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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…
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…
Here at the Funny Muscle Pod, we chat a lot about the skills in crafting jokes, but in this episode, we take a hard turn to the business side of comedy.And although…
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“You look like an experienced hiker, how far are you hiking?” one group asked as I made my way up the Colorado Trail. “Another 10 miles today,” I say, “but I’ve…
If I had to thank someone for my ongoing quest to get high, it’d probably be my dentist in 1975.Inclined and bibbed with a mouth full of cotton, I remember squinting at the…
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 a cruise ship (hint: you…
First time I noticed I was losing my hair happened two years after I graduated high school. It was the spring of 1985. The Terminator with Arnold Schwarzenegger was still a big…
Chances are you’ll recognize the format or template for this device. It’s when two seemingly unconnected things are sized up against each other in order to discover their similarities and…
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 comedy special, which is about…
My eyes cracked open fifteen feet below an industrial ceiling made of cement pockmarked with unfinished air pockets; I had no idea where I was. The front lobe of my…
A friend may be waiting behind a stranger's face. - Maya Angelou Never floss with a stranger. - Joan Rivers Hello Modern Human!Welcome to the Creative POV, where every week…
Finding Your Funny Muscle Figuring out why a joke didn't work and trying again is what makes you funnier.This Amazon bestseller teaches you how to create laughs like a pro.…
Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. - Henry David Thoreau Any man can call time out, but no man can say how long…
Uncle Sam talks to his shrink as we listen in... Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. - George Santayana *** Warning: these notes are for…
The chief enemy of creativity is good sense. - Pablo Picasso Hello Modern Human!Welcome to the Creative POV, where every week an artist, Jenny Whitehead, and a comedian, Mike Lukas,…
Some people say funny things, but I say things funny. - Don Rickles Who’s the funniest person where YOU work?Why are they so funny?Do they say funny things?Or do they…
The glass is half empty, but Pops is full of advice... 6/8/21 Dear Pops, It actually happened – I just got fired from my job. My boss and I always…
You can’t use up creativity. The more you use the more you have. - Maya Angelou Hello Modern Human!Welcome to the Creative POV, where every week an artist, Jenny Whitehead,…
Uncle Sam talks to his shrink as we listen in... I feel bad for people who don’t drink. When they wake up in the morning, that’s as good as they’re…
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. - Mark Twain Serious People Often Lack this Thinkin’ Funny Fundamental A frog by itself…