Episode #465: Comedy MVPs of 2024 with Jason Zinoman
We did it, comedy fans. We withstood another year of craziness, hundreds upon hundreds of comedy specials, and have gotten my friend and colleague in …
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Episode #464: Kelly McCaughan
Kelly McCaughan is an actor, writer, comedian and clown whose show, Catholic Guilt, was nominated for Best Newcomer by the 2023 ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards, …
Continue ReadingJenny Eclair looks back: ‘Anorexia is difficult to get out of. I can joke about it now, because I’m overweight’
The comedian and novelist on the stress of sudden success, her disordered relationship with food, and how hobbies have replaced her libidoBorn in Kuala Lumpur in 1960, Jenny Eclair is a comedian, actor and author. The daughter of a major in the British…
Continue ReadingEpisode #463: Chad Daniels
Chad Daniels is a Minnesota stand-up comedian with more than a billion streams to his credit, and in July 2024 released his 10th comedy special and first …
Continue ReadingEpisode #462: Kyle Ayers
Kyle Ayers is a comedian from Missouri currently based in Los Angeles who hosts the popular podcast and live show, Never Seen It, where comedians …
Continue ReadingEpisode #461: PunchUp Live’s Danny Frenkel and Alex Dajani
The state of the comedy industry, like most everything else in 2024, feels very much in flux. Danny Frenkel and Alex Dajani have seen firsthand …
Continue ReadingEpisode #460: Ashley Gavin
Ashley Gavin is a comedian from New York City who studied computer science and helped craft the curriculum for Girls Who Code, before deciding to …
Continue ReadingEpisode #459: Sam Reich, Dropout CEO
I spoke to Sam Reich on this podcast back in the fall of 2020, when he was in his first year running Dropout, the subscription-based …
Continue ReadingEd Gamble: Hot Diggity Dog review – fresh angles on manchild awkwardness
Hackney Empire, London Well-spun jokes and great audience rapport elevate the comedian’s show above standard fall-guy fare, though slick management inhibits its sparkHow good can standup be without being very distinctive? This good, I thought, watching…
Continue ReadingEd Gamble: Hot Diggity Dog review – fresh angles on manchild awkwardness
Hackney Empire, London Well-spun jokes and great audience rapport elevate the comedian’s show above standard fall-guy fare, though slick management inhibits its sparkHow good can standup be without being very distinctive? This good, I thought, watching…
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