275 episodes

Good One: A Podcast About Jokes is a podcast about - well - jokes, and the people who tell them. Each week, a comedian will play one of their jokes and then break it down with Vulture.com Senior Editor Jesse David Fox.

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    • 4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

Good One: A Podcast About Jokes is a podcast about - well - jokes, and the people who tell them. Each week, a comedian will play one of their jokes and then break it down with Vulture.com Senior Editor Jesse David Fox.

    John Early’s “After the Gold Rush”

    John Early’s “After the Gold Rush”

    This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes John Early back to the podcast. John talks about his 2023 HBO special, Now More Than Ever, and specifically a 20-minute section on millennials, modern life, and the internet that Jesse has been obsessed with for a year. They have so much fun!
    Order Jesse's book (out now!), Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture–and the Magic That Makes It Work here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374604714/comedybook
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    • 2 hr 11 min
    Mike Birbiglia’s “No Breath Holding” Sign

    Mike Birbiglia’s “No Breath Holding” Sign

    This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes Mike Birbiglia back to the podcast. Mike walks Jesse through the joke at the climax of his most recent Netflix special, The Old Man and the Pool. The two also discuss making Good One: A Show About Jokes, the Peacock documentary special adaptation of this podcast, of which Mike was the subject of.
    Order Jesse's book (out now!), Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture–and the Magic That Makes It Work here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374604714/comedybook
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    • 1 hr 3 min
    Alex Edelman’s Christmas Story

    Alex Edelman’s Christmas Story

    This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes Alex Edelman podcast to talk about his special, Just For Us, which premiered on Max earlier this year. Alex walks Jesse through incarnations of the same story about the time his Orthodox Jewish family celebrated Christmas.
    Order Jesse's book (out now!), Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture–and the Magic That Makes It Work here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374604714/comedybook
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    • 2 hr 7 min
    Kyle Kinane's Dirt Nap

    Kyle Kinane's Dirt Nap

    This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes Kyle Kinane back to the podcast to talk about his sixth stand-up special, Dirt Nap, which is currently available on YouTube. Kyle discusses putting together the incredible, nearly 50-minute story that he closes the special with me.
    Order Jesse's book (out now!), Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture–and the Magic That Makes It Work here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374604714/comedybook
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    • 1 hr 40 min
    Ramy Youssef's Phone Call

    Ramy Youssef's Phone Call

    This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes Ramy star/co-creator Ramy Youssef to the podcast to discuss his newest stand-up HBO special, More Feelings. Ramy had been touring his hour for years, but the set really came to focus in the weeks following October 7. This episode they discuss the first joke he wrote about what is happening in Gaza.
    Order Jesse's book (out now!), Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture–and the Magic That Makes It Work here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374604714/comedybook
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    • 1 hr 32 min
    How Good One Became a TV Show

    How Good One Became a TV Show

    On a special bonus episode of Good One: A Podcast About Jokes, Host Jesse David Fox is talking about the creation of Good One: A Show About Jokes, the docu-special currently airing on Peacock about Mike Birbiglia’s search for his next hour. Jesse invites on Eddie Schmidt, the special’s director, to discuss how they went about adapting this very podcast for television.
    Order Jesse's book (out now!), Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture–and the Magic That Makes It Work here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374604714/comedybook
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    • 1 hr 4 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
1.4K Ratings

1.4K Ratings

Marco Fernandooo ,

This podcast is just so great tbh

It’s a fantastic comedy podcast that promotes the best comedy and is a joy to listen to throughout bc even the conversations they keep the levity and squeeze the comedy out of all scenarios

RTH54 ,

Good One: a podcast about jokes.

This is absolutely one of my favorite podcasts. Every episode offers another turn of the diamond that is comedy. It’s an absolute master class!

Theataman ,

Painful to listen to

Best Buy needs to stop selling podcast equipment.

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