This week on Good Times, Noodle Salad, Matt sits down one-on-one with touring comedian Chris Harvey for a real behind-the-curtain conversation about life in stand-up.

Chris shares what it’s actually like touring with Steve-O — from wild crowds to the discipline required to survive the road — and how the day-to-day grind of being a working comedian is way less glamorous than people think. The two get into staying humble while chasing success, learning your love language, and why relationships can be harder than bombing on stage.

It’s part comedy talk, part self-reflection, and part therapy session — the kind of honest conversation that happens after the show when the mics are still on.

Expect laughs, perspective, and some surprisingly real moments about balancing ambition, ego, and connection while trying to make people laugh for a living.

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Matt and Paige are joined by musician Stick Boovey and stand-up comedian Floyd Jones for a chaotic, funny, and surprisingly philosophical hang.

Floyd talks about performing on Kill Tony — what the experience was really like, the pressure of those sixty seconds, and how brutally honest live comedy feedback changes the way you write jokes afterward. The group dives into bombing vs. killing, chasing stage time, and why comedians willingly put themselves through psychological warfare for laughs.

Stick shares the moment he realized his TV was quietly murdering his creativity… so he sold it. That decision spiraled into a deeper conversation about boredom, discipline, and why removing distractions is sometimes the only way to actually make art. He also explains the legendary pizza tattoo — yes, it got him free pizza for a year… but only once a month, so technically 12 pizzas total. Worth it? Debatable.

Also discussed:

• Motivation vs comfort
• Creative habits that actually work
• The comedy grind in Michigan
• The strange psychology of artists
• Whether small rewards can trick your brain into big productivity

A classic Good Times, Noodle Salad episode — equal parts jokes, existential crisis, and terrible life decisions that somehow make perfect sense.

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This week on Good Times, Noodle Salad, Matt sits down with stand-up comic Peggy Beatie to break down the emotional rollercoaster of doing your first ever set — the nerves, the silence, the laughs you didn’t expect, and the jokes that absolutely betrayed you.

They get into what it’s really like trying to carve out a place in the Michigan comedy scene, why a heated garage might secretly be the perfect social environment, and the eternal internal argument between doing the responsible thing and doing the thing you actually want to do.

It’s part comedy talk, part life philosophy, and part justification for questionable choices.

Expect:
• bombing stories
• comedy process talk
• garage hang theory
• rational decisions vs self-indulgence
• Matt reliving his first set trauma in real time

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