{"podcast":{"title":"Messed-Up To Set-Ups - A MichaelHalcomb.Live Podcast","slug":"messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071","podcast_index_feed_id":7140071,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/3438494.rss","website_url":"https://www.michaelhalcomb.live/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/3438494/db7c2e2c5d63b33ac54c696cc1c28d22.jpg","author":"Discussing The Messed-Up Things That Make Life Funny","episode_count":136,"summary":"Stand-up comedian | Joke writing instructor Performing comedy, Teaching the craft 📺 Clips | 📝 Courses | ✍️ Blog |🎙️ Pod _____ Featured: 🐼 Bored Panda • 🌐 AOL • 🎥 Yahoo! • 🎬 TheWrap • 🪞 The Mirror • 📰 Epoch Times • 📻 103.3 FM & 98.5 FM • Etc.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-12T16:17:01.477356+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071"},"episode":{"title":"Replay: The Joke Writer's Lab Live Stream #4","slug":"replay-the-joke-writer-s-lab-live-stream-4","published_at":"2026-05-09T16:55:35+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/replay-the-joke-writer-s-lab-live-stream-4","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071","url":"https://www.michaelhalcomb.live/p/replay-the-joke-writers-lab-live-8fa","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/197021401/671090834f37583c96bb1ca2a9199d07.mp3","summary":"Hello, Friend. If you missed The Joke Writer’s Lab live stream #4 today, you can watch it again at your leisure. In this session, I take a random, half-formed idea and turn it into a fully structured story bit using what I call “The W Method,” showing in real time how a simple premise about buying and trying to sell/trade in a car can evolve into something funny. I also offer insight into a powerful rhetorical device ( epistrophe ), which can help sharpen punchlines and control audience misdirection. So, once again, I pull back the curtain on my process and let everyone see the messy, practical, behind-the-scenes process of joke writing. Tune in - the replay video is below. Oh…and before you go, let me ask: Are you ready to level up in your comedy journey? If so, I would highly reccommend checking out these resources: * FREE - “The Round-Up” : My weekly comedy newsletter, choc-full of insights from videos, articles, and so on. This’ll also give you FREE access to “The Joke Blueprint Playbook.” Get the newsletter HERE . * FREE - The Joke Blueprint Playbook : Act now and get an exclusive, 17-page toolkit that I designed specifically to solve some of the biggest joke-writing struggles comedians have. This comprehensive guide is packed with actionable advice, and it’s entirely exclusive to this community. Get it HERE . * The Joke Writer’s Lab: Stop guessing at what makes people laugh. In this self-paced, online course, you’ll get the tools to find your unique comedic persona and learn the exact mechanics of writing a bulletproof joke. Get it HERE . * The Comedian’s Memory Lab: Never blank on stage again!!! Learn my insider method to build and flawlessly memorize your entire set, whether you are doing 3 minutes at an open mic or headlining for an hour. Get it HERE . Get ful…","meta_description":"Hello, Friend. If you missed The Joke Writer’s Lab live stream #4 today, you can watch it again at your leisure. In this session, I take a random, half-fo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2223,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/episodes/replay-the-joke-writer-s-lab-live-stream-4/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/replay-the-joke-writer-s-lab-live-stream-4.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}