We had an utter blast at this week’s live taping at Stand Up NY. With a fascinating opening interview with ape researcher Natalia Reagan, we covered all things primate intercourse: from monkey style to swing sex to why humans are obsessed with boobs and butts. We then entered comedy heaven with our amazing comic guests and musical stylings of saxophone prodigy Dave Milazzo. Buckle up folks.

Adam Feldman is theatre critic for Time Out NY. A brilliant guy who shares fascinating insights on Broadway, casting dilemmas (like the whole Scarlett Johannsen playing a trans character), and culture as a whole. We talk about the value of critics in society and why we need to diversify the critic pool (with people like me. Or just me). This episode is a gem not just for theatre buffs, but for people that have never stepped inside one and can’t even stand entertainment as a concept.

I chatted up a storm with "shock jocks" Aaron Berg and Geno Bisconte (i chose to use that term cuz i love it so much) , these dudes are known for their politically incorrect humor and as expected, this turned out to be one of my feistiest episodes yet. (Not for the easily or not so easily offended). We debated the value of shocking/offensive humor, Aaron opened up about his life as a stripper and the effect of steroids on his sex drive and Geno got crap from me about his morning drinking habits. This one is a doozy!

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Everyone knows Richard Kind. He’s a brilliant character actor, master of stage and screen, and a lovely guy. Things got kinda dark at the outset of our convo, as we danced between the college admission scandal to Leaving Neverland (I cut out a chunk of our chat on prostitution & the Robert Kraft- Massage spa scandal, but will be offering that as bonus content), but then we segued (God I love that word) to talkin’ about Richard's work with the Coen Brothers, Clint Eastwood, The Oscars and how Richard dives into character.

Oh my Lord, comic Liza Treyger is so funny and salty and smart I couldn’t get enough of her. She also got me talking about fashion and porn stars more than I ever thought was possible! Check this episode out for a departure from my usual fare, we went deep and dirty on a plethora of topics and had a blast doing it.

X-RAE LIVE AT THE COMEDY CELLAR featuring Ari Shaffir, Jessica Kirson, Joe Machi, Mehran Khaghani and the musical stylings of Tali Rubenstein and Red.

What an honor to have famed actor Alfred Molina on the show this week. I still dream of his coke fueled scene in Boogie Nights and have seen him be nothing short of brilliant in everything he’s done ever since. He welcomed me into his home in LA and we had a festive chat about acting techniques, losing one’s shit on set, #metoo, and Shakespeare.

Star of Arrested Development and Veep, comedic genius and fellow Southerner, Tony Hale, speaks truth to power (in between severe allergic wheezing to the cats roaming around the house we snuck into), about his love of malls, parenting, Mad Libs, Bill Murray, and his new animated series on Netflix that features an enlightened chicken! We had a friggin blast, I’m just sorry for the subpar audio quality on this puppy, its all my fault. But it's still funny as hell. Good comedy wins every time!

Live X-RAE with Judy Gold, Daily Show correspondent Michael Kosta, NY Times Journalist Ginia Bellafante and Mark Normand! Featuring Hannah Temple on accordion.

Comedic genius Adam Pally speaks honestly, openly and hilariously about his marriage, his arrest, and his new show, Champagne, Ill. I love this guy.