Tig Notaro, Joke Superlatives

06/11/24 • 69 min

This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes Tig Notaro back to the podcast. Tig walks through her entire career via her best jokes with a new format called “Joke Superlatives.” Tig newest special, Hello Again, is out now on Prime Video. The film she co-wrote and co-directed, Am I Ok? is out now on Max. Stream her podcast, Handsome, wherever you get your podcasts.

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Previous Episode

Ego Nwodim’s “Lisa from Temecula”

Before this most recent season, Ego Nwodim had already found a place for herself at Saturday Night Live. But it was this year, where she really making the show her own, getting on some of the silliest characters in the shows long history. On this week’s Good One, Nwodim talks with host Jesse David Fox about the characters that got her there.

Sketches/Clips Mentioned:

Pasta

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwzdTW0pJXk

Entre Clip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XadmCTKTibQ

Cat clip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIRRmzc1TOI

SECOND LISA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY_DeNYWtIo

THIRD LISA CLIP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDzrvVYgkgQ

LOKO Clip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk7jW7qRZYM

Dionne CLip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHQbl3byYiY

RICH AUNTIE CLIP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0VtbXLPjBY&t=168s

STINGRAY CLIP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UlWbT3owys

Nat Geo Clip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UlWbT3owys

Father lawrence clip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjBrLbOJXHA

Mid-Day clip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGqtZmShIkw

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Best Specials of the Year So Far

As we do every June, host Jesse David Fox brings Vulture critic Kathryn VanArendonk review on the podcast to share her list of the best comedy specials of the year so far (yeah, it's a short list).

The specials discussed:

Alex Edelman, Just for Us (HBO/Max)

Nikki Glaser, Someday You’ll Die (HBO/Max)

Kyle Kinane, Dirt Nap (YouTube)

Jacqueline Novak, Get on Your Knees (Netflix)

Ali Siddiq, The Domino Effect Part 3 and 4 (YouTube)

Taylor Tomlinson, Have it All (Netflix)

Ramy Youssef, More Feeling (HBO/Max)

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