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Andrew Schulz knows that hosting Donald Trump on his Flagrant podcast would make everyone think heâs a âright-wing MAGA lunatic.â But, as he makes clear in this episode, his politics are more complicated than what meets the eye. Schulz, who just put out a surprisingly vulnerable Netflix stand-up special called âLifeâ about his experience with fertility and fatherhood, opens up in this conversation about the backlash he has received for being part of the Joe Rogan-led podcast manosphere, how he thinks this new Trump era could actually be bad for comedy, why he believes his triumphant set at the âRoast of Tom Bradyâ marked the night âwokeness diedââand his inspired idea for which âGOATâ Netflix should roast next. We also go deep on his controversial Trump interview, the âRorschach testâ reactions from the two ends of political spectrum, why he declined an invitation to attend Trumpâs inauguration, his biggest disappointment in the administration so far, and a lot more.
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Thereâs a stunning transformation that happens to Edi Patterson when she puts on the aggressively curly haired wig for her character on âThe Righteous Gemstones.â âSomething different happens to the makeup of my atoms, once I get Judyâs hair on,â Patterson says in this weekâs episode. âBecause I do really feel like sheâs a living person whoâs inside of me, and I just get to unleash her and turn it up.â Without the wig, the Groundlings alum is nearly unrecognizableâand her real-life persona is far less unhinged than the sex-crazed evangelical Christian she plays on âThe Righteous Gemstones,â which just began its fourth and final season on HBO. Patterson, who also writes for âRighteous Gemstones,â discusses keeping the season premiereâs massive cameo a secret, her alternative casting idea for that episode, getting âweirdâ with guest star Megan Mullally later in the season, and how Judy and her on-screen siblingsâseries creator Danny McBride and Adam Devineâhave evolved over time. She also looks back on her very brief experience as a writer on âSaturday Night Live,â the shocking line she ad-libbed during her original audition with McBride for their previous show âVice Principals,â and what itâs really like to improvise opposite Larry David on âCurb Your Enthusiasm.â
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Comedian George Wallace has finally become the lead of his own sitcom at 72. And all it took was convincing Norman Lear to reimagine âSanford and Sonâ with Laverne Cox as his characterâs trans daughter in the TV legendâs final project. In this episode, Wallace talks about everything that went into making his new series âClean Slateâ happenâand what he hopes it teaches the most ignorant members of MAGA nation. The stand-up comedian also looks back at his more than 50 year career in show business, from the racist undertones of his early appearances on Johnny Carsonâs âTonight Showâ to his lifelong friendship with Jerry Seinfeld, who he says he still competes with for laughs to this day. The prolific tweeter also takes time to sound off on Elon Musk, who he believes should âgo to jail just for creating that Cybertruck.â
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Bruce Vilanch has written monologues for Oscars hosts like Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, Steve Martin, Ellen DeGeneres, David Letterman, and more. And in this episode, he not only shares some of his favorite jokes, but also reveals which of the many hosts he worked with over more than two decades gave him the most trouble. As the 97th annual Academy Awards approach this weekend, Vilanch walks through the highs and lows of his illustrious Oscars career, from nearly blowing it his first time out with the disastrous Rob Lowe and Snow White opening, through the game-changing Billy Crystal years, to the Anne Hathaway and James Franco-hosted year that marked the unfortunate end of his long run. Along the way, he also shares some shocking stories about Oscar presenters, including his jaw-dropping theory about the origins of that Richard Gere gerbil rumorâand reveals why he turned down the opportunity to write for the very first season of âSaturday Night Live.â And Vilanch, whose new book âIt Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Timeâ chronicles his biggest failures as a writer, takes us inside the most infamous bomb of his career: âThe Star Wars Holiday Special.â
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Comedian Rosebud Baker has gone through intense tragedy, grief and addiction in her life. But for her, nothing has been more viscerally âtraumaticâ than the experience of becoming a mother. Bakerâwho grew up traditionally conservative as the granddaughter of George H.W. Bushâs secretary of state James Bakerâfinds a way to turn that trauma into super dark comedy in her new Netflix special âThe Mother Lode,â half of which she recorded while pregnant and the other half after giving birth. In this episode, Baker discusses how her political upbringing has influenced her approach to both parenting and comedy and how becoming a mother has only made her more ambitious to succeed as a comedian. She also discusses the unique challenges of her role as âWeekend Updateâ writer on âSaturday Night Live,â what makes a great joke for Colin Jost and Michael Che, why she thinks her viral comments about âSNLâ host Travis Kelce âpracticing readingâ were misconstrued, and why sheâs âdyingâ to perform at a celebrity roast.
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30 years ago, Kevin Nealon was anchoring âWeekend Updateâ on âSaturday Night Live.â Now he's walking the woods with his famous comedian friends on the YouTube series Hiking with Kevin. In this episode, Nealon talks about how that show got started and looks back at his âSNLâ days, including how he got hired, when he knew it was time to leave and shares some hilarious stories about Lorne Michaels, Dana Carvey, Chris Farley, Al Franken, and more. And ahead of the big âSNL50â special this coming weekend, Nealon reflects on sharing the stage with fellow âUpdateâ anchors Norm Macdonald, Colin Quinn, and Seth Meyers at the showâs 40th anniversary event in 2015.
This episode was originally published on September 10, 2019.
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Carol Leifer has been a working stand-up comedian and writer for nearly 50 years. And she shows no signs of slowing down. After winning her first-ever Emmy Award in 2024 for her work on âHacks,â Leifer, 68, is currently toiling away in the writersâ room for her 11th Academy Awards ceremony, this one airing live with host Conan OâBrien on March 2. And she is about to release a new book that attempts to teach people âHow to Write a Funny Speechâ for the big events in their own lives. In this episode, Leifer looks back at her extensive comedy career, including her one season as a writer on âSaturday Night Liveâsâ âweird year,â her role as a âreal-life Elaineâ behind-the-scenes at âSeinfeld,â why she tried to talk Larry David into keeping âCurb Your Enthusiasmâ alive, what she makes of âCurbâ star Cheryl Hines embracing the MAGA movement alongside her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr., channeling her experience with aging into Jean Smartâs Deborah Vance on âHacks,â and a lot more.
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Rose Matafeo was almost finished making the final season of her exceptional rom-com series âStarstruckâ when she started to seriously question the showâs essential premise. The experience of going through a breakup while trying to find a satisfying ending for the love story at the center of her show has now inspired her latest stand-up special, âOn and On and On,â streaming now on Max. In this episode, Matafeo discusses what it was like to move away from the genre that has defined much of her career into something a bit darker and more nuanced on stage. The 32-year-old New Zealander comedian also reveals the high-concept show she almost made instead of âStarstruck,â whether she can imagine returning to the characters of Jessie and Tom in the future, and why she decided to cut jokes at the expense of Taylor Swift fans from her new hour.
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There are few comedians more ready to take on the insane cast of characters that will surround Donald Trump in his second term than James Adomian. The 44-year-old comedian has made a name for himself over the past two decades for his spot-on impressions of political characters like Elon Musk, Jesse Ventura, and the MyPillow guy Mike Lindell. In this episode, Adomian talks about channeling some of his many voices into his first-ever hour-long stand-up special âPath of Most Resistanceâ on YouTube (after all the major streamers turned him down). He also talks about why he never ended up on âSaturday Night Live,â getting two big breaks from late-night hosts Craig Ferguson and Jimmy Kimmel, and what it was like to finally do his Bernie Sanders impression to Bernie Sandersâ face.
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Itâs been more than a year since Roy Wood Jr. left âThe Daily Showâ and heâs not looking back. This week, the comedian is dropping what is arguably his best stand-up special yet on Hulu and next month will see the second season premiere of his CNN comedy quiz show âHave I Got News for You.â In his return to the podcast, Wood discusses why he wanted to make his yearning for connection the central theme of his new hour, âLonely Flowers.â He also opens up about his decision to leave âThe Daily Showâ behind before Comedy Central brought back Jon Stewart and elevated his former correspondent colleagues to become rotating hostsâas well as what itâs been like to bring some much needed humor to CNN in the aftermath of Donald Trumpâs re-election.
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Stephanie Hsu broke throughâand landed her first Oscar nominationâthree years ago in Best Picture winner âEverything Everywhere All at Once.â That film had some oddball laughs for sure, but if you had only seen her in the dual roles of the diminutive Joy Wang and villainous Jobu Tupaki, you would have no idea she was capable of playing a classic rom-com lead like she does in the new Peacock series âLaid.â In this episode, Hsu talks about how a background in comedy helped prepare her to portray a deeply flawed character who discovers that all of the men she has slept with are dying and why getting cast in the show felt like a âhuge stepâ in the fight for representation on TV. She also gets into the wild journey from her audition for âEverything Everywhereâ to the Oscars, explains why she turned down the chance to possibly play Glinda in John M. Chuâs âWicked,â and teases her upcoming buddy comedy with âAbbott Elementaryâsâ Quinta Brunson.
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Jim Gaffigan is heading into 2025 an even bigger comedy star than he was beforeâthanks to a guest-starring gig on âSaturday Night Liveâ as vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, a headlining spot alongside Donald Trump at the Al Smith dinner, his latest stand-up special âThe Skinnyâ (which delves into the secret behind his massive weight loss) and a big national tour with Jerry Seinfeld. In his return to the podcast after more than five years, Gaffigan goes deep on the state of his career and how his approach to stand-up has evolved over time. He talks about being in the room with Trump and Kamala Harris at key points during their campaigns and reflects on his decision to risk his clean comedy brand by unleashing a profanity-laced tirade against Trump during the previous election.
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With her raucous cabaret act, Bridget Everett has never been shy about putting all of herself out there for audiences to enjoy. But in her semi-autobiographical HBO series âSomebody Somewhere,â which just wrapped up its third and final season, she is laying herself bare emotionally on a whole new level. In this episode, Everett opens up about the real life trauma that helped inform her revelatory performance, what she learned about being ârelatableâ from a previous pilot that didnât get picked up and shares what it was like to get back on stage for the first time in two years. She also shares hilarious stories about getting cast in the âSex and the Cityâ movie, meeting her friend Amy Schumer for the first time and getting in the middle of an epic feud between Jerry Seinfeld and Bobcat Goldthwait.
This episode was originally published on February 8, 2022.
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Once again, the time has come for our annual, year-end crossover episode in which Matt Wilstein joins The New Abnormal host Andy Levy to talk about the year in political comedy from the comedy podcasters like Joe Rogan, Theo Von, and Andrew Schulz who helped win Trump the 2024 election, to Kamala Harrisâ decidedly safer appearances on Call Her Daddy and SNL, to the unfortunate decline of âresistanceâ late-night hosts like Stephen Colbert heading into Trumpâs second term. Plus, the one comedian who could serve as the perfect âanti-Joe Rogan.â
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When Trevor Noah stepped down as host of âThe Daily Showâ a couple of years ago, it didnât even occur to Ronny Chieng that he could be capable of taking over that seat. But now that heâs been sitting in as guest-host as part of a rotating group of correspondents he finally feels like he deserves to be there. âI think I get how to do it,â he says. âAnd Iâve done it like 20 times now, so itâs definitely possible for me to do it.â In his return to the podcast, Chieng discusses the process of putting together his third stand-up special for Netflix, âLove to Hate It,â which includes material about possibly becoming a father, how the internet is destroying male brains, and making âMAGA friendsâ in Hawaii. He also talks about grabbing the âfearless mantleâ from heroes like Jon Stewart, being the first late-night host to joke about the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting, and how he thinks âThe Daily Showâ will evolve when Donald Trump takes back the White House in 2025.
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Over the course of his nearly 20 years as a stand-up comedian, Joe Mande has developed an uncanny ability to accurately forecast the utter stupidity of American culture. That unique skill led his friend John Mulaney to suggest that heâs more prepared for a second Donald Trump presidency than anyone else they know. In this episode, Mande discusses his latest stand-up special âChill,â which premieres on Hulu this Friday, December 13 and was recorded before the 2024 election but includes some eerie predictions about how the country might change over the next four years. He also talks about his time in the trenches of the writers rooms for âParks and Rec,â âThe Good Place,â and âHacks,â on which he appears as Ray the Las Vegas hotel clerk who at least some fans want to see end up with Hannah Einbinderâs Ava. Mande isnât ready to predict that outcome quite yet, but he definitely wants it to happen. âHannah and I have talked about this at length and it just does feel like the natural conclusion to both of our stories,â he says. âWe call it hashtag #Rayva, and we need to get this going.â
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The Last Laugh listeners, please enjoy this excerpt from the latest episode of The Daily Beast's new podcast! Comedian Jim Gaffigan reflects on the surreal experience of performing at the Al Smith Dinner, describing Donald Trumpâs unorthodox comedic style as âperforming on his heelsâ and surprisingly âkilling the entire time.â Gaffigan also jokes about parenting his five kids: âEvery Monday morning is kind of a surprise for them. Like, âWhat? Thereâs school?ââ
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Ilana Glazer knows that she will forever be known as the âfreewheeling stonerâ Ilana Wexler from her beloved Comedy Central series âBroad City.â But over the past few years she has fully embraced the role of motherâin her life, in her indie film âBabesâ and now on the stand-up stage in her upcoming Hulu special âHuman Magic.â In this episode, Glazer opens up about channeling the joy and anxiety of parenthood into comedy and the pressure not to disappoint the âBroad Cityâ superfans who want her to be her iconic character in real life. She also shares details about the episode of that show that she and Abbi Jacobson planned to shoot in Israel and why sheâs âvery gladâ that decided not to go through with it at the last minute. And Glazer discusses the decision to walk away from âBroad City,â her thoughts on a possible reboot down the line, and why, after so much time spent trying to mobilize young voters, she ultimately wasnât âsurprisedâ by the 2024 election results.
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Self-described comedy âvillainâ Anthony Jeselnik has made a career out of telling expertly crafted, extremely dark one-liners, from his breakthrough set at the Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump in 2011 to his newest Netflix special âBones and All,â which marks his 20th year in comedy. In this episode, he talks about crafting his Comedy Central interview show âGood Talk,â how he thinks his comic persona will continue to evolve as he ages, how getting fan mail from a white supremacist made him rethink one of his darkest jokes, what âsurprisesâ him about Louis C.K.âs attempt at a comeback, his failed audition to anchor SNLâs âWeekend Update,â how Lorne Michaels âhelped Trump get elected,â why he considers himself âuncancelable,â and a lot more.
This episode was originally published on September 3, 2019.
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Jim OâHeir has almost 200 acting credits to his name, appearing on dozens of iconic TV shows like âER,â âFriends,â and âBetter Call Saul.â But as he reveals in this episode, he almost turned down the role of Jerry Gergich on âParks and Recreationâ because his agents worried it was too small. OâHeir writes about his fateful decision to take a chance on what could have remained a âbackgroundâ part in his new book âWelcome to Pawnee,â which is part memoir, part oral history and all around love letter to the show that changed his life. The veteran character actor shares stories about auditioning for Ron Swanson, finding out he and Retta had been elevated to series regulars just of Paul Schneider (Mark Brendanawicz) had been let go, learning that Christie Brinkley had been cast as his wife, and why he believes the show is still comforting people in dark times nearly a decade after it went off the air. Plus, OâHeir delivers perhaps the all-time greatest answer to our final question: Whatâs a memory from your career that you laugh about now but really was not funny when it happened?
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