The Garbage Plate Internet Is Stirring Up War, and Mars Won’t Save Us
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Hi Friends,
This week I wanted to talk about two pretty big things. Rochester and the internet. Rochester has a delicacy called the garbage plate which is a signature dish featuring a combination of macaroni salad, home fries or French fries, and a spicy meat-based hot sauce, all piled with your choice of meat (like hamburgers, cheeseburgers, or hot dogs), and topped with onions, mustard, and often served with buttered Italian bread.
People customize a garbage plate with all kinds of meats and sauces but the result is the same a hot plate of substantial amounts of food.
Rochester also had a mountain lion sighting that captivated the city for a month.
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Video Recorded at Kodak Center in Rochester, NY
Animation by Luke Stone

@JoshJohnsonComedy
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
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@CristinMcKee
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
Josh, you reminded me of Mister Rogers at the end there. Thank you for all your good work at helping the world be a little more kind.
@Wash-xi7ze
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
47:15 the universe is wild. This came out the day after I didn't end it all. The day after I spent the day in the ER. Thank you for reminding me why.
@whodat3360
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
14:15 identity theft
@douglasallen229
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
I live in downtown Rochester and just recently a mail carrier asked me where I was going and if I wanted to get in hi truck for a ride (I am a 220 lb 6'1" male)!? Is that something mail carriers do?? Was I getting kidnapped?
@chenaimmel576
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
please don't ever stop talking 💙
@SandysSerenityCorner
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
There is no difference between a cougar and a mountain lion. They're both the same animal which is also called a puma. Some people just like to argue about nothing.
@kyqueennn
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
This is so real. I may be a little off topic, but I felt like I was living my life through a window. The sun would gently kiss my skin while the warmth relaxed the tension in my face. I could fall asleep next to a windowsill if you let me because it’s so comfortable there.
However, I have so many things I want to do. Things that require me to be uncomfortable. I couldn’t accomplish them while sitting by the windowsill waiting for the sun to come. I was frustrated because stagnation brought so many negative thoughts. I know I’m capable, intelligent, and dependable. I have the qualities for success, but knowing that wasn’t enough. Change starts in the mind and success happens through action.
I had to stop limiting myself mentally and start saying yes even when anxiety told me no.
Hearing that nervousness and excitement feel similar in the body changed how I approached everything. I realized change made me nervous, but I was also excited for it. Whether I’m anxious or excited, I’m capable of doing the thing.
I learned that a windowsill isn’t the only comfortable place to be, and that much of my discomfort came from unfamiliarity.
I’m grateful I gave myself the chance to look beyond what felt safe and that I can elevate my life beyond what is familiar. It led me to connect with people who differ from me, accept change, and even feel comfortable taking photos of myself. I think my perspective is a bit rosy compared to the initial point but it still implies that window watching will never give you the full context of what’s outside. Go outside whether it’s to help someone, experience life, or feel the sun somewhere else than next to the windowsill.
@esotericslayer6004
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
Bro said AirPod. It just slipped. We getting old smh
@gayleroberts-stewart3016
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
❤ minute 38 – 43 then….
@MalonesProphet
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
Hang on, hang on, hang on. . . this is coming from a rather confused Australian . . . . . . the year is 2026 and you are telling me yall's trash system is just 'lob it on the street and hope for the best', or what you are hinting at as a positive (wtf) "lob it in an alley and hope for the best"?
@jdprettynails
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
“Chocolate cake so good that it moved you”
That’s how I felt going to America last year and having the Cinnabon cheesecake at Cheesecake Factory…..I almost wept it was so freaking good 😂
@DarkDestroyer333
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
19:26 I don’t carry a purse because I realised I was just losing all my most important ish at once, phone – gone, bank cards – gone – keys gone – makeup bag – gone – just everything I need gone in one fell swoop. No purse for me
@cindyminor7729
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
Godspeed! 🥰
@ateamfan42
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
Josh continues to prove he is the master of combining comedy and philosophy. I believe Carlin would be proud.
@ZaiyeRaushan
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
Proper set, Josh.
@RTS5010
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
❤❤❤
@rositasultana3958
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
I love the funny philosopher that’s speaking to us kindly.
Watch the end of the video ❤
@camyado
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
In Colorado… lol. I was working door to door for a campaign and that day we were in manitou springs. It’s like a suburb of Colorado Springs.
I was working one night and we were just told there was a mountain lion in the area. And shrugged it off. One of us saw it on his route and just stayed away. lol. It was like a neighborhood thing. We talked about it like it was just rainy weather.
@loriallenbaugh35
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
Maybe the number should be 1-800-AWE-SHIT.
@CrayonMemories
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
I didn't know I needed anime Josh… but apparently I do. XD;;
@mayfriend2959
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
I think this is one of the best sets I've ever seen, and I don't even know what a mountain lion looks like.
@Deathdakid4
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
People definitely needed this message
@Tired_Night_Owl_in_the_Woods
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
One of the ways someone can use your mail is for stilling identity. It is just a first step for identity fraud. Please, destroy your name , address or phone number on anything you throw away.
@RavenMistwolf
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
As a person who absolutely would’ve said “awww” when seeing photos of the mountain lion, I can confirm I also know that just because it’s friend shaped doesn’t mean it’s a friend.
P.S.
Mountain lion = cougar = puma
@JWSmilez
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
He was spitting truth them last 5 minutes or so 🔥🔥🔥
@randomletterandnumber
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
Sick, or just didn't care about this performance?
@debrannjohnston2796
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
Smartest comic today…." its not a window ~ its a TV" WOW
@rainybeet
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
Shelter in place for a mountain lion? I lived in a town where a mountain lion was stalking trick or treaters on Halloween. The fire department came out and spooked it with their sirens, and the trick or treating continued. Carry bear mace.
@rossmakoske
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
Cougars and mountain lions are the same thing
@MichaelKomba-h4g
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
😂😂😂😂😂
@culturelax924
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
Your friend is just slow Josh 🤣🤣🤣…Most people have no issue with mushed tech 🤣🤣
@annepilgrim6865
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
Changing your mind won’t kill you!
Josh, my hat off to you! ❤❤❤❤❤❤
@MSaah-u5s
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
Wow how our perspectives v can change. Thank you Josh
@joshyoung1440
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
Josh you can 100% fight off a mountain lion with a bat
@myyoutubeaccount4167
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
To answer the question about checks…they can be cloned. Idk the specifics behind it, but they can be copied…
@neevewillows1722
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
I laugh…and…learn! 😊
@maureenmcsweeney5341
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
Yours is one of the most insightful and promising voices of this era. After watching negative news thruout the day, I inevitably turn to your posts to replenish my soul. Grateful.
@michaelcastillo6478
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
Cougars are mountain lions
@theronin586
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
Sup
@LindyLawLess
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
cougar, mountain lion, puma. All the same big ass cat. just called something different in different regions
@Mndful-d3t
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
❤
@itsok2readmore978
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
The criminals wash the checks but preserve the signature. They recreate checks with the signature and send mules to cash.
@Randomuzahh007
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
Curtis Jones needs to go on tour with Josh 😂
@prb463
March 2, 2026 at 6:49 pm
I love how Josh's hypothetical about people coming from Mars and forgetting about it over time is essentially what happens with humanity in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Great minds think alike