Talk Funny Nagoyacomedy

Comedians Mark Bailey and Steve Howard talk funny about advice for getting your comic voice, how to read a room in comedy, how to deal with bad audiences, advice that Bob Saget gave Mark, the overuse of crowdwork in current standup comedy, Mark talks about his worse show in Japan and how to save a bad set, how Mark almost got whacked in New York by a mobster, his Larry David story, and how an opener can ruin your show with a story about our second worse show in Japan. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacomedy.com, and stand up comic Mark Bailey.

Comedians Mark Bailey and Steve Howard talk funny about metacomedy tips, how marriage helps your comedy, comic voice in your standup, how Mark's comic voice in his act has changed over the years, Mark's comic voice in radio, comic voice as exemplified by Bob Saget, Sam Kinnison, Gore Vidal, Patrice Oneal, Louis CK,and others. Also, can women tell a story, and the formula for comedy between tension and truth. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacomedy.com, and stand up comic Mark Bailey.

Comedians Mark Bailey and Steve Howard talk funny about advice for standup comedy and open mic comics via Steve Martin, Jon Vorhaus, Jerry Corley, Jim Gaffigan, Mark Normand and others. Also, we break down the rules of comedy, rule of 3, flimflam, misdirection, drilling down and other techniques, Mark's first original joke from 6 years old, how Mark got to write for Letterman and other comics, and how not to run a comedy show with props and tissue boxes. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacomedy.com, and stand up comic Mark Bailey.

Comedians Mark Bailey and Steve Howard talk funny about Mark's story of accidentally taking addictive prescription drugs instead of melatonin, being wanted by organized crime, and Mark's jokes about good cops bad cops. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacomedy.com, and stand up comic Mark Bailey.

Comedians Mark Bailey and Steve Howard talk funny about memes that keep coming back, if you never heard of it did it happen, how Larry David told Mark how SNL steals material from comics, and podcast comedian feuds on the internet. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacomedy.com, and stand up comic Mark Bailey.

Comedians Mark Bailey and Steve Howard talk funny about their reactions to the phenomenon of Kill Tony open mic podcasts, Joe Rogan and his mothership, the difference between premise and punchline comedy copyrights by comics, our praise for comics William Montgomery and Hans Kim, and how Saturday Night Live steals material. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacomedy.com, and stand up comic Mark Bailey.

Comedians Mark Bailey and Steve Howard talk funny about bad experiences being stopped by Japanese cops, our shout out to our Indian subcontinent listeners, namaste, Mark's new vantage point on detective TV shows, Mark's story about being acosted by a detective after his comedy show, and gaslighting stories about things that never happened. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacomedy.com, and stand up comic Mark Bailey.

This is a regifted favorite episode requested by fans. Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller discuss the differences in how you can talk to the police in Japan vs. what you would expect in your home country and some Olympic crackdown jokes that we made about the Japanese police that they are shaking down the public even though the Olympics were postponed until next year. Mark has a ridiculous story about a fellow colleague of Mark's, a convenient excuse you can use for any situation in 2020, how to avoid bad news chatters when you are just trying to greet someone, and a time Mark interviewed Freddy Mercury. Talk Funny is a show about comedians in Japan from all over the world, working in comedy in Japan, writing comedy, working, doing stand up, and getting paid in comedy in Japan. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacomedy.com and stand up comic Mark Bailey.

Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about how Mark got a govt. job while failing psychic exams, practical jokes Mark played on his govt. bosses, why Ceasar sections always happen in Japan on Fridays, how Mark failed a physical exam by crossed signals, and how Mark tortured his boss with Raffi songs like Cluck cluck red hen. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacomedy.com, and stand up comic Mark Bailey.

Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about Mark's nightmare story of cancelling a cellphone contract, and how the other cellphne providers are like the mob,Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacomedy.com, and stand up comic Mark Bailey.