How to Write a Joke with Cassidy Kulhanek

Cassidy sits down with writer and comedian Andrew Nadeau to discuss writing for social media, the challenges of writing a one-liner, and not being invited to search parties. A big thank you to Michael Salles Holtzman for creating the music for the pod, a huge thank you to John O'Neill for editing the pod, and the biggest thanks of all to The Lincoln Lodge, where this episode was produced and recorded. 

Cassidy sits down with comedian Adisa Williams (@runoftheschmill on Instagram) to discuss characters, music, and never telling yourself no. A big thank you to Michael Salles Holtzman for creating the music for the pod, a huge thank you to John O'Neill for editing the pod, and the biggest thanks of all to The Lincoln Lodge, where this episode was produced and recorded. 

Cassidy sits down with comedian Kristen Toomey (@kristentoomey on Instagram) to discuss her approach to writing and her improv roots. A big thank you to Michael Salles Holtzman for creating the music for the pod, a huge thank you to John O'Neill for editing the pod, and the biggest thanks of all to The Lincoln Lodge, where this episode was produced and recorded.

Cassidy sits down with comedian and director Niles Abston (@thenilesabstonshow on Instagram and @NILES100 on X) to learn about his writing process, or.. lack thereof? The two talk about storytelling, reading as writing, and—perhaps most importantly—Bill Hader. A big thank you to Michael Salles Holtzman for creating the music for the pod, a huge thank you to John O'Neill for editing the pod, and the biggest thanks of all to The Lincoln Lodge, where this episode was produced and recorded. You can watch Niles' standup specials "Girls Don't Twerk to Jokes" and "Household Name" on Youtube, where you can also find his Comedy Central set. SPOILER: In this episode we wrote a joke to completion, and Niles used it in a show that night... and it worked! He's recording another special soon, so let's keep our eyes peeled and fingers crossed that we see this joke again...

Cassidy sits down with comedian Skyler Higley (@skylerhigley on all socials) to discuss his writing process and learns a little bit about what it's like to write as a full-time job. The two discuss what it actually means to be "killing it," how confidence in a joke can defeat failure, and what the perfect joke about Taylor Swift might look like.

A big thank you to Michael Salles Holtzman for creating the music for the pod, a huge thank you to John O'Neill for editing the pod, and the biggest thanks of all to The Lincoln Lodge, where this episode was produced and recorded.

In this episode we reference Skyler's "legendary" Jesus Christ joke, which you can see him tell as his closing joke in his Just For Laughs set viewable here: https://youtu.be/BKa6zGlPYr8?si=kGKbBKgg3XQeV4IX