Brett Erickson Wants You to Stop Calling Him a Prophet

Brett Erickson does not care if the crowd is comfortable, which is precisely why his hour works. Filmed at the Skyline Comedy Cafe in Appleton, Wisconsin, the set captures Erickson at his most misanthropic. He is a comedian who built his reputation in the trenches of the Los Angeles scene, notably hosting the weekly show Punch at the Pikey and touring with Doug Stanhope’s “Unbookables” crew. This hour is built on that same grit, delivered with zero hand-holding. Released on Vimeo in February 2016, the set finds Erickson tackling topics that are low-stakes but high-cynicism. He spends time on the mechanics of internet porn names, the absurdity of receiving useless presents from grandmas, the exhausting reality of trying to be a supportive boyfriend, and why soccer struggles to win over traditional American sports fans. It is a lean club set that trades in dark, observational humor.