
E30 - Chasing Comedy – Episode 30: Cruise Contracts, Comedy Meltdowns & Ben Vereen as Wolverine
Published: June 17, 2025
Duration: 57:01
This episode of Chasing Comedy is part therapy session, part comedy jam, and part complete derailment — in the best possible way. Brian Scott McFadden and Dustin Chafin explore everything from existential crises to cruise gigs, from fake celebrity stand-up to the ethics of charging a dying man for comedy coaching. (Yes, you read that right.)
🧠 Topics Covered Include:
Dustin coaching a man with terminal cancer for his one and only stand-up setBrian’s struggle with mushrooms, misophonia, and writing bits that don’t landThe psychology of bits that get huge applause but lead nowhereA surreal debate on whethe...