Comedian Sam Almond and I talked about losing his father earlier this year, the distance that Sam’s autism diagnosis created between them, the efforts they both made to repair the relationship before he passed, how we use humor to mitigate grief, and the Father’s Day comedy shows that we both independently produced last month.

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Comedian Mike Szar told me about the life and sense of humor of his father, his ability to make people feel heard, what it was like for both of us to lose our dads right before their first grandchild was born, and why we feel compelled to write jokes about them.

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Comedian Charlie Dawson and I talked about being in the dead dad club, when random songs unexpectedly trigger memories, finding humor in grief, not letting nostalgia deify people after they’re gone, and realizing that you’re parents are just people.

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Comedian Mara Wiles and I talked about the life and memory of her parents, losing them less than a year apart in 2023-2024, the huge impact they had on the people their lives, having parents that we like, and how that love never goes away.

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Comedian Alex Berr told me about the life and legacy of her mother, losing a parent while getting her PhD in biomedical engineering, the extremely rare brain cancer Alex had previously studied before her mother was diagnosed with it, starting stand up after she passed, and turning the experience into her show “How To Kill A Mouse”.

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Comedian Marito Lopez told me about the life and memory of his mother, unexpectedly losing her at what felt like the peak of his career last year, how he was able to make jokes about it in the special he recorded a month later, her unconditional love and support, and how we are a continuation of our ancestors.

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Haleyna Kociuk told me about the energy and memory of her mother, the cancer that she lived with, the ups and downs of their relationship, the still unclear circumstances around her cause of death that delayed the grieving process and years later triggered a manic episode, and the love that you’re left when someone passes.

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Comedian Mike Lebovitz came on the podcast and we talked about the life and humor of our dead dads, writing jokes about what is real, the universality of loss, and how much both of our dads meant to us.

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