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I Will Fight All Of You

Patrick Hastie

YouTube · 2023 · 61 min

An energetic, fast-paced hour about farm roots and city life.

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Patrick Hastie builds his debut hour around a distinct contrast: the perspective of an Iowa farm boy who spent a decade grinding in the Brooklyn comedy scene. It is a biographical set that functions as a greatest-hits compilation of his first twelve years in stand-up, tracking his transition from a punk kid in the Midwest to a regular on New York showcase stages.

The set was recorded at the Independent Comedy Club in Hamtramck, Michigan, and released in late 2023 by Four by Three. This release coincided with a highly active period in Hastie’s career, landing just after his debut solo show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. While that festival show focused on his mother’s side of the family, I Will Fight All Of You turns toward his father, a former butcher, and the realities of growing up in Southwest Iowa.

The resulting set weaves together early jokes written in Omaha basement venues with fresh material developed right before the cameras rolled, focusing on family history and the realities of a rural upbringing.

The set list

4 bits

  1. Growing up with a father who was a butcher

    Explores his relationship and memories with his dad.

  2. I Will Fight All Of You

    Title premise routine.

  3. From Farm To Unstable

    Reflecting on his rural background and farm life.

  4. My Parents In New York City

    Contrasting Midwestern parents with life in New York City.

How it plays

Tone
Charming, humorous, biographical, and honest.
On stage
Charming, Midwestern, former punk kid from an Iowa farm living in New York; self-described as not clean, but not an edgy shock comic.
Pace
Fast-paced, speaking quickly and running over sentences with jokes coming rapid-fire.
About
Midwestern upbringing and family, His father and their relationship, Living in New York City, Growing up on an Iowa farm as a punk kid, The pandemic

Backstory

Material developed over a 12-year period since starting stand-up in 2011; originally planned to be released in 2020 prior to the COVID-19 pandemic delays. Dedicated to the memories of Dickie Hastie and Brad Stewart.

Details

Released
Taped
Independent Comedy Club, Hamtramck
Runtime
61 min
Where
YouTube
Director
Jesus Rodriguez
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