{"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":"The Evolution of Jokes","slug":"the-evolution-of-jokes","published_at":"2026-03-24T16:09:39+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071/the-evolution-of-jokes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/messed-up-to-set-ups-a-michaelhalcomb-live-podcast-7140071","url":"https://www.michaelhalcomb.live/p/the-evolution-of-jokes","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/191995081/1bc3454b2b4b6701dbc237558e7c0f7e.mp3","summary":"Hello, Friends! It’s episode 104 of The Messed-Up To Set-Ups podcast and I’m thrilled to welcome back the hilarious Tyrone Burston, a two-time Queen City Comedian of the Year. Join us as we workshop some jokes, chat about the dynamics of introversion and extroversion in relationships, and discuss what happens when a pedicure goes wrong. Also, Tyrone shares some of his comedic process as we brainstorm punchlines. Best of all, this episode offers a custom behind-the-scenes look at how jokes evolve over time. It’s a fun and insightful episode you don’t want to miss. Tune in! JOKE WRITING COURSE : By the way, if you have any interest at all in learning about your persona, how to write some jokes, or doing stand-up comedy, check out my online joke writing course, “The Joke Writer’s Lab,” HERE . JOKE MEMORY COURSE: My companion course to “The Joke Writer’s Lab” is now live: “The Comedian’s Memory Lab.” Learn how to conceptualize, organize, and memorize your entire comedy set. This method works for 10 jokes or 100, a set that’s 3 minutes of 1 hour. You can get it HERE . MichaelHalcomb.Live is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to MichaelHalcomb.Live at www.michaelhalcomb.live/subscribe","meta_description":"Hello, Friends! It’s episode 104 of The Messed-Up To Set-Ups podcast and I’m thrilled to welcome back the hilarious Tyrone Burston, a two-time Queen City…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1753,"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/the-evolution-of-jokes/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/the-evolution-of-jokes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}