Comedy
Billy Eichner Makes A Career Out Of Love/Hating Celebrity Culture
In his Emmy-nominated series Billy on the Street, Eichner roams the sidewalks of Manhattan, asking strangers open-ended questions about the entertainment industry. Originally broadcast Dec. 12, 2016.
Satirist Randy Rainbow Uses Show Tunes And Pop Songs To Lampoon Trump
The Emmy-nominated lyricist/performer used to consider song parody cheap humor: "But ... I've gotten [such a] response ... that I'm appreciating it as an art form." Originally broadcast July 17, 2019.
John Mulaney On Hosting 'SNL': 'I Had No Idea How Hard This Was'
Mulaney spent five years as a writer and producer on SNL, but was "absolutely terrified" when he came back to host. Now he's up for an Emmy for hosting SNL. Originally broadcast March 26, 2019.
Wanda Sykes Loves Stand-Up: 'That's Where I Can Be Free,' She Says
Before Wanda Sykes became a comic, she worked as a procurement officer for the National Security Agency and had top security clearance. But she always loved telling jokes, and when a local radio station sponsored a talent show that included a comedy category, she decided to audition.
Comic Ramy Youssef On Being An 'Allah Carte' Muslim: 'You Sit In Contradictions'
Comic and actor Ramy Youssef is the son of Egyptian immigrants and a semi-observant Muslim who co-created and stars in the semi autobiographical Hulu series 'Ramy,' and has new HBO comedy special.
Ray Romano On Fame, And Finding His Bearings After 'Raymond' Wrapped
Ray Romano's comedy special, Right Here, Around the Corner, is now streaming on Netflix. He spoke to Fresh Air in 2016 about the story behind the title of his hit sit-com Everybody Loves Raymond.
John Mulaney On Hosting 'SNL': 'I Had No Idea How Hard This Was'
John Mulaney spent five years as a writer on SNL. He won an Emmy for writing his 2018 comedy special Kid Gorgeous, which was recorded live at Radio City, and is streaming on Netflix. In the animated series Big Mouth, about adolescence and puberty, Mulaney voices the character Andrew.
Kevin Hart Says Comedy's Full Of 'Flawed But Funny' People, Himself Included
For about 48 hours in December, Kevin Hart was slated to host the 2019 Academy Awards. Then Hart was called out for homophobic jokes and tweets he made in 2010, and the Academy asked him to apologize.
Hart insisted that he already had apologized. Finally, after some back and forth, Hart stepped down from hosting, saying he didn't want to be a distraction.
Don't Be Fooled By The Talking Horse — 'BoJack' Is A Sadness 'Sneak Attack'
The central character in the Netflix animated comedy series BoJack Horseman is a former sitcom star struggling with depression and alcohol addiction — who also happens to be a horse. Creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg likens his series to that other show about a talking horse, Mister Ed.
Don't Be Fooled By The Talking Horse — 'BoJack' Is A Sadness 'Sneak Attack'
Raphael Bob-Waksberg's animated comedy series for Netflix satirizes Hollywood using a mix of human and animal characters. "Part of the original pitch was like, 'What's Mr. Ed like behind the scenes?'" BoJack (a horse) is a depressed, alcoholic, sexist former sitcom star in the #MeToo era.