Hari Kondabolu discusses his brilliant new comedy special Vacation Baby, being a dad, Indian parents, Indian food, and yogurt, delving into cultural and familial backgrounds without mocking them, making art that changes things, perspectives on the impact of his film, The Problem with Apu, becoming friends with Hank Aza

Chandler Levack discusses her beautiful, funny directorial debut, I Like Movies, Toronto life and her family history, being a film critic and a filmmaker, teenage angst and anticipation, narrative autobiography, I Like Movies’ remarkable cast and acclaim, misogyny in popular culture, regionalism and Canadian storytelli

Patton Oswalt on recovering from COVID-19 and doing stand-up in a fractured America, libertarian nihilism and punk rebellion, satire and classism, why the Just For Laughs Festival is such a huge deal for comedians, his brilliant turn in the new film, I Love My Dad, starring in Netflix's adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The

David Cross on his great new special, I’m From the Future, why he loves New York, being trapped in Toronto during the pandemic, satire and hope, his friend Bob Odenkirk and Better Call Saul, the tremendous acting on Mr. Show with Bob and David, future plans, and more. Supported by you on Patreon, Pizza Trokadero, the B

Roy Wood Jr. on stand-up and the American South, post 9/11 comedy, Jon Stewart and The Daily Show’s pervasive cultural impact, cable news and Roy Wood Sr., baseball and the dozens, Just for Laughs Vancouver, his Imperfect Messenger special, other future plans, and more. Supported by you on Patreon, Blackbyrd Myoozik, P

Dana Gould on his comedy life, being a sober comic and controlling yourself, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Steve Martin, and Albert Brooks, his SNL audition and working on The Ben Stiller Show, writing and producing The Simpsons and that show’s response to cultural change, Joy Ride and Bobcat Goldthwait, his own projec