Exclusive book excerpt from Budd Friedman’s “The Improv: An Oral History of The Comedy Club That Revolutionized Stand-Up”
Budd Friedman, with help from Tripp Whitesell and interviews from dozens of the famous comedians,...
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Episode #156: Tom Shillue
Tom Shillue can be seen on FOX News, where he hosted the late late-night comedy panel show, Red...
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CBS Sunday Morning profiles Kevin Hart
Kevin Hart has a new memoir out, “I Can’t Make This Up: Life Lessons,” and he...
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The best of Marc Maron’s WTF interviews in book form, “Waiting for the Punch”
If trying to catch up on 800+ episodes of Marc Maron’s WTF podcast seems like too much of a...
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“Believe Me,” Eddie Izzard’s June 2017 stand-up tour of America will include book readings, Q&As
Eddie Izzard‘s new memoir, “Believe Me,” comes out this June, and the celebrated...
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Episode #145: Jay Chandrasekhar
Jay Chandrasekhar has spent the past two decades writing, directing and acting in film and...
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Henry’s Kitchen now available as a cookbook
If you’re one of the millions of fans of comedian Henry Phillips who’ve watched his...
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“Kicking Through the Ashes: My Life as a Stand-Up in the 1980s Comedy Boom,” by Ritch Shydner
Almost four years ago, after appearing in the documentary, I Am Comic, comedian Ritch Shydner...
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Hear Norm Macdonald tell Howard Stern about Weekend Update, David Letterman, Burt Reynolds and Rodney Dangerfield
Norm Macdonald went on Howard Stern on Monday morning with a long dirty joke and plenty of...
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What are the best audiobooks to listen to comedians reading their own memoirs?
I bought Doug Stanhope’s new memoir, “Digging Up Mother,” because he told me I...
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Episode #100: Doug Stanhope
Welcome to our 100th episode together of The Comic’s Comic Presents Last Things First. This isn’t...
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Book Excerpt: “Meet The Regulars” with Sasheer Zamata and Michelle Wolf, by Joshua D. Fischer
Joshua D. Fischer began interviewing famous fun and funny folks for the blog, Bedford + Bowery....
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