Breaking down the history of comedy and stand-up, one career, special, controversy, and storyline at a time.

Comedians Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds picks a subject from history and examine it.

Comedian and actor Gilbert Gottfried, a man Stephen King once called 'a national treasure,' talks with the show business legends, icons and behind-the-scenes talents who shaped his childhood and influenced his comedy. Along with co-host and fellow pop culture fanatic Frank Santopadre, Gilbert is joined by comics, actors, musicians, talk show hosts, writers and other eyewitnesses to Hollywood history, including Bruce Dern, Chevy Chase, 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Adam West, Steve Buscemi, Micky Dolenz, Jim Gaffigan, Judd Apatow and DOZENS more, for a funny, frenetic, fly-on-the-wall look at showbiz then and now (but mostly then.) Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast was named 'Best Podcast of 2015' by the Village Voice and one of iTunes' 'Best of 2014.' It has been featured in Rolling Stone, Wired and the Los Angeles Times. more

A feminist women's history comedy podcast hosted by Ann Foster. How do you solve a problem like Marie Antoinette? more

Burns and Allen was an American comedy duo consisting of George Burns and his wife, Gracie Allen. They worked together as a comedy team in vaudeville, films, radio and television and achieved great success over four decades. more

A somewhat accurate retelling of Irish history stories.Join Irish stand up comedians Jason Brennan and Kevin Larney as they take turns giving their best accounts of some of Ireland's silly, strange, and downright stupid tales from the past. more

All the things that made the world the way it is now.  Welcome to the podcast takes your nostalgia, tells you the history behind it and makes you ask What the HELL Were You Thinking. Host Dave Bledsoe takes the history, politics and pop culture of the past fifty years and explains what it was like to live through it and why it is still ruining the world today. So join Dave, his hapless Producer Gavin St James every Monday for time capsule of truth! Find us at whatthehellpodcast.com, @whatthehellpodcast.bsky.social and the show name on Facebook.  more

A podcast about exactly what it says it is: examining the bad ideas, mistakes and accidents that misshaped our world. more

Join history blogger Howard Dorre and his wife Jessica Dorre for a deep irreverent dive into lesser-known stories of the early American presidents. They dig into the myths, mysteries, scandals, and drama of the founders and their families, with a dash of marital banter. more

Eric the Clown and Adam the Ugly Baby discuss all things Seinfeld with some of the biggest Seinfeld fans and people who were part of the showhttps://linktr.ee/theplacetobeseinfeld more

Meet Chris, Madi, Zach, and Jerry. They are the History Boiz. They're going to tell you about historical figures and events and make you laugh at the same time. Drink a cheap beer, and get some history up in you. Like the founding fathers intended. more

A podcast about self-care, because sometimes self-care is screaming into the void. Here is where we use expletives and alcohol to emotionally process the weird and ridiculous things that compose the terrible elevator music of our lives.This podcast is for the purpose of commentary, critique, parody, reviews, and satire. See more at thisfnguypod.com. more

'Epik Fails of History' is a podcast about the most epic fails of... history! Created, hosted, and edited by Erik Slader (author of the 'Epic Fails' history book series), co-hosted with fellow podcasters, Chris Carroll, and Justin Ache. (Recommended for ages 13 and up due to some mild language, occasional crude humor, as well as discussions of war, disasters, and historical facts.) more

Rosamund Pike stars as Edith Wilson in 'Edith!' a scripted comedy podcast exploring the untold true-ish story of America's secret First Female President.After President Woodrow Wilson suffered a massive, paralyzing stroke in the White House, Edith Wilson did the unthinkable: she told no one. And for almost a year following the end of World War I, Edith Wilson acted as the de facto unelected President. She would sign documents as him. She would fire people as him. She would even cause international incidents as him. And all along the way, enemies both internal and external, inched closer to finding out her secret. New episodes every Thursday. more

Tad Becker and a co-host share personal stories and sift through the weirdness to find the most interesting stories on the planet. Sometimes it's 'only' TIME TRAVEL CRIME and non-military history. Other times they answer the BIG QUESTIONS. The ones NO ONE has the GUTS to tackle. Like, why my peepee hard?Some example shows are: Being arrested outside of a comic shop, the more-than-a-friendship of Gilgamesh and Enkidu, shutting down Neopets, the unending terror that is Homestuck, the unending terror that is living in Russia, filming and acting in three feature length indie films, dreams with legitimate sequels and the Emperor of the United States. Each episode we find something new to gawk at with our Eagle-Eyed listeners. more

Duffy's Tavern was a popular American radio situation comedy which ran for a decade on several networks (CBS, 1941 1942; NBC-Blue Network, 1942 1944; NBC, 1944 1951), concluding with the December 28, 1951 broadcast. more