The Funny Muscle Podcast
Guided by the belief that anyone can learn to become funnier once they understand what to practice, the Funny Muscle Podcast aims to break down how pro comics get their best laughs.
Comedian turned author Mike Lukas and cohost Chris Stiffler, an economics professor and open mic-er, use the game plan and concepts outlined in the Funny Muscle Book series to give listeners a better idea of how original (and funny) jokes are crafted.
F-Muscle Pod Epi-31: Vocal Coach Darren McStay
To improve their character voices, Mike and Chris chat with actor, musician, filmmaker and voice coach Darren McStay whose Youtube channel “Improve Your Voice” has
F-Muscle Pod Epi-30: Turning Topics into Premises
“Cats” is a topic, but it’s not until you say something like “Cats bother me as an economist.” have you transformed your material into a
Hour a Day Joke Writing Advice: 12 Pro Comics
We asked each of our last 12 comedy pro guests what they’d tell new comedians to do if they had an hour a day to
F-Muscle Pod Epi-28: Comedian Jake Vevera
New York comedian and co-host of the podcast “Idiots on Parade” Jake Vevera (@jakevevera) stops by the Funny Muscle Podcast to talk about his upcoming
F-Muscle Pod Epi-27: Comedian Lenny Schmidt
Lenny Schmidt stops by the Funny Muscle Podcast to teach us about the logistics of planning comedy material for 5 nights in a row on
F-Muscle Pod Epi-26: Comedian Nathan Timmel
Nathan Timmel Headlining comedian, author, and host of the podcast “Idiots on Parade” Nathan Timmel invades the Funny Muscle Podcast to talk about the current
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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