Vir Das Became India's Biggest Stand-up Despite Government Resistance
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
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James Acaster Unpacks His Kettering Town FC Chant and Reacts to Bo Burnham
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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
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Ed Helms on What Makes Andy from 'The Office' Funny
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'.
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Is the Future of Stand-up Comedy Atsuko Okatsuka?
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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.
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Michelle Buteau Is Who She Wanted to See on TV as a Kid
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Fresh off her Netflix special ‘A Buteau-ful Mind’ at Radio City Music Hall, Michelle Buteau reflects on all the venues she played to get here, the importance of her Netflix series 'Survival of the Thickest', and why standing up to the worlds biggest comedian is necessary.
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Good One: A Podcast About Jokes is a podcast about - well - jokes, and the people who tell them. Each week, a comedian will play one of their jokes and then break it down with Vulture.com Senior Editor Jesse David Fox.
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