Biscuits & Gravity

The conflict between boomers refusing to use a GPS and millennials letting a blue dot dictate their entire sense of self is exactly the kind of generational friction Jason Salmon thrives on. Drawing from a career split between Texas grit and New York City hustle, he sounds on stage like a guy who has thought deeply about things he probably didn’t need to. He handles his observations with a relaxed, front-porch skepticism, whether he is talking about the absurdity of traditional wedding vows or the terror of an unexpected leg spasm during a pedicure. Filmed at SoulJoel’s at Sunnybrook in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, this 2023 special was produced by Four by Three and released on YouTube. Leaning heavily on his identity as a Gen X intermediary, Salmon tries to explain modern concepts, like gender spectrums, to a boomer parent who still struggles with DVD menus before concluding the set with a mock-cinematic twist ending designed to poke fun at the very format of a stand-up special.