Mindy's Comedy Archives

Alison first walks by the archives at Whiplash in 2011 and I photograph her for real in 2013! Call it the comedy pipeline, infrastructure, ladder... whatever it was, it changed significantly from 2011 to today. We get into it in this interview. Alison also wrote about the aftermath of her show , "Oh God, A Show About Abortion". I think it's one of the best documents of this time we're in. She has...

Nore enters the Comedy Archives on November 29, 2009 at The Knitting Factory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Nore shows up again in 2013. We see him regularly until Covid. A highlight is the record cover for Too Woke in 2018. In January of 2022, we teamed up on another cover shoot . Watch Nore's most recent special . Want to join the Fun?? Support us here: https://mindys-comedy-archives.ghost.io/ Click...

Joel enters the Comedy Archives on January 14, 2012 at The Creek and The Cave in Long Island City.  Joel's last photo before our interview for the podcast was in 2016, with an open door exiting the venue, and unknown to us, the archives for quite a while. Shortly after this, Joel gets sober, starts a basketball tournament , and becomes an author. He has a new book coming out on July 14, 2026.  Jus...

Joyelle enters the Comedy Archives in 2012 at the long since closed Red Star Bar in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. This was a show run by Annie Lederman. I love that we have Annie greeting Joyelle as she walks on stage and into the archives. Joyelle had two boxes of photos and we only got through one. Around the time of her taping, I began to realize that we just may not get through everything in one inter...

Our first guest EVER, the great Rosebud Baker talks us through her comedy moments from early bar shows to her special “The Mother Lode” and her new book (!) “Fully Baked”. Pre-Order HERE: https://bit.ly/FullyBakedRosebudBaker Want to join the Fun?? Support us here: https://mindys-comedy-archives.ghost.io/ Click here to watch a video of this episode. Host Mindy Tucker Guest Rosebud Baker Theme Song...

MINDY'S COMEDY ARCHIVES is a visual podcast featuring intimate interviews with the people who have been an instrumental part of the New York comedy community for the past 20 years. In each episode, our guest flips through a chronological stack of photos (starting with their very first "Mindy") using each image to unlock specific memories about their evolution in comedy. We'll touch on memories of...