10 Respectable Standup Comedy Moves Every Pro Comic Masters
When you first start out in standup, the mission is simple: say as many funny things in a row as possible before someone in the audience checks their phone or…
How to Win Over a Tiny Crowd (Without Crying or Quitting Comedy)
Last night, I "crushed" in front of seven people. Not seventy.Not seventeen.Seven. Humans. In chairs. Facing me. They weren’t even sitting together. One table was celebrating a divorce. One guy…
What Great Comedy MCs Actually Do (Besides Just Not Sucking)
Let’s be real: most emcee spots are handed to the new comic who’s just stoked to be on the bill. It’s the comedy equivalent of being the kid who gets…
How to Strengthen Your Corporate Communication Using the Funny Muscle Method
Let’s face it: most corporate communication has the emotional range of a spreadsheet. It’s jargon-laced, over-edited, and about as memorable as the fifth bullet point in a PowerPoint presentation about…
Inside the Joke-Teller’s Brain: 10 Things a Comic Is Doing at Once
“I’m so skinny, I need to issue a formal apology to my skeleton for making it do all the work.”That’s one joke. One line. But to deliver it right—on stage,…
The 10 Worst Things a Standup Comic Can Do (That Aren’t Bombing)
Let’s get something straight: bombing isn’t the worst thing a standup can do. In fact, bombing is like falling off a bike—if you’re not doing it once in a while,…
10 Advanced Standup Comedy Moves (That Separate the Pros from the Tourists)
Making strangers laugh is hard enough.Doing it well enough to become undeniable? That’s next-level.If you want to level up past the open mic trenches, here are 10 advanced standup comedy…
F-Muscle Pod Epi-44: Jimmy Shubert
Jimmy Shubert Nationally touring comedian, actor, and verbal hurricane Jimmy Shubert stops by the Funny Muscle Pod to talk about his legendary career, offer some top-shelf joke-writing advice, and reveal…
5 Things to Appreciate About Comedy Open Mics
“Next to the stage, please welcome Mike Lukas.” As I make my way to the unattended microphone, a smattering of applause breaks out in the boozy showroom like maybe I…
GUEST: March Madness and Lost Human Connection
As I walked into the University of New Mexico’s basketball area, The Pit, I noticed something was deeply, cosmically wrong.The Pit has a unique sunken design that makes you walk…
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