Ranked #1
Episode 026 JOKE WRITING – Mark Normand: “Just keep going / You need the struggle”
Episode 026 JOKE WRITING – Mark Normand: “Just keep going / You need the struggle”
The very accomplished, always funny "edgy joke slinger," Mark Normand shares his theories on joke writing, his writing a... Read more
18 Jan 2018
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1hr 41mins
Ranked #2
Episode 018 THAT’S A BIT – Sam Evans: “It feels like you’re stumbling into it”
Episode 018 THAT’S A BIT – Sam Evans: “It feels like you’re stumbling into it”
Comic Sam Evans explores "THAT'S A BIT," the often maddening process to go from fresh idea to working joke via bits by G... Read more
14 Sep 2017
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1hr 23mins
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Episode 046 JOKE THEORY PT. 1 – Harrison Greenbaum: “Is it true, is it new, is it you?”
Episode 046 JOKE THEORY PT. 1 – Harrison Greenbaum: “Is it true, is it new, is it you?”
The magically funny, super accomplished, and hyper-analytical Comedy Cellar comic, Harrison Greenbaum, delivers a master... Read more
22 Jan 2019
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1hr 6mins
Ranked #4
Episode 034 LIKABILITY – Kenny DeForest: “Own it…let it be it”
Episode 034 LIKABILITY – Kenny DeForest: “Own it…let it be it”
The all-too-likable and contagiously funny comic, Kenny DeForest (Seth Meyers, HBO's Crashing), joins us to discuss LIKA... Read more
24 May 2018
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1hr 36mins
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Ranked #5
Episode 029 THE ALBUM – Anthony DeVito: “It’s like duct tape”
Episode 029 THE ALBUM – Anthony DeVito: “It’s like duct tape”
Comedy Central's Anthony DeVito, an absurdly likable human being and an amazing comedian, deconstructs THE ALBUM with us... Read more
1 Mar 2018
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2hr 15mins
Ranked #6
Episode 036 WORD ECONOMY – Andy Sandford: “Hook, line, and thinker”
Episode 036 WORD ECONOMY – Andy Sandford: “Hook, line, and thinker”
Nationally touring stand-up comedian & Aqua Teen Hunger Force alum, Andy Sandford, revs his writer's Prius to taut W... Read more
21 Jun 2018
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1hr 35mins
Ranked #7
Episode 047 JOKE THEORY PT. 2 – Harrison Greenbaum: “The secret algorithm of comedy”
Episode 047 JOKE THEORY PT. 2 – Harrison Greenbaum: “The secret algorithm of comedy”
Harrison Greenbaum shows how he actually applies all his theories from part 1 of JOKE THEORY to his stand-up writing and... Read more
5 Feb 2019
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1hr 10mins
Ranked #8
Bonus Episode 008 – Myq Kaplan “The joke stick is my tongue”
Bonus Episode 008 – Myq Kaplan “The joke stick is my tongue”
Happy 4th! Here's a GREAT mini-episode featuring the prolific linguistic genius, Myq Kaplan. Myq hilariously shares how ... Read more
5 Jul 2018
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56mins
Ranked #9
Episode 020 CROWD WORK – Dave Lester: “Laughter is for the willing”
Episode 020 CROWD WORK – Dave Lester: “Laughter is for the willing”
Heady and hilarious comic Dave Lester covers CROWD WORK through his wealth of experience and material from Patrice O'Nea... Read more
12 Oct 2017
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1hr 28mins
Ranked #10
Episode 037 COMMITMENT – Andrea Allan: “Ripping your chest open onstage”
Episode 037 COMMITMENT – Andrea Allan: “Ripping your chest open onstage”
Andrea Allan, an aggressive, crazy, "wild animal" of a comedian, joins us to chart COMMITMENT through stand-up comedy vi... Read more
2 Aug 2018
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1hr 47mins
Ranked #11
Episode 050 CONTRAST – Usama Siddiquee: “Contrast is the basis of all humor”
Episode 050 CONTRAST – Usama Siddiquee: “Contrast is the basis of all humor”
Former NYC comedy wunderkind, now a full grown rocket-to-the-top funny manchild, Usama Siddiquee, returns to the show to... Read more
16 Apr 2019
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1hr 25mins
Ranked #12
Episode 024 MENTAL HEALTH – Dan LaMorte: “Don’t let the curve ball strike you out”
Episode 024 MENTAL HEALTH – Dan LaMorte: “Don’t let the curve ball strike you out”
The brilliantly prolific Comedy Cellar regular, Dan LaMorte, nails it in this episode on MENTAL HEALTH in stand-up. It f... Read more
7 Dec 2017
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1hr 37mins
Ranked #13
Episode 041 PACING – Joe Zimmerman: “It has to be 3x funnier than it is them learning”
Episode 041 PACING – Joe Zimmerman: “It has to be 3x funnier than it is them learning”
Fresh from a set on the Late Late Show with James Corden and just two days after dropping his new Comedy Central Records... Read more
25 Oct 2018
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1hr 40mins
Ranked #14
Episode 033 TRAGEDY – Doug Smith: “I’ll get a chunk of comedy outta this”
Episode 033 TRAGEDY – Doug Smith: “I’ll get a chunk of comedy outta this”
The brilliant storyteller and comedian Doug Smith explores the use of TRAGEDY in stand-up with us through a seminal bit ... Read more
10 May 2018
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1hr 59mins
Ranked #15
Episode 048 THE SETUP – Geoffrey Asmus: “A master of trickery”
Episode 048 THE SETUP – Geoffrey Asmus: “A master of trickery”
Undeniably funny, whitely awkward Geoffrey Asmus joins us to explore THE SETUP in stand-up comedy. Like most things in l... Read more
18 Feb 2019
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1hr 36mins
Ranked #16
Episode 035 HECKLERS – Luke Touma: “Warm but jabbing”
Episode 035 HECKLERS – Luke Touma: “Warm but jabbing”
Boston-forged comic Luke Touma tackles HECKLERS to explore why people heckle, different kinds of hecklers, and how to de... Read more
7 Jun 2018
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1hr 34mins
Ranked #17
Episode 025 IRREVERENCE – Gene Getman: “I don’t know how Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t just delete Facebook”
Episode 025 IRREVERENCE – Gene Getman: “I don’t know how Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t just delete Facebook”
Gene Getman tackles IRREVERENCE in stand-up comedy by messing with the hosts and listening to bits by Doug Stanhope, Cha... Read more
5 Jan 2018
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1hr 25mins
Ranked #18
Episode 053 CLEAN (1 of 2) – Steven Rogers: “It’s a safe bet”
Episode 053 CLEAN (1 of 2) – Steven Rogers: “It’s a safe bet”
It’s hard to say whether Steven Rogers is nicer than he is funny or vice-a-versa, but with Stephen Colbert and Brian Reg... Read more
23 Aug 2019
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1hr 23mins
Ranked #19
Episode 051 COMEDIC STORYTELLING YES AGAIN – Jeff Simmermon: “Building a gobstopper from the inside out”
Episode 051 COMEDIC STORYTELLING YES AGAIN – Jeff Simmermon: “Building a gobstopper from the inside out”
The loquacious, award-winning raconteur and NYC stand-up comic, Jeff Simmermon, hopped on the mic for the show's second ... Read more
14 May 2019
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1hr 43mins
Ranked #20
Episode 038 WRONG – Mike Recine: “Like a rollercoaster that gets to the top & catches fire”
Episode 038 WRONG – Mike Recine: “Like a rollercoaster that gets to the top & catches fire”
Conan alum Mike Recine is a national headliner & a hysterically twisted joke writer--the perfect guy to explore WRON... Read more
13 Sep 2018
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1hr 34mins
