Кращі подкасти про Comedy History (2024)

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The Golden Girls & Roseanne w/ Writer Stan Zimmerman 46:26

19h ago46:26

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Stan Zimmerman was a writer for The Golden Girls, Roseanne, Gilmore Girls, and the feature film, A Very Brady Sequel. He is also the author of the new book: The Girls: From Golden to Gilmore. We do a deep-dive on TV comedy writing, pitching, and what it was like working on the Russian version of Roseanne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod…

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Ep. 528 John Hunyadi 1:45:03

3d ago1:45:03

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Today's entry is another blast from the past, John Hunyadi. He came around in Hungary at a time when those dastardly Ottomans basically ran the show, and he sharpened his skills fighting against them along the borders between his lands and theirs. In fact, he was so good at fucking with the Ottomans he turned up in other episodes we've done. Now yo…

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Ep. 527 James "Bo" Gritz 2:05:03

10d ago2:05:03

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Today's subject is just a nice, ordinary military badass. Or is he? James "Bo" Gritz (not pronounced how you think) did in fact do some shit kicking for the military, but that's just the start of this crazy ass story. The rabbit hole goes deep on this one, and there are enough twists to get M. Night Shyamalan's dick hard. Enjoy!…

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Arrested Development & Golden Girls w/Jim Vallely 57:25

11d ago57:25

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Jim Vallely was a writer/producer on the iconic comedy show: Arrested Development – which earned him an Emmy. Jim also worked on The Golden Girls, Two and a Half Men, The John Larroquette Show, and got his start on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson - with his comedy duo: The Funny Boys. We do a masterclass deep-dive with Jim on comedy writing, pr…

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Ep. 526 William Joseph Donovan 1:42:11

17d ago1:42:11

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Today we're giving you a break from the monsters to talk about Wild Bill himself, well, one of the Wild Bills anyway. William Joseph Donovan lived one hell of a life, so sure the nickname fits, but c'mon, dude deserved something a bit more creative. Also, you're gonna feel a little conflicted about this guy when you find out what group he was a par…

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Grease, Airplane, Rocky Horror Picture Show w/ Casting Director Joel Thurm 44:24

23d ago44:24

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Joel Thurm was the casting director for such iconic movies as Airplane, Grease, Rocky Horror Picture Show, as well being the head of NBC casting for a solid decade. He is also the author of the new book, Sex, Drugs, and Pilot Season. We do a deep dive into casting in Hollywood, turning down Tom Cruise and Madonna, and insider stories on Taxi, David…

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Ep. 525 Theresa Knorr 1:55:23

24d ago1:55:23

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Well, dear listeners, we had a request from one of you to cover a woman who is truly evil. Of course, they didn't bother to do any research and just said, "make her evil!" Luckily another listener overheard what was being requested and said, "Oh, I have the perfect woman in mind." Thus Theresa Knorr enters the picture. A woman who does not quite un…

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Moms Mabley with Rhonda Hansome 29:14

29d ago29:14

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Moms Mabley bridged the gap between vaudeville and modern standup comedy. She was the first successful female standup comedian who had a career that spanned over 50 years. Our guest Rhonda Hansome, who has appeared on SNL, The Arsenio Hall Show, and has performed with Aretha Franklin and Diana Ross, recently portrayed Moms on stage, and we do a dee…

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Ep. 524 Lawrence Singleton 1:29:05

1M ago1:29:05

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The train of nightmares continues this week with lumpy, walnut face Lawrence Singleton. This piece of shit managed to avoid being even a blip on anyone's radar for most of his life. Then he decided to make a huge goddamn splash and show everyone how inept he was at getting his scumnut off. Then even more fuckery happened because California ain't sh…

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Ch101 Select: The Kids in the Hall with Paul Myers 39:07

1M ago39:07

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CH101 Select: The Kids in the Hall are one of the most iconic sketch comedy groups in history. We do a deep dive into their origin story with Paul Myers - who knew KITH in their early days. Paul is the author of The Kids in the Hall: One Dumb Guy, the executive producer of the documentary The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks, as well as the brother t…

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Ep. 523 Dana Sue Gray 1:33:06

1M ago1:33:06

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Today we're bringing you a woman who started off life pretty innocuously, but boy is there a hard shift after a little bit of time. Dana Sue Gray is probably gonna go down in LTF history for the dumbest defense given in court. Literally everything she tried was stupid as hell. The one positive thing I can say about her is at least she was terrible …

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When We Went MAD: A Documentary of Ecch-ic Proportions! 33:56

1M ago33:56

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MAD Magazine poked fun at everything - and changed the comedy world. And we talk to Alan Bernstein, director of the documentary When We Went MAD. Modern satire, from The Simpsons to The Daily Show was influenced by MAD. Alan's documentary celebrates the nutty geniuses behind MAD, and features interviews from such fans as Bryan Cranston, Gilbert Got…

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Ep. 522 Charles Upham 1:20:11

2M ago1:20:11

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Today we're talking about a bad motherfucker from New Zealand. Charles Upham had a solid upbringing and life, then World War 2 were declared and he saw it as his duty to sign up. That's when he became one of the hardest bastards that off-brand Australia has every created. This dude stomped Nazis all over the place and survived a hell of a lot of da…

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CH101 Select: 2 Comedians Complain About The Edinburgh Festival 15:47

2M ago15:47

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CH101 Select: The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is the biggest performance festival in the world. It takes place during August and has launched the comedy careers of Monty Python, Eddie Izzard, Fleabag - and just about every major comedy figure in the UK. It's where comedians go to get their Beatles' 10,000 hours of Hamburg performing skills. The Edinb…

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Ep. 521 Carlos the Jackal 1:35:58

2M ago1:35:58

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The subject of today's episode might just have the dumbest name origin story of any person we've ever covered. Carlos the Jackal doesn't let the dumb stop there though. This dude travelled all around the world getting into various shenanigans and pissing people off, never quite seeming to grasp the concept of competency. Sure, sometimes he did ok, …

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Comedian Sean Cullen 1:01:00

2M ago1:01:00

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Sean Cullen is a Canadian comedian, actor, and author - who you might know from his numerous TV appearances on The Tonight Show, MadTV, The Ellen Show, and with his legendary musical comedy group, Corky and the Juice Pigs. We do a deep dive into comedy Sean's history, the Canadian comedy scene, and how he had to turn down Lorne Micheals when offere…

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Ep. 520 Todd Kohlhepp 1:23:23

2M ago1:23:23

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Today we have another unrepentant shitbag for you, dear listeners. Todd Kohlhepp. He lived a real tough life growing up, but that's no excuse for the sociopathic nightmare he became. Some people claimed he was smart. I think someone carried a one they weren't supposed to because they dude acted like a straight dumb fuck a lot. Either way, fuck him,…

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Jimmy Kimmel Live w/ Adam Spiegelman 54:46

2M ago54:46

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Adam Spiegelman was a comedy producer for Jimmy Kimmel Live. He was there right from the start - and he’s our guest today. Adam gives us a deep dive into producing comedy and and comedians for this iconic late-night talk show, where he brought such comedians as Neil Hamburger, Eddie Pepitone, and Andy Dick to the airwaves. Adam gives the lowdown of…

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Ep. 519 Anders Behring Breivik 1:45:09

2M ago1:45:09

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There's more to the subject of today's podcast than just the terrifying lack of life in his eyes and his hard to say name, Anders Behring Breivik is also a huge piece of shit. We combed through his childhood to find out what makes a man become so shitty and well, we found a ton of different reasons. Most having to do with his garbage monster of a m…

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Comedy Portrait Photographer Dan Dion 40:53

2M ago40:53

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Dan Dion is the world’s most prolific comedian portrait photographer. He has photographed such icons as Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Maria Bamford, Zack Galifianakis… His work has been exhibited at the Gotham Comedy Club, Montreal’s Just for Laughs, and the Edinburgh Festival – and we are pleased to have him as our guest today on Com…

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Ep. 518 Scott "Hollywood" Scurlock 1:18:10

2M ago1:18:10

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Our subject for today is the type of person who at surface level, I definitely didn't expect to see come up on this podcast. But it turns out that Scott "Hollywood" Scurlock, this burnout surf bum who walks around his treehouse naked, also lived one hell of a criminal life. Through a lot of sheer dumb luck, and occasional competence, plenty of bonk…

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Ep. 517 Ludwig "Tarzan" Fainberg 1:13:29

3M ago1:13:29

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Today it's time to talk about a crazy ass Ukrainian Jew who has lived one hell of a life. Ludwig "Tarzan" Fainberg at first seemed to just follow all of the tropes and stereotypes for being Ukrainian, then one day his story he winds up in Miami and that's where his story went super off the rails. Drugs, beatings, and sales you wouldn't believe, we …

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Ep. 516 Sir William Sidney Smith 1:32:05

3M ago1:32:05

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It's time to take to the seas again! This time to talk about Sidney Smith, who got started young and really took a shine to being on the water. And for pissing off a very specific Frenchman. This dude won a ton of accolades across several wars and off the coast of a ton of different countries. Enjoy!…

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Ep. 515 Israel Keyes 1:24:54

3M ago1:24:54

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Today we'll be covering another long requested scumbag, Israel Keyes. This shithead serial killer thought he was special, and sure, he did some things smarter or more creatively than the average "I need to stab to get my rocks off" types. But at the end of the day his need to be a shithead murdering psychopath won out over all his meticulous planni…

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Yuk Yuk’s w/ Evan Carter 36:39

3M ago36:39

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Yuk Yuk’s is the cornerstone of Canadian standup comedy. The Toronto club was founded in 1976 and has helped launch the careers of such iconic Canadian comedians as Jim Carrey, Howie Mandel, Russell Peters, and Norm Macdonald. And we talk to comedian Evan Carter - who was there at the very beginning on the history of this legendary Learn more about…

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Ep. 514 Charles Guiteau 1:24:53

3M ago1:24:53

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Well, dear listeners, where do I even start with this one? I guess first off, unless you already know who this is, I assure you that you will not see what is coming next at any point in this story. Because Charles Guiteau was a goddamn crazy person of the highest order. The leaps and mental gymnastics this dude makes throughout his life would make …

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Dangerfield's w/ Dave Juskow 44:34

4M ago44:34

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Dangerfield’s was a NYC comedy club – named after part-owner Rodney Dangerfield. It opened in 1969 (and closed in 2020) and was plain CREEPY. Dangerfield’s can be seen in the movie, The Joker and the legendary Young Comedian’s special that launched Sam Kinison, Andrew Dice Clay, and Louie Anderson. And we talk to comedian Dave Juskow about the hist…

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Ep. 513 Eddie Mannix 1:25:28

4M ago1:25:28

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Today we'll be taking a trip back to the golden age of Hollywood to talk about king goon, Eddie Mannix. It turns out even before TMZ became famous as the blood sucking leeches that they are making their money off celebrity gossip, people loved to talk about actors and actresses and their various scandals. So Eddie Mannix made sure that either those…

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Ep. 512 Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly 1:33:26

4M ago1:33:26

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Time for another trip in ye olde scumnut time machine. Don't let Johann Tserclaes's fancy dandy boy title fool you, the Count of Tilly really knew how to throw down. Our boy here was a real die hard Catholic, so when the Protestants started trying to do their thing, well, old boy took it real personal and decided that he was going to show them exac…

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Ep. 511 John Wayne Glover 1:24:15

4M ago1:24:15

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This week we'll be sticking around Australia, but John Wayne Glover is nothing like the last Aussie we talked about. Instead of being a badass soldier, he's a massive creep. He got started on his creepin' young, and he ramped way up later in his life. But don't worry, he's not totally irredeemable. Wait no, I said that wrong, yea he's totally irred…

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CH101 Select: The Harvard Lampoon w/ Michael Small 46:11

4M ago46:11

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CH101 Select; Michael Small was a staff member of The Harvard Lampoon. He is our guest today - on his history at one of the oldest and most prestigious humor magazines in the world. The alumni of The Harvard Lampoon include such icons in comedy as Conan O'Brien, Greg Daniels, Jim Downey, Colin Jost, BJ Novak - and numerous writers for SNL, The Simp…

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Ep. 510 Albert Jacka 1:02:09

4M ago1:02:09

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Today's person of honor is a badass Aussie with a super unfortunate name. When World War 1 kicked off, Albert Jacka was there to get stuck in on behalf of Australia. And boy did he make a name for himself. Then he decided to stick around and just keep up the madness and killing and see just how terrifying he could become to the other side. He saw s…

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Ep. 509 Samuel "Champ" Ferguson 1:29:55

5M ago1:29:55

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We're back with another round of people who were on the wrong side of history, and also giant pieces of shit. Samuel "Champ" Ferguson decided to fight on the side of the Confederacy during the Civil War. But not as a legitimate soldier for the most part, and also not out of any sense of patriotism, or southern pride, or anything that could kinda be…

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Ep. 508 Rudolf Hess 1:48:49

5M ago1:48:49

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Well, dear listeners, Tim done did it again and dropped a big ol' Nazi bomb all over the podcast. Today we're talking about Rudolf Hess, a shitsucker from day one, and boy did he not change his ways as time went on. Though he did get crazier and way more bonkers. I definitely didn't see where this episode was headed, but I enjoyed talking shit on t…

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Ep. 507 H.H. Holmes 1:38:52

5M ago1:38:52

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Today we're bringing you a long, much requested person from the great corrupted city of Chicago, H.H. Holmes. Of course, we can't catch a break here so the technical issues continue and fucked up the sound on this one a bit, hopefully you can bear with us because this story is worth it. We had a lot of fun talking about this murderous conman and ma…

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Ep. 506 William "King" Hale 52:17

5M ago52:17

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For the last Thursday episode we're bringing you William "King" Hale, a man so clearly the bad guy in life that he even looks like Judge Doom from Roger Rabbit. Yet for some reason people still let him do his thing and get power and influence. Dumbasses. Anyways, this guy did some truly evil stuff and was responsible for a whole lot of deaths, so g…

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Ep. 505 Deborah Sampson 1:05:36

5M ago1:05:36

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Today we have proof that George Washington wasn't the only genetic freak running around the battlefield during the Revolutionary war. Because Deborah Sampson was out there too, not letting a little thing like the lack of testicles get in the way of her fighting for her country. She may have missed most of the war, but she showed up in the end and p…

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