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Mike Black

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Good liars have to believe their own lies - that's what makes them convincing.
The Liars Club welcomes Mike Black. Felicia Michaels, Jess Wellington, and Michael Evans lay out the premise: a guest tells two stories, one true and one false, and the room tries to spot the lie. From there, the conversation keeps tripping over itself in a good way. Jess describes Mike as a Comedy Store regular, says he brings snacks, and points to his late-night sets there; Mike pushes back on the idea that he is there every night and says it is closer to once a week. He says he has been a regular since 2001, which sets off teasing and surprise. The hosts keep catching details, questioning them, and correcting them, so the game never settles into a neat setup and payoff. Then the room veers into sports and pop-culture riffing: John Elway, Top Gun, Blockbuster, a Super Bowl memory, Trace Adkins, PD Pablo, and Michael Jordan all get pulled into the mix. The tone stays blunt, fast, and conversational, with interruptions, short reactions, and mock-serious fact-checking. The lie game is always there, but it keeps getting buried under callbacks and side jokes.

As heard by us

A loose lie game that keeps wandering into better banter.

The Liars Club presents Mike Black as a familiar comic presence at the Comedy Store, the kind of regular who is there nearly every night, brings snacks, and has been around since 2001.

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You get a truth-or-lie game that keeps drifting into comedy-club banter.

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