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Mutha LifeEpisode 64: Laura Krafft: Bubblegum in the briefcaseCome hang with professionally funny person, Laura Krafft. Laura is a comedic writer, actress and dedicated aunt to her 22 nieces and nephews. Her work comes to us by way of a storied era of improv in Chicago - coming up with comedians like Rachel Dratch, Tina Fey, Adam McKay, Horatio Sanz, and so many more. When she landed in LA, her work moved from the stage to the screen and she's been a writer for some of our favorite shows for more than 20 years, including well over 300 episodes of the beloved Colbert Report. Enjoy this hang and remember that...
2025-11-121h 11
We Love to Hate Everything: Your Weekly Pop Culture RoastHot Topics 10/13/25 Sister Wives, SSW, Love is Blind, DWTS, Teen Mom news, SNL & more!!!What we love to hate this week, from TV & TikTok to pop culture and beyond! When we aren't binging Sister Wives, 90 Day Fiance, Teen Mom and all the cringey crap on TLC and Bravo, you can find us recapping it all on your favorite podcast app at WE LOVE TO HATE EVERYTHING!SHOW LINEUP:-Sister Wives (TLC) -Seeking Sister Wife (TLC)-Love is Blind (Netflix) -Gerry (Golden Bachelor) engaged-DWTS Disney Week; Hilaria OUT-Casey Anthony continues to spread cheer -RHOSLC-V...
2025-10-142h 03
The Science of CreativityCharna Halpern: Improv Comedy at Chicago's iO TheaterEveryone who works in television and movie comedy knows Charna Halpern. She's trained thousands of actors, writers, and producers at her Chicago theater, founded in 1981, called the iO theater. In this episode, Charna tells personal and funny stories about actors from Chris Farley and Neil Flynn to Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. Along with actor and director Del Close, Charna invented modern improvisational theater in the 1980s. The art form known as long form improvisation—a 20 or 30-minute fully improvised one-act play—was developed at the iO theater, and is still found on their stage at seven nights a week...
2025-06-1045 min
The Secret Life Of Sunnï Blū{A Pattern of Predictability.}You've got some issues
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I'm totally spoiled rotten
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Totally thought
I want to be free
That's what I want
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Dime a dozen
Shoes for dollops
Cost and markets
Hot sauce
Call the cops on em
What you wanted
Dratch
Knee highs
2025-04-231h 11
Tales Of A Superstar DJ{A Pattern of Predictability.}You've got some issues
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I'm totally spoiled rotten
I am
Totally thought
I want to be free
That's what I want
I want to be free
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Shoes for dollops
Cost and markets
Hot sauce
Call the cops on em
What you wanted
Dratch
Knee highs
2025-04-231h 11![[ENTER THE MULTIVERSE]](https://media.podserve.fm/media/user_4594/logos/ENTER_THE_MULTIVERSE_0101_7MPryNt.jpg)
[ENTER THE MULTIVERSE]{A Pattern of Predictability.}You've got some issues
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I'm totally spoiled rotten
I am
Totally thought
I want to be free
That's what I want
I want to be free
Two, one
I want
I want I want
Dime a dozen
Shoes for dollops
Cost and markets
Hot sauce
Call the cops on em
What you wanted
Dratch
Knee highs
2025-04-231h 11
| L E G E N D S: ICONS. |{A Pattern of Predictability.}You've got some issues
And that's totally hot
I'm totally spoiled rotten
I am
Totally thought
I want to be free
That's what I want
I want to be free
Two, one
I want
I want I want
Dime a dozen
Shoes for dollops
Cost and markets
Hot sauce
Call the cops on em
What you wanted
Dratch
Knee highs
2025-04-231h 11
{ENTER THE MULTIVERSE: THE LEGEND CONTINUES}{A Pattern of Predictability}You've got some issues
And that's totally hot
I'm totally spoiled rotten
I am
Totally thought
I want to be free
That's what I want
I want to be free
Two, one
I want
I want I want
Dime a dozen
Shoes for dollops
Cost and markets
Hot sauce
Call the cops on em
What you wanted
Dratch
Knee highs
2025-04-231h 11
The Pop Corner with Matty DurkinLive From New York... It's Saturday Night!! Matty is celebrating 50 years of the iconic sketch show, Saturday Night Live and its impact on pop culture, himself and the world! We are going down memory lane and Matty is sharing some of his favorite cast members of all time and their skits! Matty will be reminiscing about Adam Sandler, Chris Farely, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch and Kristen Wiig. We are also recapping last weekends iconic festivities commemorating 50 years of laughs and memories with the Homecoming Concert and Anniversary Special. This weekend brought back SNL alumni and hosts who have made a major impact...
2025-02-1949 min
That Show Hasn't Been Funny In Years: an SNL podcast on Radio MisfitsThat Show – Special Guest: Amy GuthNick welcomes the multitalented writer, producer, broadcaster, and journalist Amy Guth to the podcast to share her memories of watching Saturday Night Live as a young kid and how the show inspired her creative journey. They chat about standout moments and hilarious work from cast members like Tina Fey, Bill Hader, Gilda Radner, and Adam Sandler.
Amy also reflects on the evolving representation of women, Jewish culture, and targeted commercial audiences, and how these elements have influenced comedy over the years.
Together, Nick and Amy countdown her 5 favorite SNL sketches, featuring unforgettable contributions from Kate...
2025-01-221h 11
Socks & Sandlers36. The Week OfSend us a textHappy 2025! Socks and Sandlers from Socks and Sandlers are wishing you an amazing new year, we hope your 2025 is full of Adam Sandler and the media he has been apart of.The fellas are back and chatting about the 2018 film that saw two families come together to celebrate a wedding of Sarah and Tyler, but they're not the focus on the flick. We watch Kirby and Kenny get through the week prior to the wedding with chaos at every turn, from leaking hotels to bats. Alls well that ends well, though...
2025-01-171h 07
Survival Jobs: A PodcastAdam Petherbridge: "Pie Guy"Join your favorite podcast hosts Jason A. Coombs and Samantha Tuozzolo , on the latest episode of Survival Jobs with the incredibly comedic actor Adam Petherbridge shares his captivating journey in the world of theater, highlighting his experiences in the uproarious production THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at the New World Stages. Petherbridge discusses the universal appeal of the show, which resonates with audiences of all ages and backgrounds, drawing them into a whirlwind of comedic chaos eight shows a week.During the episode, Adam dives into his audition process for the play, recounting the twists and turns...
2024-10-3157 min
What the Hell Happened to Them?Click - Remix!Podcast for a deep examination into the career and life choices of Adam Sandler (again). Patrick and Joe take a trip down memory lane and discover they don't like what they find. In an attempt to white wash history, the WTHHTT team decides to clean up their old podcasting mishaps. Will they be successful? Find out on this week's remixed episode of 'What the Hell Happened to Them?' Email the cast at whathappenedtothem@gmail.com Disclaimer: This episode was recorded in March 2024. References may feel confusing and/or dated unusually quickly. 'Click...
2024-08-1948 minThat Show Hasn't Been Funny In Years: an SNL podcast on Radio MisfitsThat Show – Your Son’s a WitchNick delves into “Dr. Beaman’s Office: Test Results,” one of the most bizarre sketches in “Saturday Night Live” history. Written by Adam McKay and Will Ferrell, and starring Ferrell alongside Molly Shannon, Chris Parnell, Rachel Dratch, and Tim Meadows as “Dr. Poop,” this sketch is analyzed in depth. Nick plays the entire sketch for listeners, provides insight into its creation, and shares the history of McKay and Ferrell’s partnership, including how they met. This collaboration between McKay and Ferrell has resulted in classic comedy films like the “Anchorman” series, “Step Brothers,” “The Other Guys,” and “Talladega Nights,” as well as the sketch comedy web...
2024-02-1441 min
Mass-DebatersOne on One: 104 SNL Characters Tournament with Kendra BeltranWe are sitting down with Kendra, and she is doing his 104 SNL Characters tournament. Check out this episode for who she thinks is the best SNL Character. If you want to do your tournament, please contact us, and we will set it up.
Sarah Silverman (1993-1994)
Bobby Moynihan (2008-Now)
George Coe (1975-1976)
Gary Kroeger (1982-1985)
Brian Doyle-Murray (1979-1982)
John Belushi (1975-1979)
Chris Kattan (1996-2003)
Eddie Murphy (1980 -1984)
Cheri Oteri (1995-2000)
Tina Fey (2000-2006)
Joan Cusack (1985-1986)
2023-07-3152 min
Fave Five From FansFFFF Ep079 Fave Five SNL SkitsLive from the Plastic Microphone Studios, it's whatever night (or day) you're listening to this episode.
We're talking about Skits. Not Digital Shorts. Not Music Videos. Just skits. Over 45 years of 'em. And joining me in the Plastic Microphones Studios today, in which she legally owns 50% of due to Louisiana being a community property state, is my wife Tina. She's a long-time listener and a first-time guest. She's finally broken down, made a list, and checked it twice. And it's a doozie. Join us for laughs and memories of Saturday Night LIVE.
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2023-04-1655 minFave Five From FansFFFF Ep079 Fave Five SNL SkitsLive from the Plastic Microphone Studios, it's whatever night (or day) you're listening to this episode.
We're talking about Skits. Not Digital Shorts. Not Music Videos. Just skits. Over 45 years of 'em. And joining me in the Plastic Microphones Studios today, in which she legally owns 50% of due to Louisiana being a community property state, is my wife Tina. She's a long-time listener and a first-time guest. She's finally broken down, made a list, and checked it twice. And it's a doozie. Join us for laughs and memories of Saturday Night LIVE.
...
2023-04-1655 min
Damn Good Movie MemoriesEpisode 313 - That’s My Boy (2012)In his raunchiest comedy (yes, really!) Adam Sandler stars as a derelict father trying to re-connect with his estranged son (Andy Samberg). Co-starring Leighton Meester, Vanilla Ice, James Caan, Milo Ventimiglia, Tony Orlando, Will Forte, Rachel Dratch, Nick Swardson, Ana Gasteyer, and Susan Sarandon.
2022-09-241h 14
Adam and Ben (New and Selected)18. The Week OfLucien and Shane take their first expedition into Adam Sandler's Netflix output, discussing 2018 wedding comedy The Week Of, co-starring Chris Rock and Steve Buscemi. Is Rachel Dratch the female Sandler? Why does this remind us of Shiva Baby? And is this a good use of Chris Rock's screen persona? Listen to find out!
2022-04-2352 min
Sup Doc: A Documentary PodcastFOR MADMEN ONLY director Heather Ross and James UrbaniakPaco and George talk to the director of For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close Heather Ross, and actor James Urbaniak. This doc is currently streaming on Amazon, Google Play, AppleTV, and Hulu.For Madmen Only is an intimate look at the tremendously influential comedy and improv guru Del Close. This documentary is an eye-opener for anyone unfamiliar with this improv family tree that includes: Jon Glaser, Rachel Dratch, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Tina Fey, Vince Vaughn, Bob Odenkirk, Adam McKay, Amy Poehler, Elaine May, and Bill Murray. It's crazy how many comedy stars were his stu...
2021-10-041h 12
2020-09-3044 minStories of Success Through DarknessEpisode 9 - Edgar Allan Poe"And by a strange alchemy of brain,His pleasure always turn'd to pain.His naïveté to wild desire,His wit to love- his wine to fire.And, so, being young and dipt in folly,I fell in love with melancholy" - Edgar Allan Poe
2020-09-3044 minStories of Success Through DarknessEpisode 8 - Robin WilliamsOne of the most brilliant comedians and actors of our time, Robin Williams is without a doubt a Story of Success Through Darkness. But his death, by suicide, has recently been denied and debunked, instead being attributed to a little-known degenerative condition called Lewy Body Dementia, which symptoms and results appear to mirror the many similarities of those who died due to suffering from severe clinical depression. This episode delves into the taboo topic of suicide in the hopes that it's erasure arise because of a better understanding of mental illness by all and that those who are suffering seek th...
2020-09-111h 01
Jordan, Jesse, GO!Ep. 652: Ménage à Pa with Rob KutnerRob Kutner (The Daily Show, Conan, and his new show Gander) joins Jordan and Jesse for a discussion of Jesse’s new unlikely love for pluots, how Rob’s son’s Minecraft skills might be his ticket to a Lambo, and Jordan’s ethics quandary around joining a Punk Rock Dad Facebook Group.Plus, Rob has a new topical comedy show with big funny names in it, (like Lewis Black, Rachel Dratch, Adam Goldberg) called Gander! Check it out!
2020-09-021h 03
The Afterlaugh w/ Bill DawesJonathan Kesselman and Rob Kutner discuss their new show GANDER on Tubi - The Afterlaugh - Ep. 127In Bill's first ever Zoom-cast, Jonathan Kesselman (Hebrew Hammer, Jimmy Vestvood) and Rob Cutner (Daily Show, Conan) discuss their brand new comedy show "Gander," which hilariously skewers corrupt corporate interests and features a cavalcade of comedy stars like Russell Peters, Jay Mohr, Maz Jobrani, Lewis Black, Adam Goldberg, Rachelle Dratch, Erica Rhodes, John Fugelsang and many more. ONLY ON TUBI!
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2020-08-3152 min
Stories of Success Through DarknessEpisode 7 - J.K. RowlingHarry Potter: "Tell me one last thing Professor," said Harry. "Is this real? Or has this all been happening inside my head?"Professor Dumbledore: "Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why should that mean that it is not real?" - J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
2020-08-2426 minStories of Success Through DarknessEpisode 6 - Kanye WestIs Kanye West, the critically acclaimed rapper, who has won 21 Grammys and numerous other accolades in the music and fashion industry, a story of success who has positively impacted the world? Or, is he a narcissistic, unapologetic, irrational, and uncontrollable ticking time bomb waiting to explode and become another example of a person with bipolar disorder, when left untreated, to be another enormous talent who succumbs to the devastating toll of mental illness? Or could he be just the right person at just the right time to inspire millions of others who are suffering with mental illness to finally seek he...
2020-08-111h 05Stories of Success Through DarknessEpisode 5 - Abraham Lincoln"In this sad world of ours, sorrow comes to us all and it often comes with bitter agony. Perfect relief is not possible except with time. You cannot now believe that you will ever feel better. But this is not true. You are sure to be happy again. Knowing this, truly believing it, will make you less miserable now. I have had enough experience to make this statement." - Abraham Lincoln
2020-08-0452 minStories of Success Through DarknessEpisode 1 - *New and Improved - Bruce Springsteen*New and Improved, this episode profiles Rock 'N Roll icon Bruce Springsteen, who has courageously shared his battles with mental illness. This episode is Bruce Springsteen - in his own words - brilliantly describing his struggles with depression and mania.
2020-07-281h 22Stories of Success Through DarknessEpisode 4 - Jane PauleyJane Pauley is a broadcast journalist with a television career spanning more than 30 years. In 2001 she became "very sick" and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. For three weeks, she was a patient at the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic in New York City. "Some people say the high-energy phase of mania is almost worth the devil of depression that lurks behind it. I am living proof it's not." "In my journalism career, I don't know that I can say that I ever really changed a life, but I think in my mental health advocacy, I actually have."
2020-07-2329 minStories of Success Through DarknessEpisode 3 - Ted TurnerTed Turner is a brilliant American Media Mogul, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who has also had to battle and struggle his whole life with bipolar disorder. Despite his father's struggle with the same illness and eventual suicide, Turner persisted through hard work, creative innovation, and the desire to never quit in business or in life and his determination to make it to the top and to make the world a better place. Ted Turner has taught us that "The mind is just another muscle" and that "Man should be judged, not by the amount of money in his bank account, but by...
2020-07-1714 minStories of Success Through DarknessEpisode 2 - Winston ChurchillWinston Churchill, one of the greatest leaders the world has ever known, who helped inspire his nation to victory against Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany, also struggled with prolonged bouts of depression and is believed to have suffered from bipolar disorder. This episode explores and examines how Churchill, while leading the charge against Nazi Germany was also simultaneously leading a personal charge against his own depression and mania.
2020-07-1326 min
Flix ForumThe Week OfListen along as we discuss Netflix’s eighty-fourth film, the 2018 comedy ‘The Week Of’ directed by Robert Smigel starring Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Rachel Dratch, Steve Buscemi, Allison Strong and Noah Robbins.
Please follow us at Flix Forum on Facebook or @flixforum on Twitter and Instagram and answer our question of the week, 'What did you think of the Adam Sandler and Chris Rock combo?'
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2020-03-1740 min
First Draft with Sarah EnniCool is a Construct with Tim BaltzFirst Draft Episode #224: Tim Baltz Tim Baltz, comedian and actor, co-created, co-wrote, and starred in Shrink, and can now be seen on HBO's The Righteous Gemstones. He has also appeared in Bajillion Dollar Propertie$, The Opposition with Jordan Klepper, and Drunk History. Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode Tim's dad was a professional actor and he toured in one production starring Bill Daly, an actor who was in Newhart and I Dream of Jeanie Other early comedy influences for Tim were W.C. Fields, Fawlty Towers, and Monty Python's Flying Circus
2019-12-171h 15
Action Design RadioKelly Leonard - Why Second City Says 'Yes, And' To Behavioral ScienceKelly Leonard is the Executive Director of Insights and Applied Improvisation at The Second City and President of Second City Theatricals. He has worked at The Second City since 1988 and has overseen productions with such notable performers as Stephen Colbert, Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Adam McKay, Seth Meyers, Rachel Dratch, Amy Poehler, Jason Sudeikis, Keegan-Michael Key, Horatio Sans, Amy Sedaris and a host of others. In our newest episode, Erik and Zarak chat with Kelly about his recent involvement with the Second Science Project – a partnership between Second City and the University of Chicago's Booth School of Bus...
2018-05-2449 min
Collider (Audio Edition - All Shows)Deadpool 2 Trailer Teases X-Force - Movie TalkDeadpool 2 has a new trailer, Tessa Thompson joins the Men in Black, and Amy Poehler plans her directorial debut. All this and more on Collider Movie Talk! On this episode of Collider Movie Talk (Thursday, March 22nd, 2018) Mark Ellis, Ti, John Rocha, and Dennis Tzeng discuss the following: 1) New trailer drops for Deadpool 2 2) Tessa Thompson Joins Chris Hemsworth in Sony’s ‘Men in Black’ Spinoff 3) ‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’ Trailer Reveals the Mila Kunnis and Kate McKinnon Lead Action Comedy 4) Amy Poehler to Make Feature Directorial Debut with Netflix’s...
2018-03-2249 min
The Producer's Perspective Podcast with Ken DavenportKelly LeonardKelly Leonard is an author, public speaker and theater producer. He is the Executive Vice President of The Second City and The President of Second City Theatricals. He has overseen productions with notable performers such as Stephen Colbert, Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Adam McKay, Seth Meyers, Rachel Dratch, Amy Poehler, Jason Sudeikis, Keegan Michael Key, and Amy Sedaris. In 2015, Leonard's first book "Yes And", co-written with Tom Yorton, was published.Listen to Kelly and I improv some Q&As on all subjects such as:
What improv is great at . . . and where it fails.
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2017-09-2444 min
What the Hell Happened to Them?ClickPodcast for a deep examination into the career and life choices of Adam Sandler. Joe and Patrick discuss the over use of Bed, Bath, and Beyond as a punchline before coming to terms with the fact that time-travel makes no sense. Joe discovers that his father might be a walrus. Lev is worried that his spider bite will give him Spider-man powers. Disclaimer: This episode was recorded in November 2015. References may feel confusing and/or dated unusually quickly. 'Click' - available on DVD, streaming, and apparently Blu-ray: https://www.amazon.com/Clic...
2017-08-2845 min
A.D.D. Comedy with Dave RazowskyKelly LeonardKelly Leonard. Kelly is the Executive Vice President of The Second City and President of Second City Theatricals. Kelly’s worked at the Second City since 1988, and has produced revues there that have included Stephen Colbert, Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Seth Myers, Adam McKay, Rachel Dratch, Amy Sedaris, and scores of others. Kelly’s recent productions included “The Second City’s ‘A Christmas Carol: Twist My Dickens,’” and “The Second City Guide to Opera” featuring Renee Fleming and Patrick Stewart with Lyric Opera Chicago.
2014-12-081h 03A.D.D. Comedy with Dave RazowskyScott AdsitScott Adsit. Scott played Pete on “30 Rock,” was a driving force behind the cult classics “Moral Orel,” and “Mary Shelley’s Frankenhole,” was in “We’re the Millers,” “Robot Chicken,” and “Mr. Show.” Scott is also an alum of The Second City Mainstage where he performed with Tina Fey, Rachel Dratch and “Anchorman” director Adam McKay.
2014-02-1759 min
SuccotashSuccotash Epi47: Sketchfestin' With David OwenI have declared myself to be a "counter Resolutionist" this year and, accordingly, 2013 is right on track since I have broken no resolutions. You can't break what you don't have. Been suffering from some kind of viral crud (I'm not talking about an onslaught of cute kitty videos) that's going around the past few days but I don't think it's the flu. More like a cold. Whatever it is, it's taken up residence in my throat and sinuses, and will be making a guest appearance during this episode.
Our Special Guest is no virus although, w...
2013-01-181h 10
Two Jews On Film (Audio Edition)Two Jews On That’s My Boy
First the good news: ‘That’s My Boy’ directed by Sean Anders, has one of the funniest opening scenes of any Adam Sandler film I’ve seen in a really long time.
The year is 1984…13 year old Donnie Berger, (an excellent Justin Weaver) rises to fame after a hot affair with his gorgeous, super sexy math teacher, Mary McGarricle, (Eva Amurri Martino).
Donnie winds up making six figures for his life story, becomes a national hero and even gets on the cover of Tiger Beat, the premier teen magazine.. Life couldn’t be better for o...
2012-06-1400 min
JCast NetworkTwo Jews On That’s My Boy
First the good news: ‘That’s My Boy’ directed by Sean Anders, has one of the funniest opening scenes of any Adam Sandler film I’ve seen in a really long time.
The year is 1984…13 year old Donnie Berger, (an excellent Justin Weaver) rises to fame after a hot affair with his gorgeous, super sexy math teacher, Mary McGarricle, (Eva Amurri Martino).
Donnie winds up making six figures for his life story, becomes a national hero and even gets on the cover of Tiger Beat, the premier teen magazine.. Life couldn’t be better for o...
2012-06-1403 min
Daves of ThunderEpisode VFeeney pens Dameshek’s obituary; Shek tells his X-rated story of The Sea; The Daves debate the worst superhero; and an emotionally powerful Jerk List targets Adam Carolla. Live broadcast via ustream on March 27. Jerk List: Producer Katie, sending condolences via Twitter/Facebook/MySpace, people who declare Lost to be the greatest television show ever, those who hate David Feeney and/or Daves Of Thunder, David Feeney, pious mediaGet out of Jerk Free Card: Dave’s brother in law, Eddie, Tiger WoodsCreeps Of The Week: Adam Carolla, Dan Dratch. Tags: Jerk List
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