Chapo Trap House

947 - Laugh Now, Cry Later feat. Larry Charles (6/30/25)


Listen Later

Comedy legend Larry Charles (Fridays, Seinfeld, Borat, Curb Your Enthusiasm & much more) returns to the show to discuss his new book Comedy Samurai: Forty Years of Blood, Guts, and Laughter. We have a wide ranging discussion of Larry’s life in comedy including post-war Brooklyn as a comedy incubator, grinding out avant-garde sketch comedy with Andy Kaufman, the prevalence of coke and other drugs in the comedy writing scene, getting tackled by the Secret Service trying to get a joint to Jimmy Carter’s sister, and the difficulties in comedic creative relationships. Larry also gets candid about his disappointment with the prevalence of zionism among his erstwhile comedy partners, and we talk about the humanizing force of humor in the face tragedy and despair.
Pick up Comedy Samurai here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/larry-charles/comedy-samurai/9781538771549/?lens=grand-central-publishing
AND: get your pre-order in for YEAR ZERO: A CHAPO TRAP HOUSE COMICS ANTHOLOGY starting today at www.badegg.co
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Chapo Trap HouseBy Chapo Trap House

  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6

4.6

8,729 ratings


More shows like Chapo Trap House

View all
The Adam Friedland Show Podcast by The Adam Friedland Show

The Adam Friedland Show Podcast

10,458 Listeners

Trillbilly Worker's Party by Trillbilly Worker's Party

Trillbilly Worker's Party

1,901 Listeners

Citations Needed by Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson

Citations Needed

3,878 Listeners

TRASHFUTURE by TRASHFUTURE

TRASHFUTURE

574 Listeners

Episode One by Episode One

Episode One

831 Listeners

QAA Podcast by Julian Feeld, Travis View & Jake Rockatansky

QAA Podcast

4,243 Listeners

Podcast About List by Podcast About List

Podcast About List

813 Listeners

TrueAnon by TrueAnon

TrueAnon

3,252 Listeners

ALAB Series by All Lawyers Are Bad

ALAB Series

854 Listeners

Blowback by Blowback

Blowback

2,981 Listeners

Seeking Derangements by Seeking Derangements

Seeking Derangements

456 Listeners

Joshua Citarella by Joshua Citarella

Joshua Citarella

259 Listeners

Pendejo Time by Jake and Thomas

Pendejo Time

267 Listeners

American Prestige by Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison

American Prestige

925 Listeners

Guys: With Bryan Quinby by Bryan

Guys: With Bryan Quinby

799 Listeners