Michael Halcomb — 007

Michael was gracious enough to share the introduction to a forthcoming book. My First Year in stand-up: Lessons in Life, Laughter, and Loss. His comedy journal and blog can be found here, at Substack. Michael Halcomb.com is his academic information.Get my $5 eBook | The political class in 15 minutes or lessUse this link for discounted tech items. Refurbished, open box, name brands, etc..Check out easytopia! My Stream of Consciousness Flash Fiction Podcast.Read and share my GiveSendGo to get a good description of The Arc of The BardDr. T. Michael W. Halcomb wears many hats.- He’s the author of around 30 books (See HERE and HERE)- He’s an educator who has taught at the high-school, undergrad, and grad levels (CV available upon request); currently, he’s a professor and holds 5 degrees (1 Bachelors, 3 Masters, and 1 PhD)- He’s a prolific presenter - nearly 100 academic conference presentations; he’s done a TedX talk, has participated in speech contests, has preached thousands of sermons, and has engaged in a wide variety of public speaking- He’s a podcaster who hosts a Bible/Theology podcast called ProveText that consistently brings on some top experts in the world.-He hosts a comedy podcast → Messed-Up to Set-Ups, which also features a stellar lineup of guests ←-He’s a stand-up comedian who hosts, opens, features, headlines, and produces shows.-He’s also a comedy teacher and consultant (see HERE)Three things stand out for me in this interview with Michael HalcombFirst, Michael is a great presenter. Listen to him read the intro to his book. His expressiveness and elocution are neither forced, nor weak, or limp. We got the whole thing, in two parts. Second, is approach to comedy is honest and vulnerable. It’s the foibles, and human frailty, that inspire his joke writing. Along with these creative attributes, I learned a lesson in story structure. At the beginning, Michael explained his “W” theory of story development. Go listen.thanks for reading and listening, and for checking out my other podcast, called easytopia! if you’d like to be an easytopian!, what that entails is simply sharing one of my posts on your social media, or restacking it here on substack. then, you’re in. that’s it. not a big complicated thing. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit commercialherschel.substack.com/subscribe