Episodes

  • Ralph Barbosa Likes Keeping You Guessing on His Politics

    Ralph Barbosa Likes Keeping You Guessing on His Politics
    Aug 14 2025
    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 00:00:53 Funniest thing of the week 00:03:04 Don't Tell Comedy set 00:05:09 Getting political 00:08:03 Immigration 00:23:02 Going on Rogan 00:25:42 Getting personal 00:31:20 Almost going blind 00:34:08 Barbershop humor 00:37:03 Losing a friend 00:41:58 Influences 00:46:51 Looking high 00:50:16 Crowd work clips 00:51:24 Adam Sandler 00:53:19 On acting 00:56:09 Jokes in Spanish 01:00:16 The Laughening Round Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Ben Stiller Explains Severance’s Early Days, Mysteries & "Weird" Tone, Talks Happy Gilmore 2

    Ben Stiller Explains Severance’s Early Days, Mysteries & "Weird" Tone, Talks Happy Gilmore 2
    Aug 7 2025
    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 creepy, crazy world of Severance to life on Apple TV+. 00:00 Intro 00:01:00 Happy Gilmore 2 00:04:30 Severance 00:18:34 The Mystery of Severance 00:23:48 Severance season finale 00:31:17 The Cable Guy vs Severance 00:38:07 Tropic Thunder 00:43:40 Working with Robert DeNiro 00:46:10 Zoolander 00:48:40 Sondheim 00:52:04 Parenthood 01:05:28 The Laughening Round Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • You're Wrong About Bill Burr

    You're Wrong About Bill Burr
    Jul 31 2025
    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', streaming now on Hulu. The album, 'Drop Dead Years', is available August 1 anywhere you stream music. 00:00 Intro 00:00:52 Funniest thing that happened this week 00:03:19 His most recent special 00:06:22 Having a breakthrough 00:12:55 Regretting jokes 00:19:20 Going "Woke" 00:28:08 Politicians and comedy 00:32:12 Having kids 00:43:45 Taking mushrooms 00:48:32 Huge venues 00:53:08 Doing Broadway 00:57:58 Losing Bob Saget 01:02:08 The Conan O'Brien Mark Twain Prize 01:10:22 The Laughening Round Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 40 mins
  • Marc Maron on WTF's Final Episode and Comedy Politics

    Marc Maron on WTF's Final Episode and Comedy Politics
    Jul 24 2025
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    1 hr and 52 mins
  • Vir Das Became India's Biggest Stand-up Despite Government Resistance

    Vir Das Became India's Biggest Stand-up Despite Government Resistance
    Jul 17 2025
    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 work, and how much better it actually is to be an Indian comedian. 00:00 Intro00:01:23 Funniest thing of the week00:03:06 Starting stand-up in Mumbai00:06:23 Being an Indian comic00:07:54 Branching out globally00:15:24 Losing his voice00:23:19 Making the special00:30:28 Legal controversy00:34:47 Protecting fellow comics00:36:02 The magazine profile he didn't do00:38:53 Making comedy with legal risk00:43:55 His performing style00:50:23 The Laughening Round Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    59 mins
  • James Acaster Unpacks His Kettering Town FC Chant and Reacts to Bo Burnham

    James Acaster Unpacks His Kettering Town FC Chant and Reacts to Bo Burnham
    Jul 10 2025
    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 seeing Bo Burnham's 'Inside'. 00:00 Intro 00:01:02 Funniest thing that happened this week 00:04:33 Cold Lasagna Hate Myself 1999 00:09:31 Taking a break from stand-up 00:16:18 Bo Burnham 00:25:19 Hecklers Welcome 00:43:44 Current work in progress 00:48:45 Kettering Town FC 00:52:14 Getting pushed 01:02:00 Fan interactions 01:09:50 Robert De Niro on his podcast 01:23:13 Laughening Round Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 56 mins
  • Ed Helms on What Makes Andy from 'The Office' Funny

    Ed Helms on What Makes Andy from 'The Office' Funny
    Jul 3 2025
    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 about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Is the Future of Stand-up Comedy Atsuko Okatsuka?

    Is the Future of Stand-up Comedy Atsuko Okatsuka?
    Jun 26 2025
    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 even before she released her two stand-up comedy specials. This week on Good One, she joins our host Jesse David Fox to talk about making comedy for both the stage and the (phone) screen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 15 mins