Comedy
Jack Whitehall says Channel 4 pulled his show at 11 p.m. because Michael Jackson died after it had a pedophile sketch about him
On Club Random, Whitehall described the sort of pre-smartphone comedy near-disaster that now sounds less like showbiz lore than a deleted scene from Broadcast Standards Hell.
Bill Maher says his high school talent show was canceled after he stole a risqué Johnny Carson joke
Maher’s first cancellation story is less a free-speech epic than a very on-brand origin myth: a teenage comic, a Carson bit, and a room full of parents who were not having it.
Will Ferrell says Lorne Michaels told him to leave SNL only after he started to dip
Ferrell’s exit advice from Michaels sounds insane until you remember the next three movies were Old School, Elf, and Anchorman.
Alan Zweibel says he and Gilda Radner hid behind a plant at the first Saturday Night Live meeting
The original SNL writer’s best story is not about cocaine, power, or genius, it’s about two future comedy legends quietly panicking behind office foliage.
Cristina Mariani says her parents have never come to see her perform comedy
On This Past Weekend, the Austin stand-up turned a family boundary into the episode's real punchline, and the punchline is sadder than it sounds.
Mike Birbiglia and Conan O'Brien Compare Catholic Fathers, Pope Shoes, and What Kids Actually Think of Their Famous Parents
Two Worcesterites with doctor dads and a shared audience with Pope Francis spend an hour discovering they have basically lived the same life.
Gilbert Gottfried and Artie Lange Do an Hour of Bits That Would Get a Network Fired
The Compound Media show is less a podcast than a controlled detonation, and somehow that's the whole appeal.
Pete Holmes on Silly Silly Fun Boy, Carousel Guilt, and the Case for Paying for Your Porn
The comedian stops by Whiskey Ginger to workshop new material, defend OnlyFans on philosophical grounds, and explain why mushrooms change your walk.
Caleb Hearon Says Improv Saved His Life, and He Means It Literally
The comedian behind one of the best HBO specials in recent memory sits down with Mike Birbiglia and ends up somewhere much more honest than either of them planned.
Matt Rife Came to Talk Comedy and Ended Up Eulogizing Ralphie May
The crowd-work king of Netflix stops by Theo Von's podcast and spends the best hour of the episode grieving a mentor most people forgot to miss.
Bill Burr and Garrett Morris Reminisce About Carnegie Hall, Cocaine, and Getting Shot
Two comics from different eras swap stories on Tom Green's web show, and somehow it works.
Michael Che Finally Shows Up for Mike Birbiglia's Podcast, Five and a Half Years Later
Two comedians who actually trust each other spend an hour workshopping bits, diagnosing SNL, and accidentally conducting therapy.
Laraine Newman on Scorsese Breakfasts, Mime Shame, and the Accidental Audition That Changed Everything
The original SNL cast member tells the story of how she got famous without knowing she was trying to.
Pete Holmes Went to Ayahuasca, Neal Brennan Is Scared of His Dog
Two comedians closing in on 20 years of friendship talk God, plant medicine, body dysmorphia, and whether love is just a dog following a turkey leg.
Mike Birbiglia Knows He Might Be Mediocre and Has Made a Kind of Peace With It
Two narrative comedians sit down to talk about control, cancer, and why nobody is watching your old special.
Pete Holmes Teaches Bobby Lee the Way of the Whites
Baking soda in the freezer, gas before the light comes on, and other mysteries of white American life, as explained to two men who never learned.
Chevy Chase Walked Into Bill Maher's Living Room and Refused to Leave
At 79, the original Saturday Night Live star is still the funniest guy in any room, and he knows it.
Kristen Wiig Tells Amy Poehler She Packed Up Her Car After a Dollar-a-Minute Psychic Told Her to Move to LA
Two SNL legends talk Groundlings, ghosts, Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, and the particular horror of being asked to tell a story at a dinner party.
Jennifer Lawrence Knows Exactly What She's Doing
On Good Hang, Lawrence shows up as the rare famous person who is simultaneously very funny, very real, and apparently very willing to flash Amy Poehler on a podcast.
Steve Carell and Amy Poehler Compare Notes on Bombing, Boston, and the Baritone Horn
Two Second City survivors swap war stories, and the most revealing thing either of them says is about failure.
Aubrey Plaza Tells Amy Poehler About the Gorge Inside Her Grief
The most requested guest in Good Hang history shows up with sunglasses on, a sick dog, and more to say than she lets on.
Bill Hader on Celebrity Text Chains, Van Halen Brothers, and the Oompa Loompa Union Meeting That Went Nowhere
The Barry creator stops by The Best Show to discuss fake press conferences, David Lee Roth's inexplicable EP, and a pitch to the Roald Dahl estate that died on arrival.
Bill Hader and Ted Danson Bond Over the One Thing Funnier People Are Supposed to Hide
Two of the most decorated comedy actors alive spend ninety minutes comparing anxiety attacks, SNL nightmares, and the specific horror of bombing in front of a Sarah Palin crowd.
Will Ferrell Didn't Know He Wrote Elf, and Other Things Harland Williams Told Him
The Harland Highway podcast reunites two Superstar co-stars, produces a fake ancestry reveal, and somehow ends with a cappella cowbell.
Will Ferrell Runs a Hamster Wheel 50 Feet in the Air and Still Had to Sing
A quarantine-era Conan interview that doubles as proof Will Ferrell genuinely cannot stop performing, even when strapped inside a steel contraption above a film set.
Will Ferrell Drafted Ron Burgundy as QB and Bombed His SNL Debut. He's Fine With Both.
The Anchorman star visits New Heights to talk hockey stunts, getting rejected twenty times on Anchorman, and why Lorne Michaels is constitutionally incapable of a compliment.
Will Ferrell Thought the Last Dab Was Just Ceremonial. It Was Not.
The comedy legend shows up without Julia Louis-Dreyfus, with an active ulcer, and still eats every wing.
Adam Sandler on Bombing, Kevin Meany, and Why He Said Yes to the Netflix Special
Two hours and forty minutes of comedians talking about comedy, and almost none of it is boring.
Adam Sandler on Happy Gilmore 2, Bobby Boucher's NFL Career, and Why He Still Gets Nervous Around Taylor Swift
The Sandman shows up on New Heights and turns a sports podcast into a forty-minute masterclass in being exactly yourself.
Tina Fey on Las Culturistas: Great Americans, Mozzarella Stick Math, and the Danger of Having Opinions
The woman who wrote Mean Girls shows up, delivers a masterclass in institutional wisdom, and tells Bowen Yang his podcast career has maybe one year left.
Tina Fey Tells Amy Poehler She Has to Kill Every Time
The first episode of Good Hang is less a podcast debut than a reunion special where the guest happens to be the host's comedy wife.
John Mulaney on Arenas, Addiction, and the SNL Writer Who Thought He Could Dress Himself
Mulaney joins Dana Carvey and David Spade to talk sobriety, Madison Square Garden, and why Mickey Rooney wanted to shoot a serial killer.
John Mulaney, John Mayer, Jimmy Carr, Jim Gaffigan, and Jim Downey Walk Into Conan's Podcast
Five guests, one episode, and a running lawsuit fantasy that somehow becomes the most coherent bit of the whole thing.
John Mulaney Tells Theo Von About the Gorilla in His Head
Two comedians who have spent serious time in the wreckage compare notes on cocaine, sobriety, and chasing the version of yourself that existed before things got dark.
John Mulaney Ate Hot Wings at 11 a.m. and Told the Truth About Rehab
Baby J is Mulaney's best special, he says, and on Hot Ones he gave you the receipts between tears and fish-food flavors.
Martin Mallaloy Flew to Austin from Cleveland and Stole Kill Tony's Entire Episode
A 60-year-old schizophrenic comedian with an enlarged prostate, a frog-killing past, and a Opie & Anthony legacy walks into the Comedy Mothership and leaves with a golden ticket.
Ari Matti Came to America for Stand-Up and Ended Up in Stanley Park
The Estonian comedian tells Theo Von about gay cruising, communist censorship, and why a wet foot at 34 is a medical emergency.
Nate Bargatze Is Building a Theme Park With His Own Money and He Knows It's Crazy
The cleanest comedian in the game comes on This Past Weekend to talk about his new movie, his Nashville theme park, and why he thinks stand-up is the last place you can hear a real person.