The Laugh Button Podcast #109: Ryan Beck chooses his own adventure
Matt is once again joined by Metal Insider’s Bram Teitelman to take the slow and sensual route to this week’s podcast but those plans are scrapped pretty damn quickly. We’re covering the big stories of the week including the Grammys (and maybe too much Beyonce), Rolling Stone’s top 50 comedians, Wayne’s World hitting a 25 […]
The Laugh Button Podcast #111: Seaton Smith takes on the world
Matt and Bram talk about something Colossal that happened this week with comedy festivals and then take on recent news of comedians behaving badly. Then comedian Seaton Smith joins us to discuss, well everything, getting passed at the Comedy Cellar, how to start a cult, politics, our President, his time on Mulaney, and his comedy […]
Podcasting is coming into its own and the comedians that helped build it are poised to reap the rewards
Image/Patrick Breitenbach Podcasting is a major channel for comedians, many of the medium’s biggest stars are comedians. It makes sense, because who better to hang out with other talented people and dissect life, crack jokes, come up with a wildly different POV, or just talk for hours on end than a comedian? When podcasting was […]
Luis J. Gomez makes his argument that he’s now the most important “Louie” in comedy
On a recent episode of the YKWD Podcast, host Robert Kelly hung with the show’s “regulars” – Dan Soder, Joe List, and Luis J. Gomez. One of the topics the crew discussed was the recent allegations against Louis C.K., a comedian that Kelly has been friends with for years and one Joe List served as […]
Guy Branum asked to defend his ideas about comedy culture on The Comedy Cellar podcast
The last few weeks have seen a lot of controversy related to men in power making gross transgressions toward women. While public outcry is expected and warranted, in the corner of the comedy community an article (which should’ve been an op-ed) penned by comedian Guy Branum in Vulture sparked a controversy. The crux of Branum’s […]
The Laugh Button Podcast #95: Shane Torres hits the road
The Election is over and the world is still standing. Mark and Matt wonder how it will effect Saturday Night Live. Then, they discuss the Naked Gun movies, and how watching them as an adult nets different jokes than watching as a child. They then welcome comedian Shane Torres onto the show to talk about […]
The Laugh Button Podcast #86: About them roasts. And Caleb Synan
This week, the Roast of Rob Lowe happened, and well, Lowe isn’t the appearance everyone is talking about. Mark and Matt discuss the history of the roasts and try to determine what makes them best. Our guest comedian this week is Caleb Synan. He sits down and breaks down comedy, the best kind of interviews. […]
The Laugh Button Podcast #82: Montreal time with K. Trevor Wilson
We’re presenting another show, so get some tickets. Mark and Matt talk about the news of the big SNL shakeups and all the tours happening this summer. Then, we kick things over to Canada’s own K. Trevor Wilson. We caught up with Wilson at Just For Laughs in Montreal to talk comedy. Wilson was just […]