Happy Not Funny

004 - Danny Jolles - The Art of Vulnerability


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Danny Jolles breaks down the making of his interactive special You Choose—talking comedy, failure, grief, therapy, and why happiness might be the most radical thing in stand-up.

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Comedian Danny Jolles dives into the making of his interactive stand-up special You Choose, exploring creativity, risk, and failure in modern comedy. He breaks down how algorithms, crowd work, and social media clips have reshaped stand-up—and why storytelling, authenticity, and vulnerability still matter. Danny opens up about grief, trauma, therapy, happiness, and why comics don’t have to be miserable to be funny. The episode covers the evolution of comedy specials, artistic control, emotional burnout, and the future of comedy in the algorithm age.

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