Ever since Noel Miller concluded his globetrotting Everything Is F**ked tour, his fans have awaited a new batch of stand-up comedy. Luckily for them, Miller is providing audiences with a new supply of jokes. His comedy special Stop Crying releases on his YouTube channel on October 24. That’s the same day tickets went on sale for Miller’s New Supply tour, which will hit at least 15 venues across the U.S.
Miller filmed Stop Crying in Los Angeles, during the final domestic stop on the Everything Is F**ked circuit. His stand-up shows drew big crowds, with many attendees recognizing Miller from his comedy, his videos on platforms like YouTube and Vine, and his gig co-hosting the Tiny Meat Gang podcast alongside Cody Ko.
A Tiny Meat Gang tour headlined by Ko and Miller criss-crossed the U.S. in 2021. In an interview with Tubefilter, Miller said that there was “definitely some crossover” between that tour and his solo effort. To appeal to his most passionate fans, he threw in a few “funny inside jokes.”
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For Miller, the “really fun” moments happen when people who know nothing about him attend his shows. “It’s always fun getting them up to speed,” Miller told Tubefilter. “They give me a point of reference to see if the show is for everyone or just for a certain group of people. And I try to make the show for everybody.”
Miller admitted that he sometimes feels limited on YouTube, where algorithms and trends interfere with his process. “With internet-based media, it’s tough to have a purist approach,” he said.
His stand-up routines, on the other hand, allow him to be “100% creative.” He is able to draw on his comedy roots, which predate his creator career. While working as a self-taught web developer, he tried out an open-mic night after getting some encouragement from comedian Andre Paradise. He started making Vines to support longer sets and gathered an internet following that pushed his comedy aspirations to the proverbial back burner.
“I thought, ‘Oh, well, maybe if I’m able to amass a following, I could leverage that into getting seven-minute sets versus three-minute sets,” Miller told Tubefilter. “It led me down a weird road where the internet stuff took off so much so that it took me away from stand-up.”
The logo for the upcoming ‘New Supply’ tour.
Miller’s digital presence continues to expand. He and Ko recently launched a Tiny Meat Gang podcast studio to build an audio empire beyond the titular show. As his following grows, Miller is developing his stand-up career and concocting fresh material. His New Supply tour is set to begin on January 12, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio. The last listed date is a July 13 show in Orange County, though Miller could still add more stops, as he did with Everything Is F**ked.
Fans who buy tickets for New Supply will be treated to Miller’s latest batch of observations and realizations. Some of those bits will concern technology, but the 34-year-old comedian is wary about wading too far into internet territory. “I don’t want it to feel like a TED talk,” he told Tubefilter.
Even if his comedy lacks an overt emphasis on his day job, Miller makes sure to reward his biggest supporters. He chose YouTube as the distribution platform for Stop Crying because it will bring his ever-changing career “full circle” and allow him to give back to his earliest subscribers. “Those are the people who let me tour all last year and this year and supported me throughout this whole process,” Miller said.
