Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Comedian Sara Weinshenk sits down with comedian Erica Rhodes for a hilarious episode of SHENK covering everything from AI-generated comedy and social media algorithms to terrible tattoos, improv classes, commercial auditions, aliens, and dating disasters.
Erica talks about studying cello in college, dropping out to move to New York for love, and why comedians are secretly terrible at improv. Sara shares nightmare stories about bad tattoos, hooking up with a comic with a belly button ring, and her endless quest to finally book a national commercial.
If you like stand-up comedy podcasts, comedian interviews, behind-the-scenes comedy talk, and unfiltered conversations about life in LA comedy — this episode is for you.
#SHENK #SaraWeinshenk #EricaRhodes #ComedyPodcast #StandUpComedy
📱 FOLLOW Erica Rhodes:
Instagram - instagram.com/ericarhodes
ericarhodescomedy.com
👉 SUPPORT SARAH ON PATREON: patreon.com/saraweinshenk
(Get bonus content and join the weekly live streams every Thursday at Noon PST!)
🎟️ ALASKA! SARAH IS HEADLINING: Catch Sarah live in Anchorage, Alaska on June 25th at the Wild Birch Hotel. Get your tickets now https://linktr.ee/saraweinshenk
📱 FOLLOW SARA
instagram.com/princessshenk
New episodes of SHENK drop every Wednesday. Don't forget to Like, Comment, Rate, Review, and Subscribe!
⏱️ Video Chapters
00:00 Intro & upcoming comedy shows
01:10 Erica Rhodes joins SHENK
02:15 Erica’s cello scholarship & dropping out of college
03:40 Falling in love with a hot usher
05:10 AI-generated music & comedy fears
06:30 Sara admits she argues with ChatGPT
07:30 Bad tattoo decisions & psychedelic choices
10:40 The comic with a belly button ring
13:00 Why comedians hate improv classes
16:20 Commercial audition nightmares
19:00 Sara’s disastrous McDonald’s audition
21:00 AI replacing actors & self-tapes
22:00 The algorithm ruining stand-up comedy
23:40 Viral clips vs real fans
26:00 Comics used to help each other write jokes
27:30 Instagram, Threads & social media exhaustion
28:15 The alien conspiracy discussion begins
Edited By Lee Nason
instagram.com/_leenason
Studio @thecomedystore
instagram.com/thecomedystore
thecomedystore.com
Comedian Sara Weinshenk sits down with comedian Erica Rhodes for a hilarious episode of SHENK covering everything from AI-generated comedy and social media algorithms to terrible tattoos, improv classes, commercial auditions, aliens, and dating disasters.
Erica talks about studying cello in college, dropping out to move to New York for love, and why comedians are secretly terrible at improv. Sara shares nightmare stories about bad tattoos, hooking up with a comic with a belly button ring, and her endless quest to finally book a national commercial.
If you like stand-up comedy podcasts, comedian interviews, behind-the-scenes comedy talk, and unfiltered conversations about life in LA comedy — this episode is for you.
#SHENK #SaraWeinshenk #EricaRhodes #ComedyPodcast #StandUpComedy
📱 FOLLOW Erica Rhodes:
Instagram - instagram.com/ericarhodes
ericarhodescomedy.com
👉 SUPPORT SARAH ON PATREON: patreon.com/saraweinshenk
(Get bonus content and join the weekly live streams every Thursday at Noon PST!)
🎟️ ALASKA! SARAH IS HEADLINING: Catch Sarah live in Anchorage, Alaska on June 25th at the Wild Birch Hotel. Get your tickets now https://linktr.ee/saraweinshenk
📱 FOLLOW SARA
instagram.com/princessshenk
New episodes of SHENK drop every Wednesday. Don't forget to Like, Comment, Rate, Review, and Subscribe!
⏱️ Video Chapters
00:00 Intro & upcoming comedy shows
01:10 Erica Rhodes joins SHENK
02:15 Erica’s cello scholarship & dropping out of college
03:40 Falling in love with a hot usher
05:10 AI-generated music & comedy fears
06:30 Sara admits she argues with ChatGPT
07:30 Bad tattoo decisions & psychedelic choices
10:40 The comic with a belly button ring
13:00 Why comedians hate improv classes
16:20 Commercial audition nightmares
19:00 Sara’s disastrous McDonald’s audition
21:00 AI replacing actors & self-tapes
22:00 The algorithm ruining stand-up comedy
23:40 Viral clips vs real fans
26:00 Comics used to help each other write jokes
27:30 Instagram, Threads & social media exhaustion
28:15 The alien conspiracy discussion begins
Edited By Lee Nason
instagram.com/_leenason
Studio @thecomedystore
instagram.com/thecomedystore
thecomedystore.com
