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PopaHALLics #38 Talking Comedy with Joe

May 26, 2021 Steve & Kate Hall Season 2 Episode 38
PopaHALLics
PopaHALLics #38 Talking Comedy with Joe
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"Talking Comedy with Joe"
Steve and Kate interview Emmy -winning Joe Janes, who teaches comedy writing and improvisation at The Second City and Columbia College. He has written for SNL's "Weekend Update" and Jellyvision's "You Don't Know Jack.” He has published three books of his staged work, and his full-length plays include Metaluna and the Science of the Mind Revue and A Hard Day's Journey Into Night.  Joe is a regular contributor to the on-line magazine Literate Ape with his weekly satirical column The Minutes of Our Last Meeting.

Make 'Em Laugh, Make 'Em Laugh
We talk to Joe about his unique career path, what makes good improvisation, how he used the pandemic creatively for such projects as "Salt City,"  and if it's harder to be funny these days without offending somebody. Plus how to offend fans of the Monkees. And how to win an Emmy writing for a  show without ever setting foot on the set. 

Popahallics #38 Playlist
Always look on the bright side of life ... the humorous side, anyway. Our comedy-themed playlist features songs with the Oompa Loompas, Zero Mostel, Monty Python and more. Listen here.


How Steve Knows Joe
How Joe Got Into Comedy
Secret to Good Improvisation?
Weirdest Improvisation Venues
Can You "Teach" Comedy?
Never Open for The Monkees
Emmy out of the Car Trunk
Did the Pandemic Help You Creatively?
But Pandemic Closed Down Project
Writing for "Weekend Update"
Having Your Joke Butchered on National TV
Is It Harder to Do Comedy Now?
Advice on Becoming Like Joe
Learning Mime
Video and Book on a Tropical Isle