Comedian Greg Warren Is Coming Back To Richmond

We continue with you. It's News Radio, WRVA. My name is Rich Scherrera. All right. You know how much I like going to the Funny Bone here in Richmond on the West End. Now, to get to the Funny Bone, you go down through the West End on West Broad, and you go and you look for the little short pump. But if you went too far, you run into Satterwhite's where they have the best Virginia ham anywhere in town. That's the direction is going to give you, because if you ask Greg Warren. Where's the best barbecue people try to confuse him by telling him little landmarks that you don't know and all the towns that he tours in? But we're lucky because he's coming to the Funny Bone. August 20th, you get your tickets, Richmond, Funnybone.com, and he's our guest here on News Radio, WRVA. Greg, what's it like living out of his suitcase as a comedian? Well, I mean, I wasn't planning on coming in here and boasting, but I'm a, you know, I'm a diamond member at Hilton. Oh, very nice. Yeah, so that's one of the perks, you know. It's a big deal. It's a very big deal. I don't know if you're familiar. You can't get any higher. No, I mean, that's like the ultimate of being on the road. But living out of a suitcase. It's like getting a Ph.D. in hotel stay. No, I won't flex and tell you that I'm a platinum elite with Bonvoy. But when you're on the road all the time, just looking for a good place to eat. I know I've seen some shorts of years where people tell you, well, Greg, you're from the Midwest. You're good country boy. Let me tell you where the best barbecue is at town, and people want to send you all over God's creation trying to find local stuff. It's usually Texas, and it's never close. You know, I think I'm going to go to this barbecue place across to my hotel. You don't want to go there. You don't want to go there. Here's what you're going to do. You're going to get on the freeway. You're going to go about 47 miles. You're going to come to a rusted down mailbox. Now, you make them right there. There's a gravel road. You stay on that road. You stay out that road. At the end, there's a man that lives in a dirt hole. Now, he comes out of that hole every Thursday morning with a brisket. That's some barbecue right there. He don't take money. You've got to give him baseball cards. But that's where you want to be. It's a whole dissertation. Well, see, that's kind of like coming to Richmond because you're going to be in short pump, which is named after a pump with a short handle. And if you go past short pump where you are, then you run into Goochland. And at Goochland, there's a place that makes the best Virginia ham. It's real salty. It's a local delicacy. But if you turn down the wrong road, there's a gas station that actually has the best fried chicken in all of Virginia. Okay. This is a lot to take in. I'm going to try to keep track of it. I will tell you, man, I should go look at my like Uber Eats account, but I was at, I was in Richmond last week opening for Leon Morgan. Yeah, yeah, yeah. She came on the show a couple months ago.

Yeah, I was the opener, and it was awesome, like always with Leanne. It's fun. But I ordered barbecue from somewhere in Richmond, and it was really good, man. Well, you know, if you want, I'll run over some barbecue before the show because I know... You're playing on Thursday, August 20th, so it's a week. It's next week that you're coming to town. But here's the question I have here. Bar Q, I believe, is any of it. Bar Q, all right. We can take care of you. We got lots of barbecue. Bar Q on Main Street in Richmond. I'm going to tell you what, guys, it's good. See, folks, he's almost a local. Greg Warren joining us right now. He's going to be the funny bone on Thursday, August 20th. I'm going to break my school night because we get up so early, Greg. I get up at 3 o'clock of the morning for the show. I'm going to break my school night pledge of not going on during the week. Yeah, just I'm going to come watch the show because I've watched. I've watched you. I know you open for Leon. But you're an interesting cat. I mean, I don't understand how someone goes from. A West Point cadet with more demerits than anyone else knows has ever been created, then to a really good wrestler in Missou, to working at a Jiffey plant, and then to opening for Leon last week. Are they coming back to Richmond the week after? Well, listen, man. I appreciate that you researched me, but I got to point out some airs. One that's glaring. It's Jiff. It's not Jiffy. Oh, sorry. As somebody who spent 10 years of that company, it's disrespectful. Jiffy is a stovetop popcorn or corn muffin mix or oil oil changes. Yeah, it's JIF. J-I-F, okay? Like the pictures of dance. What's that? Like the pitcher is the dance. No, that's GIF. That's GIF. Right. You got to get this straight, okay? We put a lot of money into that brand, and you're out here tarnishing it. No, I don't want to do that. Yeah, J-I-F. J-I-A. It's a very, very, very good peanut butter. Now, I guess Virginia, they have their own peanuts, though, right? Oh, we got the best peanuts in the entire country. Yeah, and yeah. And it's a different taste to them, isn't it? Oh, they're delicious. In fact, I think we might have to bring you some. I would like that. I love peanuts. I love the cocktail peanuts. So tell me about just being a comic. That's one of the things I'm interested in. And we go to the Funny Bone all the time. And like I said, Leanne came on. I just saw Rob Schneider there not long ago. Tell me about comedy right now in 2026. What are audiences looking for? How do you connect with an audience? Well, I mean, I don't think I give it that much thought. I mean, I just sort of write.

What I think is funny, and then, you know, that's the beautiful thing about comedy is you'll find out real quick whether it is or whether it is, you know, I don't, you know, I just sort of, they communicate back to you with whether they laugh or they don't. And, you know, over 30 years, you start to get an idea that this might be good. Do you get that thrill of competition when you're getting, when you're getting ready to go on stage? You wrestled. at Missou. Yeah. I know what it's like. I wrestled at high school. Oh, cool. So I actually wrestled, and I think one of your shows you talk about the guy who didn't get to go. Low energy, unfocused, foggy, you might be dehydrated. Gator Light, with a specialized blend of five electrolytes, was scientifically designed to help move fluids into the body faster for rapid rehydration. With no artificial sweeteners or flavors. Shop now at retailers nationwide. Gator Light, hydrates faster than water. Is it in you? Symptoms noted are signs of mild to moderate dehydration. Consult a healthcare professional if symptoms persist. Out of the Olympics. Steve Amy Coney Barrett. Yeah, yeah. So one of my good friends with Joe Gonzalez went to Cal State Bakersfield. Yeah, he was great, man. He didn't get to go to the Olympics. Gonzo. He was a lightweight, right? Yeah, he used to give me a ride to wrestling camp for Josie's wrestling camp. No way, really? Yeah, he's a great guy. But the Questus brothers were there, so I know exactly the time you're talking about. But I wonder, you know, when you get ready to take the match, you get that feeling. Like, you know, I'm ready to go. I'm ready to go. The anticipation, do you get that same go feeling when you're about to go on stage? Yeah, I think it's a little different. I mean, honestly, it's probably a little more positive with the, you know, I, when you're wrestling, you know it's just that sort of like, especially when I wrestle in college, even if I just pound this guy, I'm going to, I'm going to feel miserable after that. You get so tired, you know, you don't get physically tired doing stand-up comedy, so that's, well, and you don't have to cut weight. You don't have to cut weight is another thing. Yeah. I could probably stand to cut some. Yeah, if anybody ever wrestled, do you know what it's like to wear plastics and chew gum trying to dehydrate yourself to get that last two ounces off so you can make weight for the match that night? Yeah, I did some crazy things in college. A lot of those practices are... are illegal now. They get the rules. Can't do, can't do it. Thank goodness. Which is good. Yeah, yeah. So if the, for the five people that didn't, because Leanne sold out three shows. So basically all Richmond showed up to see you a couple weeks ago. I know, man. I know. I only got to open four for one. I had another gig. But it was, it was, that theater is beautiful. Oh. Altria? Yeah. That, that's gorgeous. For those that hadn't seen you, give me a little taste. What can they expect to come see you? Because like I said, I'm going to try to break my rule of going on at a school night because I've seen enough of your YouTube that I've got to see you in person. Oh, good. I'm looking forward to seeing it. I've got a brand new hour of stand-up comedy. I'm shooting a special in November. So I'm tackling some...

Some important issues. I talk. Well, I brag a little bit on stage. I'm not going to lie. I was first chair clarinet in the band. I don't know if I mentioned that. Yeah, thanks, Rich. You understand. It's a competitive section. It's, it was 24. And they get ready. They do. They get catty. It's competition. They make alliances. They were all gunning for my spot. You know, my mom was like, what about your friends in the clarinet section? My friends. These people aren't my friends, Mom. You know who my friends were? Ludwig Van Beethoven. Johan Sebastian Bach. Chikows. I don't know that guy. Steve Chikowsky, I think his name was. Yeah, he's from Chicago. Yeah, yeah, you're familiar. Yeah. Yeah, no, I mean, if somebody's like my daughter's first chair, obo, well, who cares, ma'am? There's two obo players in the whole school, and one of them doesn't know which end of the horn to blow in. Like, let's not get carried away here. I was first chair, too, but you're the only guy fat enough to carry it. Exactly, exactly. And then you get the baritone. That's my, you know, the baritone horn. Right. It's a guy that's, it's too much of a coward to carry a tuba. It's just a mini tuba is what it is. See, that's why I know. A baritone sacks, that's a cool cat right there. Well, see, that's how I know you're competitive. Because the lazy guy goes for the tuba. You go clarinet. You're ready to get into the pit and go mono-a-mono with that girl who just got her, she just got her braces off. She has a retainer, and she's... Yeah, I'm ready to fight. You know, I'm ready to fight. Maybe not as much as the... Yeah, I always felt for the saxophone players because they sit in front of the trombones. And someday there's going to be a class action suit filed by the saxophones against the trombones because they all got hit in the head with that slide. You can't give a... fifth grader the perfect weapon and expect them not to use it, you know? I mean, when they get done with all the miso theeloma cases that we see on TV, I think that might be the next big class action. You're right. That's the next thing. That's the next thing. Have you, do you have, did you play in the seventh grade band? Were you damaged? I'm here to help. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Hey, listen, this is pretty good. I made a comic laugh. Okay, we're all going to go see him, Richmond.futneybone.com. It's Greg Warren. We're welcoming back to town. He'll be at the Funnybone August 20th, Thursday. I'm going to be there. He'll be there. I hope we see you out there. Greg, can't wait to meet you.

Hey, Rich, good to see you, man. I'm using that, uh, that, uh, that, uh, Musafioma thing. Dude, if you do, oh my gosh, I would be so, oh, all right, I'm going to go on fan boy now. Greg, I'll see you there. We'll continue to you, man, man. See you, man. We'll continue. See you, man.