Listen to “The Art of the Joke”

Written by David Munro
Narrated by Todd Oppenheimer

When you watch masterful stand-up comics perform, they seem just naturally hilarious. Don’t kid yourself. This is hard work—a craft like making anything else of value.

Written by David Munro

Introduction by Summer Brown

Narrated by Todd Oppenheimer

Produced by Larry Rosen & Aaron Cundy

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David Munro is a writer and filmmaker whose latest project is Stand Up Planet, a semi-scripted documentary about a new generation of global comedians sparking change through humor. His debut feature film, Full Grown Men, won the Sundance Channel Audience Award.
Todd Oppenheimer is the editor and publisher of Craftsmanship Quarterly, and the executive director of its nonprofit umbrella organization, The Craftsmanship Initiative.