Blurry Creatures EP: 417 We're Having a Good Time with Dusty Slay
Apr 14, 2026
Dusty Slay, a stand-up comedian and podcaster known for headlining theaters and TV spots, shares wild stories and life changes. He talks Bigfoot and shadow people. He discusses quitting drinking, leaning into faith, haunted houses, the craft of standup, why AI can’t write jokes, and writing a memoir. Short, funny, and oddly moving.
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From Office Depot To Standup After Quitting Drinking
- Dusty Slay started comedy after feeling stuck working at Office Depot and taking improv classes to meet people.
- He lived in Charleston, moved to Nashville, drank heavily early in his career, then quit drinking in 2012 and refocused on comedy.
Standup Is A Studied Craft Not Just Talent
- Dusty treats standup like a craft you study: watch peers, dissect body language, and copy what works.
- Seeing professionals at Zanies in Nashville taught him pacing, stage confidence, and material structure.
Shadow Figure At The Foot Of The Bed
- Dusty describes a shadow-person encounter in an 1800s Nashville house he shared with roommates where a silhouette stood at the foot of his bed.
- He jumped back, his wife was startled, and the figure vanished, which deepened his fear of ghosts.