

Parenting is a Joke
Ophira Eisenberg
You know when you talk to your friends about your childhood and end it by saying, "But look at us, we're fine!" Here's my question: Are we fine? Because we're sitting here doused in CBD oil under a weighted blanket recording a podcast called Parenting is a Joke. Each week, host and standup Ophira Eisenberg talks to a different comedian about their career and their kids. Conversations tackle the tooth fairy, eating sticks, summer camp anxiety, the hidden horrors of childbirth, and the obvious horrors of our own childhoods. We celebrate the absurdity of shuffling a career with raising a kid, and highlight less traditional parenthood journeys, all while relishing in the fact that no one knows what they're doing, but we're all trying! Sometimes even our best. New episodes every Tuesday. New Season October 1st.
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Sep 12, 2023 • 3min
Season Two Trailer
Does having a kid ruin your life? Some days, yes, but most days, yes. Listen to Season 2 of Parenting is a Joke with comedian and host Ophira Eisenberg.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 1, 2023 • 43min
Joe List and Sarah Tollemache: Mom and Dad on Tour
It's our last episode of Season 1!!! Ophira chats with comedian couple Joe List and Sarah Tollemache about how they're preparing for their son and why DNA doesn't mean you'll love someone.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 25, 2023 • 31min
Ted Alexandro: Grandfather Energy
Ophira chats with comedian Ted Alexandro about his move to the woods of Connecticut and what it's like having two toddlers when you're over 50.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 18, 2023 • 43min
Zarna Garg: One in a Billion
We're back with a new episode! Ophira talks with very funny comedian Zarna Garg about her new special on Amazon, how Indian yoga is boring, and why she wasn't scary enough to be a civil litigator.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 11, 2023 • 29min
Roy Wood, Jr.
Our crew is on summer vacation this week! We're probably all experiencing a mix of struggling to sunscreen our children, finding sand everywhere, asking "is this poison ivy" and begging our children to eat $15 chicken fingers -- but hopefully we are all enjoying 4p cocktails. We're bringing back one of our favorite interviews of Season 1 in honor of his upcoming multi-city tour, the hilarious comedian Roy Wood Jr!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 4, 2023 • 38min
Alexandra Petri: Did Her Mom Kill George Washington?
Satirist and columnist Alexandra Petri talks about her new historical humor book, her mother's obsession with George Washington and why she doesn't think babies like elegant minimalism.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 27, 2023 • 40min
Rachel Feinstein: Threats, Bribes and Thribes
Comedian and writer Rachel Feinstein tells Ophira that the best parenting advice comes from a Type "A" Mom at Soul Cycle, and about her firefighters husband’s habit of dressing their daughter like Steve JobsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 20, 2023 • 45min
Neil Gaiman: Mama Grandpa
The king of modern comic books Neil Gaiman sits down with Ophira and talks about having a son and a grandchild that are the same age and why he loves writing in front of the Jerry Springer Show with a fountain pen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 13, 2023 • 43min
Kristen Schaal: Parenting is Not Funny
Actress Kristen Schaal talks with Ophira about how having a child almost killed her, her daughter's stuffed animal named Brian, and her "last call snacks" routine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 6, 2023 • 36min
Catherine Reitman: So Niche
It's that time of year, listeners. School has 8 special events that they just told us about before it ends, camps have sent a 40 item long list of things your child needs to bring, and there is NO bug spray left in sight. While our team scrambles to find deet, enjoy one of our favorite interviews of this first season: In honor of the series end of Workin' Moms on Netflix, the creator and star, Catherine Reitman.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices


