Dan Has Jokes

Dan talks with T Moony about turtles and learning how to be yourself onstage, and then they work on jokes about Uber drivers and superheroes, among other things.

Sit back, relax, and snack on a bunch of pine needles as Dan talks to Archie Jamieson. Archie and Dan discuss the effect a physical environment has on a comedy show, whether it's noise, lighting, seating, or anything else. They talk (or rather, rant) about social media and the way it causes us severe discontentment. Archie talks about his music career and his approach to working out material onstage. Together they work on jokes about food for children and spending time in the woods.

In the extended episode (available at patreon.com/danhasjokes) Archie further unpacks his hatred of social media. Dan and Archie discuss some of the lessons from The Comedy Bible.

This episode consists of previously unused clips featuring Greg K, Christine Ferrera, and Jordan Levine.

Dan sits down with Lenny Shelton and Raja Michael to discuss their new comedy album, Brownie Points. Lenny talks about the older scene in Los Angeles, and Raja and Dan reminisce about their friendship and the parallel paths their lives have taken. Lenny shares a personal story about Jordan Peele, and then the conversation turns to Bruce Willis and surprise movie endings. Lenny is working on a joke about black people and Canada, while Raja works on a joke about being home alone, and Dan just wants listeners to email him weird jokes they wrote in their sleep.

In the extended episode (available at patreon.com/danhasjokes) Raja and Lenny talk at a bit more length about their experience with recording an album, and Dan shares a joke idea about how divorces are announced on social media.

It might be odd to find yourself in competition with a baby, but then again, Andy Rider is an oddity. Dan talks with Andy about old comedy cassette tapes, weird Christian comedians, and lots of other topics as well. Dan shares an old memory about a middle school bully who nevertheless was the only person who would talk to him about Seinfeld. Andy talks about the time he bombed hard at a roller derby.

Dan is working on a brand new joke about the time his grandfather allegedly met the Dalai Lama, who "was a nice guy." Meanwhile Andy is trying to find a good joke about the way that people describe their romantic obsessions. They work on a couple other jokes as well, and discuss whether stand-up comedy specials are starting to rely too much on gimmicks.

What is the true measure of success? Whatever it is, it's not associated with comedians, as Paige Wesley recently learned. Paige, the co-host of the wonderful Cult Podcast, sits down with Dan to talk about comedy life in Los Angeles, roast battles, and bombing. The conversation includes much information that would be valuable for any comic who is starting out or who has ever considered living in LA. Dan has a joke about a dolphin watching cruise in New Jersey, while Paige draws comedic inspiration from the funny way her father distinguishes his two daughters in conversation.

In the extended episode, available at patreon.com/danhasjokes, Dan and Paige unpack roast battling a little bit further, and debate the best burgers in LA.

Dan talks with writer/comedian Ginny Hogan about open mics, satire, twitter, and lots of other stuff. They work on jokes about anxiety and less-than-impressive miracle stories. In the extended episode (available at patreon.com/danhasjokes), they talk about feedback they hate and work on jokes about t-shirt cannons.

Dan is out in LA! And this week he's talking to Ray Easter. Dan and Ray downloaded an app called Citizen and now they keep receiving very upsetting alerts about violent crimes happening nearby. Ray is working on a joke about going to the movies with his dad, while Dan goes off on a rant about mattress salesmen.

In the extended episode, available at patreon.com/danhajokes, Dan and Ray share a bunch of terrible stupid joke ideas with each other, which is basically what they do when they're not recording a podcast.

I talk with Stefen Michael about the two days I spent working at a county fair. The episode is available at PATREON.COM/DANHASJOKES to members of the Working Comic tier

This episode kicks off with the sad realization that the podcast's existing tagline has to be retired, for reasons explained by Dan. Mike Smith talks about his journey from theater into comedy, and an odd wardrobe choice he made for a role in Little Shop of Horrors. Dan talks about a cringe-inducing sketch he starred in when he was a youth pastor. During the joke writing session, Dan searches desperately for a good punchline about a catfish joke, and Mike laments the time-sensitive nature of his joke about the movie Creed.

In the extended episode (available at patreon.com/danhasjokes) Dan and Mike talk about many other things related to stage performance, and in the joke writing half they talk about comics whose sets got ruined when the preceding act deconstructed the very kind of comedy they were about to perform.