<p>Josh Bates came to Snackin&#39; &amp; Yakkin&#39; and this one goes gloriously off the rails. Comedy clubs, Mountain Dew, oatmeal cream pies, giant laughs, and a real talk moment about mental health in comedy, all in one episode.</p><p>Josh, comedian and owner of Wit&#39;s End Comedy Club and Lounge in North Charleston, hangs with BIG Ben Kennedy for a wild, funny, and weirdly heartfelt conversation about building a comedy scene, running an intimate club, booking comics, and why comedy has to come first. Then things take a hard left into testicle jokes, soda lore, vasectomy stories, and the kind of chaos this show does best.</p><p>If you love stand-up comedy, comedy club stories, behind-the-scenes talk from working comics, or podcasts that can go from thoughtful to completely unhinged in ten seconds, this episode is for you.Along the way, Josh &amp; Ben talk about: </p><p>* Building Wit&#39;s End Comedy Club into a must-visit room in the South </p><p>* Why small comedy rooms beat giant theater shows </p><p>* The reality of running an independent comedy club </p><p>* Comics, creativity, and the mental health side nobody talks about enough </p><p>* Project Green Room, a program focused on helping creatives access mental health care </p><p>* Why Mountain Dew feels suspicious in a job interview </p><p>* Why Little Debbie oatmeal cream pies still hit like a truck</p><p>This episode is funny, messy, honest, and packed with comedy talk from people who actually live it.</p>