Junot Diaz and Carrie Fisher
Junot Diaz has a book of short stories out now in paperback. It's called 'This Is How You Lose Her.' Junot's book is new, but the protagonist Yunior isn't. This is the third time the Pulitzer Prize-wi...
1 Okt 20131h
Stephen Merchant, Co-creator of The Office
Stephen Merchant says he didn't get into comedy to become popular. He did it mostly to please himself. But then, with his buddy Ricky Gervais, he made a TV show called 'The Office' and it changed bot...
24 Sep 201356min
Actor Stephen Tobolowsky
[r] Stephen Tobolowsky is a veteran character actor. Now he's an author, too, but his book isn't about Hollywood stuff. It's about normal stuff from his life like getting held up at the grocery store,...
17 Sep 20131h 3min
The Influence Of Bob And Ray With David Pollock
From Bob Newhart to George Carlin, the comedy duo Bob & Ray influenced some of the 20th century's finest entertainers. Jesse will talk with comedy writer David Pollock about how Bob Elliot and Ray Gou...
10 Sep 20131h 6min
Jon Mooallem & Elmore Leonard
When it comes to sharing the planet with other animals, you might think that we humans are just screwing it all up. Ruining everything. Hogging all the resources. But what if it's a little more compli...
3 Sep 201357min
Prodigy of Mobb Deep
[r] First, an interview with the rapper and author Prodigy, one-half of the seminal hardcore hip hop duo Mobb Deep. He'll talk about why his naturally shy demeanor was taken for weakness, selling crac...
27 Aug 201356min
Lewis Black & Nikki Glaser and Sara Schaefer
Hear Jesse's interview with one of comedy's greatest grumps: Lewis Black. He didn't become a stand-up until his mid-thirties. Find out why he left the theater for comedy and why he actually considers ...
20 Aug 20131h 5min
Kumail Nanjiani & Lake Bell
First up on the show is an interview with Kumail Nanjiani. He has come a long way since we had him do stand up on our show a few years ago. He just put out his first comedy special, Beta Male. He just...
13 Aug 20131h 12min
