Episode #391: Helen Hong
You may have heard Helen Hong as a regular panelist on the hit NPR quiz show, “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me.” Hong also has appeared on …
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Josh Thomas on autism, his podcast and being honest to a fault: ‘Why am I telling you this now?’
The comedian and showrunner’s new podcast, How To Be Gay, marries interviews with personal stories. But he saved his ‘last secret’ for usGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email and listen to our podcastIn an episode of Josh Thomas’s new podcast, Ho…
Continue ReadingEpisode #390: Wyatt Cenac and Donwill
Wyatt Cenac and Donwill have enjoyed a long friendship and working relationship, with the DJ providing beats and sidekick commentary for Cenac when he had …
Continue ReadingEpisode #389: Bruce McCulloch
Bruce McCulloch is a Canadian actor, writer, and director best known as one of the five Kids in the Hall — who came back in a big …
Continue ReadingEpisode #388: Addie Weyrich
Addie Weyrich got an early jump on her comedy career, dropping out of NYU when the teenager’s work with the likes of the Upright Citizens …
Continue ReadingEpisode #387: Karen Chee
Karen Chee is a writer and performer for Late Night with Seth Meyers. She has previously written for the Golden Globes and the Amazon Prime …
Continue ReadingEpisode #386: Alison Leiby
Alison Leiby is a writer and comedian who started her own showcase at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City called It’s A …
Continue ReadingEpisode #386: Alison Leiby
Alison Leiby is a writer and comedian who started her own showcase at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City called It’s A …
Continue ReadingEpisode #385: Irene Tu
Irene Tu is a Los Angeles-based stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. After moving to Berkeley from Chicago, she quickly established herself in the Bay Area …
Continue Reading‘Everyone has one cancellation in them’: standup Joanne McNally on her unfiltered comedy
From career doldrums to fending off pantless stage invaders, the straight-talking Irish comic’s journey to becoming a must-see act has been a wild rideAt a recent gig, an audience member was so taken with Joanne McNally’s standup that she tried to get …
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