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Before a sitcom rolls tape, someone has to turn a roomful of strangers into a laughing, clapping, totally-on-board studio audience. That someone? A warm-up comedian.

Meet Mark Sweet, who’s spent nearly 40 years getting audiences hyped for shows like Cheers, Roseanne, and The Big Bang Theory.

And Joyelle Nicole Johnson shares how warming up the crowd for Patriot Act was a part of what led her to a huge stand-up career.

It’s part comedy, part crowd control, part emotional thermostat, and it might just be the most invisible job in showbiz. Until now.

Suggested episodes:
Why the world needs comedians with disabilities
The meteoric rise of comedian Zarna Garg
Actors Mary Elizabeth Kelly and Dean Edwards on the art of impressions

GUESTS: 
Mark Sweet: a veteran warm-up comedian for scripted shows including The Big Bang Theory, Full House, and Two and a Half Men. He currently does warm-up for Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage and Leanne 
Joyelle Nicole Johnson: a stand-up comedian, writer, and actress, who was a warm-up comic for Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj. She appeared on The Tonight Show, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and has a Peacock special called Love Joy

Before a sitcom rolls tape, someone has to turn a roomful of strangers into a laughing, clapping, totally-on-board studio audience. That someone? A warm-up comedian.
Meet Mark Sweet, who&rsquo;s spent nearly 40 years getting audiences hyped for shows like&nbsp;Cheers,&nbsp;Roseanne, and&nbsp;The Big Bang Theory.
And Joyelle Nicole Johnson shares how warming up the crowd for&nbsp;Patriot Act&nbsp;was a part of what led her to a huge stand-up career.
It&rsquo;s part comedy, part crowd control, part emotional thermostat, and it might just be the most invisible job in showbiz. Until now.
Suggested episodes:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2023-02-02/why-the-world-needs-comedians-with-disabilities" data-cms-ai="0">Why the world needs comedians with disabilities</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2023-08-18/the-meteoric-rise-of-comedian-zarna-garg" data-cms-ai="0">The meteoric rise of comedian Zarna Garg</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2024-03-29/actors-mary-elizabeth-kelly-and-dean-edwards-on-the-art-of-impressions" data-cms-ai="0">Actors Mary Elizabeth Kelly and Dean Edwards on the art of impressions</a></li>
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GUESTS:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li><a href="http://marksweet.com/about.html" data-cms-ai="0">Mark Sweet</a>:&nbsp;a veteran warm-up comedian for scripted shows including&nbsp;The Big Bang Theory, Full House,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Two and a Half Men. He currently does warm-up for&nbsp;Georgie &amp; Mandy's First Marriage&nbsp;and&nbsp;Leanne&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://linktr.ee/joyelle" data-cms-ai="0">Joyelle Nicole Johnson</a>:&nbsp;a stand-up comedian, writer, and actress, who was a warm-up comic for&nbsp;Patriot Act&nbsp;with Hasan Minhaj. She appeared on&nbsp;The Tonight Show, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and has a Peacock special called&nbsp;<a href="https://www.peacocktv.com/watch-online/tv/love-joy/52aafbec-ba34-3955-94fd-d69cdc91e322" data-cms-ai="0">Love Joy</a></li>
</ul>

Audacious with Chion Wolf spotlights the stories of people whose experiences, professions, or conditions defy convention or are often misunderstood. Guided by deep curiosity and genuine compassion, the team behind Audacious creates space for the kinds of stories that rarely get told - and the kinds of questions we're often afraid to ask. From those speaking publicly for the very first time to voices already known around the world, every guest is met with care, and every story is honored as both deeply personal and profoundly human.

For more: ctpublic.org/audacious

Audacious with Chion Wolf spotlights the stories of people whose experiences, professions, or conditions defy convention or are often misunderstood. Guided by deep curiosity and genuine compassion, the team behind Audacious creates space for the kinds of stories that rarely get told - and the kinds of questions we're often afraid to ask. From those speaking publicly for the very first time to voices already known around the world, every guest is met with care, and every story is honored as both deeply personal and profoundly human.
For more: <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf">ctpublic.org/audacious</a>

Audacious with Chion Wolf spotlights the stories of people whose experiences, professions, or conditions defy convention or are often misunderstood. 

Audacious with Chion Wolf

Audacious with Chion Wolf spotlights the stories of people whose experiences, professions, or conditions defy convention or are often misunderstood.

Guided by deep curiosity and genuine compassion, the team behind Audacious creates space for the kinds of stories that rarely get told - and the kinds of questions we’re often afraid to ask. From those speaking publicly for the very first time to voices already known around the world, every guest is met with care, and every story is honored as both deeply personal and profoundly human.

Listen at ctpublic.org/audacious

Support is provided by a generous contribution from Suzanne Hopgood, in Memory of Frank Lord.

Audacious with Chion Wolf spotlights the stories of people whose experiences, professions, or conditions defy convention or are often misunderstood.
Guided by deep curiosity and genuine compassion, the team behind Audacious creates space for the kinds of stories that rarely get told - and the kinds of questions we&rsquo;re often afraid to ask. From those speaking publicly for the very first time to voices already known around the world, every guest is met with care, and every story is honored as both deeply personal and profoundly human.
Listen at <a href="http://ctpublic.org/audacious">ctpublic.org/audacious</a>
Support is provided by a generous contribution from Suzanne Hopgood, in Memory of Frank Lord.