Comedy Obsessed
Hi. My name’s Mike Franke. I’m a stand-up comic. I think stand-up is an art form. I respect and appreciate it as an art form. This is a podcast called Comedy Obsessed, where I discuss the art of stand-up comedy. I hope comedy fans/nerds and other stand-up comics enjoy it and/or learn some exciting shizz from it.
I’m also into psychology, philosophy, neuroscience, and literature, specifically how all of those things relate to the art of stand-up comedy. I’m not focused on being funny on this podcast. I worry about doing that on stage. Here, I’m more interested in questions about creativity and artistic expression.
Also, I’m a dentist, and I enjoy taking photos of other stand-up comics. You can learn more about that stuff on my website: anotherlazymillennial.com.
Maybe I can help you take care of your teeth too. Wouldn’t that be weird and fun?
Thanks for listening!
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 13 minutes
- Episodes
- 32
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2024
Every Sentence
Wherein we get mean and critique the quality of our writing one sentence at a time.
00:03:47 |
Tue 22 Oct 2024
"Good Set"
Wherein we face the hard truths and decide to stop lying to our friends about their dreams. This is gonna hurt me, but that’s good.
00:04:57 |
Mon 21 Oct 2024
Subtlety
Wherein we pay homage to the late, great Norm Macdonald and his distinctive ability to shock and delight while maintaining a steadfast, even keel.
00:04:19 |
Tue 15 Oct 2024
Emotional Distance
Wherein we set aside joke structure and check in with vibes. What’s the vibe in the room? Do you feel close to your audience? Does your audience feel close to you? What is the proper emotional di…
00:13:52 |
Mon 14 Oct 2024
Confidence
Wherein we consider the proper balance of confidence to afford the comedian on stage. How does the hubristic narcissist manage to curb his self-importance without relinquishing his air of authority …
00:10:35 |
Tue 08 Oct 2024
Dumb Lightning
Wherein we drag out the old comedy adage: people shouldn’t have to think to get the joke. Why beat this particular dead horse? Most people still don’t get it. Myself included.
00:08:30 |
Mon 07 Oct 2024
Joy
Wherein we try to recall what it was like to feel joy as a child and use that as inspiration for capturing and delivering that feeling to audiences of depressed, anxious, miserable adults in dark roo…
00:06:58 |
Tue 01 Oct 2024
People, Not Plot
Wherein we contrast the approach to the indie film with the studio blockbuster and apply the strategy in like kind to stand-up comedy writing.
00:07:15 |
Mon 30 Sep 2024
Cool is Needy
Wherein we explore the paradox of the world’s least impressive art form.
00:04:48 |
Tue 20 Aug 2024
Overacting
Wherein we point out that it would be helpful if I had better acting skills.
00:07:14 |
Mon 19 Aug 2024
Scattered Writing Tips
Wherein we toss together several random tips that have helped me write better jokes. Basic rules that many of us resist following.
00:10:22 |
Tue 13 Aug 2024
Memory
Wherein we review basic practices for avoiding flubbing the lines you came up with.
00:08:49 |
Mon 12 Aug 2024
Secrets and Ghost Stories
Wherein we go camping out in the woods late at night together. Spooky.
00:03:25 |
Tue 06 Aug 2024
The Nervous Listener
Wherein we reconsider stand-up comedy as the art of listening as opposed to speaking.
00:07:22 |
Mon 05 Aug 2024
Don't BS Yourself
Wherein we consider what the Ancient Greeks may have had to say about performing stand-up comedy to gain the attention of an unsuspecting crowd.
00:06:56 |
Tue 30 Jul 2024
Art You Care About
Wherein we consider how being selfish can help you create better art for others, as well as prevent you from becoming a fake punk. Art doesn’t blend in. Art says something different.
00:08:58 |
Mon 29 Jul 2024
Making Trash
Wherein we question why comedians don't get no respect the way painters, musicians, and poets do.
00:15:38 |
Wed 02 Nov 2022
Cutting Material
Wherein we evaluate the capability of our inner producer to rein in the feral cat that is our creative mind.
00:15:47 |
Mon 31 Oct 2022
Transactional Relationship?
Wherein we consider the limitations of expressing our authentic personality on stage and explore what might be exchanged between comedians and audiences other than laughter and money.
00:13:12 |
Wed 26 Oct 2022
Edgy Audiences?
Wherein we say some things that are bound to be misinterpreted by some people or perhaps simply interpreted in the only way they know how to interpret such things.
00:24:56 |
Mon 24 Oct 2022
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