{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/690b8ccb68ccec9b8efe9e3b/6abd492f787195a30e65cb30?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Case for Ugly Comedians","description":"Matt Bragg talks with caller Tony about his stand-up comedy class, the humbling art of never being the hero of your own joke, and his personal campaign to get more average-looking people on stage.<br><br>What You'll Hear:<br><br>The Pressure of Cheap Tickets: Matt opens with a funny gripe about how comedians get zero grace compared to a nil-nil football match nobody complains about.<br><br>A Finance Guy Finds His Bubble Bursting: Tony explains why a buttoned-up securities license and a stand-up comedy class turned out to be the perfect odd couple.<br><br>Why the Joke Only Works If You're the Fool: Tony shares the lesson that changed his writing forever, and Matt makes the case for letting more average-looking people have the mic.<br><br>CHAPTERS:<br>00:00 Comedy tickets versus football tickets<br>01:53 Tony calls in about his comedy class<br>05:00 Inside the three levels of the course<br>08:04 Bursting the buttoned-up corporate bubble<br>15:28 The secret rule: never be the hero<br>17:42 The case for more average-looking comedians","author_name":"Hatch Podcasts"}