YouTuber, comedian Noel Miller delivers laughs at Paramount Theatre

This new generation of men means a new generation of fathers who stay, YouTuber and comedian Noel Miller said during his show at the Paramount Theater on Friday. Throughout the evening, Miller shared his opinions on fatherhood and what it means to be a man in 2025.

Miller’s “Places You Can See Me” tour kicked off its 18th show in Austin, his only Texas date. The comedian brought his unique sense of humor to a crowd of fans who most likely know him from his YouTube channel and podcasts, “Tiny Meat Gang” and “Company Lot.” The 90-minute set kept the audience of about 1,000 laughing for most of the show. 

After the birth of his first son in November 2024, Miller announced the Austin date on March 19 in an Instagram post with a caption that read, “I am abandoning my family for this.” Before the show began, illustrations depicting him and his family as Flintstones-esque cavemen flashed on projectors. As the show went on, Miller’s wife and child stayed at the forefront of his comedy.

Despite Miller’s jokes about family, his set remained not-so-family-friendly, which isn’t unusual for his dark and vulnerable humor. While describing his time in the delivery room, he spoke about his son’s birth with explicit detail and hilarious accounts of his feelings of uselessness as the dad in the room. Acting as the doctor, Miller pulled the wire of his mic and swung it around like a jump rope to describe how he thought the doctor would present the umbilical cord for him to cut, exaggerating the importance of the task. 

Despite his helplessness in the delivery room, Miller quickly understood his protective duties while recounting the night his Los Angeles home almost got broken into. Probably the longest bit in the set, Miller described his very real fear, coupled with each hypothetical plan of action, and ultimately admitted he did nothing but watch two men outside his front door on his doorbell camera.

Miller’s humor teeters into the dark and grotesque often enough online that the crowd remained unfazed and amused by the more twisted jokes. However, one joke veered too far into misogyny, claiming that boyfriends in the crowd had to teach their girlfriends about corruption in America as if they didn’t understand themselves. The women in the crowd seemed unimpressed, as did their boyfriends, but Miller swiftly recognized the miss and moved on.

The YouTuber-to-comedian pipeline might be overdone for most, but Miller sits confidently in each role. His observational and wicked sense of humor keeps viewers watching online and in person. Under the Paramount Theatre’s limestone arches, Noel Miller stood for his fans — familiar and hilarious.

>> I bought tickets to watch this show. I’ve loved his YouTube videos since middle school. Full circle moment to get to see him live. Glad I got an excuse to write.