Stavros Halkias
Baltimore-born stand-up comedian and actor, a founding co-host of Cum Town until 2022, now host of the Stavvy’s World podcast with two Netflix specials and a main role in Tires.
Comedy · Instagram · Updated Oct 23, 2026
Stavros Halkias is a stand-up comedian and actor from Baltimore, Maryland, who co-founded the Cum Town podcast and co-hosted it from 2016 until it ended in 2022, per TheWrap. Since late 2022 he has hosted his own advice and call-in podcast, Stavvy’s World, which posted episode #203 with Michael Che on October 19, 2026. His second Netflix special, Uncle Stav, taped at The Lyric in Baltimore, came out on September 8, 2026, per Tom’s Guide, and he plays Dave in Netflix’s Tires. He has not given a reason for leaving Cum Town in anything we could source.
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Questions people ask
Who is Stavros Halkias?
Stavros Halkias, often just Stav, is a stand-up comedian, podcaster and actor born in Baltimore, Maryland, per Famous Birthdays. He was a founding co-host of Cum Town with Nick Mullen and Adam Friedland, a show that ran from 2016 to 2022 per TheWrap. Today he hosts Stavvy’s World, tours his stand-up, has two Netflix specials, and plays Dave in Shane Gillis’s Netflix series Tires.
Why did Stavros Halkias leave Cum Town? What happened?
As of October 2026, Stavros Halkias has not given a reason for leaving Cum Town on the record in anything we could source, so we do not guess. What is public: Cum Town ran from 2016 to 2022 with Halkias as a co-host and founding member, per TheWrap, November 2023. The same year it ended, in June 2022, he released his first special, Live at the Lodge Room, which drew a million views in its first four days per TheWrap. Late that year he launched Stavvy’s World, an advice podcast that debuted at number three on the iTunes comedy chart, per Icon Vs. Icon. A summary of his August 2026 New York Times Popcast interview in The National Herald also says only that he left in 2022.
What happened between Stavros Halkias, Nick Mullen and Adam Friedland?
As of October 2026, we found no falling out between Stavros Halkias, Nick Mullen and Adam Friedland on the record in major or trade press. The three hosted Cum Town together until 2022. Nick Mullen has since guested on Stavvy’s World: episode #196, posted August 31, 2026, describes him as returning to the show to talk movies and his upcoming tour.
What happened to Stavros Halkias? What is he doing now?
As of October 2026, Stavros Halkias is working steadily. His second Netflix hour, Uncle Stav, came out on September 8, 2026; it was taped at The Lyric in Baltimore and directed by Matt Johnson, per Tom’s Guide. He told the New York Times Popcast in August 2026 that the special deals with “the fallout of what it took to get to that first level of fame,” per The National Herald. Stavvy’s World still posts weekly, with episode #203 and Michael Che on October 19, 2026, and Tires season 3 came out on August 13, 2026, per What’s on Netflix.
Is Stavros Halkias on tour?
Stavros Halkias is not on tour as of October 2026. As of October 23, 2026, his site says “No current tour dates.” His last run, The Dreamboat Tour, played across North America in 2025 and was extended into 2026, with a Lexington Opera House date on February 15, 2026, per the Central Bank Center. New dates will show up on stavvy.biz, which his podcast notes point to for tickets.
What movies and TV shows is Stavros Halkias in? Is he in The Bear?
Stavros Halkias is not in The Bear in any credit we could source. His main screen work: Dave in Netflix’s Tires, a returning cast member in season 3 in August 2026 (What’s on Netflix); Dimitri, a restaurant worker and friend of the young Anthony Bourdain, in A24’s Tony, released in August 2026 (The Playlist); and Let’s Start a Cult, which he wrote, produced and starred in, per the Central Bank Center. His specials are Live at the Lodge Room (self-released, June 2022), Fat Rascal (Netflix, December 5, 2023, taped at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, per TheWrap) and Uncle Stav (Netflix, September 8, 2026).
Is Stavros Halkias in GTA 6?
As of October 2026, we found no report in major or trade press of Stavros Halkias being cast in, or voicing a character in, Grand Theft Auto VI, and he has not said so in anything we could source.
How old is Stavros Halkias? How tall is he?
Stavros Halkias is 37. He was born on February 11, 1989, per Famous Birthdays. He has not published a height, and we found none in a source we would cite, so we do not list one.
What is Stavros Halkias’s real name?
Stavros Halkias is the name he performs and is credited under, on Netflix and in trade press. Fans and his own channels shorten it to Stav, Stavvy Baby and, since the 2026 special, Uncle Stav.
Where is Stavros Halkias from?
Stavros Halkias is from Baltimore, Maryland, per Famous Birthdays. He went to Baltimore public schools, including Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, per The Baltimore Banner, October 2023, and keeps coming back to The Lyric for hometown shows, where he taped Uncle Stav.
Is Stavros Halkias political? Did he back Zohran Mamdani?
We do not put political labels on people, Stavros Halkias included. The public acts on record: Slate reported on June 26, 2025 that Zohran Mamdani had appeared in a video with Halkias during his primary campaign. In August 2026 Halkias told the New York Times Popcast, “I feel like a lot of my contemporaries have forced me to become explicitly political in a way that doesn’t interest me,” per The National Herald.
Where can I watch Stavros Halkias?
Stavros Halkias’s specials Fat Rascal and Uncle Stav are on Netflix, as is Tires. Stand-up and crowd work clips are on YouTube @StavvyBaby, and full Stavvy’s World episodes are on YouTube @stavvysworld, with weekly bonus episodes on Patreon. Recent guests include Kam Patterson on #200, Dan Soder on #197, Chris Distefano on #193 and Ari Shaffir on #186. Short clips run on TikTok @stavvybaby2 and Instagram @stavvybaby2.
What is Stavros Halkias’s net worth?
Stavros Halkias does not publish a net worth number, and neither do we.
What about Stavros Halkias’s personal life?
Not something we cover.
Who represents Stavros Halkias?
As of October 2026, Stavros Halkias’s site has a contact form and names no agent or manager, and we found no agency named for him in trade press. Ames Create does not represent him; we cover him because people still ask what happened with Cum Town, four years after it ended, and the public record is scattered. If that changes, this entry will say so.
Our read
Ames Create does not work with Stavros Halkias. This is our view, from a team that works on creator brands for a living.
The format. Two engines. On stage it is long-form stand-up mixed with crowd work, the part that gets cut into clips. On Stavvy’s World it is a guest comic plus listener calls asking for advice, which gives every episode a built-in structure and a reason for strangers to call in.
Why it travels. Crowd work clips are finished stories with a stranger and a payoff, and his channels carry them: about 855,000 YouTube subscribers, about 630,000 on TikTok and about 1.1 million on Instagram. A Netflix special, a Netflix series and an A24 film in the same twelve months put him in front of people who never heard Cum Town.
Brand fit. Podcast ad reads, live comedy, food and men’s lifestyle sponsors fit the Stavvy’s World audience. His material is crude and the Cum Town years still follow him in press, so family brands and tightly scripted reads are a harder fit. A brand that wants him should expect the read to sound like him, not like the brief.
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Sources: Stavros Halkias’s site, YouTube, TikTok and the Stavvy’s World channel, including #196 and #203; Famous Birthdays; TheWrap, November 2, 2023; The Baltimore Banner, October 13, 2023; Icon Vs. Icon, October 29, 2024; Slate, June 26, 2025; Central Bank Center, October 21, 2025; The Playlist, May 5, 2026; What’s on Netflix, May 7, 2026; The National Herald, August 17, 2026; Tom’s Guide, September 7, 2026. YouTube and TikTok counts read from the platforms; Instagram count via Social Blade, October 2026.
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