Comedy Podcasts: your suggestions please

i don't think i "get" Uhhh Yeah Dude. is it really just those two riffing on news stories with each other for over an hour?

yes.

Deep House Chopra

they're likeable dudes but man. it's a lot of filler. i like the bugle because they actually write jokes. and it's short, like maybe half an hour tops. different strokes i guess. different rules for different pools.

there are definitley episodes of UYD where i'm like "jesus stfu already" for stretches of 10 or 20 minutes but on the whole i prefer it to anything with professional comedians ive heard

ep in season 1 f/ scott aukerman where doug 1st calls willem dafoe a shithead is hilarious

does kevin pollack count as comedy? The joel mchale interview is pretty outstanding and v. funny mostly b/c of mchale.

Oooh, I'd listen to that. Joel is always great on mic. His appearances on Loveline from years back are excellent too

Pollak's thing is streaming-video-only though, not a podcast - the audio feed ended one year in

thats called a video podcast, no?

VODCAST

vidpod

PODDEO

lol! how about with one D, and it could be Podeo rhymes with Rodeo :D

Wow, just watched Kevin Pollack interview Demitri Martin. Pollack is very boring and often annoying. Pretty awful show.

people here don't seem to like the sound of young america guy

WHAT.
Jesse Thorn is a fucking genius IMO.

Well, he's good at making podcasts. He has not advanced the form of media in any way. The show is produced by speking into microphones.

I'm not sure how not advancing something makes you not a genius, but that was hyperbole anyway. I just think he's a guy who has his shit together stylistically and executes it perfectly.

Sure. Agreed. I'm not not sure what technically DOES make someone a genius, but I'm pretty sure that being good at making podcasts is not it.

well that was weird

well i think jesse thorn is cool, partly because he gave out a bunch of invites to this cool torrent site,
which makes him a GENIUS OF SHARING in my book.

Anyone can be a genius at what they do IMO. They don't have to be Einstein or something. You can be a genius at cleaning toilets. Like, damn I never saw such a clean toilet, that janitor rules! And so forth.

jesse is great and puts out great things. genius? i dunno, but it doesn't matter.

it's not a vodcast if I can't put it on my pod and do housework, but instead have to sit in front of a buffering computer for two hours

I'm still not sure if I like Professor Blastoff but they've got Nick Offerman on their 2nd episode so that's something.

I've never listened to this but Andy Zaltzman's wife does this podcast -

http://answermethis.wordpress.com/

which just won the Gold for best internet programme at the Sonys

Wow, just watched Kevin Pollack interview Demitri Martin. Pollack is very boring and often annoying. Pretty awful show.

― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, May 11, 2011 12:38 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

from what ive seen i agree. mchale pretty much carries his episode and leaves KP speechless without a comeback more than a few times.

it's not a vodcast if I can't put it on my pod and do housework, but instead have to sit in front of a buffering computer for two hours

― "I like to wear tops that show my cleavage and show off my ladies," (sic), Wednesday, May 11, 2011 7:44 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

maybe its a different set up in oz but you should have the option of downloading vodi0castz? also, you cant clean forever!

I'm still not sure if I like Professor Blastoff but they've got Nick Offerman on their 2nd episode so that's something.

― President Keyes, Thursday, May 12, 2011 5:37 AM (4 hours ago) Bookmark

excited to listen to this!

maybe its a different set up in oz but you should have the option of downloading vodi0castz?

where? the site just loads an embedded flash file when you select an episode from the drop-down, with buttons for share/volume/fullscreen/blip.tv, no download.

Pollak's thing is streaming-video-only though, not a podcast - the audio feed ended one year in

No it didn't. Use this URL: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/KevinPollaksChatShow-audio

oh, sweet. includes video too!

I like "How Did This Get Made" (Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, Jason Mantzoukas) especially the "Battlefield Earth" episode.

sic, im doing it through itunes. no streaming allowed for me.

id actually perfer streaming because as it is itunes syncs my iphone and suddenly ive got no space left

you can set it to "manually manage songs and videos"

Bob Ducca now has a podcast: http://www.earwolf.com/show/affirmation-nation-with-bob-ducca/

Only 4 minutes?

It's a daily thing, M-F.

cool. Bob Ducca rocks

What's up with the other new Earwolf show--the Apple Sisters?

Time Out NY raves: "The show soars!"

http://theapplesisters.com/buzz.html

I've seen them live a few times are they are great.

I finally got hooked on Uhh Yeah Dude. What a great podcast.

this week's was kind of sub-par but the last 4 or 5 have been pretty great.

btw if you call the voicemail and leave a callback number Seth actually calls you back just to shoot the shit for a few minutes.

Really enjoying this week's Earwolf Challenge, with Paul F Tompkins and Jesse Thorn giving actual constructive feedback to podcasters.

http://www.earwolf.com/show/earwolf-challenge

http://hootpodcast.com/

Scott Boxenbaum and Megan Koester talk with other comedians about their favorite music. I only found out about this because my friend April did an early episode, but it's turned into a really fun show to follow.

The Gamespy Debriefings just ended, which was great for a bunch of IGN guys talking pointedly about anything other than video games and busting on each other.

Their new show, The Comedy Button, should be debuting soon.

Another show I've just found is WeNerdHard, which is Elon James White and friends in the Brooklyn Comedy Company get together to loudly argue nerd shit with each other and it's hilarious.

Mike and Tom Eat Snacks is the best.

Comedy Film Nerds is a new fave: Ric Meyers ep last week was so great

I rescind my Hootenanny rec, btw. It only took a few episodes for me to absolutely LOATHE these people.

yeah i listened to one on your rec, johnny. tamra brown talking about how she likes her men old and wrinkly *shudder*