Good One

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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

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What It's Like to Write Jokes for Barack Obama

David Litt is the former senior presidential speechwriter for President Obama and he wrote his jokes, too. On this Good One, Litt shares about what it's like to write for the former president, why Obama is pretty good at delivering jokes and how they finally managed to incorporate Keegan-Michael Key's character of Luther, Obama's anger translater, into the White House Correspondence dinner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Apr 17, 2017•1 hr•Ep. 7

Horatio Sanz's Don's Apothecary Sketch

Horatio Sanz debuted his "Don's Apothecary" sketch during his fifth year on SNL. He sits down with Jesse David Fox to talk about the inspiration for the sketch, his SNL days and why he sometimes laughs at his own jokes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 10, 2017•55 min•Ep. 6

Kyle Kinane Wakes Up in the Morning and Believes in Himself

Jesse David Fox and Kyle Kinane talk about a joke from Kyle's 2010 special Death of the Party and how it was so pivotal in his stand-up career. And we highly recommend staying for this laughning round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 03, 2017•47 min•Ep. 5

Paul Scheer and Human Giant's "Illusionators"

Paul Scheer explains the inspiration behind creating the sketch series "The Illusionators," which appeared on MTV's Human Giant. Scheer created the show with Aziz Ansari, Rob Huebel, and Jason Woliner. Plus, hear the story about how Paul and Aziz encountered Criss Angel at a Las Vegas club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 13, 2017•51 min•Ep. 4

Kristen Schaal and Her Singing, Dancing Bird

Kristen Schaal joins Jesse David Fox to talk about the origins of one of her earliest jokes Dancing Bird. She shares why she often uses animals in her comedy and what it was like to break out as a stand-up comic using conceptual bits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 27, 2017•47 min•Ep. 3

Neal Brennan's White Guy Being Called the N-Word While Feeding a Horse Joke

Host Jesse David Fox and Neal Brennan talk about a joke Neal wrote for Half Baked and how it's representative of his early career writing for the Chapelle's Show, and Neal shares about his new stand-up special on Netflix 3 Mics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 20, 2017•39 min•Ep. 2

Jim Gaffigan and His Good Looking Newscasters Joke

Jesse David Fox sits down with Jim Gaffigan to break down a joke from Jim’s Netflix special Cinco about newscasters and how they’re so good looking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 13, 2017•44 min•Ep. 1

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