Good One: A Podcast About Jokes

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A Podcast About Jokes

  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    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 remains to be seen, but no matter what they do, they are only going to do it for ten minutes before doing something even crazier.


    Order Jesse's book (out now!), Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture–and the Magic That Makes It Work here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374604714/comedybook

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    18 February 2025, 4:14 pm
  • 57 minutes 28 seconds
    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.

    Order Jesse's book (out now!), Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture–and the Magic That Makes It Work here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374604714/comedybook

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    11 February 2025, 11:40 am
  • 35 minutes 31 seconds
    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.


    Order Jesse's book (out now!), Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture–and the Magic That Makes It Work here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374604714/comedybook

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    4 February 2025, 11:00 am
  • 49 minutes 39 seconds
    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.


    Order Jesse's book (out now!), Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture–and the Magic That Makes It Work here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374604714/comedybook

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    28 January 2025, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 20 minutes
    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.


    Order Jesse's book (out now!), Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture–and the Magic That Makes It Work here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374604714/comedybook

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    21 January 2025, 11:40 am
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    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 Rubenstein, Joya McCrory, Patrick Schumacker, Ava Coleman, Justin Halpern, and Jordan Temple.

    Vulture TV Critic Roxanne Hadadi moderated the panel.

    Order Jesse's book (out now!), Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture–and the Magic That Makes It Work here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374604714/comedybook

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    14 January 2025, 2:55 pm
  • 1 hour 55 minutes
    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 Glaser, Someday You’ll Die (HBO)

    3. Adam Sandler, Love You (Netflix)

    2. Jacqueline Novak, Get on Your Knees (Netflix)

    1. Ali Siddiq, Domino Effect Part 3: First Day of School (YouTube)

    Read more here: https://www.vulture.com/article/best-comedy-specials-2024-new-stand-up.html

    Jesse’s list:

    10. Hannah Einbinder, Everything Must Go(Max)

    9. Marlon Wayans, Good Grief (Prime Video)

    8. Hasan Minhaj, Off with His Head (Netflix)

    7. Sal Vulcano, Terrified (YouTube)

    6. Kyle Kinane, Dirt Nap (YouTube)

    5. Courtney Pauroso, Vanessa 5000 (Dropout)

    4. Nikki Glaser, Someday You’ll Die (HBO)

    3. Jacqueline Novak, Get on Your Knees (Netflix)

    2. Ali Siddiq, Domino Effect Part 3: First Day of School (YouTube)

    1. Adam Sandler, Love You (Netflix)

    Order Jesse's book (out now!), Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture–and the Magic That Makes It Work here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374604714/comedybook

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    7 January 2025, 2:59 pm
  • 1 hour 36 minutes
    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.

    If you want to watch the interview, head over to https://youtu.be/3AAhzApSGGE

    Order Jesse's book (out now!), Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture–and the Magic That Makes It Work here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374604714/comedybook

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    24 December 2024, 2:37 pm
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    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 producer/animator David Silverman.

    Watch the ever over at Youtube.com/Vulture!

    Order Jesse's book (out now!), Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture–and the Magic That Makes It Work here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374604714/comedybook

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    17 December 2024, 11:00 am
  • 59 minutes 30 seconds
    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!

    Order Jesse's book (out now!), Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture–and the Magic That Makes It Work here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374604714/comedybook

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    10 December 2024, 12:53 pm
  • 1 hour 5 minutes
    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.com/Vulture!

    Order Jesse's book (out now!), Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture–and the Magic That Makes It Work here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374604714/comedybook

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    3 December 2024, 12:06 pm
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