# Messed-Up To Set-Ups - A MichaelHalcomb.Live Podcast

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Official site: https://www.michaelhalcomb.live/podcast
Author: Discussing The Messed-Up Things That Make Life Funny
Episodes: 136

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## Episodes
- [Navigating Comedy's Hidden Battles](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/navigating-comedy-s-hidden-battles) — 2026-07-11T16:17:13+00:00
- [We Turned a Disaster Into a Killer Joke](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/we-turned-a-disaster-into-a-killer-joke) — 2026-07-06T14:58:39+00:00
- [Comedy Habits That Actually Matter](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/comedy-habits-that-actually-matter) — 2026-06-29T14:13:01+00:00
- [How Good Comedians Actually Get Better](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/how-good-comedians-actually-get-better) — 2026-06-26T13:12:41+00:00
- [Most Comedians Skip This Step](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/most-comedians-skip-this-step) — 2026-06-23T20:45:14+00:00
- [Where Good Jokes Come From](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/where-good-jokes-come-from) — 2026-06-21T18:14:54+00:00
- [The Joke Writer's Lab (Live Stream #6)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/the-joke-writer-s-lab-live-stream-6) — 2026-06-20T16:38:28+00:00
- [On The Mic After 14 Years](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/on-the-mic-after-14-years) — 2026-06-16T14:43:30+00:00
- [Songwriting In Comedy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/songwriting-in-comedy) — 2026-06-13T20:47:32+00:00
- [Finding Your Comedy Lane](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/finding-your-comedy-lane) — 2026-06-10T18:32:23+00:00
- [Can You Roast Without Being A Jerk?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/can-you-roast-without-being-a-jerk) — 2026-06-07T18:25:31+00:00
- [Why Comedians Freeze During Crowd Work](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/why-comedians-freeze-during-crowd-work) — 2026-06-06T16:48:12+00:00
- [God Laughs?! And...Roasts?!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/god-laughs-and-roasts) — 2026-06-02T17:45:39+00:00
- [The Power of Specificity](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/the-power-of-specificity) — 2026-05-30T20:03:32+00:00
- [Insights From A Humor Columnist](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/insights-from-a-humor-columnist) — 2026-05-26T17:35:20+00:00
- [Everyday Life Is Your Material](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/everyday-life-is-your-material) — 2026-05-23T13:46:46+00:00
- [Starting Comedy At 50](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/starting-comedy-at-50) — 2026-05-20T15:49:36+00:00
- [Real-Time Joke Writing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/real-time-joke-writing) — 2026-05-16T18:30:53+00:00
- [Clean Comedy = More Opps](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/clean-comedy-more-opps) — 2026-05-12T21:10:43+00:00
- [Southern Comedy Unleashed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/southern-comedy-unleashed) — 2026-05-10T18:12:13+00:00
- [Replay: The Joke Writer's Lab Live Stream #4](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/replay-the-joke-writer-s-lab-live-stream-4) — 2026-05-09T16:55:35+00:00
- [Improv Comedy Duo](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/improv-comedy-duo) — 2026-05-05T17:14:09+00:00
- [Using Comedy for Revenge?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/using-comedy-for-revenge) — 2026-05-02T19:27:29+00:00
- [A.I. and Joke Writing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/a-i-and-joke-writing) — 2026-04-29T15:21:40+00:00
- [The Art of Escalation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/the-art-of-escalation) — 2026-04-26T21:06:42+00:00
- [Comedy Branding 101](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/comedy-branding-101) — 2026-04-21T16:14:41+00:00
- [What To Do When Jokes Don't Work](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/what-to-do-when-jokes-don-t-work) — 2026-04-18T14:17:51+00:00
- [From Open Mics to Dry Bar Comedy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/from-open-mics-to-dry-bar-comedy) — 2026-04-14T16:44:55+00:00
- [The Secret To Comedy Success?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/the-secret-to-comedy-success) — 2026-04-11T17:22:49+00:00
- [Barry Katz Unplugged: Elevate Your Act](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/barry-katz-unplugged-elevate-your-act) — 2026-04-07T14:18:33+00:00
- [Learn to Write Jokes for FREE](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/learn-to-write-jokes-for-free) — 2026-04-04T15:19:34+00:00
- [Once Again, Return of the Mack](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/once-again-return-of-the-mack) — 2026-03-31T14:21:51+00:00
- [Learning from One of Comedy's Living Legends](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/learning-from-one-of-comedy-s-living-legends) — 2026-03-28T15:40:59+00:00
- [The Evolution of Jokes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/the-evolution-of-jokes) — 2026-03-24T16:09:39+00:00
- [Finding Success While Staying True To You](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/finding-success-while-staying-true-to-you) — 2026-03-17T14:24:50+00:00
- [Jokes, Stories, and Stand-Up Secrets](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/jokes-stories-and-stand-up-secrets) — 2026-03-14T16:19:36+00:00

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