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
HB! Live #020 - How to Organize Your Jokes, Getting on Stage for the First Time, Finding Local Open Mics + MORE
We're back with another Hot Breath! Live answering all of your comedy questions. Don't forget to join our email list for reminders of future livestreams!
- How to Organize Your Jokes
- Getting on Stage for…
HB! Live #019 - First Open Mic Tips, How to Conquer Stage Fright, How to Write Authentic Material + MORE - comedy podcast
We're back with another Hot Breath! Live answering all of your comedy questions. Don't forget to join our email list for reminders of future livestreams!
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HB! Live #018 - How to Generate Joke Ideas, How to Structure Your Sets, Handling Heckler Tips + MORE - comedy podcast
We're back with another Hot Breath! Live answering all of your comedy questions. Don't forget to join our email list for reminders of future livestreams!
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HB! Live #017 - Are Comedy Festivals Worth It?, Comedy Club Etiquette, Preparing for Competitions + MORE
We're back with another Hot Breath! Live answering all of your comedy questions. Don't forget to join our email list for reminders of future livestreams!
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HB! Live #016 - The Tom Brady Roast, How to Analyze Your Sets, Are Comedy Classes Worth It? + MORE
Joel and Yoshee are back sharing some killer comedy game on this week's live show.
Topics covered are:
- The Tom Brady Roast
- How to Analyze Your Sets
- How to open your sets connecting with the audience
- Are…
HB! Live #015 - Comedy Special Masterclass with Felicia Madison and Slade Ham
If you've ever thought about self-producing a comedy special then this is the podcast for you. We go deep with two comedy veterans Felicia Madison and Slade Ham to share their 20+ years of comedy exp…
HB! Live #014 - Richie Satori's Sober Comedy Journey, Joel Performs in Cayman Islands, Yoshee Heckler Story, + MORE
Joel and Yoshee are back to share their shocking weekends working the comedy road and our comedy family Richie Satori joins the show to share his sober journey and how he's built a business with it. …
HB! Live #013 - How to Handle Hecklers Masterclass
Fresh off one of his wildest heckler experiences ever, Joel breaks down his best tips for how to handle hecklers of all types.
Topics covered are:
- How to identify the type of heckler
- Tricks to getting…
HB! Live #012 - The Comedian Financial Masterclass with Tammara Buckey (Taxes, Write Offs, LLCs, + MORE)
Tammara Buckey joins us to share her 20+ of financial industry experience and help us treat comedy like a business. This is the boring side of comedy that can make or break your career so listen up a…
HB! Live #011 - Dave Attell's New Special Review, Generating New Joke Ideas, Balancing Competive Comedians + MORE
We're back to help answer all your comedy questions!
On this week's Hot Breath! Live we discuss:
- Dave Attell's New Special
- Dealing with competition in comedy
- How to generate new jokes
- Finding sources for…
Comedy Student Masterclass - How to Become a Comedian with Joel Byars and Eu-Rway Chew
Young comic Eu-Rway Chew recently interviewed me for a school project about how to become a comedian and I was so inspired I had to share this with the #HotBreathiverse.
We go deep on the reality of …
HB! Live #010 - Clean Comedy Tips, Show Production Mistakes, Writing Technique Advice + MORE
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HB! Live #009 - Yoshee Did Comedy in Spain, Is Clean Comedy Harder? + MORE
We're back with plenty to talk about after our week "off" so buckle up comedy fam!
Topics covered are:
- Cultural differences in comedy
- Is clean comedy harder?
- + MORE
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HB! Live #008 - How to Write Clean Comedy Topics, Developing Natural Delivery, Yoshee's New Comedy Special,
Topics covered are:
- Yoshee's New Comedy Special
- How to Write Clean Comedy Topics
- Is roasting a dying art?
- How to not deliver like a robot?
- + MORE
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Pete Lee - Social Media Tips, The Creative Process of Joke Writing, The Comedian Mindset - comedy podcast
If you don’t know by now, Hot Breath! is all about helping cultivate the next generation of great comics by creating the world’s most supportive comedy community.
We are all about comics helping comi…
HB! Live #007 - The Struggle of Producing a Special, How to Create More Content + MORE
This is one of our most candid episodes yet diving deep into the topic of overcoming self-doubt and having the confidence to create your own opportunities.
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Rome Green - The Business of Comedy, Comedian Content Tips, The Mindset of a Comedian - comedy podcast
We’re getting deep today comedy fam…
This week’s episode will definitely have you thinking as I sit down with OG Hot Breathren Rome Green.
He was a member of YouTube’s first comedy group, Dormtainmen…
HB! Live #006 - Are Festivals Worth It?, Networking Tips, When to Film a Special, + MORE
Topics covered are:
- Review of West End Comedy Fest
- The Value of Festivals
- Rachel Feinstein's Crazy Comedy Pace
- Networking Tips for Introverts
- When are you ready to film a comedy special?
- + MORE
Join our P…
Rob Haze's Grind from Open Mics to Tonight Show and Comedy Specials
Our first guest ever Rob Haze returns for our first live podcast ever to promote his first ever comedy special. That's a lot to digest just like this interview sharing a rare peak behind the curtain …
HB! Live #005 - How to Self-Produce a Comedy Special with Adam Muller
NYC comic Adam Muller returns to share his experience self-producing his second comedy special in just 7 years of doing comedy. We get into all the goods on how you can produce your own comedy specia…