Joe Smith is a San Diego-based standup comic trying to achieve creative fulfillment and financial independence. New episodes Tuesday and Friday afternoons. Email: [email protected]
Latest episodes
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545. Like a Real Comic
Joe begins the podcast with a live road rage incident and then talks about doing four spots on a Saturday night.
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29 min
544. Technical Difficulties
In an episode that was recorded two weeks ago, Joe does not talk about the challenges posed by his podcast network but instead shouts out a listener's payment to the show, talks ab…
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52 min
543. Positive, Not Optimistic
Joe maunders about the Riyadh Comedy Festival and using a certain provocative word onstage for the first time.
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43 min
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…
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34 min
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…
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32 min
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.
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45 min
539. Everywhere Signs
Joe responds to two very different listener emails. You can get involved by emailing [email protected].
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32 min
538. Submarined
Joe talks about a listener email, bombing on a terrible show, and a potential lifeline in San Diego comedy.
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41 min
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.
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25 min
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.
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46 min
535. Somnolent, Not Somnambulant
Joe talks about wetting his pants before going on stage.
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34 min
534. Happened So Fast
Joe talks about the return of the podcast, a couple new bits, and upcoming club shows.
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41 min
533. It Just Had to Happen
Joe catches up on global tensions, West Coast travels, and running bits on his daughter's friends' parents.
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37 min
532. Hop On, Hop Off
Joes talks about dropping the ball and being an incredibly thoughtful podcast host.
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22 min
531. Stuck Between Stations
Joe talks about a fellow dad doing his best and the only three things that can get a comic cancelled.
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22 min
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.
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16 min
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.
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20 min
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.
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36 min
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.
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43 min
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.