female intern with danielle deluty

Opening bit: Grace is bad at flirting. After five years in finance and an almost-pivot to a career as a pastor, Grace Leishman moved to Chicago to explore the world of comedy. Since then she's moved back to New York and continues to grow and excel as a comedy writer and performer. In this conversation Grace talks about her experience at circus camp (camper *and* staff!), loving SNL, and being...

Opening bit: North vs. South Whether it's improvised episodes of Columbo or standup comedy, Pat Monaghan is a brilliant performer to watch. In this conversation Pat talks about growing up in NJ with a gecko, being a drama kid, going to college in NC for theater, and eventually finding comedy. Big congrats to Pat for performing his hour at the Idiot Box in Greensboro, NC! @pats_surpriseparty

In this conversation Daniel touches on his experience of Jewish identity, the ups and downs of artistic endeavors, collaborating with a parent, and what a mental chiropractic adjustment is. I first encountered Daniel Maté on Instagram - I was moved by his unapologetic voice of Jewish solidarity with Palestinian liberation. I was yet more inspired to learn of his many other creative gifts - Daniel...

Opening bit: Germany > US Mika Stein is a standup comic based in Brooklyn. In this ep Mika talks about growing up Black and Jewish in Texas; being an only child of a single mom; the peculiarities of Jewish identity; and encountering Zionism (at NYU) (and unlearning it vis-a-vis... Barack Obama?!). Mika and I talked through the different "Jewish values" we absorbed from our respective...

nyc, sleep, how comedy feels, anger, pressure of being seen, star wars @lukastarnold | @twonosymeerkats | @whatsyourspiral

astoria, growing up, suspended from school for art, ultimate frisbee, cool religious hanan is on tour right now! @imhanan

rowing, ohio, college athlete, teen cult, comedy instagram @mckennapmoore tiktok @hahamckenna

rochester, athlete brain, marriage, comedy @funnysarashipley

ballet, pageants, feelings @alia.bajorek

candles, only child, college, white rapper from greenwich character work, relationships, contemplating parenthood @anthonysantino

prunes, Purim, Jewish stuff, getting degrees, pushing religious boundaries, creative parenting, real estate broker stereotypes, funniness, girlboss patriarchy, tattoos.

Tenet?!, Tyler the Creator's advice, giving people their flowers, Assholeology, messiness of process, studying comedy, nonlinear thinking @directordaddy

gooning, country clubs, closeted theater kid, movies, high school LeFou, comedy, plagiarizing Brian Regan, BRAVO Dictators reunion, Paul Newman. @noah_snyder

punk-adjacent, Pure Chaos dictatorship, pretentious teen, getting fired, ESL, bushwick bleakness @kewlshrek | @kewlshrekmemes

maureen, vancouver, boarding school, house mistress, fashion, dads, iPod with the wheel, podcasting to standup, boundaries @andreacomedy69 | Respectfully pod

Esther, Kuwait to Canada, Quebec's comedy & strip clubs, wanting to entertain, Muslim pride, therapy, Palestine, romcom about the Prophet @eman_el_husseini

what IS this guy's name, childbirth and loss, waking up from darkness, chef ambition, Nebraska, standup, tattoos, growth/ stagnation, journaling, vulnerability, being both spoons @loveleecomedy

Talking to Myself, westchester, Italian Dude at Sarah Lawrence College, character work: interviews with Coach Letizzio, standup class, viable celebrity crushes, sex with friends, personality > room decor @jmotherfathersister | check out Talking to Myself

visual art, homesick Chagall, New York, cunty grandmas, guttural theater, improv plot twist, self expression, facing yourself, discomfort, hubris @jlevcomedy

dad's a comedian, long island, catholic school, the sin of pulling out, rap, best advice, video games (racist??), goals, sweaty comedy @talentharris

on some farm shit, castrating a bull, getting a guitar, making music and funny stuff, absurdism, observational comedy, having read at least one book @it_is_taylor_rogers | Watch Craisin EP (comedy special)

living out loud like a frat bro, identifying as podcaster, spirituality & consciousness, REDACTED NAME DROPS, brené brown @imcareykeyes

paula abdul x Bangladesh, eldest daughter complex, sitcoms with immigrant parents, Arthur, improv / standup, motivation, global search for love @chopzubi & @kuttigang

shy kid, britney gay, catholic shame, standup as sport, stage fright, influences @jilbertos

sex for the first time!, getting sent away, being hottest girl at diabetes camp, troubled teen industrial complex, narc tendencies @lindsaylucido