Episode #446: Chris Grace
Chris Grace is an actor who grew up in Texas, went to school in North Carolina and started his comedy career in earnest in New …
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Episode #445: Renee Gauthier
Renee Gauthier is a stand-up comedian, writer, and producer based in Los Angeles who came out of her hometown Chicago comedy scene in the early …
Continue ReadingEpisode #444: Kristian Mercado
Filmmaker Kristian Mercado has worked with some of the biggest names in music, including Billie Eilish and Bad Bunny. Since 2020, Mercado also has become …
Continue ReadingEpisode #443: Comedy MVPs of 2023 with Jason Zinoman
New York Times comedy critic Jason Zinoman has joined me every year since 2015 for our own traditional December To Remember the year in comedy. On …
Continue ReadingEpisode #442: Jen D’Angelo
Jen D’Angelo is a comedian, actress and screenwriter in Los Angeles. Originally from the Philadelphia area, she graduated from Northwestern before heading to LA and …
Continue ReadingEpisode #441: Chris Turner
Chris Turner is a stand-up comedian and freestyle rapper from England who made his debut as a solo artist at the Edinburgh Fringe with 2014’s …
Continue ReadingEpisode #440: Sasheer Zamata
Actress and comedian Sasheer Zamata may be most familiar to comedy fans from her four years on Saturday Night Live, but she has kept busy …
Continue Reading“The Ice Hole: A Cardboard Comedy” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023
**** (out of 5) Olivier Martin-Salvan and Pierre Guillois would’ve been movie stars in the silent era a century ago. They evoke more than a …
Continue ReadingMax & Ivan: “Life, Choices” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023
**** (out of 5) It’s safe for me to tell you that Max & Ivan’s previous show, Commitment, is now available on YouTube. As for …
Continue ReadingPhilipp Kostelecky: “Daddy’s Home” at Edinburgh Fringe 2023
*** 1/2 (out of 5) At 25, Philipp Kostelecky still looks like the villain in a high-school basketball movie. That might be the Austrian in …
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