Tigerbelly Podcast: YouTube Creator Spotlight on Bobby Lee & Khalyla (2024)

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Standup comedy may be struggling to find its way in the madness that is 2020, but comedians are thriving off-stage with podcasts. Podcasts have grown in recent years and are now often as popular to watch with video on YouTube as they are to listen to on apps. One of the top comedy podcasts is TigerBelly by Bobby Lee andKhalyla Kuhn, which has been aired on their YouTube channel since February 19th, 2016. Here's a look at where they started, what their channel has to offers, and what they're doing now.

Bobby Lee is one of comedy's most entertaining storytellers and he is at his wily best inTigerBelly. With a gleam in his eye and a smirk tugging up the corner of his little mustachioed lip, he will derail any and every conversation by launching into hilarious tales of his life that are, he admits, a blend of fact and fiction. That's what comedy is and Bobby is as dynamic in his podcast chair next to the endlessly entertaining Khalyla as he is on stage.

TigerBelly bounces back between two formats: solo episodes, where Bobby, Khalyla, loyal sidekick Gilbert Galon, and harried producer George Kimmel (to the gang, "Pink Dick" or "white-white" due to his blood-colored complexion) converse for the full episode; and guest episodes, where the gang features another comedian, writer, musician, or some other creative. Unlike other podcasts, mosts of the guests are personal friends of Bobby and Khalyla, which makes for hilarious interactions as Bobby lovingly berates his buddies.

Bobby says of comedian Jesus Trejo: "You don't look human at all, bro."

…of comedianErik Griffin: "You look like Tim Burton drew you."

…of producer and sometimesTigerBelly co-host Kimmel: "I know women probably find you attractive. And I love you like a brother. But I just find you so humorous to me. But not in a good way." Not in a good way at all.

Over more than 250 episodes ofTigerBelly, viewers have become part of what feels like a family as they laugh and even mourn with Bobby, Khalyla, and the gang. Nosotros papaya.

The top five most viewed videos on their channel include:

• Theo Von & the Frisbee | TigerBelly 153: 1.7 Million Views
• Hila and Ethan Klein of H3 | TigerBelly 145: 1.4 Million Views
• Chris D'Elia Loves a Silly Goose Time | TigerBelly 175: 1.4 Million Views
• Theo Von & Slampy The Dwarf | TigerBelly 183: 1.4 Million Views
• Tom Segura Shares his Limo | TigerBelly 127: 1.3 Million Views