The hosts discuss how pushing boundaries in humor and topics can lead to increased success, despite potential backlash, and the challenges of hiring a writer on a tight budget.
This podcast episode discusses the persona of a young comedian who loved to spin a yarn and sometimes fudged the facts to create a better story, while also being sharp and funny, comparable to an emo personality. The episode also recommends Gary Goldman's state abbreviations bit for stand-up enthusiasts.
The podcast discusses the shift in comedic humor and how it has become more serious and politically correct, with also mentioning the impact of changes in societal norms with a reference to a joke about OJ Simpson made during a rehearsal.
A discussion about the aftereffects of comedy that uses anger and insults, with thoughts on how it can impact the audience's perspective.
The speaker discusses growing up with parents who made a baseline level of survivable income, the financial opportunities of working in the entertainment industry and how their environment bolstered their ambition to pursue comedy.
A stream of consciousness about various topics including performing at the Comedy Store before the COVID-19 pandemic, imagining homeless people and their proximity to luxury cars, the Stress Factory, and late nights on the roof of a building cursing God.
The speaker recounts a time when he had to hide in a Wendy's bush and got scared by a mother and her two little boys in the window.
Comedian Joe List talks about Pete Davidson's nonchalant attitude while filming a movie together and how it differed from Joe's own mindset.
During this episode, a guest suggests making a documentary called "pegging wool," and the hosts discuss how age can be deceiving as they try to guess Laura Loomer's age.
Comedians search for the perfect one-liner that will make their audience laugh. Many successful comedians have become low-key YouTube stars, utilizing social media to build their brand.
Learning how to do stand-up comedy can be a daunting task, but it’s the best kind of training to get over yourself, to learn how to say a joke, to learn how to say a line and to interact with an audience.
The speaker recollects his past experiences in the comedy business, including how he used cue cards for people to sign and how he became the first social media guy without social media.
In this podcast, the host talks to comedian Mark Norman about his career, his writing process, and a lot more while sharing some laughs along the way.
Comedian Sam Morril announces his upcoming theater tour and promotes his Bodega Cat whiskey.
A guest narrates the time he made Lorne Michaels laugh by impersonating Dracula as a comedy writer judging laughs; he describes how Dracula would sound.
The podcast episode features a discussion with random tangents and non-sequiturs about strange topics that range from sports to nature.
A comedian discusses the tension between generalizing groups in comedic material and the pushback they receive from those groups.
The podcast features rambling and incoherent conversations, with frequent non-sequiturs and mispronunciations.
In this episode, the hosts share their personal rankings for the worst places to suddenly find themselves naked, based on various scenarios and settings, such as a lover's bedroom, a high school classroom, and a bathhouse.
The hosts try to call Mike Agarvino while he's on vacation, jokingly guessing that he's on the beach sipping on Mai Tais or tequila, and invite him to say hi to his fans.
The speaker talks about performing five minutes of standup comedy despite not being a standup comedian, while also discussing a hypothetical magazine featuring tigers on the cover every week that Jason Calacanis suggested.
Comedian Bert Kreischer recounts a time a fan asked for a photo while he was at a low point before shooting his Netflix special.
The speaker talks about meat and how some people take cooking too seriously, before transitioning to a story about guests at his comedy show who talked throughout the entire performance.
The hosts of the podcast have a conversation about how they often get sidetracked during podcast episodes, and joke about the many tangents and inside jokes that occur during recordings.
Comedians talk about making money in the industry, from internships to OnlyFans, as well as the drama between comics.
The host recounts the story of paying for dinner for 35 movie stars before being invited to see Chris Rock perform at the Comedy Store. Chris had many big names in the crowd, and the host reflects on the experience as a comedian.
The speaker talks about an incident where someone asked if they were there to perform a comedy show. The speaker and their friend laugh hysterically, and the speaker mentions that they are wearing Target shoes.
The episode features the character Doug Sexy, a child in school who is too angry to approach. The episode follows Moe and his group as they try to get a baby back from Lumer and his partner Hattie Seth Powers. This transcript also includes an advertisement for the "Leading Corporate Transformation" podcast.
The tagline was kind of a spoiler. The podcast that recommends 2,000 of it per day. That was the worst.
The podcast hosts discuss when it's appropriate to intervene if someone's joke crosses the line into abuse.
A few random phrases from a possibly humorous podcast.
The speaker shares his thoughts on being a guest on a podcast and feeling like he was being outsmarted and controlled by the host.
A humorous rant about the speaker's frustrating and childish traveling companions, including her husband and friend, and a particularly memorable incident involving blaming a bed-wetting incident on a kindergartener.
This podcast transcript features a discussion on Louis C.K's father's day joke about the greatest moment for any father when he finally gets his child strapped into the car seat.
This transcript is a discussion about building a town for Improv and how it's not a feasible idea. The speakers thank the guests for talking to them and announce their upcoming shows on Apple TV+.
