How old is too old to only wear band t-shirts? After hearing used book store employees ruthlessly mock an older customer for their fashion choices, a 38-year-old listener wonders if he's now too old to wear so many band T-shirts—so he turns to we three forty-somethings who wear band T-shirts for help. Featuring a standup comedy clip from Rory Scovel at our live show! LINKS: See Ben headlining at Comedy Works in Denver on December 18th! See Andrew hosting The Narrators at Buntport Theater in Denv...
Dec 17, 2024•54 min•Season 5Ep. 145
Ben seeks help from the boys about dealing with a past trauma. TRIGGER WARNING: As a survivor of sexual assault as a child, Ben has talked openly and honestly about the experience. But lately he feels like he's hitting a wall both in terms of seeking justice, and falling into some of the same negative patterns when trying to deal with it. So he turns to Adam and Andrew for some competitive advice on the matter. Featuring a standup comedy clip from good boy Ben Roy at our live show! LINKS: Help t...
Dec 10, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 5Ep. 144
The boys compete to give a listener the best advice for handling the loud family next door. Featuring a standup comedy clip from Emma Cricket at our live monthly show! LINKS: See Adam perform his one-man show Happy Place at UCB Theatre in NYC on December 4th and 5th! See Andrew at the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins on December 5th! See Ben performing at Glovebox Comedy Club in Boston, MA on December 6th and 7th! See Ben headlining at Comedy Works in Denver on December 18th! See Ben and Andrew at...
Dec 03, 2024•58 min•Season 5Ep. 143
The boys compete to give Adam the best advice for dealing with acute anxiety and stress. Featuring a standup comedy clip from our own Adam Cayton-Holland at our live monthly show! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the Bug Theatre in Denver on November 30th with Troy Walker and Emma Cricket! See Adam perform his one-man show, Happy Place on November 29th at Buntport Theater in Denver! See Ben headlining at Comedy Works in Denver on December 1st and 18th! See Andrew at the Lincoln Center in Fort Coll...
Nov 26, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 5Ep. 142
The boys give competitive advice to a 44-year-old divorcee who's getting back out there. Featuring a standup comedy clip from Liv Carter at our live monthly show! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the Bug Theatre in Denver on November 30th with Troy Walker and Emma Cricket! See Andrew at Comedy Works Downtown in Denver on November 21st! See Ben at the Comedy Fort in Fort Collins, Colorado, on November 22nd and 23rd! See Adam perform his one-man show, Happy Place on November 29th at Buntport Theater...
Nov 19, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 5Ep. 141
The boys give competitive advice to an Australian fan who got caught, ahem, in the act. What do you do when you're on a cruise ship and your pre-teen son walks in on you getting busy with your girlfriend? You call the Grawlix. Immediately. Featuring a standup comedy clip from Mandy Kay at our live monthly show! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the Bug Theatre in Denver on November 30th with Troy Walker and Emma Cricket! See Ben's new band Arson Charge at Moe's in Denver on November 15th! See Ben a...
Nov 12, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 140
Andrew seeks advice about his child custody situation. The boys turn their advice cannons around and aim them towards the deck of the SS Grawlix—this time, pointing directly at Andrew, who needs help with a major family decision. Featuring a standup comedy clip from Andrew Orvedahl himself, at our live monthly show! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the Bug Theatre in Denver on November 30th with Troy Walker and more! See Ben at the Comedy Fort in Fort Collins, Colorado, on November 22nd and 23rd! ...
Nov 05, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 139
The boys compete in a surprise speed Halloween costume contest. In honor of Halloween, Producer Ron surprises Adam, Andrew, and Ben with a flash costume contest—giving them only five minutes to create a costume (and character) from stuff laying around the house—and then decides who deserves the biggest candy bar in their bucket. Featuring standup comedy from Jaye McBride live at High Plains Comedy Festival! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the Bug Theatre in Denver on November 30th with Troy Walke...
Oct 29, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 5Ep. 138
The boys are crazy for the hunks of Beverly Hills: 90210! Holy slappin' Trapper Keepers, kids, we're going back the 90s! In this special episode of Boi Crazy, we put the television show Beverly Hills: 90210 under the hunk-o-scope—and rank the hunkitude of Dylan McKay (Luke Perry), David Silver (Brian Austin Green), Steve Sanders (Ian Ziering), and Brandon Walsh (Jason Priestley). Click here to watch the entire episode We'll be back next Tuesday with a brand-new episode of The Grawlix Saves the W...
Oct 22, 2024•18 min
What to do when your teenager turns. Oh, those petulant teens. The coarsening of a child—from sweet apple of your eye to apathetic, hostile Vape King—can be a lot to handle as a parent. Fortunately, the Grawlix boys are here to hold a listener's hand through it all. Featuring standup comedy from Django Gold live at High Plains Comedy Festival! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the Bug Theatre in Denver on October 26th with Brooks Wheelan, Derek Sheen, and Mandy Kay! See Andrew perform at the Bug's ...
Oct 15, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 5Ep. 137
All hail Evil Josh! Our patented competitive advice makes its live debut as the boys are joined by super guests Laura Peek and Josh Gondelman at the High Plains Comedy Festival ! Full video on Patreon ! LINKS: Listen to Andrew's new album, Now That's What I Call Comedy Volume 21! See the Grawlix live at the Bug Theatre in Denver on October 26th with Brooks Wheelan, Derek Sheen, and Mandy Kay! See Ben at Savage Henry Comedy Fest in Eureka, CA on October 10th and 10,000 Laughs Comedy Festival in M...
Oct 08, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 5Ep. 136
The boys take their feckless MLB baseball team to task. A casual question from a listener—what to do about the laughing stock Colorado Rockies?—unites Ben, Adam and Andrew in a blind, seething rage towards the worst team in professional sports. Featuring standup comedy from our own Andrew Orvedahl at our live show! LINKS: Mark your calendars for Andrew's new album, Now That's What I Call Comedy Volume 21 , on October 4th! See the Grawlix live at the Bug Theatre in Denver on October 26th with Bro...
Oct 01, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 5Ep. 135
The boys take Producer Ron aside for a little chat. In a very special Grawlix Saves the World, the boys confront producer Ron about his Amazon addiction. Featuring standup comedy from Kurt Braunohler at our live show! LINKS: Mark your calendars for Andrew's new album, Now That's What I Call Comedy Volume 21, on October 4th! See Adam in Casper on September 27th , Milkwaukee on October 1st, and New Orleans on October 4th-5th ! See Andrew at Second Chance Comedy in Denver on October 6th! See Ben he...
Sep 24, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Season 5Ep. 134
The boys don’t know the first thing about the Constitution. In anticipation of the upcoming US election - fun! - Ben challenges Adam and Andrew to a quiz on the Constitution, through no less an authority than a random online quiz! Democracy dies in darkness. This episode is the nail in the coffin. Featuring standup comedy from Hannah Jones at our live show! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at High Plains Comedy Festival, September 19th-21st! See Andrew hosting The Narrators at Buntport Theater in Den...
Sep 17, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Season 5Ep. 133
When a teenage fan needs help navigating a situation at her first job, the boys go into overdrive, saving multiple worlds in the process, maybe even the universe. Time will tell. Featuring standup comedy from Eeland Stribling at our live show! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at High Plains Comedy Festival, September 19th-21st! See Adam performing at Lulu's Downtown in Colorado Springs on Friday, September 13th! See Ben performing in Ashville, North Carolina on September 13th-14th! See Andrew hosting...
Sep 10, 2024•57 min•Season 5Ep. 132
How to handle an unexpected pregnancy in your 40s. A long-time listener who never wanted kids of his own—and who didn't think it was even possible—discovers that his 42-year-old wife is pregnant. So Adam, Ben and Andrew compete to see who can give the best advice on how to handle the situation. Featuring standup comedy from Jordan Doll at our live show! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at High Plains Comedy Festival, September 19th-21st! See Andrew and Ben telling true stories at The Phoenix in Denve...
Sep 03, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 5Ep. 131
How to be civil about politics when the world is burning. You know the boys love fixing each and every one of your lives, but when a listener asks Adam, Ben, and Andrew how to talk to co-workers about the upcoming election without pissing anyone off, the veracity of the Riff City Brain Trust is put to the ultimate test. Featuring standup comedy from we Grawlix three at our live show! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the world-famous Bug Theatre in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, August 31st with Han...
Aug 27, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 5Ep. 130
The boys give advice about making new friends in adulthood. A loyal listener asks Adam, Ben, and Andrew for a few tips on making friends as an introverted adult—and the boys turn the question into a competition. Also Ben hijacks the intro of the show to drop one of his newly patented "diamonds." Featuring standup comedy from Joe Mande at our live show! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the world-famous Bug Theatre in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, August 31st with Hannah Jones and Brian Sullivan! Se...
Aug 20, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 5Ep. 129
Adam gets a vasectomy. Falling on his proverbial sword, Adam finally goes through with a vasectomy, and Andrew and Ben are there for him in his hour of need. Featuring standup comedy from sweet sterile baby Adam Cayton-Holland at our live show! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the world-famous Bug Theatre in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, August 31st with Hannah Jones and Brian Sullivan! See Ben's band SPELLS touring in Tacoma, Seattle, Portland and Astoria ! See Adam perform his one-man special, H...
Aug 13, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 5Ep. 128
The boys go weight lifting. Flummoxed by his recent return to the gym, after years away, Adam recruits Ben to give him a weight lifting crash course, and Andrew comes along to spritz them both with water. Featuring standup comedy from Kate McLachlan at our live show! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the world-famous Bug Theatre in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, August 31st with Hannah Jones and Brian Sullivan! See Andrew and Adam perform at Bread Bar in Silver Plume, Colorado on August 10th! See Be...
Aug 06, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 5Ep. 127
So gross. When Andrew gets bed bugs, he turns to Ben and Adam to help him figure out the best course of action. They, in turn, burn his house down. And the day is saved. Featuring standup comedy from Bryan Cook at our live show! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the world-famous Bug Theatre in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, August 31st with Hannah Jones and Brian Sullivan! See Ben headlining Comedy Works Downtown in Denver on August 4th! See Andrew and Adam perform at Bread Bar in Silver Plume, Colo...
Jul 30, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 5Ep. 126
The boys give a listener advice about using generative AI. A long-time fan asks us about using AI bots for creative endeavors, so we compete to decide who's got the best advice. And because we're nothing if not fair, we let ChatGPT also weigh in on the situation—with one special caveat. Featuring standup comedy from Ahmed Bharoocha at our live show! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the world-famous Bug Theatre in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, July 27th with Joe Mande, Mandy Kay, and Jordan Doll! S...
Jul 23, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 5Ep. 125
The boys are crazy for hunks named Chris! It's CHRIS-mas in July as the boys debate the hunkitude of Chris Evans vs. Chris Pine vs. Chris Hemsworth vs. Chris Pratt. Only one Chris will reign supreme, and the delicate balance of Boi Crazy friendship might just be tested in the process. Click here to watch the entire episode We'll be back next Tuesday with a brand-new episode of The Grawlix Saves the World! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jul 16, 2024•21 min
The boys share advice on handling internet creeps. Denver comedian Morgan Gallo has built a strong following online, but it's 92% men—and some of those men insist on sexualizing everything she does—so Andrew, Adam, and Ben compete to see who's can give the best advice for draining the digital cesspool of Morgan's comments section. Featuring a standup comedy clip from Morgan at our live show! We're taking next week off for summer vacation, but we'll be back in two weeks with a brand-new episode. ...
Jul 02, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 5Ep. 124
The boys compete to make the best original birthday card for Ben. Shocked (and frankly humbled) by how poorly they performed at the friendship quiz in the previous episode, Andrew, Adam, and Producer Ron decided to go on the offensive in their friendship with Ben—by bombarding him with bespoke birthday cards. Featuring a standup clip from the birthday boy himself, Ben Roy ! Click here for a video of Ben opening his cards! (available after 5am) LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the world-famous Bug ...
Jun 25, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 123
The boys take a friendship quiz. All these people have been writing letters, asking the supposed Grawlix "Super Friends" for advice, but are these three best guys even really that close?! We take some bullshit online test and find out! On this VERY special episode of Grawlix Saves the World. Featuring standup comedy from Caroline Williams at our live show! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the world-famous Bug Theatre in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, May 25th with Ahmed Baroocha, Bryan Cook, and Mo...
Jun 18, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 5Ep. 122
What to say in the wake of loss, besides the old cliché platitudes. A letter from a listener (by the name of Producer Ron) sparks a conversation about how to talk to someone after they've lost a loved one or experienced a tragedy. This one has it all, gang—laughs, cries, plus a healthy dose of our signature Grawlix raw sexuality. Featuring a standup comedy clip of Matt Knudsen from our live show in Denver! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the world-famous Bug Theatre in Denver, Colorado on Saturda...
Jun 11, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 5Ep. 121
Brooks Wheelan lives his life one dare at a time. Without any training and with a bit of a hangover, could you run a marathon... tomorrow? Our old pal Brooks Wheelan joins us to talk about how a silly drunken bet led him to a sponsorship and a life-long love of running. Featuring a standup comedy clip of Brooks from our live show in Denver! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the world-famous Bug Theatre in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, May 25th with Ahmed Baroocha, Bryan Cook, and Morgan Gallo! See ...
Jun 04, 2024•59 min•Season 5Ep. 120
The boys wade into how they function creatively. A listener letter sparks a rousing display of high-wire riffing, as Adam, Ben, and Andrew reveal how they continue to churn out the donuts after all these years. Featuring standup comedy from Good Cop Rad Cop at our monthly live show! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the world-famous Bug Theatre in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, May 25th with Ahmed Baroocha, Bryan Cook, and Morgan Gallo! See Ben headlining at Laffs in Tucson, Arizona on May 31st and ...
May 28, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 5Ep. 119
The boys debate the limits of friendship. Click here for an ad-free version of this episode. A letter from a listener—promptly rescinded!—sparks another round of competitive advice about how to handle intractable differences and how to know when a disagreement justifies ending a friendship. Featuring standup comedy from Debra DiGiovanni at our monthly live show! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the world-famous Bug Theatre in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, May 25th with Matt Knudsen and Caroline Wi...
May 21, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 5Ep. 118
