The Comic's Comic Presents Last Things First
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The Comic's Comic Presents Last Things First
Asking comedians about the historic lasts and firsts in their lives as their comedy careers have blossomed.
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Episode #487: Kumail Nanjiani
A dozen years removed from his debut stand-up special, Beta Male on Comedy Central, Kumail Nanjiani’s fans can finally see him in a new hour, …
Episode #486: Comedy MVPs of 2025 with Jason Zinoman of The New York Times
It’s the end of 2025, which means it’s time once more for my annual December to remember the year in comedy with my friend and …
Episode #485: Mike Bridenstine, author, director and GM of the Lyric Hyperion
Mike Bridenstine appeared on this podcast three years ago in Episode 417. Since then, he has written and published his second book about comedy, “Kans...
Episode #484: Xhloe & Natasha
Xhloe Rice and Natasha Roland met in high school in Maryland and have been making magical two-handed theater shows ever since. Now based in New …
Episode #483: Jono Zalay
Jono Zalay began his stand-up career in Boston while simultaneously earning his Doctorate in Neuroscience, where his research work included giving coc...
Episode #482: Jamie Linn Watson
Jamie Linn Watson is an NYC-based actor and comedian. You may have seen her as Joanna Roscoe in season 5 of What We Do in …
Episode #481: Saaniya Abbas
Saaniya Abbas grew up in New Delhi, attended an all-girls Catholic school in the Himalayas, and only discovered herself once she found herself divorce...
Episode #480: Lou Wall
Lou Wall is an Australian comedian whose two most recent shows were both nominated for Most Outstanding Show at the Melbourne International Comedy Fes...
Episode #479: Chanel Ali
Chanel Ali is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actress based in New York City. You may have seen her on MTV’s Girl Code, TruTV’s Laff …
Episode #478: Dylan Adler
A San Fransisco native who’s based in both New York City and Los Angeles, Dylan Adler is a musical comedian who performed and wrote for …
Episode #477: Britt Migs
Britt Migs is a stand-up and sketch comedian based in New York City who was named a Creator to Watch at the 2024 New York Comedy …
Episode #476: Grace Helbig
Grace Helbig is a legendary YouTuber, etched officially into the VidCon Hall of Fame earlier in 2025. The comedian and actress who began documenting h...
Episode #475: Ismael Loutfi
Ismael Loutfi is a comedian and TV writer currently working on the animated series Mating Season from the makers of Big Mouth. His previous credits in...
Episode #474: Tamara Yajia
Tamara Yajia’s family immigrated to America from Argentina twice before she became a teenager, and the second time prevented her from becoming potenti...
Episode #473: Veronica Osorio
Originally from Caracas, Venezuela, Veronica Osorio moved to New York City after spending her teen years clowning and acting in South America. Once in...
Episode #472: Nimesh Patel
I spoke with comedian Nimesh Patel when he thought he had licensed his new hour, Instant Karma to Netflix. Shortly after our chat, Netflix decided to...
Episode #471: James Tom
The comedian James Tom now jokes about having told they/them pronoun jokes as far back as 2013 quote-unquote “before most non-binary people were born....
Episode #470: Rory Rosegarten
Rory Rosegarten started his career as a comedy manager by the time he was 20 with a whopper of a first client: the already legendary Robert …
Episode #469: Mike Drucker
Mike Drucker is an Emmy-nominated and WGA-winning writer and comedian living in New York. Drucker’s comedy career really began with an internship at S...
Episode #468: Abby Govindan
Fooling media outlets into thinking she created the Netflix series “Emily in Paris” may have won the comedian and Fordham grad Abby Govindan plenty of...
Episode #467: Brad Alexander
Brad Alexander composes music for television and musical theater, whose notable works include the music for See Rock City & Other Destinations, which...
Episode #466: 800 Pound Gorilla Media
What’s in a name? Since its launch in 2016 by comedy managers Ryan Bitzer and Damion Greiman, along with founding members Ian Adkins and Anthony …
Episode #465: Comedy MVPs of 2024 with Jason Zinoman
We did it, comedy fans. We withstood another year of craziness, hundreds upon hundreds of comedy specials, and have gotten my friend and colleague in...
Episode #464: Kelly McCaughan
Kelly McCaughan is an actor, writer, comedian and clown whose show, Catholic Guilt, was nominated for Best Newcomer by the 2023 ISH Edinburgh Comedy A...
Episode #463: Chad Daniels
Chad Daniels is a Minnesota stand-up comedian with more than a billion streams to his credit, and in July 2024 released his 10th comedy special and fi...
Episode #462: Kyle Ayers
Kyle Ayers is a comedian from Missouri currently based in Los Angeles who hosts the popular podcast and live show, Never Seen It, where comedians …
Episode #461: PunchUp Live’s Danny Frenkel and Alex Dajani
The state of the comedy industry, like most everything else in 2024, feels very much in flux. Danny Frenkel and Alex Dajani have seen firsthand …
Episode #460: Ashley Gavin
Ashley Gavin is a comedian from New York City who studied computer science and helped craft the curriculum for Girls Who Code, before deciding to …
Episode #459: Sam Reich, Dropout CEO
I spoke to Sam Reich on this podcast back in the fall of 2020, when he was in his first year running Dropout, the subscription-based …
Episode #458: Hank Green
Hank and John Green began influencing online viewing long before we tied the word influencer to social media, launching their Vlogbrothers YouTube cha...
Episode #457: Ali Siddiq
At the age of 49 — three decades removed from an FBI drug bust that sent him to prison, and 24 years into his career …
Episode #456: Zoë Coombs Marr
Zoë Coombs Marr is an Australian comedian who won Best Newcomer at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2012, then returned four years later...
Episode #455: Janine Harouni
Janine Harouni is a Staten Island native who began her stand-up comedy career in earnest only after moving to London, England, in 2012. Harouni experi...
Episode #454: Dave Merheje
Dave Merheje is an award-winning Canadian stand-up comedian and actor who co-starred in the Hulu series, Ramy, and recently co-starred on the big scre...
Episode #453: Neal Brennan
Neal Brennan’s first big claim to fame came two decades ago when he co-created, wrote and executive produced Chappelle’s Show with his friend Dave Cha...
Episode #452: Rob Haze
Rob Haze is a comedian from Atlanta who currently makes his living in Los Angeles performing stand-up and writing for comedy shows on TV — …
Episode #451: Cara Connors
Cara Connors grew up in Chicago but began her comedy career in Toronto, where she studied with The Second City, created and starred in original …
Episode #450: Caitlin Peluffo
Caitlin Peluffo is a New York City-based comedian who played soccer in college and explored a degree and career in the art world before diving …
Episode #449: Bill O’Neill
Bill O’Neill is an actor and clown from Los Angeles whom you may recognize most readily from his frequent appearances in commercials as a Wendy’s empl...
Episode #448: Zach Zucker
Zach Zucker is a clown-based comedian and actor who splits his time between Los Angeles and London, where he has become known as the ringmaster …