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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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For better or worse, Timothy Simons will probably always be best known for the first TV role he ever booked: the cravenly odious political climber Jonah Ryan on HBOâs âVeep.â He could have been typecast as a lanky creep forever, but in the years since that show ended, Simons has managed to have a surprisingly varied acting career, most notably with his role as rom-com sidekick Sasha in this fallâs Netflix hit âNobody Wants This.â In this episode, Simons talks about finding the nuance in what could have been a one-note character and reacts to the controversy around the showâs depiction of its Jewish female characters. He also looks back on what it what like to begin his career opposite a comedy legend like Julia Louis-Dreyfus and reveals the disturbing similarities between Jonah Ryan and Americaâs next vice president, JD Vance.
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The Last Laugh listeners, please enjoy this excerpt from the latest episode of The Daily Beast's new podcast! In the aftermath of Donald Trumpâs victory in the 2024 election, co-host Samantha Bee has some tough talk for President Joe Biden and his team and comedian Michael Ian Black has news for everyone.
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Jenny Slate has never been a traditional stand-up comic. And after a lengthy hiatus that followed her 2019 Netflix special âStage Frightâ and included both a global pandemic and the birth of her daughter, she wasnât sure sheâd ever get up in front of an audience again. âI didnât have a system in place for how to get back up on stage. I didnât know how to do that,â she says in this episode. But now, as she puts out her latest hour âSeasoned Professionalâ, Slate breaks down how she made her way back in front of the mic and why she decided to get so intimately personal in the special. Slate reflects on how her one unfortunate season as a âSaturday Night Liveâ cast member has informed the rest of her career, from finding the right kind of community on projects like âKroll Showâ and âBobâs Burgersâ to learning how to make her own unlikely success with âMarcel the Shell With Shoes On.â And she discusses what it was like to pass the torch of her mixed race character on âBig Mouthâ to Ayo Edebiri, why sheâs not sure âObvious Child,â her comedy film about abortion, would hit viewers in the same way 10 years later, and a lot more.
This episode was originally published on February 21, 2024.
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Seth Meyers knows his show is likely to change based on the results of the presidential race. But with the election just days away, the comedian, âSaturday Night Liveâ alum and host of NBCâs âLate Nightâ is doing his best to stay in the present and take each new insane development as it comes. In this episode, Meyers talks about how he ended up releasing a stand-up special (âDad Man Walkingâ on Max) that has nothing to do with politics so close to the election and goes deep on where his is at head on the stakes of Trump vs. Harris right now. The comedian also shares thoughts about his infamous ice cream date with Joe Biden, why he regrets platforming JD Vance on his show, how SNLâs reliance on guest stars has changed the show since he was in the cast, and so much more.
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For the past 30 years or so, Bruce Eric Kaplan has toiled away as a staff writer on some of the best television series ever produced, including âSeinfeld,â âSix Feet Under,â and âGirls.â But as he writes in his new book âThey Went Another Way: A Hollywood Memoirââand discusses in this bonus episodeâKaplan has never managed to get his own show past the pilot stage. And itâs not for lack of trying. Kaplan has written more unproduced pilots than anyone else he knows, and tells the story of how the Hollywood system has slowly beaten him down in hilarious fashion in the new book. He also reveals some details about his new gig as co-showrunner for Season 2 of the Netflix hit rom-com âNobody Wants This,â shares what it was like to join âSeinfeldâ in its final season, and so much more.
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The Last Laugh listeners, please enjoy this excerpt from the latest episode of The Daily Beast's new podcast! With less than two weeks until Election Day, Joanna Coles and Samantha Bee are joined by political strategist James Carville for intelâand an insiderâs takeâon the state of the presidential race.
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âIâm glad to be here. We have a lot to laugh about,â Kathy Griffin says at the top of her triumphant return to the podcast after a very eventful five years since her last appearance. In this episode, Griffin breaks down how she turned some of the most traumatic experiences of her life into jokes for her new âMy Life on the PTSD-Listâ tour, which hits Carnegie Hall this week. The legendary comedian, who finally has her voice back after a botched lung cancer surgery, is still climbing out the âcancellationâ that followed her infamous 2017 photo in which she posed holding up a Trump mask covered in fake blood. And since Hollywood may have left her behindâfor nowâshe has no qualms sharing her unfiltered thoughts on everyone from Elon Musk and Donald Trump to Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld to Cheryl Hines and Ellen DeGeneres.
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The Last Laugh listeners, please enjoy this excerpt from the latest episode of The Daily Beast's new podcast! This week, guest John Oliver and co-host Samantha Bee take a trip down late-night TV memory lane, sharing fun times and lessons learned from their time as correspondents on âThe Daily Show.â Joanna Coles and Sam dive deep into the Beastâs exclusive story of the consultant making serious bank on Trumpâs campaign payroll, and obsess over Kanye Westâs sexploits as well as other, unrelated sex toys.
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Fresh off his surprise Emmy Award win for Season 5 of âFargo,â actor and comedian Lamorne Morris joins this weekâs episode of The Last Laugh to break down his scene-stealing performance as the âelder statesmanâ of the original SNL cast in Jason Reitmanâs new film âSaturday Night.â Morris, who portrays Garrett Morris (no relation) in the movie, discusses what it was like to enter the fictionalized world of SNL more than a decade after he auditioned for the show (and didnât get it). He also reveals how his âNew Girlâ character Winstonâs âkind eyesâ helped land him his Emmy-winning role on âFargo,â tells the full story about how he almost missed out on the sitcom that has defined his career to date, and explains his running joke with âNew Girlâ cast mate Jake Johnson about a potential reunion.
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The Last Laugh listeners, please enjoy this excerpt from the third episode of The Daily Beast's new podcast! This week, Joanna Coles and Samantha Bee talk all things Melania and share the latest scoop on Silicon Valley with Jessica Lessin, CEO of The Information. Sam shares her experiences with menopause and Joanna talks celeb sightings at opening night of the new Robert Downey Jr. play on Broadway.
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In the handful of years since she broke through in a big way with her âQuarter-Life Crisisâ special on Netflixâand first appeared on this podcastâTaylor Tomlinson has become a bona fide comedy star. The 30-year-old comedian put out two more hours on Netflix, became the host of her own late-night show with CBSâ âAfter Midnight,â and is currently touring her newest hour nationwide. In her second sit-down with The Last Laugh podcast, Tomlinson opens up about how fame has impacted her material, why sheâs focusing on religion for her Save Me tour, and how âAfter Midnightâ is starting to look more like a traditional late-night talk showâeven though thatâs not what she signed up for.
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The Last Laugh listeners, please enjoy this excerpt from the second episode of The Daily Beast's new podcast! The Daily Beast Podcast is as wildly exciting, energizing, and entertaining as the topics it covers. Bringing their sharp wit and insights to each episode, co-hosts Joanna Coles (Chief Creative & Content Officer of The Daily Beast) and celebrated comedian and political commentator Samantha Bee will navigate the latest in politics, pop culture, and everything in between.
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