Hot Breath! (Learn Comedy from the Pros)
Every Monday listeners get exclusive access to the most influential minds in comedy. Award winning comedian and host Joel Byars captures the inspiring stories and insightful techniques behind your favorite comics with interviews NPR describes as "discovering the desire to be a comedian, their craft and their unifying bond found within the world of stand up comedy."
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 49 minutes
- Episodes
- 210
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Costaki Economopoulos - Comedy Writing Masterclass, Young Comic Advice, Life as a Road Comic - Comedy Podcast
Costaki Economopoulos is one of comedy's most well respected writers and performers and this interview shares exactly how and why he does it. With over 20 years of comedy experience, he puts on a com…
$100 Joke Contest Winner Joan Fuchsman - How to Edit Your Ideas into Killer Jokes - Comedy Podcast
Joan Fuchsman is not only a hilarious columnist but an amazing comedy writer that runs her own writing rooms in the Hot Breathiverse. She has quickly grown from guessing at what to write about into c…
Rosebud Baker - Bill Burr's Comedy Advice, Booking Just for Laughs, Comedy Writing Tips + MORE - Comedy Podcast
Rosebud Baker joins us to share her comedy secrets behind how to find your comedic voice, joke writing tips, doing authentic act-outs, and much more.
She is one of comedy's rising stars and this in-d…
The Surprising Truth Behind Filming a Dry Bar Comedy Special - Comedy Podcast
After 11+ years in comedy, I recently filmed a Dry Bar comedy special and learned a HUGE lesson I wish I knew sooner. This quick and intimate episode is here to help you apply this lesson that took m…
Ron Funches - Finding Your Comedic Voice, Getting Paid Consistently, Wrestling and Comedy Parallels - Comedy Podcast
Ron Funches has one of comedy’s most unique voices and this episode shares exactly why and how he does it. Ron drops a lot of comedy gems in this episode not only about his writing process but also a…
$100 Joke Contest Winner Jack Allen - How to Write Personal Material, Doing Killer Act-Outs, Writing Techniques+ MORE - Comedy Podcast
Every month we do a $100 Joke Contest that challenges comics to write a new 90 second set in just 7 days and this month's winner is Jack Allen. Although he is just now getting experience on stage, hi…
How to Break Writer's Block in 5 Minutes - Comedy Podcast
Listen to this if you are frustrated with not generating new material fast enough. We all have struggled with writer's block but this simple tip will help you to stop thinking and start writing. The …
Yannis Pappas - Why He Quit Comedy, How to Go Viral, Writing on Stage + MORE - Comedy Podcast
Yannis Pappas joins us to share his story of at once time quitting comedy to becoming one of the most popular comics in the game. He also shares his secret sauce to creating viral social media, writi…
How to Refine and Tigthen Your Ideas into Jokes (Pro Talk Series Finale) - Comedy Podcast
This episode combines over 75 years of comedy experience into one comedy masterclass.
In our Hot Breath! Pro comedian incubator, we interviewed all the top comedy authors in the game to bring your the…
How to Find Your Comedic Attitude (Feat. Stephen Rosenfield) - Comedy Podcast
This episode combines over 75 years of comedy experience into one comedy masterclass.
In our Hot Breath! Pro comedian incubator, we interviewed all the top comedy authors in the game to bring your the…