While most of us were on the road heading home for the holidays, the comedians behind your favorite podcasts were still hard at work giving us the gift of laughs.

Correspondingly Adam Carolla sat down with Seth MacFarlane to find out what the man behind Stewie is all about while Tom Scharpling hosted the holiday party of a lifetime alongside John Hodgman, Ted Leo, and David Rees.

But that’s not all, we also saw appearances from comedians such as David Alan Grier, Mike Birbiglia, and Doug Benson as well as visionaries such as Ira Glass and Bryan Cranston. In other words weather your sense of humor is ultra low-brow or hyper intellectual, we’re sure you can find something to enjoy on this week’s Podcast Round-Up.

ESSENTIAL LISTENING
Friday, December 23rd
John Hodgman, Ted Leo and David Rees on The Best Show On WFMU
The second annual Best Show Holiday Party doesn’t disappoint as the Four Loco flows, Tom Scharpling chats with comedian John Hodgman, musician Ted Leo and cartoonist David Rees in such a casual and laid-back manner that you’ll feel like you’re eavesdropping on a group of people who are like your own friends…just way funnier.

Sunday, December 25th
Seth MacFarlane on The Adam Carolla Show
Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane is inevitably responsible making everyone reading this laugh at least a few times but how much do you know about MacFarlane himself? Adam Carolla gets MacFarlane to chat about his upbringing, how attending art school influenced his own unique brand of cartooning and, most notably, listeners will get a rare glimpse into how MacFarlane’s own creative process works.

ADDITIONAL LISTENING
Friday, December 23rd
Rory Scovel and Daniel Kinno on The Todd Glass Show

Saturday, December 24th
Doug Benson, Bert Kreischer, Ari Shaffir, Jason Gillearn and Brian Redban on The Joe Rogan Experience
David Tennant on The Nerdist

Monday, December 26th
Ira Glass and Mike Birbiglia on The Adam Carolla Show
Jimmy Dore on Never Not Funny
Vinnie Brand and Jim Norton on You Know What Dude!
Josh Blue on WTF?
Joe Rogan, Doug Benson, Bert Kreischer Ari Shaffir, Jason Gillearn, Brian Redban, Jayden Cole and See Hang on The Ice House Chronicles
Dan Naturman, Lenny Marcus, Modi, Ray Ellen, Greg Rogell and Nikki Glaser on The Comedy Cellar: Live From The Table

Wednesday, December 28th
David Alan Grier on The Adam Carolla Show

Thursday, December 29th
Bryan Cranston on The Adam Carolla Show
Anabelle Gurwich and Jeff Kahn on WTF?
Pete Homes, Jim Hamilton, Matt Mira, Hampton Yount, Diani Devine, Rory Scovel, Jared Logan, Brent Weinbach and Adam Cayton-Holland on The Nerdist
Kurt Braunohler and Cecily von Ziegesar on How Was Your Week?
Julie Klausner on The Best Show On WFMU

OUR PODCAST LIST:
Christopher Titus Podcast with Christopher Titus
Citizen Radio with Jamie Kilstein
Comedy Bang Bang with Scott Aukerman
The Comedy Cellar Live From The Table
Comedy Metal Midgets with Jim Florentine
Deathsquad with Brian Redban
Doug Loves Movies with Doug Benson
Fitzdog Radio with Greg Fitzsimmons
Girl On Guy with Aisha Tyler
How Did This Get Made? with Paul Scheer and Jason Mantzoukas
How Was Your Week with Julie Klausner
Mike And Tom Eat Snacks with Michael Ian Black
Mohr Stories with Jay Mohr
Monday Morning Podcast with Bill Burr
My Wife Hates Me with Rich Vos and Bonnie McFarlane
Never Not Funny with Jimmy Pardo
The Onion Radio News with The Onion
Sklarbro Country with Randy and Jason Sklar
SModcast with Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier
The Adam Carolla Show with Adam Carolla
The Best Show on WFMU with Tom Scharpling
The Joe Rogan Experience with Joe Rogan
The Jersey Jerks
The Nerdist with Chris Hardwick
The Pod F. Tompkast with Paul F. Tompkins
The Ricky Gervais Podcast with Ricky Gervais
The Smartest Man In The World with Greg Proops
The Todd Glass Show with Todd Glass
WTF? Podcast with Marc Maron
You Know What Dude? with Robert Kelly
You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes