Truth Is What a Comedian Makes of It Comics have long strived for some version of authenticity. But what that looks like — and how genuine it is — continues to evolve.
the lonely island
Oct. 20, 2023
Seth Meyers Picks the Best Lonely Island Short of All Time In Andy Samberg’s final season on SNL , Seth Meyers had an idea: a bracket, voted on by the staff of the show, to determine the greatest digital short.
comics to watch
Oct. 2, 2023
The Comedians You Should and Will Know in 2023 25 comics who industry insiders predict will be tomorrow’s superstars.
At Least There Isn’t Crowdwork With a Book Gary Gulman, Maria Bamford, and Aparna Nancherla on writing for the page versus the stage.
good one podcast
Aug. 29, 2023
91 Comedians Reveal Jokes They’d Like to Steal If They Could Get Away With It Tig Notaro, Roy Wood Jr., and more on the joke they wish they thought of first.
Paul F. Tompkins Is Getting Back Into It The comedian and podcast legend is still in love with stand-up — and nervous it’ll break his heart.
a long talk
June 13, 2023
The Many Chicagos of South Side The creators of the canceled sitcom always prioritized laughs but never forgot where their show was set.
emergency discussion
June 7, 2023
It’s the End of Top Chef As We Know It With Padma Lakshmi’s departure, the venerable series is losing something irreplaceable. But its latest season hints at an even deeper identity crisis.
The Simpsons Is Good AgainAfter 34 seasons, 750 episodes, and a decades-long funk, the beloved show innovated its way back to popularity and relevance.
‘Make Him Tell the Machine Story!’ Stand-up Bert Kreischer chronicles the journey behind his megapopular joke.
good one podcast
May 2, 2023
The Hans & Franz Movie That Never Was Dana Carvey, Kevin Nealon, and Robert Smigel discuss bringing the hit SNL characters back to life in podcast form.
good one podcast
Apr. 18, 2023
What It’s Like to Be a TV-Comedy Creator in 2023 Steve Levitan, Gina Yashere, and Rachel Bloom talk streaming, cancellations, and the elusive idea of success in Hollywood.
vulture lists
Apr. 15, 2023
What Is the Best Adam Sandler Movie? Ranking his 44 films to better understand what even defines an “Adam Sandler movie.”
good one podcast
Apr. 4, 2023
If Johnny Carson Could Retire, Why Can’t Kathleen Madigan? “So, when the money’s all right, I know I’m free to go, and then I just have to think, Is there any last thing I want? ”
This Month in Comedy Podcasts: It’s Awful Being Mother Rounding up our favorite comedy-podcast episodes of the month.
good one podcast
Feb. 23, 2023
Crafting Party Down ’s ‘Inside-Out’ Protagonist Adam Scott and showrunner John Enbom discuss Henry’s evolution across three seasons.
good one podcast
Feb. 7, 2023
‘What Would She Expect Out of Me? Would She Like It?’ Marc Maron on grieving Lynn Shelton and the first joke he made about her death.
live from new york
Feb. 6, 2023
Saturday Night Live Should Have More Dumb Sketches Like ‘Lisa From Temecula’The character represents both Ego Nwodim and the show at the height of their glorious silliness.
SNL ’s 21 Cecily Strongest MomentsWe will dearly miss her brassy broads, tragically dumb bitches, and drag-inspired musical numbers.
Here It Is: The Much-Discussed Video of Meghann Fahy Singing ‘O Holy Night’ It’s the performance that made the “Matt Rogers and Friends Holiday Spectacular Sing-A-Long Extravaganza” extra spectacular.
good one podcast
Dec. 1, 2022
All Hail Matt Rogers, the Prince of Christmas The comedian talks his new special, longtime partnership with Bowen Yang, and the power of drag.
global swiftie economy
Nov. 17, 2022
Earth Isn’t Big Enough for Taylor Swift’s Fan Base Some of us are gonna have to take one for the team.
good one podcast
Nov. 17, 2022
Don’t You Dare Call Kumail Nanjiani a Former Comedian There was a moment earlier when you said, “You were a comedian,” and that hurt my feelings. I was like, This motherfucker over here.
oral history
Nov. 4, 2022
An Oral History of ‘David Pumpkins’ The story of Saturday Night Live ’s most improbable breakout character.
Have You Watched The Simpsons Lately? Because You Should! Matt Selman, Brian Kelley, and Christine Nangle discuss the series’ standout 34th season.
good one podcast
Oct. 6, 2022
How Sam Morril Gets Laughs Between Laughs “It’s almost like a hesi move in basketball. Like, how can I get my jump shot wide open?”
prophecies
Sept. 30, 2022
Community Got Six Seasons, and Now It’s Getting a MovieThe dream is coming to fruition with (most of) the original cast and Dan Harmon.
invite only
Sept. 23, 2022
good one podcast
Sept. 22, 2022
Kevin Smith’s Characters Can’t Stop Talking About Star Wars “If you are making a Clerks movie, there has to be a Star Wars something.”
comics to watch
Sept. 6, 2022
The Comedians You Should and Will Know in 2022 24 comics who industry insiders predict will be tomorrow’s superstars.
Disgust Is Tom Segura’s Love Language The comedian talks about walking his audiences right up to the line of political incorrectness — and then laughing at the people who step over it.
a simple plea
Aug. 31, 2022
Jinkx Monsoon’s ‘Snatch’ Judy Garland Was a Very Good Judy It all started with a Salisbury steak sandwich pretendered in Provincetown.
last night on late night
Aug. 19, 2022
Martin Short Tells 21 Funny, Good Jokes on ‘The Tonight Show’ Further proving he is the greatest talk-show guest of all time.
good one podcast
Aug. 11, 2022
Kate McKinnon Wanted to Literally Kiss SNL Good-bye “The most meaningful moments, just looking back, were like … Okay. Long pause for crying, sorry.”
good one podcast
Aug. 4, 2022
How Nimesh Patel Made Friends With the TikTok Algorithm The former SNL writer discusses performing stand-up on- and offline.
good one podcast
July 28, 2022
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.”
good one podcast
July 14, 2022
Nikki Glaser’s Jokes Aren’t Easy The comedian discusses material about sex and whether or not she’s going to quit stand-up on this week’s Good One .
good one podcast
July 7, 2022
Earthquake’s Jokes Are Like a Debate Class “Just get to the subject, make the point, and move on.”
good one podcast
June 30, 2022
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.”
knock knock
June 30, 2022
31 Comedians Share Their Favorite Joke-Joke From puns to chickens crossing the road to giving Willie Nelson a blowjob.
post comedy
June 23, 2022
good one podcast
June 23, 2022
Robin Thede’s Long Quest to Play a Cig-Smoking, Burgling Fake Toddler The A Black Lady Sketch Show executive producer, writer, and star wants you laughing so hard it hurts.
exit interview
June 21, 2022
Bill Hader Wanted the Barry Finale to Feel Like a Panic Attack The writer, director, and star maps out season three’s journey to that final frame: “Everything has consequences.”
good one podcast
June 16, 2022
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.”
good one podcast
June 2, 2022
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.”
good one podcast
June 1, 2022
In Comedy and Sex, Katt Williams’s Customer Is Always Right “Who doesn’t want to leave the audience dancing on their way out?”
The Man Behind Netflix Comedy’s Curtain Robbie Praw explains his approach to buying stand-up specials for the streamer.
good one podcast
May 24, 2022
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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