Good One

Vulture

Good One is a longform celebrity interview show that explores the creative process with a sense of humor and a great selection of hats. It's hosted by Jesse David Fox, who is a Vulture senior writer and the author of Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture and the Magic that Makes it Work. Good One is a co-production of Vulture and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

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348 episodes
Updated July 23

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Sep 25, 2025 · 1 hr 35 min
How Gianmarco Soresi Is Conquering Social Media
Gianmarco Soresi joins us to discuss how he relates to different audiences, his new special 'Thief of Joy', and building a fanbase on social media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 18, 2025 · 1 hr 10 min
Amber Ruffin Is the Most Fun Person In America
Amber Ruffin joins us to talk about Detroiters, her ten years at Late Night with Seth Meyers, doing improv in Amsterdam of all places, and making even today’s news into comedy on CNN’s Have I Got News for You. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 11, 2025 · 1 hr 23 min
John C. Reilly Wants to Keep "Kind & Loving" Comedy Alive
This week on Good One, John C. Reilly—one of the greatest actors in comedy or drama—joins us to talk about Walk Hard, Step Brothers, his relationship with Paul Thomas Anderson and Mister Romantic, the cabaret character he’s been performing as around the country, who recently put out an album of standards from the American songbook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 4, 2025 · 1 hr 28 min
BenDeLaCreme on if Drag is too Mainstream to be Provocative
This week on Good One, BenDeLaCreme stops by to talk about RuPaul's Drag Race, snatch game, The Jinkx & Dela Holiday Special, and also, culture! 00:00 Intro 00:00:32 Funniest thing of the week 00:01:26 BenDeLaCreme 00:02:42 Drag going mainstrem 00:09:11 Snatch Game 00:26:33 Seeing the matix of Drag Race 00:34:55 How Drag Race helps all drag 00:36:00 Collaboration with Jinx Monsoon 00:45:58 Pee-wee Herman 00:51:11 Drag and Christmas 00:54:17 Shaping DeLa's worldview 01:01:26 Art and Grieving 01:08:53 How Art was Institutionalized 01:17:20 The Laughening Round Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 28, 2025 · 1 hr 22 min
After 'Oh, Mary!' Jinkx Monsoon Wants to Play Mystique in the MCU
This week on Good One, Jinkx Monsoon joins us to talk about RuPaul's Drag Race, Broadway, working with BenDeLaCreme on 'The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show', and taking over for Cole Escola in the Tony Award winning play 'Oh, Mary!' 00:00 Intro 00:01:00 Meeting Katy Perry 00:08:10 Meeting Charlie Day 00:13:14 How drag has changed 00:17:14 Broadway and drag 00:26:09 Relating to 'Oh, Mary!' 00:32:34 'Pirates! The Penzance Musical' 00:35:11 Mary Todd Lincoln's makeup 00:37:13 Working with Kumail Nanjiani 00:41:06 Manifesting the MCU 00:43:14 Who should play Mary next? 00:47:16 Drag Race 01:12:13 The Laughening Round Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 14, 2025 · 1 hr 13 min
Ralph Barbosa Likes Keeping You Guessing on His Politics
This week on Good One, comedian Ralph Barbosa joins us to talk about his new Hulu special 'Ralph Barbosa: Planet Bosa', writing jokes about immigration, and what it's like to do comedy that ends up going viral on the internet. 00:00 Intro 00:00:53 Funniest thing of the week 00:03:04 Don't Tell Comedy set 00:05:09 Getting political 00:08:03 Immigration 00:23:02 Going on Rogan 00:25:42 Getting personal 00:31:20 Almost going blind 00:34:08 Barbershop humor 00:37:03 Losing a friend 00:41:58 Influences 00:46:51 Looking high 00:50:16 Crowd work clips 00:51:24 Adam Sandler 00:53:19 On acting 00:56:09 Jokes in Spanish 01:00:16 The Laughening Round Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 7, 2025 · 1 hr 8 min
Ben Stiller Explains Severance’s Early Days, Mysteries & "Weird" Tone, Talks Happy Gilmore 2
This week on Good One, Ben Stiller joins us for a conversation about his journey from being a comedy superstar in legendary films like Zoolander, Tropic Thunder and Meet the Parents, to the director and executive producer who brought the creepy, crazy world of Severance to life on Apple TV+. 00:00 Intro 00:01:00 Happy Gilmore 2 00:04:30 Severance 00:18:34 The Mystery of Severance 00:23:48 Severance season finale 00:31:17 The Cable Guy vs Severance 00:38:07 Tropic Thunder 00:43:40 Working with Robert DeNiro 00:46:10 Zoolander 00:48:40 Sondheim 00:52:04 Parenthood 01:05:28 The Laughening Round Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 31, 2025 · 1 hr 40 min
You're Wrong About Bill Burr
This week on 'Good One' comedian and actor Bill Burr sits down for a conversation about the trajectory of his career, from his early, angry days to his Broadway run and his two-time Emmy nominated special, 'Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years', streaming now on Hulu. The album, 'Drop Dead Years', is available August 1 anywhere you stream music. 00:00 Intro 00:00:52 Funniest thing that happened this week 00:03:19 His most recent special 00:06:22 Having a breakthrough 00:12:55 Regretting jokes 00:19:20 Going "Woke" 00:28:08 Politicians and comedy 00:32:12 Having kids 00:43:45 Taking mushrooms 00:48:32 Huge venues 00:53:08 Doing Broadway 00:57:58 Losing Bob Saget 01:02:08 The Conan O'Brien Mark Twain Prize 01:10:22 The Laughening Round Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 24, 2025 · 1 hr 51 min
Marc Maron on WTF's Final Episode and Comedy Politics
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Jul 17, 2025 · 59 min
Vir Das Became India's Biggest Stand-up Despite Government Resistance
Vir Das lost his voice just six weeks before he had to film his new Netflix special 'Fool Volume', and on this week's episode of 'Good One' he walks us through how Adele's doctor helped bring him back, facing legal consequences for his work, and how much better it actually is to be an Indian comedian. 00:00 Intro 00:01:23 Funniest thing of the week 00:03:06 Starting stand-up in Mumbai 00:06:23 Being an Indian comic 00:07:54 Branching out globally 00:15:24 Losing his voice 00:23:19 Making the special 00:30:28 Legal controversy 00:34:47 Protecting fellow comics 00:36:02 The magazine profile he didn't do 00:38:53 Making comedy with legal risk 00:43:55 His performing style 00:50:23 The Laughening Round Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 10, 2025 · 1 hr 56 min
James Acaster Unpacks His Kettering Town FC Chant and Reacts to Bo Burnham
Good One is moving to video! Check us out on ⁠Vulture's Youtube channel.⁠ Comedian James Acaster joins this week's episode of Good One to talk about the lifecycle of his Kettering FC chant bit, almost deciding to quit stand up, and finally seeing Bo Burnham's 'Inside'. 00:00 Intro 00:01:02 Funniest thing that happened this week 00:04:33 Cold Lasagna Hate Myself 1999 00:09:31 Taking a break from stand-up 00:16:18 Bo Burnham 00:25:19 Hecklers Welcome 00:43:44 Current work in progress 00:48:45 Kettering Town FC 00:52:14 Getting pushed 01:02:00 Fan interactions 01:09:50 Robert De Niro on his podcast 01:23:13 Laughening Round Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 3, 2025 · 1 hr 4 min
Ed Helms on What Makes Andy from 'The Office' Funny
Comedy veteran Ed Helms joins us to talk about 'The Office', 'The Hangover', and researching government conspiracies for his podcast 'SNAFU' and the accompanying book 'SNAFU: The Definitive Guide to History’s Greatest Screwups'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 26, 2025 · 1 hr 14 min
Is the Future of Stand-up Comedy Atsuko Okatsuka?
Good One is now on video! Check us out on ⁠⁠Vulture's Youtube channel.⁠⁠ From doing Zoom shows at the height of the pandemic to going viral on TikTok, Atsuko Okatsuka made a name for herself through Shakira and Beyoncé-inspired dance moves even before she released her two stand-up comedy specials. This week on Good One, she joins our host Jesse David Fox to talk about making comedy for both the stage and the (phone) screen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 20, 2025 · 1 hr 11 min
Michelle Buteau Is Who She Wanted to See on TV as a Kid
Good One is now on video! Check us out on ⁠Vulture's Youtube channel.⁠ Fresh off her Netflix special ‘A Buteau-ful Mind’ at Radio City Music Hall, Michelle Buteau reflects on all the venues she played to get here, the importance of her Netflix series 'Survival of the Thickest', and why standing up to the worlds biggest comedian is necessary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 20, 2025 · 1 hr 30 min
Sarah Sherman on Secrets from SNL 50, Nosferatu, and being in Domingo
Good One is now on video! Check us out on ⁠⁠Vulture's Youtube channel.⁠⁠ PodcastThis week on Good One, SNL's Sarah Sherman joins us for a deep dive into how her Weekend Update bits come together, being in the Domingo sketch, and performing with Adam Sandler and David Spade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 19, 2025 · 1 hr 4 min
Brett Goldstein Loves Making Fun of Shakespeare
After winning an Emmy for playing Roy Kent on 'Ted Lasso', Brett Goldstein has returned to stand up comedy. He joins us on this week's Good One to discuss his new special 'The Second Best Night of Your Life', visiting 'Sesame Street' and joining the cast of 'Shrinking'. 00:00 Intro 00:00:45 Funniest thing that happened this week 00:02:10 Plays versus musicals 00:08:05 Before Ted Lasso 00:12:00 Ted Lasso 00:15:50 Going to the Emmys 00:20:30 Doing stand up after Ted Lasso 00:23:00 Finding season four 00:25:30 Shrinking 00:33:00 Sesame Street 00:40:00 All about love 00:47:10 The Laughening Round Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 12, 2025 · 1 hr 4 min
Jason Segel Might Still Make that Dracula Musical
Good One is now to video! Check us out on ⁠Vulture's Youtube channel.⁠ Jason Segel is a master of finding comedy in some of life's most painful moments, a skill he showcases as the star of the AppleTV+ hit series 'Shrinking'. This week on Good One, he shares with Vulture's Jesse David Fox everything to know about his long journey to Emmy nominee from that Dracula musical he could very well still make! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 5, 2025 · 1 hr 9 min
Seth Meyers on the Future of Late Night and SNL
Good One is moving to video! Check us out on Vulture's Youtube channel. Seth Meyers has so many jobs. The current ‘Late Night’ host and former SNL head writer drops in to discuss his nightly hosting duties, how he finds time to make standup specials while maintaining side projects like ‘The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast’ all while being asked if he wants another big job… taking over SNL whenever Lorne Michaels steps away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 18, 2025 · 1 hr 7 min
Dropout Panel Changer
Inspired by the Dropout show Game Changer, join us for an event that will completely change every ten minutes. Will Dropout all-stars Rekha Shankar (Smartypants), Vic Michaelis (Very Important People), Jordan Myrick (Gastronauts), and Jacob Wysocki (Make Some Noise) improvise, talk thoughtfully about their work, play an elaborate game of “Simon Says” with the audience, or all of the above? That remains to be seen, but no matter what they do, they are only going to do it for ten minutes before doing something even crazier. Order Jesse's book (out now!), Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture–and the Magic That Makes It Work here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374604714/comedybook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 11, 2025 · 56 min
Julio Torres’s Favorite Colors
Comedian Julio Torres joins us for an in-depth discussion about that which colors our lives: color. Warm colors, cold colors, hot colors, bold colors, all of it will be up for discussion in this exploration of the Fantasmas creator, director, and star’s work and life. Order Jesse's book (out now!), Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture–and the Magic That Makes It Work here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374604714/comedybook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Good One

How Gianmarco Soresi Is Conquering Social Media

Amber Ruffin Is the Most Fun Person In America

John C. Reilly Wants to Keep "Kind & Loving" Comedy Alive

BenDeLaCreme on if Drag is too Mainstream to be Provocative

After 'Oh, Mary!' Jinkx Monsoon Wants to Play Mystique in the MCU

Ralph Barbosa Likes Keeping You Guessing on His Politics

Ben Stiller Explains Severance’s Early Days, Mysteries & "Weird" Tone, Talks Happy Gilmore 2

You're Wrong About Bill Burr

Marc Maron on WTF's Final Episode and Comedy Politics

Vir Das Became India's Biggest Stand-up Despite Government Resistance

James Acaster Unpacks His Kettering Town FC Chant and Reacts to Bo Burnham

Ed Helms on What Makes Andy from 'The Office' Funny

Is the Future of Stand-up Comedy Atsuko Okatsuka?

Michelle Buteau Is Who She Wanted to See on TV as a Kid

Sarah Sherman on Secrets from SNL 50, Nosferatu, and being in Domingo

Brett Goldstein Loves Making Fun of Shakespeare

Jason Segel Might Still Make that Dracula Musical

Seth Meyers on the Future of Late Night and SNL

Dropout Panel Changer

Julio Torres’s Favorite Colors