Gabriel Rutledge
About Gabriel Rutledge
Gabriel Rutledge is an American stand-up comedian based in the Pacific Northwest, born in 1973 in Bay Center, Washington. Active in stand-up since the early 2000s, he won the Seattle International Comedy Competition in 2004 and built a national career on clean, observational humor about marriage, parenting and life in small-town Washington.
Rutledge won the Seattle International Comedy Competition in 2004 and took the top prize at the Laughing Skull Comedy Festival in Atlanta in 2017. He has appeared on Comedy Central's Live at Gotham, Nickelodeon's NickMom Night Out, Laughs on FOX and the Amazon Prime series Inside Joke, and is a frequent guest on the nationally syndicated Bob and Tom radio show. His Dry Bar Comedy hour One Third of the Room (2022) racked up millions of views, followed in 2024 by his self-produced YouTube special Nectarine, filmed at the Spokane Comedy Club. His stand-up is clean, observational and built around relatable family stories.
Gabriel Rutledge tours headlining comedy clubs across the United States and Canada, with regular stops at the Spokane Comedy Club, Tacoma Comedy Club and Comedy Works in Denver. Between dates he hosts the podcast and newsletter The Drive Home with Gabriel Rutledge and uploads stand-up clips to his YouTube channel and Instagram. He has also written two books, Happiness Isn't Funny and the satirical children's book There's No F@!*ing Way You're Getting a Pony.
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0:35Dirty talk shouldn’t end in a ?
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1:01I really thought my band was gonna make it
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0:49Lazy Hunter
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1:10If Cinderella wore Skechers
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0:45Why I can’t watch things with my wife
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0:54Stick to the plan
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1:01From my Crowd Work Special “What Do I Do For A Living?” Available on
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1:00Comedian falls in love with heckler
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2:10Book of Todd
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0:18Do you miss your kids when you travel?
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0:55My brain’s on hold music
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0:50Title track from my special “Nectarine” available here on YouTube
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0:47Gabriel Rutledge is coming to Hartford!
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0:47A Pre-Internet Love Story
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1:22Learning Sign Language at the Comedy Show
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0:57Guy in audience on mushrooms
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0:29I agree, but it’s a weird thing to say
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0:45Dial up taught me to take my time with a lady
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5:16Mom & BDSM
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0:53Gabriel Rutledge is coming to Albany!
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0:43It’s a real book. Link in comments
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1:29Swinging Up
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0:59Do you know who you look like?
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3:08Audience member exits show through stage door
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Gabriel Rutledge?
Gabriel Rutledge is an American stand-up comedian from Washington State, born in 1973. He is a past winner of the Seattle International Comedy Competition and the Laughing Skull Comedy Festival, and is known for clean observational comedy about family life.
What is Gabriel Rutledge's most famous special?
His best-known hours are One Third of the Room (2022) on Dry Bar Comedy and Nectarine (2024) on YouTube, both of which have drawn millions of views. He also appeared on Comedy Central's Live at Gotham.
What style of comedy does Gabriel Rutledge do?
Rutledge performs clean, observational stand-up rooted in storytelling about marriage, parenting and growing up in rural Washington. His sets are family friendly and built on relatable everyday material.
Where is Gabriel Rutledge from?
He was born in Bay Center, a small coastal community in Washington State, and is now based in the Pacific Northwest. He came up through the Seattle club scene before headlining nationally.
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