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    Kate McKinnon Wanted to Literally Kiss SNL Good-bye“The most meaningful moments, just looking back, were like … Okay. Long pause for crying, sorry.”
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    How Nimesh Patel Made Friends With the TikTok AlgorithmThe former SNL writer discusses performing stand-up on- and offline.
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    Josh Gondelman Loved Helping Desus and Mero Be Desus & Mero“Seeing them set the bar has informed what kind of things are even possible to me.”
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    Nikki Glaser’s Jokes Aren’t EasyThe comedian discusses material about sex and whether or not she’s going to quit stand-up on this week’s Good One.
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    Earthquake’s Jokes Are Like a Debate Class“Just get to the subject, make the point, and move on.”
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    Cristela Alonzo Needed a Decade to Process Greg Giraldo’s Advice“You don’t have to listen to everybody’s notes, but if you respect them … maybe listen and see if it works with what you’re doing.”
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    31 Comedians Share Their Favorite Joke-JokeFrom puns to chickens crossing the road to giving Willie Nelson a blowjob.
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    You Should Watch The Bear’s Finale FirstFor your health.
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    Robin Thede’s Long Quest to Play a Cig-Smoking, Burgling Fake ToddlerThe A Black Lady Sketch Show executive producer, writer, and star wants you laughing so hard it hurts.
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    Bill Hader Wanted the Barry Finale to Feel Like a Panic AttackThe writer, director, and star maps out season three’s journey to that final frame: “Everything has consequences.”
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    Liz Meriwether Needed to Write New Girl to Make Sense of Elizabeth Holmes“I never wanted the jokes to allow the audience to distance themselves from Elizabeth.”
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    Nobody Can Tell the Stories Ms. Pat Tells“Once I didn’t give a fuck what people thought about me, it allowed me to open my mouth.”
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    In Comedy and Sex, Katt Williams’s Customer Is Always Right“Who doesn’t want to leave the audience dancing on their way out?”
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    The Man Behind Netflix Comedy’s CurtainRobbie Praw explains his approach to buying stand-up specials for the streamer.
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    The Kids in the Hall Fight Because They Care“One of the things that’s ridiculous about being alive, for all of us right now, is that we’re old.”
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    The Special SpecialStand-up isn’t just getting prettier onscreen. It’s growing up as a distinct art form.
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    Joe Rogan Is Just the Start of ItThe authors of a new book about right-wing comedy discuss the man who’s a “gateway to much more nefarious voices.”
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    The Story Behind That Wild Grown Ups 3 ScriptTom Scharpling, a big Sandler fan, explains his unofficial sequel project.
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    Craig Robinson Has Long Trained for His Moment As No. 1The comedian talks Killing It, Def Comedy Jam, and those funny Eastbound & Down bloopers on Good One.
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    Guess What F-Word Roy Kent Teaches on Sesame Street?Hint: It’s not football. This is America.
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    Solomon Georgio Told a Joke on Conan So Edgy It Made Him PoopThe stand-up chats with guest host Dulcé Sloan on this week’s Good One.
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    Chris Redd’s Bust Down Journey Started Years Before SNL“There were so many different versions of it, and each one of them terrified white executives.”
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    Covering Comedy Is a Window Into the FutureNew York Times comedy critic Jason Zinoman discusses his job on this week’s Good One.
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    Maria Bamford’s Masterful Late-Night EulogyHer Corden set about her mom might be the best filmed stand-up of the past two years.
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    For Drew Michael, Laughter Isn’t the Ultimate BarometerThe stand-up discusses his latest special, Red Blue Green, on this week’s Good One.
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    The Moses Storm Joke That Roy Wood Jr. Demanded He Didn’t Give Up OnThe pair discuss Storm’s new special on this week’s Good One.
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    The Birth of UnCabaret Was Just What Comedy NeededBeth Lapides, the creator of the long-running live L.A. show, joins this week’s Good One.
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    ‘Our Better Episodes Are the Ones That We Fight Over’Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton talk It’s Always Sunny and when they’ll know it’s time for the long-running show to end.
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    Aida Rodriguez Is Comfortable With Your Discomfort“There’s always been this daredevil in me, if you will, that goes out on this stage and says, All right, let’s see what happens.”
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    It’s the Most Wonderful Seth Rogen Interview of the YearThe multi-high-phenate talks pot, pots, and the Santa lie.
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    Bosch the Man Meets Bosch the Dog Thanks to Hollywood HandbookAlso thanks to, ahem, Vulture Festival.
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    Roy Wood Jr. Won’t Stop Pushing Stand-up ForwardThe stand-up discusses his new special and tackling difficult subjects on this week’s Good One.
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    The Comedians You Should and Will Know in 2021These are the 22 comics who industry insiders predict will be the superstars of tomorrow.
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    Ricky Velez Is a Real New York City Stand-upThe comedian joins this week’s Good One to discuss his new special.
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    Jo Firestone’s Cure for the Common Comedy SpecialThe stand-up taught seniors how to perform comedy during the pandemic, and the resulting special is a delight.
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    Some Questions About Phoebe Bridgers’s Bo Burnham CoverShe is a serious singer often trying to be funny, and he is a funny singer often trying to be serious. What does it all mean?!
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    Paula Poundstone Wants You to Be Her Best FriendThe stand-up talks about her crowd-work mastery on this week’s Good One.
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    Martin Short’s Life As a Sketch-Comedy GodThe comedy legend talks late night, Only Murders in the Building, and more on Good One.
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    Gabe Liedman Won’t Close the Door Behind HimThe comedian and writer talks Q-Force, Big Terrific, and the next generation of comedians on Good One.
  40. 9/11: 20 years later
    ‘One Giant Nerve That You Were Afraid to Touch’37 comedians remember their first time onstage after 9/11 and how the attacks changed comedy forever.
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    After 9/11, Marc Maron’s Friends Started Choosing Sides“At that time, our hand, as a community in a lot of ways, was forced to take a stand politically.”
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    How a Post-9/11 Heckle Shaped My Comedy for Years“I remember my heart racing, because I thought that he was going to come after me after the show,” Nick Youssef recalls.
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    Rosebud Baker Wants to Be Honest But Not Ruin Birthday PartiesThe comedian discusses her new special on this week’s episode of Good One.
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    Rory Scovel Wants to Be the Phish of Stand-upThe comedian talks improv, connection, and growth on this week’s Good One.
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    Sam Richardson Will Always Defend Detroit and Poop JokesThe comedian talks positivity, cat buttholes, and his “comedic soul mate” Tim Robinson on Good One.
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    Tig Notaro: Cool, Hot, Changed Stand-up Comedy Forever#HotTig reflects on her legendary 2012 Largo set and her new animated HBO special.
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    Dan Harmon Knows a Community Movie Could Be Bad, and Yet …“A thing is happening. Logistically, the locks are coming away.”
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    Gina Yashere Is Waiting for That Big Netflix CheckThe comedian joins this week’s Good One to talk about coming to the U.S. and wanting to make “one really great special.”
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    Samantha Bee Reckons With Being a BossThe Full Frontal host talks paid family leave and what she’s learned from her job on Good One.
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    Fran Lebowitz Breaks Her Silence Over the Existence of AliensThe author talks Bowen Yang’s SNL impression, stand-up, and, yes, aliens on this week’s Good One.
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