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Comedy and community collide as Chris Bennett prepares for his milestone comedy headlining weekend at the prestigious Dead Crow Comedy Club in Wilmington, North Carolina. The excitement is palpable as Chris explains he'll be joining the ranks of comedy legends who have performed at this venue, promising his followers a steady stream of "butt dance" videos from various Wilmington landmarks. His friend Kirk Nurmi calls with a tongue-in-cheek warning that Chris might be "too handsome and funny" for North Carolina laws—a risk Chris seems willing to take for his art.

The heart of small-town America beats strongly when Brian from Pinedale calls with news about the Pinedale Chuckwagon Festival. This community gathering sold around 700 meals and completely sold out of pies, raising critical funds for the local volunteer fire department. Brian's exhausted but satisfied report reminds us of the power of community events and the hardworking volunteers behind them.

The show takes unexpected turns with Dave Ramsey's Motivational Monday segment, where Dave consistently prefers humorous quotes over traditional inspirational ones, ultimately selecting "My boss told me to have a good day, so I went home" as his weekly motivator. Meanwhile, Paul from Beaumont shares his weight loss journey as "the incredible shrinking redneck from Texas," facing his Dr Pepper addiction while confidently winning a George Strait trivia challenge. Throughout it all, Chris's genuine enthusiasm and rapport with callers creates a warm atmosphere that feels like catching up with friends.

Join Chris on his comedy adventure by following @ChrisBennettComedy on social media, and if you're near Wilmington this weekend, grab tickets to his shows at Dead Crow Comedy Club. From battleship butt dances to beach days with Producer Ryan, this journey promises to be as entertaining as it is milestone-marking.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
From the Horn Auto Center Studios Chris Bennett and
the Morning Brew.
Good morning, it's the MorningBrew with Chris.
Who's this?

Speaker 2 (00:10):
Well, good morning, Chris.
It's your best friend, KirkNermy.

Speaker 1 (00:13):
Heck yeah, kirk Nermy , how's it going?
Our gritty true crimecorrespondent How's it going?
And actor and author and abunch of other things.

Speaker 2 (00:23):
Yeah, it's going great, chris, and I'm calling
today.
Really, of all the roles youmentioned, my role is your
gritty true crime correspondent,because I'm a little worried
about you, chris.
You know, all of us in the brewcrew know that you're obviously
incredibly handsome, right.

Speaker 3 (00:41):
Right.

Speaker 2 (00:42):
Everybody knows that right, that's universal Right
and you're incredibly funny.
You're a very gifted stand-upcomedian and you're going
international now.
You're going to North Carolinaright next weekend.

Speaker 1 (00:56):
Yep, I'm actually going to leave.
Tomorrow morning I'm heading toWilmington because I'm going to
go ahead and promote my showsand then Friday and Saturday
this is my first time headliningin North Carolina, my first
time headlining a major club inNorth Carolina called the Dead
Crow Comedy Club.
Some of the biggest names incomedy go through here.

(01:17):
So I'm honored to be able toheadline this Friday and
Saturday Two shows 7 and 9.30.
So I've got to take care of myvoice.

Speaker 2 (01:26):
And now another big name coming through.
But, Chris, have you checkedthe laws in North Carolina to
ensure that you, someone ashandsome and funny as you, is
that legal?
Because you know, I don't knowthe laws in North Carolina.
You might want to check with anattorney.

Speaker 1 (01:42):
I don't know, maybe I should, because I'm going to be
doing a lot of social mediavideos.
I'm going to be posting to allmy socials.
I'm going to be doing buttdances all around Wilmington.
So follow all my socials atChris Bennett Comedy Chris
Bennett and you can see ifindeed I am too handsome for
North Carolina.

Speaker 2 (02:02):
Yeah, I don't want to see you getting arrested during
a butt dance video, althoughthat could go viral, right, yeah
, yeah, you know what that's aplus, I'd do it.

Speaker 1 (02:10):
Yeah, it would sell some tickets for sure, so I'm
super excited.
Well, thanks so much forlooking out for me, and I'll
save your phone number for myone phone call.

Speaker 2 (02:20):
You bet buddy, you enjoy shaking those tight pants
in North Carolina.

Speaker 1 (02:31):
Good morning.
It's the Morning Brew withChris.
Who's this Good morningchampion?
Chris Bennett?
Heck, yeah, it's Brian fromPinedale.
How are you doing?
You had a wild weekend with thePinedale Chuckwagon Festival.
How's your body holding up?

Speaker 4 (02:47):
Not real good.
I'm recovering yet, so I calledto thank you, janine Ford.
We had a fabulous turnout.
We had seven wagons show up,most of them all sold out of
food.
We had a good crowd.
I want to thank all thesponsors that helped us with
this and all the volunteers thathelped put it together.

Speaker 1 (03:09):
Heck yeah.
And you were able to raise somemoney for the Pinedale
Volunteer Fire Department.
You got it, Heck yeah.
And then did you to raise somemoney for the Pinedale Volunteer
Fire Department?
You got it, Heck yeah.
And then did you sell out ofpies for the—.

Speaker 4 (03:18):
Yep, the pies completely sold out.

Speaker 1 (03:20):
They were gone oh man , so awesome, I'm so glad it was
a great event.
What was your favorite part?
The favorite part, yep.

Speaker 4 (03:29):
Hmm, getting done with it.

Speaker 1 (03:31):
Yeah, that's always my favorite part after I put on
a big event, when it's over andeverything went great and now
you get to sit back and justrelax a little.

Speaker 4 (03:43):
Yeah, they sold somewhere around 700 meals.
I'm figuring out, oh dude, yeah, yes, so it was a big, big
fundraiser for us and we needthis every year.
So you know, like I said, Ican't thank everybody enough.
It was huge success for us thisyear.

Speaker 1 (03:59):
Well, great Well, congratulations, Brian.
Is there a song you want tohear this morning?

Speaker 4 (04:03):
Well, of course, let's go to Memphis instead of
North Carolina.

Speaker 1 (04:07):
A midnight train to Memphis.
Yeah, I'm heading to NorthCarolina, but you're heading to
Memphis.

Speaker 4 (04:13):
All right.
Thank you very much foreverything.
Really, you got it.
I love you guys.
All right, have a great weekthis week.

Speaker 1 (04:20):
You too.
Bye, bye, bye On the phone.
We have Show Lo's own DaveRamsey for Boo or Cool.
Motivational Monday Edition.
Dave, I'm going to go ahead andread some motivational quotes.
You tell me if they are boo orcool, and then we'll pick your
favorite one for the week.
Sound good, sounds good, allright.

(04:41):
First one you can't makeeveryone happy.
You're not coffee Cool.
Oh really, what took you solong on that one?

Speaker 3 (04:52):
I had to think about it a little bit.

Speaker 1 (04:53):
All right.
This one is from Mahatma Gandhi.
He says the future depends onwhat you do today.
Boo or cool.

Speaker 3 (05:02):
I'd have to say boo to that one.

Speaker 1 (05:03):
Really, I think that's great.
Your future always depends onwhat you do today.

Speaker 3 (05:08):
No, it depends on how far ahead you look.

Speaker 1 (05:11):
Oh okay, alright.
Next one my boss told me tohave a good day so I went home.
Cool, you like all the jokeones.
You don't like any of the realones.
Here's another one.
This is from Robert Collier.
He says success is the sum ofsmall efforts, repeated day in
and day out.

(05:32):
Boo or cool, cool, oh okay, Ithought you were going to
Efforts.
Repeated day in and day out.
Boo or cool, cool, oh okay, Ithought you were going to say
boo to that one.
And let's see.
Steven Wright said Monday is anawful way to spend one-seventh
of your life.
Cool, oh, my gosh.
He likes all the joke ones.
And our last one is from GeorgeAdair Everything you've ever
wanted is on the other side offear.

(05:53):
Boo or cool.

Speaker 5 (05:55):
Boo.

Speaker 1 (05:56):
Why that's kind of good Like sometimes you have to
overcome your fear to havesuccess, or see you know what's
on the other side.
You have to go through fear tohave success.

Speaker 3 (06:08):
No, but if you don't fear nothing, you don't have to
worry about success.

Speaker 1 (06:12):
You have no fear.

Speaker 3 (06:14):
Nah, I don't worry about nothing.
Fear don't fear nothing.
You don't have to worry aboutsuccess.
You have no fear.
Nah, I don't worry aboutnothing.
Fear don't bother me.

Speaker 1 (06:19):
So what was your favorite motivational quote of
the day?
Number three, number three, Iforget which one that was.
Here we go.
My boss told me to have a goodday, so I went home.
Yeah, that is this week'smotivational quote of the day.
That was Motivational Boo orCool with Dave Ramsey.
Dave, love you, best friend.
Hope you have a great day.

Speaker 3 (06:37):
I hope you have a hell of a time in North Carolina
.
It's a beautiful place to be.
Woo, that's my blood, becausePaul from Beaumont said so.
Woo-woo.

Speaker 1 (06:49):
Yee-yee, everyone's favorite redneck from Beaumont,
texas.
It's Paul from Beaumont.
How was your redneck weekend?

Speaker 3 (06:58):
It was okay.

Speaker 1 (07:01):
No beer drinking.
Why?
Just okay?
Oh, it was babysitting.
Oh, oh, oh oh.
But you don't ever change anyof the diapers.
That's just for your wife.
Yeah, I'm not doing that.
Do you have a redneckmotivational quote for us on
this Motivational Monday?

Speaker 3 (07:24):
Look, man, sometimes you just got to face your fears,
man, deal with it.
Heck, yeah, face them, man.
Sometimes you just got to faceyour fears, man, deal with it.
Heck yeah, face them, man.
Face them head on.

Speaker 1 (07:32):
That's right, heck yeah.

Speaker 3 (07:33):
I did, I did.
You know why I picked the beat,the incredible shrinking
redneck from Beaumont, texas.

Speaker 1 (07:40):
Oh, why Tell us why you're going to be the
incredible shrinking redneckfrom Texas?
Because I took the poke thismorning.
Oh, he got the fat shot.
Heck yeah, the Ozempic orwhatever they're called.

Speaker 3 (07:54):
No, it's the other one.

Speaker 1 (07:55):
Oh, something like that yeah.

Speaker 3 (07:59):
The one with the Ozempic that you said they'd
give you.
It had quite a few side effects.
I was like nah, and she told meabout the other one.
I was like, okay, yeah, I'll goahead and take that one.

Speaker 1 (08:12):
Do you have to still eat healthy on this, or what are
your rules?
I'll let you send it.

Speaker 3 (08:17):
There's no diet, You're just going to eat less.
But yeah, I got to stay clearof the Dr Pepper.
I just need to.

Speaker 1 (08:33):
Well, I can't wait to follow you along on your weight
loss journey.
Speaking of your fat shot thatyou got today to try and lose
some weight.
So they did the first one, andso now you have to shoot
yourself once a week.

Speaker 3 (08:50):
Yeah, bro.
No, I'm not doing that, I'mgoing to Nanu.

Speaker 1 (08:53):
You're going to have your grandma.
You're going to have Nanu?
Do it, yeah, why not Rhonda,your wife?

Speaker 3 (09:02):
Yeah, I don't know if I trust that you, but All right
, paul, you might make a gesture, or rather might just make it
hurt, just to make it hurt.

Speaker 1 (09:17):
All right, paul, we're going to find out who's
smarter than a redneck.
We're going to do some King ofCountry trivia.
George Strait If you know theanswer, say your name.
That's your buzzer.
Here we go.
Which branch of the armedservices did George Strait?
Oh, paul, go ahead.
Army, is it Army?
He's up 1-0.
First to three what type ofdegree did Strait earn from

(09:38):
Texas State University?
Chris, agriculture Yay, therewe go.
Which character did Straitvoice on the king of hill.
Was it chip cornell, dale orwalt?
I got no.
I mean either chris, I'm gonnaguess, I'm gonna say walt.
Nope, it's either chip cornellor dale.
Chip chip no, it's cornell.

(10:01):
Okay, uh, next one, in whichsong does straight sing?
That flush on your cheeks ismore than the wine.
Is it A Fire?
I Can't Put Out.
Paul, oh Paul.

Speaker 3 (10:14):
You look so good love .

Speaker 1 (10:16):
Oh yeah, you look so good.
He's up to one.
If he gets one more, he wins.
Whose record did Straight breakfor largest indoor concert?
Was it Rolling Stones, paulMcCartney, grateful Dead or
Bruce Springsteen?
Chris, I'm going to say BruceSpringsteen, no, it's either the
Rolling Stones, paul McCartneyor the Grateful Dead Paul for

(10:39):
the win.
Holy moly, he looks so good atwinning.
Congratulations, Paul.
You are smarter than a handsomeradio DJ that's also headlining
Dead Crow Comedy Club thisweekend in Wilmington, north
Carolina.
I'm going to miss you, buddy,but follow me online.

(11:01):
We'll be going live everymorning from North Carolina, so
hop on.
You know I will buddy OnFacebook Live.
All right, buddy, drive safeand we'll talk to you soon.

Speaker 3 (11:11):
Have a great time, buddy.
Thanks, buddy, bye, bye-bye.

Speaker 1 (11:15):
Before we head out today, we're going to do a
little special podcast onlyphone call.
I checked in with producer Ryan, who I'm going to be staying
with when I head out to NorthCarolina for my headlining
weekend at Dead Crow Comedy Roomthis Friday and Saturday.
Here we go.
Hi, hey, best friend.

(11:37):
How are you doing?
I'm good.
How are you Good?
You busy?
No, I'm good.
How are you Good?
You busy?
No, I wanted to touch base withyou.
This is my last day on the showlive.
I'm going to be pre-recordingthe show and then doing little
check-in segments from NorthCarolina, but everyone on the
Facebook Live wanted to knowwhat activities do we have

(12:01):
planned?
What are we going to do?
What should I do in Wilmington,north Carolina?
Well, we're going to go to thebeach, yeah, so bring my brokini
.

Speaker 5 (12:10):
Yeah, bring your brokini.
We're going to go to the beach.
We're going to shoot a buttdance video of you around
different places in town.

Speaker 1 (12:20):
Yeah, like all the historical monuments around town
or all the big spots.
Okay, I love it.

Speaker 5 (12:26):
Yeah, we'll do that.
We're going to eat some verygood seafood.
How do you feel about seafood?

Speaker 1 (12:35):
I don't know, I normally just eat cheeseburgers
and sandwiches, but I'll trysome seafood.
All right, yeah, I'll expand myhorizons and what else?

Speaker 5 (12:48):
We're going to do a very fun show on Wednesday night
at a place called the WaterlineBrewery, which is very fun and
it's a very popular local show,and the booker is excited to
have you on.
I did a show with him onsaturday, can't wait.
And what else, I don't know.

(13:11):
I mean, we're just gonna beworking.
We're gonna be working a lottoo.
You know, yep, yep, we're to beworking a lot too.

Speaker 1 (13:17):
you know, yep, yep, we're going to be working, and
twerking.

Speaker 5 (13:19):
I want to take a beach day on Thursday probably.

Speaker 1 (13:21):
Okay, awesome.
Yeah, you know you thinkcomedy's all fun and games, but
it's a lot of hard work, a lotof butt dancing that you got to
do.

Speaker 5 (13:32):
Yeah, and we'll do the open mic on Thursday night
at the club Yep, and so peoplesee that you're a headliner, but
you're also humble.

Speaker 1 (13:43):
Oh nice, check out my PR guy Producer.

Speaker 2 (13:47):
Ryan.

Speaker 1 (13:50):
Yeah, man, I can't wait.

Speaker 5 (13:53):
Here's the real question If I end up featuring
for you on Friday night, whichis still TBD, do we do the
punishment A bit of thepunishment, which?

Speaker 1 (14:11):
punishment?
I don't know.

Speaker 5 (14:14):
Let me think about it .
I have the electric nippleclamps.

Speaker 1 (14:18):
I have the electric nipple clamps so I'm headlining,
so I don't know how I canrecover from that.

Speaker 5 (14:28):
We'd have to do it in the middle of my set.
We could always do it at theend of your set, yeah that's a
good point.

Speaker 1 (14:33):
Yeah, I'll think about it, man, I'm so excited.
I can't wait to hang out withmy best friend, producer Ryan,
in his hometown, have him showme around and then to headline
such a prestigious comedy clublike Dead Crow where so many big
names come through it is prettysurreal.

Speaker 5 (14:52):
You could also go to a very old mansion called the
Bellamy Mansion Okay, called theBellamy Mansion.
That has the last remaining.
This is kind of a bummer, butinteresting historically.
Has one of the last remainingstanding slave quarters.

Speaker 1 (15:07):
Oh, I don't want to do a butt dance there.
No, no, no.

Speaker 5 (15:12):
Don't do a butt dance .
I'm saying you might want tovisit.
If you want to visit a historicsite, Maybe I should.

Speaker 1 (15:18):
But you know me, I just like to stay in my happy
spot.
Yeah, I don't like to rememberany sad stuff.
We have a battleship here, heck.
Yeah, I got to do a butt danceat the battleship.

Speaker 5 (15:33):
I do a butt dance at the battleship.

Speaker 1 (15:35):
Or did anybody die at the battleship?

Speaker 5 (15:38):
I mean, I'm pretty sure a lot of people died at the
battleship.

Speaker 1 (15:41):
Well then, maybe I don't want to do a butt dance at
the battleship We'll findplaces to butt dance.

Speaker 5 (15:46):
You could do a butt dance in front of the battleship
from the other side of theriver.
I feel like that would be lessOkay.

Speaker 1 (15:54):
You know, yeah, awesome.
Well, I can't wait, buddy.
I got so much I got to do today.
I'm leaving tomorrow morning,I'll send you my flight
information and then I get inlate, like 10 o'clock on Tuesday
.
Yeah, it's going to be a longday of travel, but I can't wait.
I love you.
Thanks so much for having funwith us this morning.

Speaker 5 (16:15):
I love you too.

Speaker 1 (16:15):
Bye, bye, see you, best friend.
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