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The Campfire Special

Josh Wolf

YouTube · 2025 · 72 min

A loose, guitar-backed hour of storytelling and musical guests.

Josh Wolf spends much of his performance with an acoustic guitar strapped to his chest, aiming for the loose, informal vibe of a backyard gathering rather than a traditional theater set. The show leans on crowd interaction, acoustic parodies, and long-form stories that trade rapid-fire setups for the rhythm of a casual conversation. A central story involves Wolf recalling his first concert experience, where he slept on a sidewalk overnight for tickets, ruined his parachute pants, and had a baffling encounter with an older woman.

Filmed at Zanies Comedy Club in Nashville in April 2025, the hour was released on YouTube that August. At this point in his career, Wolf was balancing his Las Vegas residency at Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club with hosting a father-son podcast. To lean into the musical concept, the performance features guest spots, including country band Hard Country performing ‘Let Me See Your Country’ and a parody song with Chelcie Lynn’s character, Trailer Trash Tammy. Other segments focus on the trivia Wolf learned after relocating to Tennessee and a chaotic travel story about trying to enter Amsterdam.

The set list

4 bits
  1. Jacob's expiring passport on tour in Europe

    Josh discovers Jacob only has 12 days left on his passport while attempting to travel from Scotland to Amsterdam, leading him to jokingly instruct Jacob to fake special needs to enter the country.

  2. Disneyland wheelchair fastpass trick

    Recalling a trip to Disneyland as a single father of three, Josh avoids long lines by having his six-year-old daughter Caitlyn fake an injury and cry to obtain a wheelchair.

  3. Gen X childhood vs. modern parenting

    Contrasting modern supervised childhoods with Gen X growing up on concrete playgrounds with dangerous merry-go-rounds and getting locked in closets or tortured by older brothers.

  4. 'Southern Like Jesus' song

    Performing a country-style comedy song alongside the band Hard Country about southern upbringing tropes and sweet tea.

How it plays

About
parenting adult children, touring with family, Gen X vs. younger generations, childhood lack of supervision, musical parodies

Backstory

Recorded as his fourth one-hour special blending stand-up storytelling and music with musical guests, following two years of touring alongside his son Jacob Wolf with whom he co-hosts the podcast 'Hey Maaaan'.

Details

Released
Taped
Zanies Nashville
Runtime
72 min
Where
YouTube
Director
Jeremiah Watkins
Topics
Before
Four Stories (2024)

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