Good One

Emmy-nominated creator, writer, producer, and actor Natasha Lyonne sits down with Abbi Jacobson to reflect, dissect, and connect. From Slums of Beverly Hills to Netflix’s Russian Doll and the upcoming Poker Face, Lyonne’s prolific creativity continues to inspire and delight—and this interview is no exception!Follow Natasha Lyonne on Twitter and Instagram. Follow Abbi Jacobson on Instagram. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vulture podcast critic Nick Quah sits down with film director Rian Johnson, live from Vulture Fest '22, to discuss his new film Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.Follow Rian Johnson on Twitter and Instagram. Follow Nick Quah on Twitter. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's that time of year again: Vulture critic Kathryn VanArendonk's Best Specials of the Year list is out! And with a healthy amount of specials finally back in circulation, this year's list is more interesting and exciting than ever.The specials are, from 10-1:Atsuko Okatsuka, The IntruderLil Rel Howery, I Said It. Y’all Thinking It.Taylor Tomlinson, Look at YouSheng Wang, Sweet and JuicyBill Burr, Live at Red RocksCatherine Cohen, The Twist …? She’s GorgeousKate Berlant, Cinnamon in the WindAli Siddiq, The Domino EffectMatt Rogers, Have You Heard of Christmas?and #1: Jerrod Carmichael, RothanielHonorable mentions: Moses Storm, Trash White, Fortune Feimster, Good Fortune, and Josh Gondelman, People Pleaser.Listen to The Specials on Patreon. You can follow Kathryn on Twitter. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, host Jesse David Fox sat down with Matt Rogers, co-host of the Las Culturistas podcast and co-star of Showtime’s I Love That For You. Rogers was on to talk about his new comedy special, Have You Heard of Christmas?, which is premiering on Showtime on December 2. Jesse has long been obsessed with the show and friends with Matt, so it was a very special, extra-long episode of the pod. Follow Matt Rogers on Instagram. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, host Jesse David Fox sat down with Kumail Nanjiani at Vulture Festival for a live recording of Good One to discuss his career — from his time as a stand-up comedian to co-writing the Oscar-nominated comedy The Big Sick to his upcoming Hulu limited series, Welcome to Chippendales, which premieres on November 22.Follow Kumail Nanjiani on Twitter and Instagram. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Good One is off this week, but as a bonus we wanted to give you a listen of Vulture new podcast, Into It with Sam Sanders. In this episode, Sanders talks with Atlanta showrunner, Stephen Glover about the show’s final season.You can listen to Into It every Thursday. Follow Sam Sanders on Twitter and Instagram.Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on the show, host Jesse David Fox welcomes FLUFFY to the e-studio! With chihuahua in hand, Gabriel spoke to Jesse about his back to back Dodger stadium shows (and new special Stadium Fluffy), the topics he absolutely always avoids in his stand up, and so much more.Watch Gabriel Iglesias: Stadium Fluffy on Netflix. Follow Gabriel on Twitter and Instagram. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After 30+ years of being on the air, The Simpsons team are surprisingly still able ways to make the show feel fresh and funny as it did during its "golden era." But how do they do it? This week, writers Matt Selman, Brian Kelly, and Christine Nangle, join Jesse to explain just that, by giving a behind-the-scenes look at Episode 3 of Season 34, Lisa The Boy Scout. They discuss how they drew inspiration for and wrote the episode, and how that process has as evolved within the show over time.Follow Christine Nangle on Twitter, Matt Selman on Twitter, and Brian Kelly on Twitter.Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There is maybe no modern author more respected among comedians than George Saunders. So, Good One is thrilled to offer this exclusive audio excerpt from his new story collection, Liberation Day (out this week). Better yet, reading the excerpt is none other than Tina Fey.We'll be back with a traditional Good One interview next Thursday.To buy tickets to see Jesse David Fox interview Kumail Nanjiani at Vulture Festival, on November 12th, in LA, head here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on the show, host Jesse David Fox *finally* sits down with one of his MOST requested guests: *drumroll please....* Sam Morril! Sam is a stand up, actor, and writer known for his mastery of joke writing. He can be heard on the podcast We Might Be Drunk with co-host Mark Normand, or via any of his specials; his newest one being Sam Morril: Same Time Tomorrow (which can viewed on Netflix).His other specials include Up On The Roof (2020), in which Sam does comedy from various NYC rooftops, and I Got This (Comedy Central, 2020) released on Youtube, and currently sitting at over 11 million views. His first one hour special, Amy Schumer Presents Sam Morril: Positive Influence premiered on Comedy Central in 2018. Follow Sam Morril on Instagram and Twitter. Follow Jesse David Fox on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices