Agreed, some of the best audience handling skills I've ever seen. What blew my mind is how he used verbal judo to redirect it all forward to keep the pace going. It felt effortless, major talent!
Honestly pretty normal to run with hecklers to work the crowd a bit. Many see it as an opportunity to do some spot improvisation. Steve is the abnorm one with how aggressive he is. He gets fully annoyed being taken off-script.
@@ActionGamerAaron neither version of dealing with an heckler is technically wrong. But seeing as how people paid to see Steve, but not the heckler, I prefer Steve’s method. It is rude to interrupt the person in a play on stage, which is no different than a comedian on stage.
Interrupting people in general is a shitty thing to do, but I agree, on a comedy show it's straight up narcissistic. Like, some people want all the spotlight on themselves when it ain't even about them. lol
Did you at least find out what Gert Lush means after your show? I like Gertrude Lush haha ... I did! It means "something nice", something great, or lovely. I learned something here.
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Hats off to Rob, he somehow allowed the heckler to go on and still clowned on her as part of the act. Most impressive though, he managed to do it all while keeping a very friendly tone. That's a feat within itself.
Amazing he didn't point out this was like a replay of how a drunk woman can always be counted on to cluelessly ruin his time to shine instead of cheering him on (like what moms and audiences are SUPPOSED to do.)
This segment just made me sad. And I’m not joking. I have issues with food stories. Not sure why. Legit cried at this…should probably bring that up in therapy…
I love how you gave the majority of this vid to Rob. He really dealt with that heckler like a pro. Then to cap it all the way you both did impromptu off each other was wonderful to behold.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I reckon, if an ice cream cake and a sponge cake were the same size, it'd be much easier to eat the entire sponge cake than the entire ice cream cake. The sponge cake would compress as eat it, through the chewing and swallowing. Ice cream would change shape but still be the same volume after swallowing.
Holy shit, Rob is an amazing comedian. He just ran with that heckler and everyone had a great time. I'd watch more of his stuff. Technically that woman was out of line trying to dominate the show like that, but I think this is a rare instance where we can all let it go.
Imagine dealing with such trauma by publicly outing your mom as a terrible selfish drunk, (MOST would validate his truth as a nightmare) Only to have some selfish drunk 1)interrupting his performance 2)missing the point 3)cluelessly rationalizing on his MOM's BEHALF 4) further invalidating his past and ignoring his current EXPLAINATION she's not getting it....repeatedly. Incredible people dont seem to realize how enraging that must feel- And having to keep it light and funny for the audience in spite of mad disrespect...wow. He's a pro.
The same thing happened to me. My mom made me some birthday enchiladas. I worked that day and took a nap. By the time I woke up she ate all the enchiladas.
My name is Nathan, and I'm a cakeaholic. We had a famous incident in my family. There were 3 of us, me, my mom and my brother. We each got two cupcakes, but my mom decided to let my my brother and me have her last one. Freihofer's, chocolate, with this wonderful fudge frosting. It was cut in two, and in a rare case of self control I decided to save mine. I was looking forward to it so much when I got home from school that day. I go out to the kitchen and the frosting is gone, peeled off in one piece. Obviously, it was my brother, but my brother wasn't good at owning up to things yet (he would have been in 3rd or 4th grade at the time.) He insisted that the frosting was bad and he'd thrown it out to protect me. He stuck to that story for several years (no, there was no frosting in the garbage). It wasn't the fact that he ate it that gave the story legs in our family, it was his steadfast doubling down on the lie about the frosting being bad that made it into a family story. He also used to eat whole sticks of butter and once ate all the cheese... a giant sized pack of American, one of those ones that is about a foot long, in one sitting.
She doesn't strike me as the average (read drunk and aggressive) heckler. The whole bit was really kinda sweet. I agree that she shouldn't talked to you, like, at ALL! But still, the whole thing was kind and wholesome.
14 year old Rob discovers he has cake... and later discovers that he can't eat it too. Mom is teaching real life lessons without even waking up from a bender.
So, wait - what’s gert lush? One thing happened to me that’s vaguely in that realm. I coached soccer for a while, and after one season, someone brought a lot of cupcakes to me and the team. I talked with someone for a few minutes, then went to get a cupcake - and they were gone. One kid was smiling. “Luis? How many cupcakes did you have?” “Five.”
At every comedy club I've ever been to, hecklers get removed immediately. The smallest thing, like yelling out a harmless question, can get someone kicked out.
Oh wow - I was thinking of asking do you come to the uk, specifically Bristol. At the beginning of the video I assumed it was in the states, til I heard 'gert lush!' Haven't heard that in a while :D Hope you enjoyed being there!
you COULD use math to cut the cake into a myriad of odd shaped slices, then slide them back together, and smooth the icing out, and no one would be the wiser about you stealing a slice.
I was there that night, sat just along the same row as that woman, gig organizer had a quiet word with her between sets, was relieved but also slightly disappointed she stayed quiet during Steve's set! Big props to Rob for going with it though! Great to finally see Steve live!
I was wondering this myself, how does it work with getting supports and how do you get used to being with other various people through a tour or set of gigs?
I love your videos. And I totally enjoyed this video too. Your title was more click-baity than normal. Which I get the grind of getting views on youtube, but it's not what I would expect from you. Or maybe we have a different opinion about the heckler. I really felt like she did heckle but the opener, was kinda having a conversation with her with out shutting it down. Great act nonetheless 👏
To be fair, it was pretty funny of Rob to unpack the many(?) cruel rationales FOR birthday emotional trauma. It seems like some interesting untapped psychotic behavior that needs a little airing out.
You know, for a guy who claims not to like hecklers so much, literally, his entire feed is 99% hecklers. In fact, if it wasn't for hackers, Steve would just be another comedian with a RUclips channel.
The guy's brother who is a comedian, and who wasn't there because his wife was in labor -- I'm afraid to say that he has already demonstrated insufficient devotion to his art to be considered for a job with Steve. Comedy comes first. Children can get born just fine without you being there. Priorities are a bitch.
I love ice cream cake so much and honestly could probably eat half if I tried but that’s just too much though, and I agree it’s a problem if it’s alone
Was the opening comedian a former elementary school teacher? He has a lot of experience with deflecting the heckling perfectly, turning into part of his act and still coming off rather sincere and polite (though yes, he was goofing on the heckler too).
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I love how the opening guy took the heckle and just seamlessly made it part of the act. That's amazing talent.
...while the broad played the unsolicited "straight man" role without ever developing any self-awareness at all. Brilliant.
Rob is amazing😊
Agreed, some of the best audience handling skills I've ever seen. What blew my mind is how he used verbal judo to redirect it all forward to keep the pace going. It felt effortless, major talent!
Honestly pretty normal to run with hecklers to work the crowd a bit.
Many see it as an opportunity to do some spot improvisation.
Steve is the abnorm one with how aggressive he is. He gets fully annoyed being taken off-script.
@@ActionGamerAaron neither version of dealing with an heckler is technically wrong. But seeing as how people paid to see Steve, but not the heckler, I prefer Steve’s method. It is rude to interrupt the person in a play on stage, which is no different than a comedian on stage.
He handled that so well!
I dont usually find the jokes to be the funny part, i love the way comedians handle hecklers. You two are hilarious. 💕
This guy gets heckled at every show.
That ending was really good lol, and I love every second of Rob's natural funniness especially in those Q&A bits.
So much fun. I'm watching for a show near Toronto. Maybe Casino Rama?
Love how it was fun and used by the comedian. No drama just fun times
Interrupting the show is a narcissistic trait.
Interrupting people in general is a shitty thing to do, but I agree, on a comedy show it's straight up narcissistic. Like, some people want all the spotlight on themselves when it ain't even about them. lol
Did you at least find out what Gert Lush means after your show? I like Gertrude Lush haha ... I did! It means "something nice", something great, or lovely. I learned something here.
What's in the box?!?
I didnt know Rob was my brother (seriously, my drunk ass mom pulled shitnlike that all the time)
One think most comics need to learn is to not encourage a conversation. "Thank you for that. Now shut the fuck up."
First guy definitely could be a good comedian with crowd work, he just relies on that awkward exclamatory humor which can get old or annoying fast
Why should my comments be any less repetitious than the google's offensive and unstoppable ads?
Only one question for RUclips:
Does anyone really think more frequent and more offensive ads can lead to profit?
Are you that Jewish guy that got so angry when a dude said "media" 🤣 that guy lost so bad onstage
This was gurt lush
Was she skinny? I can eat an entire cake but since I’m skinny it’s actually a flex
yo
Easily the worst red haired comedian to ever try
Was the opening guy a teacher? He gives up chill teacher vibes that has dealt with dumb student shenanigans before.
Hats off to Rob, he somehow allowed the heckler to go on and still clowned on her as part of the act. Most impressive though, he managed to do it all while keeping a very friendly tone. That's a feat within itself.
He seems like a very easy-going dude. Hats off to him for being able to keep things friendly.
Rob is so fast at responding and making jokes out of what was said 😂 he's really a great comedian
Rob has excellent crowd skills. Won’t be long before Steve can say “The apprentice has become the Master.”
Nah, the apprentice found a better way. If the hecklers are really nasty I'm sure he can set Stever or Druck on 'em :D
I bet he won't hock lame Facebook classes to us either. 🤣
Amazing he didn't point out this was like a replay of how a drunk woman can always be counted on to cluelessly ruin his time to shine instead of cheering him on (like what moms and audiences are SUPPOSED to do.)
This segment just made me sad. And I’m not joking. I have issues with food stories. Not sure why. Legit cried at this…should probably bring that up in therapy…
It's funny, the small triggers we never knew. I wish you the best.
I hope that guy's mom bought him another cake the next day, but doesn't sound like it. I would've been crushed.
grew up poor?
I love how you gave the majority of this vid to Rob. He really dealt with that heckler like a pro. Then to cap it all the way you both did impromptu off each other was wonderful to behold.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I foresee Rob being gifted personalised ice-cream cakes in the future.
And all Steve's future gifts come in transparent packaging
Soooo many ice cream cakes. 😄
I love how this guy responds. He IS part of the heckling and he’s also making hilarious arguments against it. He’s A great sport.
I reckon, if an ice cream cake and a sponge cake were the same size, it'd be much easier to eat the entire sponge cake than the entire ice cream cake.
The sponge cake would compress as eat it, through the chewing and swallowing. Ice cream would change shape but still be the same volume after swallowing.
That person was very lucky Rob was so patient
Rob was amazing at integrating the heckle and making people laugh as though it was part of the gig...
I feel we should've been told what you've been given for Rosh HaShana :D
Holy shit, Rob is an amazing comedian. He just ran with that heckler and everyone had a great time. I'd watch more of his stuff.
Technically that woman was out of line trying to dominate the show like that, but I think this is a rare instance where we can all let it go.
Rob is like if Jesus became a comedian lol
Imagine dealing with such trauma by publicly outing your mom as a terrible selfish drunk, (MOST would validate his truth as a nightmare) Only to have some selfish drunk 1)interrupting his performance 2)missing the point 3)cluelessly rationalizing on his MOM's BEHALF 4) further invalidating his past and ignoring his current EXPLAINATION she's not getting it....repeatedly. Incredible people dont seem to realize how enraging that must feel- And having to keep it light and funny for the audience in spite of mad disrespect...wow. He's a pro.
Gert Lush is what you'd call it if Nandos made a peri-peri flavoured ice cream.
That absolutely didn't help.
Seriously, WTF does gert lush mean?
Okay, this comment is funny. lol You made my morning.
But, What was the gift?
Don't leave us hanging man!
Forget the gift, I'm scrolling through the comments to see if anyone explained what gert lush is.
@@AndrewVelonis Gert Lush is Bristolian for "really good".
What's in the boooooooox?
I love how Rob just rolls with the annoying lady like it was intentional haha. Great act lads.
You an Rob work so well together. It must be fun on road trips.
That was some very skilful handling by Rob. What a pro.
🤣 please update us if people start bringing cake boxes to Rob?
Anything inside the cake boxes, or is it packed with thoughts and prayers?
What was the gift?
Goddamn Rob Ryan has great energy in how he does stand up and especially how he seamlessly melded that heckle with his set.
The same thing happened to me. My mom made me some birthday enchiladas. I worked that day and took a nap. By the time I woke up she ate all the enchiladas.
My mom did that to me over meatloaf only it wasn't my birthday.
Rob Ryan: "So the other night a heckler mad a really bad point"
This Crowd: "Hold our beer"
I will never understand the level of narcissism it takes to interrupt a show. Kids do that at the theater but adults should know better.
My name is Nathan, and I'm a cakeaholic.
We had a famous incident in my family. There were 3 of us, me, my mom and my brother. We each got two cupcakes, but my mom decided to let my my brother and me have her last one. Freihofer's, chocolate, with this wonderful fudge frosting. It was cut in two, and in a rare case of self control I decided to save mine. I was looking forward to it so much when I got home from school that day. I go out to the kitchen and the frosting is gone, peeled off in one piece. Obviously, it was my brother, but my brother wasn't good at owning up to things yet (he would have been in 3rd or 4th grade at the time.) He insisted that the frosting was bad and he'd thrown it out to protect me. He stuck to that story for several years (no, there was no frosting in the garbage). It wasn't the fact that he ate it that gave the story legs in our family, it was his steadfast doubling down on the lie about the frosting being bad that made it into a family story.
He also used to eat whole sticks of butter and once ate all the cheese... a giant sized pack of American, one of those ones that is about a foot long, in one sitting.
Sounds like he was a bottomless pit!
@@sophierobinson2738Or that he had a very big bottom in his later years. Hopefully it’s smaller now.
She doesn't strike me as the average (read drunk and aggressive) heckler. The whole bit was really kinda sweet. I agree that she shouldn't talked to you, like, at ALL! But still, the whole thing was kind and wholesome.
14 year old Rob discovers he has cake... and later discovers that he can't eat it too. Mom is teaching real life lessons without even waking up from a bender.
Clever 😂
So, wait - what’s gert lush?
One thing happened to me that’s vaguely in that realm. I coached soccer for a while, and after one season, someone brought a lot of cupcakes to me and the team. I talked with someone for a few minutes, then went to get a cupcake - and they were gone.
One kid was smiling.
“Luis? How many cupcakes did you have?”
“Five.”
Poor Rob. Well at least he was 14 and not any age younger than that.
At every comedy club I've ever been to, hecklers get removed immediately. The smallest thing, like yelling out a harmless question, can get someone kicked out.
opening guy follows the Steve Hof school of "GAIN MOMENTUM FROM THE HECKLES!"
Don't know how you pick your supporting acts, but damn you do a good job at it cause all of them are hilarious!
Ice cream cake would not be much of an ice cream cake of it's sitting in the fridge.
Rob was awesome. What a pleasant and vibrant personality.
I did think someone might have brought Rob a cake, hopefully not ice-cream though
Oh wow - I was thinking of asking do you come to the uk, specifically Bristol. At the beginning of the video I assumed it was in the states, til I heard 'gert lush!' Haven't heard that in a while :D
Hope you enjoyed being there!
Wow Rob was patient!
you COULD use math to cut the cake into a myriad of odd shaped slices, then slide them back together, and smooth the icing out, and no one would be the wiser about you stealing a slice.
I never understand why people heckle, I don't remember if anyone did it in Glasgow.
I was there that night, sat just along the same row as that woman, gig organizer had a quiet word with her between sets, was relieved but also slightly disappointed she stayed quiet during Steve's set! Big props to Rob for going with it though! Great to finally see Steve live!
She was getting kinda chatty honestly. People are there for a show, not a casual talk between strangers.
the way your comment started, I thought you were going to say you were there that night his mom ate the cake, lol.
This was hilarious, thanks
Hey! Don't judge my cake eating habits! lol
How DO you choose your openers? Kinda legit curious now
My brother was the one that asked the question at the end. Rob’s job is definitely safe; he’s a machine, he’s that good!
Ah, so the the aspiring comedian?
@@WonderWhatHappened Yes indeedy!
gee...and i thought i dealt with bullshit, i tip my hat to you sir...
i like how every great story starts with “rob ryan was opening for me” then from there its all laughs!!!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Gert lush = people who eat other people's birthday cakes
The grey door makes an excellent background.
Rob Ryan is my uncle... not this guy tho
You gotta watch out for those ice cream cake boxes man. Not only can you get freezer burn, but a nasty paper cut as well. LOL
I was wondering this myself, how does it work with getting supports and how do you get used to being with other various people through a tour or set of gigs?
So sad you came to my home town and I missed it!
Your door's unlocked. :-)
We stan Rob
Gert Lush means very nice.
Rob is really good (quick witted and funny), does he have a RUclips channel?
WTF. Now I will never know what a gert lush is.
Apparently just a bit of slang that means something like "really good"
I love your videos. And I totally enjoyed this video too. Your title was more click-baity than normal. Which I get the grind of getting views on youtube, but it's not what I would expect from you. Or maybe we have a different opinion about the heckler. I really felt like she did heckle but the opener, was kinda having a conversation with her with out shutting it down. Great act nonetheless 👏
But wat was the gift🤣🤣🤣
But what's gert lush?
To be fair, it was pretty funny of Rob to unpack the many(?) cruel rationales FOR birthday emotional trauma. It seems like some interesting untapped psychotic behavior that needs a little airing out.
You know, for a guy who claims not to like hecklers so much, literally, his entire feed is 99% hecklers. In fact, if it wasn't for hackers, Steve would just be another comedian with a RUclips channel.
I'm very curious if your only schtick is to make people heckle you? Not all comedians have this problem. I'm quite curious.
The vid is gert lush...
And for Steve and Rob, 'lush' has nothing to do with the American word for a drunk.
913th!!!!
🤣🤣👍🏽
I don't see the point of this clip. I don't know the end of the ice cream cake story and I still don't know what GERT LUSH is.
What was the gift?
The guy's brother who is a comedian, and who wasn't there because his wife was in labor -- I'm afraid to say that he has already demonstrated insufficient devotion to his art to be considered for a job with Steve. Comedy comes first. Children can get born just fine without you being there. Priorities are a bitch.
I love ice cream cake so much and honestly could probably eat half if I tried but that’s just too much though, and I agree it’s a problem if it’s alone
The only comedian I know that's based his career not on his humor, but his hecklers.
I didn't realize the whole show could be done as an interactive experience. Way to blaze new trials guys!
I was really impressed how Rob took that and incorporated it into his set and it just got funnier. He was lucky the people that night were so chill.
"There is something in your past that you're trying to justify." 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
It's an easy mistake for her to make because where she's from stand up comedy is actually a remedial English class with discussion questions
Was the opening comedian a former elementary school teacher? He has a lot of experience with deflecting the heckling perfectly, turning into part of his act and still coming off rather sincere and polite (though yes, he was goofing on the heckler too).
It's 'grt lush' 🤣 if it's brizl, you gotta take out as many letters as possible.
Shame I missed you there
"That goes doubly for cake" is one of the funniest things I've every heard in context
This is so good!
:) That was fun. Thanks.
Empty cake box comment was pure savage. Funny though, and that's what matters.