Good One
Good One is a longform celebrity interview show that explores the creative process with a sense of humor and a great selection of hats. It's hosted by Jesse David Fox, a Vulture senior writer and author of Comedy Book. The show is a co-production of Vulture and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
Episodes
Jason Bateman on 'Arrested Development', 'Black Rabbit' and 'DTF: St. Louis'
This week actor, director and podcaster Jason Bateman joined us live at Vulture Festival at Tribeca Festival for a conversation about his wide-ranging career and being the best comedy straight man in history.
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Wanda Sykes on 'Legacy', Coming Out, and Navigating Political Humor
This week, comedy legend Wanda Sykes joins us for a conversation about her new special 'Legacy', how she approaches doing jokes about political strife, and how her stand-up changed after she came out publicly.
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Rhea Seehorn on Pluribus, Vince Gilligan, and Comedic vs. Dramatic acting | Good One Podcast
This week we interview Rhea Seehorn about working with Vince Gilligan on 'Better Call Saul' and the AppleTV+ show 'Pluribus'.
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Ramy Youssef on His New Special, Living Through Controversy and Why Memes Are Art
Comedian Ramy Youssef joins us this week to talk about his new HBO special 'In Love', living through controversy and why he would visit a meme museum.
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Paul Walter Hauser Talks Doing Both Silly Comedies and Dark Dramas... and Pro Wrestling
This week, Paul Walter Hauser sits down to talk about doing both silly comedies like 'Balls Up' and dark dramas like 'Black Bird'. He also talks about being a very real pro wrestler.
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Morgan Neville on the State of Documentaries and Making 'Lorne'
This week, Oscar-winning documentarian Morgan Neville talks about the modern state of the industry, and what it's like to make films about some of pop culture's biggest icons.
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Joel Kim Booster on 'Scrubs', Making 'Fire Island', and Crowd Work
This week, Joel Kim Booster returns to talk about joining the cast of 'Scrubs', millennial cringe, and why he thinks you could never make 'Fire Island' today.
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Ebon Moss-Bachrach Talks Broadway, 'The Bear', 'Girls', and 'Fantastic Four'
This week Ebon Moss-Bachrach takes time out of his very, very busy schedule to talk about starring in Broadway's 'Dog Day Afternoon', the debate around 'The Bear' as a comedy, and why playing The Thing in 'Fantastic Four' was the perfect role for him.
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Zach Galifianakis On Tech, Gardening, 'The Hangover', 'Between Two Ferns', Stand-Up, and Not Getting Invited to Netflix Parties
This week Zach Galifianakis joins us for a rare interview about everything from AI to gardening to 'Between Two Ferns'.
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Becky Lynch on WrestleMania, Charlotte Flair, Adam Sandler, MJF, and Kayfabe
WWE Superstar Becky Lynch, aka New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Quin sits down to discuss the business of wrestling, building character and the nature of reality itself.
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Bryan Cranston Didn't Have to Be Covered in Bees, and Yet!
This week Bryan Cranston talks about returning to 'Malcolm in the Middle' on Hulu and looks back on 'Breaking Bad', hosting 'SNL', and, of course, 'Power Rangers'.
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Chelsea Hander Is 1 of the 10 Most Influential Comedians of the 21st Century
Chelsea Handler joins the show this week to talk about how she changed both the industry and her own perspective, as she launches her latest stand-up tour 'High and Mighty'.
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Eric André Explains How to Prank People Without Getting Stabbed
This week comedy legend and pranking master Eric André joins the podcast in Austin, Texas for a special live episode at SXSW. He explains his prank process, discusses his influence on talk shows, and reveals the future of 'The Eric André Show'.
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John Slattery Is One of the Greatest Living Readers of Dialogue
John Slattery joins us this week to talk about his latest role in the Netflix series 'Vladimir', his many great stories of working with some incredible Hollywood legends, and of course, 'Mad Men'.
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Stand-up Saved Taylor Tomlinson from Religion
Comedian Taylor Tomlinson talks about the work ethic that resulted in four specials in just six years, leaving 'After Midnight' and being the Taylor Swift of comedy.
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Padma Lakshmi Would Rather Be Funny Than Hot
This week America's Culinary Cup host Padma Lakshmi joins to discuss how she took control of her image, her life as an activist, and how she wound up doing comedy.
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Bob the Drag Queen Knows She's Funnier than Madonna
Bob the Drag Queen, former 'Rupaul's Drag Race' champion and current star of Broadway's 'Moulin Rouge! The Musical', joins us for a chat about being both a drag queen and a comedian, at the same time!
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No Comedian Is Prepared to Be on Taskmaster
Greg Davies and Alex Horne join us for a conversation about YouTube's biggest British comedy show 'Taskmaster'.
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Why Can't Comedies Win Best Picture?
Griffin Newman and Allison Willmore take a look at the Academy's complicated relationship with comedy, specifically why they never seem to want to give them awards.
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Ali Siddiq Knows How to Tell a Story
Ali Siddiq talks about how he manages to create so much work, the key to telling a good story, and where he's headed next.
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Beck Bennett Is So Nice — Why??
SNL veteran Beck Bennett sits down to revisit some of his best work and explain once and for all why he is so beloved.
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James Austin Johnson Knows Why Trump Is So Popular
SNL's presidential impressionist talks about developing his version of a Donald Trump impression, being the constantly sick parent of a toddler, developing pitch perfect singing impressions to do with Ariana Grande, and fighting to not be categorized as just an impressionist.
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The Death of the Middle Class Comedian (with Chris Gethard)
Comedian Chris Gethard sits down to talk about the collapse of the creator economy and what can individuals do about it to take back control.
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The Best Stand Up Specials of the Year
Vulture critic Kathryn VanArendonk joins for a conversation about her annual ranking of the best stand up comedy specials of the year.
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Kumail Nanjiani Made One of the Best Comedy Specials in Years
Kumail Nanjiani talks about his return to comedy after 12 long years. We also discuss doing comedy with muscles, Marvel backlash and how he still relates to his audience despite his ever-growing fame.
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Adam Pally Knows He's Insanely Lucky
Adam Pally talks about the evolving comedy industry, telling the truth and his new HBO special 'An Intimate Evening with Adam Pally'.
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Patton Oswalt Blames Boring Nerds for AI
Patton Oswalt talks about his new special 'Black Coffee and Ice Water', the current state of comedy, AI and how his legendary KFC Famous Bowl joke predicted our current reality.
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Janelle James Is Her 'Abbott Elementary' Character in Real Life
Janelle James reflects on four season of playing Principal Ava on 'Abbott Elementary' and her career as a stand-up comedian.
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Vince Staples Loves Being Unlikable
Vince Staples sits down to discuss his multifaceted career, and he answers (most) of our questions about season two of 'The Vince Staples Show', now available on Netflix.
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Jay Jurden Explains How Millennials Made Comedy an Industry
Jay Jurden joins us to discuss his first-ever special on Hulu out November 7th called ‘Yes Ma’am’ and how he became one of the strongest, most dynamic joke writers working today.
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Leslie Jones Laughs at Harvey Weinstein and Her Time on SNL
Leslie Jones joins us to discuss her new stand-up special, "Life Part Two" and take a look back at her time on SNL.
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Stavvy Is Changing the World One Voicemail at a Time
Stand-up comic and podcast host Stavros Halkias talks about his role in Yorgos Lanthimos's 'Bugonia' and whether or not we should call him the Left's Joe Rogan.
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Phoebe Robinson Is Done Being a Girl Boss
Phoebe Robinson joins us to talk about her new YouTube special ‘I Don't Wanna Work Anymore’ and being a recovering girl boss.
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Comedians Won't Forget Who Performed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival Soon (with Jay Jurden)
This week on 'Good One', instead of a traditional deep dive interview, comedian Jay Jurden joins Jesse to unpack the biggest comedy news story happening right now – the Riyadh Comedy Festival; Why giant checks warp choices, what “free speech” really means when a contract bans criticism, and the difference between performing in a country and performing for its rulers. Jay talks personal safety as a
Caleb Hearon Is Happy Whether You Like It or Not
Caleb Hearon stops by to talk about his HBO Max special 'Model Comedian', being extremely online, and why not getting SNL was the best thing that ever happened to him.
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How Gianmarco Soresi Is Conquering Social Media
Gianmarco Soresi joins us to discuss how he relates to different audiences, his new special 'Thief of Joy', and building a fanbase on social media.
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Amber Ruffin Is the Most Fun Person In America
Amber Ruffin joins us to talk about Detroiters, her ten years at Late Night with Seth Meyers, doing improv in Amsterdam of all places, and making even today’s news into comedy on CNN’s Have I Got News for You.
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John C. Reilly Wants to Keep "Kind & Loving" Comedy Alive
This week on Good One, John C. Reilly—one of the greatest actors in comedy or drama—joins us to talk about Walk Hard, Step Brothers, his relationship with Paul Thomas Anderson and Mister Romantic, the cabaret character he’s been performing as around the country, who recently put out an album of standards from the American songbook.
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BenDeLaCreme on if Drag is too Mainstream to be Provocative
This week on Good One, BenDeLaCreme stops by to talk about RuPaul's Drag Race, snatch game, The Jinkx & Dela Holiday Special, and also, culture!
00:00 Intro
00:00:32 Funniest thing of the week
00:01:26 BenDeLaCreme
00:02:42 Drag going mainstrem
00:09:11 Snatch Game
00:26:33 Seeing the matix of Drag Race
00:34:55 How Drag Race helps all drag
00:36:00 Collaboration with Jinx Monsoon
00:45:58 Pee-w
After 'Oh, Mary!' Jinkx Monsoon Wants to Play Mystique in the MCU
This week on Good One, Jinkx Monsoon joins us to talk about RuPaul's Drag Race, Broadway, working with BenDeLaCreme on 'The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show', and taking over for Cole Escola in the Tony Award winning play 'Oh, Mary!'
00:00 Intro
00:01:00 Meeting Katy Perry
00:08:10 Meeting Charlie Day
00:13:14 How drag has changed
00:17:14 Broadway and drag
00:26:09 Relating to 'Oh, Mary!'
00:32:34 'Pi
Ralph Barbosa Likes Keeping You Guessing on His Politics
This week on Good One, comedian Ralph Barbosa joins us to talk about his new Hulu special 'Ralph Barbosa: Planet Bosa', writing jokes about immigration, and what it's like to do comedy that ends up going viral on the internet.
00:00 Intro
00:00:53 Funniest thing of the week
00:03:04 Don't Tell Comedy set
00:05:09 Getting political
00:08:03 Immigration
00:23:02 Going on Rogan
00:25:42 Getting per
Ben Stiller Explains Severance’s Early Days, Mysteries & "Weird" Tone, Talks Happy Gilmore 2
This week on Good One, Ben Stiller joins us for a conversation about his journey from being a comedy superstar in legendary films like Zoolander, Tropic Thunder and Meet the Parents, to the director and executive producer who brought the creepy, crazy world of Severance to life on Apple TV+.
00:00 Intro
00:01:00 Happy Gilmore 2
00:04:30 Severance
00:18:34 The Mystery of Severance
00:23:48 Severan
You're Wrong About Bill Burr
This week on 'Good One' comedian and actor Bill Burr sits down for a conversation about the trajectory of his career, from his early, angry days to his Broadway run and his two-time Emmy nominated special, 'Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years', streaming now on Hulu. The album, 'Drop Dead Years', is available August 1 anywhere you stream music.
00:00 Intro
00:00:52 Funniest thing that happened this week
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Marc Maron on WTF's Final Episode and Comedy Politics
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Vir Das Became India's Biggest Stand-up Despite Government Resistance
Vir Das lost his voice just six weeks before he had to film his new Netflix special 'Fool Volume', and on this week's episode of 'Good One' he walks us through how Adele's doctor helped bring him back, facing legal consequences for his work, and how much better it actually is to be an Indian comedian.
00:00 Intro00:01:23 Funniest thing of the week00:03:06 Starting stand-up in Mumbai00:06:23 Bei
James Acaster Unpacks His Kettering Town FC Chant and Reacts to Bo Burnham
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Comedian James Acaster joins this week's episode of Good One to talk about the lifecycle of his Kettering FC chant bit, almost deciding to quit stand up, and finally seeing Bo Burnham's 'Inside'.
00:00 Intro
00:01:02 Funniest thing that happened this week
00:04:33 Cold Lasagna Hate Myself 1999
00:09:31 Taking a break from
Ed Helms on What Makes Andy from 'The Office' Funny
Comedy veteran Ed Helms joins us to talk about 'The Office', 'The Hangover', and researching government conspiracies for his podcast 'SNAFU' and the accompanying book 'SNAFU: The Definitive Guide to History’s Greatest Screwups'.
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Is the Future of Stand-up Comedy Atsuko Okatsuka?
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From doing Zoom shows at the height of the pandemic to going viral on TikTok, Atsuko Okatsuka made a name for herself through Shakira and Beyoncé-inspired dance moves even before she released her two stand-up comedy specials. This week on Good One, she joins our host Jesse David Fox to talk about making comedy for both th
Michelle Buteau Is Who She Wanted to See on TV as a Kid
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Fresh off her Netflix special ‘A Buteau-ful Mind’ at Radio City Music Hall, Michelle Buteau reflects on all the venues she played to get here, the importance of her Netflix series 'Survival of the Thickest', and why standing up to the worlds biggest comedian is necessary.
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Sarah Sherman on Secrets from SNL 50, Nosferatu, and being in Domingo
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PodcastThis week on Good One, SNL's Sarah Sherman joins us for a deep dive into how her Weekend Update bits come together, being in the Domingo sketch, and performing with Adam Sandler and David Spade.
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Brett Goldstein Loves Making Fun of Shakespeare
After winning an Emmy for playing Roy Kent on 'Ted Lasso', Brett Goldstein has returned to stand up comedy. He joins us on this week's Good One to discuss his new special 'The Second Best Night of Your Life', visiting 'Sesame Street' and joining the cast of 'Shrinking'.
00:00 Intro
00:00:45 Funniest thing that happened this week
00:02:10 Plays versus musicals
00:08:05 Before Ted Lasso
00:12:00 Te
Jason Segel Might Still Make that Dracula Musical
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Jason Segel is a master of finding comedy in some of life's most painful moments, a skill he showcases as the star of the AppleTV+ hit series 'Shrinking'. This week on Good One, he shares with Vulture's Jesse David Fox everything to know about his long journey to Emmy nominee from that Dracula musical he could very well still
Seth Meyers on the Future of Late Night and SNL
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Seth Meyers has so many jobs. The current ‘Late Night’ host and former SNL head writer drops in to discuss his nightly hosting duties, how he finds time to make standup specials while maintaining side projects like ‘The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast’ all while being asked if he wants another big job… taking over SN
Dropout Panel Changer
Inspired by the Dropout show Game Changer, join us for an event that will completely change every ten minutes. Will Dropout all-stars Rekha Shankar (Smartypants), Vic Michaelis (Very Important People), Jordan Myrick (Gastronauts), and Jacob Wysocki (Make Some Noise) improvise, talk thoughtfully about their work, play an elaborate game of “Simon Says” with the audience, or all of the above? That re
Julio Torres’s Favorite Colors
Comedian Julio Torres joins us for an in-depth discussion about that which colors our lives: color. Warm colors, cold colors, hot colors, bold colors, all of it will be up for discussion in this exploration of the Fantasmas creator, director, and star’s work and life.
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Max’s The Sex Lives of College Girls Pajama-Party Brunch
Grab your roommates and your cutest PJs for a comfy brunch celebrating The Sex Lives of College Girls. Creator Justin Noble and cast members Alyah Chanelle Scott, Ilia Paulino, Renika Williams and more will be cozying up with Vulture writer Jason Frank, for a conversation about everything that makes this Max hit our favorite campus sex comedy.
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The Skeleton Twins Reunion With Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader
It’s been ten years since Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader starred in the comedy drama The Skeleton Twins, and what better way to celebrate than talking to them both. Join my vulture colleague, Kathryn Van-Arendonk, for an onstage reunion of two friends as we look back on their years of collaboration, culminating in a true indie classic.
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Kevin Smith’s Dogma Confessional
This week, Director Kevin Smith joins Jesse David Fox for a look back at the classic religious satire Dogma, 25 years after it first blasphemed. Recorded live during 2024's Vulture Festival, you’re invited to sit in on this blessed event that sure will make you thank God, and by that we mean Alanis Morissette.
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Abbott Elementary Writers Room
This week on Good One, we bring you back to 2024’s Vulture Festival, at which Vulture awarded the writing staff of Abbott Elementary the first ever Roomie Award. The Roomie Award is an award for writers’ rooms who exhibit the special art of writing collectively. Joining the show’s creator and star Quinta Brunson was Kate Peterman, Justin Tan, Riley Dufurrena, Lizzy Darrell, Brittani Nichols, Brian
Best Comedy Specials of 2024 with Kathryn VanArendonk
This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes Kathryn VanArendonk back to the podcast to discuss the best comedy specials of 2024.
Kathryn’s list:
10. Ali Wong, Single Lady (Netflix)
9. Langston Kerman, Bad Poetry (Netflix)
8. Ramy Youssef, More Feelings (Max)
7. Kyle Kinane, Dirt Nap (YouTube)
6. Courtney Pauroso, Vanessa 5000 (Dropout)
5. Anthony Jeselnik, Bones and All (Netflix)
4. Nikki
Nate Bargatze’s “Washington's Dream” (with SNL’s Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell)
This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes Nate Bargatze back to the podcast. This time, he is joined by Saturday Night Live castmember Mikey Day and co-head writer Streeter Seidell, the duo Bargatze worked with on the mega-viral “Washington’s Dream” sketches.
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The Simpsons's "Lisa on Ice"
This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox celebrates to 30th anniversary of “Lisa on Ice,” the beloved Simpsons classic about when Bart and Lisa played for rival hockey teams. Recorded live at Vulture Festival in LA, Fox is joined by Nancy Cartwright and Yeardley Smith, the voices of Bart and Lisa respectively, writer Mike Scully, seasons five and six showrunner David Mirkin, and consulting prod
Katt Williams
This week on Good One, Katt Williams returns to the podcast. Recorded live at 2024’s Vulture Festival, Williams discusses his Club Shay Shay interview, his upcoming comedy tour, and how he taught Steph Curry to shoot. Watch the interview over at Youtube.com/Vulture!
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Mike Myers
This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox interviews comedy icon Mike Myers. The conversation touches on Myers’s entire legendary career, from Wayne’s World to Austin Powers to Shrek. Recorded live at 2024’s Vulture Festival, Myers was the recipient of Vulture’s Honorary Degree, an award given out every year to an artist with a lasting impact on the culture. Watch the interview over at Youtube.c
Comedians You Should and Will Know 2024
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 Carne
Best Specials of the Year So Far
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 Domin
Tig Notaro, Joke Superlatives
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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Ego Nwodim’s “Lisa from Temecula”
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
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John Early’s “After the Gold Rush”
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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Mike Birbiglia’s “No Breath Holding” Sign
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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Alex Edelman’s Christmas Story
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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Kyle Kinane's Dirt Nap
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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Ramy Youssef's Phone Call
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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How Good One Became a TV Show
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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Judd Apatow’s 2024 DGA Awards Monologue
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 Fo
Bassem Youssef's Piers Morgan Appearance
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 o
Barack Obama’s 2011 White House Correspondents’ Dinner Speech (with Jon Lovett)
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 c
Jacqueline Novak’s Authenticity
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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Hrishikesh Hirway’s Song Exploder (Live from Vulture Festival)
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 Ex
Weird Al Superlatives Live! (with guest host Jonah Ray Rodrigues) (Bonus Episode!)
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 accor
