https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dissecting-frogs--7205679enStand-UpCopyright Rose City Comedy Collectivehttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d23cb6be9f6d0415f59984d4537bc0e7.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dissecting-frogs--7205679Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:00:29 +0000Rose City Comedy CollectiveRose City Comedy Collectiveinfo@rosecitycomedycollective.comDissecting Frogs is a stand-up comedy podcast about the craft of stand-up comedy — not another comedian-interview show, but a breakdown of how jokes and sets actually work. Hosted by three working stand-up comedians, Kelly, Robbie, and Kate, of the...falsea65f5230-607e-54db-9232-35069f1f8381episodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-s-the-deal-with-boycotting-jerry-seinfeld-ep-007--75986218https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75986218Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:00:03 +0000Rose City Comedy CollectiveJerry Seinfeld's comments on Israel and Palestine are at the center of this episode, after Portuguese comedians and artists pulled out of a new Lisbon comedy festival he's headlining. Kelly, Robbie, and Kate of the Rose City Comedy Collective look at...6257comedy,jerryseinfeld,portugal,preformance,seinfeld,standup,standupcomedyfalse7fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shane-gillis-snl-monologue-and-cancel-culture-ep-006--75853915https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75853915Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:00:03 +0000Rose City Comedy CollectiveShane Gillis's SNL monologue, and the backlash to his line about how women dress at the gym, kicks off this episode on whether a comedian can actually be canceled. Kelly, Robbie, and Kate of the Rose City Comedy Collective argue the line's real...6781false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/joke-writing-vs-character-in-comedy-ep-005--75698931https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75698931Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:00:03 +0000Rose City Comedy CollectiveJoke writing versus character is the test this episode runs on stand-up comedy: does a set live or die on the jokes themselves, or on the character performing them? Kelly, Robbie, and Kate of the Rose City Comedy Collective break down Louis C.K.'s...5749character,comedy,comedywriting,joke,jokes,jokewriting,persona,standup,standupcomedy,writingfalse5fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ai-written-jokes-in-stand-up-comedy-ep-004--75534594https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75534594Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:00:03 +0000Rose City Comedy CollectiveAI-written jokes are the target of this episode, as Kelly, Robbie, and Kate of the Rose City Comedy Collective argue over whether a chatbot can actually write comedy — and conclude it can't, at least not yet. They cover ChatGPT confidently inventing...7768ai,comedians,comedy,jokes;,stand-up,tool,write,writingfalse4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/punching-up-vs-punching-down-in-comedy-ep-003--75366013https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75366013Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:00:03 +0000Rose City Comedy CollectivePunching up versus punching down is the question this episode puts to the test: is any topic fair game in stand-up, or does the target's power matter? Kelly, Robbie, and Kate of the Rose City Comedy Collective work through Louis C.K.'s homeless-guy...6189comedy,performance,punchdown,punchingdown,punchingup,punchline,punchup,standupfalse3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/identity-based-comedy-and-comedic-persona-ep-002--75227710https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75227710Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:00:04 +0000Rose City Comedy CollectiveIdentity-based comedy means writing from your own lived experience rather than joking about a group from the outside — this episode maps where that line actually sits. Kelly, Robbie, and Kate of the Rose City Comedy Collective use Larry the Cable Guy,...8285comedy,comedywriting,identity,identitycomedy,performance,performer,standup,standupcomedy,writingfalse2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tragedy-vs-time-when-is-it-too-soon-to-joke-ep-001--74984314https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74984314Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:18:08 +0000Rose City Comedy CollectiveTragedy versus time is the question at the center of this episode: how long after something terrible happens does it become fair game for a joke? Kelly, Robbie, and Kate trace disaster jokes back to the 1950s, when dark humor about a tragedy spread...4566comedy,joke,jokewriting,performance,standup,standupcomedy,toosoon,tragedy,writingfalse1full