{"podcast":{"title":"The Funny Muscle Podcast","slug":"the-funny-muscle-podcast-6768867","podcast_index_feed_id":6768867,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/TheFunnyMuclePodcast/feed.xml","website_url":"https://TheFunnyMuclePodcast.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/17883178/Funny_J_y8rqn4.jpg","author":"Mike Lukas and Chris Stiffler","episode_count":69,"summary":"Guided by the belief that anyone can learn to become funnier once they understand what to practice, the Funny Muscle Podcast aims to break down how pro comics get their best laughs. Comedian turned author Mike Lukas and cohost Chris Stiffler, an economics professor and open mic-er, use the game plan and concepts outlined in the Funny Muscle Book series to give listeners a better idea of how original (and funny) jokes are crafted.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-03T00:20:12.095944+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-funny-muscle-podcast-6768867"},"episode":{"title":"Hour A Day to Write Comedy? 12 Comics' Advice (part 2)","slug":"hour-a-day-to-write-comedy-12-comics-advice-part-2","published_at":"2025-05-06T20:05:55+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-funny-muscle-podcast-6768867/hour-a-day-to-write-comedy-12-comics-advice-part-2","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-funny-muscle-podcast-6768867","url":"https://TheFunnyMuclePodcast.podbean.com/e/hour-a-day-to-write-comedy-12-comics-advice-part-2/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/qb4xnh2dj8f88mv8/2nd_compilation_Hour_Question_Podcast8l1pi.mp3","summary":"In this episode, we cornered a dozen comedians—some voluntarily—and asked:“If you had one hour a day to train your comedy off-stage, what would you do?” There’s a wide range of answers. One practices in front of a mirror. One writes down everything that irritates them until they become punchlines. One looks up 20 facts about a topic. And yes—several review their sets like it’s game tape, pausing to say things like “Here’s where I lost Iowa.” This episode will give comedy training ideas for you to try out.","meta_description":"In this episode, we cornered a dozen comedians—some voluntarily—and asked:“If you had one hour a day to train your comedy off-stage, what would you do?” T…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1590,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-funny-muscle-podcast-6768867/episodes/hour-a-day-to-write-comedy-12-comics-advice-part-2/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-funny-muscle-podcast-6768867/hour-a-day-to-write-comedy-12-comics-advice-part-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}