#36 - Peggy Beatie talks the comedy scene, Matt's first stand up set, and why Michigan is perfect

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 timeFollow, rate, and share if you enjoy honest conversations with funny people figuring life out as they go.Support the show