I'm Not JokingGlimpse into the lives of comedians, improvisers, comedy writers, and other funny people from business, science, and the arts. Host Dr, Peter McGraw—a behavioral scientist, business school professor, and Director of the Humor Research Lab (aka HuRL)—sits down with funny people for a wide-ranging discussion of their habits, motivations, and secrets to success.

]]>en-ustrueDr. Peter McGrawhttps://www.petermcgraw.org/im-not-joking-podcast/Dr. Peter McGrawsales@podetize.comepisodicCopyright © 2018-2023 I'm Not Joking, Peter McGraw | All rights reservedCurtain Call1dP8djTKKWed, 30 Dec 2020 11:00:00 GMT4576https://petermcgraw.org/curtain-call/trueWelcome to the final episode of I'M NOT JOKING. Comedian JD Lopez returns from Episode 1 to debrief and reflect on Peter’s experience building a podcast and using it to seed his 2020 book, Shtick to Business: What the Master's of Comedy Can Teach You about Breaking Rules, Being Fearless, and Building a Serious Career. Please tune in to Peter McGraw's other podcast, Solo-The Single Person's Guide to a Remarkable Life.


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]]>101Dropping Babies With Anthony Jeselnik-_AHNJRZ4Fri, 03 Apr 2020 10:00:00 GMT4935https://www.petermcgraw.org/dropping-babies-with-anthony-jeselnik/trueAnthony Jeselnik is a comedian, writer, actor, and producer. His most recent Netflix special is Fire in the Maternity Ward, and you can see him on his Comedy Central show, Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik.

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]]>100Answering Business Questions With Shane MaussgQw2eZPneThu, 02 Apr 2020 10:00:00 GMT5522https://www.petermcgraw.org/answering-business-questions-with-shane-mausstrueWelcome to the second special dual taping of I’m Not Joking, and Here We Are, Shane Mauss’s science podcast. This episode coincides with the launch of Peter’s new book, Shtick To Business, which you can find out about at PeterMcGraw.org or buy directly from Amazon. Shane is a special contributor to the book, and Peter answers Shane’s and the audience’s questions about their business.


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]]>99Shtick to Business with Shane MaussDJaRhlqD0Wed, 01 Apr 2020 10:00:00 GMT3461https://www.petermcgraw.org/shtick-to-business-with-shane-mauss/trueWelcome to a special dual taping of I’m Not Joking and Here We Are, Shane Mauss’s science podcast. This episode coincides with the launch of Peter’s new book, Shtick to Business, which you can find out about on at PeterMcGraw.org or buy directly from Amazon. Shane is a special contributor to the book, and Peter and Shane talk about the serious lessons you can glean from the genius and madness of the world’s funniest people.

 

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]]>98Creative Help From The Masters Of ComedyVF_5LlBimTue, 31 Mar 2020 10:00:00 GMT4219https://www.petermcgraw.org/creative-help-from-the-masters-of-comedy-with-stephanie-huong-and-ben-willsontrueDid you know that you can hire the world’s funniest people to help you with your company’s creative work? Meet the founders of a new company that helps you do just that. Peter McGraw chats with guests Stephanie Houng and Ben Willson. Stephanie is the co-founder and CEO of Komedy IO, a new platform that brings together brands and comedians to create creative content. Stephanie founded a media and marketing consultancy in Asia, working with clients such as Toyota, Doritos, and Disney. Ben is an accomplished marketing professional, including having founded a Dental Marketing Agency and Consulting for Fortune 500 companies.


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]]>All Your Single Friends With Daliya Karnofsky And Avra FriedmaINvYqwBDvMon, 30 Mar 2020 10:00:00 GMT3843https://www.petermcgraw.org/all-your-single-friends-with-daliya-karnofsky-and-avra-friedmantrue






Welcome to a special dual taping of my podcasts. Both episodes are coming out just before my book, Shtick to Business, which launches on April Fool’s Day. The first is “I’m Not Joking,” the podcast that looks at the lives of funny people. The other is my recently launched podcast “SOLO,” the single person’s guide to a remarkable life. In addition to a dual taping, I have dual guests.

The first guest is Daliya Karnofsky, a comedian, performer, and dating coach. She works privately with clients on everything from online dating profiles to breaking up and moving on. She hosts the podcast, Not Your Therapist, which is a one-on-one dating coaching for guests both anonymous and not. She is the co-creator and co-host of the live show All My Single Friends, which is half comedy show half live dating app and occurs once a month in Los Angeles.

The second guest is Avra Friedman, a comedian, actress, and writer. She plays a recurring role in Steven Soderbergh’s new comedy series “Now Apocalypse.” Her acting, writing, and stand-up have been featured on Late Night with Lilly Singh, This Giant Beast, Lifetime, TruTV, Adult Swim, BuzzFeed, The New Yorker, Elizabeth Banks’ WhoHaha, and Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls. Avra is also the co-host and co-creator of All My Single Friends.


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]]>Man In Cargo PantsEtYVHNiBwSun, 29 Mar 2020 10:00:00 GMT4523https://www.petermcgraw.org/man-in-cargo-pantstrueAlex Berg is an LA-based comedian, actor, writer, and producer. Before coming to LA, he studied psychology at Vassar College. You may have seen him on Terriers, The Goldbergs, and Reno! 911. He is a team member of UCB mainstays Convoy or Sentimental Lady and a regular audience member of the Saturday Night Sentimental Lady show called Guilty Pleasures.

 

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]]>Man In Comedy Suit With Ryan Stout8nK9mJiN6Sat, 28 Mar 2020 10:00:00 GMT5009https://www.petermcgraw.org/man-in-comedy-suit-with-ryan-stouttrueRyan Stout is a comedian who has appeared on CONAN, HBO’s Funny as Hell, Comedy Central’s @Midnight, and his own half-hour special: Comedy Central Presents… Ryan Stout. He was also a regular panelist on E!’s Chelsea Lately. He most recent comedy albums is Man in the Suit.


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]]>Developing A Character With Emily Pendergastr8rsVK1PaFri, 27 Mar 2020 10:00:00 GMT3650https://www.petermcgraw.org/developing-a-character-with-emily-pendergasttrueEmily Pendergast is a member of the prestigious Groundlings Main Company. She was most recently seen in the final season of the Emmy Award winning HBO series Veep as Jonah’s wife, Beth Ryan. She will next be seen as the lead of the EKO interactive series Damage Control, which had its premiere at Sundance this year. You may have seen her in Indebted, Love, Unreal, You Can Do Better, Mike Tyson Mysteries, Search Bar, and Funny or Die.


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]]>The Irishman With David Nihill5qJqkZlaTThu, 26 Mar 2020 10:00:00 GMT3151https://www.petermcgraw.org/the-irishman-with-david-nihilltrueDavid Nihill is the author of the best-selling book Do You Talk Funny? and the Founder of FunnyBizz Conference. His work has been featured in Inc., Lifehacker, The Huffington Post, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, Forbes, NPR, and The Wall Street Journal.


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]]>Unverified with Ari ShaffirOnzg_SOkbWed, 25 Mar 2020 10:00:00 GMT3765https://www.petermcgraw.org/unverified-with-ari-shaffir/trueThis episode was taped prior to Ari Shaffir’s controversial tweet about Kobe Bryant.

Ari Shaffir is a stand-up comedian. He is producer and host of the Skeptic Tank podcast. He also co-hosts the podcast Punch Drunk Sports, and he created and previously hosted and produced the television series This is Not Happening, an adaptation of his monthly stand-up show.

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]]>Curating Comedy With Jake Kroeger-0xhUX6KtWed, 18 Mar 2020 10:00:00 GMT3930https://www.petermcgraw.org/curating-comedy-with-jake-kroegertrueJake Kroeger is a comedian, producer, and writer. Nobody knows what’s going in comedy in Los Angeles better than Jake. He created and runs The Comedy Bureau, the central source of information of everything happening throughout Los Angeles comedy for stand-up, sketch, improv, film, podcasts, clowns, and even puppets. With a reputation as LA’s foremost comedic expert, Jake has written for Vulture, Nerdist, and LA Weekly, consulted at Vin Di Bona Productions and Super Deluxe, produced a comedy album, and even gives a premium exclusive tour through the LA comedy scene via Airbnb Experiences.


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]]>Thinking Scientifically with Shane Snowj4WBruH4lWed, 04 Mar 2020 10:00:00 GMT3143https://www.petermcgraw.org/thinking-scientifically-with-shane-snow/trueShane Snow is an award-winning journalist, entrepreneur, and the author of three books—including the #1 business bestseller Dream Teams. He speaks about innovation and teamwork, has performed comedy on Broadway, and has been published in GQ, Fast Company, Wired, and The New Yorker.


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]]>Looking for the Illogical with Merrill Markoed1iZH1BtzWed, 19 Feb 2020 10:00:00 GMT3846https://www.petermcgraw.org/looking-for-the-illogical-with-merrill-markoetrueMerrill Markoe is a comedian, comedy writer, author of ten books, and Emmy award Winning writer and producer of the Late Show with David Letterman.


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]]>Things Are Gonna Get Easier with Jeff KreislerIBwme-rCAWed, 05 Feb 2020 10:00:00 GMT3527https://www.petermcgraw.org/things-are-gonna-get-easier-with-jeff-kreislertrueJeff Kreisler is a lawyer turned comedian, author and champion for behavioral economics. His first book, Get Rich Cheating, was a satirical look at cheating. His second book, Dollars And Sense: How We Misthink Money and How To Spend Smarter – was co-authored with a previous guest Dan Ariely. Jeff is also Editor-in-Chief of PeopleScience.com, a thought-leadership platform for applying behavioral science to the marketplace.


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]]>People Stories with Kristin NewmanDb01bkM1fWed, 22 Jan 2020 10:00:00 GMT4439https://www.petermcgraw.org/while-you-were-breeding-with-kristin-newmantrueKristin Newman has been writing and producing television for over 20 years, on shows including “That ’70s Show,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “Chuck,” “Galavant,” “The Muppets,” “The Neighbors,” “The Real O’Neals,” and “For the People.” She currently has an overall deal at ABC, under which she most recently produced a pilot for Hulu. She also wrote the comic travel memoir, “What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding.”


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]]>Relationships And Other Things With Stephanie McHughRCte0ovWrWed, 08 Jan 2020 10:00:00 GMT5469https://www.petermcgraw.org/relationships-and-other-things-with-stephanie-mchugh/trueStephanie McHugh is a comedian, speaker, voice over artist, and humor coach. She has been part of the Denver Comedy scene for over 16 years. She was on Nick at Nite’s TV Show “America’s Funniest Mom” and The Steve and Stephanie Morning show on KOOL 105. Stephanie is a co-founder of the MentalPause Comedy Show and The Twilight Moan Podcast. Stephanie also coaches speakers and entrepreneurs on how they can add comedy to their own presentations to connect more with their audiences.


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]]>Talking About Jokes with Jesse David Fox8dm_LF1zJWed, 25 Dec 2019 10:00:00 GMT6111https://www.petermcgraw.org/talking-about-jokes-with-jesse-david-foxtrueJesse David Fox is a writer who works at New York Magazine, first as a blogger and then a comedy columnist for New York Magazine’s pop culture site Vulture.com. In 2017, Jesse launched his podcast, Good One: A Podcast About Jokes, in which comedians discuss their jokes.


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]]>Thinking about Class with Madison Shepardzy0rGy1pPWed, 11 Dec 2019 10:00:00 GMT4067https://www.petermcgraw.org/thinking-about-class-with-madison-shepard/trueMadison Shepard is a stand-up, writer, and actor. She’s appeared on Comedy Central’s The New Negroes. She’s performed at The S.F. Sketch Fest, Broke LA, and Laugh Riot Grrrl Festival. She studied acting at Los Angeles County High School for the Arts and The Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, in London. Madison is soon to release her debut EP “Goodnight Silverlake.”


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]]>Cheap Transformations with Todd Glassa_CNab0tdWed, 27 Nov 2019 10:00:00 GMT5908https://www.petermcgraw.org/cheap-transformations-with-todd-glasstrueTodd Glass started comedy at age 16. He has performed stand-up on The Daily Show, Jimmy Kimmel, and Conan O’Brian. You can see his recent special “Act Happy” on Netflix.


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]]>Experiential Science with Troy Campbell185jYzhm8Wed, 13 Nov 2019 10:00:00 GMT5608https://www.petermcgraw.org/experiential-science-with-troy-campbelltrueTroy Campbell is a social scientist, marketing professor at the University of Oregon, professional designer, and researcher at Netflix Insights. He has worked at Disney Imagineering, Apple, and Comic-Con, as well as the change management organization On Your Feet and the fandom company Power Level Productions.


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]]>Collaborating With Lisa ChanouxhLBXrOE5pWed, 30 Oct 2019 10:00:00 GMT4743https://www.petermcgraw.org/collaborating-with-lisa-chanoux/trueLisa Chanoux is an Arab-American writer and comedian. She has performed all over the U.S. including here in Los Angeles at the Improv, Comedy Store, Laugh Factory, Dynasty Typewriter, and Upright Citizens Brigade. She hosts and produces Chatterbox Comedy Night and she is a host and producer of the ‘What’s Your Sign?’ podcast.


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]]>Stunt Journalism with Joel Steinbev1MSJ7MWed, 16 Oct 2019 10:00:00 GMT5210https://www.petermcgraw.org/stunt-journalism-with-joel-steintrueI got to know Joel Stein when he was a staff writer for TIME magazine. He has been on the writing on staff for two television shows and has written six network pilots. His forthcoming book In Defense of Elitism: Why I’m Better Than You and You’re Better Than Someone Who Didn’t Buy This Book, comes out in October 2019. In it, he documents the time he spent in Roberts County, Texas which has the highest proportion of Trump voters in the country.


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]]>Working (It) Out with Tony HortonXFeKmvA__Wed, 02 Oct 2019 10:00:00 GMT4345https://www.petermcgraw.org/working-it-out-with-tony-hortontrueTony Horton is the creator of P90X, the famous fitness series, and an array of follow-up workout programs. He is a professional speaker and the author of several books, including Bring It, Crush It, and The Big Picture


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]]>Working Hard Enough with Solange Castroru2pP74gnWed, 18 Sep 2019 10:00:00 GMT3101https://www.petermcgraw.org/working-hard-enough-with-solange-castrotrueSolange Castro is a stand-up comic and published playwright. She recently released a comedy album, “A Journey of Self Discovery,” under a new comedy label called Radland Records. She is currently writing her memoir about salsa dancing, “Salsa Chica: How I Learned To Dance Salsa And Avoid Real Life.” You can get to know Solange by visiting SolangeCastro.com where she has been blogging since 2003.






]]>Animating South Park with Jack ShihhjDxxlaXjWed, 11 Sep 2019 10:00:00 GMT4855https://www.petermcgraw.org/animating-south-park-with-jack-shihtrueJack Shih is an Emmy Award-winning animation director and producer known most notably for his work on South Park. He also has a side hustle as a voice-over artist.


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]]>Raising Eyebrows with Steve Stoliar7UKwbhfUeWed, 04 Sep 2019 10:00:00 GMT4287https://www.petermcgraw.org/raising-eyebrows-with-steve-stoliar/trueSteve Stoliar is the author of Raised Eyebrows: My Years Inside Groucho’s House, a bittersweet memoir of the last years in the life of Groucho Marx. He has also written material for Dick Cavett as well as penning episodes of such television series as Murder, She Wrote, Simon & Simon, The New WKRP in Cincinnati and Sliders.


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]]>Working On Spec with Claire DownsKgtp3CTQ7Wed, 28 Aug 2019 10:00:00 GMT3788https://www.petermcgraw.org/working-on-spec-with-claire-downs/trueClaire Downs is a comedian, writer, and producer who lives in Los Angeles. A graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts, she does a bit of everything, sold pilots, written scripts, and written for Cosmopolitan, The Daily Dot, and VICE Motherboard. One of her UCB sketches has 108 million views on YouTube.


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]]>Getting The Price Right with Danielle PereztWl0gLQeqWed, 21 Aug 2019 10:00:00 GMT4037https://www.petermcgraw.org/getting-the-price-right-with-danielle-pereztrueDanielle Perez is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actress best known as the woman in a wheelchair, with no feet, who won a treadmill on The Price Is Right. A 2018 StandUp NBC Semifinalist, she has performed at comedy clubs and festivals across the country including Laughing Skull Comedy Festival, SF Sketchfest, Brooklyn Comedy Festival, and All Jane Comedy Festival.


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]]>Smiling All the Time with Mike ReissbPr11PCdpWed, 14 Aug 2019 10:00:00 GMT2751https://www.petermcgraw.org/smiling-all-the-time-with-mike-reisstrueMike Reiss has won four Emmys and a Peabody Award during his 28 years writing for The Simpsons. He ran the show in Season 4 which Entertainment Weekly called “the greatest season of the greatest show in history.”


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]]>Making Friends with Nicole BlaineW1uWviiSLWed, 07 Aug 2019 10:00:00 GMT4698https://www.petermcgraw.org/making-friends-with-nicole-blainetrueNicole Blaine is a stand-up comic. She has been seen on NBC’s Today Show, E’s That Morning Show, San Francisco Sketchfest, Laughing Skull Comedy Festival, among other festivals. She is the executive producer of the HBO comedy special, Burning the Light. For six years, Nicole and her partner Micky produced the monthly hit show, Virgin Sacrifice, at the Westside Comedy Theater. Nicole is the head comedy writer for the online magazine RealMomDaily.com.


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]]>Being Healthy with Will HinesYeFx3nm6iWed, 31 Jul 2019 10:00:00 GMT4256https://www.petermcgraw.org/being-healthy-with-will-hinestrueWill Hines has been a performer and teacher at Upright Citizens Brigade since 2000. He’s appeared on television shows such as Broad City, Inside Amy Schumer, Brooklyn 99, Community, and My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. He’s written several books on improv, including Pirate, Robot, Ninja, which he co-authored with Billy Merritt, a previous guest on the podcast.


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]]>Ignoring The Pettiness with Esther KustanowitzNxyO3NXJxWed, 24 Jul 2019 10:00:00 GMT4588https://www.petermcgraw.org/ignoring-the-pettiness-with-esther-kustanowitztrueEsther Kustanowitz is a writer, editor, and consultant. She is a contributing writer at the Los Angeles Jewish Journal and a columnist at J. The Jewish Weekly of Northern California. She was founding editor and contributor at GrokNation.com, has written for Modern Loss, Haaretz, JTA, The Jewish Week, The Forward and eJewishPhilanthropy.


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]]>Fighting Boredom with Adam BarskyipgtKlemGWed, 17 Jul 2019 10:00:00 GMT3728https://www.petermcgraw.org/fighting-boredom-with-adam-barskytrueAdam Barsky is an Associate Professor of Management at the University of Melbourne. His research focuses on how people use emotions to make ethical decisions and judgments and, more recently, what makes things funny. He is the co-founder and COO of a social enterprise dedicated to helping ethical consumers make more informed and impactful choices.


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]]>Fearing Failure with Kym Terribile6JLkwvqKnWed, 10 Jul 2019 10:00:00 GMT3610https://www.petermcgraw.org/fearing-failure-with-kym-terribiletrueKym Terribile is a writer, Reiki practitioner, and a certified yoga teacher. She is a graduate of the University of Hawaii with a degree in English Literature. She lives in Boulder, Colorado with her two dogs.


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]]>Searching For Magnificent Obsessives with Joel Warner5w-OfHJv1hWed, 03 Jul 2019 10:00:00 GMT2752https://www.petermcgraw.org/searching-for-magnificent-obsessives-with-joel-warnertrueJoel Warner is an award-winning former staff writer for Westword and International Business Times who’s been published in Esquire, WIRED, Newsweek, Men’s Journal, Men’s Health, Bloomberg Businessweek, Popular Science, and Slate. He’s co-author of The Humor Code: A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny published by Simon & Schuster in 2014 and author of the forthcoming The Curse of the Marquis to be published by Crown Publishing Group.


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]]>Being A Professional with Mark MasterskoyiN12amWed, 26 Jun 2019 10:00:00 GMT3257https://www.petermcgraw.org/being-a-professional-with-mark-masterstrueMark Masters is a comedian based in Denver, Colorado. He specializes in clean material and has performed in showcases in New York City and Miami. He is just kicking off his career and recently published a book, Not Good Yet, that addresses his first six months as a comic.

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]]>Moving Cheese with Chester See7p1sMvismWed, 19 Jun 2019 10:00:00 GMT4456https://www.petermcgraw.org/moving-cheese-with-chester-seetrueChester See has been nominated for 6 Streamy Awards with one win for Best Original Song. He has starred on Broadway as Rock Star Stacee Jaxx in Rock of Ages. He has sold over 2 million downloads of original music without the help of a label, and was one of the first 100 people to garner over a million subscribers on YouTube.


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]]>Transformations with Gia Cognata8ghk90UeUpWed, 12 Jun 2019 10:00:00 GMT3463https://www.petermcgraw.org/transformations-with-gia-cognatatrueGia Cognata is a makeup artist, stylist, photographer and writer from Los Angeles. She loves pickles and finding a balanced between the arts and analytics. Despite her passion being happy and correct she shells out terrible advice to horny teens on twitter. She has most recently worked in behavioral therapy with autistic children focusing on independence training. I randomly found her on Instagram, where you can find her as @thegiamonster.


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]]>Roast Battles with Julie Seabaughi2-FqiB-QWed, 05 Jun 2019 10:00:00 GMT3851https://www.petermcgraw.org/roast-battles-with-julie-seabaughtrueJulie Seabaugh is the only full-time freelance comedy journalist in the United States. She has contributed to Rolling Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, GQ, Variety, Entertainment Weekly, The A.V. Club, The Village Voice, The Huffington Post, Spin, and Playboy. Julie has covered the modern roast and published the 2018 book, Ringside at Roast Battle: The First Five Years of L.A.’s Fight Club for Comedians. She is currently producing the documentary Too Soon: The Comedy of 9/11.


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]]>Getting A Good Deal with Donnie LichtensteinTbuUwnb99Wed, 29 May 2019 10:00:00 GMT3147https://www.petermcgraw.org/getting-a-good-deal-with-donnie-lichtensteintrueDonnie Lichtenstein is one of Pete’s senior colleagues at the University of Colorado’s Leeds School of Business. He attended the University of Alabama for his undergraduate degree in Marketing and received his PhD from the University of South Carolina. He was an assistant professor at LSU prior to joining CU, where he has been since. He has taught a wide array of classes and has served as both the Chair of the marketing division and in the School’s Dean’s office. His main area of research interest is behavioral pricing, and in 2004 was recognized with the Fordham Lifetime Achievement Award in Behavioral Pricing Research.


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]]>I’M NOT JOKING updates with Peter McGrawfUmQcWTP1WWed, 22 May 2019 10:00:00 GMT518https://www.petermcgraw.org/im-not-joking-updates-with-peter-mcgrawtrueYour host makes a few announcements and updates about the podcast.


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]]>Writing Or Dying with Shane MaussBgkuKi_nIWed, 15 May 2019 10:00:00 GMT4945https://www.petermcgraw.org/writing-or-dying-with-shane-mausstrueShane Mauss is a stand-up comedian. He has appeared on Conan and Jimmy Kimmel, has Netflix specials, and headlines on shows all over the world. More interestingly, Shane does comedy about science. He hosts the podcast, Here We Are, where he interviews scientists about their work. Shane is the subject of the documentary film Psychonautics, a comedic exploration of psychedelics. He is currently touring as the host and creator of Stand-up Science which is part comedy show and part TED event.


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]]>Having A Motor with Bob MankoffuEBlpUcPNWed, 08 May 2019 10:00:00 GMT4165https://www.petermcgraw.org/having-a-motor-with-bob-mankofftrueBob Mankoff is the Cartoon and Humor Editor for Esquire and former New Yorker Cartoon Editor. A student of humor and creativity, Bob has devoted his life to discovering just what makes us laugh, and seeks every outlet to do so, from developing The New Yorker’s web presence to integrating it with algorithms and A.I. He kicked off his career by quitting a PhD program in experimental psychology at The City University of New York in 1974. Shortly after, he began submitting cartoons to the New Yorker. Three years and over 2,000 cartoons later, he finally made the magazine and has since published over 950 cartoons.


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]]>Twitter Friends with Luisa Diez and Jason ZinomanGNAJ2FkxaWed, 01 May 2019 10:00:00 GMT4756https://www.petermcgraw.org/twitter-friends-with-luisa-diez-and-jason-zinomantrueLuisa Diez is an anthropologist, museum worker, and comedy booker in New York City. She splits her time between making exhibitions and producing and watching comedy shows. She currently books Too Many Cooks, a weekly show in Manhattan, as well as one-off shows at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn and other venues around NYC.


Jason Zinoman writes the On Comedy column for The New York Times. In 2011, he became the Times’s first comedy critic. He is the author of the bestseller “Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night.” He has also written the history of 1970s horror “Shock Value,” as well as the kindle single “Searching for Dave Chappelle.”


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]]>Going West with Kendall CarrollhCwqEjKg-2Wed, 24 Apr 2019 10:00:00 GMT3227https://www.petermcgraw.org/going-west-with-kendall-carrolltrueKendall Carroll started her career as a high school theater teacher in small town in West Texas. She made her way to the MBA program at the University of Colorado Boulder. While in the MBA program, Kendall has focused on Marketing, serves as the MBA Association President, and is my teaching assistant. She has accepted a job as a Product Marketing Manager at NetApp.


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]]>Live with Michael Smith from The AcademyApU_MQFgXWed, 17 Apr 2019 10:00:00 GMT2187https://www.petermcgraw.org/live-with-michael-smith-from-the-academytrueMichael Smith is a musician, veteran, husband, and father. He graduated from Heidelberg College with a Bachelors in Music with a focus on clarinet. He also received a Masters in Musicology from the University of Rochester. He spent the majority of his career with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra as Orchestra Manager, then General Manager, and then Vice-President and General Manager. Now retired,he joins the podcast from his residence at The Academy Senior Living in Boulder, Colorado.


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]]>A Great Comedy Room with Wende CurtissTQ5OdGICWed, 10 Apr 2019 10:00:00 GMT3210https://www.petermcgraw.org/a-great-comedy-room-with-wende-curtistrueWende Curtis started as a cocktail waitress at Comedy Works in Denver, moved on to general manager, and is now the owner and operator of comedy works in Downtown Denver and in South Denver. Wende expanded her business to include Comedy Works Entertainment, a concert promotion and talent management division, which has promoted such acts as Dane Cook, Carlos Mencia, and Brian Regan. Wende was honored with the Denver Business Journal’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Women in Business.


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]]>Making Interesting Things with Dan ArielyFoqP59_mFWed, 03 Apr 2019 10:00:00 GMT3691https://www.petermcgraw.org/making-interesting-things-with-dan-arielytrueDan Ariely is the James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University and a founding member of the Center for Advanced Hindsight. He is the best-selling author of Irrationally Yours, Predictably Irrational, The Upside of Irrationality, and The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty.

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]]>Making Things Fun with David ThomasG-zJHJqjfWed, 20 Mar 2019 10:00:00 GMT3586https://www.petermcgraw.org/making-things-fun-with-david-thomas/trueDavid Thomas is an assistant professor attendant in the Department of Architecture at the University of Colorado Denver. His studies the aesthetics of fun and the value of play. For nearly 20 years prior, he was a professional game journalist writing, with his work appearing in the Denver Post, Edge Magazine, and Wired. With John Sharp, he recently published the book: Fun, Taste and Games: Aesthetics for the Idle, Unproductive and Otherwise Playful.

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]]>Finding The Darkness with Zoe Rogers-cX6yvMTWWed, 13 Mar 2019 10:00:00 GMT3096https://www.petermcgraw.org/finding-the-darkness-with-zoe-rogers/trueZoe Rogers is a stand-up comedian. She’s been featured on Disney Babble and Nickmom.com and has performed at the She Devil Comedy Festival, Laughing Skull Comedy Festival, and Edinburgh Fringe.

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]]>Spontaneous Comedy with Chris Densons4POQgcmpWed, 06 Mar 2019 10:00:00 GMT3940https://www.petermcgraw.org/spontaneous-comedy-with-chris-denson/trueChris Denson is the host of the Innovation Crush podcast. He is an innovator, marketer, and recovering comedian. He is the author the Amazon #1 bestselling book, “Crushing the Box: 10 Essential Rules for Breaking Essential Rules.”

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]]>Getting Involved with Matt Walsh8qlgqwtOLWed, 27 Feb 2019 10:00:00 GMT3528https://www.petermcgraw.org/getting-involved-with-matt-walsh/trueMatt Walsh is a founding member of the national improv-sketch comedy theatre Upright Citizens Brigade which has schools and venues in both New York and Los Angeles. Chicago-born Walsh was instructed by Del Close. Matt is in good company. Dell’s students included John Belushi, Bill Murray, Tina Fey and Mike Myers. He currently stars in HBO’s comedy series Veep. He has produced and directed his own comedy films, A Better You and High Road. His new movie, Under the Eiffel Tower, is in theaters now.

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]]>Tidying Up with Will and Keikok5qPO2Gx5Wed, 20 Feb 2019 10:00:00 GMT4128https://www.petermcgraw.org/tidying-up-with-will-and-keiko/trueWill Choi is an actor, writer, and producer. Currently, he is the host of NBC News’ docu-series Break Shot with Will Choi where he interviews up and coming Asian American comedians. Will’s voice can also be heard as a recurring role in the upcoming season of Netflix’s BoJack Horseman.

Keiko Agena is a series regular on Hulu’s The First and has recurred on such shows as Better Call Saul, Shameless, and Scandal. She is best known for her role on Gilmore Girls. More recently, she wrote No Mistakes: A Perfect Workbook for Imperfect Artists.

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]]>Talking Pirates And Robots with Billy MerrittfwD00qOb4Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:00:00 GMT4007https://www.petermcgraw.org/talking-pirates-and-robots-with-billy-merritt/trueBilly has been a performer, teacher, and director with the UCB Theatre since it first opened in New York. He is a founding member of improv groups The Swarm and The Stepfathers in New York, and The Smokes in Los Angeles. His TV credits include Reno 911, Law and Order, Workaholics, Happy Endings, Weeds, Parks and Rec., and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Billy was the host of “Uncorked,” a food, wine, and travel show.

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]]>Searching For “A-ha” with Jen O’Donnell_laaEMGsLWed, 06 Feb 2019 10:00:00 GMT4167https://www.petermcgraw.org/searching-for-a-ha-with-jen-odonnell/trueJen O’Donnell is a Los Angeles based stand-up comedian, producer, host, writer and reality TV development consultant. She’s the producer and host of the Ladies Room comedy show and the podcast Take Down the Patriarchy with Solange and Jen.

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]]>Married To Comedy with Alonzo BoddenxPlP9FNSNWed, 30 Jan 2019 10:00:00 GMT2761https://www.petermcgraw.org/married-to-comedy-with-alonzo-bodden/trueThe winner of Season 3 of NBC’s Last Comic Standing, Alonzo Bodden, is a regular on NPR’s “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!” and “Comedy Congress.” He is also a panelist on the Game Show Network’s “Mind of a Man.” Alonzo has also hosted Speed Channel’s “101 Cars You Must Drive” and “America’s Worst Driver” on Travel Channel. Alonzo’s first big comedy break came when he was on the “New Faces of Comedy” showcase at industry festival, Just For Laughs, in Montreal.

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]]>Transitioning with Brandy BryantEnqfgbhMDWed, 23 Jan 2019 10:00:00 GMT3775https://www.petermcgraw.org/transitioning-with-brandy-bryant/trueBrandy Bryant is a comedian and tattoo artist in Denver Colorado. She moved from Virginia at the start of 2018 to pursue comedy. She is off to a good start with appearances on Lucha Libre & Laughs, the Boulder Comedy Show, and New Talent Night at Comedy Works.  

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]]>A Less-Than-Obvious Conversation with Lawrence WilliamsL9HOn744FWed, 16 Jan 2019 10:00:00 GMT3731https://www.petermcgraw.org/a-less-than-obvious-conversation-with-lawrence-williams/trueLawrence Williams is an Associate Professor of Marketing at the University of Colorado Boulder, where he studies less-than-obvious influences on consumers’ thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. His friends describe him as the Obi-Wan Kenobi of designated driving.  

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]]>Chuck Roy is a Bear of a ComedianJCIUepq72Wed, 09 Jan 2019 10:00:00 GMT5283https://www.petermcgraw.org/chuck-roy-is-a-bear-of-a-comedian/trueChuck Roy is a bear of a comedian. He has appeared on the Ralphie May Filthy Animal Tour and Louie Anderson Presents. In the late 1990s, he achieved unexpected Hollywood success with an appearance on Will & Grace. Chuck teaches comedy at the Community College of Denver and privately through Comedy101.ChuckRoy.com. an Online School For Stand-up Comedy. He has the ambitious goal to change the world with laughter.


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]]>Measuring Things with Dan GoldsteinOtfMLq3uvWed, 02 Jan 2019 10:00:00 GMT4323https://www.petermcgraw.org/measuring-things-with-dan-goldstein/trueDan Goldstein is an academic who has been a professor at London Business School and a research scientist at the Max Planck Institute, Columbia University, Yahoo Research, and Microsoft Research. He did a TED talk on decision making that got a couple million views. Before that, he spent a decade performing, writing, directing and producing comedy shows around the world. He nearly left academia for show business on a couple occasions.

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]]>Expanding Language with Sommer BrowningNGvvrUruLWed, 26 Dec 2018 10:00:00 GMT3764https://www.petermcgraw.org/expanding-language-with-sommer-browning/trueSommer Browning writes poems, draws comics, and tells jokes. She is the author of EVERYTHING BUT SEX (which is a collection of comics), WANT TO HEAR ABOUT THIS DREAM I HAD (book of prose dream poems), and YOU’RE ON MY PERIOD (a joke book). She works as a librarian in Denver. She is also one of my favorite people on Twitter. Follow her @vagtalk.

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]]>Deconstructing Improv with Jeremy Sender-B60AgKBSWed, 19 Dec 2018 10:00:00 GMT3706https://www.petermcgraw.org/deconstructing-improv-with-jeremy-sender/trueJeremy is a filmmaker and comedian. He was the creative director of The iO Comedy Network in Chicago. He has improvised on house teams at the UCB and iO Chicago. He and Lilliana Winkworth make up the sketch duo “Todd’s Friend Todd,” And his freelance clients include Nickelodeon, The Jim Henson Company, BuzzFeed, Cards Against Humanity, A&E, and the National Immigrant Justice Center.


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]]>Talking Inclusivity with Stefanie JohnsonmmDQHFoIyWed, 12 Dec 2018 10:00:00 GMT3593https://www.petermcgraw.org/talking-inclusivity-with-stefanie-johnson/trueStefanie Johnson is an associate professor of management at the University of Colorado’s Leeds School of Business. She studies the intersection of leadership and diversity. Stefanie has published more than 40 journal articles and book chapters. In 2016, she was invited to the White House to present her work on diversity in corporate America. She has extensive consulting experience and has created and delivered leadership development training with an emphasis on evidence-based practice. She has received multiple million dollars in federal and other grant funding to study leadership and create leadership development programs aimed at increasing safety. Media outlets featuring Stefanie’s work include: The Economist, Newsweek, Time, CNN, ABC, NBC, CNBC, Wall Street Journal.



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]]>Engaging Speaking with Jay MaysUVU_A21vGWed, 05 Dec 2018 10:00:00 GMT3640https://www.petermcgraw.org/engaging-speaking-with-jay-mays/trueJay Mays is a 20-year sales veteran and stand-up comedy producer. From his underdog beginnings in dive bars to being awarded Best Comedy Venue in Miami, Jay has produced live comedy events for some of the biggest names in entertainment including Viacom, Soho House & Live Nation. As co-founder of Pitch Lab, Jay combines the seemingly disparate worlds of sales and comedy to help professionals be more confident, engaging speakers.


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]]>Live With The Artist Formerly Known as Hippieman6icnmI3vxWed, 28 Nov 2018 10:00:00 GMT2573https://www.petermcgraw.org/live-with-the-artist-formerly-known-as-hippieman/trueLive episode: A Boulder Colorado native, Hippieman first tried standup in 1980 at the Blue Note—where the Pearl Street Pub now stands. Laid off in 2001, he turned to comedy full-time. His festival credits include Sketchfest, Limestone, Bridgetown and Denver’s High Plains Comedy Festival. He was the winner of the Laughing Skull Comedy Festival in 2016 and the Laughlin Laugh Festival in 2015. He has appeared on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. He joins us today as he retires the name Hippieman.



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]]>Talking Marketing with Ethan DeckerW_pTF-6-GWed, 21 Nov 2018 10:00:00 GMT3623https://www.petermcgraw.org/talking-marketing-with-ethan-decker/trueEthan Decker is the Principal at Fractal Strategy. He is a strategic marketing consultant who sits at the intersection of creative arts and brand science. He’s been a strategic planner and market researcher at Crispin Porter + Bogusky, IntegerTBWA, and 72andSunny. His clients have included Domino’s, Hotels.com, P&G, Kellogg’s, PepsiCo, Discovery Channel, Nike, Intel, Unilever, and others. Ethan has a BA in sociology and a PhD in urban ecology and human evolution, and he studied complex systems theory at the Santa Fe Institute.


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]]>Lenora Claire The “Erin Brockovich Of Stalking”t6igplzHcWed, 14 Nov 2018 10:00:00 GMT3219https://www.petermcgraw.org/lenora-claire-the-erin-brockovich-of-stalking/trueLenora is a casting director, TV producer, art curator, and victim’s rights advocate. Vice called her the “Erin Brockovich of stalking.” I met her when she was working on a documentary about flatulence, which partially explains why she is here. She has produced a show called GOLDEN GIRLS GONE WILD which featured erotic depictions of the Golden Girls. And Heeb magazine once called her the top 10 up and coming Jews in comedy.


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]]>Directing Comedy with Barnet KellmanSeEPfHQJE0Wed, 07 Nov 2018 10:00:00 GMT2872https://www.petermcgraw.org/directing-comedy-with-barnet-kellman/trueBarnet Kellman is the Robin Williams Endowed Chair in Comedy at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, where he is a Professor of Directing and the founder and Co-Director of USC’s Comedy program. He is even better known for directing theater and television – specializing in comedy. He has received two Emmy awards and seven Emmy nominations for his work directing the television show Murphy Brown.

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]]>More Than A Funny Student: Faisal Al-OlayannicFE8Ro4Wed, 31 Oct 2018 10:00:00 GMT2177https://www.petermcgraw.org/more-than-a-funny-student-faisal-al-olayan/trueFaisal Al-Olayan is a supply chain management leader, with more than sixteen years experiences in the industry. He is a director of Supply Chain Management for a petrochemical company. He was voted the funniest student in my Marketing Management Executive MBA course for London Business School – Dubai.


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]]>Outside The Norm with Norm LavioletteAB23t9RYCWed, 24 Oct 2018 10:00:00 GMT1669https://www.petermcgraw.org/outside-the-norm-with-norm-laviolette/trueNorm Laviolette is the owner of Improv Asylum and Laugh Boston.


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]]>Mark and Steph’s Calendar Of FunKl4wv_4l-Wed, 17 Oct 2018 10:00:00 GMT3496https://www.petermcgraw.org/mark-and-stephs-calendar-of-fun/trueDr. Stephanie Green is an assistant professor of biological sciences at the University of Alberta. Mark Ferne is the recently retired Chief Student Affairs Officer at Westminster College in Salt Lake City.


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]]>Flying Helicopters with Matt Fredericksons5LFBsOOSWed, 10 Oct 2018 10:00:00 GMT3020https://www.petermcgraw.org/flying-helicopters-with-matt-frederickson/trueMatt Frederickson is a US Army veteran with 22 years of experience. He as a Black Hawk pilot and instructor. He is now a helicopter instructor in the UAE.




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]]>Creating Joy with Natalie BarandesyrOGnNIb6Wed, 03 Oct 2018 10:00:00 GMT3404https://www.petermcgraw.org/creating-joy-with-natalie-barandes/trueThe skills of a chef are similar to the skills of a writer, director or producer. When people go out to eat, they want to have a good time. Natalie Barandes, creative chief for Joy Factory, calls her company the Joy Factory is because she wants entertainment to be joyous in the same way that a meal should be joyous. Natalie is a producer, a writer, and a director, and creates original content for TV, film, digital, and mobile companies .

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]]>Emotional Stuff with Neal Brennanzf0ld0AcaWed, 26 Sep 2018 10:00:00 GMT5353https://www.petermcgraw.org/emotional-stuff-with-neal-brennan/trueComedian, writer, producer, director, and co-creator of Chappelle’s Show, Neal Brennan took multitasking to a whole new level with his Netflix standup special, 3 Mics, where he switches between three different microphones to show three different styles of comedy. Neal presented himself in a way he’s never done before –and 3 Mics gave him a level of solo success that he’s never had before.


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]]>Stuck In The Middle with Jonathan Giles1avVnO-PWWed, 19 Sep 2018 10:00:00 GMT3296https://www.petermcgraw.org/stuck-in-the-middle-with-jonathan-giles/trueJonathan Giles is a writer and stand-up comedian. He is an alum of the NBC’s Late Night Writers Program. He has performed at clubs across the country and is currently part of the Second City NBC Universal Breakout Festival.


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]]>Natalie Shure Doesn’t Ruin EverythingGGqYiP_iQWed, 12 Sep 2018 10:00:00 GMT3304https://www.petermcgraw.org/natalie-shure-doesnt-ruin-everything/trueNatalie Shure is a writer and researcher. Her work appears in The Atlantic, Slate, Daily Beast, LA Times, Pacific Standard, Salon, and BuzzFeed. She is head of research for Adam Ruins Everything on TruTV.

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]]>Speaking Funny with Mark SanbornOBmFy_nyUWed, 05 Sep 2018 10:00:00 GMT3368https://www.petermcgraw.org/speaking-funny-with-mark-sanborn/trueMark is the president of Sanborn & Associates, Inc. As a professional speaker, he has given over 2,600 presentations and is the author eight books. His book, The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary Into the Extraordinary, is an international bestseller and appeared on the New York Times, Business Week,and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. Mark is a member of the Speaker Hall of Fame and is a past president of the National Speakers Association. He touches on speaking funny in the context of professional speaking, and talks about the importance of the two Es, expertise and eloquence, in being a good communicator.


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]]>Improvising with Jane SaltzmanR1GJ8eVyTWed, 29 Aug 2018 10:00:00 GMT3566https://www.petermcgraw.org/improvising-with-jane-saltzman/trueJane Saltzman studied at Chicago’s famed Second City and performs improv along Colorado’s front range. She created the Earth Vision Institute, which launched alongside the documentary, CHASING ICE, in 2012. Prior to launching EVI, Jane was the Executive Director of OpenArts, a cultural institution in Boulder. She currently has four film and television projects in development and pre-production. For Jane, improv is like therapy because it’s a release from everyday life for a couple of hours and you come back somewhat refreshed.


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]]>From Farm To Stage with Wil AndersonPsFF5Ru0ZWed, 22 Aug 2018 10:00:00 GMT4125https://www.petermcgraw.org/from-farm-to-stage-with-wil-anderson/trueWil Anderson is a comedian, writer, presenter, and podcaster. Mostly, he is a comedian–one of those comedians who loves watching comedy.


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]]>Look Into The Writers’ Room with Laura Davisx1mRLntkxWed, 15 Aug 2018 10:00:00 GMT4037https://www.petermcgraw.org/look-into-the-writers-room-with-laura-davis/trueLaura Davis is a stand-up and comedy writer. She has won Comedy Channel Moosehead Award, Melbourne International Comedy Festival Golden Gibbo Winner, and Melbourne Fringe Best Comedy. Davis has appeared on SBS’s Stand Up shows and ABC TV. She is a writer for Sean Micallfes’s show Mad as Hell.


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]]>The Unemployable Darwyn Metzger0qXzB1nCOWed, 08 Aug 2018 10:00:00 GMT4455https://www.petermcgraw.org/the-unemployable-darwyn-metzger/trueDarwyn Metzger is the former star of America Now and an Emmy award-winning broadcast journalist, who began his career by asking MTV comedian Tom Green for a job live on the air of his talk show. Darwyn went on to become the founder and CEO of Phantom, a digital marketing and social media strategy firm that works with Brands, Political campaigns, TV shows, Films & Celebrities including Nike, Trident, DirecTV, AT&T, Fox, BBC America and primetime TV shows on virtually every major network in America.



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]]>Playwrite, Producer And Filmmaker Anthony NoackynPHs35rkWed, 01 Aug 2018 10:00:00 GMT3198https://www.petermcgraw.org/playwrite-producer-and-filmmaker-anthony-noack/trueThe secret to success that everybody knows but can’t do: Finding the part of you that wants to be a success and nurturing it.

Anthony Noack says it can be a hard thing to take yourself back to motivation, you just have to force yourself to do something. Playwrite, producer and filmmaker Anthony Noack works for Melbourne International Comedy Festival. He is an assistant producer at RAW Comedy and Festival Club. As a playwright and producer, his plays Brighter Whiter and The Gift premiered at the Melbourne Comedy Festival, and Banana Republic made its premier at the Melbourne Fringe Festival. His novella, Eaglemont, was published through Ginninderra Press and his award-winning short film, Twenty Five Cents, premiered at the St Kilda Film Festival in 2007. Anthony says you just have to do small little things to start to create that movement, and then all of a sudden you find yourself working.

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]]>The Dapper Designer, Scientist, And Writer Josh Kinal1kyYuct-1Wed, 25 Jul 2018 10:00:00 GMT3311https://www.petermcgraw.org/the-dapper-designer-scientist-and-writer-josh-kinal/trueEvery job is problem solving. We solve problems, we design things, and everyone designs in their own way. Experience designer and writer Josh Kinal says design is in the intention from the start. If you’re not building something with intention, you are not designing. User experience design, in a nutshell, is creating products with a focus on providing quality and meaningful experiences to users and culturally relevant solutions. Despite his degree in Immunology and Reproductive Endocrinology, Josh headed into the world of entertainment journalism, broadcasting and screenwriting. He created the Boxcutters podcast, the first Australian podcast to be invited to perform live at SXSW. Nowadays, he designs experiences for people using technology. He is a Lead Experience Designer at ThoughtWorks in Melbourne and speaks eight languages well enough to order sandwiches in at least four continents.


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]]>The Funniest Man in Hong Kong Jami GongiHx3VhCjGWed, 11 Jul 2018 10:00:00 GMT2614https://www.petermcgraw.org/the-funniest-man-in-hong-kong-jami-gong/trueFor Jami Gong, the greatest job in the world is making people laugh. Jami is dubbed as The Funniest Man in Hong Kong and is the founder and producer of TakeOut Comedy, the first full-time comedy club in Asia. His first dab at stand-up comedy was a comic competition in Syracuse University during his sophomore year in 1989. He fell in love with standup comedy watching The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Jami says fate or destiny helped him become who he is today, but watching The Tonight Show helped him realize the power of laughter. Celebrating the comedy club’s eleventh anniversary, Jami takes us through the origin story and shares his secret to crowd work.


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]]>The Hardest Working Man in Comedy Jimmy CarrvTYPgfx7JWed, 04 Jul 2018 10:00:00 GMT3881https://www.petermcgraw.org/the-hardest-working-man-in-comedy-jimmy-carr/trueJimmy Carr has too many credits to name. He is a stand-up comedian. His most recent special, Funny Business, can be seen on Netflix. He is a well-known host, perhaps best known for The UK show The Big Fat Quiz of the Year. Pete met Jimmy when Jimmy was the presenter on a BBC special on the Science of Laughter. Jimmy’s book, Only Joking: What’s So Funny About Making People Laugh, was the first and most helpful one Pete read when he started studying humor. Jimmy joins Pete in Melbourne prior to Jimmy’s show The Best Of, Ultimate, Gold, Greatest Hits World Tour. Jimmy shares that being able to write jokes isn’t the skill, being able to laugh at jokes is the skill. He says laughter is the interesting part, not the material, because it defines humanity.


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]]>Game Designer, Actor, Comedian, And Ginger Ben McKenziepWWkKv1YwWed, 27 Jun 2018 10:00:00 GMT2975https://www.petermcgraw.org/game-designer-actor-comedian-and-ginger-ben-mckenzie/trueFor nearly twenty years, Ben McKenzie has done a little of everything: sketch, improv, standup, musicals, storytelling, theater, lectures, podcasts, and even late night museum tours. Ben marries comedy and science, such as his time travel comedy audio show, Night Terrace. He’s also designed and hosted dozens of live games, such as Small Time Criminals and city-wide romp Where in Melbourne is Carmen (or Diego)? He hosts the Terry Pratchett book club podcast Pratchat. Ben says that as much as he wants a performance he’s writing to be perfect by revising it over and over, it never gets to be perfect because nothing ever is, but that doesn’t matter because once it’s done and it’s out, that’s it. Ben shares about what he enjoys doing, what it means to be in the game design and comedy industry, and the value of collaboration because one-person show is not ever really a one-person show in theater.


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]]>Sparkle Puppy Muppet Dominatrix Comedian Lisa-SkyeY_odfZ8oSWed, 20 Jun 2018 10:00:00 GMT3250https://www.petermcgraw.org/sparkle-puppy-muppet-dominatrix-comedian-lisa-skye/trueLisa-Skye is Melbourne’s sparkle puppy muppet dominatrix comedian. Her uniquely positive and inclusive humor and her glitter-bomb high-energy delivery have made her a favorite on the International arts festival circuit. She is not for the close-minded…


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]]>The Fairy Godmother of Melbourne Comedy Janet McLeodNzH1PxO6OWed, 13 Jun 2018 10:00:00 GMT3538https://www.petermcgraw.org/the-fairy-godmother-of-melbourne-comedy-janet-mcleod/trueJanet McLeod (The Fairy Godmother of Melbourne Comedy) has been working in the comedy industry for over 20 years as a writer/performer/behind-the-scenes-whiz-kid. She regularly hosts live trivia nights across Melbourne, is the producer of the longest running weekly standup comedy room in Melbourne (Local Laughs on Monday nights in St Kilda) and is co-host of Cinema Fiasco (the show where she and her co-host Geoff Wallis screen B-grade movies in cinemas and provide a live running commentary as they play. Yes, it is as much fun as it sounds).


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]]>Meet the International Word Clown Gordon Southern7_n7x4clFWed, 06 Jun 2018 10:00:00 GMT2949https://www.petermcgraw.org/meet-the-international-word-clown-gordon-southern/trueGordon Southern is a UK stand-up comedian with over 20 years of comedy experience, He has performed all over the world, and is a regular on the Australian comedy circuit. He writes copy in the daytime and performs comedy live at night – earning him the moniker, “International Word Clown”. For Gordon, improvising comedy is when the magic truly happens. Maybe it’s also because when you do a well-honed bit of material, you can already anticipate where it’s going. There’s no thrill anymore. But when you surprise yourself, the audience will join in on that. The world can see the joy that you clearly get from it.


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]]>Music and Comedy with Gillian CosgriffDIrVK4uGdWed, 30 May 2018 10:00:00 GMT3385https://www.petermcgraw.org/music-and-comedy-with-gillian-cosgriff/trueThey often say laughter is the best medicine, but so is music. Gillian Cosgriff is a singer, songwriter, musician, and comedian. She graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) in 2010 with a Bachelor of Music Theatre and went on to write her first solo show, Waitressing…and Other Things I Do Well, which debuted at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival. Television credits include Offspring, House Husbands, Fat Tony & Co., Ricketts Lane, and Get Krackin’. She was a backing vocalist for Kate Miller-Heidke’s 2012 album Nightflight and her theatre credits include The Pirates of Penzance (The Production Company), A 3-Handed Mikado with Colin Lane (Lano and Woodley) and David Collins (The Umbilical Brothers), Loving Repeating (Vic Theatre Company), Company (Watch This), and Vivid White (Melbourne Theatre Company). Her solo shows have garnered rave reviews and toured nationally, winning Best Cabaret Melbourne Fringe and a Green Room Award for Original Songs.

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]]>Purifying Jokes with Ivan AristeguietaLdXu3WPikWed, 23 May 2018 10:00:00 GMT3284https://www.petermcgraw.org/purifying-jokes-with-ivan-aristeguieta/trueIvan Aristeguieta became a full time comedian after having a successful career as a Brew Master and Food Technologist in his home country of Venezuela. He left the Brewery but drinking beer is still part of his job. He quickly escalated to become part of the new Venezuelan comedy movement selling out shows around Venezuela and Miami-Florida (USA). In the year 2012 Ivan migrated to Australia and took the great challenge of performing comedy in a second language and aimed for Australian laughter. Six years after performing comedy for the first time in English Ivan is one happy comedy-migrant and he’s squeezing all the privileges the First-World can give him. From his own TV show, Lost in Pronunciation, his live stand-up TV special debut, Chorizo Sizzle, to be invited to perform in the prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal in 2017.


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]]>Storytelling with Ross FloateZ1xZv8j_iWed, 16 May 2018 10:00:00 GMT2873https://www.petermcgraw.org/storytelling-with-ross-floate/trueRoss Floate is a designer, writer, podcaster, and bizarrely enough, ethicist from Melbourne, Australia. Over his 25 year career, he’s helped create magazines, newspapers, websites, and apps for some of Australia’s biggest brands. He currently works at Australia’s leading independent experience agency Loud&Clear as a design strategist. His french bulldog, Hitchens, was named Melbourne’s most hipster dog by the Herald-Sun Newspaper, and Ross is quite upset that his dog is more famous than he is.


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]]>Standup Comedy: Looking For The Humor In Life with Sarah BennettocDAgRCuKbWed, 09 May 2018 10:00:00 GMT3188https://www.petermcgraw.org/standup-comedy-looking-for-the-humor-in-life-with-sarah-bennetto/trueSarah Bennetto is a Melbourne-born, London-based comedian. As well as playing comedy clubs in London, Ireland, Wales and Scotland, Sarah is also a stalwart of BBC Radio, plus hosted her own radio show on Dalston’s NTS Radio “Sarah Bennetto’s Mix-Tape”, as well as at her cult favorite annual show from backstage at Glastonbury Festival. Sarah is the brains behind Storytellers’ Club, which tours internationally, and guests regularly on huge UK podcasts like Global Pillage, all the great comedy panel shows. Sarah has performed a variety of solo comedy shows for Edinburgh Fringe, Adelaide, Perth Fringe and Melbourne International Comedy Festival.


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]]>Comedy Speaking Gigs with Nancy NortontggirQP-bSun, 06 May 2018 10:00:00 GMT3223https://www.petermcgraw.org/comedy-speaking-gigs-with-nancy-norton/trueNancy Norton is a Boulder-based comedian and a local Headliner at Comedy Works in Denver. You may have seen Nancy there or on various TV comedy showcases over the years: from doing standup in comedy clubs across the US–to performing on “Evening at the Improv” on A & E, or perhaps in her one-woman show, “The Yellowish-Green Girl” on PBS and featured on Nickmom Night Out on Nickelodeon. Norton has toured nationally and internationally, headlining clubs, colleges, cruises and USO tours. Nancy Norton is one of the founders of MENTALPAUSE! A Comedy Show focused on Laughing-off the Middle-Ages. Norton has also worked as a Registered Nurse.


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]]>Comedy And Theatre with Janae BurrisNkCqwEHnrrSat, 05 May 2018 10:00:00 GMT3409https://www.petermcgraw.org/comedy-and-theater-with-janae-burris/trueJanae Burris is a comedian, writer and actor in Denver Colorado. She’s been a featured performer at Portland’s Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Limestone Comedy Festival in Bloomington Ind and Denver’s High Plains Comedy Festival. She is the 2016 Comedy Works New Faces Champion, and performs regularly at both Comedy Works locations in Denver. Janae is a member of Pussy Bros, a comedy trio which hosts shows every first Friday at The Comedy Room Room. Catch her podcast “Let’s Talk about Death, baby” @sexpotcomedy.com and see her in the Colorado Shakespeare Festival production of Cyrano De Bergerac summer 2018.


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]]>Psychology In Comedy with Nathan LundJqyfD9bdsFri, 04 May 2018 10:00:00 GMT2673https://www.petermcgraw.org/psychology-in-comedy-with-nathan-lund/trueOur guest is Denver comedian, Nathan Lund. He was featured on the TV show Flophouse on Viceland as well as the BBC show, Horizon. Nathan was part of the funnier Funny Or Die Oddball Comedy Festival, Crom Comedy Festival, Savage Henry Fest, and the High Plains Comedy Festival. You can often see him at Comedy Works in Denver and you might see him hosting Film on the Rocks at Red Rocks.


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]]>Laughing Your Way To Comedy Success with Vally D4Ez8nIbX4TThu, 03 May 2018 10:00:00 GMT2541https://www.petermcgraw.org/laughing-your-way-to-comedy-success-with-vally-d/trueAlthough still new to comedy, Boston comic Vally D already performed at Denver Comedy Works, Boston’s Comedy Studio, Maine’s Portland Comedy Festival, The Riot Theater, Stand Up Break In and Reykjavik’s Goldengang Comedy Festival. She also acts and co-produces the show Laugh While You Can, a comedy show that benefits charity.


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]]>Taking The Stage: Your Best Foot Forward with JD Lopezh0jhGuGLNWed, 02 May 2018 10:00:00 GMT2371https://www.petermcgraw.org/taking-the-stage-your-best-foot-forward-with-jd-lopez/trueJD Lopez knows that first impressions are important – and first impressions in comedy are often physical. He learned this from his training as an actor.  Put your best foot forward because people immediately interpret subtle cues and body language.  Thus, JD opens his show with energy. As he says, you have to tackle the stage because wrangling the audience can be like a fight.


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