The Joke Exploder

Constant struggle on this one for me, anyone else feel like they lead with emotion too much?

Put the Meat Up Front — Bjorn RG “Put the most interesting and important words at the beginning of each sentence.” Ann Handley I read this passage in a book today and it had quite the effect on me. It was in regard to becoming a better writer but for me highlighted a much bigger issue. Qualifying things at the beginning of sent...

Had my old friend Nick Scalzone on to have a fun discussion about Fish pics in his dating profile. Full episode out now on Youtube, spotify and Apple podcasts.

Episode 6: Casting Laughter Fishing Pics with Nick Scalzone. In this hilarious episode, comedian Nick Scalzone joins host Bjorn RG to dive deep into the origins of his infamous Fish Pics Joke. Nick shares the entertain...

Had a rough couple of weeks of painful growth and this has been dominating my thoughts. Let me know if you agree!

Short Term Pain for Long Term Gain.  — Bjorn RG I am someone who can delay gratification. It takes a lot of regular practice but I have worked really hard to get there. I think that it comes from my core value that hard work and perseverance pays off.  “I don’t believe there is pleasure in life. I believe there is only relief of pain… ...

Great episode with Todd Basil Stand Up Comedian

Episode 5: Buffalo Wings The Comedy Recipe with Todd Basil Dive into the delightful world of comedy songwriting as they break down the creative process behind Todd Basil's hilarious new song about buffalo wings. Just...

Anyone else find traveling an especially hard time not to drink? My thoughts on a recent experience.

Sober San Francisco. — Bjorn RG I recently went on a trip to San Francisco with my husband for a comedy festival. It was fun but it was weird. There was this void. The whole trip we spent running around to visit different places and restaurants. We walked, rode, trollies, street cars, Lyfts, and driverless cabs to almost every cor

Had such a fun time with Rachelle Cochran talking about dirt accounting on the joke exploder! also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Episode 4: Dirty Accounting with Rachelle Cochran In this hilarious episode of The Joke Exploder, comedian Rachelle Cochran joins us to dissect her uproarious joke about dirty accounting. Join us as Rachelle...

Feel like I need to thank my better half and husband Paul Heinrich for helping me navigate this one. Let me know if you have any tips on a successful relationship with another comedian in the comments!

How to have a successful relationship with a comedian.  — Bjorn RG I am in a relationship with another comedian. It didn’t start out that way. He did come into it probably in large part because of me. But here we are, married comedians. Before this I had questions whether I could do it and how to make it work. For the most part I would not date other comedians, b...

Episode 3 of the Joke Exploder out now! Had a blast sitting down with Julia Corral to talk about her 4th Generation Mexican joke. Also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts!

Julia Corral's 4th Generation Mexican Joke Episode 3 of the Joke Exploder Comedian Julia Corral stops in to chat with Bjorn RG and explode her 4th Generation Mexican joke. So fun chatting about growi...

This was dominating my thoughts yesterday so I figured I would lay out my approach to this. I love sharing tags and I know it's not for everyone so let me know in the comments your thoughts on this.

Giving Tags. — Bjorn RG Comedy is a collaborative art form, this is my approach to giving tags/ideas to other comics.

I'm so hyped on this new project The Joke Exploder and Episode 2 with David Kildal just dropped! Check it out we explode his joke about awkward dating. Also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts if your nasty.

EP 2 David Kildal Awkward dating joke. Episode 2 of the Joke Exploder show Bjorn RG sits down with Comedian David Kildal to explode his joke about awkward dating, talk about his writing process an...

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Joke Exploder Guest Submission Form. The joke exploder is a show where comics break down one of their jokes. We go through it and hear about your process and stories behind the joke. I need a high quality tape of the joke as we go through it piece by piece on the show. If selected I will need a copy of the 2-3 minute high quality .mov....