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Have you had the funny feeling that content online is just a worse than it used to be – that actually a lot of art – movies, TV, music, comedy is just not has good as 3, 5, 10 years ago? Or maybe you are a person who makes art for a living who feels like the frog in boiling water, slowly being squeezed by the powers that be out of being able to make a living. How did this happen? Why is this the case? To use a word coined by this week's guest Cory Doctorow – Enshittification. That is the title of Cory’s latest book about how the internet and, in turn, our modern lives slowly and, often intentionally, were made less enjoyable and less functional by the people that control the major tech companies. Cory is an author, professor, and digital rights activist and generally one of the most articulate speakers on how the de facto tech monopolies are degrading our standard of living. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Certified nice person and actor D'Arcy Carden joins us to talk about her diverse body of work, her new role on Peacock's 'Five Star Weekend' and why she's so good at being friends with celebrities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jemaine Clement stops by to talk about masculinity, Flight of the Conchords and his newest show 'Alice and Steve'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Vulture critic Kathryn VanArendonk returns to the podcast to discuss Louis CK's new Netflix special. This is his fourth special since 2017, when the New York Times reported accusations of the comedian’s sexual misconduct, but it is only the first on a major platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Death Cab for Cutie frontman and The Postal Service member Ben Gibbard walks us through his songwriting process and reflects on indie rock's history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week actor, director and podcaster Jason Bateman joined us live at Vulture Festival at Tribeca Festival for a conversation about his wide-ranging career and being the best comedy straight man in history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, comedy legend Wanda Sykes joins us for a conversation about her new special 'Legacy', how she approaches doing jokes about political strife, and how her stand-up changed after she came out publicly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we interview Rhea Seehorn about working with Vince Gilligan on 'Better Call Saul' and the AppleTV+ show 'Pluribus'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Comedian Ramy Youssef joins us this week to talk about his new HBO special 'In Love', living through controversy and why he would visit a meme museum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Paul Walter Hauser sits down to talk about doing both silly comedies like 'Balls Up' and dark dramas like 'Black Bird'. He also talks about being a very real pro wrestler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Oscar-winning documentarian Morgan Neville talks about the modern state of the industry, and what it's like to make films about some of pop culture's biggest icons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Joel Kim Booster returns to talk about joining the cast of 'Scrubs', millennial cringe, and why he thinks you could never make 'Fire Island' today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Ebon Moss-Bachrach takes time out of his very, very busy schedule to talk about starring in Broadway's 'Dog Day Afternoon', the debate around 'The Bear' as a comedy, and why playing The Thing in 'Fantastic Four' was the perfect role for him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Zach Galifianakis joins us for a rare interview about everything from AI to gardening to 'Between Two Ferns'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WWE Superstar Becky Lynch, aka New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Quin sits down to discuss the business of wrestling, building character and the nature of reality itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Bryan Cranston talks about returning to 'Malcolm in the Middle' on Hulu and looks back on 'Breaking Bad', hosting 'SNL', and, of course, 'Power Rangers'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chelsea Handler joins the show this week to talk about how she changed both the industry and her own perspective, as she launches her latest stand-up tour 'High and Mighty'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week comedy legend and pranking master Eric André joins the podcast in Austin, Texas for a special live episode at SXSW. He explains his prank process, discusses his influence on talk shows, and reveals the future of 'The Eric André Show'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John Slattery joins us this week to talk about his latest role in the Netflix series 'Vladimir', his many great stories of working with some incredible Hollywood legends, and of course, 'Mad Men'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Comedian Taylor Tomlinson talks about the work ethic that resulted in four specials in just six years, leaving 'After Midnight' and being the Taylor Swift of comedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week America's Culinary Cup host Padma Lakshmi joins to discuss how she took control of her image, her life as an activist, and how she wound up doing comedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bob the Drag Queen, former 'Rupaul's Drag Race' champion and current star of Broadway's 'Moulin Rouge! The Musical', joins us for a chat about being both a drag queen and a comedian, at the same time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Greg Davies and Alex Horne join us for a conversation about YouTube's biggest British comedy show 'Taskmaster'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Griffin Newman and Allison Willmore take a look at the Academy's complicated relationship with comedy, specifically why they never seem to want to give them awards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ali Siddiq talks about how he manages to create so much work, the key to telling a good story, and where he's headed next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SNL veteran Beck Bennett sits down to revisit some of his best work and explain once and for all why he is so beloved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SNL's presidential impressionist talks about developing his version of a Donald Trump impression, being the constantly sick parent of a toddler, developing pitch perfect singing impressions to do with Ariana Grande, and fighting to not be categorized as just an impressionist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Comedian Chris Gethard sits down to talk about the collapse of the creator economy and what can individuals do about it to take back control. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vulture critic Kathryn VanArendonk joins for a conversation about her annual ranking of the best stand up comedy specials of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kumail Nanjiani talks about his return to comedy after 12 long years. We also discuss doing comedy with muscles, Marvel backlash and how he still relates to his audience despite his ever-growing fame. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam Pally talks about the evolving comedy industry, telling the truth and his new HBO special 'An Intimate Evening with Adam Pally'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Patton Oswalt talks about his new special 'Black Coffee and Ice Water', the current state of comedy, AI and how his legendary KFC Famous Bowl joke predicted our current reality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Janelle James reflects on four season of playing Principal Ava on 'Abbott Elementary' and her career as a stand-up comedian. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vince Staples sits down to discuss his multifaceted career, and he answers (most) of our questions about season two of 'The Vince Staples Show', now available on Netflix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jay Jurden joins us to discuss his first-ever special on Hulu out November 7th called ‘Yes Ma’am’ and how he became one of the strongest, most dynamic joke writers working today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Leslie Jones joins us to discuss her new stand-up special, "Life Part Two" and take a look back at her time on SNL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stand-up comic and podcast host Stavros Halkias talks about his role in Yorgos Lanthimos's 'Bugonia' and whether or not we should call him the Left's Joe Rogan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Phoebe Robinson joins us to talk about her new YouTube special ‘I Don't Wanna Work Anymore’ and being a recovering girl boss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on 'Good One', instead of a traditional deep dive interview, comedian Jay Jurden joins Jesse to unpack the biggest comedy news story happening right now – the Riyadh Comedy Festival; Why giant checks warp choices, what “free speech” really means when a contract bans criticism, and the difference between performing in a country and performing for its rulers. Jay talks personal safety as a queer comic, the soft-power calculus behind overpaying American stars, and why “come back safe—then we clown you” is the longstanding rule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caleb Hearon stops by to talk about his HBO Max special 'Model Comedian', being extremely online, and why not getting SNL was the best thing that ever happened to him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gianmarco Soresi joins us to discuss how he relates to different audiences, his new special 'Thief of Joy', and building a fanbase on social media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amber Ruffin joins us to talk about Detroiters, her ten years at Late Night with Seth Meyers, doing improv in Amsterdam of all places, and making even today’s news into comedy on CNN’s Have I Got News for You. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Good One, John C. Reilly—one of the greatest actors in comedy or drama—joins us to talk about Walk Hard, Step Brothers, his relationship with Paul Thomas Anderson and Mister Romantic, the cabaret character he’s been performing as around the country, who recently put out an album of standards from the American songbook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Good One, BenDeLaCreme stops by to talk about RuPaul's Drag Race, snatch game, The Jinkx & Dela Holiday Special, and also, culture! 00:00 Intro 00:00:32 Funniest thing of the week 00:01:26 BenDeLaCreme 00:02:42 Drag going mainstrem 00:09:11 Snatch Game 00:26:33 Seeing the matix of Drag Race 00:34:55 How Drag Race helps all drag 00:36:00 Collaboration with Jinx Monsoon 00:45:58 Pee-wee Herman 00:51:11 Drag and Christmas 00:54:17 Shaping DeLa's worldview 01:01:26 Art and Grieving 01:08:53 How Art was Institutionalized 01:17:20 The Laughening Round Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Good One, Jinkx Monsoon joins us to talk about RuPaul's Drag Race, Broadway, working with BenDeLaCreme on 'The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show', and taking over for Cole Escola in the Tony Award winning play 'Oh, Mary!' 00:00 Intro 00:01:00 Meeting Katy Perry 00:08:10 Meeting Charlie Day 00:13:14 How drag has changed 00:17:14 Broadway and drag 00:26:09 Relating to 'Oh, Mary!' 00:32:34 'Pirates! The Penzance Musical' 00:35:11 Mary Todd Lincoln's makeup 00:37:13 Working with Kumail Nanjiani 00:41:06 Manifesting the MCU 00:43:14 Who should play Mary next? 00:47:16 Drag Race 01:12:13 The Laughening Round Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Good One, comedian Ralph Barbosa joins us to talk about his new Hulu special 'Ralph Barbosa: Planet Bosa', writing jokes about immigration, and what it's like to do comedy that ends up going viral on the internet. 00:00 Intro 00:00:53 Funniest thing of the week 00:03:04 Don't Tell Comedy set 00:05:09 Getting political 00:08:03 Immigration 00:23:02 Going on Rogan 00:25:42 Getting personal 00:31:20 Almost going blind 00:34:08 Barbershop humor 00:37:03 Losing a friend 00:41:58 Influences 00:46:51 Looking high 00:50:16 Crowd work clips 00:51:24 Adam Sandler 00:53:19 On acting 00:56:09 Jokes in Spanish 01:00:16 The Laughening Round Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Good One, Ben Stiller joins us for a conversation about his journey from being a comedy superstar in legendary films like Zoolander, Tropic Thunder and Meet the Parents, to the director and executive producer who brought the creepy, crazy world of Severance to life on Apple TV+. 00:00 Intro 00:01:00 Happy Gilmore 2 00:04:30 Severance 00:18:34 The Mystery of Severance 00:23:48 Severance season finale 00:31:17 The Cable Guy vs Severance 00:38:07 Tropic Thunder 00:43:40 Working with Robert DeNiro 00:46:10 Zoolander 00:48:40 Sondheim 00:52:04 Parenthood 01:05:28 The Laughening Round Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on 'Good One' comedian and actor Bill Burr sits down for a conversation about the trajectory of his career, from his early, angry days to his Broadway run and his two-time Emmy nominated special, 'Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years', streaming now on Hulu. The album, 'Drop Dead Years', is available August 1 anywhere you stream music. 00:00 Intro 00:00:52 Funniest thing that happened this week 00:03:19 His most recent special 00:06:22 Having a breakthrough 00:12:55 Regretting jokes 00:19:20 Going "Woke" 00:28:08 Politicians and comedy 00:32:12 Having kids 00:43:45 Taking mushrooms 00:48:32 Huge venues 00:53:08 Doing Broadway 00:57:58 Losing Bob Saget 01:02:08 The Conan O'Brien Mark Twain Prize 01:10:22 The Laughening Round Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices