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It's that time of year again! Vulture dropped their annual list of all the future stars of comedy. In honor of this special occasion, we compiled mini Good One episodes featuring each list-honoree so they could introduce themselves to you personally.
This week—in alphabetical order by first name—we present to you the Comedians You Should and Will Know, 2024:
Sabrina Brier
Sam Campbell
Nico Carney
Aaron Chen
George Civeris
Francesca D'Uva
Brandi Denise
Malik Elassal
Roz Hernandez
Skyler Higley
Chloe Hillard
Leslie Liao
Mandal
Gavin Matts
Youngmi Mayer
Vic Michaelis
Brennan Lee Mulligan
Courtney Pauroso
Chloe Radcliffe
Rekha Shankar
Veronika Slowikowska
Gianmarco Soresi
Emil Wakim
Eagle Witt
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As we do every June, host Jesse David Fox brings Vulture critic Kathryn VanArendonk review on the podcast to share her list of the best comedy specials of the year so far (yeah, it's a short list).
The specials discussed:
Alex Edelman, Just for Us (HBO/Max)
Nikki Glaser, Someday You’ll Die (HBO/Max)
Kyle Kinane, Dirt Nap (YouTube)
Jacqueline Novak, Get on Your Knees (Netflix)
Ali Siddiq, The Domino Effect Part 3 and 4 (YouTube)
Taylor Tomlinson, Have it All (Netflix)
Ramy Youssef, More Feeling (HBO/Max)
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This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes Tig Notaro back to the podcast. Tig walks through her entire career via her best jokes with a new format called “Joke Superlatives.” Tig newest special, Hello Again, is out now on Prime Video. The film she co-wrote and co-directed, Am I Ok? is out now on Max. Stream her podcast, Handsome, wherever you get your podcasts.
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Before this most recent season, Ego Nwodim had already found a place for herself at Saturday Night Live. But it was this year, where she really making the show her own, getting on some of the silliest characters in the shows long history. On this week’s Good One, Nwodim talks with host Jesse David Fox about the characters that got her there.
Sketches/Clips Mentioned:
Pasta
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwzdTW0pJXk
Entre Clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XadmCTKTibQ
Cat clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIRRmzc1TOI
SECOND LISA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY_DeNYWtIo
THIRD LISA CLIP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDzrvVYgkgQ
LOKO Clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk7jW7qRZYM
Dionne CLip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHQbl3byYiY
RICH AUNTIE CLIP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0VtbXLPjBY&t=168s
STINGRAY CLIP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UlWbT3owys
Nat Geo Clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UlWbT3owys
Father lawrence clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjBrLbOJXHA
Mid-Day clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGqtZmShIkw
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This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes John Early back to the podcast. John talks about his 2023 HBO special, Now More Than Ever, and specifically a 20-minute section on millennials, modern life, and the internet that Jesse has been obsessed with for a year. They have so much fun!
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This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes Mike Birbiglia back to the podcast. Mike walks Jesse through the joke at the climax of his most recent Netflix special, The Old Man and the Pool. The two also discuss making Good One: A Show About Jokes, the Peacock documentary special adaptation of this podcast, of which Mike was the subject of.
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This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes Alex Edelman podcast to talk about his special, Just For Us, which premiered on Max earlier this year. Alex walks Jesse through incarnations of the same story about the time his Orthodox Jewish family celebrated Christmas.
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This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes Kyle Kinane back to the podcast to talk about his sixth stand-up special, Dirt Nap, which is currently available on YouTube. Kyle discusses putting together the incredible, nearly 50-minute story that he closes the special with me.
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This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes Ramy star/co-creator Ramy Youssef to the podcast to discuss his newest stand-up HBO special, More Feelings. Ramy had been touring his hour for years, but the set really came to focus in the weeks following October 7. This episode they discuss the first joke he wrote about what is happening in Gaza.
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On a special bonus episode of Good One: A Podcast About Jokes, Host Jesse David Fox is talking about the creation of Good One: A Show About Jokes, the docu-special currently airing on Peacock about Mike Birbiglia’s search for his next hour. Jesse invites on Eddie Schmidt, the special’s director, to discuss how they went about adapting this very podcast for television.
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This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes Judd Apatow back to the pod. While last time Apatow spoke about The King of Staten Island and his movie making process, this time he talks about his approach to hosting an award show. Specifically, how he’s approached the five times he’s hosted the Directors Guild of America Awards. Recorded live at SXSW in Austin on March 8, 2024, Apatow and Fox use the DGA monologue as a jumping-off point for a wide-ranging conversation about the state of comedy and the film industry.
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This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes the “Egyptian Jon Stewart” Bassem Youssef to the podcast. A decade ago Youssef was a key figure in the Egyptian Revolution, hosting a satirical comedy show throughout it. But more recently Youssef garnered attention for his international viral appearance on Pier Morgan Uncensored. Youssef discusses how he approached the news segment as a piece of comedy and what satire can or cannot do.
Bassem is on tour now. Head to www.bassemyoussef.xyz/upcoming-shows for dates.
The Good One TV show, starring Mike Birbiglia, is premiering on March 26, on Peacock!
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This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes Jon Lovett to the pod. Before co-hosting Pod Save America and hosting Lovett or
Leave It, Lovett was a speechwriter for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. And in that role, he was known as the go-to comedy guy. This episode looks back at the first three White House Correspondents’ Dinner speeches Lovett worked on under Obama, as a way to have a conversation about the role of humor in politics.
Stream Pod Save America and Lovett or Leave It
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This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes Jacqueline Novak to the pod. After years touring it around the world, Novak released her debut special, Get on Your Knees, on Netflix earlier this year. Fox and Novak dove deep into the extremely ambitious special about oral sex, that is not actually about oral sex.
Stream Get on Your Knees on Netflix.
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This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox brings you a conversation he had with Hrishikesh Hirway, the host/producer of the podcast Song Exploder, live at Vulture Festival 2023. Song Exploder, a podcast in which a musician walks through the process of making a song, was the single biggest influence on Good One, so the two hosts had a fun time deconstructing the art of deconstructing art.
Song Exploder is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month! Stream wherever you listen to podcasts.
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To kick off the new year, here’s a little bonus episode to keep you warm as the show ramps up for its seventh year. Recorded live from Vulture Festival, comedian/comedy podcast legend Jonah Ray Rodrigues interviews his friend/idol Weird Al Yankovic about his long and varied career. Rodrigues has Al named the song that is his favorite to do live, was his most surprising hit, features the best accordion skills, and much much more.This was an event of the real Weird Al-heads. But, even a casual fan will appreciate this unique look back at Weird’s unique career.
Stream Weird: The Al Yankovic Story on the Roku Channel.
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It's that time of year again: Vulture critic Kathryn VanArendonk's Best Specials of the Year list is out! Years removed from lockdown and with a rise of specials on YouTube, there was a lot to consider. But these are the 10 VanArendonk thought were best!
Kathryn’s ranking: https://www.vulture.com/article/best-stand-up-comedy-specials-2023.html
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This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes Zainab Johnson to the pod. Johnson, who is best known for her role on the sci-fi sitcom Upload. Earlier this year, she released her first stand-up special, Hijabs Off. One of the best, most visually interesting specials of the year, Hijabs Off displays Johnson’s ease onstage, unique pacing, and in-the-moment performance.
You can stream Upload and Hijabs Off on Prime Video.
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Fresh off the release of his latest Netflix special, I Am Not For Everyone, comedian and podcaster Pete Holmes sits down with Vulture's Jesse David Fox to discuss one of his favorite jokes from his previous special Dirty Clean, and deep dives into his joke writing process.
Watch I Am Not For Everyone on Netflix.
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Good One host Jesse David Fox’s debut Comedy Book, a book of comedy criticism and history, is coming out today! To give listeners a taste of what to expect, this week we’re offering an exclusive first listen to the audiobook, read by Jesse. The excerpt answers the question: Has Jesse ever tried stand-up?
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Buy tickets for Jesse’s November 7 Brooklyn book release comedy show: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-very-good-show-to-celebrate-the-release-of-comedy-book-tickets-696148497897?aff=odwdwdspacecraft
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