May 15, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MANOSPHERE PODCASTERS TO RECLAIM THEATER FOR MEN AT HOLLYWOOD FRINGE
IN
STRONG STOIC STRAITZ: ALPHA PODCAST FOR MALE KINGS (a musical)
Possibly written and directed by Mike Hadge (DOOFYLAND)
Opening June 6th - 6:30PM
AT The Bad Ladder
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The Bad Ladder, will play host to manosphere podcasters The Strong Stoic Straitz starting on June 6th, 2026. The hit show (#91 on Bing Music - Misc. Lifestyle, Men’s category) will present a live episode done as a musical they wrote themselves. Their goal? To take theater back for the American alpha males of the world. A statement from the three hosts:
Lookout, Fringe! The MANOSPHERE has infiltrated your #safespace! TRIGGERED MUCH?
We are SICK and TIRED of being SILENCED by THEATER SOCIETY! Thus, the Strong Stoic Straitz are officially TAKING BACK THEATER for MEN! Join hosts Brandawg, TechniKyle and Icky D on their heroic ordained quest for a night of alpha thinkery, respectable debate, masculine grievance and solving the Male Loneliness Epidemic, which is a real problem that is real.
The theater won’t make us become self-reflective and confront what we’ve become, if THAT’s what your thinking lol nice try!
"We've been musical bulking and sing-maxxing for the past six months," says podcast host Brandawg "The Man Dawg." "We hope to put an end to the disturbing centuries-long stigma that men cannot do music theater."
"The Strong Stoic Straitz look forward to putting up the greatest musical of all time for great mans," said podcast man fan-favorite Icky D.
PERFORMERS INCLUDE:
Brandawg “The Man Dawg” (Host, Strong Stoic Straitz, YouTube’s FartBoyz)
Kyle “TechniKyle” Realhuman (Co-CEO, DystopiCo)
Icarus D’Artagnan AKA “Icky D” (World’ largest outtie belly-button)
Mattsy “Matthew” Smurfidge (BA, NYU/Tisch, RUSH: A Limbaughsical)
Strong Stoic Straitz was directed by The Strong Stoic Straitz and written by The Strong Stoic Straitz. The production features The Strong Stoic Straitz and is sponsored by FreezNutz and features backing from almost-trillionaire Chauncey Kreep and DystopiCo.
Follow the podcast/show at @strongstoicstraitz on Instagram.
Strong Stoic Straitz: Alpha Podcast For Male Kings (a musical) plays The Bad Ladder (1514 N Gardner St., Los Angeles, CA) on June 6th at 6:30PM, June 12th at 8:30PM, June 13th at 10PM, June 24th at 7PM and June 27th at 8PM. Tickets are discounted using code PODNUTZ10. Tickets and information are available at the Fringe website.
MORE ABOUT STRONG STOIC STRAITZ
The Strong Stoic Straitz podcast was started in 2015 after Brandawg “The Man Dawg” was censored and silenced for his male views. (He was fined for setting a “happy holidays” Starbucks cup aflame in a public restroom.) From that day on, he knew the male voice was under attack and needed a champion. “Man Dawg” first started a solo YouTube channel, The Modern Male Mind, before gaining the attention of aspiring broligarch Kyle “TechniKyle” Realhuman, who quickly invested via his tech startup, DystopiCo. As part of the deal, Realhuman was required to co-host. After Realhuman’s whole “vibe” didn’t really work for people on camera, the duo pivoted to the podcast world. The first episode of Strong StoicStraitz dropped on June 5, 2018 with an episode entitled, “The Feminist Agenda: Why You Are Sad.” In 2023, the duo had a guest on for their episode, “We Make Our #1 Fan Eat A Bunch of Stuff We Found.” This was Icarus D’Artagnan aka Icky D. The episode was their most streamed (29 listens), leading to Icky D being invited on as a full-time third Strait. The Strong Stoic Straitz have been featured on The Daily Caucasian, Grievance Beat and CBS News.
ADDITIONAL SHADOW PERSONNEL
Mike Hadge (Book/Music/Lyrics)
Eliza McGowan-Stinski (Stage Manager)
Kyle DeTarnowsky (Music Direction)
Featuring: Brittany Hoagland, Tessa Slovis, Lyndsay Hailey, Emily McIntyre, Katierose Donohue Enriquez
Art and Graphic Design: Greg Pray, Michael Maglio, Matt Leary
MORE ABOUT THE BAD LADDER
The Bad Ladder Bad Ladder, managed by Fringe veterans The StageCrafts, is a new venue this year in the trendy Sunset Square neighborhood. This space, and the neighboring Hobgoblin Playhouse, were dark for nearly 10 years before they were both reopened in the past year by the StageCrafts and Bad Ladder teams. Throughout the rest of the year Bad Ladder is a premiere podcasting, comedy and film space.
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