Oct 1, 2026 · 2 hr 54 min · 28 segments
Dusty Slay is a stand-up comedian known for his Southern, working-class observational humor and is currently touring nationwide on his Neighborhood Guy Tour. Raised in a trailer park in Opelika…
Shawn RyanHostYou know, I, when I was doing comedy early on, I was, I would do, uh, some dirtier jokes.
And this friend of mine who's, I don't think would say he's a Christian, uh, I was, I was talking to him and, and we were talking about jokes that I was gonna do that night.
I don't wanna do this joke because I have some people from my church coming to the show." And he said to me, he goes, "It's interesting that you care about what people from the church think, but you don't care about what God thinks." And I go, "Whoa." And I don't know if he was just being funny with me, and I think he was, but I was like, wow, that really, that really hits in a way, where I'm like, yeah, I mean, if I'm so worried about what they think about me, then why would I not, you know, just clean it up altogether? Now, not that all of my jokes, you know, I talk about, you know, all sorts of things, weed and, uh, drinking stories and this and that, and I don't know that it all honors God.
Yeah, and I would say, you know, I, I, I don't think that moment did I go, "All right, everything's clean now."
Yeah, I mean, and there's, you know, there's been a few, uh, you know, but I, I just think, I'd never really been that dirty of a person.
You know, when I was drinking, I, I, you know, I would, you know, my mouth was more foul.
But, uh, you know, I just try to, I go, I want people to feel good that come to my show.
I want them to feel good about themselves, which is kinda why my comedy's never been offensive.
Yeah, I'll bet that's, uh, I'll bet that takes a new level of creativity to, uh, to navigate through the, your own guardrails that you've set on yourself.
Yeah, and I think it helps you to be more creative because you go, "All right, this, this is..." You know, maybe you're like, "This is the obvious word that I would use here, but what's a word that's not cheesy but that would also convey the same thing?"
You know, I, when I was doing comedy early on, I was, I would do, uh, some dirtier jokes.
And this friend of mine who's, I don't think would say he's a Christian, uh, I was, I was talking to him and, and we were talking about jokes that I was gonna do that night.
I don't wanna do this joke because I have some people from my church coming to the show." And he said to me, he goes, "It's interesting that you care about what people from the church think, but you don't care about what God thinks." And I go, "Whoa." And I don't know if he was just being funny with me, and I think he was, but I was like, wow, that really, that really hits in a way, where I'm like, yeah, I mean, if I'm so worried about what they think about me, then why would I not, you know, just clean it up altogether? Now, not that all of my jokes, you know, I talk about, you know, all sorts of things, weed and, uh, drinking stories and this and that, and I don't know that it all honors God.
Yeah, and I would say, you know, I, I, I don't think that moment did I go, "All right, everything's clean now."
Yeah, I mean, and there's, you know, there's been a few, uh, you know, but I, I just think, I'd never really been that dirty of a person.
You know, when I was drinking, I, I, you know, I would, you know, my mouth was more foul.
But, uh, you know, I just try to, I go, I want people to feel good that come to my show.
I want them to feel good about themselves, which is kinda why my comedy's never been offensive.
Yeah, I'll bet that's, uh, I'll bet that takes a new level of creativity to, uh, to navigate through the, your own guardrails that you've set on yourself.
Yeah, and I think it helps you to be more creative because you go, "All right, this, this is..." You know, maybe you're like, "This is the obvious word that I would use here, but what's a word that's not cheesy but that would also convey the same thing?"
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