Episodes
Here's a sneak peek at what's in store on "The History Of Standup" as we talk with journalist Julie Seabaugh about the Roast Battle.
“Every Tuesday night at midnight in a dark corner of the Comedy Store, a beautiful and hilarious fight breaks out. Starving comedians drown their prejudice in comedy. It’s scary. It’s hilarious. It’s completely punk rock. Burgeoning comics and cast-aside performers have moments of heroism, and we all get the rare chance to cleanse our sins in humor.” - Jason...
Published 09/04/18
Join comedian Wayne Federman and Andrew Steven for The History of Standup, a look back at some of comedy’s most interesting moments. Full episodes start September 18th. Brought to you by Castbox with production help from The Podglomerate.
Follow us on Twitter at @histofstandup, @federman, and @andrewsteven
Published 08/28/18
Wayne Federman has been performing standup for over 30 years and has appeared in numerous television programs and films including Step Brothers, Crashing, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and was the head monologue writer for Jimmy Fallon. Federman is also a professor of standup and comedy history at USC, and a comedy historian, having written articles for Vulture, Splitsider, and The Atlantic. He appears in the second season of CNN’s The History of Comedy and co-produced the HBO Documentary The Zen...
Published 08/21/18
If you’ve ever watched a standup comedy special on Comedy Central or Netflix and wondered, how we got here — “The History of Standup” looks back at the evolution of standup from vaudeville to Netflix. Each week, Comedian Wayne Federman teaches Andrew Steven about the history of standup in a casual, conversational history class, looking over some of comedy’s most interesting moments. "The History of Standup" starts September 18th
Published 08/07/18
Go behind the scenes of HarmonQuest Season 2 with Dan Harmon, Spencer Crittenden, Erin McGathy, and Jeff Davis. Season 2 of HarmonQuest premieres July 27 on Seeso.
Published 05/24/17
Michael Delaney has been a member of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater since it's inception in 1998.
Published 05/17/17
Part 2 of comedian Wayne Federman's crash course in Johnny Carson.
Published 05/10/17
Part 1 of our conversation with comedian Wayne Federman about Johnny Carson, in preperation for Seeso's upcoming original series, "There's Johhny."
Published 05/03/17
Brent Weinbach is weird. In his new Seeso special, "Appealing to the Mainstream," Brent attempts to adjust his quirky personality so that he can fit in with the world around him, which would be valuable to his career as a comedian and entertainer.
Published 04/26/17
Director Jordan Brady talks with Andrew about the creative process and the making of his new film, “I Am Battle Comic” — a comedy documentary about performing stand-up for U.S. Troops stationed in Afghanistan, Kuwait and Iraq.
Published 04/19/17
More than just a story of trying to remake "The IT Crowd", today’s episode asks the question, is there a difference between American and British audiences?
Published 04/12/17
Let go of pretension and leave your ego at the door as Big Jay Oakerson leads a pack of comics in a completely improvised show based on their lives and interactions with the crowd.
Published 04/05/17
Sasheer Zamata’s first stand-up special debuts March 30th. Hear how it came to be.
Published 03/27/17
Tim Baltz and Mary Holland share stories about the making of Shrink, plus share commentary on the first episode, available on Seeso.com now.
Published 03/20/17
From SXSW, Horatio Sanz shares the secret of ASSSSCAT, the Upright Citizens Brigades longest running improv show.
Published 03/16/17
Henry Phillips is a comedian first, but he’s made a career and turning moments in his life into things other than jokes… things like songs, movies, YouTube shows, and more.
Published 03/13/17
Laurie Kilmartin (Conan, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson) live tweeted her father's final days in hospice in 2015 and crafted it into a ground-breaking comedy special. Thousands joined in celebrating Laurie's dark humor including friends Conan O'Brien, Patton Oswalt and Andy Kindler.
Watch Laurie Kilmartin's new stand-up special "45 Jokes About My Dead Dad" only on Seeso.com
Published 03/06/17
Last year, Ian Abramson launched an absurdly great stand up show and web series, “7 Minutes in Purgatory,” that helped raise Ian’s notoriety. But this wasn’t his first unique take on comedy, and certainly won’t be his last.
Published 02/27/17
This week, Justin, Travis, and Griffin McElroy join Andrew Steven to talk about how they turned their podcast, My Brother, My Brother and Me, into a TV show. Plus they give all sorts of great advice that you should definitely follow no matter what.
Don't miss the premiere of My Brother, My Brother and Me on Seeso, February 23.
Published 02/20/17
Fancy Boy is an Australian sketch comedy show described as “an itch that starts out small but quickly becomes a weeping sore and soon there’s not enough anti-fungal cream to go around”… so, you know… I think that pretty much sums it up.
Published 02/13/17
If you've never seen Blackadder, you're missing out.
Published 02/06/17
This week we take a look at the Harold — the longform improv structure developed by Del Close and made popular by the iO and UCB theaters.
Thanks to Nick Mandernach and our team of improvisers: Greg Gallant, Mike McLendon, Laci Mosley, and Dhruv Uday Singh.
Published 01/30/17
Recorded Live at The Hollywood Improv, we gathered some of our favorite comedians, improvisers, and performers... this is what happened. Featuring: John Roy, Liquid Feet, Outside Dog, Sam Jay, Sean Conroy, and Zach Sherwin, hosted by Andrew Steven.
Published 01/23/17