Comedians Mark Bailey and Steve Howard discuss Steve's publisher horror stories, Mark's experience with questionable talent and comic writer contracts, the way that similar comic premises can resemble each other but still have an original punchline and comic voice, seedy social media trolls we have dealt with here, Mark's story of being stopped by police every 3 days in a month, and dispelling the mythical crime wave of imaginary bicycle thefts according to Japanese police. 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 and stand up comic Mark Bailey.

Comedians Mark Bailey and Steve Howard debunk the Hollywood Reporter false story on high pay for LA club comics, how the US comedy club scheisters are much different from performing in Japan, why we don't put a lot of our comedy sets on Youtube publicly, Mark's mobster heckler stories, and brazen joke thieves in France and Italy. 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 and stand up comic Mark Bailey.

Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller joke about mental health, as one does. They make a lot of plagiarism jokes at the expense of Amy Schumer, more Anthony Robbins jokes, the Nagoyacomedy Patreon perks, and how foreigners in Japan won't get the benefit of the doubt in any conflict between a foreigner and a Japanese citizen. 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 and stand up comic Mark Bailey.

Comedian Mark Bailey and open micer and fan Chris Rennie talk about Japanese hospitals and how its a lot like gambling, why young mothers should not leave a child in the bicycle seat unattended, which country's expats can brag that their teeth are better than those of people in Japan, and the paradox of smoking doctors in Japan giving lifestyle advice. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com and stand up comic Mark Bailey.

Comedian Mark Bailey and open micer and fan Chris Rennie talk about Chris's experience as an engineer and how Nagoya's metro system design could be improved, pet peeves on subway passenger behavior, commuter collision insurance in Japan, Mark's surprise at Nagoya port bicyclist bell-ringing in lieu of obeying the laws of physics, and the activity in which Aichi drivers rank number one in Japan. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com and stand up comic Mark Bailey.

Comedian Mark Bailey and open micer and fan Chris Rennie talk about what expats in Japan buy when they go back to their home countries, variety in North America compared to stores in Japan, why Mark's wife would make a horrible advisor on Shark Tank, how Mark's wife could have written material for Don Rickles, and Mark's advice on getting through crowded banks and doctor offices instead of waiting all day long. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com and stand up comic Mark Bailey.

Comedians Mark Bailey and Steve Howard mock Anthony Robbins and his intimidation tactics and ridiculous tautological statements, why comic Pat Paulsen is alive in the spirit of Anthony Robbins, what happened when Mark tried to implement unlimited power, and Mark's prophetic notes from 3rd grade when he was already a disrupter. 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 and stand up comic Mark Bailey.

Comedians Mark Bailey and Steve Howard discuss how Social Justice Warriorism has gone off the rails and conflicts with values of comedy. Mark's stance on the Kevin Hart, Louis CK controversies, how flaws in comics fuel our comedy, the definition of true art according to Gore Vidal, how to write comedy for open mic-ers by not looking for funny topics, Mark and Steve describe what a comic voice is, and how Rising Wasabi and real news headlines have become the same headlines. 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 and stand up comic Mark Bailey.

Comedian Mark Bailey and open micer and fan Chris Rennie talk about how social media comments have become the wild west and a waste of time, why China cannot have nice things, Mark coins the term Japansplaining, and how foreigners in Japan are sometimes treated like children. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com and stand up comic Mark Bailey.

Comedian Mark Bailey and open mic-er and fan Chris Rennie talk about how stage lights can affect a comedy performance, why foreigners in Nagoya may not be talking to you, why teaching English is not just speaking your native tongue, and Mark's story about a very dangerous heckler. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com and stand up comic Mark Bailey.