Good One: A Podcast About Jokes

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A Podcast About Jokes

  • 1 hour 36 minutes
    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 Carney

    Aaron Chen

    George Civeris

    Francesca D'Uva

    Brandi Denise

    Malik Elassal

    Roz Hernandez

    Skyler Higley

    Chloe Hillard

    Leslie Liao

    Mandal

    Gavin Matts

    Youngmi Mayer

    Vic Michaelis

    Brennan Lee Mulligan

    Courtney Pauroso

    Chloe Radcliffe

    Rekha Shankar

    Veronika Slowikowska

    Gianmarco Soresi

    Emil Wakim

    Eagle Witt

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    5 September 2024, 3:35 pm
  • 1 hour 19 minutes
    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 Domino Effect Part 3 and 4 (YouTube)

    Taylor Tomlinson, Have it All (Netflix)

    Ramy Youssef, More Feeling (HBO/Max)

    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 June 2024, 11:11 am
  • 1 hour 9 minutes
    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.

    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 June 2024, 11:08 am
  • 1 hour 30 minutes
    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

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwzdTW0pJXk


    Entre Clip

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XadmCTKTibQ


    Cat clip

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIRRmzc1TOI


    SECOND LISA

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY_DeNYWtIo


    THIRD LISA CLIP


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDzrvVYgkgQ

    LOKO Clip

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk7jW7qRZYM


    Dionne CLip

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHQbl3byYiY


    RICH AUNTIE CLIP

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0VtbXLPjBY&t=168s


    STINGRAY CLIP

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UlWbT3owys


    Nat Geo Clip

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UlWbT3owys


    Father lawrence clip

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjBrLbOJXHA


    Mid-Day clip

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGqtZmShIkw


    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 June 2024, 11:05 am
  • 2 hours 11 minutes
    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!

    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 May 2024, 11:56 am
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    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.

    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 May 2024, 10:00 am
  • 2 hours 7 minutes
    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.

    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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    30 April 2024, 11:12 am
  • 1 hour 40 minutes
    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.

    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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    16 April 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 32 minutes
    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.

    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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    2 April 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    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.

    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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    26 March 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    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 Fox use the DGA monologue as a jumping-off point for a wide-ranging conversation about the state of comedy and the film industry.

    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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    19 March 2024, 10:00 am
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