What Makes Us Laugh

GD Fenderson & Alan Katz

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COMEDY INTERVIEWS

Writer, performer and stand up comedian GD Fenderson and Movie/TV writer/producer A L Katz (HBO's Tales From The Crypt) discuss both what makes them laugh personally and what makes us laugh culturally. Just like its subtitle says: it's a serious look at the craft of creating comedy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

30/12/2025

S1E9 5 Favorite Sit-Coms

THE BLURB: Being products of the 60's & 70's GD & Alan grew up on sit-coms and other television comedy. But, which TV comedies really made a difference? Which made the biggest impressions on their young, impressionable minds? Which still make us chuckle (or even laugh) today? More importantly, will your list of 5 Favorite Sit-coms match ours? There's one way to find out! SHOW NOTES Please check out the whole family of great podcasts at Costard & Touchstone Productions. Your next podcast addiction is just a click away! https://costardandtouchstone.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

59 min
23/12/2025

S1E8 Dan Pasternack, Part 2

THE BLURB: Writer, producer, TV executive, professor and comedian Dan Pasternack told us how to break into comedy in his last chat with us. In this episode, Dan takes us inside the comedy development process. How do shows like Portlandia get from the idea stage to the execution stage? Dan knows exactly how because he was an intimate part of it. SHOW NOTES Please check out the whole family of great podcasts at Costard & Touchstone Productions. Your next podcast addiction is just a click away! https://costardandtouchstone.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 14m
16/12/2025

S1E7 Dan Pasternack: Comedy Lifer, Part 1

THE BLURB: Dan Pasternack has been working in and around comedy his entire life (never mind his career)! Want to know how to break into comedy? Dan's done everything from writing jokes for top tier comediens to developing shows for networks to doing standup himself. SHOW NOTES Please check out the whole family of great podcasts at Costard & Touchstone Productions. Your next podcast addiction is just a click away! https://costardandtouchstone.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

56 min
09/12/2025

S1E6 Comedy Is Queer

THE BLURB: Join GD and Alan as they share - with each other and you - their top 5 favorite funny films. How did they choose - and more importantly, WHAT did they choose? Do you agree with their choices? There's one way to find out! SHOW NOTES You can catch Kyleigh Weathers here, here and here! Please check out the whole family of great podcasts at Costard & Touchstone Productions. Your next podcast addiction is just a click away! https://costardandtouchstone.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

52 min
02/12/2025

S1E5 Our Top 5 Funny Films

THE BLURB: Join GD and Alan as they share - with each other and you - their top 5 favorite funny films. How did they choose - and more importantly, WHAT did they choose? Do you agree with their choices? There's one way to find out! SHOW NOTES Please check out the whole family of great podcasts at Costard & Touchstone Productions. Your next podcast addiction is just a click away! https://costardandtouchstone.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 4m
25/11/2025

S1E4 Why Are Comedians So Effed Up?

THE BLURB: Nobody goes into comedy because they're happy. They may like making people laugh, but that's got nothing to do with being happy. In this episode, Glenn and Alan dive deep into how it takes a truly miserable person to be truly funny. SHOW NOTES If you enjoy this podcast and want to sample more like it, please visit us at Costard & Touchstone.com https://costardandtouchstone.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

48 min
18/11/2025

S1E3 How NOT To Be Funny

THE BLURB: Comedy is hard. Some people epitomize that fact every time they attempt comedy. Of course, the subject "what's funny?" is subjective. It's very much a matter of taste. Except for when it's not. In this episode, Glenn and Alan share their choices for some of the very least funny people ever. Some of them are quite convinced they're funny. SHOW NOTES If you enjoy this podcast and want to sample more like it, please visit us at Costard & Touchstone! https://costardandtouchstone.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

38 min
11/11/2025

S1E2 Early Influences

THE BLURB: In this episode, Glenn and Alan discuss their early comedy influences - the comedians, performers, writers and clever people who inspired their own comedic instincts. SHOW NOTES If you enjoy this podcast - and want to sample more like it - visit us at Costard & Touchstone! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 7m
04/11/2025

S1E1 Does Everyone Have A Sense of Humor?

The Blurb: We assume everyone is born with a sense of humor. But, are they? What do we even mean by "sense of humor"? If it's like our other senses, we can be born without them - or lose them. In this episode, we'll ask a question that should have been asked long ago: does everyone actually have a sense of humor? SHOW NOTES If you enjoy this podcast - and would like to sample more like it - please visit us at costardandtouchstone.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

58 min

9 Episodes

Writer, performer and stand up comedian GD Fenderson and Movie/TV writer/producer A L Katz (HBO's Tales From The Crypt) discuss both what makes them laugh personally and what makes us laugh culturally. Just like its subtitle says: it's a serious look at the craft of creating comedy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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GD Fenderson & Alan Katz
Years Active

2K
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9
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What Makes Us Laugh