This week on Why Am I Laughing, Ben and RJ talk about the Star Wars spoof spectacular, Spaceballs! So brush up on your Star Wars trivia, set aside your sensitivity, and prepare for a semi-galactic adventure loaded with sophomoric puns and wordplay that will make you forget everything you love about Sci-Fi.This podcast is just doing this for the merchandising rights.)1:12 - Rick and Morty: Jokes per minute & the success of Season 3.4:39 - Spaceballs (A Brief History)7:05 - Why is Spaceballs Funny?37:49 - Ben’s Wacky Facts43:38 - #WAILMAILoftheWeekWant us to read your email on next week's show?Send your words to [email protected] You can always find our podcast on: iTunes Podcast app : goo.gl/p8BOlU Google Play : goo.gl/rsldp9 Stitcher : goo.gl/mtIGvk TuneInRadio: goo.gl/XkpKdr Twitter: @WAILPod https://twitter.com/WAILPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whyamilaughing/ PodTyrant: goo.gl/srVA3PPatreon: patreon.com/WAILpod

This week on Why Am I Laughing, Ben and RJ talk about Brooklyn Nine-Nine, the cop comedy that serves and protects with a smile. So get your best disguise, blend in, and don't forget your badge; this undercover podcast will arrest you for not laughing. That's a crime, right?2:25 - TV: Final seasons of Portlandia, Veep, and The Monday Project.5:15 - Brooklyn Nine Nine (A Brief History)8:17 - Why is Brooklyn Nine Nine Funny?44:20 - Ben’s Wacky Facts49:20 - #WAILMAILoftheWeekWant us to read your email on next week's show?Send your words to [email protected] You can always find our podcast on: iTunes Podcast app : goo.gl/p8BOlU Google Play : goo.gl/rsldp9 Stitcher : goo.gl/mtIGvk TuneInRadio: goo.gl/XkpKdr Twitter: @WAILPod https://twitter.com/WAILPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whyamilaughing/ PodTyrant: goo.gl/srVA3PPatreon: patreon.com/WAILpod

This week on Why Am I Laughing, Ben and RJ talk about John Mulaney! Who? Either the funniest guy you’ve heard of and love, or never heard of but probably love the comedy he has created without knowing it was him. So put on your first communion suit, leave the Upper West Side, and get ready for some stand up comedy; this podcast isn’t necessarily new in town, but it’s the comeback kid you want to root for.3:05 - Netflix: Patton Oswalt “Annihilation” will premier October 17th6:00 - John Mulaney (A Brief History)9:30 - Why is John Mulaney Funny?44:31 - Ben’s Wacky Facts49:50 - #WAILMAILoftheWeekWant us to read your email on next week's show?Send your words to [email protected] You can always find our podcast on: iTunes Podcast app : goo.gl/p8BOlU Google Play : goo.gl/rsldp9 Stitcher : goo.gl/mtIGvk TuneInRadio: goo.gl/XkpKdr Twitter: @WAILPod https://twitter.com/WAILPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whyamilaughing/ PodTyrant: goo.gl/srVA3PPatreon: patreon.com/WAILpod

This week on Why Am I Laughing, Ben and RJ talk all about Comedy Sequels! Sometimes they satisfy our thirst for an encore and sometimes people walk out of the film even if it was showing on a plane! We break down lots of the successful sequels as well as the trainwrecks in our world of comedy. So throw away your original ideas, rush through the creative process, and drop everything to satisfy studio execs; you better believe this podcast will sell out for a paycheck.1:35 - Television: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Renewed for Season 44:00 - Comedy Sequels (A Brief History)8:20 - Why are, or aren’t Comedy Sequels funny?42:00 - Ben’s Wacky Facts48:35 - #WAILMAILoftheWeekWant us to read your email on next week's show?Send your words to [email protected] You can always find our podcast on: iTunes Podcast app : goo.gl/p8BOlU Google Play : goo.gl/rsldp9 Stitcher : goo.gl/mtIGvk TuneInRadio: goo.gl/XkpKdr Twitter: @WAILPod https://twitter.com/WAILPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whyamilaughing/ PodTyrant: goo.gl/srVA3PPatreon: patreon.com/WAILpod

This week on Why Am I Laughing, Ben and RJ talk all about Comedy Sequels! Sometimes they satisfy our thirst for an encore and sometimes people walk out of the film even if it was showing on a plane! We break down lots of the successful sequels as well as the trainwrecks in our world of comedy. So throw away your original ideas, rush through the creative process, and drop everything to satisfy studio execs; you better believe this podcast will sell out for a paycheck.

1:35 - Television: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Renewed for Season 4

4:00 - Comedy Sequels (A Brief History)

8:20 - Why are, or aren’t Comedy Sequels funny?

42:00 - Ben’s Wacky Facts

48:35 - #WAILMAILoftheWeek

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This week on Why Am I Laughing, Ben and RJ talk about the hero of late night, Conan O’Brien! You can’t keep a good comedian down, and we explore what makes this foofy-haired giant so timelessly funny. So grab your jeggings, your gibson les paul, and avoid any and all contracts with NBC: this podcast is with Coco.3:45 - TV: Kenan Thompson developing sketch comedy for kids!6:30 - Conan O’Brien (A Brief History)8:39 - Why is Conan O’Brien Funny?41:08 - Ben’s Wacky Facts46:05 - #WAILMAILoftheWeekWant us to read your email on next week's show?Send your words to [email protected] You can always find our podcast on: iTunes Podcast app : goo.gl/p8BOlU Google Play : goo.gl/rsldp9 Stitcher : goo.gl/mtIGvk TuneInRadio: goo.gl/XkpKdr Twitter: @WAILPod https://twitter.com/WAILPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whyamilaughing/ PodTyrant: goo.gl/srVA3PPatreon: patreon.com/WAILpodCheck out other amazing podcasts on the PodTyrant network at Podtyrant.com or GeekTyrant.com

This week on Why Am I Laughing, Ben and RJ talk about the sex on ice comedy, Blades of Glory! This movie may be overshadowed by other hits, but we’re giving it the respect it deserves. So lace up your skates, grab your shimmery neon spandex suit, and prepre to be wayyyyyy to close to another man’s body: this podcast skates to one song and one song only. (Lady Humps by The Black Eyed Peas)2:17 - Emmy Noms and Bombs! Except not really any bombs.4:41 - Blades of Glory (A Brief History)6:25 - Why is Blades of Glory Funny?37:25 - Ben’s Wacky Facts41:25 - #WAILMAILoftheWeekWant us to read your email on next week's show?Send your words to [email protected] You can always find our podcast on: iTunes Podcast app : goo.gl/p8BOlU Google Play : goo.gl/rsldp9 Stitcher : goo.gl/mtIGvk TuneInRadio: goo.gl/XkpKdr Twitter: @WAILPod https://twitter.com/WAILPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whyamilaughing/ PodTyrant: goo.gl/srVA3PPatreon: patreon.com/WAILpodCheck out other amazing podcasts on the PodTyrant network at Podtyrant.com or GeekTyrant.com

This week on Why Am I Laughing, Ben and RJ talk about the man with more problems than most, Jerry Seinfeld. So grab your coffee, hop in a fancy car and be prepared to hear questions like “What's the deal with podcasts?”. Don't worry, this pod is fluent in Sein-language.1:55 - Stand Up: “Rory Scovel Tries Stand Up for the First Time” now on Netflix!5:22 - Jerry Seinfeld (A Brief History)7:02 - Why is Jerry Seinfeld Funny?32:30 - Ben’s Wacky Facts39:15 - #WAILMAILoftheWeekWant us to read your email on next week's show?Send your words to [email protected] You can always find our podcast on: iTunes Podcast app : goo.gl/p8BOlU Google Play : goo.gl/rsldp9 Stitcher : goo.gl/mtIGvk TuneInRadio: goo.gl/XkpKdr Twitter: @WAILPod https://twitter.com/WAILPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whyamilaughing/ PodTyrant: goo.gl/srVA3PPatreon: patreon.com/WAILpodCheck out other amazing podcasts on the PodTyrant network at Podtyrant.com or GeekTyrant.com

This week on Why Am I Laughing, Ben and RJ talk about the non-fiction self-help book turned cult comedy gold, Mean Girls. So get in loser we're going shopping! And by shopping I mean laughing. Leave your homeschooled tendencies behind, grab your favorite sexualized animal costume and get to the mathlete state championships; this podcast has no limits. (They don't exist, duh)1:42 - Comedy News Lightning Round!4:45 - Mean Girls (A Brief History)7:02 - Why is Mean Girls Funny?36:40 - Ben’s Wacky Facts46:45 - #WAILMAILoftheWeekWant us to read your email on next week's show?Send your words to [email protected] You can always find our podcast on: iTunes Podcast app : goo.gl/p8BOlU Google Play : goo.gl/rsldp9 Stitcher : goo.gl/mtIGvk TuneInRadio: goo.gl/XkpKdr Twitter: @WAILPod https://twitter.com/WAILPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whyamilaughing/ PodTyrant: goo.gl/srVA3PPatreon: patreon.com/WAILpodCheck out other amazing podcasts on the PodTyrant network at Podtyrant.com or GeekTyrant.com

This week on Why Am I Laughing, Ben and RJ talk about the hit superhero blockbuster, Guardians of the Galaxy! (Wait, whaaaaaaat?) So grab your Walkman, channel your inner Kevin Bacon, and get ready for an inter-galactic musical adventure; I am Groot!3:06 - Box Office: Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner in talks for roles as Timon and Pumba!5:09 - Television: Moshe Kasher’s “Problematic”!8:26 - Guardians of the Galaxy (A Brief History)9:16 - Why is Guardians of the Galaxy Funny? (Yes, that’s grammatically correct)37:17 - Ben’s Wacky Facts43:40 - #WAILMAILoftheWeekWant us to read your email on next week's show?Send your words to [email protected] You can always find our podcast on: iTunes Podcast app : goo.gl/p8BOlU Google Play : goo.gl/rsldp9 Stitcher : goo.gl/mtIGvk TuneInRadio: goo.gl/XkpKdr Twitter: @WAILPod https://twitter.com/WAILPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whyamilaughing/ PodTyrant: goo.gl/srVA3PPatreon: patreon.com/WAILpodCheck out other amazing podcasts on the PodTyrant network at Podtyrant.com or GeekTyrant.com