He has those eyebrows and those eyes that are just looking at you, and you’re like, “Oh God, is this guy gonna make fun of me or murder me? I can’t tell.” The first couple of times I was around him was a little intimidating. Maybe not kind of, but I’m not a tough guy by any stretch. I’m a metal dude, but I’m also kind of a dork. Is Anselmo super intense and intimidating? I imagine he wants to punch everything. I’m about to do one of his festivals in September at this thing in Detroit.

Well, Phil and I have done shows together over the years. I’m surprised Phil Anselmo (from Down and Pantera) didn’t come out. It’s always cool when the local famous band comes out. Last time, I got to hang out with some metal legends. What do you remember about being in Louisiana? What was it like for you? He also ranked 10 random things as metal or not metal.

Ahead of the shows, Posehn talked with The Current about performing in Louisiana, working on Deadpool and the worst types of nerds. I still do them, but it’s about having a little more content in my content.”įriday night will be Posehn’s first time in Lafayette, but he’s no stranger to Louisiana, having performed in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. It’s not just me doing the fart and wiener jokes. “I’ve been going that way in the last 10 years. “My stand-up now is more about talking about things that matter to me,” he says. Once an angry nerd who was always mad about the Star Wars prequels, Posehn says he’s turning into “an old hippie nerd.” Tickets are still available for the 10 p.m. That’s all while he continues to perform stand-up, including his two Friday night shows (Aug. He hosts a podcast where he and a group of friends play “Dungeons & Dragons.” He’s even directed music videos and is preparing a full-length metal comedy album. He has written for the Marvel comic book Deadpool and is working on another independent book with Image Comics. Nowadays, you can find the 52-year-old father of one doing a little bit of everything. Outside of his sitcom work, the California comedian has built a career with his stand-up sets that include “fart and wiener jokes,” how he quit smoking weed and rants about being a nerd. Show,” “The Sarah Silverman Program,” or “The Big Bang Theory,” you’re probably familiar with comedian Brian Posehn.

Deadpool, Volume 4 by Brian Posehn