Good One: A Podcast About Jokes

This week on the show, host Jesse David Fox welcomes FLUFFY to the e-studio! With chihuahua in hand, Gabriel spoke to Jesse about his back to back Dodger stadium shows (and new special Stadium Fluffy), the topics he absolutely always avoids in his stand up, and so much more. Watch Gabriel Iglesias: Stadium Fluffy on Netflix. Follow Gabriel on Twitter and Instagram. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After 30+ years of being on the air, The Simpsons team are surprisingly still able ways to make the show feel fresh and funny as it did during its "golden era." But how do they do it? This week, writers Matt Selman, Brian Kelly, and Christine Nangle, join Jesse to explain just that, by giving a behind-the-scenes look at Episode 3 of Season 34, Lisa The Boy Scout. They discuss how they drew inspiration for and wrote the episode, and how that process has as evolved within the show over time. Follow Christine Nangle on Twitter, Matt Selman on Twitter, and Brian Kelly on Twitter. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There is maybe no modern author more respected among comedians than George Saunders. So, Good One is thrilled to offer this exclusive audio excerpt from his new story collection, Liberation Day (out this week). Better yet, reading the excerpt is none other than Tina Fey. We'll be back with a traditional Good One interview next Thursday. To buy tickets to see Jesse David Fox interview Kumail Nanjiani at Vulture Festival, on November 12th, in LA, head here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on the show, host Jesse David Fox *finally* sits down with one of his MOST requested guests: *drumroll please....* Sam Morril! Sam is a stand up, actor, and writer known for his mastery of joke writing. He can be heard on the podcast We Might Be Drunk with co-host Mark Normand, or via any of his specials; his newest one being Sam Morril: Same Time Tomorrow (which can viewed on Netflix). His other specials include Up On The Roof (2020), in which Sam does comedy from various NYC rooftops, and I Got This (Comedy Central, 2020) released on Youtube, and currently sitting at over 11 million views. His first one hour special, Amy Schumer Presents Sam Morril: Positive Influence premiered on Comedy Central in 2018.  Follow Sam Morril on Instagram and Twitter. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox is joined by famed filmmaker Kevin Smith! The director, actor, writer, comedian, podcaster, etc came to prominence in 1994 with his first film Clerks, which became an instant cult classic. Since then he's known for his subsequent hit films Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and so many more. Kevin's newest film, Clerks III, rounds out the Clerks Trilogy, and is a love letter to his younger self and that younger self's artistic vision. Join him and Jesse as they laugh and cry—yes, cry—over the mainstream-ification of nerd culture, the role fans and critics played in the shaping of Clerks III, just how Kevin's career has finally come full circle, and so much more. Check Fathom Events to see if Clerks III is available in a theater near you and Smodcast.com/events to see if the Convenience Tour is coming to your town. Follow Kevin Smith on Instagram and Twitter. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices.

It's that time of year again! Vulture dropped their annual comprehensive list of all the future stars of comedy. And 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, 2022: Alex English Alison Leiby Amy Miller Andrew Lopez Brittany Carney Celeste Yim Clare O'Kane Devon Walker Dylan Adler Ever Mainard Frankie Quiñones Holmes Holmes Ikechukwu Ufomadu Jaye McBride Julia Shiplett Laura Peek Lisa Gilroy Niles Abston Nore Davis Pat Regan Sheng Wang Vinny Thomas Yamaneika Saunders Yedoye Travis Peep the list on Vulture dot com. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes stand up Tom Segura to the zoom. Tom's well known for his Netflix specials Ball Hog, Disgraceful, Completely Normal, and Mostly Stories, Segura has also made feature film appearances that include Instant Family, Countdown, Flinch, and The Opening Act, among others. Tom is one of the top-selling touring acts in the world, having sold hundreds of thousands of tickets on multiple international tours. Additionally, he co-hosts two of the most popular comedy podcasts, “Your Mom’s House,” with his wife, comedian Christina P. and “Two Bears, One Cave” with fellow comedian (and repeat Good One guest) Bert Kreischer. You can watch all of Tom Segura's specials on Netflix. Follow him on Instagram and Twitter. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week is BIG for Good One -- we've booked our first drag queen! And not just any drag queen, but the Queen of Queens, the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: All Winners, Jinkx Monsoon! Jinx's first Drag Race victory came in season five in 2013. Nine years later Jinkx reclaimed the victory, thanks in part to her uncanny impressions. In addition to her stints in Drag Race, Jinkx also hosts podcast Hi Jinkx! and has a new sketch show on the WOW network premiering in September: Sketchy Queens. Watch the full Snatch Game here. Watch RuPaul’s Drag Race, All Stars 7 on Paramount Plus. Follow Jinkx Monsoon on Twitter and Instagram. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, we've got a rerun with recent Saturday Night Live alumn Aidy Bryant! In addition to Aidy being a highlight of the show since she joined in 2012, she also starred in and executive produced the Hulu series Shrill, a show that is “about a fat young woman who wants to change her life — but not her body.” In this Good One episode, Jesse talks to Aidy about her SNL sketch “Overnight Salad,” a digital short that aired in the last episode before quarantine shut down in-studio production. As Aidy discusses in the interview, it’s a sketch that she might not have felt comfortable pitching or writing much earlier in her career. Similarly, Shrill feels like a creative milestone in Aidy’s career, with characters and humor that feel more authentically Aidy.  You can watch episodes of Shrill on Hulu. Episodes of Saturday Night Live are available on Hulu or the NBC app, and you can catch clips on YouTube. You can follow Aidy on Instagram. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad cho

This week, Good One is graced with Saturday Night Live royalty: Kate McKinnon! Famous for her kooky characters and spot on impressions, Kate recently said goodbye to SNL after 11 memorable seasons. She joined host Jesse David Fox to talk about her incredible run; together they go over her repertoire of characters (including a deep dive on the Close Encounters sketches' Colleen Rafferty), Kate tells a silly story about sharing an office with Aidy Bryant, and she tells us what it was like break the news of her exit to SNL creator Lorne Michaels. We laughed, we cried, and we think you will, too. Watch every Close Encounter sketch here and here. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, host Jesse David Fox is joined by stand up, writer (Saturday Night Live, Full Frontal with Sam Bee), and TikTok star Nimesh Patel! Watch Thank You China and It's Dark and Patel is Hot on Youtube. Follow Nimesh Patel on Twitter and Instagram, Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, host Jesse David Fox invites old friend and originating member of the Good One Guest Hosts Club Josh Gondelman to the show! Josh is a comedian, the author of the recent collection of essays, Nice Try, and a co-executive producer and head writer of the recently ended Showtime show, Desus & Mero. The two talk about being a "nice guy" in comedy, Josh's debut special People Pleaser, and pour one out for the legendary Desus and Mero duo. Watch People Pleaser on VOD. Follow Josh Gondelman on Twitter and Instagram, Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As we pass the midpoint in this our year of 2022, host Jesse David Fox and Vulture staff writer Kathryn VanArendonk review her rankings of the best comedy specials so far. The specials discussed, in order: Jerrod Carmichael, Rothanial (HBO) Ali Siddiq, The Domino Effect (Youtube) Cristela Alonzo, Middle Classy (Netflix) Catherine Cohen, The Twist...? She's Gorgeous (Netflix) Mike Epps, Indiana Mike (Netflix) Josh Gondelman, People Pleaser (VOD) Norm Macdonald, Nothing Special (Netflix) Moses Storm, White Trash (HBO Max) Taylor Tomlinson, Look At You (Netflix) You can follow Kathryn on Twitter. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes back standup Nikki Glaser for the third time! Nikki's new special, Good Clean Filth drops this week on HBO Max, and it was only fitting to bring a sneak preview of the long awaited hour to the show. While Jesse and Nikki have previously spent their time together talking about Glaser's incredible roast performances, this week is all about her stand up. The pair discuss how the things Nikki fears are actually what drives her, her obsession with the twisted dark world of pedophilia (it's not unlike the current obsession with murder content!), and just how long and difficult it was for her to edit this special. Plus, if you stick around til the end, you can find out what roast jokes Jesse actually wrote for Nikki! Watch Good Clean Filth on HBO Max starting this Saturday, July 16th. Follow Nikki Glaser on Twitter and Instagram, Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, host Jesse David Fox sits down *in person* with the legendary Earthquake. Recorded in LA around the time of the Netflix Is A Joke festival, the pair got together at LOL Studios to discuss Earthquake's career: from his famous pacing, to being the comedian's favorite comedian, to the story behind his first Netflix special + tour, Legendary. You can watch Legendary on Netflix. Or, see the show on tour this summer (dates and tickets on his website). Follow Earthquake on Twitter and Instagram. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, host Jesse David Fox welcomes comedian, actor, writer, and producer Cristela Alonzo! Creator and star of the ABC sitcom Cristela, Alonzo was the first Latina woman to create, produce, write, and star in her own US primetime comedy. Her debut Netflix special Lower Classy was released in 2017, and now Cristela's back with her second: Middle Classy. Instead of choosing a joke from her aforementioned new special, Cristela decided to go with something a little more symbolic of her life and career as a stand up: Hello, Es NASA. Not only is it the first joke she ever wrote about her family, but it's one of her first big jokes, period. From Conan to Last Comic Standing, to getting feedback that directly led to jokes written for Middle Classy, this joke and interview are a case study for Cristela Alonzo's success. Watch Middle Classy and Lower Classy on Netflix. Follow Cristela on Twitter and Instagram. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.c

This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox gets ahold of A Black Lady Sketch Show creator, writer, and actor Robin Thede! After three strong seasons and working on a fourth, Robin came on the show to nerd out about sketch comedy. From her passionate explanation of the difference between a sketch and a skit, to describing the "round robin" auditions for the ABLSS cast, this episode is, in Jesse's words, "Robin's Masterclass." Watch A Black Lady Sketch Show on HBO Max. Follow Robin Thede on Twitter and Instagram. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello and welcome to Good One: A Podcast About Jokes, on a Tuesday! This week in addition to our regularly scheduled Thursday programming, we're bringing you a special Tuesday bonus! If you're a Barry fan, you'll know the HBO Max show's season 3 finale aired last week, and it was nuts. Host Jesse David Fox sat down with Bill Hader for a very spoiler-heavy chat about what went down: Hader explained why it was time for Barry to get caught, how Cousineau found the courage to give the best performance of his life, and what season three is saying about forgiveness, love, and existence. Here is a link to Jesse's article about the finale on Vulture. Watch Barry on HBO Max. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox invites writer and TV showrunner Liz Meriwether to the mic! Liz is best known for writing the 2011 romantic comedy No Strings Attached and developing and writing the Zooey Deschanel-led hit sitcom New Girl. More recently, Liz took a break from comedy to create the Hulu drama The Dropout, based on the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes and her company Theranos. Jesse and Liz chat Liz's evolution from New Girl to The Dropout, discuss how being a professional comedy writer can be key for writing a drama, and more. Watch The Dropout on Hulu and New Girl on Netflix. Follow Liz Meriwether on Twitter and Instagram. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Comedian Joel Kim Booster talks to Jesse about the evolution of his late night sets and career, focusing in partiuclar on his January 2019 performance on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Joel addresses Asian and gay stereotypes as they've appeared in comedy, as well as why he adopts a "hot idiot" persona onstage despite only being one of those two things. (He's hot, not an idiot.) Watch Fire Island on Hulu, Psychosexual on Netflix, and Loot on Apple TV+ Follow Joel Kim Booster on Twitter and Instagram. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram. Read Alex Jung's profile of Joel Kim Booster on Vulture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices