Obsessed: The Podcast
Episodes
Andrea Savage Is a Great Podcast Guest
07 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea Savage knows she’s a great podcast guest. “Not to brag,” she says on this week’s show. The creator and star of truTV’s ‘I’m Sorry...
Sacha Baron Cohen (Live)
31 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Comedy legend Sacha Baron Cohen goes deep on all of the crazy things that happened during the filming of his Showtime series ‘Who Is America?’—i...
Sarah Silverman (Premiere)
24 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Sarah Silverman opens up about the cancelation of her Hulu show ‘I Love You, America’ and what it’s like to be a target of the alt-righ...
Lil Rel Howery Turns 40
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Happy birthday to Lil Rel Howery! Today, the comedian and actor turns 40 and is here to talk about his new HBO special ‘Live in Crenshaw.’ Directe...
Iliza Shlesinger Is Not Sorry
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Iliza Shlesinger just dropped her fifth stand-up special on Netflix. It’s called ‘Unveiled’ and finds the self-described ‘Elder Millennial’ ...
Dan Soder Takes on Outraged ‘Couch Warriors’
03 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you know stand-up comedian Dan Soder from Showtime’s ‘Billions’ (he plays Mafee) or his Comedy Central SiriusXM show ‘The Bonfire’ (...
Mike Birbiglia Doesn’t Care If You Think He’s a Stand-Up
26 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Birbiglia invites us backstage at the Ahmanson Theatre in downtown LA where he has been performing his latest show all month long. This week, ‘...
Margaret Cho Won’t Be ‘Intimidated Into Invisibility’
19 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
25 years after starring in the first major sitcom to center on an Asian-American family, Margaret Cho is more “hopeful” than ever about the opport...
Jeff Garlin Puts It All Out There
12 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Garlin had no idea when he helped come up with the idea that became ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ two decades ago that he would be starring the show...
Judd Apatow Takes on Comedy’s ‘Civil War’
05 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Writer, director, producer and stand-up comedian Judd Apatow invites us into his L.A. office for an in-depth conversation about all things comedy. We ...
Amanda Seales Refuses to ‘Play It Cool’
29 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Amanda Seales has had many careers: Nickelodeon star, spoken word poet, MTV VJ, stand-up comedian, podcast host and actor—she plays Tiffany on HBO’...
Nick Kroll Gets Away With ‘Crazy Sh*t’
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Kroll is an actor, stand-up comedian and co-creator of one of the funniest shows on television, ‘Big Mouth.’ Season three of the Emmy-nominat...
Lake Bell Becomes a ‘Comedy Person’
15 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lake Bell made her feature directorial debut with 2013’s ‘In a World...’ and has been on a roll ever since. Now, she has co-created ABC’s ‘B...
Deon Cole Can’t Stand ‘Cancel Culture’
08 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Deon Cole started doing stand-up comedy on a $50 bet in his hometown of Chicago. 26 years later, his new special Cole Hearted is premiering on Netflix...
Tom Green Faces Reality
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For a short period two decades ago, Tom Green was one of the most famous comedians on the planet. He graced the cover of Rolling Stone, hosted Saturda...
Scott Aukerman Goes ‘Between Two Ferns’
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Aukerman is the host of Comedy Bang! Bang!, co-creator of Funny or Die’s Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis and now the writer and direc...
Bill Burr Doesn’t Care About Your Outrage
17 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Stand-up comedian Bill Burr just released his sixth hour-long special Paper Tiger on Netflix. In this episode, he speaks out against “outrage cultur...
Kevin Nealon Gets Nostalgic
10 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
25 years ago, Kevin Nealon was anchoring “Weekend Update” on Saturday Night Live. Now he's walking the woods with his famous comedian friends on t...
Anthony Jeselnik Is ‘Uncancelable’
03 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Self-described comedy “villain” Anthony Jeselnik has made a career out of telling expertly crafted, extremely dark one-liners, from his breakthrou...
Bill Nye Is on ‘F*cking Fire!’
30 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Nye (The Science Guy!) checks in this week to talk about his podcast (Science Rules!) and help preview next week’s Climate Crisis Town Hall eve...
Desus and Mero Are ‘Disrupting’ Late-Night
27 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Desus Nice and The Kid Mero are here to talk about the first six months of their Showtime late-night series Desus & Mero. We get into their close ...
Natalie Morales Looks to the Future
23 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Natalie Morales (Parks and Recreation) stops by to talk about her new scripted podcast Ellie and The Wave and opens up about her disappointment over N...
Jim Gaffigan Tells All
20 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most successful stand-up comedians of all time, Jim Gaffigan just became the first comic to premiere a special with Amazon Prime Video. Qua...
Jillian Bell Becomes a Star
13 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For years, Jillian Bell has been stealing scenes in TV shows like Workaholics and movies like 22 Jump Street. This month, she has her first leading ro...
Brett Gelman Disgusts Himself
06 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You know Brett Gelman as Martin from ‘Fleabag,’ Murray from ‘Stranger Things’ and dozens of other characters who he says share one big trait: ...
Whitney Cummings Gets a Sex Robot
30 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Stand-up comedian and writer Whitney Cummings is here to talk about her brand new special ‘Can I Touch It?’ streaming right now on Netflix. Whitne...
Rob Riggle Tees Off
23 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Riggle spent 15 years in the Marines before landing his first real comedy job on the cast of ‘Saturday Night Live.’ It has seemingly been noth...
Jon Lovett Checks In
19 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this special Friday episode of ‘The Last Laugh,’ Crooked Media co-founder and ‘Lovett or Leave It’ host Jon Lovett checks in to talk about ...
Jane Lynch Shows Up
16 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jane Lynch, Emmy-winning star of ‘Glee’ and ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,’ talks about getting her big break at 40 in Christopher Guest’s ‘B...
Nate Bargatze Blows Up
09 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Nate Bargatze broke through on Netflix’s ‘The Standups’ before premiering his own hour-long special ‘The Tennessee Kid’ on the stre...
Kathy Griffin Stands Up
01 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Kathy Griffin opens up about the infamous photoshoot that changed her life and sounds off on President Trump, Donald Trump Jr., TMZ’s Harve...
Matt Walsh Moves On
25 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Upright Citizens Brigade co-founder Matt Walsh talks about the end of HBO’s ‘Veep,’ reacts to the resignation of White House Press Se...
Mindy Kaling Grows Up
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mindy Kaling broke through as a writer and star of ‘The Office’ and then ‘The Mindy Project’ and this summer she has taken those roles to new ...
Jeff Ross Lives to Roast
11 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Ross is always expanding his duties as Roastmaster General—most recently helming a series of ‘Historical Roasts’ for Netflix. This summer, ...
Sacha Baron Cohen Exposes America
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Comedy legend Sacha Baron Cohen goes deep on all of the crazy things that happened during the filming of his Showtime series ‘Who Is America?’—i...
Preview: Sacha Baron Cohen Confirms ‘Borat’ Rumor
30 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this preview of next week’s episode, Sacha Baron Cohen confirms something that has long been rumored about Pamela Anderson’s role in the ‘Bor...
Jordan Klepper Drops the Act
28 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Former ‘Daily Show’ correspondent Jordan Klepper discusses making the transition from playing an Alex Jones-inspired madman on ‘The Opposition’...
SNL's Sam Jay Slays
24 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Just six years into her career as a comedian, Sam Jay has become one of the fastest rising stars in the comedy world. After joining ‘Saturday Night ...
Pete Holmes Goes Deep
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Pete Holmes is a stand-up comedian, creator and star of HBO’s ‘Crashing’ and host of the podcast ‘You Made It Weird.’ Now, he’s become an ...
Samantha Bee Is Fearless
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Before hosting ‘Full Frontal’ on TBS, Samantha Bee was the longest-serving correspondent on ‘The Daily Show.’ And yet as she tells me in this ...
W. Kamau Bell Fights Hate
07 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Stand-up comedian W. Kamau Bell has been hosting ‘United Shades of America’ on CNN since before Donald Trump was elected. Now in its fourth season...
Jena Friedman Confronts Reality
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Former ’Daily Show’ field producer and host of Adult Swim’s ‘Soft Focus’ Jena Friedman shares her secrets to getting people to embarrass the...
Jon Lovett Gets Frustrated
23 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Former Obama speechwriter and host of ‘Pod Save America’ and ‘Lovett or Leave It’ Jon Lovett invites us into his Crooked Media studio to previ...
Ramy Youssef Discovers Himself
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Stand-up comedian and actor Ramy Youssef talks about creating his new Hulu series ‘Ramy’ and what it’s like to be young and Muslim in the comedy...
Ron Funches Gets Fit
09 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Stand-up comic and host of the ‘Gettin' Better’ podcast Ron Funches talks about his new special ‘Giggle Fit,’ explains why he turned down Netf...
Tony Hale Starts Over
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Emmy-winning actor Tony Hale opens up about the final season of ‘Veep,’ admits he would be “very surprised” if ‘Arrested Development’ cont...
Sarah Silverman Gets Canceled
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the premiere episode of ’The Last Laugh’ podcast, comedian Sarah Silverman opens up about the cancelation of her Hulu show ‘I Love You, Ameri...