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Phoebe Robinson: Stand-Up, Trump, and the Manosphere
Episode 305
For the first 10 years of Phoebe Robinson’s comedy career, she “dreaded” getting up to tell jokes every night. It wasn’t until she found a way to gen…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
SNL’s Will Forte: ‘SNL50,’ ‘The Four Seasons,’ and ‘Haunted Hotel’
Episode 304
Will Forte is one of the only comedians to ever turn down an initial offer from Lorne Michaels to join ‘Saturday Night Live.’ But after three years i…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Hannah Einbinder on ‘Hacks,’ Colbert and Anti-Woke Comedians
Hannah Einbinder had never really acted before she was cast as Ava Daniels opposite Jean Smart’s Deborah Vance on ‘Hacks.’ Now, she’s a three-time Em…
10 months ago
Rob Reiner: Trump, Elon, and ‘Spinal Tap 2’
Episode 303
Over the course of his long and distinguished career, Rob Reiner has directed some of the most beloved and acclaimed films in Hollywood history. But …
10 months, 1 week ago
‘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. …
10 months, 2 weeks 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 …
10 months, 3 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…
10 months, 4 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”…
11 months 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 hos…
11 months, 1 week 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 T…
11 months, 2 weeks ago