Getting My Act Together

Joe Smith is a San Diego-based standup comic trying to achieve creative fulfillment and financial independence. New episodes Tuesday and Friday afternoons. Email: yesjoesmith@gmail.com

543. Positive, Not Optimistic

Joe maunders about the Riyadh Comedy Festival and using a certain provocative word onstage for the first time.

09-30
52:21

542. Too Soon

Joe talks about learning valuable lessons from a shoplifting incident, another episode of partisan madness in the United States, and hearing the dreaded "too soon" phrase yelled at him for the first time.

09-14
43:10

541. Be Realistic

Joe talks about the ceiling on the amount of love a man can expect from his wife's mom, baseball still being the sport of the unemployed, and what a Democrat President would not do if elected.

09-09
34:07

540. Exactly As I Am

Joe talks about the hottest show yet at the Ken Club, getting a headlining gig at a San Diego club, and a visit from someone who makes him feel unconditionally accepted.

09-05
32:14

539. Everywhere Signs

Joe responds to two very different listener emails. You can get involved by emailing yesjoesmith@gmail.com.

09-02
44:31

538. Submarined

Joe talks about a listener email, bombing on a terrible show, and a potential lifeline in San Diego comedy.

08-29
32:19

537. Your Sad Little Podcast

Joe talks about the impact of actually thinking about what you are doing, audience members "helping" jokes along, and another hot show at a San Diego comedy club.

08-19
41:15

536. Relax, Loosen Up

Joe talks about the difference between dad humor and comic humor, his neighbor eavesdropping on the podcast, and working a San Diego club two weeks in a row.

08-16
25:18

535. Somnolent, Not Somnambulant

Joe talks about wetting his pants before going on stage.

08-12
46:11

534. Happened So Fast

Joe talks about the return of the podcast, a couple new bits, and upcoming club shows.

08-08
34:24

533. It Just Had to Happen

Joe catches up on global tensions, West Coast travels, and running bits on his daughter's friends' parents.

06-20
40:51

532. Hop On, Hop Off

Joes talks about dropping the ball and being an incredibly thoughtful podcast host.

06-03
36:37

531. Stuck Between Stations

Joe talks about a fellow dad doing his best and the only three things that can get a comic cancelled.

05-23
22:16

530. A Lot of Learning

Joe talks about comics reading the room, a visit from an old comedy friend, and a new plan for the Wednesday show at the Ken Club.

05-21
22:29

529. I'm Good

Joe talks about what homeless guys want instead of water, hanging in there amid a chaotic schedule, and the success of his Atlanta peers.

05-13
16:23

528. Midnight Cowboy

Joe talks about when actors being governors seemed incredible, why he's been scarce lately, and the recent situation involving the Weezer bass player's wife.

05-06
20:18

527. The Way It Is

Joe offers proof of life, tries to reconfigure his act, and talks about the tension between financial independence and creative fulfillment.

04-30
35:32

526. Jaws of Victory

Joe talks about the peril of getting your hopes up, his wife's options were she to enter the dating pool, and a new bit about how God might not be pro-life.

04-22
43:27

525. You Do You, Boo

Joe talks about supportive friends, pursuing something he's not really sure he wants, and the launch of "The Bible, Objectively."

04-18
31:08

524. Nightshift

Joe talks about a ray of hope in the American landscape, newmaterial going over well, and a great song about great musicians by a great group.

04-15
42:58

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