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Jan. 3, 2025

Day 275 - The Unimportant Importance of Paul Reiser

Paul Reiser is a legendary comedian, actor, writer, and producer whose career spans decades of iconic work. Best known for his roles in Mad About You, Stranger Things, and The Kominsky Method, Paul joined me on Dystopia Tonig...

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Dec. 24, 2024

Day 274 - The Human Interests of Madeleine Smithberg

Madeleine Smithberg is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning television producer, writer, and comedy trailblazer. As the co-creator of The Daily Show , she helped redefine the boundaries of political satire and late-night televis...

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Sept. 4, 2024

Day 266 - Ryan Stout - Imagining Offense

Ryan Stout is a seasoned stand-up comedian who has performed all over the world. He’s made over 200 television appearances on programs including CONAN , Chelsea Lately , HBO’s Funny as Hell , Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham ,...

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May 30, 2024

Day 260 - Jay Leno - A Single Focused Person

Jay Leno, a true icon of American comedy, joins me on this episode of Dystopia Tonight! We swap Richard Lewis stories, chat about his start as a comic at Emerson College, his love for cars and motorcycles on "Jay Leno's Garage." comedy legends Robert...

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Feb. 19, 2024

Day 254 - Robert Smigel - High Quality Means of Escape

Inspiring laughter and thought in equal measure, Robert Smigel is a comedic genius who has left an iconic mark in this history of comedy as an actor, comedian, writer, director, producer and puppeteer, known for his SNL "TV Funhouse" cartoon and as t...

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Feb. 6, 2024

Day 252 - Brendan Hunt - Committing to Every Single Moment

Ted Lasso’s Brendan Hunt joins John to talk about his new solo show at the SOHO Playhouse in NY running from Feb 7-10 titled, “The Movement You Need.” The show comically explores his relationship with his departed mother, a fraught kinship that had o...

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July 13, 2023

Day 237 - Sub Par Trash with Bruce Baum

They say laughter is the best medicine, and Bruce Baum is a comedic doctor with a prescription for hilarity. This American comedian has carved a niche for himself with a distinctive act that combines prop comedy and traditional stand-up material. But...

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July 10, 2023

Day 236 - Jamie Manelis - Always Winging It

Introducing Jamie Manelis, the quintessential LA native with a touch of the infamous 'valley girl' spirit. As a Jewish, queer writer/comedian/actress, she fearlessly blazes her own trail, breaking boundaries and leaving a lasting impression on the en...

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June 24, 2023

Day 231 - Happy Accidents with Mike Burton

In the realm of comedy, Mike Burton stands out as a true original, blending his southern hospitality with a sharp New York edge. His performances are a testament to his comedic brilliance, leaving audiences clutching there sides and eagerly awaiting ...

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June 21, 2023

Day 230 - That Human Connection with Mark Anthony Ramirez

In the ever-evolving landscape of comedy, certain performers emerge as true trailblazers, pushing boundaries and challenging societal norms. Among these luminaries is Mark Anthony Ramirez, a comedic force whose multi-racial heritage encompasses Latin...

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July 11, 2022

Day 180 - Richard Chassler

Richard Chassler is an actor, comedian, and writer who’s worked with the best of’em and has stories for days as his career and talent has allowed him to traverse through almost every facet of show business. We talk about his passion for stand-up, his beg...

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May 22, 2022

Day 170 - A Mic, A Light And A Place To Stand with Robert Klein

An evening with Robert Klein wrapped in Dystopian foil and served to you via the internet is just what the comedy doctor ordered! Getting to digitally sit down with a legend is always a blast but with Robert it became illuminating in a way I had not expe...

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May 17, 2022

Day 168 - Ukranian Comedian Sviat Zagaikevich

As comedians we’re constantly talking about or being talked about - the balls it takes for anyone to get on a stage alone for a given amount of time and try to make an audience laugh. But in Ukrainian comedian Sviat Zagaikevich’s case he and his fellow c...

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May 11, 2022

Day 165 - Melanie Chartoff

Melanie Chartoff first became famous for her comedy work on the ABC series Fridays, and in the 1990s Fox sitcom Parker Lewis Can't Lose. She voiced both Didi Pickles and Grandma Minka, Didi's mother on the Nickelodeon animated series Rugrats and All Grow...

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May 9, 2022

Day 164 - Jay Black

Jay Black is fucking hysterical and according to his wife, the most interesting man in the world for 5 minutes. However we got the pleasure of having him be both for a little over an hour on this episode of Dystopia Tonight.   Jay and I talk about the da...

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April 20, 2022

Day 156 - Ken McGraw

Ken McGraw is not only a good friend but an actor, comedian, sketch comic, writer, and improviser, who had an incredible run with the off Broadway show “Toxic Masculinity the Musical.” Ken spent years studying Improv, sketch and characters at the Upright...

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April 19, 2022

Day 155 - Bruce Vilanch

Nine times out of ten if there’s someone you love who is funny, Bruce Vilanch made them funnier. Bruce is a two time Emmy winning comedy writer, songwriter, and actor with a four-year stint on Hollywood Squares, as a celebrity participant and head writer...

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April 11, 2022

Day 152 - Paul Provenza

I could honesty talk about comedy with Paul Provenza forever. He’s not just a student of it he’s an architect of the craft itself, and the appreciation of it as well as having an eye for it in the comedians he surrounds himself with and the ones that are...

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March 26, 2022

Day 148 - Mike Binder

Mike Binder is literally decades of funny and comedy history packed into one person. He’s written, directed, and acted in hits like Reign Over Me with Adam Sandler and Don Cheadle and the Upside of Anger with Kevin Costner and Joan Allen, not to mention ...

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March 16, 2022

Day 144 - Billy West ”A More Successful Cat”

It was an honor hosting Billy West on Dystopia Tonight. So much of what he’s done has not only been apart of my childhood but all of our childhoods and to get to spend some time with the man behind the characters was a true joy. We talked the return of F...

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March 15, 2022

Day 143 - Gary Kroeger

Gary Kroeger came out of the gate running in this episode of Dystopia Tonight and we loved every minute of it! We talk progressive politics, democrats, republicans, and the rest of us caught in between, covid, his days on SNL, his passions growing up, wh...

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March 10, 2022

Day 138 - Dave Thomas

Legendary Comedian, Actor, Writer and Author Dave Thomas joins us on Dystopia Tonight as we discuss the state of comedy today, our favorite talk show hosts, his time with SCTV, The New Show with Lorne Michaels, picking a fight with Johnny Carson over Bob...

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Feb. 21, 2022

Day 130 - Chris Titus

Chris Titus was an absolute blast to have on the show. We went from 0 to 100 from the get go and covered everything from his new, almost zen like perception on life minus some justifiable road rage, relationships, the pandemic, Spotify, Joe Rogan, comedi...

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Feb. 9, 2022

Day 125 - Subhah Agarwal - Southern I Love Yous, Hot Dog Auditions, a…

Subhah Agarwal is one of the funniest comics working right now and it was a blast to have her on #DystopiaTonight! We pretty much run the gamut on everything from medical advice flung around by Joe Rogan, to her time on the Jim Jeffries show, discoveri...

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