[ATTENDED: January 16, 2026] Chris Gethard
When I first saw a poster for a Chris Gethard show (I’m guessing at House of Independents), I thought his name was a joke–Get Hard, ha ha. I’m sure he took a lot of abuse for that in school.
But I looked him up and discovered that he was part of an amazing podcast called New Jersey is the World (it ended about a year ago). Gethard (pronounced Getherd) grew up in New Jersey and spent many years writing for Weird NJ. And he knows this state better than just about anyone.
He does comedy nationally, but he seems to really relish doing shows in NJ. Last year he did a show in every county (in pizza places, in basements, in a used furniture store (!) and now for the second time in Flounder Brewing. (I’m bummed I missed the last one).
He has regular routines, but he also loves to tell stories about New Jersey, especially weird New Jersey. (more…)
I Just Read About That... 