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How Comics Think While You Laugh (Inside the Comic's Brain)

How Comics Think While You Laugh (Inside the Comic's Brain)

Update: 2025-10-21
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Ever wonder what a stand-up is really doing onstage while you’re laughing? This episode breaks down the invisible gears turning inside a comic’s brain — the quick rewrites, subtle pauses, and instinctive callbacks that make a joke feel alive in the room. Mike and Chris explore how great comics read an audience in real time and adjust every beat to create something unrepeatable — a shared moment that feels spontaneous but is secretly engineered like a Rube Goldberg machine that dispenses laughter instead of marbles.

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How Comics Think While You Laugh (Inside the Comic's Brain)

How Comics Think While You Laugh (Inside the Comic's Brain)

Mike Lukas and Chris Stiffler