Advice Fight

Standup comedians battle to offer the best advice to their listeners’ problems. 

Broadcasting live from sunny Riff City, USA, The Grawlix (Ben Roy, Andrew Orvedahl, and Adam Cayton-Holland) are here to help, but mostly they’re here to win. Get ad-free episodes and bonus content at patreon.com/grawlixsaves.

The Grawlix: Adam, Ben and Andrew have been performing standup and sketch comedy as a trio for 20 years. Their self-titled monthly live standup comedy show, The Grawlix, is one of the longest running and most respected indie showcases in the United States. They created, wrote, and starred in TruTV’s scripted comedy series Those Who Can’t for three seasons. Collectively they were named one of Variety’s Top 10 Comics to Watch. For the last five years, the boys hosted The Grawlix Saves the World, a comedy podcast about self improvement that received accolades from the Denver Post, Huffington Post, Lifehacker and more. They are lifelong friends, self-proclaimed experts in everything and “practically doctors,” a claim that will almost certainly get them sued one day.

Ben Roy has released five standup albums and his standup special, HYENA (streaming on Hulu), was named one of NPR’s top comedy specials of 2023. He is national touring headliner who has performed at countless comedy festivals, including Montreal’s Just for Laughs and South by Southwest, and his standup and acting has been featured on HBO’s Funny as Hell series, numerous Comedy Central shows, and TruTV’s Talk Show The Game Show

Adam Cayton-Holland has released six comedy albums and a 30-minute special on Comedy Central. His latest special, Wallpaper, is currently streaming on Hulu. He has made multiple appearances on CONAN, The Late Late Show with James Corden, and numerous comedy festivals. He also recently adapted his award-winning memoir, Tragedy Plus Time, into the feature film See You When I See You, which is currently in post-production.

Andrew Orvedahl has released three albums and his special, Doom Math, is currently available on Amazon Prime and Apple TV. He has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and several comedy festivals, including Montreal’s Just for Laughs, Bridgetown, SXSW, and the Great American Comedy Festival

Comedy
How To
Comedy Interviews
51
Grawlix Saves the World: Boondocks Sedition
The boys don’t know the first thing about the Constitution
72 min
52
On the Job
The boys respond to a letter from a young Grawlix fan.
51 min
53
Mid-Life Diapers
How to handle an unexpected pregnancy in your 40s
60 min
54
Red Friends in Blue State, Blue Friends in Red ...
How to be civil about politics when the world is burning
59 min
55
Why Can't We Be Friends?
The boys give advice about making new friends in adulthood
64 min
56
Two and Done
Adam gets a vasectomy
65 min
57
Iron Men
The boys go weight lifting
69 min
58
When the Bed Bugs Bite
So gross.
65 min
59
Chat ICP
The boys give a listener advice about using generative AI
59 min
60
Boi Crazy: CHRIS-mas in July
The boys are crazy for hunks named Chris!
19 min
61
The Comments Section (with Morgan Gallo!)
The boys share advice on handling internet creeps
62 min
62
Yeah, Dude, I Know Your Birthday
The boys compete to make the best original birthday card for Ben
61 min
63
Do You Even Know My Birthday?
The boys take a friendship quiz
71 min
64
My Condolences 2.0
What to say in the wake of loss, besides the old cliché platitudes
62 min
65
Marathon Man (with Brooks Wheelan!)
Brooks Wheelan lives his life one dare at a time
53 min
66
Working Relationships
The boys wade into how they function creatively
67 min
67
BFFs?
The boys debate the limits of friendship
59 min
68
Simply the Beth (with Beth Stelling!)
Beth Stelling digs into Ben's relationship woes
73 min
69
Those Who Can Give Great Advice
A listener needs help becoming a better teacher
73 min
70
Big Michaels
Yeah you have hobbies, but do you have the right hobbies?
71 min
71
The Balancing Act
The boys give advice about creative pursuits while still paying the bills
71 min
72
It's Britney, bitch (with Babs Gray!)
The boys talk to Babs Gray, who helped #FreeBritney
61 min
73
The Burgundy Chair
The boys find out how colorblind Andrew is
55 min
74
Boi Crazy: The Outsiders (with Chris Fairbanks!)
The boys are crazy for the hunks of the 1983 film "The Outsiders"
28 min
75
Pivot!
The boys offer career advice to a distraught listener
58 min