What if you had to live in the backseat of a luxury car? What if that small living space was haunted? These are some of the many questions raised by the minds of two of DC’s funniest comics, Jamie Benedi and Kevin Tit. Kevin discusses his comedy album, and Jamie talks about his brief stint as a comedic ventriloquist. Then they work on jokes about misspent wealth, ghostly metaphors for economic oppression, and movie slashers.

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Episode available at PATREON.COM/DANHASJOKES. Dan talks with Knoxville-based comedian Tyler Sonnichsen about writing jokes about religion, and then they work on a one-liner for Dan who claims to wear the pants in his house.

Most of us, when we were children, were busy working on elaborate apocalypse survival plans, but not Lilly Sparks. She’s a bit quirky, you see? Dan and Lilly talk about film and her dad’s podcast about medicare for all. In honor of Lilly being in her first year of stand-up, Dan shares a joke from his first year that he could never get to work. Then he and Lilly try to sharpen up a bit about escaping from being sacrificed as a child.

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Who was the original model for truck nuts? This is one of many questions pondered by Mike Quindlen. Mike talks about how and why he got involved in comedy, and Dan explores more of Gary Gulman’s comedy tips to the point where we should probably worry that Dan is in a Gary Gulman cult. Dan wants to improve a bit dealing with his personal anxiety, while Mike is looking for a way to get an audience to enjoy his rant about genealogies.

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Tommy Sinbazo discusses his origins as a colorful plaid-wearing, bongo-playing comedian, and he and Dan talk about some of the more bizarre stand-up acts they’ve encountered in the Baltimore comedy scene. Tommy gives some great general advice for newer comics. Then he and Dan work on building up a promising bit about a dentist visit.

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Abby Mello drops by to talk about her experience of getting into stand-up comedy, and she and Dan talk about some practical ways that new comics can find rooms to perform in. Abby expresses a desire to do a psychological study of people who get into comedy. She and Dan work on jokes about marrying Santa Claus and unconventional ways of addressing dementia. Check out the extended episode, available at PATREON.COM/DANHASJOKES.

Mariel Farhi is just coming up on celebrating her one year anniversary of performing comedy, and she and Dan discuss some of the performing lessons she has learned in that time, then they work on a listener-submitted joke.

In the extended episode (available at PATREON.COM/DANHASJOKES) Dan unveils some of the terrible jokes he tried during his own first year of stand-up, and Mariel brings some ideas for jokes about serial killers and a childhood game where she pretended to meet Osama Bin Laden.

You haven’t heard a good movie rant until you’ve spent some time with John Nagle. John, who has cerebral palsy, “has some thoughts” when it comes to the Bryan Cranston/Kevin Hart film The Upside and its depiction of life with a disability. John wants to turn these thoughts into a bit for the stage, and it seems to be a very promising bit, though he and Dan discuss some ways to make it stronger. Check out the extended episode available at PATREON.COM/DANHASJOKES.

Oh boy. This one is a doozie, friends. You may be familiar with comedian Tom Myers, whether from listening to his various stand-up albums, or watching his media appearances, or even just from getting caught up in his unique comedy legacy, which has gained a rather impressive following online. If so, you know exactly what you’re getting into with this one. If you aren’t familiar with Tom Myers… you will be soon enough.

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Dan talks with DC comedian Natalie McGill about bombing, and then they work on a joke about a song with an oddly sexual connection to Christmas. To Dan’s absolute delight, Natalie sparks a discussion about Kurtis Blow, leading to yet another attempt to salvage Dan’s Kurtis Blow joke.

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