]

The special is so good Joe, you are killing!!! Congratulations

[@williamryan-u7l]

U sent that shit.. Genious , U need a connect. Get on Rogan wave length ... Everyone then will see the brilliance ... 8.5/10

[@KellyBurklund]

This was an amazing show! “Wrong about the snake. Right about the portal. Didn’t see that coming!” 🤣

[@debcorbett7146]

Now I'm putting two and two together but what I didn't notice previously is that Nate Bargatze directed this! I LOVE JOE ZIMMERMAN!!!!!!

[@snarfarpher2416]

This was great!! Stumbled on this guy by accident, so glad I did. Laughed my ass off start to finish!

[@800pgm]

We've got this one on repeat over here. We love Joe & Nate!

[@KenKarate]

Who's up next on the Nateland comedy freight train? Any more in the queue?

[@Justinsmithcomedy]

Joe is a killer!!!!! Love this special so much!!!! 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️

[@kathrynmceachern9503]

Some of the jokes still have my eyes watering, I am totally rewatching it immediately!

[@samanthadavies1450]

I saw Joe for the first time last year in Utah and he immediately became one of my favorite comedians! More people need to know him! He's so great! Love the special! 🙌

[@aupmanyu]

Every special by you has been top class. This one is no exception!

[@iamsunnysideup7115]

I really enjoyed that! It is clean enough for us, the kids and the grandparents. Best of luck, Joe! Hope there are many more specials in your life! 🥰🥰🥰

[@tomw5318]

This deserves WAY more likes than it’s gotten so far! Joe Z is one of only a handful of comedians whose material doesn’t get watered down over the course of his career. Well done, sir! Well done!

[@josephcummings4205]

How many years has be been doing comedy? It sounds like you are familiar with him. My twin brothers name is Joseph, I still have his cell phone although he passed away 19 1/2 months ago.... 💔💔💔 comment posted October 4th; 2023. Our family lives in Portland Oregon; I'm his twin named Joshua, I watch a lot of stand-up comedy, but I also started abusing alcohol (liqour) and cigarettes 🚬 since we lost my fraternal twin, now I'm still trying to cut back and drink in moderation and hopefully stop drinking 1 day..... but Currently my body/brain is too dependent on liquor to quit" cold turkey "

[@ericc257]

Seen Joe live in Marietta, Ohio opening for Brian Regan. Very funny night.

[@dantheman8279]

Every single line was funny! The delivery is on point! Excellent!

[@philblank]

"A lot of addictions, but otherwise prettttty goood." The delivery... had me rolling 😂😂😂

[@timskolnik3819]

Every day I scroll youtube for a good new comedy special, and every day I'm sorely disappointed. But not today. This one was really good!

[@kaymad143]

That was so awesome! Joe Zimmerman is hilarious!

[@tonibaldini2518]

ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE! Loved Joe! He and Nate must be a RIOT together.......LOVED IT!

[@freelightfox1338]

Joe is hilarious!!! So many laughs, I loved the crowd work bit @24:30 and the two Leos raising their hands 😂- will definitely come back to this one 🌟

[@leonardking84]

Great job. Your material strikes a nice balance between the simple and the sublime. Loved it.

[@LockedBreech]

Joe, are you going to add a thanks/donation button? My wife and I absolutely love your comedy, we listen to absolute every contemporary comedian and like a lot of them but you are king of the hill and we love to support you! Come to Colorado soon!

[@starbuck1611]

The callbacks on this ("As an avid birdwatcher...") as phenomenal. I listens to comics all the time and rarely find one to be actually funny. This guy is great! I laughed so loud at the bird watching bit!

[@cobyrobins973]

Another great comedian! Thanks Nate for bringing him to us!

[@redheadedstepchildusa2336]

Excellent set. Lots of laughs right along. Clever and sharp. Hes good. Thx.

[@rawdaaljawhary4174]

I love the science jokes and the nod to Hermione! And those roses really set off your complexion, Joe! You're amazing, and I love your comedy. I'm glad I came across your special. ❤😊

[@tha_craic]

I tried watching this at work but had to stop because I was laughing every 20 seconds. Can’t wait to watch this weekend!

[@TheComedyAndMagic]

Fantastic special. Joe is such an amazing joke writer and teller.

[@MrEzekiel1982]

I really enjoyed the material this guy has. Also the Guy in the crowd who came up with the Time Machine quip was brilliant.

[@lettiewatford5210]

So excited for this! I saw Joe in Macon, GA last year on Nate’s tour. He is so funny! Thank you, Nate, for introducing us to these comedians!

[@Ryanneey]

That would be such a fun show 😊

[@MariahElder-g4q]

I was at that show too. Loved Joe. My husband and I started saying, “feed two birds with one scone” after that show. The first guy to go on that night was also hilarious.

[@aliahbills8310]

From a spud kings fan, so glad you guys came to Idaho falls. It was such a blessing. ❤️❤️❤️

[@Zoos117]

Waited a looong time for this! Great work! Laughed and smiled the entire time! Always excited to see more from Joe Zimmerman.

[@Iyamcole]

Yay!!! Happy you came to our town for the special :)

[@84Shadows]

I usually put on comedy too fall asleep to, this kept me up because I was laughing through all of this! This was very good! I’m going to watch again!

[@zigzagwilly]

So so so many good belly laughs from beginning to end. First time coming across your comedy, thank you so much!! ❤

[@LJHYND]

I have been so looking forward to this!!!!

[@chrisvannorman4524]

I've been binging stand-up and this was the hardest I've laughed all month

[@YourFriendGrace]

Absolutely hilarious start to finish!

[@crd9191]

Excellent comedian, excellent special

[@scottwindom1]

Saw Joe live last night in Marietta, OH, when he opened for Brian Regan. He was great so I tuned into this special.

[@dreejz]

Wow the algorithm delivered. Thanks Mr. Zimmerman, that was awesome!

[@bereal929sb]

Best New comic in 5 years. Absolutely brilliant 👏🏽

[@dixieboy5689]

Good stuff. Solid set. Great laughs all along. Thanks.

[@Ryanneey]

Loved it! Is it weird that you remind me of a hipster Ned Flanders ❤

[@bw988]

Hilarious! Loved it all. Looking forward to seeing you in person

[@Mikeofindy]

Great material.. awesome delivery. I will stay tuned for more.

[@GregWarren]

Joe Zeeeeeeeee! This is so great! I had very high expectations and you delivered. Way to go, buddy.

[@KenKarate]

Your new special "The Salesman" is brilliant Greg! Definitely want to catch you live this year.

[@dantheman8279]

The jokes are delivered with such skill, so talented and great material. Clever comedy content.

[@chasecampan-thornburg1721]

Yes, please. I’ll have another, thank you.

[@saratyner4693]

Great set! One of my favorite comedians 😁

[@orielwiggins2225]

This was really good. Underrated. Thank you

[@Larissagrau]

Always excellent! I have followed him on Instagram for a long time and he is always very good! You deserved to have your own special a long time ago! 😁

[@ForgottenFriendReptileTV]

So excited for Joe’s special!

[@Tunes_Teacher]

🫶🏻 excited to watch and happy to support Nateland and the whole crew! Love all the content you’re pumpin’ out. Thank you for all your hard work - you are appreciated. Congrats to Joe!

[@Seapatico]

So glad I clicked this. This is was so good 🙂

[@Brandon-eu8vw]

The WellRED boys sent me. Incredibly funny, loved the special and the podcast episode

[@kimberlydavis571]

FABULOUS SHOW❗️❗️🤣👍👍LOOOOVED IT❗️❗️❗️♥️

[@BejeweledBohemian]

Love this! Joe is one of my favorites!! Was so excited for this special! Loved it ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@jjnnww]

You are WAAAAYYY under rated. Bravo.

[@Brandon.Stone77]

That "two birds, one scone" saying will be implemented immediately.

[@dustymariehilliard1551]

I'm a comedy junkie...never heard of this guy until this came across my feed. Thank you, algorithm! I really like this guy!

[@09Klatu]

Awesome stringing together. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@MitchMeetings]

Here because I saw him on the Nateland Podcast. Pretty sure this guy's a big time Angel Investor.

[@elainegoolsby9902]

🌹Thanks for the good clean fun. Really funny; good clean comedy. Your great! Now I'm a fan.😅😅❤️

[@tomdnyc1]

Joe Z is the king! Of comedy AND birding!

[@jenniferberry2228]

Thank you Nateland!!!!

[@andrewjrivers]

Amazing special, Joe! So funny.

[@CCMorgan]

Dude this is masterful, top-notch stuff 👏👏👏

[@jd42305]

I'm a big comedy fan and Joe has two incredible albums that I love. He's the type of comic that I was so excited to discover that it was hard to not immediately be influenced at my next open mic. His silliness but inventive writing is so infectious. I was very excited to find out he had a new hour and this one of the best specials I've seen in a few years.

[@datgrrl_official]

Put down the open mic and step away with your hands where we can see them... step away from the open mic...cor blimey

[@diannawilliams6923]

Wow, nice surprise. Very enjoyable comedy!

[@SmufoSmufosson]

Dude, the “time travel with baby Hitler” bit was perfect! 🤌🏻 You’re killing it. 🔥

[@matt3ymatter]

Amazing Set! The vitamin jokes...he peged my life 😂 vitamins for mood, im ganna trip out on L-Tyrosine bro =) "...are the gateway to regular gummys" 💗💗

[@RicoRides1]

Saw Joe open for Nate Bargatze 2 days ago in SLC, Utah! Great stuff, my new favorite comic!

[@juliareed9677]

This special is absolutely fantastic! Well done, Joe 👏🏻👏🏻

[@Gmunsnhuns]

Been a fan since smiling at wolves. What a delight to have this hit my feed.

[@jennifergoelz1116]

I’ve watched all of your stand-up(you tube available) and you never disappoint. I was so excited for your special and I’ve loved sharing it with my fiancé who is now a huge fan of yours! Thank you for the hilarious show!! I had tears over your very correct description on why we actually dis-like mansplaining😂

[@Rtopping]

I love this so much! So hilarious!!!!

[@adamdavis3721]

Loved the special! So many great jokes!

[@rachelmatthews5828]

You really up'd your game! Congrats!

[@Castanon-Kustom]

Holy Shith! Great work Dood! Started Nateland and figured I'd watch the special before I finished it up. So glad I did

[@robdevaun4168]

Saw Joe Zimmerman in Minneapolis last weekend and he was AWESOME! I definitely recommend seeing him live.

[@catharineorellana3522]

I'm here because of a recommendation from comedian Josh Sneed. I thought, if this Josh says this guy is good it MUST be true. Well, once again Josh did not let me down. Joe Zimmerman is hilarious & he is now added to my rotation of comedians I listen in my way to work to get me jazzed for the day. Most people listen to music. I prefer the soothing sounds of hysterical laughter. Great work, Mr. Zimmerman!!! You have a new fan! Come to Vermont!

[@jebedial]

This is solid thanks Nate!

[@Jabbsy27]

Omg. I'm a 5th and 6th grade teacher and I'm dying at the spaghetti and milk comment. Too accurate 😂

[@doritoz98]

Really impressive, I actually didn't think I would enjoy his set so much, but what a great show!

[@Jaycren86]

About to Start it with my wife. But first, we have to Dress up for this special night. Proud of you Joe for following your Dreams and aspirations. Dear God Grant this special to allow JoeZ a Membership at the Biltmore Forest Country Club!

[@brightlight-bv7xy]

Thanks for sharing the video 🙏

[@laugh629]

A masterful hour. 👏👏👏👏👏

[@ChandlerSavage]

Absolutely blown away! This is my first time seeing Joe and I'm a fan! Great work!

[@kanzimonson]

Joe Z, this was fantastic!

[@vegansydmost1345]

LOVE his intelligence and low key delivery.

[@PammieGonzalez]

So good. He was so subtle but really funny!😂

[@giraffesareselfish9563]

I've been hearing Joe on Sirius for a few years, looking forward to watching this special later tonight.

[@brendaredmond4678]

Wow! This was fantastic.

[@wheatontea]

Awesome special!!!

[@MrCreed145]

100% solid all the way through. These are few and far between.

[@dianaarruda8419]

Awww, I didn't want the show to end. You made my night. Much love from Raleigh..

[@JakeMattera]

One of the best doing it! Congrats on the special, Joe! It's great!