The Funny Podcast

Our guest spends every Tuesday teaching beginners how to write jokes, and every Tuesday the students teach them something back. This week we talk about what happens when you have to explain your craft out loud, why the first joke a student writes is almost always about their own fear, and the difference between a good note and a mean one. We argue about whether comedy can be taught at all, whether puns are a crime, and what a room full of nervous new comics reveals about the rest of us. Plenty of laughs, a few honest confessions, and one exercise that will sharpen your writing whether you're on stage or just telling a story at dinner.

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Our guest has been introduced on stage in ways that ranged from generous to heartbreaking. This week we talk about the intro nobody gets right, whether to work clean or dirty, why listening back to your own set is a special kind of torture, and how to close a show when the room is already halfway out the door. We argue about phones in the audience, whether to take every booking, and what happens when a fan quotes your worst joke back to you. Plenty of laughs, a few honest confessions, and one habit that will sharpen your act whether you're on stage or just telling a story at dinner.

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Our guest has spent years discovering that the best bits often arrive by accident, usually in the middle of a bad day or a worse drive home. This week we talk about writing from unplanned moments, how to tell a happy accident from a distraction, the value of keeping a messy notebook, and why the audience can tell when a joke was born from real life. We argue about whether comics should build a set around a theme, whether bits should ever be retired, and what grocery store lines teach about timing. Plenty of laughs, a few honest confessions, and one habit that will keep your material alive whether you're on stage or just telling a story at dinner.

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Our guest has spent years learning that the jokes they almost cut are often the ones audiences remember most. This week we talk about taste, self-editing, the risk of testing new material in front of strangers, and why comedy is partly a negotiation with your own fear. We argue about whether comics should ever tell a joke they don't fully believe in, what late-night crowds reveal that daytime crowds hide, and how to know when a bit is finished. Plenty of laughs, a few honest confessions, and one habit that will make you braver whether you're on stage or just telling a story at dinner.

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Our guest has spent years watching audiences decide in a single second whether a joke is worth their laughter. This week we get into the mechanics of confidence, why the best comics know when to explain less, how to recover from a dead room, and the surprising role of misunderstanding in great comedy. We argue about whether improv makes you a better writer, what open mics teach that classes never will, and why the funniest people are often the best listeners. Plenty of laughs, a few honest confessions, and one habit that will make you sharper whether you're on stage or just telling a story at dinner.

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Our guest has spent years learning that a joke lives or dies in the silence before it lands. This week we talk about timing, crowd work, roasts, and the first set that taught them to stop apologizing. We argue about whether roasts are cruel, whether callbacks are cheating, and what new comics get wrong about the audience. Plenty of laughs, a few honest confessions, and one piece of advice you can use whether you're on stage or just telling a story at dinner.

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😂 You were promised "collaboration" and "serendipity," and what you got was a desk with no walls, a coworker who eats almonds like a woodchipper, and noise-canceling headphones that now count as business attire. Emteaz sits down with workplace environment psychologist and stand-up comic Dr. Anahit Kowalski-Mensah to unpack the open-plan office: where it came from, what it does to our focus, and how to survive it without losing your mind. 🎧 It matters because most of us spend a huge part of our lives in a space someone else designed, and it quietly shapes our mood, our output, and our relationships. You'll laugh, nod at the headphone etiquette, and pick up real ways to claim a little quiet. 🪑 Press play before you take that call at your desk.

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😂 You hit "send" on the wrong attachment, the wrong person, or the wrong version of the file called "FINAL_final_v7." Emteaz sits down with organizational learning researcher and stand-up comic Dr. Saoirse Adeleke-Brandt to unpack mistakes at work: how to own them, how to report them, and why the cover-up is always worse than the crime. 🫣 It matters because every career contains errors, and how you handle yours shapes your reputation more than the error itself. You'll laugh, relive your worst "oops" moment, and pick up real scripts for apologizing, fixing, and learning. 🎧 Press play before you quietly hope nobody noticed.

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😂 You own a "business casual" wardrobe you can't define, a pair of shoes that only exist for Zoom-free days, and a firm belief that the CEO's hoodie is a power move. Emteaz sits down with workplace style sociologist and stand-up comic Esperanza Nakamura-Boateng to unpack the strange rules of what we wear to work, from the tie that lost its job to the "casual Friday" nobody understands. 👔 It matters because clothes quietly shape how we're judged, how we feel, and who feels welcome. You'll laugh, question your own closet, and pick up real tips for dressing on purpose without losing yourself. 🎧 Press play before you ask "is a hoodie okay?" in the group chat.

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😂 Seventy-five episodes in, the host still hasn't labeled his yogurt, the mug wall has become a fire hazard, and the office family keeps growing. Emteaz sits down with career-longevity researcher and stand-up comic Chiamaka Lindholm-Duarte to talk about what it takes to stay curious, employed, and sane across a forty-year working life. 🏆 It matters because careers now run longer, twist more, and ask more of us than any map predicted. You'll laugh, take stock of your own journey, and pick up real habits for staying energized without burning out or going stale. 🎧 Press play before you decide your career is "too late" or "too far along."

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