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    • Our visit to the You Know What Dude! podcast

    The other day we stopped by the studios above NYC’s Comedy Cellar for a taping of Robert Kelly’s You Know What Dude! podcast. It was the second time we were invited on the show and what a difference time makes. Robert began the podcast a few years ago just taping it on his phone to now having a nice setup of a studio able to accommodate co-hosts and guest. It’s come a long way.

    We dropped by to recount our travels to the Just For Laughs festival with a life-sized cutout of Robert in tow, taping an impromptu podcast with “Robert,” Dan Soder, and Joe List while there in Montreal. Read the rest of this entry

    Talking comedy with Paul F. Tompkins

    Paul F. Tompkins is a sharp dressed man, and we didn’t waste time letting him know this when we sat down with him at Just For Laughs. While he shed some insight on his festival experience, the comedian really opened up when the topic turned to comedy podcasting, offering his take on the medium’s future and offering advice for others. Tompkins has the fantastic Pod F Tomkast, which if you haven’t gotten the chance to check out yet, get on it.

    Stern Producer Gary Dell’Abate Latest To Join Nerdist Empire

    Longtime Howard Stern Show producer/personality Gary Dell’Abate (a.k.a Baba Booey) will be joining the likes of Neil Patrick Harris, “Weird Al” Yankovic, and Rob Zombie on the ever popular Nerdist Channel on YouTube.

    Dell’Abate’s new show, They Call Me Baba Booey will feature Gary’s Rain Man-esque mental encyclopedia of music and pop culture trivia and current happenings interjected with frequent geek outs of the audio/video tech gadget variety.

    “In Gary’s other job, he is ridiculed for being an audiophile and a tech head,” states Nerdist founder Chris Hardwick, “BUT NOT HERE AT NERDIST! We welcome him to our nerdly fold to work amongst his own kind, like Professor X welcoming a young mutant to the Xavier Institute.” Read the rest of this entry

    The Laugh Button Podcast Round-Up | 2.17 – 2.23

    Hey everyone and welcome to another fun-filled installment of The Laugh Button Podcast Round-Up. This week sees comedians such as Marc Maron, Tom Scharpling, Joe Rogan, David Wain, Seth Meyers, Jen Kirkman and more all making the rounds to express their unique opinions and sense of humor on the iTunes loving masses.

    But that’s not all, folks. This week also sees everyone from the rock act Wilco to director Diablo Cody stopping by to talk about what fuels their creative process and how they were able to transform something they loved into a viable career. So sit back, relax and enjoy this diverse line-up of podcasts. We hope you have as much fun listening to these and we did writing about them! Read the rest of this entry

    The Laugh Button Podcast Round-Up | 2.10 – 2.16

    After a light load last week, the podcast train is up and rolling again and boy is it impressive. This week legendary comedians such as Conan O’Brien, Tom Lennon and Ben Garant make the rounds to talk about how they went from indie darlings to mainstream icons without sacrificing their credibility in the process.

    Additionally other A-listers such as Paul F. Tompkins, DEADMAU5, Nick Lowe, David Alan Grier and Los Angeles mayoral candidate Kevin James all stop by some of our favorite podcasts to give a rare glimpse into what makes them tick. So sit back, hit the download button and in a few seconds you’ll be able to experience everything we write about here. You’ve gotta love technology, huh? Read the rest of this entry

    The Laugh Button Podcast Round-Up | 2.4 – 2.9

    The Super Bowl is over and the Grammys are almost here but in the meantime we’ve got a handful of podcasts to keep us going through the home stretch.

    This week funny people like “Weird” Al Yankovic, Todd Glass, Robert Kelly and, Joe Rogan all talk about the inner workings of comedy and teach lessons that are as funny as they are educational.

    We’re going to keep this intro brief this week so you can dive in directly. Pay attention because there will be an exam later! Read the rest of this entry

    The Laugh Button Podcast Round-Up | 1.27 – 2.3

    Sorry to get you this week’s edition of the Round-Up a little late but last night we were busy seeing Ira Glass, Tom Scharpling, Ted Leo, Sandra Barnhart and more at a live edition of Julie Klausner’s How Was Your Week? at the Bell House in Brookln. We laughed, we cried and we left with a goodie bag full of Peanut Chews.

    his week the podcast world features appearances from SNL mastermind Lorne Michaels and the Kevin Smith peace summit. In addition to amazing cameos from David Cross, Paul F. Tompkins, Jimmy Kimmel, Tim & Eric, Bob Odenkirk and more. So enough reading, scroll down and listen up! Read the rest of this entry

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