In this episode we welcome the great Paul Provenza. It is a wide ranging discussion about comedy culture, the politics of cable television, and Paul’s brilliant show The Green Room, which massively influenced the original Couch podcast and continues to influence me today. You can find Paul on Twitter @PaulProvenza. Get episodes of The Green Room online. Clips of the episodes we discussed are below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le0vB1TgOjw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2pG4ET4jAk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xTGN1nsI8Q

In this episode we welcome the great Paul Provenza. It is a wide ranging discussion about comedy culture, the politics of cable television, and Paul’s brilliant show The Green Room, which massively influenced the original Couch podcast and continues to influence me today. You can find Paul on Twitter @PaulProvenza. Get episodes of The Green Room online. Clips of the episodes we discussed are below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le0vB1TgOjw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2pG4ET4jAk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xTGN1nsI8Q

This was so much fun. Lew Schneider is a television writer and former stand-up comedian. Phil Rosenthal created a very funny show that Lew wrote on called Everybody Loves Raymond. Phil also has a great Netflix show, Somebody Feed Phil. We talk about the Raymond writer’s room, food, comedy, food, and just basically shoot the shit. Enjoy!

This was so much fun. Lew Schneider is a television writer and former stand-up comedian. Phil Rosenthal created a very funny show that Lew wrote on called Everybody Loves Raymond. Phil also has a great Netflix show, Somebody Feed Phil. We talk about the Raymond writer’s room, food, comedy, food, and just basically shoot the shit. Enjoy!

Dylan Brody and I speak with Marc Hershon and Tyson Saner from the Succotash Show soundcast. Succotash was very supportive of the original podcast and I have always loved what they do. Following that, there is a recap of the first few episodes of Couch Revisited, the vision and evolution of Couch Revisited, and where it goes from here. If you are into the nuts and bolts of podcasting, a snippet from the Wild West of the comedy podcast days, hell, if you just want to hear some great conversation and have some laughs, check out this episode.

Dylan Brody and I speak with Marc Hershon and Tyson Saner from the Succotash Show soundcast. Succotash was very supportive of the original podcast and I have always loved what they do. Following that, there is a recap of the first few episodes of Couch Revisited, the vision and evolution of Couch Revisited, and where it goes from here. If you are into the nuts and bolts of podcasting, a snippet from the Wild West of the comedy podcast days, hell, if you just want to hear some great conversation and have some laughs, check out this episode.

There are fewer people in the world I enjoy talking to more than Patrick Carlin. There is a backstory in this episode from the original Couch podcast, which led to a conversation about music streaming and piracy. But really, it's all about Patrick. For those who are really big fans, please do a "fuck" count. We say it a lot. Did I mention that Couch Revisited is now a part of the Active Voice Productions world? Well I am mentioning it now!

https://www.activevoiceproductions.com/couch

Also, get your copy of Patrick's book here:

http://tinyurl.com/y5c9cg7k

There are fewer people in the world I enjoy talking to more than Patrick Carlin. There is a backstory in this episode from the original Couch podcast, which led to a conversation about music streaming and piracy. But really, it's all about Patrick. For those who are really big fans, please do a "fuck" count. We say it a lot. Did I mention that Couch Revisited is now a part of the Active Voice Productions world? Well I am mentioning it now!

https://www.activevoiceproductions.com/couch

Also, get your copy of Patrick's book here:

http://tinyurl.com/y5c9cg7k

Craig Shoemaker is one of the funniest stand-up comedians I have ever experienced live. His shows are always sold out. They all end with standing ovations. Craig is also an author, podcaster, radio personality, and tv writer. This was meant to be an interview about that. Apparently, Dylan and Craig had an altercation on social media years ago that touched on things like comedic authenticity, politically correct comedy, comedic intent. And it just rolled from there. This is one of those episodes where I was more witnessing a moment rather than being a part of the moment. I think if there is one couch episode, from the original to revisited, that I would recommend people seriously interested in the importance and nuance of comedy should listen to, it would be this. It brought resolution to two human beings and colleagues, but it also started a conversation within the comedy community that I think should really be explored. At one point, I just shut up and let them go, and I am so glad I did. This episode is very special to me. Not for the resolution, but as a real advancement of a conversation in an art form I truly respect: stand up comedy.

Craig Shoemaker is one of the funniest stand-up comedians I have ever experienced live. His shows are always sold out. They all end with standing ovations. Craig is also an author, podcaster, radio personality, and tv writer. This was meant to be an interview about that. Apparently, Dylan and Craig had an altercation on social media years ago that touched on things like comedic authenticity, politically correct comedy, comedic intent. And it just rolled from there. This is one of those episodes where I was more witnessing a moment rather than being a part of the moment. I think if there is one couch episode, from the original to revisited, that I would recommend people seriously interested in the importance and nuance of comedy should listen to, it would be this. It brought resolution to two human beings and colleagues, but it also started a conversation within the comedy community that I think should really be explored. At one point, I just shut up and let them go, and I am so glad I did. This episode is very special to me. Not for the resolution, but as a real advancement of a conversation in an art form I truly respect: stand up comedy.