Joke Writing, Comedy Business, and Laughing 15+ Times a Day (w/ Comedian Joel Byars)

Joel Byars is a comedian and founder of Hot Breath! Comedy Network. A few highlights include: how to bring humor into everyday work/life, Joel helping me write a joke live, breaking down Joel's marketing strategy, and giving him feedback (which he calls therapy). And much more. Timestamps: (00:05:57) Humor chemicals (dopamine, serotonin, endorphins) (00:08:28) “Humor Cliff” and daily laughs per age (00:16:34) Approaches to big-name guest interviews (Andrew Schulz, Bo Burnham) (00:21:22) Joke writing daily & finding material (00:29:21) Joel helps Mitchell Write a joke live! (00:35:36) Joke writers for big comedians (Chris Rock, Conan O’Brien) (00:39:48) Using comedy for teaching (00:41:12) Pattern interrupt (even using emojis) (00:43:57) Performing comedy in strip clubs in Atlanta (00:47:01) The moment Joel knew comedy was his calling (00:48:54) Favorite bombing stories (00:55:25) Comedy career turns into business (with purpose) (00:58:05) Joe’s media channels and strategy (01:05:06) Mitchell gives Joel strategy feedback (or maybe therapy?) Joel’s Links: Hot Breath! Comedy Network: https://www.youtube.com/@HotBreathPod Joel Byars: https://www.youtube.co/@JoelByars The Joke Doctor Interview: https://youtu.be/nj9MAv9INCY?si=bv-0BPmNcLQ5xH7- Joel’s Website: https://www.joelbyarscomedy.com/ Joel’s Twitter: [https://twitter.com/joelbyarscomedy](https://twitter.com/joelbyarscomedy?lang=en) Joel’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/joelbyarscomedy/ My Links: 🧠 3-minute Newsletter: https://www.MitchellLandon.com/newsletter 🎥 YouTube: https://youtu.be/iwJJ0__Xgno 🎙️ Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mitchellcohen 🐦 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/MitchellLandon 📸 IG: https://www.Instagram.com/mitchelllandon