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Photo by Michael Halcomb on September 01, 2026. May be an image of standing and text that says 'MYCOMEDYORIGINSTORY MY COMEDY ORIGIN STORY I EARNED 5 DEGREES THEN I BECAME A BEGINNER AGAIN. TIDIDRICHA E ae TOLOGTCY 1 READ THE FULL ARTICLEAT READTHEFULLARTICLEAT EAT MICHAELHALCOMB.LIVE'.
Photo by Michael Halcomb on September 01, 2026. May be a graphic of text that says 'BEFORE COMEDY By the timel I stepped onto a comedy stage I had: > 5 degrees > a PhD > nearly 40 books > 20 years of teaching > decades in ministry MH READ THE FULI ARTICLE AT MICHAELHALCOMB.LIVE'.
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I earned five degrees…then chose a career where none of them could save me. 😂 If you’re starting comedy later in life—or pursuing it somewhere between work, family, and everything else—you’re not too late. You just have to be willing to be a beginner. Send this to a comedian who might need that reminder today. Read the full story at MichaelHalcomb.live

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@kanoamorse I love that you're one of the purest men I know yet your graduation picture looks like a Limp Bizkit album cover.

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@pacrimu PhD in humorology

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