Let's Talk About Sets! Podcast
1) Episode 058 PAIN – Patrick Holbert: “Who is doing the emotional lifting?”
PAIN The delightful charm monster, Patrick Holbert, joins us to pick away at PAIN in stand-up comedy. We talk about how pain is the source of much of stand-up, both physical and emotional, and how us...Show More
Episode 058 PAIN – Patrick Holbert: “Who is doing the emotional lifting?”
1:42:41 | Mar 16th, 2020
2) Episode 057 GAY SHIT – Jay Jurden: “Perform for the audience you have”
GAY SHIT In this episode, the "illustrious" Jay Jurden joined us to gayly talk about gay humor and also humor about gayness. Our goal was to examine the relationship between stand-up comedy, homosexu...Show More
3) Episode 056 MORALITY – Roy Wood Jr: “It’s fun to juggle dynamite”
MORALITY The Daily Show’s Roy Wood Jr. examines MORALITY in the context of stand-up comedy. Stand-up dances the lines of right and wrong, good and bad, proper and improper. Sometimes the question is,...Show More
4) Episode 055 CALLBACKS – LeClerc Andre: “Instant in-jokes”
CALLBACKS The 8’9″ LeClerc Andre crawled in on his hands and knees to get through the doorway to lay down on the ground while he helped us explore CALLBACKS in stand-up comedy. A specialty of his, Le...Show More
5) Episode 054 CLEAN (2 of 2) – Steven Rogers: “Mastery: when you’re such a genius, you’re an idiot”
CLEAN (part 2 of 2) In this second part of our CLEAN comedy interview of the pathologically nice Steven Rogers, we jump right into great material. We listen, laugh, and geek out over it through the l...Show More
6) Episode 053 CLEAN (1 of 2) – Steven Rogers: “It’s a safe bet”
CLEAN (part 1 of 2) It’s hard to say whether Steven Rogers is nicer than he is funny or vice-a-versa, but with Stephen Colbert and Brian Regan giving him their official thumbs up, the formula works. ...Show More
7) Episode 052 PRESENCE – Bret Raybould: “Don’t give a fuck if this goes well”
Episode 052 PRESENCE - Bret Raybould: "Don't give a fuck if this goes well" PRESENCE The way-too-likable, philosophically funny comic, Bret Raybould, explores the role of PRESENCE in stand-up...Show More
Episode 052 PRESENCE – Bret Raybould: “Don’t give a fuck if this goes well”
0:00 | Jun 29th, 2019
8) Episode 051 COMEDIC STORYTELLING YES AGAIN – Jeff Simmermon: “Building a gobstopper from the inside out”
PATREON LINK: https://www.patreon.com/letstalkaboutsets SEE JEFF (MCBRIDE) ON TOUR (6/2/19-July)! DETAILS AND TICKETS: http://www.jeffmcbride.com/shows COMEDIC STORYTELLING (AGAIN) The loquaciou...Show More
9) Episode 050 CONTRAST – Usama Siddiquee: “Contrast is the basis of all humor”
ormer NYC comedy wunderkind, now a full grown rocket-to-the-top funny manchild, Usama Siddiquee, returns to the show to explore the central pillar of laughter, CONTRAST, through killer bits by Nate Ba...Show More
Episode 050 CONTRAST – Usama Siddiquee: “Contrast is the basis of all humor”
1:25:08 | Apr 16th, 2019
10) Episode 049 FAMILY – Jackie Kashian: “Be a whole person”
FAMILYThe hilarious and legendary Jackie Kashian joined us to talk about FAMILY in stand-up comedy. Everyone has a family, and everyone has family dysfunction, so this topic is one of the most fundame...Show More