Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Brendan Schaub and Bryan Callen kick off the New Year with a wide-ranging conversation on parenting, fitness, comedy careers, content creation, and the changing landscape of stand-up comedy.
The guys talk about raising kids, staying disciplined with fitness, setting realistic New Year goals, and how the comedy world has evolved in the age of podcasts, social media, and constant content.
Bryan reflects on being a lifelong stand-up comic, while Brendan discusses adapting to modern media, building businesses, and navigating relevance in today’s entertainment world.
This episode of The Fighter and The Kid blends humor, honesty, and real conversations about getting older, staying motivated, and figuring it out in 2026.
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:30 Bryan's son is a gearhead
1:30 Odds of being an F1 driver
3:50 Tennis vs other sports debate
5:50 Naoya The Monster Inoue
6:45 Bryan doing stand up on NYE
10:03 Bryan learning standing chokes
11:16 Bryan demonstrating his new chokes on Brendan
15:50 New Year's goals
16:45 Stand up evolution
23:00 Brendan and Joanna using vision boards
27:40 Young people ditching social media
30:10 Super Bowl picks
33:45 New Year's plans
37:40 Current Events
39:20 Stranger Things explanation
46:35 Kelly Osbourne dramatic change
51:23 Somali daycare controversy
55:08 Arman Tsarukyan vs Shara Bullet
56:26 Viral fishing videos
59:37 Toyota Untold
Brendan Schaub and Bryan Callen kick off the New Year with a wide-ranging conversation on parenting, fitness, comedy careers, content creation, and the changing landscape of stand-up comedy.
The guys talk about raising kids, staying disciplined with fitness, setting realistic New Year goals, and how the comedy world has evolved in the age of podcasts, social media, and constant content.
Bryan reflects on being a lifelong stand-up comic, while Brendan discusses adapting to modern media, building businesses, and navigating relevance in today’s entertainment world.
This episode of The Fighter and The Kid blends humor, honesty, and real conversations about getting older, staying motivated, and figuring it out in 2026.
#TFATK #TheFighterAndTheKid #BrendanSchaub #BryanCallen #ComedyPodcast #MMAPodcast #NewYearEpisode #PodcastClips #StandUpComedy #UFC #ComedyTalk #podcastlife
Get this episode and all future episodes AD FREE + 2 extended episodes, Fan Questions, exclusive behind the scenes content and more each month at patreon.com/tfatk
True Classic - Upgrade your wardrobe and save on @trueclassic at trueclassic.com/FIGHTER! #trueclassicpod
Magic Mind - magicmind.com
For more The Fighter and The Kid visit: fatkz.com
Brendan's Tour Dates: fatkz.com/brendan-schaub-tour-dates
Bryan’s Tour Dates: bryancallen.com
Follow Brendan on social media:
twitter.com/brendanschaub
instagram.com/brendanschaub
Thicccboy YT
youtube.com/c/thicccboy
Follow Bryan on social media:
twitter.com/bryancallen
instagram.com/bryancallen
“Best Of” series, new episodes drop every Monday
youtu.be/LqB7FOkLwqs
TFATK Clips Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCohZMReM1dQ5BMeYOlr71mA
The Fighter and The Kid on Facebook:
facebook.com/thefighterandthekid
Listen to The Fighter and The Kid on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/fighterandthekid
Subscribe to The Fighter and The Kid on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fighter-the-kid/id706421907?mt=2
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:30 Bryan's son is a gearhead
1:30 Odds of being an F1 driver
3:50 Tennis vs other sports debate
5:50 Naoya The Monster Inoue
6:45 Bryan doing stand up on NYE
10:03 Bryan learning standing chokes
11:16 Bryan demonstrating his new chokes on Brendan
15:50 New Year's goals
16:45 Stand up evolution
23:00 Brendan and Joanna using vision boards
27:40 Young people ditching social media
30:10 Super Bowl picks
33:45 New Year's plans
37:40 Current Events
39:20 Stranger Things explanation
46:35 Kelly Osbourne dramatic change
51:23 Somali daycare controversy
55:08 Arman Tsarukyan vs Shara Bullet
56:26 Viral fishing videos
59:37 Toyota Untold
