Jokesmith press fact sheet
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A joke library, set builder and laugh analytics for stand-up comedians.

Developer: Fouled Anchor Safety LLC
Location: Northern Virginia
Label: Punchline Foundry
Founder: Nicholas Schnaufer, CIH, CSP
First released: April 24, 2026
Current version: 3.0
Platforms: iPhone and iPad
Requires: iOS 18.0 or later
Category: Productivity
Price: Free download; Pro: $7.99/month or $49.99/year ($34.99/year military), with a free trial; Lifetime Pro: $99.99 one-time. US prices. Prices vary by country.
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/jokesmith-comedy-set-builder/id6759635761
Website: https://www.fouledanchorsafety.com/comedy/jokesmith.html
Web app: https://jokesmith.fouledanchorsafety.com (Pro)
Press contact: comedy@fouledanchorsafety.com

About
Jokesmith keeps a comic’s material in one searchable library, builds timed set lists, and records performances to detect audience laughter on the device and match it to the transcript. Heatmaps, laughs per minute and side-by-side comparisons show whether a rewrite worked, and StageIntel predicts how material may land by venue type.

Key features
- Joke library with tags, timing and revision notes
- Set builder with drag-and-drop order and running time
- On-device laugh detection matched to the transcript
- Heatmaps, laughs per minute and performance comparisons
- StageIntel venue predictions and optional AI Punch-Up Notes
- Jokesmith for Web: write jokes and build sets on a computer (Pro)

About the founder
Nicholas Schnaufer, CIH, CSP, is the founder of Fouled Anchor Safety LLC. He served 20 years as an Industrial Hygiene Officer in the U.S. Navy Medical Service Corps, with two deployments aboard USS Carl Vinson, including the opening strikes of Operation Enduring Freedom, and a ground deployment with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing in Al Asad, Iraq. He holds a BS in Environmental Health Sciences from the University of Georgia and an MSPH in Environmental Health Sciences from the University of South Carolina, and has more than 25 years of occupational health experience. He had the idea for field safety apps in 2010 and began building them in 2025. He took up stand-up comedy through the Armed Services Arts Partnership in 2024, which led to the Punchline Foundry apps. A foodie who loves regional differences in food, he also built the Flavor Trek Wayfinder apps.

About Punchline Foundry
Punchline Foundry is the comedy label of Fouled Anchor Safety LLC. It builds tools for working comedians: Jokesmith for material and laugh analytics, Gigsmith for running the gig business, and Riffsmith for daily AI improv practice. Founder Nicholas Schnaufer, a Navy veteran, started it after discovering stand-up at the Armed Services Arts Partnership comedy bootcamp in 2024.

Updated October 19, 2026.