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Podcasts
This page of the revamped Jester site will feature a listing of the
site’s favorite comedy and comedy-related podcasts, along with lists
of some of the best episodes of these podcasts – in effect our own
curated “required listening” primer. At some time in the future,
Jester’s own podcast will be in the works, and listeners will find
that here.
Adam Carolla
Show
– Man Show co-host and author of “In Fifty Years We’ll All Be
Chicks,” took to the web after CBS cancelled his radio show. His
show runs 60 to 90 minutes, and is on a few times a week,
alternating between live shows and in-studio editions. In recent
months, he’s had interesting repeat appearances from musician Ben
Folds and documentary director Morgan Spurlock.
http://www.adamcarolla.com/
Judge John
Hodgman
– The actor who played the stodgy PC in the Apple Mac commercials
and special commentator from The Daily Show gets to play a judge on
his own podcast, in which he rules on household or sub-small claims
type disputes.
http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/judge-john-hodgman
Kevin
Pollak’s Chat Show
– A long discursive podcast – episodes clock in between 90 minutes
and two hours or more – but Pollak does give listeners a chance to
get in-depth with numerous comedians and comedic actors. Even lesser
known acts like Kate Micucci (with the Garfunkel & Oates duo) and
Jimmy Fallon writer Wayne Federman get the treatment. Some of the
length of the shows does get taken up with party games with the
guests.
http://kevinpollakschatshow.com/
Nick & Artie
Show (Nick DiPaolo and Artie Lange)
– DiPaolo, a close colleague of Louis C.K. and Opie & Anthony, has
paired with former Howard Stern show sidekick Artie Lange (see book
review, 11/9/08) for a 3-hour weeknight sports-focused show for the web
and Fox radio. DiPaolo and Lange engage in conversations about the
night’s
games but also about sports in general, but all of their talk
definitely plays comedically.
www.nickandartie.com
Real Time
With Bill Maher
– Audio versions of Bill Maher’s weekly HBO show, plus the
“Overtime” discussion that are run online after the live show, are
available for free on iTunes, even for non-HBO subscribers. It’s a
smart way of keeping Maher’s opinions accessible to the larger
conversation.
The B.S.
Report With Bill Simmons
– This is largely a sports podcast, but it does semi-regularly
intersect with the world of comedy, through its guests, which have
included Weird Al Yankovic, Adam Carolla, Norm Macdonald and Seth
Meyers. A particularly memorable episode featured Carolla and
Simmons dissecting the latest “Fast and Furious” movie.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espnradio/show?showId=bsreport
The
Tobolowsky Files
– is a spin-off of “Stephen Tobolowsky’s Birthday Party,” a
documentary in which the highly recognizable character actor regales
audiences with some of his amazing life stories. Tobolowsky has done
over 50 of these now, far more than there was room for in the film.
www.tobolowskyfiles.com
This Week
With Larry Miller
– a unique weekly storytelling podcast of about 30 minutes, where
the veteran comedian reaches into his past life experiences for
interesting stories, interspersed with views on little life
annoyances.
http://www.adamcarolla.com/LMBlog/ Some of the best episodes are
“Hey, Fatso!” “Mom, Meet Hooker. Hooker, Mom.” and “One No Good,
Five OK”
WTF With
Marc Maron
– the indispensable podcast for, as Maron puts it, “the comedy nerd
community.” Begun in fall 2009, the twice-weekly podcast now has two
years and more than 200 episodes under its belt. Maron often gets
his guests to reveal a lot about themselves and the craft of comedy.
Some episodes are recordings of multi-guest live shows Maron does.
www.wtfpod.com. Multiple classic
episodes to recommend from this one including ones featuring Jim
Norton, Patrice O’Neal, Judd Apatow, Louis CK, Paul Scheer, the
infamous Gallagher walkout, Henry Rollins, Dave Foley, Carl LaBove
(a close colleague of Sam Kinison), Conan O’Brien, Jonathan Winters,
Amy Poehler, Rob Riggle and Bryan Cranston. Maron does occasionally
stray a bit outside comedy to personalities that will still be of
interest to comedy fans.
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