Comedy Podcasts: your suggestions please

Oh yeah I saw that via FOT, thanks. I actually downloaded the first few episodes, thinking I might start listening to the whole show in order, but I'm not sure that's the best way to go about listening to the old stuff. But I'd still give Tom money for it.

holy shit dude. i heard a rumor of an mp3 archive but figured it was a hidden board on FOT or on bittorrent.

I think an even bigger compliment to Tom would be that he is worth downloading RealPlayer for.

Does anyone listen to Topics? I love MIB and Showalter but I felt like I got the joke of Topics after the first episode. Did they ever go anywhere different with it? I miss MIB and Tom Cavanaugh's snack podcast (RIP).

Topics got old. But it kinda served as a template for are you talking U2 to me?

I listened to the entire run of U Talkin' U2 To Me? over the past few days. Today's finale/commentary episode is pretty funny.

Started listening to Kumail Nanjani's X-Files podcast-- not comedy really, but cool.

I like Topics, but it's more of an occasional download than an every week download for me.

"clap your hands" is people doing standup. i heard a settlers of catan joke on it. it's weird that it's hard to find more like that (standup podcasts, not settlers of catan joke podcasts)

Comedians don't want to use up their stage material on podcasts

Do you mean "Put Your Hands Together," Cameron Esposito's podcast/stand-up show?

Good ep of "You Poppin' My STONES?!" today!

both that one and "Blue Turtlin'" were like young Mike and Omar taking out the trash--good Epps.

oh yeah it is put your hands together. the incentives for comedy are weird.

just pick a guest you like & try it, it's pretty fun

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, May 8, 2014 7:44 PM (1 month ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I've dug into this a little. I definitely have some trouble paying attention when it gets too deep into game stuff, but often it's pretty light and accessible. Kumail also has an X-Files oriented podcast he just started called The X-Files Files.

yeah i wanna try that one!

New Analyze Phish is finally up. It's kind of a bummer, but in a good way?

Jessica St Clair and Lennon Parham making the podcast rounds has been spectacular, especially when Jessica starts talking about her weird hang-ups

New podcast recommendation: I Don't Even Own A Television, a show about terrible books from Anthem to Ready Player One to Pregnesia(a Harlequin thriller where an ex-Navy SEAL protects a very pregnant woman who also has amnesia, naturally)

I love the feature on The X-Files Files where Kumail reads 20 year old posts from fan newsgroups.

kept making PFT start his U2 story over and over and then ended up by saying they wanted the episode played at their funerals.

― Immediate Follower (NA), Wednesday, June 4, 2014 7:45 PM (3 weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I think this is one of the worst things about comedy podcasts, conflating "interrupting someone constantly" with "being funny." It's why I only listen to Comedy Bing Bong when there's a guest I like.

You should have loved that episode then! For the way Scott gets infuriated by the interruptions and Scott & PFT point out that this is what he does to ppl all the time, no?

yeah that complaint is y the nerdist cast is usu unlistenable or at least used to be when i tried

I agree, but they have a weird way of setting the guest at ease. The episodes where Hardwick is interviewing solo are the worst. Stilted and uncomfortable.

Holy cow, the Gilbert Gottfried podcast is legit amazing for old school show-biz trash talk.

I have massively overdosed in catching up on Alex Horne Breaks the News (I didn't know about it until 2 weeks ago)
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/alex-horne-breaks-the-news/id636514684?mt=2

listening to a lot of Go Bayside!, a show where April Richardson watches an ep of Saved by the Bell with a comedian friend on her couch and discusses it afterward.

http://gobayside.tumblr.com/

The latest ep has Paul F Tompkins on it and is glorious.

Will I enjoy that even though I've never seen an episode of that show? I do like April Richardson. And PFT.

Yes. Half of the guest hosts have not seen an episode.

CBB #300 is really a tour-de-force for Andy Daly. Though it might not make any sense if you haven't heard most of his prior CBB appearances. I thought I had heard every episode but he still did at least one character I don't recognize.

The Jimmy Pardo eps of Go Bayside are great, covering the episodes of Jessie's pill addiction and when they camped out to buy U2 tickets at the mall

I'm so excited! I'm so excited! I'm so...scared...

my sister still says that line from time to time. classic ep.

Scharpling in the Derek Jeter hat tip commercial is killing me right now:

http://i.imgur.com/d0iUpC9.jpg

not too huge a fan of this podcast but hader has some v good stories i was crackin up…the v end of 'ed burns grill boys' is hilar

http://youtu.be/9lE6UHYafJM?list=UU1Jnt2IJ5HWjaYz-EPzglbg

the Seaton Smith episode of the Champs podcast is A+

really good conversation abt Ferguson & blackness etc

Superego is finally back, with Paul F. Tompkins as an offical member now--plus Neko Case on the new episode

i listened to it yesterday... maybe my expectations were too high but I was kinda 'meh'

Best repercussion of today's Apple announcement: the eventual return of "U Talkin' U2 to Me?"

yeah, my first I thought when I read about the U2 album being released was that this means they have to make at least one new episode of "U Talkin' U2 to Me?"

the Gilbert Gottfried podcast is legit amazing for old school show-biz trash talk

I've heard about this... Used to know the co-host back in the NY scene of the '90s.

Best repercussion of today's Apple announcement: the eventual return of "U Talkin' U2 to Me?"

― Immediate Follower (NA), Tuesday, September 9, 2014 2:33 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

...and it's already up

And its 2.5 hours long.

the smartest man in the world is my favorite atm

i love proops

I got sick of Proops for a while last year. I don't know. I was under the impression that he was drinking heavying maybe? Anyway, I tuned back in last week and he seems back on his game.

I'm enjoying Black on Black Cinema, especially when they go after Tyler Perry

I've gone back and listened to a few episodes of You Made It Weird this week. Pete Holmes is tough to take for two hours at a time, but the conversations go into good places. Not to be mistaken for a comedy podcast, though.

I love Pete's energy but I can only take him in small doses -- it has to be a guest I really love for me to tune in

Will rep again for Kurt Braunohler's K Ohle podcast -- the Get Lost episodes are SO good

I couldn't get into K Ohle, not sure why. Pete Holmes is so annoying but he's kind of fun on Doug Loves Movies because he's trying to be annoying.

I don't like the regular K Ohle episodes, they're too aimless for me -- but every couple of months he does a 'Get Lost' episode where he blindfolds someone and takes them to a weird/unique location. It's really great. More like an NPR field-reporting type style than anything else around.

I'm enjoying Black on Black Cinema

I listened to one of these last week after you mentioned it (the 'Malcolm X' episode) and it was good. Not sure I need to hear them all, but I may queue another episode up if I'm in the mood.