The “Manifesto” Episode of ‘Last Podcast on the Left’ Found Laughs in the Muddled Ideas of Mass Murderers

Pod-Canon is an ongoing tribute to the greatest individual comedy-related podcast episodes of all time. When seemingly sane, normal people snap and go on killing sprees, it inevitably invites the question, “Why?” What could have possibly happened in the lives, or in the minds, of these mass shooters that made them want to transgress every […]

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Episode #139: Billy Gardell

Emmy-nominated actor and comedian Billy Gardell starred in the hit CBS sitcom, Mike & Molly as Officer Mike Biggs for six seasons, and you can see him still in syndication there, as well as in his other previous recurring roles on Lucky; Yes, Dear; and My Name Is Earl. He now co-stars as the colorful […]

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This Week in Comedy Podcasts: ‘How Did This Get Made?’ Live with Adam Scott

The comedy podcast universe is ever expanding, not unlike the universe universe. We’re here to make it a bit smaller, a bit more manageable. There are a lot of great shows and each has a lot of great episodes, so we want to highlight the exceptional, the noteworthy. Each week our crack team of podcast […]

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Joe DeRosa and Kurt Braunohler get soft on their new podcast “Emotional Hangs”

Comedians, real-life friends, and grown-up humans Joe DeRosa and Kurt Braunohler have a new podcast that explores all their areas of… MORE

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Episode #138: Ritch Shydner

Ritch Shydner had quite a run during the comedy boom of the 1980s, making multiple appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and Late Night with David Letterman, playing Al Bundy’s co-worker on Married With Children, appearing in small roles in big movies such as Roxanne and Beverly Hills Cop II, and writing for […]

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L.A. Podcast Festival updates: Another venue change, a lineup tease, and a chance to grab passes

The sixth annual L.A. Podcast Festival is giving you plenty of time to plan your trip to this year’s three-day… MORE

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This Week in Comedy Podcasts: ‘Hollywood Handbook’ and ‘Doughboys’ Collide

The comedy podcast universe is ever expanding, not unlike the universe universe. We’re here to make it a bit smaller, a bit more manageable. There are a lot of great shows and each has a lot of great episodes, so we want to highlight the exceptional, the noteworthy. Each week our crack team of podcast […]

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Vulture’s new comedy podcast is a “Good One”

This week, the world welcomed a brand new comedy podcast: Good One, hosted by New York Magazine’s resident comedy expert, Jesse… MORE

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The ‘High and Mighty’/’Hollywood Handbook’/Joe Wengert Trilogy Is Three Episodes of Sublime Post-Modern Silliness

Pod-Canon is an ongoing tribute to the greatest individual comedy-related podcast episodes of all time. Sean Clements and Hayes Davenport’s Hollywood Handbook has been in a fascinatingly meta, intricate and multi-layered groove as of late. Earwolf’s obsessively loved show-business satire has devoted episode after episode to giddily deconstructing the elements of podcasting, comedy, and show […]

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Vulture’s Jesse David Fox presents “Good One: A Podcast About Jokes”

Vulture, New York magazine’s entertainment platform, debuted a new podcast series today that’s all about jokes. Jesse David Fox hosts Good One: A Podcast About Jokes. Fox’s first guest, Jim Gaffigan, talked with him about a specific bit in Gaffigan’s newest Netflix stand-up special, Cinco, that jokes about how good-looking yet vapid TV newscasters are. […]

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