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We created this podcast to introduce you to the comic mind of Tim Kubasek, give you insights into the world of stand up comedy, and, most importantly, to offer you some truly funny comedy. Everyone’s sense of humour is different, but we hope you can find something to enjoy and lighten your day here.

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005 – The Middle of the Set Recordings



Canadian stand up comedian Tim Kubasek and producer Elaine Elrod got together at The Cave Music studio and had a freewheeling chat in which Tim tried out some of his newer comedy material. This is mostly stuff that he has never performed. This is how a baby joke is born, and each time a comedian performs a new joke it is honed and eventually perfected. As Tim explains, a common strategy among comedians is to introduce new material in the middle of their set. Hence our title for this episode, “The Middle of the Set Recordings”.

In this episode, Tim riffs about such topics as

  • Heterosexual relationships and dating
  • Planning his misbehaviour for when he’s famous
  • Observations at Tim Hortons and Dairy Queen
  • Stories from the Road
  • Texting
  • Truth vs. Fiction in his jokes

Enjoy!

Tim Kubasek - The Nervous Comic


004 – Comedy Book Review with Tim Kubasek



We promised you comedy book reviews. Here is a review of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Comedy Writing by James Mendrinos. Find out from Canadian stand up comedian Tim Kubasek why this book is the perfect place to begin if you want to write comedy and how it is also useful if you are an experienced comedian and just want to up your game.

Music excerpts from “Please Rock my House”
by Digitalitar
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Used with permission.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Comedy Writing by James Mendrinos
Listen to Episode 4 of The Nervous Comic Podcast to hear a short review of this comedy book by James Mendrinos
Tim Kubasek - The Nervous Comic
The Nervous Comic – Tim Kubasek



003 – Stand Up Comedy Tips from The Nervous Comic



Canadian stand up comedian Tim Kubasek talks to you about his favorite subject, comedy. This episode has some fun surprises in its format.

In this episode:

Are you funny?

“Are you funny? This is the overall question that hangs in the air when we go to a club or are doing a show. . . .It’s a very hard question and it puts us under a lot of pressure. But hey, that’s part of the game.” – Tim Kubasek

Winning over the audience

“I always think of every audience as a new girlfriend that you have to impress in the time you’re on stage. And that could be as short as ten to twenty minutes.” – Tim Kubasek

  • Drunk Crowds
  • Tim coins a new term: “The third eye”.
  • Hecklers
  • Humorous Road Stories
  • Bombing
  • Unexpected Pleasures of Playing Small Towns

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