The Guest List With Ron Funches - Season 2

Ron Funches works best as an emcee because his gentle, smiling cadence makes even the sharpest left turn sound like an invitation to share candy. He sets a relaxed tone for what is essentially a speed-dating showcase of road comics and alt-room standouts, dropping in brief, unhurried sets between acts without sucking the air out of the room.

Filmed across multiple nights at The Chapel in San Francisco during the 2017 SF Sketchfest, the eight-episode second season originally aired on NBC’s short-lived subscription platform Seeso. Funches was in a distinct transition period, fresh off the sitcom Undateable, voicing characters in animated features like Trolls, and touring clubs while assembling the hour that would become Giggle Fit.

Because it is a showcase rather than a solo hour, the draw is the variety of talent passing through. Funches introduces sets from a sprawling slate of mid-2010s club and alternative regulars, including Todd Glass, Sasheer Zamata, Brody Stevens, Emmy Blotnick, Mark Normand, and Shane Torres. He hangs around just enough to keep the room warm, offering short riffs on wrestling, parenting, and staying relaxed under pressure.