Overview of Ep. 629 - Like and Subscribe (feat. Danny McBride & Steve Gerben)
This episode is a loose, very funny hangout between Matt McCusker, Shane Gillis, Danny McBride, and Steve Gerben, centered on Tires, road-life chaos, embarrassing travel stories, childhood filmmaking, emotional movie moments, and a long detour into internet porn, golf, and absurd personal confessions. The conversation bounces between promo talk and wildly specific bits, with the guests clearly comfortable riffing on each other.
Main Topics Discussed
Adult site verification laws and online habits
- The group opens with jokes about South Carolina requiring ID verification for porn sites.
- Steve is teased for apparently not knowing about it, which becomes a bit about:
- carrying around a “greatest hits” drive,
- using someone else’s ID,
- and the absurdity of states policing masturbation access.
- Danny admits he subscribes to adult sites, joking that he’s not ashamed and likes paying for the “entertainment.”
- This turns into a broader discussion of how porn sites learn your preferences and tailor suggestions.
Danny McBride’s fascination with glory hole content
- Danny spends a surprising amount of time explaining that he’s oddly drawn to glory hole videos, especially ones where the setup “evolves” into a more elaborate scenario.
- He clarifies that he’s interested in watching, not participating.
- The others press him for details, and the bit becomes one of the episode’s funniest running jokes.
Tires promo and press junket frustration
- Danny and Steve talk about season 3 of Tires and how excited they are for people to see it.
- Danny says the season is the best one yet and credits the team’s work.
- He also complains about late-night TV and press interviews:
- awkward pre-interviews,
- being given scripted responses,
- not knowing how to “package” comedy into short, polished answers,
- and the general discomfort of press for comedic projects.
Childhood filmmaking and early comedy instincts
- The guests compare notes on making crude videos as kids.
- Danny talks about:
- making sketches with friends,
- a disturbing post-9/11 George W. Bush impression video,
- and the influence of Jackass on their generation.
- Steve and Shane describe their own early homemade videos, including wrestling bits, superhero skits, and other low-budget childhood productions.
- There’s a lot of nostalgia for the era of VHS recording and editing in-camera.
Emotional movies, crying, and sentimental ads
- A big chunk of the episode turns into jokes about unexpectedly emotional things that make them cry, including:
- Jackass movies,
- 50/50,
- Moneyball,
- Silver Linings Playbook,
- and overly sentimental commercials.
- Danny tells a story about crying in theaters and being embarrassed by how emotionally affected he gets.
- Shane and Danny both admit they’re susceptible to certain “manly” emotional triggers, especially sports or fatherhood themes.
Golf, the charity outing, and the “rage quit”
- Steve has been getting into golf and talks about trying to play more.
- The hosts joke about how golf becomes a way to spend time drinking, messing around, and escaping work.
- A key story: Steve rage-quit a charity golf outing after Shane repeatedly bumped his golf cart with a speaker blasting “Flight of the Valkyries.”
- Steve insists he didn’t know there was a post-round hangout, but Shane frames it as a classic rage quit.
- They also mention the outing was tied to the Eagles Autism Foundation / a charity event.
Books, signings, and doing press for comedy
- Danny talks about doing book signings and how fast you have to move when hundreds of books are lined up.
- He contrasts press for comedy with press for other genres:
- comedy press often feels skeptical or annoyed,
- while more dramatic projects get more sincere attention.
- He also notes that interviewers often haven’t fully watched the material they’re asking about.
Notable Bits and Recurring Jokes
The private jet story
- Danny tells a story about throwing Steve on the ground while on a private jet.
- Steve had been wearing sunglasses and a fancy watch, and Danny says he “took it easy on him.”
- The bit becomes a mock macho “rock star” anecdote.
Golf cart warfare
- Shane describes driving around the golf outing in a cart with a Bluetooth speaker and deliberately annoying people.
- The escalation between him and Steve becomes one of the episode’s main running arguments.
Danny and Shane’s “too honest” tangents
- The episode has several moments where the hosts and guests nearly say something they probably shouldn’t:
- explicit porn discussion,
- a questionable Tiger Woods joke,
- and references to old broadcast blunders and offensive announcer clips.
- The tone stays playful, but the episode frequently veers into “this should probably be cut” territory.
Takeaways
- The episode is mostly free-form riffing, with a strong emphasis on:
- comedy industry life,
- crude internet humor,
- golf stupidity,
- and childhood creativity.
- Danny McBride is especially funny here because he’s willing to commit to bizarre personal preferences and keep the bit going.
- Steve Gerben plays the straight-man target for most of the abuse, especially around golf and porn jokes.
- If you’re looking for a structured interview, this is not that — it’s a chaotic, highly quotable hangout episode full of inside jokes and improvised stories.