Yeah. I accidentally travelled from Boston to LAX with a folding knife in my purse and this was post-911. Security lines got longer, but not more secure
The speed Stav reads people from one thing they say is astonishing. Dude says 'we just met but they're part of the crew' and Stav already knows his parents split causing him to feel like he has to over compensate and make sure no one gets left out. And he's fucking bang on the money.
Funny how that is an example of his crowdwork being him just barreling through and imposing his own predone bits on the crowds and making them fit. Because in this case the guy said that they had a whole crew and was adding on those two other guys so as to make them also fit in in like a bro way, and Stav completely spinned that into yet another "muh family" insecure prepackaged bit. Truly a giant of crowdwork, if you go by weight
"if you had this attitude around the house...i dont know... im just saying you not exactly giving him a lot of reasons to stay" he killed him. what an absolute legend. one of the greatest
In the reality next door, Stavros is a highly successful therapist, able to understand people in record time. He still has the same laugh, which hurts, but you pay for results!
Can't believe I have a relevant anecdote for this, but my parents used to run a high-end 'educational toy' shop. It used to kill. Then, after 9/11, people just weren't throwing down 900 dollars on Thomas the Tank engine kits. They threw in the towel within 2 years.
@@LordJagd There was a stock market drop due to 9/11, the fear of war and everything generally causes drops in the market. Aside from that, consumer confidence is usually a part of any economic model, where 9/11 lead to a lot of pessimism in society in general. That being said in 2001 there had been a recession in the US since March that ended in November. In 2002 and 2003 there were other economic issues in the US. After the markets recovered from the attacks there was a another stock market dip in 2002 and 2003 had a mini recession, with few jobs being added. These crashes and recessions (sans 9/11), are generally associated with federal interest rate hikes, failures of various tech bubbles, and uncertainty regarding transitions to the Euro for the EU (the resurgent value of the Euro after an initial plumet made exchange rates unfavorable to investors with USD and other currencies). That particular recession is not well studied or well understood.
Thats what all the marketing invasiveness is for, to understand that consumer drive and make investors sway with the tides. All that being said the rich control media so they also control mental flow.
We call it a 'housing crisis' because 'the economic collapse caused by banks ripping people off, then going under, then being bailed out by vast amounts of taxpayer's money while offenders continued to enjoy huge bonuses and zero legal consequences' takes too long to say.
nice. I"m stoked - got my tickets for november - got a 4 top table and don't even know who i wanna invite yet haha kinda thought it would be funny to just go by myself bc the empty table would be a shit magnet and maybe he'll pick on me lol
hey man im taking a 3 night solo trip to denver in 2 weeks from now. When does it get below 50 degrees outside? like 10pm? I'm trying not to pay for an extra checked bag... and would like to not have to pack anything more than t shirts lol
@@htownand4746 there's the internet to tell you that info. 10 day forecast doesn't go below 53. If you need a jacket when you're there just go to goodwill. always good to check out new cities' thrift stores anyway
He has written material but he's crazy protective of it. That way he doesn't have to be constantly writing new jokes. He can hone the same written material and use it in his next special.
That's the equivalent of saying lebron probably doesn't have his fundamentals because he spends so much time dunking. Crowd work is easily the hardest aspect of comedy
Grew up in Atlanta during the housing crisis. My parents almost divorced, but we moved with my mom to SC while my dad stayed in Atlanta and worked his ass off. A year later we were able to move back in together! We were very lucky.
Holy crap! Another April fools divorce? My dad announced he was moving out and filing or divorce on Aprils fools. We knew it was serious because my mom was sobbing at the other end of the dinner table.
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I just love this scenario where everyone's family fell apart because of the 2008 financial collapse. I have a fantasy that Stavi asked every single person in the audience and they all said their parents divorced because of it lol.
Has Stav become my favorite stand-up? Didn't even know of him before 2020. Man, I'd do the pandemic all over again just to listen to C-town for the first time again. Hell yeah dude.
This is THE BEST comedy I have ever heard. Being able to laugh at the pain that emotionally gutted your life is a gift. Thank you. As a Gen x-er from a family of narcissistic divorced parents, I needed to hear this. They are fucking ridiculous. I have stayed married for almost 30 years and I didn’t “get lucky.” It’s a fucking CHOICE not to destroy your kids’ lives. I hear the reasons why people get divorced and just laugh. So what you’re saying is you are selfish. Got it.
Bro this video was subjectively perfect in breath and scope. Also I cried a little when my repressed emotions about my broken home came to the surface while watching this. Talking about my childhood family not the one I created and then broke
Dude is so naturally funny its ridiculous. Ive been listening to stand up all day at work and this was just better then the rest, like a different level.
he's so good at crowd play that he's almost suffering from the Ali G effect where the crowd comes in w intentionally untrue ridiculous but hilarious side bits for when he inevitably calls on them
I’m pretty stoned so I hope this makes sense. Man Stavy’s crowd work is next level. I’ve never seen it does this good this consistently. I really really hope you continue with it. Even when the audience member gets quiet he’s able to kill it! Really can’t wait for my first show!
Stav's crowd work is god tier but sometimes I wish Stav wouldn't try to hammer it home so hard in the end, it's like damn dude who hurt you 🤣 the bit was enough you don't gotta tell the guy that the nightmare of a story you concocted is better than his actual life, you tryna make these people hate themselves more than they already do?
I may be the only one, but I never thought a reference to the towers would make me laugh. The footage is still horrendous, but our man in the crowd is clearly very confused and Stav is right - his math either doesn't add up or he was 14 years old when this was recorded ;)
"this family is as strong as the security is at Boston and New York area airports" is a killer line
Stavros was on fire in this video
I was crying 😂
Yeah. I accidentally travelled from Boston to LAX with a folding knife in my purse and this was post-911. Security lines got longer, but not more secure
Stavi can turn even a dry crowd into the funniest crowd work. That 9/11 bit was way too funny.
I’ll put it in ya
No 9/11 bit will ever be funny. And I love dark humor.
@@snakeinthegrak8969 yeah 9/11 jokes always remind me of that tragedy
Legitimately snorted when he was pretending to be the dad on 9/10
@@snakeinthegrak8969 Everything can be funny
The speed Stav reads people from one thing they say is astonishing. Dude says 'we just met but they're part of the crew' and Stav already knows his parents split causing him to feel like he has to over compensate and make sure no one gets left out. And he's fucking bang on the money.
Bruh, statistically he's going to be right when he says people's parents split. It doesn't take a huge iq to predict
Funny how that is an example of his crowdwork being him just barreling through and imposing his own predone bits on the crowds and making them fit. Because in this case the guy said that they had a whole crew and was adding on those two other guys so as to make them also fit in in like a bro way, and Stav completely spinned that into yet another "muh family" insecure prepackaged bit.
Truly a giant of crowdwork, if you go by weight
@@LeoSkyro u OK hun
@@erenjaegerbomb8653 stop talking like an old black woman, you're a racist teenager
i mean... like 50% of marriages end in divorce or some shit so its really like a coin flip calling that shit out. lol
"if you had this attitude around the house...i dont know... im just saying you not exactly giving him a lot of reasons to stay"
he killed him. what an absolute legend. one of the greatest
I thought it was funnier when he said it
@@kylekalmbach 🤣
Amazing how he immediately cans the attitude with a joke like that and have the audience laughing about it
"I think he's a piece of shit. It's just... don't fuckin yell at me, ya know?"
Best line in the whole show
"The fiction we concocted is better than reality, for sure." I felt that one. That's why we love you, Stav. And we keep coming back for more 💜
Unlike our dads
In the reality next door, Stavros is a highly successful therapist, able to understand people in record time.
He still has the same laugh, which hurts, but you pay for results!
I mean, if I'm unloading baggage to a comedian, I fully expect to be laughed at by said comedian haha
His signature move is getting straight men to say “I’m gay” and giggle in unison
I would pay good money for Stav to machine gun laugh in my face while I'm pouring my heart out to him in therapy
Epic potential
Honestly fuckin eh genius
Good god that one came together. Hilarious!
The old guy laughing at the great depression in the background had my dying
He was laughing the whole set, one of the best laughs ever 😂
went from divorced parents to the housing crisis to 9/11, back to divorced parents....absolute gold
Wide vartiety of people at Stav's shows
1st guy: Oldest looking 13-year old
2nd guy:adoptee of 2 grown men
3rd guy: Stav's lost son
Can't believe I have a relevant anecdote for this, but my parents used to run a high-end 'educational toy' shop. It used to kill. Then, after 9/11, people just weren't throwing down 900 dollars on Thomas the Tank engine kits. They threw in the towel within 2 years.
Did they get divorced though??
I didn’t know there was an economic shift because of 9/11, I wonder why
@@evanwakelin7944 Lol, no. If anything it saved them a lot of stress.
@@LordJagd There was a stock market drop due to 9/11, the fear of war and everything generally causes drops in the market. Aside from that, consumer confidence is usually a part of any economic model, where 9/11 lead to a lot of pessimism in society in general. That being said in 2001 there had been a recession in the US since March that ended in November. In 2002 and 2003 there were other economic issues in the US. After the markets recovered from the attacks there was a another stock market dip in 2002 and 2003 had a mini recession, with few jobs being added. These crashes and recessions (sans 9/11), are generally associated with federal interest rate hikes, failures of various tech bubbles, and uncertainty regarding transitions to the Euro for the EU (the resurgent value of the Euro after an initial plumet made exchange rates unfavorable to investors with USD and other currencies). That particular recession is not well studied or well understood.
Thats what all the marketing invasiveness is for, to understand that consumer drive and make investors sway with the tides. All that being said the rich control media so they also control mental flow.
“I’m not him” took me out 😆
Lmao, FR!
We call it a 'housing crisis' because 'the economic collapse caused by banks ripping people off, then going under, then being bailed out by vast amounts of taxpayer's money while offenders continued to enjoy huge bonuses and zero legal consequences' takes too long to say.
Class warfare is also a short way to say it
Thank God we're over that and it will never happen again 😅😅
@@aloevera7422 or bank robbery 😉
You’re still a loser either way but thanks for the Ted talk.
the banks are the main reason. you can thank Blackrock for buying out most of the homes here, they own like 90% in certain zipcodes. absolute insanity
this man is a shaman. he performs communal exorcisms of the pain we put each other through
Saw him live in Denver and it was literally the best show I have ever been to. His crowd work is next level.
nice. I"m stoked - got my tickets for november - got a 4 top table and don't even know who i wanna invite yet haha
kinda thought it would be funny to just go by myself bc the empty table would be a shit magnet and maybe he'll pick on me lol
Fuck when was he in Denver ?
hey man im taking a 3 night solo trip to denver in 2 weeks from now. When does it get below 50 degrees outside? like 10pm? I'm trying not to pay for an extra checked bag... and would like to not have to pack anything more than t shirts lol
@@420xwaytoomanyx420 he’s coming back Oct 7. See you there homie
@@htownand4746 there's the internet to tell you that info. 10 day forecast doesn't go below 53. If you need a jacket when you're there just go to goodwill. always good to check out new cities' thrift stores anyway
This guy is a genius. What a talent.
He's really good at fake laughing
His special does not match that praise you give him.
And he has cool shoes!
@@matthewblack986 i liked his special
He's social genius with picking up on what people's deal is and stuff but definitely not a genius genius lol
I'm not convinced Stav actually has material, instead just walking on stage to roast the crowd.
A real cool shoes, crowd-work comedian.
He has written material but he's crazy protective of it. That way he doesn't have to be constantly writing new jokes. He can hone the same written material and use it in his next special.
He literally has an hour special what
I’m guessing all you watch are his little clips lol
That's the equivalent of saying lebron probably doesn't have his fundamentals because he spends so much time dunking. Crowd work is easily the hardest aspect of comedy
Stavvy’s shows are basically like the funny homie teaching you how to turn some fucked up shit from your life into workable material
“I’m not him you understand that right” FUCKING DIED 💀
Man, this guy does the best room work I've ever seen. So damn quick. Every video is a must watch. Can't wait to go to a show.
Love this Greek God of food and laughs
*Fake laughs
Stavi don’t you ever hit this home for me again 🤣🤣🤣
Grew up in Atlanta during the housing crisis. My parents almost divorced, but we moved with my mom to SC while my dad stayed in Atlanta and worked his ass off. A year later we were able to move back in together! We were very lucky.
Damn what a golden set. This guy is magic on stage
Um, all his videos are crowd work. He skips all the jokes. I really hope this doesn't backfire. And like he gets stuck being just a crowd work guy.
@@kylekalmbach watch his special on TH-cam, it's great. Schulz did the same thing
Yeah he's great
One of the funniest working comedians for sure
Stav's crowd work is legendary.
Yeah man that fake laugh really gets them going
Not a pro on stavoros, but I don’t think it’s fake. He just enjoys his own jokes
Dude just started getting onto social media a few months back and now he’s legendary lmao😅
My Greek friend has a similar villainous cackle, like he's back at the coliseum watching gladiators get disemboweled
Holy crap! Another April fools divorce? My dad announced he was moving out and filing or divorce on Aprils fools. We knew it was serious because my mom was sobbing at the other end of the dinner table.
Lmao
But was it because of the housing crisis??
@@ziggygunz2447 no way- we were poor before any of that.
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@@Raymondgogolf jesus christ you creep
I just love this scenario where everyone's family fell apart because of the 2008 financial collapse. I have a fantasy that Stavi asked every single person in the audience and they all said their parents divorced because of it lol.
You don’t do comedy, do you?
I remember a lot of parents arguing to hell in the back of kids xbox live's mics at that time
It was a thing x)
I usually save all the new Stavros clips and have a binge day. Couldnt resist on this one, you got me.
Is there anyone else as smooth at this than Stavros? My favorite comic of 2022 hands down.
housing crisis really took a toll on everyone in ATL
This had me crying by the end when 3 of them revealed their parents got divorced because of the housing crisis 😂
This guys legit awesome! That’s all improv he’s doing…… killing it!
I wish I could laugh at Stav's jokes as much as Stav laughs at Stav's jokes
Thank you. He's his biggest fan.
Self love bro.
Be careful what you wish for. This means you have not suffered, op
Has Stav become my favorite stand-up? Didn't even know of him before 2020. Man, I'd do the pandemic all over again just to listen to C-town for the first time again. Hell yeah dude.
No one does better crowd work than Stavy
Check out Phil Hanley.
One of the kings of crowd work man.
3:30 I haven't laughed so hard at stand up until this World Trade Center joke
This is THE BEST comedy I have ever heard. Being able to laugh at the pain that emotionally gutted your life is a gift. Thank you. As a Gen x-er from a family of narcissistic divorced parents, I needed to hear this. They are fucking ridiculous. I have stayed married for almost 30 years and I didn’t “get lucky.” It’s a fucking CHOICE not to destroy your kids’ lives. I hear the reasons why people get divorced and just laugh. So what you’re saying is you are selfish. Got it.
Dude legendary. Some of the best off-the-cuff work I've seen.
This is the funniest crowd work I've ever seen
Bro this video was subjectively perfect in breath and scope. Also I cried a little when my repressed emotions about my broken home came to the surface while watching this. Talking about my childhood family not the one I created and then broke
I'm sorry to hear that my friend. Hope you're feeling better
Stavvy's crowd work is second to none!
The age "14" is in every comedy video I've watched of Stavs 😆
my jaw drops to the floor in amazement every time i see Stavros Halkias do crowd work. soo funny and natural
That's all he posts, crowd work.
@@kylekalmbach yeah maybe because he doesnt want to burn the set he's touring with by uploading it on youtube
The only person I would feel okay with making fun of my entire existence.
It would be a fake laugh so that makes sense
Dude is so naturally funny its ridiculous. Ive been listening to stand up all day at work and this was just better then the rest, like a different level.
he's so good at crowd play that he's almost suffering from the Ali G effect where the crowd comes in w intentionally untrue ridiculous but hilarious side bits for when he inevitably calls on them
I love how he can take someone else’s tragedy and turn it into comedy, and the victim of the tragedy is is completely on board.
I think it would fit Stav's brand nicely if he only performed at swingers clubs.
"anyone ever have a threesome?"
WHOOOO!
"Im more looking for someone who had a threesome and felt bad about it.
WHOOOOO!
hahaha, yuck... : D
Low hanging fruit.
@@NicheGreens I want your low hanging fruit
This dude ROCKS at crowd work.
I’m pretty stoned so I hope this makes sense. Man Stavy’s crowd work is next level. I’ve never seen it does this good this consistently. I really really hope you continue with it. Even when the audience member gets quiet he’s able to kill it! Really can’t wait for my first show!
The first 2:30 seconds of this is absolutely BRUTAL💀
The wittiest comedian doing the best crowd work I've ever seen.
These are the funniest 9/11 jokes I've ever heard 😂😂😂😂
Dame Starvos really dug in on thay 911 bit🤣🤣🤣
I love how openly he tells people their parents suck while simultaneously laughing in their faces.
If they're Boomers then he's not wrong
The guys just riffing the whole time--and he's funnny! The whole time!
😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 This is one of the best yet lmao, that damn housing crisis
Stav having to constantly tell people he doesn’t hire his crowd, good luck explaining these people 🤣🤣🤣🤣
god damn that divorced shit hit lmaooo
God of crowd work
Seriously, I usually cringe *hard* when comedians attempt crowd work, but Stavros always fkn nails it!
The sound he makes at 1:51 is everything 🤣
The end had me rolling 🤣🤣
It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to enjoy a standup comedian. Props 🙇🏻♂️
Nobody better at working a crowd than this guy.
Bro there’s no way😂😂, this guy gets the best crowds to make jokes from.
pure crowd work at its finest!
This guy knows how to include the crowd into his act. I enjoy his roasting.
😂I damn near piss myself laughing. This is some of the funniest comedy work ever!
His laugh 😻😻
Stavi could do a whole special of just crowd work.
I believe Stavros is the only person who can roast you and make you feel good while he's doing it. That is a rare skill!
If he didnt laugh this would be so cruel, his delivery is perfect
My new favorite comedian!! .. hats off to you sir😂😂😂 am I the only one in the comments hoping I'll get semi-roasted by this genius?
You’re killing it at the crowd work dude!. Could watch it all day
It just kept getting better and better lmaoooo
Now that I think about it, my dad split around the housing crisis too lmao.
😭😭 naoooo
3:43 when he started acting out the babyholding I died
if these guys weren't planted in the audience to make Stav look good he's a damn legend at crowd work lol
First group was us (guy getting roasted and 3 guys to his left) it was very real and very funny
@@WiseWoodwardiawhat if this comment is also a plant
Yes !!! 10 mins !!! This is what I’m talking about Stav
How does he come up with so many funny jokes on the spot? 🤣
By pretending to laugh
I think being a professional comedian has something to do with it...
I really love this guy, watch a ton of your videos. This was the first time I hear Jon Candys giggle, how funny.
Jon Candy is an American hero. Fuck I wish he got to do more.
Stav's crowd work is god tier but sometimes I wish Stav wouldn't try to hammer it home so hard in the end, it's like damn dude who hurt you 🤣 the bit was enough you don't gotta tell the guy that the nightmare of a story you concocted is better than his actual life, you tryna make these people hate themselves more than they already do?
STAVI is GOLD!
I may be the only one, but I never thought a reference to the towers would make me laugh. The footage is still horrendous, but our man in the crowd is clearly very confused and Stav is right - his math either doesn't add up or he was 14 years old when this was recorded ;)
Master at crowd work. If you ever make it to Cincy....I'm there.
Dang mad respect to those guys in front. Lots of hurtful issues not the best when they're called out to be made fun of like that in public.
That first group was us ! We loved it
The front row always gets involved..it's comedy bro a different kind of therapy lol
yea stavros should be more sensitive so that no one gets their wittle feewings hurt 😥god forbid
Some of the finest crowd work I’ve ever seen.
that huge creepy laugh after he thinks he he tells a joke..cant get enough of that
This man is bananas funny. I’m so glad I found this channel. Thank you good sir. I’ve enjoyed the laughs.
So are you thinking about 911? 🤣
….”dad is really taking this far” LOL!!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂
This guy had a thousand island stare
Nice shoes, love the crowd work btw.
I’m from Atlanta and my parents split in 2008 too and I know it’s def related
Ayo the whole broken home run had me crying 😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀💀
Stavi the Greek!
The Netflix special is hilarious. Congrats! Make a pile Stav.
Lived in ATL damn near divorced my wife, and not having a house was a big part of it.
Edit: we are divorced -__-