79 - AMERICA'S SWEETHEART: JOE MACHI

An in-depth talk on comedy & life with comedian Joe Machi. Topics include: how Sam, Phil and Joe met, Joe’s early days of comedy in NY, the Underground Lounge, standup predators, being in the top 4 on Last Comic Standing, Red Eye, Machi vs Morril, Rachel Feinstein, Joe’s upbringing, Catholicism, political correctness, joke writing, great premises, what makes a joke work vs fail, Joe punches up Anya’s anecdote, how musicians & comedians help each other, buzz words, annoying comedy patterns, stereotypes that kill which shouldn’t. when a premise lacks specificity, crowd-work, when an audience misses the point, popular music, popular comedy, is it possible to develop good taste?, hacky jokes.