Stavros Halkias
| Stavros Halkias | |
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 Halkias in 2021 | |
| Born | February 11, 1989[1] Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
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| Education | Baltimore Polytechnic Institute |
| Alma mater | University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
| Years active | 2010s–present |
| Genres | |
| Website | stavvy |
Stavros Halkias (born February 11, 1989) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor, and podcaster. Active since the early 2010s, he is a nationally touring comic who came to prominence as a founding co-host of the podcast Cum Town.[2] As of 2024, he co-stars in the Netflix comedy series Tires.[3]
Early life
Halkias was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland,[4] to Greek immigrant parents (a Macedonian mother and Athenian father) and attended the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, a public high school where he played football.[5] He attended the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, working for Marc Steiner's Center for Emerging Media as an intern.[6] He stated on the podcast Digression Sessions that he was a few credits short of graduating.[7]
Career
Halkias began performing comedy while attending UMBC, at which he hosted a monthly comedy showcase.[8][9][7] During this period, he was active in the greater Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia area and, in 2012, was named Baltimore's New Comedian of the Year.[7]
He later moved to New York City, where he has since made numerous radio and podcast guest appearances, notably being co-host of and has written and performed on Adult Swim, IFC, MSG Network's People Talking Sports and Other Stuff.[9] He has appeared in the Comedy Central series Comedy Central Stand Up Featuring, Life Fails, and Sex Fails, and has acted in other internet shorts. He has also performed at venues like the New York Comedy Festival and has opened for acts including Wham City, Tom Papa, and Robert Kelly.[9][10]
Halkias is known for the podcast Cum Town, which he co-hosted with Nick Mullen and Adam Friedland from 2016 until his departure in 2022.[11] Since 2019, he has co-hosted the basketball podcast Pod Don't Lie with Sam Morril.[12] Prior to this podcast, he co-hosted White Chocolate NBA Pipecast with Friedland.[13] He also hosted a Twitch series Stavvy Solves Your Problems from 2020 to 2021.[14] In 2022 this series evolved into the podcast Stavvy's World.
In 2022, Halkias released his first comedy special, Live At The Lodge Room, on his YouTube channel, which reached 2 million views in three weeks.[15] His second special, Stavros Halkias: Fat Rascal, was released on Netflix in December 2023.[16]
Halkias has become well known for his crowd work, often engaging actively with the audience and riffing on their stories and anecdotes.[17] Many of his stand-up clips on his YouTube channel feature this practice.[18] He released a half-hour crowd-work-only comedy special, Four Nights In NYC.[19]
In 2024, Halkias co-starred in the Netflix series Tires.[3] The same year he also appeared in the talk show John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA.[20] He also starred in the independent comedy film Let's Start a Cult, a film he co-wrote with director Ben Kitnick.[21]
Personal life
Halkias is a Baltimore Ravens[22] and Olympiacos[23] fan.
Halkias has been noted as a body-positive activist.[24] Halkias' involvement with Cum Town has occasionally caused controversy, with criticism levied at the podcast's association with the dirtbag left.[25][26]
Works
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Let's Start A Cult | Chip Harper | also co-writer[21] |
| Sweethearts | Airpods Guy |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tires | Dave | |
| John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA | Himself | talk show |
Comedy
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Live at the Lodge Room | stand-up special |
| 2023 | Four Nights In NYC | half-hour stand-up special |
| Stavros Halkias: Fat Rascal | stand-up special |
Podcasts
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-2022 | Cum Town | |
| 2017-2018 | White Chocolate NBA Pipecast | |
| 2019-2022 | Pod Don't Lie | |
| 2022-present | Stavvy's World |
References
- ^ Friedland, Adam [@AdamFriedland] (February 11, 2020). "Happy birthday to my gorgeous and infinitely talented friend Stavros. Love you baby. https://t.co/OnmGXMOp0n" (Tweet). Archived from the original on February 11, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ B, Rishabh (January 14, 2022). ""Trumped me with death": Slime and stavvybaby have a hilarious back-and-forth on AustinShow's 'Love or Host'". www.sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
- ^ a b Sledge, Philip (March 28, 2024). "Shane Gillis's Tires: Premiere Date and Other Things We Know About the Netflix Sitcom". Cinema Blend. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ Conarck, Ben (October 13, 2023). "Stavros Halkias on his hometown shows, Baltimore's grit and those dang Ravens". The Baltimore Banner. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ "More from Poly's Nick Halkias". Baltimore Sun. October 1, 2008. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ "Change We Cannot Quit On by Stavros Halkias". SteinerShow.org. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ a b c The Digression Sessions (January 2013). Ep. 62 - Stavros Halkias! (podcast). Spotify. Archived from the original on March 25, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
Episode Description: ...And Mr. Halkias recently won Baltimore's New Comedian of the year for 2012 contest at Magooby's Joke House. Performing regularly in the Maryland, DC, and Virginia area, Stav is constantly on the grind, brah. He also produces and hosts monthly showcases at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and co-hosts the Super Comedy show every third Friday at Dionysus in Mount Vernon, Baltimore.
- ^ Halkias, Stavros. "A Tragic Mistake at One of Baltimore's Best High Schools". Marc Steiner and the Center for Emerging Media. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
CEM intern Stavros Halkias is an alumnus of Baltimore Polytechnic Institute... Halkias, Sondheim Public Affairs Scholar at UMBC & CEM Intern
- ^ a b c "Stavros Halkias | Comedians". The Stand Restaurant & Comedy Club. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ "The Lincoln Lodge Presents: Stavros Halkias". www.brownpapertickets.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ Stavros Halkias [@stavvybaby2] (June 26, 2022). "We had a good run" – via Instagram.
- ^ "Pod Don't Lie". Podchaser. Archived from the original on May 23, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ "White Chocolate NBA Pipecast". Podchaser. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ stavvybaby - Twitch, archived from the original on May 5, 2022, retrieved July 13, 2021
- ^ Kleinschmidt, Matt (June 1, 2022). "Stavros Halkias' debut stand-up special, "Live At The Lodge Room" premieres June 5th". The Laugh Button. Archived from the original on June 5, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ "Comedian Stavros Halkias Talks Riding "Weird Wave" Of Internet Fame To First Netflix Special 'Fat Rascal' & Becoming "CEO" Of His Own Small Media Empire". Deadline. December 5, 2023. Archived from the original on December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "Inside the Debate of Stand-up Comedy Crowd-Work Clips". Vulture.com. October 31, 2022. Archived from the original on February 11, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ Stavros Halkias's channel on YouTube
- ^ Alter, Rebecca; Clark, Anne Victoria; Fox, Jesse David; Frank, Jason P.; Kroeger, Jake; Pandya, Hershal; VanArendonk, Kathryn (October 2, 2023). "The Comedians You Should and Will Know in 2023". Vulture. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ Schimkowitz, Matt (April 30, 2024). "Here's who John Mulaney means by Everybody's In L.A." AV Club. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- ^ a b Wiseman, Andreas (September 27, 2024). "Stavros Halkias In 'Let's Start A Cult': First Trailer For Comedy Also Featuring CM Punk". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 28, 2024. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
- ^ Unger, Mike (October 9, 2023). "Stavros Halkias is Much More Humble and Serene Than His Ravens Superfan Alter Ego". Baltimore Magazine. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ "Episode 192 - Phased". Cum Town. 30 January 2020
- ^ "11 Body-Positive Men Redefining Male Beauty". Out.com. December 9, 2016. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ Marantz, Andrew (July 23, 2021). "The Post-Dirtbag Left". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ North, Anna (October 24, 2017). "Listen to what socialist women are saying about misogyny on the left". Vox. Archived from the original on January 12, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
