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Derrick Stroup: "I Sound Like a Bowl of Gravy and You Sound Like a Traffic Cone"

3/20/2026 • 59 min

Comedian Derrick Stroup joins the show to talk about his new Netflix special Nostalgic — what it's like to have an Alabama accent in New York City, why working clean sharpened his comedy more than any other decision he's made, and how the school bus was the internet before the internet existed. Also: moving to Nashville, opening for Nate Bargatzi, and why rantin… Play episode

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