Are You Garbage
Two Philadelphia lifers who turned bad taste into a ruthless spectator sport.
1 special · 2025
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Kevin Ryan and H. Foley operate like an old vaudeville duo dropped into a Northeast dive bar. On stage, Ryan paces in a sharp suit with the tense posture of a loan shark, while Foley settles onto a stool like a man who just finished a heavy lunch. When they interrogate an audience member about home life, Ryan sets the trap with a dry, polite setup about where the spare sodas live. The second the person admits to keeping warm two-liters behind the water heater, Foley leans into the microphone with a wet, raspy wheeze of pure delight, waving his hands to shut the person down before they can dig the hole any deeper.
Stand-up specials
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Route 66 Tour with Kevin Ryan & H. Foley
Podcast hosts take their trashy crowd work on the road.
YouTube · 70 min
On stage
They built an audience by asking fellow comics about childhood habits, and that following now packs mid-sized theaters. The live tour stays grounded because both performers were road comics long before the microphones went viral. Each does thirty minutes of tight solo material before they bring out the stools and open the floor.
The cross-examination works because there is zero moral high ground. Both men have lived through repossessions and cheap frozen meals, so every verdict points back to their own bad choices. The pacing only slips when eager fans treat the question segment like an audition, but Ryan cuts rambling stories short before the energy bleeds out.
Years spent grinding Philadelphia open mics and New York bar basements gave them the reflexes to steer a rowdy crowd without dropping the beat.
Turning points
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Release of Route 66 Tour Special
The duo released their full stand-up and crowd work special on YouTube, which was named among the top independent specials of the year.
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CAA Signs Are You Garbage Duo
Deadline reported that major agency CAA signed Kevin Ryan, H. Foley, and their podcast Are You Garbage.
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Release of American Garbage Special
The duo followed up their touring momentum by releasing the full stand-up special American Garbage directly on YouTube.
At a glance
- Style
- crowd work, observational
- Breakout
- Route 66 Tour
- Topics
- Elsewhere
- Website, YouTube
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Sam MorrilFrequently pairs with the duo across NYC live events and joint podcast crossover appearances.
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Joe ListShares a strong East Coast comedy scene presence and core audience, having appeared together on multiple live shows.
Podcasts
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Are You Garbage? Comedy Podcast · host
Comedians Kevin Ryan and H. Foley determine if fellow comedians and guests are classy or trashy through a series of personal lifestyle questions.
A clip to start with
Stand Up Comedy Special | Are You Garbage: Route 66 Tour (2025) (Full)