The Laugh Button Podcast

Matt welcomes Metal Insider's Editor In Chief Bram Teitelman on the show to co-host as they talk about how comedy got a bit political this week as we breakdown Jon Stewart making a return to late night, Neal Brennan dropping some politics, and how this is all shaking out. The comedian Joe List joins us for an interview about his life in comedy, particularly his last year on the road opening for Louis C.K., his album "Are You Mad At Me?" and his weekly podcast, "Tuesdays With Stories" that he co-hosts with his buddy Mark Normand.

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Matt and Mark start things off with a tangent about Super Mario Bros. leading to the very important discussion of who would portray our favorite video game heroes if a live action movie were to be made today. The after that debate is settled, comedian and musician Stephen Lynch swings by the TLB Towers to talk to us. Lynch is currently out on the road testing out some new tunes as part of The My Old Heart Tour. The night before the interview, The Laugh Button presented a show of his in front of a sold out crowd in New Jersey. Lynch and his bandmate Rod Cone break it all down for us - the tour, his history, his future, and the the unfinished symphony that is the Dickface! Download, review, tell a friend.

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Matt and Mark talk about the "big dog" comedians on the heels of a very large announcement about Jerry Seinfeld. Then, they weigh in on the odds of an Eddie Murphy return to stand-up comedy. Comedian Cristela Alonzo then joins us to talk about her time on her sitcom, Cars 3, and her new Netflix special, "Lower Classy." The conversation might also decay into total fandom.

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Mark and Matt breakdown the trailer for "I'm Dying Up Here." Showtime's new series centered around stand-up comedy in 1970s Los Angeles after that we talk about the abundance of stand-up comedy coming to streaming platforms. Our guest Carrie Keagan then joins us to talk about her new book, "Everybody Curses, I Swear." A book about her time hanging out with Hollywood types as she's interviewed them over the years.

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Happy New Year to you all! Mark and Matt return after a few weeks off for the first podcast of 2017. Yay! We made it? After a recap of their lives they talk about what's in store for the new year. Then they welcome comedian Sarah Colonna to the podcast. During a recent visit to NYC, Sarah Colonna stopped by to catch up with us. Colonna is an accomplished comedian with a stand-up comedy special, "I Can't Feel My Legs," she was a writer for "Chelsea Lately" and has written two books - "Life As I Blow It" and "Has Anyone Seen My Pants?" Download, review, tell a friend.

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2016 is ending. Many can't wait to see the year die, for its been a weird one for many in the pop culture and entertainment community. Mark and Matt once again welcome some of their comedy journalist friends to sit down and discuss the major comedy stories of the year. We're joined by Katla McGlynn (Vanity Fair, truTV, Splitsider), Sean L. McCarthy (The Comic's Comic, Decider) and Jesse David Fox (Vulture) at the Comedy Cellar in NYC to run down the biggest comedy stories of the year.

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It's our Christmas episode and Mark and Matt talk about some of their favorite Christmas moments. Including pop culture and what they do for the holiday. Also welcome onto the podcast, we mark the return of "Comedy Knockout" host and comedian, Damien Lemon. The show just began its second season so he came back onto the podcast to talk shop.

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Well, we made it to our 100th episode folks. Mark and Matt take a quick look back at the 100 episodes they taped with Riotcast. Then, the perfect guest to help celebrate episode 100 is the one and only Robert Kelly. Robert is the co-founder of the Riotcast podcast network in which we reside on. We talk to Robert about how the podcast started and heap a bit of praise on each other then get into the business of comedy, particularly Robert's great career as a stand-up comedian and actor. He just had a series based upon his life placed into development at FX and we discuss the project, along with his True Story tour, which wraps this week and The Laugh Button has presented this entire fall. Tune in, and tell your friends.

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What makes a memorable comedy movie? Well if you ask Mark and Matt it needs Scott Backula and Sinbad returning to college to play football. After that debate is settled they welcome Aaron Beam from hard rock band Red Fang onto the podcast. Aaron is the bassist/vocalist in the band who recently put out a new record, "Only Ghosts." The band are also big fans of comedy. During a recent trip to NYC for some shows, Beam stopped by the studio to talk about the new album, his comedy idols, Croakies, and we learn there's a neurological addiction that gives people a tendency to make too many puns.

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Thanksgiving is over and we have some announcements, we then reminisce about Patrice O'Neal on the 5th anniversary of his passing. Then Dan Schlissel, the founder of Stand Up! Records joins us on the podcast to talk about his career in the business and how he helped discover some of the finest names in comedy.

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