Good One

Good One turns five today, and to celebrate host Jesse David Fox is giving you THE Laughning-Palooza: an amalgamation of all our favorite Laughning Round moments over the years. We combed through our repertoire to bring you the best of the best, all wrapped up together in a neat little podcast episode, with love.

We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed putting it together. Thank you to all our listeners, old and new; here's to five more!

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This episode on Good One, we're doing things a little differently. Your beloved host Jesse David Fox is on book leave, so this week you're hosted by none other than Good One's favorite guest, Roy Wood Jr. Roy joins us today to interview the illustrious Moses Storm as he celebrates the release of his new HBO Max special, Trash White

Moses is a talented comedian and actor who can be seen on NBC's Sunnyside, Showtime's I'm Dying Up Here, and Netflix's Arrested Development. In late night, he's appeared twice as a performer on Conan, hosts the live variety show "Team Coco's Up & Up," and joined Conan on his late 2018 multi-city live tour. In 2015, he had the prestigious honor of being chosen as a “New Face” at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal.

Moses's new special, Trash White, is about his experience growing up in poverty. In this episode, Moses and Roy discuss dumpster diving, breaking into pools, and the luxury of ice cream.

Watch Trash White on HBO Max. Follow Moses Storm on Twitter and Instagram. Follow Roy Wood Jr on Twitter and Instagram. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram.

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With a storied career spanning decades — in which he’s escaped dinosaurs, fought aliens, solved murders, and imprisoned Thor — it’s about time we realize we’re living in the world according to Jeff Goldblum. His wonder for the world knows no bounds, and in the new season of his Disney+ original series, The World According to Jeff Goldblum, viewers are taken on a wild and inquisitive adventure to uncover more surprising secrets about seemingly familiar topics. Luckily for us, he’s agreed to come to Vulture Festival to discuss his work we all know and love and everything that goes on inside his curious head … all while being his beguiling self.  Moderating this conversation is musician, actor, writer, director and Portlandia co-creator Carrie Brownstein.

Watch The World According to Jeff Goldblum on Disney+. Follow Jeff Goldblum on instagram. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram.

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This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox takes a deep dive into one of his favorite topics: alt comedy!

Called the godmother of alternative comedy by The LA Times, Beth Lapides is the creator and host of Los Angeles’ legendary storytelling show UnCabaret. Now in its 28th year, UnCabaret is the un-homophobic, un-xenophobic, un-misogynistic and un-hacky place for comedy luminaries to tell stories ripped from the headlines of their lives.

Beth Lapides recently released a new audiobook, So You Need to Decide, that delivers a funny and heartfelt meditation on the power of decisions, the place for regret, and the space for grace. This series of intimate conversations with a diverse group of comedians, writers, and cultural icons revolves around five universal experiences: family, work, love, moving, and spirituality.

Follow Beth Lapides on Twitter and Instagram. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram.

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It's another new episode of Good One, and blessing the feed this week are the talented and hysterical Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton! Host Jesse David Fox sat down with these two-thirds of the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia brainchild in honor of their recent record-breaking 15th season. In this episode the guys break down episode six of the season (and episode two of the Ireland arc), The Gang's Still in Ireland. In addition to hearing all about their writing process and how much longer they plan on making the show, Charlie and Glenn share the biggest fights they had this season, and whether or not they and Rob ever go to couples therapy.

Watch It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia on Hulu. Follow Charlie Day on Instagram. Follow Glenn Howerton on Twitter and Instagram. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram.

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Danny McBride walks Jesse through the opening scene of his new HBO series The Righteous Gemstones. Along the way, they also touch on the first scenes of his other series and films, including Eastbound & Down, The Foot Fist Way, and Vice Principals.

Danny talks about where he wanted to go after Vice Principals ended, as well as the research that went into creating a show about Christian megachurches and superstar preachers. Jesse also asks Danny about how he constructs his antiheroes, and the different ways he utilizes the writers rooms on each of his projects.

Also included: dick symbolism.

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Happy New Year everyone! Here at Good One we're kicking off 2022 by throwing it back to 2021 and continuing our Vulture Fest series. This week, it's all about the fifth and final season of Search Party.

If you were hoping Vulture Festival would offer you clues about the upcoming fifth season of HBO Max’s Search Party, you’re in luck! Cast members Alia Shawkat, Meredith Hagner, John Early, and John Reynolds, as well as showrunners Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers, join us for a special sneak peek at what’s to come next in the comedy series.

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New York based Naomi Ekperigin is quickly becoming an influential voice in modern comedy. She’s worked as a staff writer for Broad City and Great News, and was listed as one of the "20 Comedians You Should and Will Know" by Vulture. Jesse talks to Naomi about a joke from her most recent set on Late Night with Seth Meyers. Learn how Naomi crafted her tight 5 for late night, how she writes comedy conversationally, and the application process behind booking a spot on Seth Meyers.

Watch Naomi Ekperigin on Netflix's The Standups. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram.

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This week, host Jesse David Fox brings you a gift fit for the holidays: a brand new episode of Good One with stand up comedian Aida Rodriguez!

Aida Rodriguez is an American comedian of Puerto Rican/Dominican descent who is best known for her appearance as a contestant on the eighth season of Last Comic Standing and as a commentator on The Young Turks. Her debut special, Fighting Words, premiered earlier this year on HBO Max, and is featured in last week's Best Specials of 2021 episode with Kathryn VanArendonk.

Watch They Ready on Netflix and Fighting Words on HBO Max. Follow Aida Rodriguez on Twitter and Instagram. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram.

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A second, full year into these unprecedented times means another Best Specials lists that looks a little different from lists past. Join host Jesse David Fox and frequent Good One guest & Vulture staff writer Kathryn VanArendonk as they discuss (and for the first time, argue!?) over Kathryn's annual list.

List of specials mentioned:

Aida Rodriguez, Fighting Words, (HBO Max)

Nicole Byer, BBW (Big Beautiful Weirdo), (Netflix)

Vir Das, 10 on 10 (Youtube)

Ricky Velez, Here's Everything, (HBO)

James Acaster, Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999, (self-released, jamesacaster.com)

Josh Johnson, # (Hashtag), (Comedy Central)

Tig Notaro, Drawn, (HBO)

Roy Wood Jr., Imperfect Messenger, (Comedy Central)

Jo Firestone, Good Timing with Jo Firestone, (Peacock)

Bo Burnham, Inside (Netflix)

Honorable Mention:

Michael Che, Shame The Devil (Netflix)

You can follow Kathryn VanArendonk on Twitter. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram.

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