Matt Wilstein

Tim Meadows: SNL, ‘The Ladies Man,’ and ‘DMV’

New episode with a true SNL legend! open.spotify.com/episode/0ndl...

YouTube video by The Daily Beast‘s Obsessed Sebastian Maniscalco on Filling Arenas and Telling ‘Offensive’ Jokes

Throwback Thanksgiving week episode with Sebastian Maniscalco!

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YouTube video by The Daily Beast‘s Obsessed Patton Oswalt Takes on Trump, Kimmel, Comedy’s Civil War

You can now watch this really great conversation with the brilliant @pattonoswalt.bsky.social — and subscribe to our new YouTube channel while you’re at it...

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Patton Oswalt: Trump, Kimmel, and the State of Stand-Up Comedy

Third appearance from @pattonoswalt.bsky.social just might be the best yet!

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John Oliver Unloads on Megyn Kelly’s ‘Pedophile Math’ “Look, I am clearly no stranger to sharing upsetting numbers with my audience...” the “Last Week Tonight” host quipped.

“Look, I am clearly no stranger to sharing upsetting numbers with my audience, but please do kill me if I ever start doing pedophile math.”

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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

‘Portlandia’ Star Responds to Trump’s Fake Portland War The “Saturday Night Live” and “Portlandia” star says he isn’t so sure anyone—besides Donald Trump—actually believes that Portland is on fire.

“I don’t imagine that anyone really thinks that. Maybe I’m delusional, but I think deep down everybody knows, like, come on.”

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Fred Armisen: SNL, ‘Portlandia,’ and ‘100 Sound Effects’

New podcast episode today with a true all-timer…

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Cheryl Hines Goes After Larry David With Bill Maher: ‘That Was Crazy’ “I didn’t even read it,” Maher admitted of David’s essay slamming him in “The New Yorker.”

Of course Cheryl Hines chose Bill Maher over Larry David.

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‘Bugonia’ Writer Will Tracy: ‘The Onion,’ John Oliver, and ‘Succession’

New podcast episode with the writer of the most 2025 movie of 2025…

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Colbert Teases Possible Return to Right-Wing ‘Colbert Report’ Persona “The Late Show” host revealed the “whole show” he has planned around the old character.

This is really best case scenario.

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Alex Borstein: ‘MADtv,’ ‘Family Guy,’ and ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’

What a career this woman has had… we talk all about it on this week’s podcast!

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Leslie Jones Tells All on Trump, Lorne, and Life After ‘SNL’ The “Saturday Night Live” all-star goes deep on her struggles and successes at the show and her electric new stand-up hour “Life Part 2.”

“Me and him would text each other in the middle of the night. Kenan even said, you and Lorne’s relationship is fucking weird. And I was like, I’m telling you, if me and Lorne met [back in the day], I would’ve been his baby mama.”

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SNL’s Leslie Jones: Lorne Michaels, Donald Trump, and ‘Life Part 2’

So many insane stories in this new podcast ep today with Leslie Fucking Jones!

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This is what the 25th Amendment is for.

‘South Park’s’ Vance Catches Trump in Oval Office Sex Act The episode also tore into a new MAGA-friendly tech billionaire.

FYI: South Park has not let up.

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‘John Candy: I Like Me’ Director Colin Hanks Podcast Episode · The Last Laugh · 10/15/2025 · 46m

This week on The Last Laugh podcast — Colin Hanks goes deep on the life and legacy of John Candy

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How Larry David Ended Up Wearing a MAGA Hat on ‘Curb’ In this exclusive excerpt from the new oral history book “No Lessons Learned” cast and crew break down the iconic image from the show’s 10th season.

“Seeing Larry in a MAGA hat was so jarring, it would be like seeing Trump in a NAACP hat.”

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New podcast episode today with the dope queen herself, Phoebe Robinson!

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Jimmy Kimmel Grills Aziz Ansari on Huge Payday From ‘Brutal Regime’ Ansari is the latest comedian to justify his performance at the Saudi Arabian comedy festival.

Good on Kimmel for pressing the issue here.

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Sherri Shepherd Sounds Alarm on ‘SNL’ Casting ‘Emergency’ “SNL, do not disappoint us,” Shepherd said on her show Monday.

Hard to believe we’re back here again.

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Dave Chappelle Uses Saudi Show to Slam America on Free Speech The comedian cited Charlie Kirk as an example of the things he can’t “talk about in America.”

This is exactly what Saudi Arabia was paying for.

“It’s easier to talk here than it is in America.”

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Bill Maher Gives Louis C.K. First TV Interview in 8 Years Fresh off his performance at the Riyadh Comedy Festival, the comedian is set to be officially un-canceled Friday night.

Cool.

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SNL’s Will Forte: ‘SNL50,’ ‘The Four Seasons,’ and ‘Haunted Hotel’

Will Forte is back on The Last Laugh podcast this week!

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Jimmy Fallon ‘Keeping His Head Down’ After Kimmel Suspension The “both sides” late-night host awkwardly dodged a question about he may or may not stand up to Trump’s FCC goon.

“We hit both sides equally and we try to make everybody laugh... so really I just keep my head down and make sure the jokes are funny.”

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YouTube video by The Daily Beast Hacks’ Star Hannah Einbinder Is ‘Sick and Tired’ of Anti-Woke Comedians | The Last Laugh

“Go Birds! Fuck ICE! Free Palestine!”

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The greatest minds of the right wing intellectual dark web think tank cannot -- or won't -- distinguish between "comic gets yelled at in comedy club for telling shitty joke about trans people" and "federal government forces corporation to pull comedian off the air for mocking President"

Hannah Einbinder on ‘Hacks,’ Colbert and Anti-Woke Comedians

Seems like a great week to revisit my conversation with Hannah Einbinder about the importance of late-night TV and the problem with “hack” comedians.

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