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Behind the Joke@BehindTheJoke | Is current political chaos comedy gold or just plain depressing?Click here to reply to @BehindTheJoke "I guess I. I'm, I'm on the fence. I don't know what everybody else thinks. Like when the news literally makes me want to cry. I'm having a hard time finding the comedy in it. But I know that it's important to find the comedy in a. As a way to metabolize it. But I feel like even the late night hosts are struggling right now and they're just kind of, you know, outraged, which, who can blame them?"
2025-02-0701 minBehind the Joke@BehindTheJoke | does stage time at clubs even matter anymore? or is our comedy destiny in the hands of vertical land of IG clipdom?Click here to reply to @BehindTheJoke "You know, it's scary to put a joke out there. It's never as funny for me as it is in the room, you know, but I've just ripped the band aid off and started doing it. And it actually is quite freeing because it's like saying, I don't, you know, come for me, whatever, trolls, all that stuff, or even just your peers, you know, wanting them to respect you."
2025-02-0702 minBehind the Joke@BehindTheJoke | in LA where big club stage time is coveted and limited-how much energy should we put into making our own shows and opportunities?Click here to reply to @BehindTheJoke "So this one is near and dear to my heart, obviously, because I wrote it. Sorry. Week six of my cold. So fun. Or wait, this is seven. Dana and I produce a lot of comedy. She produces a weekly mic and a monthly show. And then she and I produce a monthly show at a pretty major club in Los Angeles, Kookaberra Lounge. And then I produce a monthly show called the Big D, which is a divorce matchmaking comedy show at Westside Comedy Theater."
2025-02-0701 min
Behind the Joke@BehindTheJoke | Fun Ep on Radiolab presents Science Vs: The Funniest Joke in the WorldClick here to reply to @BehindTheJoke "Hi, guys. I just ran across this episode of Radiolab presents. Science versus it is super fun. They sort of take a scientific approach to what makes a joke funny, and then they are on the search for the funniest joke in the world. And it's pretty cool. So take a listen on where is It Apple Music. I'm sure you can find it on Spotify. I found it on the Radiolab podcast, so take a listen."
2024-11-2200 minBehind the Joke | A Swell Community Podcast@BehindTheJoke | Fun Ep on Radiolab presents Science Vs: The Funniest Joke in the WorldClick here to reply to @BehindTheJoke "Hi, guys. I just ran across this episode of Radiolab presents. Science versus it is super fun. They sort of take a scientific approach to what makes a joke funny, and then they are on the search for the funniest joke in the world. And it's pretty cool. So take a listen on where is It Apple Music. I'm sure you can find it on Spotify. I found it on the Radiolab podcast, so take a listen."
2024-11-2200 min
Behind the Joke | A Swell Community Podcast@BehindTheJoke | Feeling sad post election and still trying to be funny - what even is comedy this week?Click here to reply to @BehindTheJoke "After doing all those shows, doing all my jokes, all of them. I am in this place now where I'm like, cool, done. I'm done forever. And I know what that feeling is and I know I'm not done forever. And I know in a couple days I'll be back again, but sorry, my cat is scratching at my salad bag. Yeah, I'll be back. I will be back."
2024-11-1504 minBehind the Joke@BehindTheJoke | Feeling sad post election and still trying to be funny - what even is comedy this week?Click here to reply to @BehindTheJoke "After doing all those shows, doing all my jokes, all of them. I am in this place now where I'm like, cool, done. I'm done forever. And I know what that feeling is and I know I'm not done forever. And I know in a couple days I'll be back again, but sorry, my cat is scratching at my salad bag. Yeah, I'll be back. I will be back."
2024-11-1504 min
Behind the Joke@J.O.B.I | Here’s what I’m thinking about...Click here to reply to @J.O.B.I "Well, the other day I went to the local bar. Saw a sign on the door said no minors. I thought that was. That was pretty messed up. They're out there working hard, powering trains and shit, making the world go choo choo. Mother trucker. And they can't even have a beer after work. Ridiculous. I'm out."
2024-11-1500 min
Behind the Joke@BakbakQueen1803 | How does depression and anxiety impact my creative process both on and off stage...Click here to reply to @BakbakQueen1803 "So Bakba Queen is back with a new topic Ajham explore karenge topic artists or creatives important hai which states depression or anxiety creative process on and off stage to anxiety depression creativity connection Banay rakna possible hai in this episode ham kuch practical tools or tip share karangay jo aapko help karakte hain from mindfulness support network tag ham de khenge ki aap k se apne creativity flow ko regain karakte hai artist writer episode Join us for honest conversation on facing mental health challenge without losing your creativity spots."
2024-11-1404 min
Entertaining The Thought@DBPardes | STAND UP COMEDY SET - sit down for this …#Comedy #BehindTheJoke @BehindTheJoke @jgold777 @DanaWeddle #PodcastRSS LINK https://youtu.be/FJXuhTVUuqs Click here to reply to @DBPardes "When you put a set together and you stand up in front of people and the obvious vibe is you want to get a laugh. There's a lot at stake there. You're putting yourself out in front of people and you're just hoping you connect. And 12 years later, I did it again this weekend and it was an extraordinary experience, actually, because I wanted to see personal growth. I wanted to see that I still got the mojo and I...
2024-11-1218 minEntertaining The Thought@DBPardes | STAND UP COMEDY SET - sit down for this …#Comedy #BehindTheJoke @BehindTheJoke @jgold777 @DanaWeddle #PodcastRSS LINK https://youtu.be/FJXuhTVUuqs Click here to reply to @DBPardes "When you put a set together and you stand up in front of people and the obvious vibe is you want to get a laugh. There's a lot at stake there. You're putting yourself out in front of people and you're just hoping you connect. And 12 years later, I did it again this weekend and it was an extraordinary experience, actually, because I wanted to see personal growth. I wanted to see that I still got the mojo and I...
2024-11-1202 minBehind the Joke@DBPardes | Feeling sad post election and still trying to be funny - what even is comedy this week?Click here to reply to @DBPardes "It's a response that so many people have brought to bear over the past, you know, hundred years of us kind of marking what culture does in times of stress and of debilitating depression. And we see people rising up with great acts of beauty. So I feel like comics really do that. We create moments that lift spirits. And when you lift a spirit and that spirit moves away from you and goes to the next moment, you don't know what spirits they're going to lift."
2024-11-0802 minBehind the Joke@MarcS1971 | Here’s what I’m thinking about...Click here to reply to @MarcS1971 "He's not gonna be busting out jokes every 18 seconds. It's not how it works. Think about a true comedian is he's not a joke teller or she's not a joke teller. It's about telling stories, right? You think of the great comedians out there. You don't remember jokes per se, but you remember punchlines, you remember stories, you remember things that they said while they're telling a story. So that. That's what I think."
2024-11-0701 min
Behind the Joke@DBPardes | INTERVIEW: Dana + Julie : Hosts of Behind The JokeClick here to reply to @DBPardes "And I'm doing it today because I want to ask so many questions to Julie golden and Dana Weddle, who are the geniuses behind the joke, which is a community they're building of comedians so that we can get to know them more and understand the craft and kind of get behind their strategies and into their souls, and I don't know, know who they are. I never have taken comedians for granted."
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Behind the Joke@DBPardes | HOLY GRAIL VEGAN DONUTS Here’s what I’m thinking about...Click here to reply to @DBPardes "That's something that I might have eaten. Wait, that's a little green. What's the pimple one? That's not a pimple. Deborah, you are ruining the donut. It's the pumpkin. But I'm gonna take a photo. We're gonna have several photos. Okay? Kombucha, squash, pumpkin spice, vanilla bean. Or if you're Deb, popped zit saffron, Snickadoodle. Snickadoodle. And then a Yuzu creamsicle, Yuzu strawberry. And I'm not."
2024-10-3103 minBehind the Joke@AnngieKaye | My thoughts about Tony Hinchcliffe at the Trump rally...Click here to reply to @AnngieKaye "So I have absolutely never heard of this comedian or heard of any of his work until today. So, you know, the clips are abound. I've watched several clips and so I. My thoughts on what I saw were totally inappropriate, I believe. Wrong place, wrong time, for sure. I believe that. And I'm not going to say who's responsible. I mean, people are invited and they do what they do when they get the mic."
2024-10-2803 minBehind the Joke@Taylor | My thoughts about Tony Hinchcliffe at the Trump rally...Click here to reply to @Taylor "I grew up watching comedy with my dad. I grew up going to comedy shows. Well, the ones that I was legally allowed to attend. But once I turned 18, 21, I was going to a lot of shows in Los Angeles. The Comedy Store, the Improv, the Laugh Factory. Whenever there was something that I wanted to go to, I would try to go out of my way and get there."
2024-10-2804 minBehind the Joke@DBPardes | My thoughts about Tony Hinchcliffe at the Trump rally...Click here to reply to @DBPardes "I'm gay, so I hear it against gay people. And I have a lot of lived experiences to know how this feels, to hear it when you're the people that are at the butt of the joke. And I think the climate in our world right now is not, no, just leave it on stage as a joke. I think we're at a time where there's no distinction between entertainment and news anymore. It's one thing, and that's why the Apprentice became president."
2024-10-2803 minBehind the Joke@DanaWeddle | My thoughts about Tony Hinchcliffe at the Trump rally...Click here to reply to @DanaWeddle "There's this thing in the comedy, that comedy sphere with Skank Fest and all of that. It's just not for me personally, that is not where I'm going with comedy. This, like, shock factor things that I've heard, these, like, grotesque things that are happening on stage at Skank Fest. It's just not my scene at all. And it's a real bummer to see those videos and to see him talking about, I mean, just spewing hate speech."
2024-10-2802 minBehind the Joke@jgold777 | My thoughts about Tony Hinchcliffe at the Trump rally...Click here to reply to @jgold777 "I have to admit, I kind of follow him and I was, you know, but just kind of enjoying and putting in air quotes the shtick that he and his cohorts have. I just thought, oh, it's meta. It's ironic. But I have to say, seeing him on stage at an actual Trump rally, like, shilling for him, was just so disappointing. And all of a sudden, these jokes didn't feel like jokes at all."
2024-10-2803 min
Behind the Joke@DeeFrank | To be hugged as a kid, or not to be hugged, the results from perch are…Click here to reply to @DeeFrank "I'm only curb stomping you because I love you, son. So. So now I think. I think it's good to get the hooked idea. Maybe I. I think it's also good. I don't think abuse is good, but, you know, a little corporal punishment. No, I. I think. I just don't think that there's enough tough love. And I'm not saying that tough love means you need to, like, berate or abuse your kids in any way."
2024-10-2603 min
Behind the Joke@DeeFrank | Here’s what I’m thinking about...Click here to reply to @DeeFrank "But I do know. I think women's body autonomy is priority. And if you can't get on board with that, you know, I think. I think they're going to offer vasectomies for free right now. You should go get one down. Yeah, I'd like to get a vasectomy, but what I'm worried about, actually, is if they clip my sack or they snip my testicles. We're adults here. We can say these words."
2024-10-2604 min
Behind the Joke@DanaWeddle | Kookaburra Show post reflection 💖Click here to reply to @DanaWeddle "We had a lot of buddies that came, too. We have this new bucket slot that we put up, so our comic friends will come and be there, and they get showcased, and they get guaranteed spots on our next shows. So there's just, like, so much magic happening in the room during the show, but then the camaraderie and the community that is building in sort of the before and in between and after times of the show, it's just."
2024-10-2404 minBehind the Joke@DanaWeddle | To what extent do you feel "embellishing" facts to make a story funnier is ok?Click here to reply to @DanaWeddle "As far as embellishing a joke, I think. I think it's kind of necessary. I think that, you know, not everything that happens to us in life, it comes out perfectly formed and perfectly funny. We. It's our job to make a joke, so we gotta punch it up, which means we have to, you know, give it a funny, lean opinion, perspective, whatever."
2024-10-2204 minBehind the Joke@DanaWeddle | How does depression and anxiety impact my creative process both on and off stageClick here to reply to @DanaWeddle "Especially if I don't take breaks from the social aspect. I recently told a friend of mine, a couple friends, actually, we were having dinner after we had gone to try to get onto the potluck at the comedy store, and we were having hot dogs at Carney's, and I was saying how it felt like I needed to have these sort of crates of armor that it's like a box that I pull out before I have to show up to a stand up event."
2024-10-2204 minBehind the Joke@DanaWeddle | They say there are two types of comedians - ones who never got hugged, and ones who got hugged too much. What are your thoughts here?Click here to reply to @DanaWeddle "But I think there are so many shades of different, you know, it's not one or the other. I think there are motivations that come from so many different places within this, you know, nurture part of what makes us who we are as comedians. But I think the one universal truth is that the greatest feeling in the world is making people laugh. So that in and of itself is the drug folks."
2024-10-2201 minBehind the Joke@funnyjamescomed | Comedians: From Imposter Syndrome to Genius. What’s real?Click here to reply to @funnyjamescomed "I think that's something that's, you know, I think the term genius, maybe, maybe they have more of them more frequently, but I think we all do have moments of genius. And comedically speaking, it can strike anywhere. Anybody. You know, I've seen, typically people I consider unfunny have moments of pure brilliance on stage. So it ebbs and flows. I think the, there's a healthy balance between the two of them."
2024-10-1701 minBehind the Joke@funnyjamescomed | The post-bringer show penny drop – wait – it wasn’t because I was funny??Click here to reply to @funnyjamescomed "The post Bringer show Penny drop. Wait. It wasn't because I was funny bringers. I could go on for days about these. Ultimately, I think they serve a purpose in the economic structure of the comedy business, certainly for promoters and clubs. I also think they serve a purpose in a young comedian's career as well. They give you a chance to build confidence and a lot of times on stages that otherwise you would have no business being on."
2024-10-1702 minBehind the Joke@funnyjamescomed | Kill Tony and Roast Comedy Culture: why is being mean such a hot comedy trend?Click here to reply to @funnyjamescomed "You know, everybody's signed up, they know what they're getting into. And when it's that type of situation, I say, let it buck. But, you know, for teasing people for the sake of making other people laugh and another person feel terrible is something I definitely shy away from. And I think most people do, really. I think Hill, Tony, and the roast comedy cultures, they're, you know, exists to appease the willing, and that's okay."
2024-10-1702 minBehind the Joke@funnyjamescomed | They say there are two types of comedians - ones who never got hugged, and ones who got hugged too much. What are your thoughts here?Click here to reply to @funnyjamescomed "They say there are two types of comedians, ones who never got hugged and ones who got hugged too much. What are your thoughts here? I think that goes for everybody. Probably not just comedians I know. You know, a lot of comedians I know deal with trauma by making jokes and laughing about it. And I think that's a pretty natural, normal human response."
2024-10-1701 minBehind the Joke@funnyjamescomed | To what extent do you feel "embellishing" facts to make a story funnier is ok?Click here to reply to @funnyjamescomed "So the question is, to what extent do you feel embellishing facts to make a story funnier is. Okay. Um. I didn't know we were supposed to be being honest on stage. Oh, my God. I have a lot of, uh. I got a. I got a lot to think about. Um. Wow. Yeah, no, I think anything goes, man. We're up there to get laughs, so do the job. Make people get laughs."
2024-10-1700 minBehind the Joke@jgold777 | They say there are two types of comedians - ones who never got hugged, and ones who got hugged too much. What are your thoughts here?Click here to reply to @jgold777 "But this other two sides of the same coin. Well, it's not the same coin. I guess this is a better coin. This is the hugged a lot as a kid, which I assume doesn't mean you were molested. Like, boundary crossed. But I do recall seeing interviews with Tina Fey, separate interviews, Mindy Kaling. And then I just read Leann Morgan's book, you know, all three hilarious women with such clear points of view, so successful, so funny."
2024-10-1703 minBehind the Joke@jgold777 | To what extent do you feel "embellishing" facts to make a story funnier is ok?Click here to reply to @jgold777 "But also, I don't know if it's because I'm a comic or writer, but when I smell that somebody is just flat out lying on stage. Not lying, but just going for the joke, it's not as funny to me, for sure. Like, I think part of the exchange is we're excited to see somebody get on stage and give us a piece of red meat or authenticity to make us feel less alone. So if you're not dishing out some actual."
2024-10-1702 minBehind the Joke@DBPardes | Closet chaos – as a female comic, are there unique mental hurdles you face when choosing what to wear on stage?Click here to reply to @DBPardes "I'm dying to answer this question because I have been on stage for the better half of my life, whether it's as an emcee or doing comedy or mostly doing music. But the last few years, I pepper my life with going on stage, but it's not a regular thing. And I bring that up because I think when you're really jamming and doing it a lot, you've got, like, uniforms that you just throw on and, you know, they work."
2024-10-1602 minBehind the Joke@BehindTheJoke | Comedians: From Imposter Syndrome to Genius. What’s real?Click here to reply to @BehindTheJoke "The point is, then I go to my car, and I'm sorry, I'm rambling, but I record myself again, and I record the dopamine high, and I'm doing it just, and I send these to my friend Dana, fellow comic, comedian. And she's laughing, but also, it's like, it's just evidence that, well, I'm not even sure what the evidence is. What was real? I don't even know. That's what's crazy."
2024-10-1603 minBehind the Joke | A Swell Community Podcast@BehindTheJoke | Comedians: From Imposter Syndrome to Genius. What’s real?Click here to reply to @BehindTheJoke "The point is, then I go to my car, and I'm sorry, I'm rambling, but I record myself again, and I record the dopamine high, and I'm doing it just, and I send these to my friend Dana, fellow comic, comedian. And she's laughing, but also, it's like, it's just evidence that, well, I'm not even sure what the evidence is. What was real? I don't even know. That's what's crazy."
2024-10-1603 minBehind the Joke@BehindTheJoke | Kill Tony and Roast Comedy Culture: why is being mean such a hot comedy trend?Click here to reply to @BehindTheJoke "So the whole, like, mean comedy trend, that's just huge right now, I have to admit. I mean, I respect it. I wouldn't say, like, hats off to kill Tony. Geez. Like, what a juggernaut. What a, you know, cash cow. Like, it's an incredible business that's flourishing, and he's excellent at it. I have to admit, the kind of gong show schadenfreude freak show aspect to it makes me uncomfortable."
2024-10-1603 minBehind the Joke | A Swell Community Podcast@BehindTheJoke | Kill Tony and Roast Comedy Culture: why is being mean such a hot comedy trend?Click here to reply to @BehindTheJoke "So the whole, like, mean comedy trend, that's just huge right now, I have to admit. I mean, I respect it. I wouldn't say, like, hats off to kill Tony. Geez. Like, what a juggernaut. What a, you know, cash cow. Like, it's an incredible business that's flourishing, and he's excellent at it. I have to admit, the kind of gong show schadenfreude freak show aspect to it makes me uncomfortable."
2024-10-1603 minBehind the Joke@BehindTheJoke | The post-bringer show penny drop – wait – it wasn’t because I was funny??Click here to reply to @BehindTheJoke "And in the beginning, when you start out, it's pretty easy to do if you're of a certain age, as I am. I know so many people, and apparently they like me and already think I'm funny, so they're not scared to come out."
2024-10-1603 minBehind the Joke | A Swell Community Podcast@BehindTheJoke | The post-bringer show penny drop – wait – it wasn’t because I was funny??Click here to reply to @BehindTheJoke "And in the beginning, when you start out, it's pretty easy to do if you're of a certain age, as I am. I know so many people, and apparently they like me and already think I'm funny, so they're not scared to come out."
2024-10-1603 minBehind the Joke@BehindTheJoke | Audition Mics at the Holy Trinity of Comedy - 7th circle of rigged hell? Or an exciting equal opportunity for all?Click here to reply to @BehindTheJoke "And now, all of a sudden, the power structure is such that, that Rita the booker is sitting there and you're wanting desperately for her to say she likes you and that you're good and that you're funny and that you matter. And for me, stand up comedy has been the first pure form of not needing to ask for permission. There's no middlemen or women. It's just you in the audience, and if you're funny, you know, they'll laugh."
2024-10-1603 minBehind the Joke | A Swell Community Podcast@BehindTheJoke | Audition Mics at the Holy Trinity of Comedy - 7th circle of rigged hell? Or an exciting equal opportunity for all?Click here to reply to @BehindTheJoke "And now, all of a sudden, the power structure is such that, that Rita the booker is sitting there and you're wanting desperately for her to say she likes you and that you're good and that you're funny and that you matter. And for me, stand up comedy has been the first pure form of not needing to ask for permission. There's no middlemen or women. It's just you in the audience, and if you're funny, you know, they'll laugh."
2024-10-1603 minBehind the Joke@BehindTheJoke | Working dirty as a female comic. Empowering or Demeaning?Click here to reply to @BehindTheJoke "And once I started doing some crowd work, it became even more fun because I would have, you know, point to the men and bring them in. And the real dance was, could I do it in a way that the men had fun? And they did, except for one male comic who got up after me, very famous back in his day comic, and made a point of saying, I hate the word vagina. It's disgusting. I like the word pussy. Tight pussy."
2024-10-1602 minBehind the Joke | A Swell Community Podcast@BehindTheJoke | Working dirty as a female comic. Empowering or Demeaning?Click here to reply to @BehindTheJoke "And once I started doing some crowd work, it became even more fun because I would have, you know, point to the men and bring them in. And the real dance was, could I do it in a way that the men had fun? And they did, except for one male comic who got up after me, very famous back in his day comic, and made a point of saying, I hate the word vagina. It's disgusting. I like the word pussy. Tight pussy."
2024-10-1602 minBehind the Joke@BehindTheJoke | Closet chaos – as a female comic, are there unique mental hurdles you face when choosing what to wear on stage?Click here to reply to @BehindTheJoke "Looks like you work at the onion. Funny or die. Okay, this is about me. Yeah. I feel like I have my, like, Tina Fey business look. That. That seems to work pretty well. I have, like, my jumpsuit look, which. Yeah, that seems to be. It's almost like the proletariat worker thing."
2024-10-1601 minBehind the Joke | A Swell Community Podcast@BehindTheJoke | Closet chaos – as a female comic, are there unique mental hurdles you face when choosing what to wear on stage?Click here to reply to @BehindTheJoke "Looks like you work at the onion. Funny or die. Okay, this is about me. Yeah. I feel like I have my, like, Tina Fey business look. That. That seems to work pretty well. I have, like, my jumpsuit look, which. Yeah, that seems to be. It's almost like the proletariat worker thing."
2024-10-1601 min
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