Talk Funny Nagoyacomedy

Comedians Mark Bailey and Tim Lennane discuss Mark the aspiring young drummer and recent live gigs, expat art activity in the Nagoya scene, how foreigners all look alike to Japanese here, unexpected reasons to have a business in Japan, Mark's experiment with Manzai comedy in English on stage, rich friends that do not understand day jobs, fun mafia and police harassment stories in Japan, and how our comedy crew never does pay to play shows. 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 muse about a shabby office as a metaphor, the frailty of comedy clubs dropping like flies, how karma is a cruel yenta mistress, Mark explains why the Netflix drama Billions is not completely realistic, why Mark's voice is hoarse today, Mark and Steve explain doors to people in Japan, how elevator negotiations resemble a Cheap Trick hit song, and male ailments after the age of 50. 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 reflect on changes in their stage presence and explain stage mic theory, what performing in front of the mob taught Mark as a comic, more reflections on the infamous typhoon show and another show from earlier this year, and Mark's comebacks to a lackluster crowd. 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 joke about internet publishing censorship issues, why Silicon Valley is either the new Don Kirshner or they are the mob, and what will happen when our AI overlords take over safari parks. 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 Tim Lennane warn and joke about when a woman likes you and it goes downhill from there, the correct Johnny Carson quote on divorce as it was coined by that comedian, how have Mark and Tim changed their stage presence while dealing with expat crowds in Japan, one of our most infamous comedy shows that happened during a typhoon, why we have less hecklers and less comics than before, karma coincidences, and how Mark developed a stage device for lackluster crowds when needed. 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 Tim Lennane warn and joke about training months in Japan for police, the 8 stages of bicycling while gaijin harrassment by police and how it results in Mark singing Finesse the Police, being a GWA Gaijin with Attitude, do police ever talk to each other in Japan?, is Mark's wife undercover police, why its not law and order in Japan, and how Mark could have solved the police problems with a business solution. 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 the difference between 3rd grade in school and the twitterverse now, Mike Miller has a tit for tat with comic Dave Smith, our homage to the late great comedian Victor Borge, the comedy movie Office Space, and Mad magazine and its influence on us as comics, why youtube comments about puppies eventually devolve into Hitler comparisons, the like monster virus in podcasts, 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 Tim Lennane joke about the difficulties of being a hero on Japanese trains, riffing on inappropriate parodies, why you are always wrong as an expat in Japan in the eyes of the police just by riding while gaijin, and how wannabe gangsters in Japanese subway stations try to extort expats for money with the help of the 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 Mike Miller talk about how taking a nap could have prevented the Jonestown massacre, was there Satanic music on the Jonestown audio tape, why you should not listen to Mark's comedy backwards, the genesis of one of Mike's funniest comedy bits, the art of misappropriation of values and why that is funny, why Mark's clients on the suicide hotline never called him back, and how Mark finds humor in dark topics. 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 celebrate the Talk Funny Podcast's 2nd anniversary with an alleged cast of thousands, specifics on comedy writing advice and spotting odd phrases, how to derive comedy material from tragedies and documentaries and when is too soon, what are the real contributions to Japan's low population growth, how to over-elaborate on a topic to the point of being ridiculous so as to make it funny, and how to think in meta-comedy terms to make your material better.
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.