A serious conversation about comedySubscribe A Serious Conversation About ComedySubscribeEpisode 49 | Dan PovenmirePhineas and Ferb co-creator Dan Povenmire shares stories of his adventures in Hollywood.Listen →Episode 48 | Alex StevensonCartoonist Alex Stevenson talks about her meme-inspired web comic “Cartoons Hate Her.”Listen →Episode 47 | JaMarr John Johnson“Entrepremedian” JaMarr John Johnson talks about how comedians can make more money.Listen →Episode 46 | Sean TejaratchiScott chats with Sean Tejaratchi, creator of the hilarious yet undiscovered LiartownUSA.Listen →Episode 45 | Justine BatemanActress, writer, and director Justine Bateman talks about fame and success in Hollywood.Listen →Episode 44 | Patton OswaltEmmy- and Grammy-winning comedian Patton Oswalt talks comedy and Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K.Listen →Episode 43 | Mike SacksNew York Times bestselling author of Stinker Lets Loose and Here’s the Kicker, Mike Sacks....Listen →Episode 42 | Anne LiberaAnne Libera, Comedy professor at the Comedy Studies program at Columbia College, Chicago.Listen →Episode 41 | Michael GerberComedy writer and editor & publisher of The American Bystander magazine, Michael Gerber.Listen →Episode 40 | Margaret ChoVeteran comic Margaret Cho talks about stand-up, her TV show, and her writing process.Listen →Episode 39 | Jen KirkmanComic and TV writer Jen Kirkman talks about life as a stand-up and how to pitch TV shows.Listen →Episode 38 | Matt BraungerScott sits down with stand-up comedian and comic actor Matt Braunger.Listen →Episode 37 | Liana SpiroScott talks with comedy writer and recent Harvard Lampoon president Liana Spiro.Listen →Episode 36 | How To Write SatireScott walks through the steps for writing a satirical article, sketch, or stand-up bit.Listen →Episode 35 | Ryan CreamerScott asks Ryan Creamer how he blew up doing wholesome videos on Pornhub.Listen →Episode 34 | Merrill MarkoeScott talks to author, performer, and veteran TV comedy writer Merrill Markoe.Listen →Episode 33 | How to Write a JokeScott goes through the process of how to come up with a funny line from scratch.Listen →Episode 32 | Levni YilmazLev talks about his success with the animated "Tales of Mere Existence" series on YouTube.Listen →Episode 31 | Three FundamentalsScott talks about three fundamentals of successful comedy writing and how to nail them.Listen →Episode 30 | Tim ClueTim Clue joins Scott to discuss the craft of stand-up comedy, how to improve it, make mone...Listen →Episode 29 | Caitlin KunkelGuest Caitlin Kunkel talks her road to success writing humor for McSweeney’s, The New York...Listen →Episode 28 | Christopher TitusScott talks with stand-up comedian Christopher Titus about his comic persona, performing a...Listen →Episode 27 | Kurt LuchsKurt Luchs, founder and editor of The Big Jewel, talks with Scott about his unusual and va...Listen →Episode 26 | Steve KaplanScott talks comedy nuts and bolts with Steve Kaplan, Hollywood’s most sought-after comedy ...Listen →Episode 25 | Lee CampPolitical comedian and activist Lee Camp sits down with Scott to talk comedy, activism, an...Listen →Episode 24 | Kevin AveryScott talks with Emmy-winning writer Kevin Avery. Kevin is a successful bay-area stand-up ...Listen →Episode 23 | Sarah CooperScott talks with Sarah Cooper, founder of The Cooper Review, who parlayed a viral humor ar...Listen →Episode 22 | Seth ReissLate Night with Seth Meyers staffer and former Onion head writer Seth Reiss talks with Sco...Listen →Episode 21 | Dave EggersScott talks with Dave Eggers, founder of McSweeney’s, Might magazine, and 826 National, th...Listen →Episode 20 | Matt AbramsonMatt Abramson’s company Cap Gun produced a funny web series called Teachers, which is now ...Listen →Episode 19 | Steve DildarianTV and commercial copywriter Steve Dildarian enjoyed three seasons of his own funny and cr...Listen →Episode 18 | Jermaine AffonsoScott talks with Jermaine Affonso, a former writer for The Onion who’s now the Editor in C...Listen →Episode 17 | Jerry RochaJerry Rocha, from Dallas, TX, has been performing stand-up for 20 years. He’s appeared on ...Listen →Episode 15 | Louie AndersonLouie Anderson is one of the most successful stand-up comics of the last 30 years. He crea...Listen →Episode 16 | Beth NewellBeth Newell founded, with Sarah Pappalardo, the women’s news parody website Reductress.Listen →Episode 14 | Daniel GreenbergWith the worst audio quality yet, Scott talks via wax cylinder and copper wire with litera...Listen →Episode 13 | Andy BorowitzScott and Andy Borowitz take a ride through his varied career, from being President of the...Listen →Episode 12 | Bob EinsteinScott picks up the phone and talks with master comedy actor, writer and producer Bob Einst...Listen →Episode 11 | Todd RosenbergTodd Rosernberg created one of the first viral online cartoon series, Odd Todd.Listen →Episode 9 | Rich DahmScott chats with Rich Dahm, a two-time Emmy winner who’s written for Da Ali G Show, Dennis...Listen →Episode 10 | Anna LeflerScott talks with Anna Lefler, a humor author who got started as a Mommy blogger. Her first...Listen →Episode 8 | Julia SweeneyScott talks with Julia Sweeney, who became famous for her performance as “Pat” on SNL. She...Listen →Episode 7 | Adam ResnickScott talks with Adam Resnick, co-creator of the Fox TV series Get a Life, staff writer fo...Listen →Episode 6 | Andrew DalyAndrew Daly patches in remotely to talk with Scott about his prolific career in improv, st...Listen →Episode 5 | Weird Al YankovicScott sits down with parody-music superstar Weird Al Yankovic, who is, believe it or not, ...Listen →Episode 4 | Kelly LeonardScott talks with Kelly Leonard, who runs Chicago’s Second City. He recently wrote (with To...Listen →Episode 3 | Ellie KemperScott talks with Ellie Kemper, star of Tina Fey’s Netflix series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt...Listen →Episode 2 | Ben BaileyScott chats with Ben Bailey, stand-up comedian and Emmy-winning host of Cash Cab.Listen →Episode 1 | David JaverbaumScott talks with multiple-Emmy-winning comedy writer David Javerbaum about his work on The...Listen → TweetPinShare3737 Shares
Episode 49 | Dan PovenmirePhineas and Ferb co-creator Dan Povenmire shares stories of his adventures in Hollywood.Listen →Episode 48 | Alex StevensonCartoonist Alex Stevenson talks about her meme-inspired web comic “Cartoons Hate Her.”Listen →Episode 47 | JaMarr John Johnson“Entrepremedian” JaMarr John Johnson talks about how comedians can make more money.Listen →Episode 46 | Sean TejaratchiScott chats with Sean Tejaratchi, creator of the hilarious yet undiscovered LiartownUSA.Listen →Episode 45 | Justine BatemanActress, writer, and director Justine Bateman talks about fame and success in Hollywood.Listen →Episode 44 | Patton OswaltEmmy- and Grammy-winning comedian Patton Oswalt talks comedy and Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K.Listen →Episode 43 | Mike SacksNew York Times bestselling author of Stinker Lets Loose and Here’s the Kicker, Mike Sacks....Listen →Episode 42 | Anne LiberaAnne Libera, Comedy professor at the Comedy Studies program at Columbia College, Chicago.Listen →Episode 41 | Michael GerberComedy writer and editor & publisher of The American Bystander magazine, Michael Gerber.Listen →Episode 40 | Margaret ChoVeteran comic Margaret Cho talks about stand-up, her TV show, and her writing process.Listen →Episode 39 | Jen KirkmanComic and TV writer Jen Kirkman talks about life as a stand-up and how to pitch TV shows.Listen →Episode 38 | Matt BraungerScott sits down with stand-up comedian and comic actor Matt Braunger.Listen →Episode 37 | Liana SpiroScott talks with comedy writer and recent Harvard Lampoon president Liana Spiro.Listen →Episode 36 | How To Write SatireScott walks through the steps for writing a satirical article, sketch, or stand-up bit.Listen →Episode 35 | Ryan CreamerScott asks Ryan Creamer how he blew up doing wholesome videos on Pornhub.Listen →Episode 34 | Merrill MarkoeScott talks to author, performer, and veteran TV comedy writer Merrill Markoe.Listen →Episode 33 | How to Write a JokeScott goes through the process of how to come up with a funny line from scratch.Listen →Episode 32 | Levni YilmazLev talks about his success with the animated "Tales of Mere Existence" series on YouTube.Listen →Episode 31 | Three FundamentalsScott talks about three fundamentals of successful comedy writing and how to nail them.Listen →Episode 30 | Tim ClueTim Clue joins Scott to discuss the craft of stand-up comedy, how to improve it, make mone...Listen →Episode 29 | Caitlin KunkelGuest Caitlin Kunkel talks her road to success writing humor for McSweeney’s, The New York...Listen →Episode 28 | Christopher TitusScott talks with stand-up comedian Christopher Titus about his comic persona, performing a...Listen →Episode 27 | Kurt LuchsKurt Luchs, founder and editor of The Big Jewel, talks with Scott about his unusual and va...Listen →Episode 26 | Steve KaplanScott talks comedy nuts and bolts with Steve Kaplan, Hollywood’s most sought-after comedy ...Listen →Episode 25 | Lee CampPolitical comedian and activist Lee Camp sits down with Scott to talk comedy, activism, an...Listen →Episode 24 | Kevin AveryScott talks with Emmy-winning writer Kevin Avery. Kevin is a successful bay-area stand-up ...Listen →Episode 23 | Sarah CooperScott talks with Sarah Cooper, founder of The Cooper Review, who parlayed a viral humor ar...Listen →Episode 22 | Seth ReissLate Night with Seth Meyers staffer and former Onion head writer Seth Reiss talks with Sco...Listen →Episode 21 | Dave EggersScott talks with Dave Eggers, founder of McSweeney’s, Might magazine, and 826 National, th...Listen →Episode 20 | Matt AbramsonMatt Abramson’s company Cap Gun produced a funny web series called Teachers, which is now ...Listen →Episode 19 | Steve DildarianTV and commercial copywriter Steve Dildarian enjoyed three seasons of his own funny and cr...Listen →Episode 18 | Jermaine AffonsoScott talks with Jermaine Affonso, a former writer for The Onion who’s now the Editor in C...Listen →Episode 17 | Jerry RochaJerry Rocha, from Dallas, TX, has been performing stand-up for 20 years. He’s appeared on ...Listen →Episode 15 | Louie AndersonLouie Anderson is one of the most successful stand-up comics of the last 30 years. He crea...Listen →Episode 16 | Beth NewellBeth Newell founded, with Sarah Pappalardo, the women’s news parody website Reductress.Listen →Episode 14 | Daniel GreenbergWith the worst audio quality yet, Scott talks via wax cylinder and copper wire with litera...Listen →Episode 13 | Andy BorowitzScott and Andy Borowitz take a ride through his varied career, from being President of the...Listen →Episode 12 | Bob EinsteinScott picks up the phone and talks with master comedy actor, writer and producer Bob Einst...Listen →Episode 11 | Todd RosenbergTodd Rosernberg created one of the first viral online cartoon series, Odd Todd.Listen →Episode 9 | Rich DahmScott chats with Rich Dahm, a two-time Emmy winner who’s written for Da Ali G Show, Dennis...Listen →Episode 10 | Anna LeflerScott talks with Anna Lefler, a humor author who got started as a Mommy blogger. Her first...Listen →Episode 8 | Julia SweeneyScott talks with Julia Sweeney, who became famous for her performance as “Pat” on SNL. She...Listen →Episode 7 | Adam ResnickScott talks with Adam Resnick, co-creator of the Fox TV series Get a Life, staff writer fo...Listen →Episode 6 | Andrew DalyAndrew Daly patches in remotely to talk with Scott about his prolific career in improv, st...Listen →Episode 5 | Weird Al YankovicScott sits down with parody-music superstar Weird Al Yankovic, who is, believe it or not, ...Listen →Episode 4 | Kelly LeonardScott talks with Kelly Leonard, who runs Chicago’s Second City. He recently wrote (with To...Listen →Episode 3 | Ellie KemperScott talks with Ellie Kemper, star of Tina Fey’s Netflix series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt...Listen →Episode 2 | Ben BaileyScott chats with Ben Bailey, stand-up comedian and Emmy-winning host of Cash Cab.Listen →Episode 1 | David JaverbaumScott talks with multiple-Emmy-winning comedy writer David Javerbaum about his work on The...Listen →
