Talk Funny Nagoyacomedy

Comedians Mark Bailey and Steve Howard give advice on getting into comedy via the open mic route, why the Kill Tony podcast is a great primer for open mic wannabes, Mark and Steve compare their standup material writing, and why heckling is bad, again, Talk Funny is a show about comedians in Japan from all over the world, working in comedy in Japan, writing comedy, working, doing stand up and getti...

Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller give unsolicited advice to established comedians and which one Mark does not think is funny, memories of Rodney Dangerfield and his comedy club, Mark's stories about his former comedy partner, and why you should worry if you are invited on to Gilbert Gottfried's podcast. Talk Funny is a show about comedians in Japan from all over the world, working in comedy i...

Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller give advice on getting into the comedy zone if you can, why hecklers are more annoying than you knew, what to do when jokes do not work where they should, passive aggressive comic audiences, and give your local comic a hug, not a criticism. Talk Funny is a show about comedians in Japan from all over the world, working in comedy in Japan, writing comedy, workin...

Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller discuss comedy writing tips on current events, how we write comic bits when they occur to us, Mark takes out his 'memo pad', why context is important in comedy memo notes, and a favorite Mitch Hedberg joke about comedy writing. Talk Funny is a show about comedians in Japan from all over the world, working in comedy in Japan, writing comedy, working, doing stan...

Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller make a Cosby reference, give more Netflix Comic Special reviews, over-specific career advice for comedian Russell Peters, why comedians do not do their bits off stage, and Mark and Mike coin new g-word insults in Japan. Talk Funny is a show about comedians in Japan from all over the world, working in comedy in Japan, writing comedy, working, doing stand up and...

Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller give out a movie review and free rewrite of an Adam Sandler release, talk about Netflix comedy specials, talk about Persian comedians and where they can perform, we use the racish g-word and explain who can use it, and how all countries do not have sarcasm. Talk Funny is a show about comedians in Japan from all over the world, working in comedy in Japan, writi...

Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller give out more tips for open mic challengers, why bringer shows in the US are bad, and how to be funny without talking about yourself. Mark spills the secret on organizing a perfect open mic set, and explains the emcee's duties at a comedy show. Talk Funny is a show about comedians in Japan from all over the world, working in comedy in Japan, writing comedy, wo...

Comedians Mark Bailey, and Mike Miller interview guest, identity concealed, a gay Arab comic trying out open mic contests at our shows, they talk about the marketing strategies of some rock bands, what if Edison was Jewish, Our guest outs K.D. Lang, how Mark's student didn't know about Freddy Mercury, and why Iran is unique according to the former President there. Talk Funny is a show about comedi...

Comedians Mark Bailey, and Mike Miller interview guest, identity concealed, a gay Arab comic trying out open mic contests at our shows, they talk about the schmuck index, how long do you wait for friends, tell stories about being stood up and waiting for hours for acquaintances, mind games that people play, how fast should you walk when you are late, and who is the irritant in the making of a pear...

Comedians Mark Bailey, and Mike Miller interview guest, identity concealed, a gay Arab comic trying out open mic contests at our shows, they talk about why generalizations about specific story details are annoying, they establish that none of them are racist, what VW stands for, how statements without all do not need correction, Mark's linguistic insights, stories about elderly Jewish and Arab Dad...

Comedians Mark Bailey, and Mike Miller interview guest, identity concealed, a gay Arab comic trying out open mic contests at our shows, they talk about the no dating-students policies at businesses in Japan, Bailey's urine test, and we make fun of STD names, our guest describes the bondage version of killing a bird with two stones, how Mark's wife punished him during their dating period, what cond...

Comedians Mark Bailey, and Mike Miller interview guest, identity concealed, a gay Arab comic trying out open mic contests at our shows, they talk about how this podcast gets rated explicit, our gay Arab guest gives insights about the Saudi Prince and tips for sex workers in changing the name for cash, and how you cannot gag our guest. Mark's former roommate's comments about our guest, and Mark tal...

Comedians Mark Bailey, Mike Miller, and Steve Howard interview guest, identity concealed, a gay Arab comic trying out open mic contests at our shows, they talk about how long it takes to introduce this guest on the show, an irreverent look at funerals in Judaism, Mike and Mark discover convenience stores in Japan, a recent uncomfortable anti-semite encounter, how to discover xenophobia in everyday...

Comedians Mark Bailey, Mike Miller, and Steve Howard interview guest, identity concealed, a gay Arab comic trying out open mic contests at our shows, they talk about how unrecognizable our guest's Ed Sheeran impersonation is, why our guest thinks Patti Smith should die, whether the Kill Tony format open mic format would work in Japan, why microphone companies love one of our open mic guests, Mark...

Mike Miller joins Mark Bailey to talk about the phenomenon of flower viewing parties in Japan and how to get in trouble at these gatherings, we do a shout out to The Rising Wasabi website, which we are fans of, how Japanese men have caught on to our foreigner guy tricks, and why our show gets rated as explicit, and Mark and Mike describe photos we have taken that can never be posted online. Talk F...

Comedians Mark Bailey, Steve Howard, Mike Miller, and Magician Joe Hindman retell a Milton Burle/Jerry Seinfeld joke, recall dumb questions they have been asked, and discuss wife geography on where things go, what food Joe can eat in Japan, and which of Mark's kids has his DNA, Mark's, not Joe's DNA. Talk Funny is a show about comedians in Japan from all over the world, working in comedy in Japan,...

Comedians Mark Bailey, Steve Howard, Mike Miller, and Magician Joe Hindman talk about how Mark's 5th floor hospital memory is a lot like the Niagara Falls routine by Abbott and Costello, Joe the Magician talks about the perils of doing the spike in a bag trick and other near disasters during his dangerous portions of his magic act, Sigfried and Roy's magic act, why AIDS is not a Japanese disease a...

Comedians Mark Bailey, Steve Howard, Mike Miller, and Magician Joe Hindman talk about fake drama conversations with our wives, our favorite Netflix shows, why guest comics should keep the time allotted to them onstage, how to always be ready to go on stage for a promotion in responsibility, Mark's Houdini lesson to students about listening carefully, and how arguing with his wife reminds Mark of a...

Comedians Mark Bailey, Mike Miller, and Magician Joe Hindman talk about the worst drivers in Japan, AIchi prefecture drivers where we live, a flashback to Mark's morning drive one man Jew crew public safety parody, Mark answers his wife's theoretical question of what is the worst that could happen in a street accident, what color is a go light really, and why Mark does not take advice from motoris...

Celebrating our 50th podcast! Comedians Mark Bailey, Steve Howard, Mike Miller, and Magician Joe Hindman talk about our wives and rules on when we can and cannot attend events, why we are not invited onto Gilbert Gottfried's podcast soon, and why Mark does not think professionally paid comedy is a hobb, what you can and cannot flush down Japanese toilets, a typical comedy night for us when we play...

Comedians Mark Bailey, Mike Miller, and Magician Joe Hindman tell of how you can never feel worse than your Japanese wife even when you are dying, western holidays as celebrated in Japan and how comics think about it, why you should put your kids to bed only, and Mark tells you things you should not say in an ambulance and does a very short tribute to Chester Bennington on crawling with no leg cir...

Comedians Mark Bailey, Steve Howard, and Magician Joe Hindman tell more of their favorite train stories from living in Japan, how to spot sick or insane people on the train, Mark's goofy story as recounted on radio, and Mark's accidental stay very very near a mental ward. Talk Funny is a show about comedians in Japan from all over the world, working in comedy in Japan, writing comedy, working, doi...

Comedians Mark Bailey, Steve Howard, and Magician Joe Hindman tell their favorite train stories from living in Japan, why you should pay close attention on Japanese trains, how not to invite people to your event, what Mark does when someone demands he do comedy on the spot in public places, and why Mark dreads Gloria Allred holding a press conference with him. Talk Funny is a show about comedians...

Comedians Mark Bailey, Mike Miller, and Magician Joe Hindman talk about doing magic in Japan, best and worst audience experiences, why its important to Mark that comics get paid in Nagoya as opposed to other cities in Japan, how and why comics in Nagoya are writing 2 to 3 new hours of material a year compared to working comics in the US, and why Louis CK impresses comics here. Talk Funny is a show...

Comedians Mark Bailey, Mike Miller, and Steve Howard talk about beverages and recreation that can get you kicked out of Japan, Mark's story about arguing with a visitor about what apartment he is in, they explain how and why John Lennon died, why Joe Rogan will never do a sober month again in their opinion, and they make fun of the Japanese only language policy in Immigration prisons in Japan. Tal...