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Stand-Up Guys
by Helium Podcast Network
How can you show kindness to everyone around you... at ALL times? How can we deal with the bullies, @$$holes, and idiots around us that desperately try to drain our happiness? This is a podcast about social anxiety, being nice, and dealing with people. This podcast is for those that value kindness. This is a podcast about how to be nice... about how to be a Stand Up Guy... from some silly Stand-Up Comedy Guys.
Episodes
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Episode 69: How to Deal with Phubbing
Jake Mattera and Newfound Millennial, Erik Terrell, dive into a very millennial term and discuss why it has to do with social anxiety. It has to do with your phone, which is sitting right next to you right now. In Shameful Stories, one Stand-Up Guy comes to the rescue of a panicked child while…
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Episode 68: How to Deal with Burnout
The fellas have a fun talk about feeling burnout and getting back to someone late. How do YOU deal with burnout? DM us @StandUpGuysPodcast on Instagram, and let us know! Or just DM us to say hi. Don’t forget to check out Yo! That’s Weird and Foster Care !
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Episode 67: How to Deal with Getting Someone’s Attention
Jake and Erik provide their best tips for making someone know you mean business. The friends discuss Erik’s failure to begin conversations appropriately, which forces awkward attempts to get back on topic. Also, Pastor Attention Deficit teaches us about a bird. In Shameful Stories, a tale of a...
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Episode 66: How to Deal with People Interrupting You
How does a Stand-Up Gal or Guy respond to being interrupted? Erik opens up about one of his biggest peeves, and the fellas provide three solid strategies for dealing with people cutting you off. How do YOU deal with people interrupting you? DM us @StandUpGuysPodcast on Instagram, and let us know!...
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Episode 65: How to Deal with Unsolicited Advice
How did a friend of Erik’s friend make Erik painfully uncomfortable when he brought up Stand-Up Comedy at the bar. How does one be a Stand-Up Guy when someone assumes that you don’t work as hard as you do. Ugh. The disrespect! Erik painfully tells Jake the story while recording around mice…
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Episode 64: How to Deal with Confrontation
Remorseful Stand-Up Guys shamefully talk about outer-body experiences with men of undisclosed ethnicities and reflect on everything that’s wrong with confrontation. How do YOU deal with confrontation? DM us @StandUpGuysPodcast on Instagram, and let us know! Or just DM us to say hi. Subscribe to...
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Episode 63: How to Deal with Caring Too Much or Too Little
With a very intriguing and compelling subject matter that they don’t know where to go with, the Stand-Up Guys do their best to get to the bottom of deciding how much to care. Do you care too much? Or do you not care enough? The friends go all over the place to arrive at the answer to these...
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Episode 62: How to Deal with Fake Friends
Jake and Erik confront the tough subject of becoming and dealing with a fake friend. A bunch of Comedian friends end up directly and indirectly mentioned in this episode. We’re sorry about that guys. In Shameful Stories, Erik has a “Kensington Moment”. How do YOU deal with fake friends? DM us...
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Episode 61: How to Deal with Imposter Syndrome Pt. II
The guys talk about feeling in over their heads at Comedy Festivals. Jake Mattera opens up about his social anxieties at the Big Sky Comedy Festival, and Erik tells of his own Imposter Syndrome at the New York Comedy Festival. Also, Jake’s kids try to take over the podcast, and Erik’s teaching…
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Episode 60: How to Deal with Imposter Syndrome
Ever feel like you’re not as dope as everyone makes you out to be?? Yeah, we feel that way sometimes too. Stand-Up Girls and Stand-Up Guys everywhere suffer from occasional Imposter Syndrome. You’re not alone. In Shameful Stories, one cohost shames himself AGAIN for his constant lack of clothing...
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Episode 59: How to Deal with Erik’s Big Big Announcement!
Erik goes to his friend Jake’s house to tell him some very, very special news. Thanks to Preston and Steve for welcoming our guy, Jake. Get a job in 90 Days by working with Jewel Bracy DeMaio. Her web link is below! How’re YOU dealing with Erik’s special announcement? DM us @StandUpGuysPodcast on...
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Episode 58: How to Deal with Small Talk
Disclaimer: Our audio is very choppy. If it gives you too much social anxiety, please excuse this episode. We apologize. After Jake serenades us all with some sweet Stand-Up harmonica, the fellas discuss how to deal with being romantic and how to deal with and make meaningful Small Talk. In...
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Episode 57: How to Deal with Family Fun Time
Jake and Erik open up about the events they planned for quality family time and why it’s important for Stand-Up Guys to plan quality family time. In Shameful Stories, both Stand-Up Guys go through much unexpected anxiety in pursuit of dinner. Both of them were treated like they were from opposite...
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Episode 56: How to Deal with People Who Love to Argue
This episode is one big response to a letter someone wrote to Stand-Up Guys Podcast about an awkward situation of social anxiety. The guys chat about being indirectly prompted for permission and how to deal with that friend who loves to argue. We began the show by discussing how to deal with...
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Episode 55: How to Deal with Help-Rejecting Complainers
Erik arrives at Jake's house as Jake’s having a meltdown on the phone with Rite-Aid. After the Stand-Up Guys chat about dealing with Customer Service, they chat about dealing with complainers. Shoutout to Mike Wazowski. In Shameful Stories, we highlight two very disturbing trends. How do YOU deal...
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Episode 54: How to Deal with Taking Risks
As they desperately try to stay on topic, the fellas enjoy a conversation about taking risks. They discuss taking risks in your relationship and in your Comedy set. In Shameful Stories, one Stand-Up Guy has another strange encounter with his Dad while the other one fears his time on Earth is...
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Episode 53: How to Deal with Holiday Cookouts
Jake and Erik show their Curmudgeon Comedian side as they discuss the process of showing up at the holiday cookout. Happy Independence Day!! In Shameful Stories, one Stand-Up Guy gets trapped in a store while the other is trapped in an awkward text thread with his friend, Byron. How do YOU deal...
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Episode 52: How to Deal with Gaslighting
After a good black opening, episode Fifty Two kicks off with Erik’s recollection of the moment he learned what gaslighting is. Jake also jumps in and defines gaslighting in wildly compelling Jake Mattera fashion. The duo unravel the origin of the term “gaslighting”. Toward the end of the podcast,...
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Episode 51: How to Deal with Headlining a Show
The Stand-Up Guys begin Season Two with a round of advice and lessons they’ve learned from their first couple of years headlining shows. The guys have been asked to close a lot more shows lately, and they’ve acquired a little wisdom in the process. Tune-in for the Headlining 101 class. Also, Erik...
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Episode 50: How to Deal with Shame - The Second Super Special Shameful Story Show!!
The Stand-Up Guys begin the Season Finale by revealing why they’re ending the first season of the podcast. Recording on the night after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock, the friends do their best to avoid talking about the Oscars debacle before jumping into a really fun thing that happened to Jake...
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Episode 49: How to Deal with Getting Friendship Dumped
The guys struggle to process the moments they’ve been cut from a friend’s life. Erik tells you how to know you’ve been dumped in a friendship, and both the fellas attempt to figure out how a Stand-Up Guy deals with it. Can you guess which one of the guys is a Dumpster Diver? How do YOU deal with...
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Episode 48: How to Deal with Following People Back on Instagram
There’s just three episodes of Stand-Up Guys left! After comparing social anxiety and social media, the fellas discuss the awkwardness of interacting with people on social media. Jake reveals Erik’s strange habit of talking to bots and his own shameful habit of not responding to people. Jake...
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Episode 47: How to Deal with Getting Out of a Slump
Erik begins the pod by listing some of his favorite black hype phrases. On this episode, Jake gets extremely vulnerable (as a Stand-Up Guy does). He tells his shameful story about his ongoing fitness journey. Terrell gives passionate advice on how to get out of a slump and how to feel like…
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Episode 46: How to Deal with Saying Sorry
After Erik explains to Jake what Stand-Up Guys Podcast is about, the guys address the infamous statement: “I’m sorry you feel that way.” Erik lists the five different types of apology and discusses whether apologizing is lying. stand In Shameful Stories, Jake’s story makes the fellas very…
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Episode 45: How to Deal with FOMO
Erik opens up about his shameful love for solitude. Jake talks about escaping his family gatherings, overcoming the shame of hanging at Comedy Clubs, and the pair of Stand-Up friends share their opinions on how to deal with the Fear Of Missing Out. In Shameful Stories, someone violates a…
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Episode 44: How to Deal with Advocating for Yourself
In another extremely fun therapy session, the friends once again attempt figuring out the best way to be a Stand-Up Guy in tough situations. This time, Erik and Jake discuss challenging the ideas and opinions of others in an effort to command their respect. They also talk about how to build the...
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Episode 43: How to Deal with Opening for Famous People and Family Gatherings (feat. Will Noonan)
After the Zoom Lady begins the podcast, Will Noonan joins Erik and Jake. The guys discuss the phrase “give it up for your host,” people saying “you were the best Comedian on the show”, how it feels to work with famous people, family gatherings, and weird support from family. In Shameful Stories…
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Episode 42: How to Deal with Getting Paid for Comedy
For the second time, the fellas go off the cuff to talk Stand-Up Comedy. Pulling the curtain to reveal the shady reality that almost nobody tells the truth, the guys spend this episode discussing the social anxiety of getting paid for Comedy. Jake tells hilarious and meaningful stories as the…
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Episode 41: How to Deal with Asking Someone Out
On the heels of the YouTube release of the Comedy Special “A Soft One”, the friends kick this episode off discussing how it feels to do new material after coming out with a Comedy Special as well as how it feels to have once had long hair. Jake and Erik both reflect on when they asked out their...
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Episode 40: How to Deal with Black History Month
Erik answers the not-so-tough BHM questions like “Who should you (white person) wish a Black History Month?”, “How does he feel about the N Word onstage?”, and “What does he think every white person can do right now to improve race relations: Listen” Enjoy Jake swimming and sweating through his...
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Episode 39: How to Deal with Solicited Feedback
From honorable mention of one of the greatest teachers of All-Time to Jake’s poignant teacher impression, Erik segues into a conversation about feedback. The silly buds attempt to define feedback. They discuss how much feedback you should request, who you should request it from, and the keys to...
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Episode 38: How to Deal with Unsolicited Criticism
Erik tells the stories of the most memorable and harsh criticism that he’s ever received after doing Stand-Up. The fellas share both of their pain and disdain for unsolicited critics, and they offer counsel to all performers in terms of how to be a Stand-Up Girl or Guy while dealing with...
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Episode 37: How to Deal with Comedy Writing
Disclaimer: This episode is what we call “Inside Baseball.” Skip to Episode 38 if you’re not into Comedy. For the first time ever, Erik and Jake just sit down, hit record, and start talking. No prep. No plan. The Stand-Up Guys pull the curtain and chat about their writing process. How do YOU deal...
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Episode 36: How to Deal with Toxic Positivity
Erik and Jake define Toxic Positivity. They discuss its relation to racism, cook up an interesting conspiracy theory, and answer the question: how do we deal with our toxic positivity? How do YOU deal with toxic positivity? What do you think of Erik’s weird NYE Shameful Story? DM us...
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Episode 35: How to Deal with Sweating in Public (feat. David James)
It’s 2022, and the Stand-Up Guys are comin’ in hot (and sweaty). Special Guest, David James, tries to buy something valuable from Jake Mattera, who continues to endure shame for his Stand-Up Anniversary. David James opens up about his greatest source of social anxiety, Sweating in Public. The…
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Episode 34: How to Deal with Setting New Year Goals
Jake Mattera reveals his embarrassing Stand-Up Comedy Anniversary Date. When you find out what date Jake started Stand-Up, you’ll immediately know why it’s so embarrassing that he changed the date. Erik offers a challenge to every Stand-Up Girl and Stand-Up Guy who supports the podcast. Jake...
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Episode 33: How to Deal with Mending a Friendship
The introduction competition is on as Stand-Up Guys begun a very therapeutic episode 33. Jake Mattera kicks off the friendly, silly, and heartwarming convo by revisiting a situation he shared back in episode 26. The duo chat about ways to mend friendships and reasons why you should initiate the...
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Episode 32: How to Deal with Getting Off the Phone
A joke from one of Erik's favorite Comedy Albums kicks off a discussion about getting off the phone. Jake and Erik discuss different ideas and lines to help you get off the phone with people. Jake and Erik discuss different ideas and lines to help you get off the phone with people. Jake reacts to…
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Episode 31: How to Deal with Deciding Who to Give Christmas Gifts
Recording on Zoom again as Jake is leaving for LA, the comedy buds show off the full extent of their ADD as they derail themselves from their own podcast introductions once again. At the start of the pod, the guys differentiate White aggressive and Black aggressive as Erik reacts to the Zoom…
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Episode 30: How to Deal with Shame - The Super Special Shameful Story Show!
The Stand-Up Guys celebrate the 30th Episode with their much anticipated, super special, shameful story show! Today's very fun episode is saturated with shame, rapping beggars, stealing valor from veterans, twerking, and Jake being kidnapped. Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame! How do YOU deal with...
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Episode 29: How to Deal with Having to Leave Early (feat. Blake Wexler)
Stand-Up Guy Blake Wexler joins the pod to chat about his new comedy album, upcoming comedy special, and his biggest source of social anxiety: having to leave the party early! As Erik and Jake share Blake's pain of having to leave early, the whimsical trio get to the bottom of whether you should...
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Episode 28: How to Deal with Gossip
After the fellas stammer and stutter their way through the podcast intro, Erik begins the episode by giving Breaking News about an event that has already happened. The Stand-Up Guys then attempt to define gossip. They provide a few common pitfalls of gossip and discuss why we must beware of...
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Episode 27: How to Deal with Pressure When Performing
The Stand-Up Guys commit to returning the podcast to 25 minute episodes once again. Jake dives into a conversation about mechanical pressure versus another over-analytical form of pressure. The guys converse about trusting yourself and performing under pressure. How do YOU deal with pressure? DM…
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Episode 26: How to Deal with Texting People Back
The guys open up about their Text Message Anxiety and discuss how awful they sometimes feel about failing to text people back. They both confess to being shamefully slow and delayed at responding to text messages and both reveal their personal rules for texting. The podcast begins as Jake and…
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Episode 25: How to Deal with Hecklers
Fresh out of the hospital, Jake Mattera rejoins his friend Erik Terrell and jumps right into fun banter about the pandemic and balancing his new life at home with the wife and kids. The reunited buddies then discuss different ways they deal with hecklers and the pressure of doing so while trying…
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Episode 24: How to Deal with Life Changes
Terrell and Mattera discuss how to maintain happiness in times when your life is changing completely. In Shameful Stories, find out why Jake hung up on his grandmother, hear a fun story about Jake and Shell in the hospital while preparing for childbirth, and Erik offends someone on Facebook. As…
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Episode 23: How to Deal with Giving Compliments
Jake zooms in from quarantine once again. The Stand-Up Guys discuss the unchartable success of the podcast before diving back into compliments. The fellas open the topic by spitballing great ways to compliment folks and close it by spitballing horrible ways to compliment folks. Erik comments on…
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Episode 22: How to Deal with Receiving Compliments
Recording the pod on Zoom for the first time, the Stand-Up Guys revisit where A Soft One and Bo Burnham currently lie on the Amazon Comedy Albums Chart. Find out why Jake is quarantining and which side Erik and Jake stand on receiving compliments. The fellas rank the most valuable compliment…
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Episode 21: How to Deal with Your Tone II
Immediately flying off the rails as every episode tends to do, today’s episode kicks off with the Stand-Up Guys exposing and discussing their unprofessionalism at work. Jake Mattera describes his horrible former boss who we will just refer to as “tightly wound." Using lessons learned at work…
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Episode 20: How to Deal with Your Tone
Happy 20th episode to the Stand-Up Guys Podcast! The SUGs celebrate episode 20 by once again shouting out their 10 biggest fans at the start of the episode. Jake interrogates Erik on his agenda behind being a Stand-Up Guy as the "rails" fly off once again. The Stand-Up duo then discuss the line...
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How can you show kindness to everyone around you... at ALL times? How can we deal with the bullies, @$$holes, and idiots around us that desperately try to drain our happiness? This is a podcast about social anxiety, being nice, and dealing with people. This podcast is for those that value kindness. This is a podcast about how to be nice... about how to be a Stand Up Guy... from some silly Stand-Up Comedy Guys.
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How can you show kindness to everyone around you... at ALL times? How can we deal with the bullies, @$$holes, and idiots around us that desperately try to drain our happiness? This is a podcast about social anxiety, being nice, and dealing with people. This podcast is for those that value kindness....
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