Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents

Jesse Popp isn’t trying to blow the lid off the universe. He is just a guy wondering what it takes to return a two-year-old bat house, or pointing out that even if the moon landing was a conspiracy, it wouldn’t actually change his routine. For his inaugural Comedy Central outing, Popp operates with a low-key, conversational delivery that masks the tight structure of his writing. He is fine with sounding unimpressed by the world around him.

Filmed at The Royale in Boston as part of the first season of The Half Hour, the set arrived at a clear turning point for the comedian. After spending over a decade working day jobs and doing stand-up in Ann Arbor and New York, Popp had recently relocated to Los Angeles to join the writing staff at Conan. This television debut serves as a curated collection of his material up to that point. He details the realities of surviving without health insurance, questions the logistics of Guinness World Records, and formally announces his resignation from the Star Wars fandom.