comedy

John Hodgman On Life, Death And Raccoons

November 9, 2017 Culture

Humorist John Hodgman, famous for playing a nerdy P.C. in a series of Apple commercials, talks about facing down his 40s.

The Kids In The Hall: A Conversation With Dave Foley And Kevin McDonald

October 12, 2017 Culture

Dave Foley and Kevin McDonald join us for a conversation about humor while they’re in town to accept the Ernie Kovacs Award from VideoFest.

From SNL To The Senate: A Conversation With Al Franken

September 25, 2017 Politics

Al Franken joins us to talk about issues in the federal government, his relationship with Senate colleagues and about his transformation from comedian to senator

Making Comedy Out Of Tragedy: Becoming Ms. Pat

August 31, 2017 Culture

Comedian Patricia Williams joins us to talk about being a 15-year-old mother – and about how she ultimately made a life for herself and her family.

Kumail Nanjiani On Turning A Crisis Into Comedy

June 29, 2017 Best of Think, Culture

Kumail Nanjiani joins us to talk about finding humor in one of the darkest times of his life, the premise of his and wife Emily Gordon’s romantic comedy “The Big Sick.”

Paula Poundstone Searches For Happiness

May 18, 2017 Culture

Paula Poundstone joins us to talk about her research on finding what makes people happy – aside from laughter.

The Last Laugh

October 18, 2016 Culture, History

This hour, we’ll talk about if it will ever not be “too soon” to crack a joke about the Holocaust with Ferne Pearlstein. She explores one of comedy’s most taboo topics with Mel Brooks, Louis C.K., Chris Rock and other comedians in her documentary “The Last Laugh,” which screens Thursday as part of Videofest.