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Let's Talk About Sets!

The "science" & craft of stand-up comedy. A playful podcast by comics in NYC.

Ranked #1

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Episode 026 JOKE WRITING – Mark Normand: “Just keep going / You need the struggle”

Episode 026 JOKE WRITING – Mark Normand: “Just keep going / You need the struggle”

The very accomplished, always funny "edgy joke slinger," Mark Normand shares his theories on joke writing, his writing a... Read more

18 Jan 2018

1hr 41mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 018 THAT’S A BIT – Sam Evans: “It feels like you’re stumbling into it”

Episode 018 THAT’S A BIT – Sam Evans: “It feels like you’re stumbling into it”

Comic Sam Evans explores "THAT'S A BIT," the often maddening process to go from fresh idea to working joke via bits by G... Read more

14 Sep 2017

1hr 23mins

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Ranked #3

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Episode 046 JOKE THEORY PT. 1 – Harrison Greenbaum: “Is it true, is it new, is it you?”

Episode 046 JOKE THEORY PT. 1 – Harrison Greenbaum: “Is it true, is it new, is it you?”

The magically funny, super accomplished, and hyper-analytical Comedy Cellar comic, Harrison Greenbaum, delivers a master... Read more

22 Jan 2019

1hr 6mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 034 LIKABILITY – Kenny DeForest: “Own it…let it be it”

Episode 034 LIKABILITY – Kenny DeForest: “Own it…let it be it”

The all-too-likable and contagiously funny comic, Kenny DeForest (Seth Meyers, HBO's Crashing), joins us to discuss LIKA... Read more

24 May 2018

1hr 36mins

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Episode 029 THE ALBUM – Anthony DeVito: “It’s like duct tape”

Episode 029 THE ALBUM – Anthony DeVito: “It’s like duct tape”

Comedy Central's Anthony DeVito, an absurdly likable human being and an amazing comedian, deconstructs THE ALBUM with us... Read more

1 Mar 2018

2hr 15mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 036 WORD ECONOMY – Andy Sandford: “Hook, line, and thinker”

Episode 036 WORD ECONOMY – Andy Sandford: “Hook, line, and thinker”

Nationally touring stand-up comedian & Aqua Teen Hunger Force alum, Andy Sandford, revs his writer's Prius to taut W... Read more

21 Jun 2018

1hr 35mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 047 JOKE THEORY PT. 2 – Harrison Greenbaum: “The secret algorithm of comedy”

Episode 047 JOKE THEORY PT. 2 – Harrison Greenbaum: “The secret algorithm of comedy”

Harrison Greenbaum shows how he actually applies all his theories from part 1 of JOKE THEORY to his stand-up writing and... Read more

5 Feb 2019

1hr 10mins

Ranked #8

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Bonus Episode 008 – Myq Kaplan “The joke stick is my tongue”

Bonus Episode 008 – Myq Kaplan “The joke stick is my tongue”

Happy 4th! Here's a GREAT mini-episode featuring the prolific linguistic genius, Myq Kaplan. Myq hilariously shares how ... Read more

5 Jul 2018

56mins

Ranked #9

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Episode 020 CROWD WORK – Dave Lester: “Laughter is for the willing”

Episode 020 CROWD WORK – Dave Lester: “Laughter is for the willing”

Heady and hilarious comic Dave Lester covers CROWD WORK through his wealth of experience and material from Patrice O'Nea... Read more

12 Oct 2017

1hr 28mins

Ranked #10

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Episode 037 COMMITMENT – Andrea Allan: “Ripping your chest open onstage”

Episode 037 COMMITMENT – Andrea Allan: “Ripping your chest open onstage”

Andrea Allan, an aggressive, crazy, "wild animal" of a comedian, joins us to chart COMMITMENT through stand-up comedy vi... Read more

2 Aug 2018

1hr 47mins

Ranked #11

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Episode 050 CONTRAST – Usama Siddiquee: “Contrast is the basis of all humor”

Episode 050 CONTRAST – Usama Siddiquee: “Contrast is the basis of all humor”

Former NYC comedy wunderkind, now a full grown rocket-to-the-top funny manchild, Usama Siddiquee, returns to the show to... Read more

16 Apr 2019

1hr 25mins

Ranked #12

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Episode 024 MENTAL HEALTH – Dan LaMorte: “Don’t let the curve ball strike you out”

Episode 024 MENTAL HEALTH – Dan LaMorte: “Don’t let the curve ball strike you out”

The brilliantly prolific Comedy Cellar regular, Dan LaMorte, nails it in this episode on MENTAL HEALTH in stand-up. It f... Read more

7 Dec 2017

1hr 37mins

Ranked #13

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Episode 041 PACING – Joe Zimmerman: “It has to be 3x funnier than it is them learning”

Episode 041 PACING – Joe Zimmerman: “It has to be 3x funnier than it is them learning”

Fresh from a set on the Late Late Show with James Corden and just two days after dropping his new Comedy Central Records... Read more

25 Oct 2018

1hr 40mins

Ranked #14

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Episode 033 TRAGEDY – Doug Smith: “I’ll get a chunk of comedy outta this”

Episode 033 TRAGEDY – Doug Smith: “I’ll get a chunk of comedy outta this”

The brilliant storyteller and comedian Doug Smith explores the use of TRAGEDY in stand-up with us through a seminal bit ... Read more

10 May 2018

1hr 59mins

Ranked #15

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Episode 048 THE SETUP – Geoffrey Asmus: “A master of trickery”

Episode 048 THE SETUP – Geoffrey Asmus: “A master of trickery”

Undeniably funny, whitely awkward Geoffrey Asmus joins us to explore THE SETUP in stand-up comedy. Like most things in l... Read more

18 Feb 2019

1hr 36mins

Ranked #16

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Episode 035 HECKLERS – Luke Touma: “Warm but jabbing”

Episode 035 HECKLERS – Luke Touma: “Warm but jabbing”

Boston-forged comic Luke Touma tackles HECKLERS to explore why people heckle, different kinds of hecklers, and how to de... Read more

7 Jun 2018

1hr 34mins

Ranked #17

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Episode 025 IRREVERENCE – Gene Getman: “I don’t know how Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t just delete Facebook”

Episode 025 IRREVERENCE – Gene Getman: “I don’t know how Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t just delete Facebook”

Gene Getman tackles IRREVERENCE in stand-up comedy by messing with the hosts and listening to bits by Doug Stanhope, Cha... Read more

5 Jan 2018

1hr 25mins

Ranked #18

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Episode 053 CLEAN (1 of 2) – Steven Rogers: “It’s a safe bet”

Episode 053 CLEAN (1 of 2) – Steven Rogers: “It’s a safe bet”

It’s hard to say whether Steven Rogers is nicer than he is funny or vice-a-versa, but with Stephen Colbert and Brian Reg... Read more

23 Aug 2019

1hr 23mins

Ranked #19

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Episode 051 COMEDIC STORYTELLING YES AGAIN – Jeff Simmermon: “Building a gobstopper from the inside out”

Episode 051 COMEDIC STORYTELLING YES AGAIN – Jeff Simmermon: “Building a gobstopper from the inside out”

The loquacious, award-winning raconteur and NYC stand-up comic, Jeff Simmermon, hopped on the mic for the show's second ... Read more

14 May 2019

1hr 43mins

Ranked #20

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Episode 038 WRONG – Mike Recine: “Like a rollercoaster that gets to the top & catches fire”

Episode 038 WRONG – Mike Recine: “Like a rollercoaster that gets to the top & catches fire”

Conan alum Mike Recine is a national headliner & a hysterically twisted joke writer--the perfect guy to explore WRON... Read more

13 Sep 2018

1hr 34mins

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