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Messed-Up To Set-Ups - A MichaelHalcomb.Live Podcast

Discussing The Messed-Up Things That Make Life Funny

Reflections on Comedy, Stand-Up or Otherwise, from Michael Halcomb. Discussing The Messed-Up Things That Make Life Funny. www.michaelhalcomb.live

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27:04

Crafting Your Comedy Path

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2025/03/18

Boom! Just like that Episode 26 of the “Messed-Up To Set-Ups” podcast is live! In this episode, I chat with fellow Hawai’i comedian, Kanoa Morse. This is Part 1 of our 2-part interview and we get into how Kanoa got started in stand-up, how he’s navigated the comedy scene thus far, and how comedy has been a coping mechanism. Listen in for some insights on how to craft your comedy path and, of course, subscribe so you don’t miss Part 2 and all future episodes. To watch on YouTube, click HERE. Watch

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21:40

3 Free Resources for Joke Writers

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2025/03/15

Yayuh! Episode 25 of the “Messed-Up To Set-Ups” podcast is now live! In this episode, I share 3 free resources for joke writers: 1) The Messed-Up to Set-Ups podcast (also on Video); 2) The Joke Writer’s Lab; and, 3) The Joke Writer’s Lab Facebook Group. After speaking briefly about these resources, I spend about 15 minutes writing some jokes based on a post in the Facebook Group. To watch on YouTube, click HERE. Watch earlier episodes about writing jokes HERE. For more great resources, check out

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36:09

Storytelling & Stand-Up Comedy

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2025/03/11

My friends, Episode 24 of the “Messed-Up To Set-Ups” podcast is here! In this episode, which is Part 2 of my 2-part interview with comedian, Joshua Valdez-Aldridge, it’s all jokes. Josh shares a bit he’s working on, we dive into it and try to punch it up a little, then we make up jokes on the spot. To watch on YouTube, click HERE. Watch earlier episodes about writing jokes HERE. For more great resources, check out MichaelHalcomb.Live.PS: If you’re interested in jokes and joke writing, sign up for my

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26:29

Bombs, Bits, & Breakthroughs

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2025/03/05

Episode 23 is here! In this episode of the “Messed-Up To Set-Ups” podcast, which is Part 1 of my 2-part interview with comedian, Joshua Valdez-Aldridge, we talk about his journey from Japan to Alabama and the ups and downs of stand-up comedy—hence bombs, bits, and breakthroughs. To watch on YouTube, click HERE. Watch earlier episodes about writing jokes HERE. For more great resources, check out MichaelHalcomb.Live.PS: If you’re interested in jokes and joke writing, sign up for my self-paced, online

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28:45

Comedians Working on Jokes

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2025/02/26

Episode 22 is live! In this episode of the “Messed-Up To Set-Ups” podcast, which is Part 2 of my 2-part interview with comedian, Carmiya Weinraub, we talk jokes. Carmiya shares one of her jokes, then takes us back to where it came from, discusses its development, allows us to spend some time trying to punch it up, and then we switch gears and make up jokes on the spot. If you want to watch on YouTube, click HERE. Watch earlier episodes about writing jokes HERE. For more great resources, check out

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36:28

A Christian & Jew Talk Comedy

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2025/02/22

Episode 21 is here! In this episode of the “Messed-Up To Set-Ups” podcast, which is Part 1 of my 2-part interview with comedian, Carmiya Weinraub, we talk life, faith, and getting into stand-up comedy. Carmiya, who is Jewish, shares with me (a Christian) about starting an inter-religious comedy initiative. We dig into numerous areas of life and faith and have lots of fun doing so. Tune in and enjoy. If you want to watch on YouTube, click HERE. Watch earlier episodes about writing jokes HERE. For

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34:44

How Comedians Write & Perform Jokes

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2025/02/19

Episode 20 is LIVE! In this episode of the “Messed-Up To Set-Ups” podcast, which is Part 2 of my 2-part interview with the multi-talented comedian, Harold Wong, affectionately known as “Handsome Harold,” we dive into jokes. Harold tells us the journey of a deep and vulnerable joke of his, we talk shop, then make up some jokes together in real time and on the spot. So, tune in and enjoy. If you want to watch on YouTube, click HERE. Watch earlier episodes about writing jokes HERE. For more great

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31:24

How One Joke Can Change Everything

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2025/02/15

Yoooo! Episode 19 just dropped y’all! In this episode of the “Messed-Up To Set-Ups” podcast, which is Part 1 of a 2-part interview, I chat with the multi-talented comedian, Harold Wong, affectionately known as “Handsome Harold.” We talk about his wild journey into comedy, out of it, and his return to it after dealing with some military difficulties. So, tune in and enjoy. If you want to watch on YouTube, click HERE. Watch earlier episodes about writing jokes HERE. For more great resources, check out

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21:58

Basic Joke Writing

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2025/02/09

Episode 18 is here y’all! In this episode of the “Messed-Up To Set-Ups” podcast, which is Part 2 of a 2-part interview, I make up jokes on the spot and in real time with Houston-based comedian/comedienne Diya Shivlani. We also dissect one of her jokes and adding some potential tags. For now, tune in and enjoy. If you want to watch on YouTube, click HERE. Watch earlier episodes about writing jokes HERE. For more great resources, check out MichaelHalcomb.Live.PS: If you’re interested in jokes and joke

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23:00

How To Start Stand-Up Comedy

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2025/02/05

It’s Episode 17 of the “Messed-Up To Set-Ups” podcast! In this episode, which is Part 1 of a 2-part interview, I chat with Houston-based comedian/comedienne Diya Shivlani. In this first part, we talk about how she got into stand-up, what that journey has been like, and give some comedy insights along the way. In Part 2 we’ll dissect one of her jokes and spend time making some jokes together on the spot. For now, tune in and enjoy. If you want to watch on YouTube, click HERE. Watch earlier episodes

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33:33

The Art of Making People Laugh

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2025/01/31

Ever wondered how comedians come up with their jokes? In episode 15 of the “Messed-Up to Set-Ups” podcast, comedians Michael Halcomb and Ian Shippen get into hilarious jokes and have some insightful conversation. Part of that is Ian sharing the journey of one of his jokes, from idea to punchline. We break it down, dissect the craft of joke writing, but then we also take on the challenge of writing brand-new jokes LIVE on the spot! If you love stand-up, improv, or just a good laugh, this one’s for

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25:19

Getting Started in Stand-Up Comedy

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2025/01/29

It’s episode 14! In this episode, I introduce you to one of my stand-up comedy comrades in Hawai’i, Mr. Ian Shippen. In this first part of a two-part interview, we discuss Ian’s journey into stand-up, his move out of it, and how he found his way back to it. We also talk about his joke-writing processes, his stage persona, and what it’s like to have a girlfriend who’s also a comedian. To watch this episode on YouTube go HERE. Watch earlier episodes about writing jokes HERE. For more great resources,

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8:16

FREE & Easy Joke-Writing Tools for Comedians

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2025/01/25

It’s episode #13 of the "Messed-Up To Set-Ups podcast, y’all! And in this episode, comedian Michael Halcomb introduces another, yes ANOTHER, free and new resource he’s created for joke writers. This one shows you how to quickly and easily use logical fallacies to generate original joke material. To watch this episode on YouTube go HERE. Watch earlier episodes about writing jokes HERE. For more great resources, check out MichaelHalcomb.Live.MichaelHalcomb.Live is a subscriber-supported publication

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28:03

2 Comedians Making Up Jokes

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2025/01/21

Episode #12 of the "Messed-Up To Set-Ups podcast is finally here. In this episode, Comedian Michael Halcomb and Comedian Drew Davis pull back the curtain on making jokes. Drew tells a joke he’s used on stage and gives the backstory then the two comedians spend 20 or so minutes making up jokes on the spot in real time. To watch the first interview between these two on YouTube go HERE. Watch earlier episodes about writing jokes HERE. For more great resources, check out MichaelHalcomb.Live. Get full

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9:47

11. Easy, Funny Jokes

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2025/01/18

An easy, foolproof way to generate joke-writing material - thats what this episode, #11 of the "Messed-Up To Set-Ups podcast, is all about. Comedian Michael Halcomb shares another new joke-writing tool that he’s created and he shows you how to come up with jokes on the spot. It’s a spin-off of the 2-Lists Method and it’s pretty cool. Use it and get writing; use it and start creating original content immediately. To watch this episode on YouTube go HERE. Watch earlier episodes about writing jokes

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33:38

11. How To Do Stand-Up Full Time

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2025/01/14

Hey, Friends! It’s the eleventh episode of the “Messed-Up To Set-Ups” podcast. In this episode, the first part of a two-part interview, comedian Michael Halcomb chats with comedian Drew Davis. Interestingly, both Drew and Michael have been in ministry for a long time but have now shifted to stand-up comedy. Michael talks to Drew about how that happened for him and how it came to be that Drew got into stand-up full time. To watch this episode on YouTube go HERE. Watch earlier episodes about writing

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9:29

10. Boom. Roasted. How To Roast Anyone

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2025/01/09

Lets go! It’s the tenth installment of the “Messed-Up To Set-Ups” podcast. In this episode, comedian Michael Halcomb gives some tips for roasting anyone and shows you a new tool he built to help you practice. As he loves doing, he spends more time here pulling back the curtain on the joke-writing and joke-making process and gives insight into how he comes up with tons of roast jokes on the spot and in real time. To watch this episode on YouTube go HERE. Watch earlier episodes about writing jokes

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38:03

9. Two Comedians Write Jokes On The Spot

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2025/01/06

Friends, it’s the ninth installment of the “Messed-Up To Set-Ups” podcast. In this episode, which is the second in a 2-part series, comedian Michael Halcomb talks comedy shop with fellow comedian and New Jersey native, Joe Scrocca. Here the two comedians spend time pulling back the curtain on the joke-writing process and actually come up with tons of jokes on the spot in real time, too. To watch this episode on YouTube go HERE and to view the first episode of the interview on YouTube, go HERE. Watch

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33:03

Starting Stand-Up Comedy

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2025/01/02

It’s the New Year, it’s 2025, and it’s the eighth installment of the “Messed-Up To Set-Ups” podcast. In this episode, comedian Michael Halcomb talks comedy shope with fellow comedian and New Jersey native, Joe Scrocca. The two discuss their first year in comedy—some of their successes, what they’ve learned, and what’s ahead. This is the first part of a 2-part interview. In the second one, they’ll spend 30-40 minutes pulling back the curtain on the joke-writing process and will actually come up with

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7:43

7. Tech & Joke Writing

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2025/01/01

Here, friends, is the sevent installment of the “Messed-Up To Set-Ups” podcast and, in this episode, comedian Michael Halcomb spends some more time pulling back the curtain on his joke-writing process. This time he talks about how to write jokes from cliches and shows some technology that’ll help you do so. To watch this episode on YouTube, which is probably more helpful since you can see the process in action, go HERE. Watch earlier episodes about writing jokes HERE. For more great resources, check

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