What's So Funny!
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FEED DROP: “Northern Disclosure,” the Northern Exposure Rewatch Podcast is Here!
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Northern Exposure rewatch podcast you didn’t know you needed: co-stars Rob Morrow and Janine Turner return with Northern Disclosure, revisiting ...
The Improv (Part 2); The LA Years
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In our final episode of the season we continue where we left off in our brief history of The Improv. This episode picks up right where we left off wit...
The Original Comedy Club, The Imrov (Part 1)
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this very special 2-part series, we are talking about the world-famous, original comedy club, The Improv. Not only did several famous comedians get...
He's Not Someone's Accountant, He's David Steinberg
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
David Steinberg rose to fame using his childhood as inspiration for one of his most popular bits, the sermon. He was a member of Second City for four ...
The Legendary George Carlin
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
George Carlin’s career took off in the ’60s and continued through the decades. The country watched as he transformed from straight edge comic to l...
The Six Degrees of The Goon Show
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode takes us all the way across the ocean to England where find a comedy trio that is so absurd and so hilarious that it could only be The Go...
The #1 Stand-Up Comedian, Richard Pryor
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
cIf you don’t love Richard Pryor, then you probably don’t know Richard Pryor! The best comedian of his time he was hated by Bill Cosby, played man...
Martin Mull and His Fabulous Furniture In Your Living Room
29 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The comedian we are talking about in this episode was the only guitar comedy act to ever perform on The Tonight Show. He is an artist, a musician, a c...
The One and Only Mr. Warmth, Don Rickles
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Don Rickles wanted to be an actor, but as a way to make a buck he took up comedy, and not just any comedy, insult comedy. Nicknamed Mr. Warmth, no one...
Jean Carroll is The First Lady of Comedy
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jean Carroll entered the scene when women were only a part of the background, the straight man in a comedy duo, or on the Chitlin Circuit. Her elegant...
Jonathan Winters is The King of Improv
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Winters is a legend. A master of improv and storytelling he got his start after winning a contest for a new wristwatch. A family man at heart...
Introducing The Smothers Brothers
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tommy and Dick Smothers also known as the Smothers Brothers quickly rose to fame after appearing on the Jack Parr Show in 1961. Their musical comedy a...
The Laff of The Party: Redd Foxx
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Redd Foxx is most known for his role on Sanford and Son, but his career dates back all the way to the ’40s. When he was 17 he was a member of the tr...
The Rise and Fall of Freddie Prinze
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Freddie Prinze was an overnight sensation. He was invited to sit by Johnny Carson during his first appearance on the show which was an instant game ch...
Are You Ready For Phyllis Diller?!
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The first housewife to break out of the mold, Phyllis Diller broke into the scene with her famous one-liners, fright wigs, and out of this world costu...
Coming Soon: The Newest Season of What's So Funny!
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Season 2 of What's So Funny! is coming very soon and, let me tell you, we are talking about some great comedians! With the same great hosts! And all...
Dick Gregory is a Force to Reckon With
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dick Gregory broke barriers for African American comics. In fact, he was the first black comedian to sit next to Jack Paar becoming a trailblazer for...
The Unstoppable Shelley Berman
12 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Our final episode of the season features the one, the only, Shelley Berman and his album “Inside Shelley Berman!” Before becoming a comedian, Shel...
The Funniest Woman in the World, Moms Mabley
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of What’s So Funny! we are listening to the one and only Moms Mabley and her 1970 album “Live at Sing Sing.” Jackie Moms Mabley ...
The Original One Hit Wonder, Vaughn Meader
29 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of What’s So Funny! Dave Schwensen and Tom Megalis listen to original one hit wonder Vaughn Meader. His comedy album broke records w...
The Comedy Duo Nichols and May present “An Evening With Nichols and May”
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It’s hard to believe, but the parents of improvisational comedy didn’t even like each other the first time they met! In this episode of What’s S...
Lily Tomlin the Performer
15 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of What’s So Funny! We meet Lily Tomlin’s famous character Ernestine the Telephone Operator in her 1971 album This Is A Recording....
Steve Martin is a Wild and Crazy Guy
07 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We all know Steve Martin the actor, but in this episode we go back in time to his comedy roots with the album “A Wild and Crazy Guy.” From Disney ...
The original sicknick of comedy, Lenny Bruce, and his 1961 album “American”
07 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most controversial comedians of his time, Lenny Bruce, was the original bad boy of comedy. In this episode we will be listening to his 1961...
The Political Satire of Mort Sahl in "The Future Lies Ahead"
07 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the first episode of the new season of What’s So Funny! and we are listening to the first recorded modern comedy album, “The Future Lies Ah...