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The Oshkosh’s Funniest finale has a $1,000 prize, Josh Blue as headliner, and hundreds of tickets sold.

1. Move the Mic Stand: A Comedy Podcast talks with Ben Giles about Laughable Productions, Oshkosh’s Funniest, and comedy hosting. 2. Ben Giles is the founder and chief of Laughable Productions, while Dean Berg and Cash Money Carl host the episode and keep the conversation moving. 3. The episode asks what Laughable Productions does, how Ben books comedy events, and why he prefers hosting over stand-up. 4. Ben says Laughable Productions focuses on comedy productions, dinner theaters, murder mystery dinner theaters, improv shows, and stand-up comedy. 5. He says the company has been around since 2019 and grew out of his murder mystery work in Madison and Fond du Lac. 6. Ben explains that he first did murder mystery dinner theaters as the lead detective in Madison before turning the format into a business with friends in Fond du Lac. 7. He says the shows are built around a three- or four-course meal, a fake murder, audience suspects, and detectives guiding the audience. 8. Ben names breweries, bars with event spaces, and wedding venues as places where the shows happen. 9. He says Laughable Productions has done wedding-themed shows, 1920s-themed shows, and Valentine’s Day shows. 10. He plugs a September 26 show at the Fond du Lac Beer Company and says the company gives a prize to the most accurate solver. 11. Ben says hosting matters because “if you have a bad host you have a bad show.” 12. He says he likes hosting more than doing a 10-to-15-minute set because riffing between comics is his wheelhouse. 13. Ben says he was a theater kid, did improv at UW–Madison, and used improv as an avenue into comedy. 14. The hosts and Ben discuss the Oshkosh’s Funniest finale on Saturday, September 13. 15. Ben says four preliminary winners and one wild-card comic advanced to the finale. 16. He names Josh Blue as both the headliner and a judge, and says the winner gets $1,000. 17. The conversation turns argumentative when Ben complains that Ticketmaster fees can add about $15 per ticket. 18. The hosts suggest buying tickets at the box office to avoid the fee, and Ben says the venue contract with Ticketmaster limits what they can do. 19. People who book local comedy shows, enter competitions, or like behind-the-scenes talk about hosting would get the most from this episode. 20. Listeners looking for a tightly edited, single-topic interview may skip it.

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A sponsor read, a kava detour, and a stream of burps and toad noises keep the episode moving.

Move the Mic Stand starts with a sponsor read and a kava tangent, then keeps widening until burps, numb mouths, and toad noises all share the same comic rhythm.

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