This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes Alex Edelman podcast to talk about his special, Just For Us, which premiered on Max earlier this year. Alex walks Jesse through incarnations of the same story about the time his Orthodox Jewi

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This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes Kyle Kinane back to the podcast to talk about his sixth stand-up special, Dirt Nap, which is currently available on YouTube. Kyle discusses putting together the incredible, nearly 50-minute s

Ramy Youssef's Phone Call

Apr 2nd, 2024 1h 32m

This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes Ramy star/co-creator Ramy Youssef to the podcast to discuss his newest stand-up HBO special, More Feelings. Ramy had been touring his hour for years, but the set really came to focus in the w

How Good One Became a TV Show

Mar 26th, 2024 1h 4m

On a special bonus episode of Good One: A Podcast About Jokes, Host Jesse David Fox is talking about the creation of Good One: A Show About Jokes, the docu-special currently airing on Peacock about Mike Birbiglia’s search for his next hour. Jes

Judd Apatow’s 2024 DGA Awards Monologue

Mar 19th, 2024 1h 4m

This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes Judd Apatow back to the pod. While last time Apatow spoke about The King of Staten Island and his movie making process, this time he talks about his approach to hosting an award show. Specifi

Bassem Youssef's Piers Morgan Appearance

Mar 5th, 2024 1h 13m

This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes the “Egyptian Jon Stewart” Bassem Youssef to the podcast. A decade ago Youssef was a key figure in the Egyptian Revolution, hosting a satirical comedy show throughout it. But more recently Yo

Barack Obama’s 2011 White House Correspondents’ Dinner Speech (with Jon Lovett)

Feb 20th, 2024 1h 31m

This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes Jon Lovett to the pod. Before co-hosting Pod Save America and hosting Lovett orLeave It, Lovett was a speechwriter for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. And in that role, he was known as the

Jacqueline Novak’s Authenticity

Feb 6th, 2024 2h 23m

This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes Jacqueline Novak to the pod. After years touring it around the world, Novak released her debut special, Get on Your Knees, on Netflix earlier this year. Fox and Novak dove deep into the extre

Hrishikesh Hirway’s Song Exploder (Live from Vulture Festival)

Jan 23rd, 2024 1h 16m

This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox brings you a conversation he had with Hrishikesh Hirway, the host/producer of the podcast Song Exploder, live at Vulture Festival 2023. Song Exploder, a podcast in which a musician walks through the p

Weird Al Superlatives Live! (with guest host Jonah Ray Rodrigues) (Bonus Episode!)

Jan 9th, 2024 1h 3m

To kick off the new year, here’s a little bonus episode to keep you warm as the show ramps up for its seventh year. Recorded live from Vulture Festival, comedian/comedy podcast legend Jonah Ray Rodrigues interviews his friend/idol Weird Al Yank

Best Specials of 2023 with Kathryn VanArendonk

Dec 12th, 2023 1h 34m

It's that time of year again: Vulture critic Kathryn VanArendonk's Best Specials of the Year list is out! Years removed from lockdown and with a rise of specials on YouTube, there was a lot to consider. But these are the 10 VanArendonk thought

Zainab Johnson’s Late Night Debut

Nov 28th, 2023 1h 33m

This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes Zainab Johnson to the pod. Johnson, who is best known for her role on the sci-fi sitcom Upload. Earlier this year, she released her first stand-up special, Hijabs Off. One of the best, most v

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Nov 14th, 2023 2h 13m

Fresh off the release of his latest Netflix special, I Am Not For Everyone, comedian and podcaster Pete Holmes sits down with Vulture's Jesse David Fox to discuss one of his favorite jokes from his previous special Dirty Clean, and deep dives i

Comedy Book Excerpt

Nov 7th, 2023 8m 50s

Good One host Jesse David Fox’s debut Comedy Book, a book of comedy criticism and history, is coming out today! To give listeners a taste of what to expect, this week we’re offering an exclusive first listen to the audiobook, read by Jesse. The

Jesse David Fox's Comedy Book (with guest host Gary Gulman)

Oct 31st, 2023 1h 41m

Good One host Jesse David Fox’s debut Comedy Book, a book of comedy criticism and history, is coming out on November 7! To mark this occasion, this week on Good One, he will be the guest. Filling in as host is comedy legend and guest from the m

Sam Jay's White People Dancing

Oct 17th, 2023 1h 21m

This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes Sam Jay back to the show. Since they last spoke, Jay left her job writing for Saturday Night Live to host her own talk show, the revolutionary, provocative Pause on HBO and co-create Peacock’

Comedians You Should and Will Know 2023

Oct 3rd, 2023 1h 29m

It's that time of year again! Vulture dropped their annual list of all the future stars of comedy. In honor of this special occasion, we compiled mini Good One episodes featuring each list-honoree so they could introduce themselves to you perso

Hari Kondabolu’s Son’s Name

Sep 19th, 2023 1h 54m

This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox talks to comedian Hari Kondabolu! From his time as a writer/performer on Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell to his 2017 documentary The Problem with Apu to his 2018 Netflix special Warn Your Relatives,

Sasheer Zamata's "Car Talk" (with guest host Chris Gethard)

Sep 5th, 2023 1h 27m

This week on Good One, stand-up comedian and podcast host Chris Gethard steps in for Jesse for an interview with SNL-Alum and comedian Sasheer Zamata to discuss her latest comedy special The First Woman. The two discuss their humble beginnings

Lewis Black's "You Didn't Do Your Homework" (with guest host W. Kamau Bell)

Aug 22nd, 2023 1h 36m

This week on Good One, comedian and television host W. Kamau Bell fills in for Jesse for a Good One-style interview with comedy legend/Daily Show mainstay Lewis Black. Coming off the heels of his fifteenth (yes, you read that right) stand-up sp

Paul F. Tompkins’s “Peanut Brittle”

Aug 8th, 2023 2h 28m

This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox talks to comedian Paul F. Tompkins! Paul is a comedy podcasting legend, whether it is from hosting shows like "The Pod F. Tompkast," "Spontaneanation," and "The Neighborhood Listen" or setting the sta

Jackie Kashian’s Dad

Jul 25th, 2023 1h 52m

On this week’s Good One, host Jesse David Fox sits down with longtime standup and podcaster Jackie Kashian! Jackie has appeared on numerous late-night talk shows, including "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien," "The Late Late Show with James C

Jack Whitehall’s “The Moment Jack's Friend ‘Dave’ Met Prince Harry”

Jul 11th, 2023 1h 18m

This week, host Jesse David Fox is joined by UK comedian Jack Whitehall! Beyond his stand-up work, Whitehall has also made a mark in television and film, starring in popular shows such as "Bad Education" and "Travels with My Father."Watch Jac

Best Specials Of The Year So Far with Kathryn VanArendonk

Jun 27th, 2023 1h 36m

It’s that time of year again! Good One proudly presents the best specials of the year… so far! With Vulture critic Kathryn VanArendonk. Here are the specials shared, in alphabetical order:John EarlyKyle KinaneMae MartinMarc MaronMo’nique

South Side’s “The Laughter" (with Bashir Sallahudin and Diallo Riddle)

Jun 13th, 2023 1h 43m

This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox sat down with writers/actors/co-creators Bashir Sallahudin and Diallo Riddle! The pair met at Harvard, worked as writers on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon together, and co-created the shows Sherman Show