This will be a quick one. But I was really struck by something simple recently and feel like it’s worth writing down.

I got to go to New Orleans last weekend to do stand up and after the show I met a guy who said “I called your show once. I used the name Taint Puncher.”

I remembered that call. It was a good call. I was so psyched I got to meet Taint Puncher.

I’ve met so many fans of this show while I’m out on the road and they are universally nice people. Sometimes they’re awkward, sometimes they seem a bit troubled, sometimes they seem totally happy and normal - but across the board they’re very nice.

It’s an honor to be a part of this community.

It made me realize, that’s what Fusion understood that no other networks we met with did. Regarding most shows when you say “What is this show about?” the answer is simple and digestible - “It’s about a guy who loses his job and has to move back home,” “It’s about a bunch of people who all hang out in the same bar.”, etc.

When you ask “What is The Chris Gethard Show about?”

Well, it’s about the people who watch it.

That’s what’s hard for traditional people to wrap their brain around. But to me, it makes total sense.

























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