Can you be happy and still be funny? Or does comedy need a trauma to work? Happy Not Funny is a weekly podcast hosted by award-winning comedian Michael Malone, who sits down with comedians, writers, actors, and mental health professionals to explore the complicated relationship between humor, happiness, and everything in between. Each episode dives into the stories behind the jokes, whether that be therapy sessions, breakups, grief, reinvention, addiction, joy, or the strange little moments that make us laugh when we should probably be crying. Some conversations are hilarious, some are uncomfortably honest, and most land somewhere in the middle.
If you’ve ever wondered why the people who make us laugh the hardest often carry the heaviest things, this is the podcast for you.
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Can you be happy and still be funny? Or does comedy need a trauma to work? Happy Not Funny is a weekly podcast hosted by award-winning comedian Michael Malone, who sits down with comedians, writers, actors, and mental health professionals to explore the complicated relationship between humor, happiness, and everything in between. Each episode dives into the stories behind the jokes, whether that be therapy sessions, breakups, grief, reinvention, addiction, joy, or the strange little moments that make us laugh when we should probably be crying. Some conversations are hilarious, some are uncomfortably honest, and most land somewhere in the middle.
If you’ve ever wondered why the people who make us laugh the hardest often carry the heaviest things, this is the podcast for you.
Danny Jolles breaks down the making of his interactive special You Choose—talking comedy, failure, grief, therapy, and why happiness might be the most radical thing in stand-up.
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Comedian Danny Jolles dives into the making of his interactive stand-up special You Choose, exploring creativity, risk, and failure in modern comedy. He breaks down how algorithms, crowd work, and social media clips have reshaped stand-up—and why storytelling, authenticity, and vulnerability still matter. Danny opens up about grief, trauma, therapy, happiness, and why comics don’t have to be miserable to be funny. The episode covers the evolution of comedy specials, artistic control, emotional burnout, and the future of comedy in the algorithm age.
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Happy Not Funny
Can you be happy and still be funny? Or does comedy need a trauma to work? Happy Not Funny is a weekly podcast hosted by award-winning comedian Michael Malone, who sits down with comedians, writers, actors, and mental health professionals to explore the complicated relationship between humor, happiness, and everything in between. Each episode dives into the stories behind the jokes, whether that be therapy sessions, breakups, grief, reinvention, addiction, joy, or the strange little moments that make us laugh when we should probably be crying. Some conversations are hilarious, some are uncomfortably honest, and most land somewhere in the middle.
If you’ve ever wondered why the people who make us laugh the hardest often carry the heaviest things, this is the podcast for you.
