{"podcast":{"title":"Chasing Comedy","slug":"chasing-comedy-7048177","podcast_index_feed_id":7048177,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/chasing-comedy/","website_url":"https://chasing-comedy.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/5925967a-b055-486b-b1a3-1bcc70981716/Chasing-Comedy-Thumbnail-2000x2000.jpg","author":"Brian Scott McFadden & Dustin Chafin","episode_count":63,"summary":"Chasing Comedy features professional comedians Brian Scott McFadden and Dustin Chafin as they dive deep into the chaotic world of comedy and the craft of Standup, exploring the nuances of joke writing, the unpredictable nature of live performance, and try to humorously make sense of the world while working out, or failing at crafting, that next great joke. With plenty of laughs and candid moments, join them as they tackle a lively exploration of the art of chasing comedy in a world filled with absurdities.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T00:18:04.578608+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-comedy-7048177"},"episode":{"title":"Chasing Comedy - Episode 46: Clean Comedy, Fake Laughs & Zoom Therapy","slug":"chasing-comedy-episode-46-clean-comedy-fake-laughs-zoom-therapy","published_at":"2025-12-28T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-comedy-7048177/chasing-comedy-episode-46-clean-comedy-fake-laughs-zoom-therapy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-comedy-7048177","url":"https://chasing-comedy.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/94e6059f-6997-4b3b-8bf4-93a44bdcb006.mp3","summary":"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.","meta_description":"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…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3383,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/chasing-comedy-7048177/episodes/chasing-comedy-episode-46-clean-comedy-fake-laughs-zoom-therapy/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-comedy-7048177/chasing-comedy-episode-46-clean-comedy-fake-laughs-zoom-therapy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}