“We always underestimate it,” Justin McElroy says of his upcoming Portland show—a live recording of the popular advice podcast he performs with his brothers, Griffin and Travis, called My Brother, My Brother and Me. They’re all a little sorry because the show sold out in 15 minutes. “We overestimated it once,” Griffin chimes in. “We booked a venue that was enormous—over 2,000 seats—and there was a windstorm that knocked out the power in most of the city. So because of the venue and that windstorm, the auditorium wasn’t full up and I think we’re all a little gun-shy about overestimating it again.”
The McElroy brothers aren’t on tour—a possible reason for the extreme run on ticket sales. Portland’s their first live show since September. “Timing’s been rough with live shows ’cause the boys had babies last fall,” Justin explains. Griffin and his wife, Rachel—who host a hilarious Bachelor commentary podcast called Rose Buddies—and Travis and his wife, Teresa—who also do a podcast together, a charming history/etiquette show called Shmanners—had babies approximately one month apart. “I think I do six podcasts now?” Griffin guesses. “Adding my son into the mix means that basically everything is on the back burner—which I’m more than happy about.”
