# Chasing Comedy - Episode 46: Clean Comedy, Fake Laughs & Zoom Therapy

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Podcast: [Chasing Comedy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-comedy-7048177)
Published: 2025-12-28T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://chasing-comedy.captivate.fm
Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/94e6059f-6997-4b3b-8bf4-93a44bdcb006.mp3
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Duration seconds: 3383

## Resource

In Episode 46, Dustin Chafin and Brian Scott McFadden dig into the strange realities of stand-up comedy—from trying to stay “clean” on stage to completely losing control when a sign-language interpreter shows up. The conversation winds through cruise-ship comedy nightmares, fake TV laughter, bombing while trapped with audiences, and why stand-up comedy movies almost never work. They also riff on Zoom therapy, AI-generated nonsense, crowd-work role-play ideas, and the growing gap between what comedians expect and how audiences actually laugh. A funny, honest, behind-the-scenes look at the chaos, psychology, and absurd expectations of life as a working comic.

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