F-Muscle Pod Epi-25: Comedy Monologues w/ Ben Alper
We learn about writing monologue jokes with Ben Alper who has written jokes for several decades and has seen them performed by the likes of Jay Leno and Dave Letterman. We…
F-Muscle Pod Epi-24: Set Review; Pro Bits Breakdown
On the same week that I released the third book in the Funny Muscle series, I did something I haven’t done in 10 years: I strolled on stage at the…
F-Muscle Pod Epi-23: Dan Carlson
Comedian, Director of the Chicago Comedy Festival, and former General Manager of Zanies Comedy Club in Rosemont, Dan Carlson, stops by the Funny Muscle Podcast.Dan teaches us how to capture…
F-Muscle Pod Epi-22: Dr. Caleb Warren
Dr. Caleb Warren Dr. Warren is a professor in the Marketing Department at the University of Arizona and one of the authors of a paper called “Benign violations: Making immoral…
F-Muscle Pod Epi-21: Steph Clark
We chat with comedian Steph Clark who is also the owner of Funny Girl Events.So, we get advice from a comic's perspective as well as a booker.We learn some dos…
F-Muscle Pod Epi-20: Kev Rogers
Kev Rogers teaches us how the skills of stand-up comedy augment the art of copywriting and vice versa.
F-Muscle Pod Epi-19: Dan Bakkedahl
Dan Bakkedahl Actor and improvisational comedian Dan Bakkedahl stops by the podcast to chat about acting, improv, auditioning for roles, starting out in Chicago, and heightening comedy scenes.Dan is known…
F-Muscle Pod Epi-18: Dobie Maxwell
Dobie Maxwell gives us some lessons on comedy from an unexpected source: pro wrestling and more.
F-Muscle Pod Epi-17: Tom Clark Interview
The "Bad" Boy of Comedy from Wisconsin Tom Clark talks Conan, Just for Laughs, and comic vulnerability.
F-Muscle Pod Epi-16: Creating Premise Intrigue
We break down some pro comic bits (C.K., Burr, Papa) and teach how to write jokes with "premise intrigue."