Comedian Joe Pera has been hailed as one of the top "Comedians Under 30," "20 of the Most Innovative Comedians Working Today," and the "Cozy Sweater of Comedy." His lovable, pleasantly awkward delivery style has made him a breakout star on the standup circuit and on late-night shows like Conan and Late Night with Seth Meyers.
In this special episode of The H ... Show More
Oct 26
839 Elizabeth Barrett Browning (with Fiona Sampson) | My Last Book with David Medina
In 1845, Edgar Allan Poe wrote, in a review of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's work, "Her poetic inspiration is the highest - we can conceive of nothing more august. Her sense of Art is pure in itself." Later that year, he dedicated his collection The Raven and Other Poems to her, c ... Show More
1h 25m
Oct 22
838 The Emerson Circle (with Bruce Nichols) | Life Hack! Could This Simple Trick Help You Read More?
What did Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Louisa May Alcott, Bronson Alcott, Margaret Fuller, the Peabody sisters, and Nathaniel Hawthorne have in common? In addition to being literary luminaries who've been famous for nearly two hundred years, they all lived in Concord, ... Show More
1h 11m
Oct 19
837 Ghost Month (with Simon Wroe) | Madness and Murder - The Story of Charles and Mary Lamb
Jacke gets ready for the Halloween season with an episode filled with madness, murder, and ghosts! First, he recounts the story of Romantic period writers Charles and Mary Lamb. Although the brother-sister duo later became famous for their summaries of Shakespeare's tales, they e ... Show More
1h 15m
Nov 2023
Joe Pera
<p>Joe Pera joins Andy Richter to discuss his new comedy special, “Slow & Steady,” the jokes that don’t fit into his set, why he loves casting non-performers, his future as a filmmaker, and much more.<br /> </p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https ... Show More
55m 4s
Aug 2020
Dina Hashem, Joe List, Josh Johnson, Sarah Tollemache
Comedian Joe List joins the podcast to talk about his new comedy special, "I Hate Myself," out now on Comedy Central's Stand-Up Youtube channel. He touches on the rejection that ended his career as an author, panic attacks, and Roast Battling his wife on TV. We have an email! Tal ... Show More
51m 1s
Jun 2014
Ep. 36 Joe Bereta - Ear Biscuits
Joe Bereta, half of famed comedy duo "Barats and Bereta" and head writer and host for Philip DeFranco's "Sourcefed," joins Rhett & Link this week to discuss how being an online pioneer led to an NBC pilot deal, why his unique nickname came from a starring role in a KFC commercial ... Show More
1h 18m
