Good One
Comedy
About
Good One is a longform celebrity interview show that explores the creative process with a sense of humor and a great selection of hats. It's hosted by Jesse David Fox, who is a Vulture senior writer and the author of Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture and the Magic that Makes it Work . Good One is a co-production of Vulture and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Check out Good One on Youtube
Episodes
- Morgan Neville on the State of Documentaries and Making 'Lorne'
Oscar-winning documentarian Morgan Neville discusses the current state of the documentary industry and his experiences making films about prominent pop culture figures.
- Joel Kim Booster on 'Scrubs', Making 'Fire Island', and Crowd Work
Joel Kim Booster returns to discuss joining the cast of 'Scrubs', millennial cringe, and the feasibility of making 'Fire Island' in the current climate.
- Ebon Moss-Bachrach Talks Broadway, 'The Bear', 'Girls', and 'Fantastic Four'
Ebon Moss-Bachrach discusses his Broadway role in 'Dog Day Afternoon', the comedic classification of 'The Bear', and his casting as The Thing in 'Fantastic Four'.
- Zach Galifianakis On Tech, Gardening, 'The Hangover', 'Between Two Ferns', Stand-Up, and Not Getting Invited to Netflix Parties
Zach Galifianakis discusses various topics including AI, gardening, his work on 'The Hangover' and 'Between Two Ferns,' and stand-up comedy in this interview on Good One.
- Becky Lynch on WrestleMania, Charlotte Flair, Adam Sandler, MJF, and Kayfabe
Becky Lynch, also known as Rebecca Quin, discusses wrestling, character development, and the concept of kayfabe.
- Bryan Cranston Didn't Have to Be Covered in Bees, and Yet!
This week Bryan Cranston talks about returning to 'Malcolm in the Middle' on Hulu and looks back on 'Breaking Bad', hosting 'SNL', and, of course, 'Power Rangers'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- Chelsea Hander Is 1 of the 10 Most Influential Comedians of the 21st Century
Chelsea Handler joins the show this week to talk about how she changed both the industry and her own perspective, as she launches her latest stand-up tour 'High and Mighty'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoi…
- Eric André Explains How to Prank People Without Getting Stabbed
This week comedy legend and pranking master Eric André joins the podcast in Austin, Texas for a special live episode at SXSW. He explains his prank process, discusses his influence on talk shows, and reveals the future of 'The Eric André S…
- John Slattery Is One of the Greatest Living Readers of Dialogue
John Slattery joins us this week to talk about his latest role in the Netflix series 'Vladimir', his many great stories of working with some incredible Hollywood legends, and of course, 'Mad Men'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po…
- Stand-up Saved Taylor Tomlinson from Religion
Comedian Taylor Tomlinson talks about the work ethic that resulted in four specials in just six years, leaving 'After Midnight' and being the Taylor Swift of comedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- Padma Lakshmi Would Rather Be Funny Than Hot
This week America's Culinary Cup host Padma Lakshmi joins to discuss how she took control of her image, her life as an activist, and how she wound up doing comedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- Bob the Drag Queen Knows She's Funnier than Madonna
Bob the Drag Queen, former 'Rupaul's Drag Race' champion and current star of Broadway's 'Moulin Rouge! The Musical', joins us for a chat about being both a drag queen and a comedian, at the same time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visi…
- No Comedian Is Prepared to Be on Taskmaster
Greg Davies and Alex Horne join us for a conversation about YouTube's biggest British comedy show 'Taskmaster'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- Why Can't Comedies Win Best Picture?
Griffin Newman and Allison Willmore take a look at the Academy's complicated relationship with comedy, specifically why they never seem to want to give them awards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- Ali Siddiq Knows How to Tell a Story
Ali Siddiq talks about how he manages to create so much work, the key to telling a good story, and where he's headed next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- Beck Bennett Is So Nice — Why??
SNL veteran Beck Bennett sits down to revisit some of his best work and explain once and for all why he is so beloved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- James Austin Johnson Knows Why Trump Is So Popular
SNL's presidential impressionist talks about developing his version of a Donald Trump impression, being the constantly sick parent of a toddler, developing pitch perfect singing impressions to do with Ariana Grande, and fighting to not be…
- The Death of the Middle Class Comedian (with Chris Gethard)
Comedian Chris Gethard sits down to talk about the collapse of the creator economy and what can individuals do about it to take back control. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- The Best Stand Up Specials of the Year
Vulture critic Kathryn VanArendonk joins for a conversation about her annual ranking of the best stand up comedy specials of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- Kumail Nanjiani Made One of the Best Comedy Specials in Years
Kumail Nanjiani talks about his return to comedy after 12 long years. We also discuss doing comedy with muscles, Marvel backlash and how he still relates to his audience despite his ever-growing fame. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi…
- Adam Pally Knows He's Insanely Lucky
Adam Pally talks about the evolving comedy industry, telling the truth and his new HBO special 'An Intimate Evening with Adam Pally'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- Patton Oswalt Blames Boring Nerds for AI
Patton Oswalt talks about his new special 'Black Coffee and Ice Water', the current state of comedy, AI and how his legendary KFC Famous Bowl joke predicted our current reality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/ad…
- Janelle James Is Her 'Abbott Elementary' Character in Real Life
Janelle James reflects on four season of playing Principal Ava on 'Abbott Elementary' and her career as a stand-up comedian. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- Vince Staples Loves Being Unlikable
Vince Staples sits down to discuss his multifaceted career, and he answers (most) of our questions about season two of 'The Vince Staples Show', now available on Netflix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- Jay Jurden Explains How Millennials Made Comedy an Industry
Jay Jurden joins us to discuss his first-ever special on Hulu out November 7th called ‘Yes Ma’am’ and how he became one of the strongest, most dynamic joke writers working today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a…
- Leslie Jones Laughs at Harvey Weinstein and Her Time on SNL
Leslie Jones joins us to discuss her new stand-up special, "Life Part Two" and take a look back at her time on SNL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- Stavvy Is Changing the World One Voicemail at a Time
Stand-up comic and podcast host Stavros Halkias talks about his role in Yorgos Lanthimos's 'Bugonia' and whether or not we should call him the Left's Joe Rogan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- Phoebe Robinson Is Done Being a Girl Boss
Phoebe Robinson joins us to talk about her new YouTube special ‘I Don't Wanna Work Anymore’ and being a recovering girl boss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- Comedians Won't Forget Who Performed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival Soon (with Jay Jurden)
This week on 'Good One', instead of a traditional deep dive interview, comedian Jay Jurden joins Jesse to unpack the biggest comedy news story happening right now – the Riyadh Comedy Festival; Why giant checks warp choices, what “free spee…
- Caleb Hearon Is Happy Whether You Like It or Not
Caleb Hearon stops by to talk about his HBO Max special 'Model Comedian', being extremely online, and why not getting SNL was the best thing that ever happened to him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- How Gianmarco Soresi Is Conquering Social Media
Gianmarco Soresi joins us to discuss how he relates to different audiences, his new special 'Thief of Joy', and building a fanbase on social media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- Amber Ruffin Is the Most Fun Person In America
Amber Ruffin joins us to talk about Detroiters , her ten years at Late Night with Seth Meyers , doing improv in Amsterdam of all places, and making even today’s news into comedy on CNN’s Have I Got News for Yo u. Learn more about your ad c…
- John C. Reilly Wants to Keep "Kind & Loving" Comedy Alive
This week on Good One, John C. Reilly—one of the greatest actors in comedy or drama—joins us to talk about Walk Hard, Step Brothers, his relationship with Paul Thomas Anderson and Mister Romantic, the cabaret character he’s been performing…
- BenDeLaCreme on if Drag is too Mainstream to be Provocative
This week on Good One, BenDeLaCreme stops by to talk about RuPaul's Drag Race, snatch game, The Jinkx & Dela Holiday Special, and also, culture! 00:00 Intro 00:00:32 Funniest thing of the week 00:01:26 BenDeLaCreme 00:02:42 Drag going main…
- After 'Oh, Mary!' Jinkx Monsoon Wants to Play Mystique in the MCU
This week on Good One, Jinkx Monsoon joins us to talk about RuPaul's Drag Race, Broadway, working with BenDeLaCreme on 'The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show', and taking over for Cole Escola in the Tony Award winning play 'Oh, Mary!' 00:00 Intro…
- Ralph Barbosa Likes Keeping You Guessing on His Politics
This week on Good One, comedian Ralph Barbosa joins us to talk about his new Hulu special 'Ralph Barbosa: Planet Bosa', writing jokes about immigration, and what it's like to do comedy that ends up going viral on the internet. 00:00 Intro…
- Ben Stiller Explains Severance’s Early Days, Mysteries & "Weird" Tone, Talks Happy Gilmore 2
This week on Good One, Ben Stiller joins us for a conversation about his journey from being a comedy superstar in legendary films like Zoolander, Tropic Thunder and Meet the Parents, to the director and executive producer who brought the c…
- You're Wrong About Bill Burr
This week on 'Good One' comedian and actor Bill Burr sits down for a conversation about the trajectory of his career, from his early, angry days to his Broadway run and his two-time Emmy nominated special, 'Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years', str…
- Marc Maron on WTF's Final Episode and Comedy Politics
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- Vir Das Became India's Biggest Stand-up Despite Government Resistance
Vir Das lost his voice just six weeks before he had to film his new Netflix special 'Fool Volume', and on this week's episode of 'Good One' he walks us through how Adele's doctor helped bring him back, facing legal consequences for his wor…
- James Acaster Unpacks His Kettering Town FC Chant and Reacts to Bo Burnham
Good One is moving to video! Check us out on Vulture's Youtube channel. Comedian James Acaster joins this week's episode of Good One to talk about the lifecycle of his Kettering FC chant bit, almost deciding to quit stand up, and finally…
- Ed Helms on What Makes Andy from 'The Office' Funny
Comedy veteran Ed Helms joins us to talk about 'The Office', 'The Hangover', and researching government conspiracies for his podcast 'SNAFU' and the accompanying book 'SNAFU: The Definitive Guide to History’s Greatest Screwups'. Learn more…
- Is the Future of Stand-up Comedy Atsuko Okatsuka?
Good One is now on video! Check us out on Vulture's Youtube channel. From doing Zoom shows at the height of the pandemic to going viral on TikTok, Atsuko Okatsuka made a name for herself through Shakira and Beyoncé-inspired dance moves…
- Michelle Buteau Is Who She Wanted to See on TV as a Kid
Good One is now on video! Check us out on Vulture's Youtube channel. Fresh off her Netflix special ‘A Buteau-ful Mind’ at Radio City Music Hall, Michelle Buteau reflects on all the venues she played to get here, the importance of her Net…
- Sarah Sherman on Secrets from SNL 50, Nosferatu, and being in Domingo
Good One is now on video! Check us out on Vulture's Youtube channel. PodcastThis week on Good One, SNL's Sarah Sherman joins us for a deep dive into how her Weekend Update bits come together, being in the Domingo sketch, and performing…
- Brett Goldstein Loves Making Fun of Shakespeare
After winning an Emmy for playing Roy Kent on 'Ted Lasso', Brett Goldstein has returned to stand up comedy. He joins us on this week's Good One to discuss his new special 'The Second Best Night of Your Life', visiting 'Sesame Street' and j…
- Jason Segel Might Still Make that Dracula Musical
Good One is now to video! Check us out on Vulture's Youtube channel. Jason Segel is a master of finding comedy in some of life's most painful moments, a skill he showcases as the star of the AppleTV+ hit series 'Shrinking'. This week on…
- Seth Meyers on the Future of Late Night and SNL
Good One is moving to video! Check us out on Vulture's Youtube channel. Seth Meyers has so many jobs. The current ‘Late Night’ host and former SNL head writer drops in to discuss his nightly hosting duties, how he finds time to make standu…
- Dropout Panel Changer
Inspired by the Dropout show Game Changer, join us for an event that will completely change every ten minutes. Will Dropout all-stars Rekha Shankar (Smartypants), Vic Michaelis (Very Important People), Jordan Myrick (Gastronauts), and Jaco…
- Julio Torres’s Favorite Colors
Comedian Julio Torres joins us for an in-depth discussion about that which colors our lives: color. Warm colors, cold colors, hot colors, bold colors, all of it will be up for discussion in this exploration of the Fantasmas creator, direct…