That's My Vibe

Brian Roe operates on a self-deprecating baseline, primarily leaning on his own physical limitations and a face that he claims keeps him from being either a fighter or a lover. He is a victim, specifically one who barely weighs enough to activate his car’s passenger-seat airbag or buy a men’s belt that fits. His debut special relies on these minor indignities of daily life in Chicago, establishing a charm that keeps the crowd engaged even as he drifts into darker, more anxious territory about hypochondria and the fear of balding.

The set was recorded at The Lincoln Lodge in Chicago and released on YouTube by production company Four by Three in April 2023. A standout bit recounts a bizarre encounter that gave the special its title, where a homeless man informs him that his entire aesthetic screams ‘drug dealer.’ Other highlights include a confrontation with a Dodge Charger driver at a six-way intersection and a painful recollection of a seventh-grade haircut that earned him a highly specific, multi-word nickname.