In the 1990s there was a massive flood of stand-up comedians making the leap to television to star in their own stand-up sitcoms thanks in part to the success of the Cosby Show and Roseanne.
Those shows were followed by other massive hits like Seinfeld, Home Improvement, Martin, Ellen and The Drew Carey Show. All of them featured a previously established st ... Show More
Feb 18
Ross Rebagliati and Snowboarding Revisited
Snowboarding exploded in popularity during the 1990s, but its road to legitimacy was anything but smooth. On this episode of History of the 90s, Kathy Kenzora traces the rebellious roots of snowboarding, from outlaw status at ski hills to its mainstream breakthrough and eventual ... Show More
35m 19s
Jun 2020
Episode 1129 - Jerry Seinfeld
WTF started as a comedy podcast. It’s a show made by a comedian who wanted to talk to other comedians about comedy. Finally, after more than 10 years, Marc talks with the most well-known, most successful, and arguably most influential comedian in history, Jerry Seinfeld. About co ... Show More
1h 22m
Jul 2023
Colbert's Comedy Club: Stand Up Comedians
A compilation of stand up sets by comedians Maria Bamford, Hannah Einbinder, Ramy Youssef, Emmy Blotnick, and Daniel Simonsen on The Late Show. Maria Bamford explains sex in a way we can all understand (Original Air Date: January 15th, 2016). Stand up comedians Hannah Einbinder a ... Show More
30m 48s
Dec 2018
What do The Good Place, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Parks and Rec have in common? Michael Schur.
Michael Schur is one of the most adept minds in TV comedy. From his early days producing the Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon-era Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live, to his work as one of the key writers on The Office, he charted a career that touched some of the best TV comedy of th ... Show More
1h 9m
Oct 2023
Jerry Seinfeld: Something is going to happen that has to do with that (Seinfeld) ending PLUS Tom Segura on starting Your Mom's House podcas
Jerry Seinfeld told a crowd inBoston, 'Something is going to happen that has to do with that ending. Hasn’t happened yet. And just what you are thinking about, Larry and I have also been thinking about it. So you’ll see," Bill Maher critcized Hasah Minhaj: "If you want to speak t ... Show More
10m 44s
May 2024
The Man Who Invented The Wild West
Rerun: Gun totin’, horse ridin’ spectacular ‘Buffalo Bill’s Wild West’ opened in Omaha, Nebraska on 17th May, 1883 - the start of a multi-decade run.
With a cast of hundreds, including Calamity Jane, Sitting Bull, and Annie ‘Get Your Gun’ Oakley, it toured the world - and forever ... Show More
11m 17s