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  • Mitch Hedberg’s Lost Cult Comedy: Los Enchiladas! with Co-Star Brian Malow

    Mitch Hedberg’s Lost Cult Comedy: Los Enchiladas! with Co-Star Brian Malow
    2026/07/21
    Mitch Hedberg is one of the most beloved and influential stand-up comedians in the history of comedy. He also made a movie, Los Enchiladas! Comedian/Los Enchiladas co-star Brian Malow takes us inside the wild, DIY making of Mitch’s rarely seen cult comedy, set in a Mexican restaurant in St. Paul, Minnesota. Mitch turned a TV development deal into a scrappy feature film featuring future comedy heavyweights Marc Maron, Dave Attell, and Todd Barry. Plus, Brian shares stories from years on the road with Mitch and offers a rare firsthand look at the comedian before the rest of the world discovered his singular genius. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 時間 30 分
  • Bob Illes: Emmy-Winning Comedy Writer Who Worked with Richard Pryor, Steve Martin & Lorne Michaels

    Bob Illes: Emmy-Winning Comedy Writer Who Worked with Richard Pryor, Steve Martin & Lorne Michaels
    2026/07/02
    Emmy winning comedy writer, Bob Illes, has been in the writers' rooms with some of the biggest names in comedy. From Richard Pryor, Lily Tomlin, Steve Martin, Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Martin Mull, Fred Willard, Bob Einstein, David Letterman, Lorne Michaels, and Norman Lear – to name a few. Bob is also the author of the new book, Funny Is Money, where he chats about writing for such classic TV shows as The Carol Burnett Show, Fernwood Tonight, Sanford and Son, Silver Spoons, One Day at a Time, and of course, The Captain & Tennille Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 時間 12 分
  • Stairway to Stardom: An Audio Documentary

    Stairway to Stardom: An Audio Documentary
    2026/06/17
    Stairway to Stardom was a legendary NYC public access TV show that gave singers, dancers, comedians, and dreamers a chance to become stars. It's a cult classic that fans include Bjork, Alec Baldwin, & Paul Scheer . Long before social media, there was a Manhattan cable show that let people perform with the same passion they had dancing in front of their bedroom mirror - without fear of being torn down by the trolls. In this Comedy History 101 audio documentary we explore the rise, fall, and unlikely rediscovery of Stairway to Stardom. Featuring interviews with archivist Mitch Friedman, Joe Pickett of the Found Footage Festival, Artist, HP Mendoza, and past STS performers Rich Halke, Lola Perazzo. All The Kings Men Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    56 分
  • Palestine Comedy Club with Directors Regash & Charlotte Knowles

    Palestine Comedy Club with Directors Regash & Charlotte Knowles
    2026/05/04
    We talk with co-directors Charlotte Knowles and Regash about their film, Palestine Comedy Club. The acclaimed documentary follows a group of Palestinian comedians as they attempt to build a stand-up comedy scene under occupation—navigating checkpoints, restrictions, and censorship while using humor to connect, cope, and tell their stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    46 分
  • SCTV, MADtv & SNL Stories with Emmy Winning Writer Chris Cluess

    SCTV, MADtv & SNL Stories with Emmy Winning Writer Chris Cluess
    2026/04/27
    Emmy Award-winning writer and producer Chris Cluess has had a legendary career writing for SCTV Network, Cheers, Night Court, MADtv, and The Simpsons. Chris shares stories about John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, National Lampoon, and what made the SCTV Network writers’ room so special with John Candy, Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, and Joe Flaherty. We also dive into MADtv, the SNL rivalry, and what it was like watching Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele rise before Key & Peele. A must-listen for fans of comedy history, SCTV, MADtv, SNL, and classic TV comedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 時間
  • Conan O'Brien, Team Coco & Clueless Gamer with Will Becton

    Conan O'Brien, Team Coco & Clueless Gamer with Will Becton
    2026/04/03
    CH101 SELECT: We go inside Team Coco, Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, and Clueless Gamer with Will Becton. Will shares his comedic journey from UCB and working on the documentary aka Tommy Chong, to becoming an original member of Team Coco, where he worked the entire run of CONAN on TBS and was the engineer of the podcast Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend. Will tells us what its like to be the Zelig of comedy — working alongside such legends as Conan, Andy Richter, Amy Pohler, and Will Ferrell - to operating Jett Road Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 時間 43 分
  • Marc Maron Documentary: Are We Good? w/ Producer Julie Seabaugh

    Marc Maron Documentary: Are We Good? w/ Producer Julie Seabaugh
    2026/03/13
    The Marc Maron documentary “Are We Good?” follows the comedian/WTF podcast host as he processes grief while creating some of the most personal stand-up material of his career. The film features insights from John Mulaney, David Cross, Nate Bargatze, W. Kamau Bell, and Laurie Kilmartin, exploring Maron’s rise from alt-comic to podcast pioneer. Producer/writer Julie Seabaugh joins CH101 for a deep dive into Maron’s evolution as a comic, the rise of WTF, and how comedians turn personal pain into comedy material on stage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    55 分
  • The State: MTV's Cult Comedy Sketch Show

    The State: MTV's Cult Comedy Sketch Show
    2026/03/04
    CH101 Reprise: The State was the MTV sketch show that launched the careers of Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, David Wain, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Thomas Lennon, Kevin Allison—and several more (the troupe had 11 members). From dorm-room sketches at NYU to comedy milestones like Reno 911, Stella, Viva Variety, and the cult classic Wet Hot American Summer, The State helped redefine alternative comedy for a generation. Director Matthew Perniciaro joins CH101 to talk about his new documentary Long Live The State and how this pioneering sketch group shaped the future of alt-comedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    33 分