Podcast Episodes

‘The Office’ Star Rainn Wilson: From Dwight Schrute to ‘Code 3’

Episode 302

When they were shooting the pilot episode of ‘The Office,’ Steve Carell told Rainn Wilson that playing Dwight Schrute could change his life forever. And he could not have been more right. In this epi…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

‘Bojack Horseman’ and ‘Long Story Short’ Creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg

Episode 301

Raphael Bob-Waksberg was still in his 20s when he convinced Netflix to produce his audacious Hollywood satire about a washed-up, alcoholic former TV star who also happens to be a horse. Now, as a 41-…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

SNL’s Beck Bennett: Trump, Elon, Putin, SNL50, and ‘Fixed’

Episode 300

Over the course of eight years in the cast of ‘Saturday Night Live,’ Beck Bennett performed comedy with more than 150 celebrity hosts. But no one—not even Donald Trump himself—was as difficult to wor…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Daily Show’s’ Desi Lydic: Colbert, Stewart, and ‘Foxsplains’

Episode 299

10 years into her run at ‘The Daily Show,’ Desi Lydic is riding high with three Emmy nominations—including two for her short-form series “Foxsplains” in which she tries to wrap her head around MAGA’s…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Hacks’ Creators: Emmys, Colbert, and What’s Next for Deborah and Ava

Episode 298

The three creators of the Emmy-nominated comedy series ‘Hacks’ had no idea they were predicting the future when they had their central late-night host character defiantly speak out against her networ…

Published on 3 months ago

‘Naked Gun’ Director Akiva Schaffer on SNL, The Lonely Island, and Tim Robinson

Akiva Schaffer prefers to stay behind the scenes. But that doesn’t mean he’s any less funny than his Lonely Island bandmates Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone. The three middle school best friends start…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

‘The White Lotus’ Star Natasha Rothwell Returns!

Episode 297

Natasha Rothwell can be a bit defensive when it comes to her character on ‘The White Lotus.’ The actress, who just scored her second Emmy nomination for the hit HBO show, may have struggled at first …

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Jena Friedman: Colbert, Trump, Epstein, and More

Episode 296

This is a fraught time to be a political comedian in America. It’s something Stephen Colbert learned when CBS suddenly canceled ‘The Late Show.’ And it’s something comedian Jena Friedman experienced …

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Jameela Jamil: ‘The Good Place’ and ‘Wrong Turns’

Episode 295

Jameela Jamil no longer “gives a f---” what people think about her. After years spent trying to inspire fans with positive affirmations, the British presenter and actress has turned her attention to …

Published on 4 months ago

‘Late Night’ Writer Jenny Hagel: ‘Jokes Seth Can’t Tell’ and ‘Day Drinking’

Episode 294

‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’ writer Jenny Hagel has spent the entirety of Donald Trump’s political career writing and telling jokes that ride a precarious line between funny and offensive. But the d…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago