Good One: A Podcast About Jokes is a podcast about - well - jokes, and the people who tell them. Each week, a comedian will play one of their jokes and then break it down with Vulture.com Senior Editor Jesse David Fox.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 12 days 15 hours
episode 8: Dear White People's Shonda Rhimes Parody
Jesse David Fox sits down with Justin Simien, the director of the movie Dear White People and creator of the new TV show premiering on Netflix this month. They talk about a scene from the first episode in which a group of students are gathering to watch Defamation a parody of Shonda Rhimes' Scandal. Simien offers thoughts on his process, the benefits of adapting the movie to television and how the show fits into today's political landscape. Learn more about your ad choices...
episode 7: What It's Like to Write Jokes for Barack Obama
David Litt is the former senior presidential speechwriter for President Obama and he wrote his jokes, too. On this Good One, Litt shares about what it's like to write for the former president, why Obama is pretty good at delivering jokes and how they finally managed to incorporate Keegan-Michael Key's character of Luther, Obama's anger translater, into the White House Correspondence dinner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
episode 6: Horatio Sanz's Don's Apothecary Sketch
Horatio Sanz debuted his "Don's Apothecary" sketch during his fifth year on SNL. He sits down with Jesse David Fox to talk about the inspiration for the sketch, his SNL days and why he sometimes laughs at his own jokes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
episode 5: Kyle Kinane Wakes Up in the Morning and Believes in Himself
Jesse David Fox and Kyle Kinane talk about a joke from Kyle's 2010 special Death of the Party and how it was so pivotal in his stand-up career. And we highly recommend staying for this laughning round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
episode 7: Jen Kirkman's Street Harassment Closer
Jen Kirkman closes her Netflix special Just Keep Livin' with a joke about street harassment. She and Jesse David Fox talk about how she conceived and composed this multi-layered piece.
episode 6: Tig Notaro's Taylor Dayne Story
Jesse David Fox and Tig Notaro sit down at her house to talk about her Taylor Dayne story, her noteworthy performances of it, including on Conan andThis American Life, and her many run-ins with Taylor Dayne.
episode 4: Paul Scheer and Human Giant's "Illusionators"
Paul Scheer explains the inspiration behind creating the sketch series "The Illusionators," which appeared on MTV's Human Giant. Scheer created the show with Aziz Ansari, Rob Huebel, and Jason Woliner. Plus, hear the story about how Paul and Aziz encountered Criss Angel at a Las Vegas club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
episode 4: Weird Al Yankovic's "Word Crimes"
Weird Al Yankovic explains his parody process and the story behind creating "Word Crimes."
episode 3: Kristen Schaal and Her Singing, Dancing Bird
Kristen Schaal joins Jesse David Fox to talk about the origins of one of her earliest jokes Dancing Bird. She shares why she often uses animals in her comedy and what it was like to break out as a stand-up comic using conceptual bits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
episode 2: Neal Brennan's White Guy Being Called the N-Word While Feeding a Horse Joke
Host Jesse David Fox and Neal Brennan talk about a joke Neal wrote for Half Baked and how it's representative of his early career writing for the Chapelle's Show, and Neal shares about his new stand-up special on Netflix 3 Mics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices