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In Finding Your Funny Muscle, Mike shows you how to “flex” your ideas into funny, original, and relatable humor that gets big laughs—and makes you memorable for the right reasons.

Guided by the belief that anyone can learn to become funnier once they understand what to practice, the Funny Muscle Podcast aims to break down how pro comics get their best laughs. Comedian turned author Mike Lukas and cohost Chris Stiffler, an economics professor and open mic-er, use the game plan and concepts outlined in the Funny Muscle Book series to give listeners a better idea of how original (and funny) jokes are crafted.

Mike has performed his comedy to national audiences on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night With Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central, and VH-1's Stand-up Stand-up. He also hosted and co-wrote The Straight Dope on A&E and has been featured on MTV. He is a regular performer in some of the top clubs in the country and tours the world as a member of The Second City National Touring Company. His debut album is equal parts observational and wacky.

With a career spanning a quarter of a century, veteran comedian and comedy coach Mike Lukas (Tonight Show, Comedy Central, Second City, CBS Radio) strips comedy down to the bone. Here in Fine-Tuning Your Funny Muscle (book two of the Funny Muscle series), Mike dives deeper into all those joke-writing concepts from book one and fine-tunes them for you, one by one.

Dive into these seriously silly daily discussions between improvisational comedians Gretchen and Mike Lukas (from LA’s CBS Radio) as they talk Weird News, What Bugs, Neurodiverse Marriage Clashes, Rules of the Adult Playground, Metaphysics 101, the Dead People, and whatever else is on their twisted minds. (Rated PG for adult themes and NSFW language)

Fourteen fun, fast listens you can knock out between the unbuckle and the flush.