Josh Bates came to Snackin' & Yakkin' and this one goes gloriously off the rails. Comedy clubs, Mountain Dew, oatmeal cream pies, giant laughs, and a real talk moment about mental health in comedy, all in one episode.

Josh, comedian and owner of Wit's End Comedy Club and Lounge in North Charleston, hangs with BIG Ben Kennedy for a wild, funny, and weirdly heartfelt conversation about building a comedy scene, running an intimate club, booking comics, and why comedy has to come first. Then things take a hard left into testicle jokes, soda lore, vasectomy stories, and the kind of chaos this show does best.

If you love stand-up comedy, comedy club stories, behind-the-scenes talk from working comics, or podcasts that can go from thoughtful to completely unhinged in ten seconds, this episode is for you.Along the way, Josh & Ben talk about:

* Building Wit's End Comedy Club into a must-visit room in the South

* Why small comedy rooms beat giant theater shows

* The reality of running an independent comedy club

* Comics, creativity, and the mental health side nobody talks about enough

* Project Green Room, a program focused on helping creatives access mental health care

* Why Mountain Dew feels suspicious in a job interview

* Why Little Debbie oatmeal cream pies still hit like a truck

This episode is funny, messy, honest, and packed with comedy talk from people who actually live it.