The Laugh Button Podcast #77: A Search Party for Scot Armstrong
It’s festival season so Mark and Matt debate what comedians can fill what rooms and who’d they’d like to see on the road. Reader feedback prompts the conversation about the departure of Jessica Williams and her impact on The Daily Show. Writer Scot Armstrong has a new movie out Search Party starring TJ Miller, Thomas […]
The Laugh Button Podcast #84: It’s Rush Hour with Justin Hires
The Laugh Button is turning 10. Let’s reflect. There a lot of stand-up comedy on the horizon between now and the end of the year. Comedian Justin Hires joins us on the podcast to talk about comedy and talk about starring in the TV adaptation of the hit movie franchise, Rush Hour. Episode #84 Show […]
The Laugh Button Podcast #78: Half year check-in and Hari Kondabolu
The year is half over, where does the time go? A stoned Mark (MarkSaysHigh?) and Matt check in and make some picks for their favorite comedy specials of the year so far. What did they like? What are they looking forward to. Comedian Hari Kondabolu then talks to us about his new TruTV show and […]
The Laugh Button Podcast #85: Jeff Foxworthy and Larry The Cable Guy
This week on the podcast, we discuss the legacy of Gene Wilder upon the news of his passing. When someone great passes, it makes you remember just how good they were, even if you haven’t thought about them for a while. Then we welcome two absolute comedy legends onto the show – Jeff Foxworthy and […]
The Laugh Button Podcast #80: Sherrod Small and Christian Finnegan discuss “Black And White”
Mark and Matt talk about race. What do they know about it? Not much really, so they go to the experts, comedians Sherrod Small and Christian Finnegan. Both star in the new A&E series “Black And White” which talks about these issues in America with special guests and sketches on the topic. The premiered this […]
The Laugh Button Podcast #87: Comedy legacies and Daniel Sloss
Mark and Matt geek out a bit about comedy, what makes some go down as legends and what makes some disappear into the annals of history. Comedian Daniel Sloss then joins us to talk about his rocketing career and how he approaches taking it to the United States. Rate, subscribe and tell your friends. New […]
The Laugh Button Podcast #81: David Mandel from VEEP
We just returned from Montreal for the Just For Laughs festival. They recap their time across the border which included the last of Trump v. Bernie, The Goddamn Comedy Jam, British comedians, new faces and Roast Battles. While there, we sat down with David Mandel, a comedy luminary and the current showrunner of HBO’s Veep […]
The Laugh Button Podcast #88: Lisa Lampanelli returns!
This week Lisa Lampanelli returns to the podcast to talk about her new play, Stuffed. Lampanelli also earns the distinction of being the first returning guest to the podcast. In addition to Stuffed talk, Mark and Matt talk about comedy tours and there are a lot of them. Most notably, Robert Kelly’s “True Story” tour […]
The Laugh Button Podcast #89: Andrew Santino is dying up here
The new season of Saturday Night Live is imminent and Matt and Mark talk about what the new season has to offer. There’s talk of the panel at NY Comic Con next week. Then guest comedian Andrew Santino joins us to talk about his career in comedy and his forthcoming Showtime series, I’m Dying Up […]
The Laugh Button Podcast #90: Derek Waters returns! More Drunk, More History
Derek Waters returns to the podcast for another hang. We talk about what to expect in season 4 of his hit show, Drunk History which just premiered on Comedy Central. Waters talks about his diehard love for a good story, how the show has reconnected him with his childhood teacher, and who is still on […]