Episode #295: Astronomy Club’s Black Men Can’t Jump (In Hollywood)
by Comedic actors Jonathan Braylock, Jerah Milligan and James III host their own podcast, Black Men Can’t Jump (In Hollywood), examining the problems of racial diversity in show …
Tag: Last Things First
Episode #294: Tammy Pescatelli
Tammy Pescatelli lost her agent and manager back in 2016 after she spoke out about joke stealing and parallel thinking, but that’s not the first …
Episode #293: Justine Marino
Justine Marino is a comedian who joined The Groundlings shortly after moving from Denver to Los Angeles, and found herself working as a tour guide …
Episode #292: Atsuko Okatsuka
Born in Taiwan to Taiwanese and Japanese parents, Atsuko Okatsuka is a stand-up comedian, actress and writer. Since putting out her first hour comedy special …
Episode #291: Tom Papa
In 2020, Tom Papa released his fourth stand-up comedy special, and first for Netflix, called You’re Doing Great! And Tom Papa is doing great. He’s …
Episode #290: Lizz Winstead
Lizz Winstead is a Minnesotan through and through, even though she has spent the better part of the past three decades in New York City. …
Episode #289: Derek Gaines
Derek Gaines grew up outside of Philadelphia, and moved to New York City with his “6 Foot Nothing” crew after cementing his status as one …
Episode #288: David Wain
David Wain has been on the cutting edge of digital comedy since the turn of the century, making short films for his live comedy shows …
Episode #287: Joe Pera
Joe Pera is a Buffalo native who studied film and began his stand-up comedy career at Ithaca College. After college, Pera moved to New York …
Episode #286: Chloé Hilliard
In an email to me on Jan. 3, 2020, Chloé Hilliard proclaimed “This is the YEAR of CHLOE!” and she may well be right. Hilliard already …