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Join Mark Bailey and comics from all over, on Talk Funny, a show about comedians in Japan from all over the world, working in comedy in Japan, writing comedy,working, doing standup and getting paid in comedy in Japan. Brought to you by Nagoyacomedy.com and Nagoyaradio.com and Mark Bailey, an author, comedy writer, stand up comedian and international dj on FM, AM and Internet radio, along with other working stand up comics and authors in Japan
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny in this short episode about a San Francisco air crash and the horrible TV coverage by dumb anchors, how assistants cannot speak up to superiors in Asia, how Mark cannot find a qualified veterinarian, how Mark is the Larry David of Japan, the worst hospital in Japan, why we learned not to hang out at …
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny in this short episode about our great experience doing comedy in Tokyo this year, our favorite Japanese rock band that came to town, and the worst hospital to go to in Nagoya. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacomedy.com, and stand up comic Mark Bailey.…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about Mark's Colin Quinn impersonation, callback from a previous podcast, how to tell stories to New Yorkers, and how Mark only has room for one earthquake survivor at the Talk Funny studios. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacomedy.com, and stand up comic Mark Bailey.…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about why Mark still likes Kristi Noem, why mob guys don't like to see movie premiers with their wives, what's the deal with functioning alcohilics, and how RFK Jrs home life would be funnier than Curb your Enthusiasm. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacomedy.com, and stand up comic Mark Baile…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about dynamic pricing, how fast food venues are facing hard times, why Mark cannot stop binge-watching bad cop videos, stupid airport questions, why Mark isn't angry at Kristi Noem, and Australian border patrol video stories. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacomedy.com, and stand up comic Mar…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about how he developed a 10 minute set on a forbidden topic, how you can make a comedy set out of any topic, and Mark explains bank teller beauty math in Japan. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacomedy.com, and stand up comic Mark Bailey.توسط Nagoyacomedy
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about Neil Brennan's special and his punchable face, why we do not recognize the waiter, can you really ever delete data from the internet, how Mark almost was mistaken as a mental patient in the hospital, why Mark can never forgive O.J. Simpson, and how Mark almost got the police called on him for a…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about words you cannot translate into English, a favorite Curb your Enthusiasm episode of Mark's,a shout out to the late great comedian Richard Jeni, and Mark recommends Jim Florentine's podcast. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacomedy.com, and stand up comic Mark Bailey.…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about tips in learning Mandarin and Japanese, how to skip pedantic unimportant questions in narration and teaching, and why Mark had to learn Polish to keep his job in Japan. We experienced some overmodulation problems, and solved them as best we could. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacomedy…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about Mark's lifelong stutter, divorce law changes in Japan, how family law does not work across borders, Mount Fuji regulations, how Japanese courts are predictable unfortunately, Mark translates police speak, the absurdity of police dogs, and how to get Mark to make an entire comedy set on a topic …
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about the movie Fall, new ideas for movie titles, noisy restaurant owners, why not to roast the manager of a venue, another Abba story from Mark how to roast at a Jewish funeral, the pitfalls of being a content provider, and sticky weather in Japan. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacomedy.com…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about learning passive aggressiveness as well as Japanese to work in Japan, raising prices for tourists in Japan and other countries, how to get better prices in Egypt by learning to read Arabic numbers, and Jiminy Glick ripping Bill Maher on his own show. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacom…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about a noisy restaurant owner near our studios, why not to feed dogs in India, how to tell a story to a New Yorker, thanks to Black Mirror for scary ideas that have become true, and how defense experts on TV are not helping make us safe. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacomedy.com, and stand…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about how Sammy Gravano has no beef with our podcast but we are welcome to take a ride with him, how mafia arguments are now done on podcasts, why xrays are safe for xray technicians, fun times with the great people at tokyo comedy bar, why nobody knows all of Mark's stories, and why when people from…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about Mark's radio days, Mark offends the girls of Abba on NYC radio pre-Stern days, the late great Shelley Berman, our trifecta problem comedy show from earlier in the year, hackers, hecklers, and unfunny Australian women, and the crap Mark has to put up with as emcee of comedy shows. Brought to you…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about delete me services for online posts and how is that working out for you? Also, how many times do you have to pay for the deletions, McDonalds nazi breakfasts, new alphabet agencies, and how posts on the internet are permanent. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacomedy.com, and stand up co…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about how language changes in front of our eyes like a Twilight Zone episode, being insulted by offspring, not the cool band from California, how Japanese cannot dance or pronounce the art form names, why not to bring a filipina nurse to your inlaws family meeting, and how priests teach you how to be…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about haughty waiters in Japan, not qualified to order salt in restaurants, how Dutch and Germans make jokes, saying I don't mind that you are Jewish is rude, how venues want a residency agreement for comics without any incentive, and how smoking is still a fad in Japan. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about the trend of comics doing podcasts, Jon Stewart steals Mark's comedy gestures, Reddit steals Mark's joke via Jimmy Carr, Mark's original joke that Ricky Gervais used years later on Golden Globes, arguing with venues on scheduling, why Mark should not comedy roast a restaurant owner before being…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about Talk Funny joining Audible.com and Amazon Music in addition to a myriad of other formats, Mark recommends Nathan Fielder's comedy videos, reality tv, AI taking narration jobs, James Havens in Nagoya, the stages of a laid off radio dj, revenge shops a la Larry David, favorite Curb your Enthusias…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about police canine units and how Mark would improve them, euphemisms that police use in the US, contradictions in police techniques, how Mark would increase security for Brinks trucks, Mark finds problems in the plot of Undercover Billionaire, and how police must have supernatural senses. Brought to…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about conspiracy theories and the history of Hollywood, Mark's adventures in trying to find a qualified guitarist in Nagoya, funny open mic stories, and Dick Cheney syndrome. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacomedy.com, and stand up comic Mark Bailey.…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about police canine units, false cop tactics in traffic stops, what does a dog alert look like, Mark explaining how New Yorkers tell stories, and Mark's suggestion to have his dog alert on corrupt police. Mark's Shortcuts to Japanese lessons on online Shortcuts to passing JLPT part 2.AVI Shortcuts to…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about Mark's review of the George Carlin special by AI, the AI George Carlin scandal, problems with AI, Kiss avatars, and intellectual property problems with AI. Mark's Shortcuts to Japanese lessons on online Shortcuts to passing JLPT part 2.AVI Shortcuts to Japanese proficiency test JLPT tips Brough…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about organized crime in different countries, Mark's knowledge about the etymology of mafia, goodfellas stories, how the mafia does not exist, Lucky Luciano and the Allies in Sicily, and why to watch The Godfather. Mark's Shortcuts to Japanese lessons on online Shortcuts to passing JLPT part 2.AVI Sh…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about Mark's favorite SNL monologue Nate Bergatze, Joe Koi's monologue, Megan Kelly does not get comedy, a meta-comedy lesson on saves in comedy, comic voice, and Mark's former colleague who is serving life in prison. Mark's Shortcuts to Japanese lessons on online Shortcuts to passing JLPT part 2.AVI…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about the dangers of cheap Japanese whiskey, Mark's former felon friend, Mark's stories from writing for the Alien, Japanzine, etc. Also, why not to urinate outside anywhere no matter what you learned from Japanese elderly men, and Mark's pleading guilty with explanation. Shortcuts to passing JLPT pa…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about Mark's convict mentor when he came to Japan, meanings of sumimasen in Japan, Other memory tips in learning Japanese, the memory palace technique, and how to remember the words revenge and today in Japanese, how we don't get Spotify ad revenue, and why Mark won't let fellow comics steal jokes fr…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about more Family Mart bad manager episodes, self-check-out hypocrisy and legal repurcussions, SNL behind the scenes stories, and Mark's experience as a child in Sicily. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacomedy.com, and stand up comic Mark Bailey.…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about more Family Mart horror stories from Mark, alcohol laws in North America, experiences in Scandinavia, Anthony Robbins ridiculousity, how standing in line in Asia is a new concept, and why not to talk about the Korean language. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacomedy.com, and stand up co…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about corrupt police videos, Mark talks about his 15 days of detainment song about Japanese cops, your rights when detained by police in Japan, our fond memories for a nearby city we played at, and reasons not to take photos in Japan on public transportation. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoya…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about more Nate Bergatze and Greg Giraldo praise, mob movies as legend on the east coast, Italian American reception of the Godfather, true stories about Larry David used in Seinfeld, how Joe Rogan is the new Carson, and the sketch writing process at SNL. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacome…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about how autistic people do not get puns, Nate Bargatze, SNL, Louis CK, our apologies to Loudness and Yamashita Masayoshi in Fukuoka, how not to take jokes literally, Mark reveals he used to be in radio, differences in radio and karaoke in Japan, and our infamous Fukuoka show. Brought to you by Nago…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Steve Howard broadcst from a subway station and talk funny about how doing the Golden Globes emceeing is difficult, Doug Stanhope's book, the comedy scene in the 80s and 90s, the Seinfeld effect, wife logic, wife soap, canine dogs, and self checkout stores. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacomedy.com, and stand up …
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Steve Howard talk funny in a subway station about entitlement among younger workers, teaching mafia recruits at vocation schools, things we say now that we would not have said 5 years ago, Taylor Swift, wife stories, how comedians use a save, blacklisting and comedy syndicates in other cities, how men and women see space d…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Steve Howard talk funny about Mark's kafkaesque experiencesin Japan, a shout out to our Indian listeners, how life in Japan resembles the movie Office Space, and how Japanese spouses do not want you to watch the Kafka movie. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacomedy.com, and stand up comic Mark Bailey.…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Steve Howard talk funny about advice for getting your comic voice, how to read a room in comedy, how to deal with bad audiences, advice that Bob Saget gave Mark, the overuse of crowdwork in current standup comedy, Mark talks about his worse show in Japan and how to save a bad set, how Mark almost got whacked in New York by…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Steve Howard talk funny about metacomedy tips, how marriage helps your comedy, comic voice in your standup, how Mark's comic voice in his act has changed over the years, Mark's comic voice in radio, comic voice as exemplified by Bob Saget, Sam Kinnison, Gore Vidal, Patrice Oneal, Louis CK,and others. Also, can women tell a…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Steve Howard talk funny about advice for standup comedy and open mic comics via Steve Martin, Jon Vorhaus, Jerry Corley, Jim Gaffigan, Mark Normand and others. Also, we break down the rules of comedy, rule of 3, flimflam, misdirection, drilling down and other techniques, Mark's first original joke from 6 years old, how Mar…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Steve Howard talk funny about Mark's story of accidentally taking addictive prescription drugs instead of melatonin, being wanted by organized crime, and Mark's jokes about good cops bad cops. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacomedy.com, and stand up comic Mark Bailey.…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Steve Howard talk funny about memes that keep coming back, if you never heard of it did it happen, how Larry David told Mark how SNL steals material from comics, and podcast comedian feuds on the internet. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacomedy.com, and stand up comic Mark Bailey.…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Steve Howard talk funny about their reactions to the phenomenon of Kill Tony open mic podcasts, Joe Rogan and his mothership, the difference between premise and punchline comedy copyrights by comics, our praise for comics William Montgomery and Hans Kim, and how Saturday Night Live steals material. Brought to you by Nagoya…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Steve Howard talk funny about bad experiences being stopped by Japanese cops, our shout out to our Indian subcontinent listeners, namaste, Mark's new vantage point on detective TV shows, Mark's story about being acosted by a detective after his comedy show, and gaslighting stories about things that never happened. Brought …
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This is a regifted favorite episode requested by fans. Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller discuss the differences in how you can talk to the police in Japan vs. what you would expect in your home country and some Olympic crackdown jokes that we made about the Japanese police that they are shaking down the public even though the Olympics were pos…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about how Mark got a govt. job while failing psychic exams, practical jokes Mark played on his govt. bosses, why Ceasar sections always happen in Japan on Fridays, how Mark failed a physical exam by crossed signals, and how Mark tortured his boss with Raffi songs like Cluck cluck red hen. Brought to …
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about Mark's nightmare story of cancelling a cellphone contract, and how the other cellphne providers are like the mob,Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacomedy.com, and stand up comic Mark Bailey.توسط Nagoyacomedy
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny roasting business meetings and how ridiculous they can be, Mark's stories about working for a passive aggressive mob pizzeria, reused salads, the worst part of the Reagan assasination, and Tim Ferris's advice about meetings, and we recommend Ari Shafir's special Jew, endorsed by rabbis like Mark's. B…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about Bill Cosby's good comic bits, how many people ask us comics to read screenplays and come to their amateur plays, why Mark doesn't recommend other foreigners for jobs and the stories why . Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacomedy.com, and stand up comic Mark Bailey.…
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about nightmare parttime job stories, not having it his way, the Mark and Jim show on the morning subway, stupid customer complaints and smartasss replies. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacomedy.com, and stand up comic Mark Bailey.توسط Nagoyacomedy
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Comedians Mark Bailey and Mike Miller talk funny about crazy New York stories, Nazi restauranteurs, bizarre restaurant orders, and doing service jobs in New York City. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com, Nagoyacomedy.com, and stand up comic Mark Bailey.توسط Nagoyacomedy
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