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Episode #130: 2016 Comedy MVPs with Jason Zinoman of the New York Times

December 26, 2016December 26, 2016

Jason Zinoman is the comedy critic for The New York Times, and has written a new book about David Letterman which will come out April 2017 (pre-order Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night now!). But first, Zinoman joined me once again to close the book on 2016. Who was the Most …

In her own words: Tig Notaro on the decision to reveal her scars most truthfully and literally onstage

January 25, 2015January 25, 20151

Tig Notaro has the first and more dramatic documentaries about her recent life debuting this month at the Sundance Film Festival. Tig will screen five times this week at Sundance. It covers a trying period in Notaro’s life in 2012, when, as the film’s description notes: “Having just recovered from …