Inside Jake Shane's Sold Out 'Therapuss' Show in LA

The internet’s favorite funny guy Jake Shane has officially entered the world of music. His new album, Puss & Poems, is out everywhere and mixes the 24-year-old TikTok sensation’s comedy with a bit of pop, courtesy of frequent collaborator Alexander 23.

“You know how I always want to be a pop star?” he tells friend (and noted pop star) Tate McRae over-the-phone on the album’s intro. “Well, I’m gonna do it... be a pop star.” But he didn’t do it alone: The project features everyone from Joe Jonas to Jersey Shore’s Snooki and Jack Schlossberg over 12 tracks, spanning topics like Sugarfish, Postmates and JetBlue.

At the end of November, Shane brought the live version of his podcast, Therapuss, to Los Angeles at The Wiltern. Names like Reneé Rapp came out to support the rising star, who was joined onstage by Alexander 23 to perform Puss & Poems songs for a sold out crowd. “What a way to end tour,” he wrote on Instagram, and gave PAPER an exclusive look inside the special experience, below.

  

Boarding my flight from SF to LA. Nerves are setting in and my anxiety was palpable.