On this week’s episode, standup comedian wunderkind Taylor Tomlinson (Self-Helpless podcast) talks about becoming one of the youngest comics ever to have their own Netflix one-hour stand-up special. Her path to taping her hilarious Quarter-Life Crisis at the age of 25 is an extremely nontraditional one: she started as a teenage Christian comedian, after taking a stand-up class with her father. This meant to fully become the comedian she wanted to be, she had to distance herself from her church a...
Mar 03, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 7Ep. 106
This week, Good One features Drew Michael and is hosted by the one and only Jesse David Fox! Drew is a writer and stand-up, known for writing on Saturday Night Live and for his two HBO Max specials, Drew Michael (2018) and Red Blue Green (2021). Drew spoke with Jesse about growing up hard of hearing, directing his new special himself, and why he dislikes social media so much. Watch Drew Michael and Red Blue Green on HBO Max. Follow Drew on Instagram. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagr...
Feb 24, 2022•2 hr 1 min•Season 7Ep. 105
Good One turns five today, and to celebrate host Jesse David Fox is giving you THE Laughning-Palooza: an amalgamation of all our favorite Laughning Round moments over the years. We combed through our repertoire to bring you the best of the best, all wrapped up together in a neat little podcast episode, with love. We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed putting it together. Thank you to all our listeners, old and new; here's to five more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices....
Feb 17, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 7Ep. 104
This episode on Good One, we're doing things a little differently. Your beloved host Jesse David Fox is on book leave, so this week you're hosted by none other than Good One's favorite guest, Roy Wood Jr. Roy joins us today to interview the illustrious Moses Storm as he celebrates the release of his new HBO Max special, Trash White Moses is a talented comedian and actor who can be seen on NBC's Sunnyside, Showtime's I'm Dying Up Here, and Netflix's Arrested Development. In late night, he's appea...
Feb 10, 2022•2 hr 40 min•Season 7Ep. 103
With a storied career spanning decades — in which he’s escaped dinosaurs, fought aliens, solved murders, and imprisoned Thor — it’s about time we realize we’re living in the world according to Jeff Goldblum. His wonder for the world knows no bounds, and in the new season of his Disney+ original series, The World According to Jeff Goldblum, viewers are taken on a wild and inquisitive adventure to uncover more surprising secrets about seemingly familiar topics. Luckily for us, he’s agreed to come ...
Feb 03, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 7Ep. 102
This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox takes a deep dive into one of his favorite topics: alt comedy! Called the godmother of alternative comedy by The LA Times, Beth Lapides is the creator and host of Los Angeles’ legendary storytelling show UnCabaret. Now in its 28th year, UnCabaret is the un-homophobic, un-xenophobic, un-misogynistic and un-hacky place for comedy luminaries to tell stories ripped from the headlines of their lives. Beth Lapides recently released a new audiobook, So You Ne...
Jan 27, 2022•2 hr 45 min•Season 7Ep. 101
It's another new episode of Good One, and blessing the feed this week are the talented and hysterical Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton! Host Jesse David Fox sat down with these two-thirds of the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia brainchild in honor of their recent record-breaking 15th season. In this episode the guys break down episode six of the season (and episode two of the Ireland arc), The Gang's Still in Ireland. In addition to hearing all about their writing process and how much longer they...
Jan 20, 2022•2 hr 41 min•Season 7Ep. 100
Danny McBride walks Jesse through the opening scene of his new HBO series The Righteous Gemstones. Along the way, they also touch on the first scenes of his other series and films, including Eastbound & Down, The Foot Fist Way, and Vice Principals. Danny talks about where he wanted to go after Vice Principals ended, as well as the research that went into creating a show about Christian megachurches and superstar preachers. Jesse also asks Danny about how he constructs his antiheroes, and the dif...
Jan 14, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 7Ep. 99
Happy New Year everyone! Here at Good One we're kicking off 2022 by throwing it back to 2021 and continuing our Vulture Fest series. This week, it's all about the fifth and final season of Search Party. If you were hoping Vulture Festival would offer you clues about the upcoming fifth season of HBO Max’s Search Party, you’re in luck! Cast members Alia Shawkat, Meredith Hagner, John Early, and John Reynolds, as well as showrunners Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers, join us for a special sneak...
Jan 06, 2022•39 min•Season 7Ep. 98
New York based Naomi Ekperigin is quickly becoming an influential voice in modern comedy. She’s worked as a staff writer for Broad City and Great News, and was listed as one of the "20 Comedians You Should and Will Know" by Vulture. Jesse talks to Naomi about a joke from her most recent set on Late Night with Seth Meyers. Learn how Naomi crafted her tight 5 for late night, how she writes comedy conversationally, and the application process behind booking a spot on Seth Meyers. Watch Naomi Ekperi...
Dec 30, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 7Ep. 97
This week, host Jesse David Fox brings you a gift fit for the holidays: a brand new episode of Good One with stand up comedian Aida Rodriguez! Aida Rodriguez is an American comedian of Puerto Rican/Dominican descent who is best known for her appearance as a contestant on the eighth season of Last Comic Standing and as a commentator on The Young Turks. Her debut special, Fighting Words, premiered earlier this year on HBO Max, and is featured in last week's Best Specials of 2021 episode with Kathr...
Dec 23, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 7Ep. 96
A second, full year into these unprecedented times means another Best Specials lists that looks a little different from lists past. Join host Jesse David Fox and frequent Good One guest & Vulture staff writer Kathryn VanArendonk as they discuss (and for the first time, argue!?) over Kathryn's annual list. List of specials mentioned: Aida Rodriguez, Fighting Words, (HBO Max) Nicole Byer, BBW (Big Beautiful Weirdo), (Netflix) Vir Das, 10 on 10 (Youtube) Ricky Velez, Here's Everything, (HBO) James ...
Dec 16, 2021•2 hr 21 min•Season 7Ep. 95
We're back with another episode of Good One: Vulture Festival Version and this week we bring you the vibrant Issa Rae and Yvonne Orji! Before the curtain falls on the final season of HBO’s Insecure, we’re going to get one more wine-down with Issa and Molly. Join stars Issa Rae and Yvonne Orji for a little pre-union, which is what we call a reunion for a show that hasn’t ended yet and that we want to prolong as much as possible. You can follow Issa Rae on Twitter and Instagram. You can follow Yvo...
Dec 09, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 7Ep. 94
Hello, Good One Listeners! We're here in your feeds on a Monday afternoon to give you—yes you—a bonus minisode in honor of Mel Book's new memoir, All About Me! My Remarkable Life in Show Business. Mel Brooks is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. With a career spanning over seven decades, he is known as a creator of broad farces and parodies widely considered to be among the best film comedies ever made. Follow Mel Brooks on Twitter. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram. Learn ...
Dec 06, 2021•18 min•Season 7Ep. 93
This week on Good One x Vulture Festival 2021, we present to you Seth Rogen: A Holiday Spectacular! Prepare yourself for the holiday season with one of Hollywood’s jolliest celebrities, Seth Rogen. So much so, he is literally playing Santa Claus in the upcoming HBO Max animated series, Santa Inc.! A man who brings joy and merriment to millions, Rogen is coming to Vulture Festival to tell us some holiday tales and give you an opportunity to start a new family tradition of going to see Seth Rogen ...
Dec 02, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 7Ep. 92
This week on Good One, we're bringing you another offering from Vulture Fest 2021: The Great-est Panel You've Ever Seen! That’s right, Vulture Fest brought together Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult for a great panel about The Great: Hulu's genre-bending, anti-historical ride through 18th-century Russia. Following the wildly comedic rise of Catherine the Nothing to Catherine the Great, the stars got together ahead of the show's season two premiere. And yes, the last time we saw them, they were try...
Nov 23, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 7Ep. 91
Vulture Fest 2021 was this past weekend, and now we want—nay, *have*—to share all this vulture-y pop culture-y goodness with all you Good One listeners back home! So over the next few weeks we'll be publishing our favorite V Fest panels here on the Good One feed, and first off is... Incoming message from the Big Giant Head: It’s a whole extraterrestrial family reunion for the Solomons as the cast of 3rd Rock From the Sun comes together for the beloved NBC series’ 25th anniversary. John Lithgow, ...
Nov 18, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 7Ep. 90
This week, stand up comedian and Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr returns to Good One and becomes the first member of the Five Timers Club. That's right, this is Roy's fifth appearance on the show, and we can't think of a better fit for the title. In this episode Roy sits down with host Jesse David Fox to talk about Black Brits, Idris Elba, MLK impressions, and how racism looks different across the pond. Watch Imperfect Messenger on cc.com. Follow Roy Wood Jr on Twitter and Instagram. Follow...
Nov 11, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Season 7Ep. 89
This week, host Jesse David Fox continues to do something different! Instead of a feature length, in-depth interview with a well known comedian, we're giving you a bunch of mini interviews, with every comedian that's on the rise and who frankly, should be on your radar. Based off a list Vulture releases every year, you'll hear 19 comedians pick a joke of theirs they really love, and explain the story behind it. Past list honorees include Amy Schumer, Broad City, John Mulaney, Hannibal Buress, an...
Nov 04, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 8Ep. 88
This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox decides to do something a little different. In honor of the season finale of FX's What We Do in the Shadows tonight, we thought we'd celebrate this silly and brilliant show by blessing you all with their official panel from this year's New York City Comic-Con. In this episode, you’ll hear from cast members Natasia Demetriou, Matt Berry, Kayvan Novak, and Harvey Guillen, and writers Sarah Naftalis, Yana Groskaya, Sam Johnson, Paul Simms. The panel was m...
Oct 28, 2021•53 min•Season 7Ep. 88
This week, host Jesse David Fox welcomes stand-up Ricky Velez into the studio. Ricky is a born and bred New Yorker best known for his role in last year's King of Staten Island. Last year we here at Vulture featured him as a Comedian You Should Know, and now after 13 years as a stand-up, Ricky is releasing his debut special Here's Everything! Executive produced by Judd Apatow and directed by Mike Bonfiglio, the special premieres on October 23rd on HBO. Watch Here's Everything on HBO and HBO Max. ...
Oct 21, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 7Ep. 86
On this week's brand new episode of Good One, host Jesse David Fox sits down with comedian and TV writer Jo Firestone! Jo is a comedian whose work can be seen on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Joe Pera Talks With You, High Maintenance, Shrill, and more. She can be heard on Maximum Fun’s Dr. Gameshow, a podcast she co-hosts with Manolo Moreno and Comedy Central’s “Everyday Decisions,” a podcast she hosts all alone. Her album, "The Hits" is available on Comedy Central Records, and she co-...
Oct 14, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Season 7Ep. 85
This week, host Jesse David Fox sits down with comedian and Mystery Science Theater 3000 host Jonah Ray and writer Dave Schilling to do a special crossover episode with their podcast, Galaxy Brains that’s all about Jesse’s favorite sitcom of all time, Seinfeld. Jesse, Jonah, and Dave discuss whether or not Seinfeld’s best joke is actually that these characters who hate each other are stuck together for eternity. Is Seinfeld actually an elaborate dramatization of purgatory? They also dive into wh...
Oct 07, 2021•52 min•Season 7Ep. 84
This week, host Jesse David Fox sits down with long time friend of the show, Vulture staff writer Kathryn VanArendonk! Jesse has gathered Kathryn here today to talk about a topic that's been really irking her for a while now: the new trend of using documentary footage in stand up specials. From Yvonne Orji to Gary Gulman to Jenny Slate, Kathryn explains exactly why she feels specials are better off without it. You can follow Kathryn VanArendonk on Twitter. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and I...
Sep 30, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Season 7Ep. 84
This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox sits down with stand-up legend Paula Poundstone. Rising to prominence in the late 80s and early 90s, Paula became well known for her off-the-cuff conversational humor (not "crowd work", because she hates that term). She also details her humble beginnings in the Boston comedy scene before moving to San Francisco, where she truly found her voice. She later breaks down one of her most iconic bits from her 1990 HBO Special, "Paula Poundstone: Cats, Cops an...
Sep 23, 2021•2 hr 50 min•Season 7Ep. 83
This week on Good One, you all are in for a treat: host Jesse David Fox is joined by the one and only comedy legend Martin Short! Martin—or Marty, as Jesse affectionately calls him—is a Canadian-American comic, actor, writer, etc known for his work on SCTV, Saturday Night Live, Primetime Glick, and countless more. In this episode, he breaks down one of his most famous characters Jiminy Glick, talks confronting grief at a young age, and takes the Good One world record for Most Stories About Legen...
Sep 16, 2021•2 hr 42 min•Season 7Ep. 82
This week, host Jesse David Fox welcomes Gabe Liedman—co-creator of Netflix's new animated series Q-Force—and more importantly, the third and final member of the former Williamsburg comedy show Big Terrific to be a guest on the show! Gabe is a stand up, but he's also an actor, writer, producer, show runner, etc. He's best known for his work on PEN15, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Kroll Show, and Inside Amy Schumer. He (virtually) sat down with Jesse to chat about his new Netflix show Q-Force: the inspirat...
Sep 09, 2021•2 hr 36 min•Season 7Ep. 81
This week, we have a rerun! Host Jesse David Fox deconstructs the legendary joke "The Aristocrats" with the help of its most infamous teller, Gilbert Gottfried. This one's marked explicit for a reason, folks. You'll hear Gilbert's personal history with the joke, along with his retelling of his set the night of the Hugh Hefner roast, where he launched this joke into the public eye. Jesse asks Gilbert about the evolution of his onstage persona and his relationship with audiences. Also included: Je...
Sep 02, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 7Ep. 80
This week, host Jesse David Fox decides to give the people what they want: some Bo Burnham's Inside content! BUT Bo isn't doing any interviews, so an episode of Jesse's Patreon podcast, The Specials, will have to suffice. The Specials is a podcast devoted to the fine and noble art of stand-up comedy, hosted by journalist and comedy expert Jesse David Fox (Vulture, Good One); writer and critic Kathryn VanArendonk (Vulture); and producer/comedy fan Jessamine Molli. Every episode, Jesse, Kathryn, a...
Aug 26, 2021•2 hr 39 min•Season 7Ep. 79
This week, host Jesse David Fox zooms with NY-based comedian, actor, and writer Rosebud Baker! Known as the Just For Laughs 2018 New Face of Comedy, Rosebud is known for her intensely personal, dry, and remorselessly dark brand of humor. And that's going to be on display today, as Jesse and Rosebud dive deep into a joke Rosebud wrote about her sister's death. Watch Whiskey Fists on the Comedy Central YouTube channel. Listen to Devil's Advocate with Rosebud Baker and Find Your Beach wherever you ...
Aug 19, 2021•2 hr 41 min•Season 7Ep. 78
