Ep009: Bill Maher 1994

Bill Maher is a huge part of the comedy and talk-show landscape, thanks to his HBO show Real Time, which is now in its 17th season. But in 1994, when this interview was recorded, Maher, then 38, really was just taking off. His Comedy Central show “Politically Incorrect” was about to start its third season, […]

Ep005: Joan Rivers 1990

Joan Rivers was a great interview, and quotes like this are the reason why: “I think one of the reasons (people) do like me, those that like me, is because I really never bullshit them. I always say exactly what I truly think and believe, including when Elizabeth Taylor was fat. She was fat!” At […]

Ep001: George Carlin 1989

I grew up listening to George Carlin’s records—FM&AM, Class Clown, and Occupation: Foole in particular. From his “Hair” poem, which I can still recite from memory, to his infamous “Seven Dirty Words You Can Never Say on TV,” he was funny, literate, subversive. He helped you see the world for the goofy place it really […]