This week on the show, host Jesse David Fox *finally* sits down with one of his MOST requested guests: *drumroll please....* Sam Morril! Sam is a stand up, actor, and writer known for his mastery of joke writing. He can be heard on the podcast We Might Be Drunk with co-host Mark Normand, or via any of his specials; his newest one being Sam Morril: Same Time Tomorrow (which can viewed on Netflix).
His other specials include Up On The Roof (2020), in which Sam does comedy from various NYC rooftops, and I Got This (Comedy Central, 2020) released on Youtube, and currently sitting at over 11 million views. His first one hour special, Amy Schumer Presents Sam Morril: Positive Influence premiered on Comedy Central in 2018. 
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Sam Morril's Snow White

Good One: A Podcast About Jokes is a podcast about - well - jokes, and the people who tell them. Each week, a comedian will play one of their jokes and then break it down with Vulture.com Senior Editor Jesse David Fox.

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Comedy Interviews

This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes Kyle Kinane back to the podcast to talk about his sixth stand-up special, Dirt Nap, which is currently available on YouTube. Kyle discusses putting together the incredible, nearly 50-minute story that he closes the special with me.
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Kyle Kinane's Dirt Nap

This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes Ramy star/co-creator Ramy Youssef to the podcast to discuss his newest stand-up HBO special, More Feelings. Ramy had been touring his hour for years, but the set really came to focus in the weeks following October 7. This episode they discuss the first joke he wrote about what is happening in Gaza.
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Ramy Youssef's Phone Call

On a special bonus episode of Good One: A Podcast About Jokes, Host Jesse David Fox is talking about the creation of Good One: A Show About Jokes, the docu-special currently airing on Peacock about Mike Birbiglia’s search for his next hour. Jesse invites on Eddie Schmidt, the special’s director, to discuss how they went about adapting this very podcast for television.
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How Good One Became a TV Show

This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes Judd Apatow back to the pod. While last time Apatow spoke about The King of Staten Island and his movie making process, this time he talks about his approach to hosting an award show. Specifically, how he’s approached the five times he’s hosted the Directors Guild of America Awards. Recorded live at SXSW in Austin on March 8, 2024, Apatow and Fox use the DGA monologue as a jumping-off point for a wide-ranging conversation about the state of comedy and the film industry.
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Judd Apatow’s 2024 DGA Awards Monologue

This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes the “Egyptian Jon Stewart” Bassem Youssef to the podcast. A decade ago Youssef was a key figure in the Egyptian Revolution, hosting a satirical comedy show throughout it. But more recently Youssef garnered attention for his international viral appearance on Pier Morgan Uncensored. Youssef discusses how he approached the news segment as a piece of comedy and what satire can or cannot do.
Bassem is on tour now. Head to www.bassemyoussef.xyz/upcoming-shows for dates.
The Good One TV show, starring Mike Birbiglia, is premiering on March 26, on Peacock!
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Sam Morril's Snow White

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