Ryan Singer
Earnest, high-energy standup about bad decisions, cryptozoology, and chaos magic.
2 specials · 2015–2018
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Ryan Singer does not do detached irony. On stage, he operates with the wide-eyed intensity of a guy at a bus stop trying to explain the universe to you, anchoring that energy with the rhythm of a club veteran. He will start a bit on a standard observational premise, like the quality of fast-food milkshakes, and spin it outward until he is earnestly defending the sentience of plastic straws. He delivers these leaps with total sincerity, leaning into the microphone and speaking with a cheerful urgency.
Specials
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Stand Up! Records · Album · 64 min
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Cosmic, conspiracy-tinged stand-up about DNA and the Smurfs.
Stand Up! Records · Album
On stage
He occupies a specific cultural slot as standup’s resident cryptozoologist and road-dog weirdo. He is the kind of comic other comedians champion, capable of headlining clubs across the country while maintaining the sensibilities of an alt-comedy basement. He leans heavily into his esoteric interests offstage, hosting a paranormal podcast and filming a special inside a haunted school. But when he has a microphone in his hand, the weirdness is just another tool to get to a joke.
Singer’s sets work because he refuses to rely on bitterness. He avoids self-pitying material, even when discussing his own flaws. When he talks about racking up thousands in credit card debt at a casino, he sounds just as enthusiastic as when he talks about aliens or reincarnation. He never treats his eccentricities as a temporary persona. He simply lays out his strange train of thought as a matter of fact, treating a belief in Bigfoot with the same casual tone another comic might use to complain about traffic.
Turning points
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2020–2021
Co-Founding the CrystalEyes App
During the COVID-19 live tour hiatus, Singer co-founded the crystal identification app CrystalEyes alongside three of his cousins.
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Filming Standup Special in Haunted School
Ryan Singer released his first one-hour comedy special, The Supernatural, by filming it on location inside a haunted school.
At a glance
Podcasts
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Late Night on the Astral Plane with Ryan Singer · host
A podcast blending comedy and high strangeness where Singer interviews comedians, experiencers, and scientists about unexplainable phenomena.
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Me & Paranormal You · host
A twice-weekly mindcast featuring in-depth conversations with scientists and people with paranormal abilities or extraordinary experiences.
Also on screen
- The Wonderland Express
- 2014–2015
- Maron
- The Movie Show
- Murdersville, USA
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