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Mike Sweeney started writing for Conan OâBrien 30 years ago and has been right there by his side ever since. His work has fueled not only the hostâs two big late-night showsâwith a tumultuous stint on the âTonight Showâ in betweenâbut also his recent gig hosting the Oscars and his newest project, the travel show âConan OâBrien Must Go,â which arrives Thursday, May 8 on Max. In this episode, Sweeney discusses this particularly momentous time in OâBrienâs career, including how Donald Trumpâs takeover of the Kennedy Center threatened to derail his acceptance of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (streaming Sunday, May 4 on Netflix). Instead, like with so much of their other work together, Sweeney and OâBrien found a way to marry a hopeful outlook on the world with deeply silly jokes.
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Brett Goldstein got so famous for his Emmy-winning role as Roy Kent on âTed Lassoâ that most people have no idea he has been a professional stand-up comedian for nearly 20 years. Now, that is all about to change when he debuts his first-ever stand-up special, âThe Second Best Night of Your Life,â on HBO this Saturday night, April 26. In this episode, Goldstein talks about why he resisted putting his live show on tape for so long, how fans of his TV work are often surprised by the real him, and how his comedy serves as a much-needed counterweight to the toxic âmanosphereâ trend. He also discusses his accidental acting career in both âTed Lassoâ and âShrinking,â why heâs just as surprised as everyone else that heâs returning as Roy Kent, and addresses the swirling rumors that he is dating his upcoming rom-com co-star Jennifer Lopez.
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Comedian Robby Hoffman is having a moment. This month alone, she appears in prominent, memorable roles on two critically acclaimed TV showsââHacksâ and âDying for Sex.â And, as Hoffman reveals in this episode, she is on the verge of some very big announcements regarding the future of a comedy pilot about her life and a high profile stand-up special. Of course, all of this comes after what has become her biggest claim to fame as one half of a queer power couple with reality TV star Gabby Windey, who she secretly married earlier this year. During our conversation, Hoffman breaks down how she went from a Hasidic Jewish family of 10 siblings to the alt-comedy world, why she has rejected the opportunity to perform stand-up on late-night TV, and why she would never follow in her wifeâs footsteps to compete on âThe Traitors.â
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âThe Daily Showâ has undergone a lot of turmoil in the two and half years since Trevor Noah shocked even his closest colleagues by giving up the host chair. And even Michael Kosta canât quite believe that he has emerged as one of four rotating hostsâalong with Jon Stewart on Monday nights. In his return to the podcast, Kosta talks about his experience taking the reins of the long-running political late-night show every few weeks and how heâs striving to make it more than just a mouthpiece for the #Resistance. Kosta also discusses learning Jon Stewart, the backlash to his recent appearance on Joe Roganâs podcast, and his new memoir âLucky Loser,â which tells the story of how he went from a semi-successful professional tennis player to achieving his wildest comedy dreams.
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Riki Lindhome spent her 20s and 30s as one half of the musical comedy duo Garfunkel and Oates. Now that she is solidly in her 40s the comedian is finally going solo with a debut album âNo Worries if Not,â which tackles the unique challenges of being a âmiddle agedâ woman, as she put it. In this episode, Lindhome breaks down the process of turning real-life struggles into comedy songs and shares what it has been like to perform music for the first time without her longtime bandmate Kate Micucci. She also talks about the surreal experience of attending âSNL50â as a âplus oneâ with husband Fred Armisen, the moment in her career where she had to choose between pursuing âSNLâ or sticking with Garfunkel and Oates, and how bizarre it was when the first movie she ever appeared in won the Oscar for Best Picture.
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The Last Laugh listeners, please enjoy this excerpt from the latest episode of The Daily Beast Podcast! Comedian Amber Ruffin joined hosts Joanna Coles and Samantha Bee to talk about how she planned to pregame for comedyâs toughest gig and least receptive audience, and the challenge of roasting both sides in D.C. Shortly after this interview dropped, the White House Correspondentsâ Association fired Ruffin as host of its annual dinnerâand now wonât be having a comedian performer at all.
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âThe Majority Reportâ host Sam Seder has been a political commentator for more than two decades. But nothing he has done in his long career has brought him quite as much attention as a new video in which he was forced to debate 20 hardcore Donald Trump supporters one by one as part of Jubilee Mediaâs increasingly popular âSurroundedâ series. In this episode, Seder breaks down the surreal experience of systematically schooling the shockingly young and diverse MAGA adherents on everything from Social Security to DEI to the prospect of a full-on American theocracy. He also has some choice words for California Governor Gavin Newsom, who has taken a very different approach to engaging with the other side. Later, Seder talks about getting his start in political media at Air America, the current state of MSNBC, his long-running voice role on âBobâs Burgersâ and the unexpected benefits of appearing on âSex and the Cityâ 25 years ago.
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Andrew Schulz knows that hosting Donald Trump on his Flagrant podcast would make everyone think heâs a âright-wing MAGA lunatic.â But, as he makes clear in this episode, his politics are more complicated than what meets the eye. Schulz, who just put out a surprisingly vulnerable Netflix stand-up special called âLifeâ about his experience with fertility and fatherhood, opens up in this conversation about the backlash he has received for being part of the Joe Rogan-led podcast manosphere, how he thinks this new Trump era could actually be bad for comedy, why he believes his triumphant set at the âRoast of Tom Bradyâ marked the night âwokeness diedââand his inspired idea for which âGOATâ Netflix should roast next. We also go deep on his controversial Trump interview, the âRorschach testâ reactions from the two ends of political spectrum, why he declined an invitation to attend Trumpâs inauguration, his biggest disappointment in the administration so far, and a lot more.
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Thereâs a stunning transformation that happens to Edi Patterson when she puts on the aggressively curly haired wig for her character on âThe Righteous Gemstones.â âSomething different happens to the makeup of my atoms, once I get Judyâs hair on,â Patterson says in this weekâs episode. âBecause I do really feel like sheâs a living person whoâs inside of me, and I just get to unleash her and turn it up.â Without the wig, the Groundlings alum is nearly unrecognizableâand her real-life persona is far less unhinged than the sex-crazed evangelical Christian she plays on âThe Righteous Gemstones,â which just began its fourth and final season on HBO. Patterson, who also writes for âRighteous Gemstones,â discusses keeping the season premiereâs massive cameo a secret, her alternative casting idea for that episode, getting âweirdâ with guest star Megan Mullally later in the season, and how Judy and her on-screen siblingsâseries creator Danny McBride and Adam Devineâhave evolved over time. She also looks back on her very brief experience as a writer on âSaturday Night Live,â the shocking line she ad-libbed during her original audition with McBride for their previous show âVice Principals,â and what itâs really like to improvise opposite Larry David on âCurb Your Enthusiasm.â
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Comedian George Wallace has finally become the lead of his own sitcom at 72. And all it took was convincing Norman Lear to reimagine âSanford and Sonâ with Laverne Cox as his characterâs trans daughter in the TV legendâs final project. In this episode, Wallace talks about everything that went into making his new series âClean Slateâ happenâand what he hopes it teaches the most ignorant members of MAGA nation. The stand-up comedian also looks back at his more than 50 year career in show business, from the racist undertones of his early appearances on Johnny Carsonâs âTonight Showâ to his lifelong friendship with Jerry Seinfeld, who he says he still competes with for laughs to this day. The prolific tweeter also takes time to sound off on Elon Musk, who he believes should âgo to jail just for creating that Cybertruck.â
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Bruce Vilanch has written monologues for Oscars hosts like Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, Steve Martin, Ellen DeGeneres, David Letterman, and more. And in this episode, he not only shares some of his favorite jokes, but also reveals which of the many hosts he worked with over more than two decades gave him the most trouble. As the 97th annual Academy Awards approach this weekend, Vilanch walks through the highs and lows of his illustrious Oscars career, from nearly blowing it his first time out with the disastrous Rob Lowe and Snow White opening, through the game-changing Billy Crystal years, to the Anne Hathaway and James Franco-hosted year that marked the unfortunate end of his long run. Along the way, he also shares some shocking stories about Oscar presenters, including his jaw-dropping theory about the origins of that Richard Gere gerbil rumorâand reveals why he turned down the opportunity to write for the very first season of âSaturday Night Live.â And Vilanch, whose new book âIt Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Timeâ chronicles his biggest failures as a writer, takes us inside the most infamous bomb of his career: âThe Star Wars Holiday Special.â
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Comedian Rosebud Baker has gone through intense tragedy, grief and addiction in her life. But for her, nothing has been more viscerally âtraumaticâ than the experience of becoming a mother. Bakerâwho grew up traditionally conservative as the granddaughter of George H.W. Bushâs secretary of state James Bakerâfinds a way to turn that trauma into super dark comedy in her new Netflix special âThe Mother Lode,â half of which she recorded while pregnant and the other half after giving birth. In this episode, Baker discusses how her political upbringing has influenced her approach to both parenting and comedy and how becoming a mother has only made her more ambitious to succeed as a comedian. She also discusses the unique challenges of her role as âWeekend Updateâ writer on âSaturday Night Live,â what makes a great joke for Colin Jost and Michael Che, why she thinks her viral comments about âSNLâ host Travis Kelce âpracticing readingâ were misconstrued, and why sheâs âdyingâ to perform at a celebrity roast.
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30 years ago, Kevin Nealon was anchoring âWeekend Updateâ on âSaturday Night Live.â Now he's walking the woods with his famous comedian friends on the YouTube series Hiking with Kevin. In this episode, Nealon talks about how that show got started and looks back at his âSNLâ days, including how he got hired, when he knew it was time to leave and shares some hilarious stories about Lorne Michaels, Dana Carvey, Chris Farley, Al Franken, and more. And ahead of the big âSNL50â special this coming weekend, Nealon reflects on sharing the stage with fellow âUpdateâ anchors Norm Macdonald, Colin Quinn, and Seth Meyers at the showâs 40th anniversary event in 2015.
This episode was originally published on September 10, 2019.
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Carol Leifer has been a working stand-up comedian and writer for nearly 50 years. And she shows no signs of slowing down. After winning her first-ever Emmy Award in 2024 for her work on âHacks,â Leifer, 68, is currently toiling away in the writersâ room for her 11th Academy Awards ceremony, this one airing live with host Conan OâBrien on March 2. And she is about to release a new book that attempts to teach people âHow to Write a Funny Speechâ for the big events in their own lives. In this episode, Leifer looks back at her extensive comedy career, including her one season as a writer on âSaturday Night Liveâsâ âweird year,â her role as a âreal-life Elaineâ behind-the-scenes at âSeinfeld,â why she tried to talk Larry David into keeping âCurb Your Enthusiasmâ alive, what she makes of âCurbâ star Cheryl Hines embracing the MAGA movement alongside her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr., channeling her experience with aging into Jean Smartâs Deborah Vance on âHacks,â and a lot more.
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Rose Matafeo was almost finished making the final season of her exceptional rom-com series âStarstruckâ when she started to seriously question the showâs essential premise. The experience of going through a breakup while trying to find a satisfying ending for the love story at the center of her show has now inspired her latest stand-up special, âOn and On and On,â streaming now on Max. In this episode, Matafeo discusses what it was like to move away from the genre that has defined much of her career into something a bit darker and more nuanced on stage. The 32-year-old New Zealander comedian also reveals the high-concept show she almost made instead of âStarstruck,â whether she can imagine returning to the characters of Jessie and Tom in the future, and why she decided to cut jokes at the expense of Taylor Swift fans from her new hour.
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There are few comedians more ready to take on the insane cast of characters that will surround Donald Trump in his second term than James Adomian. The 44-year-old comedian has made a name for himself over the past two decades for his spot-on impressions of political characters like Elon Musk, Jesse Ventura, and the MyPillow guy Mike Lindell. In this episode, Adomian talks about channeling some of his many voices into his first-ever hour-long stand-up special âPath of Most Resistanceâ on YouTube (after all the major streamers turned him down). He also talks about why he never ended up on âSaturday Night Live,â getting two big breaks from late-night hosts Craig Ferguson and Jimmy Kimmel, and what it was like to finally do his Bernie Sanders impression to Bernie Sandersâ face.
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Itâs been more than a year since Roy Wood Jr. left âThe Daily Showâ and heâs not looking back. This week, the comedian is dropping what is arguably his best stand-up special yet on Hulu and next month will see the second season premiere of his CNN comedy quiz show âHave I Got News for You.â In his return to the podcast, Wood discusses why he wanted to make his yearning for connection the central theme of his new hour, âLonely Flowers.â He also opens up about his decision to leave âThe Daily Showâ behind before Comedy Central brought back Jon Stewart and elevated his former correspondent colleagues to become rotating hostsâas well as what itâs been like to bring some much needed humor to CNN in the aftermath of Donald Trumpâs re-election.
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Stephanie Hsu broke throughâand landed her first Oscar nominationâthree years ago in Best Picture winner âEverything Everywhere All at Once.â That film had some oddball laughs for sure, but if you had only seen her in the dual roles of the diminutive Joy Wang and villainous Jobu Tupaki, you would have no idea she was capable of playing a classic rom-com lead like she does in the new Peacock series âLaid.â In this episode, Hsu talks about how a background in comedy helped prepare her to portray a deeply flawed character who discovers that all of the men she has slept with are dying and why getting cast in the show felt like a âhuge stepâ in the fight for representation on TV. She also gets into the wild journey from her audition for âEverything Everywhereâ to the Oscars, explains why she turned down the chance to possibly play Glinda in John M. Chuâs âWicked,â and teases her upcoming buddy comedy with âAbbott Elementaryâsâ Quinta Brunson.
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Jim Gaffigan is heading into 2025 an even bigger comedy star than he was beforeâthanks to a guest-starring gig on âSaturday Night Liveâ as vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, a headlining spot alongside Donald Trump at the Al Smith dinner, his latest stand-up special âThe Skinnyâ (which delves into the secret behind his massive weight loss) and a big national tour with Jerry Seinfeld. In his return to the podcast after more than five years, Gaffigan goes deep on the state of his career and how his approach to stand-up has evolved over time. He talks about being in the room with Trump and Kamala Harris at key points during their campaigns and reflects on his decision to risk his clean comedy brand by unleashing a profanity-laced tirade against Trump during the previous election.
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With her raucous cabaret act, Bridget Everett has never been shy about putting all of herself out there for audiences to enjoy. But in her semi-autobiographical HBO series âSomebody Somewhere,â which just wrapped up its third and final season, she is laying herself bare emotionally on a whole new level. In this episode, Everett opens up about the real life trauma that helped inform her revelatory performance, what she learned about being ârelatableâ from a previous pilot that didnât get picked up and shares what it was like to get back on stage for the first time in two years. She also shares hilarious stories about getting cast in the âSex and the Cityâ movie, meeting her friend Amy Schumer for the first time and getting in the middle of an epic feud between Jerry Seinfeld and Bobcat Goldthwait.
This episode was originally published on February 8, 2022.
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