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Ron Funches

Gorilla Comedy+ · 2026 · 63 min

Ron Funches trades pure sweetness for jiu-jitsu and divorce jokes.

Ron Funches's first special since Giggle Fit (2019). Released , on Gorilla Comedy+.

Ron Funches still speaks in the gentle, giggly cadence of a Saturday morning cartoon mascot, but he opens this hour explaining that he started practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu with the specific goal of getting into a fight with Joe Rogan. That contrast between his warm delivery and a sudden willingness to call out peers sets the tone for the set.

Released in November 2026 by 800 Pound Gorilla Media, the hour is his first stand-up release since 2019’s Giggle Fit. In between, Funches appeared on reality competition The Traitors, survived a divorce, and received an adult autism diagnosis. A significant portion of the material covers his life as a single father raising an autistic son, contrasting his own parenting duties with the fictional role models he studied on television—most notably Master Splinter from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, who he credits as one of the few competent single dads on screen.

He also calls out comedians who reshape their acts to chase money or pander to reactionary crowds. The crowd work is minimal and the soft-spoken hostility is deliberate.

Notable bits & set list

2 bits

  1. Starting jiu-jitsu training with the goal of killing Joe Rogan

    Combines combat training with pointed commentary mocking Rogan's thin skin and hypocrisy

  2. Mocking comics who act thin-skinned despite claiming anything goes in comedy

    Specifically targets Joe Rogan and Jeff Dunham, contrasting Rogan's 'truth-teller' persona with performing in Saudi Arabia and Dunham hiding behind puppets

How it plays

Tone
Intimate, vulnerable, honest, poignant, and trash-talking
On stage
Warm, disarming, and loving demeanor juxtaposed with sharpened, gloves-off roasts and unvarnished honesty
Pace
Soothing delivery capable of sudden pointed attacks and taking the audience on unpredictable comedic rides
About
fatherhood, staying in shape, divorce, love and family, critique of thin-skinned and grifting comedians, jiu-jitsu and combat

What the critics said

Praised as top-form Funches, offering an intimate, authentic, hilarious, and vulnerable hour laying bare personal trials and pointed cultural critique

Summed up from reviews, articles and listings. Sources: watch.gorillacomedyplus.com, imdb.com, variety.com, 800poundgorillamedia.com, cracked.com, thelaughradar.com.

Backstory

Crafted following the pandemic, a divorce, an autism diagnosis stemming from his time on 'The Traitors', and experiences with professional wrestling and jiu-jitsu training

Details

Released
Runtime
63 min
Where
Gorilla Comedy+
Director
Charlie Fonville, Jack Vaughn
Topics
Before
Giggle Fit (2019)
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