40–50 shows per month at peak
Matt Rife was doing 40 to 50 shows a month between 2024 and early 2025, often 6–7 nights a week with two shows per night.
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Theo Opens Up About Depression and the Post-Tour Void
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In one of the episode's most unexpectedly candid turns, Theo Von admits he has no upcoming tour dates for the first time in two decades and has been feeling depressed and unmotivated. He identifies the fear of 'I don't know what's next' as harder to sit with than any external problem, and admits he sometimes uses worrying about the world as a form of escapism from his own unresolved feelings. Matt Rife validates the feeling from personal experience, noting that even after reducing to 40-50 shows a month, he still feels compelled to work constantly and can't take vacations without anxiety.
Theo Von on Living Without Tour Dates for the First Time in 20 Years
Theo Von opens up about experiencing depression and loss of motivation after finishing a movie, comedy special, and his tour — leaving him without a single future date on the books for the first time in 20 years. He reflects on how comedians use external busyness to avoid confronting what they actually want.
Matt Rife's Severe Insomnia Nearly Hospitalized Him
Matt Rife has chronic insomnia so severe that he once passed out heading to a show after not sleeping for five days, landed in a hospital, and received death threats from ticketholders. He saw six specialists, had brain scans, and remains without a diagnosis — his brain simply will not switch off.
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