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.
001 - Emma Willmann - Happiness, Anger, and the Strange Math of Comedy
Happy Not Funny
1 hour 8 minutes
1 month ago
001 - Emma Willmann - Happiness, Anger, and the Strange Math of Comedy
Emma unpacks happiness, self-worth, therapy, ADHD, codependency, addiction, and the tension between gratitude, fulfillment, and modern social media.
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Comedian Emma Willmann reflects on happiness, self-worth, and the ways society sells false versions of joy and sexuality. This conversation explores how consumer culture shapes our definition of happiness, how porn and media distort intimacy, and how self-awareness, therapy, and reflection can rebuild personal meaning. Emma and Michael dive into comedy, ego, resentment, ADHD, codependency, overconsumption, relapse, suicidal ideation, and the tension between gratitude and fulfillment. The episode covers addiction, relationships, boundaries, and the mental health impact of social media.
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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.
