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The Last Laugh

Welcome to ‘The Last Laugh’: Real conversations with really funny people. Every Wednesday, The Daily Beast’s Matt Wilstein interviews some of the biggest names in comedy—as well as the new voices crashing the party—about what it’s like to make people laugh during this current cultural and political moment.

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Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
48 minutes
Episodes
387
Years Active
2019 - 2025
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Desus and Mero Are ‘Disrupting’ Late-Night

Desus and Mero Are ‘Disrupting’ Late-Night

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero are here to talk about the first six months of their Showtime late-night series Desus & Mero. We get into their close relationship with fellow Bronx-native Alexandria Ocas…

00:55:14  |   Tue 27 Aug 2019
Natalie Morales Looks to the Future

Natalie Morales Looks to the Future

Natalie Morales (Parks and Recreation) stops by to talk about her new scripted podcast Ellie and The Wave and opens up about her disappointment over NBC canceling Abby’s, the first sitcom in which th…

00:26:40  |   Fri 23 Aug 2019
Jim Gaffigan Tells All

Jim Gaffigan Tells All

One of the most successful stand-up comedians of all time, Jim Gaffigan just became the first comic to premiere a special with Amazon Prime Video. Quality Time, Gaffigan’s seventh hour-long special t…

01:20:38  |   Tue 20 Aug 2019
Jillian Bell Becomes a Star

Jillian Bell Becomes a Star

For years, Jillian Bell has been stealing scenes in TV shows like Workaholics and movies like 22 Jump Street. This month, she has her first leading role in the hilarious and moving new film Brittany …

00:59:08  |   Tue 13 Aug 2019
Brett Gelman Disgusts Himself

Brett Gelman Disgusts Himself

You know Brett Gelman as Martin from ‘Fleabag,’ Murray from ‘Stranger Things’ and dozens of other characters who he says share one big trait: “toxic masculinity.” He’s also a brilliant improv and ske…

01:04:26  |   Tue 06 Aug 2019
Whitney Cummings Gets a Sex Robot

Whitney Cummings Gets a Sex Robot

Stand-up comedian and writer Whitney Cummings is here to talk about her brand new special ‘Can I Touch It?’ streaming right now on Netflix. Whitney explains why she decided to feature a sex robot ver…

01:03:59  |   Tue 30 Jul 2019
Rob Riggle Tees Off

Rob Riggle Tees Off

Rob Riggle spent 15 years in the Marines before landing his first real comedy job on the cast of ‘Saturday Night Live.’ It has seemingly been nothing but smooth sailing since then with stints on ‘The…

01:11:40  |   Tue 23 Jul 2019
Jon Lovett Checks In

Jon Lovett Checks In

On this special Friday episode of ‘The Last Laugh,’ Crooked Media co-founder and ‘Lovett or Leave It’ host Jon Lovett checks in to talk about ‘Pod Save America’s’ upcoming live benefit concert at the…

00:21:24  |   Fri 19 Jul 2019
Jane Lynch Shows Up

Jane Lynch Shows Up

Jane Lynch, Emmy-winning star of ‘Glee’ and ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,’ talks about getting her big break at 40 in Christopher Guest’s ‘Best in Show,’ improvising with Steve Carell in ‘The 40-Year-O…

00:54:38  |   Tue 16 Jul 2019
Nate Bargatze Blows Up

Nate Bargatze Blows Up

Comedian Nate Bargatze broke through on Netflix’s ‘The Standups’ before premiering his own hour-long special ‘The Tennessee Kid’ on the streaming service earlier this year. But he’s about to get even…

01:04:04  |   Tue 09 Jul 2019
Kathy Griffin Stands Up

Kathy Griffin Stands Up

Comedian Kathy Griffin opens up about the infamous photoshoot that changed her life and sounds off on President Trump, Donald Trump Jr., TMZ’s Harvey Levin, CNN’s Jeff Zucker, Anderson Cooper, Andy C…

01:05:00  |   Mon 01 Jul 2019
Matt Walsh Moves On

Matt Walsh Moves On

This week, Upright Citizens Brigade co-founder Matt Walsh talks about the end of HBO’s ‘Veep,’ reacts to the resignation of White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and previews the 21st an…

00:55:46  |   Tue 25 Jun 2019
Mindy Kaling Grows Up

Mindy Kaling Grows Up

Mindy Kaling broke through as a writer and star of ‘The Office’ and then ‘The Mindy Project’ and this summer she has taken those roles to new heights in her excellent new film ‘Late Night’ opposite E…

00:48:46  |   Tue 18 Jun 2019
Jeff Ross Lives to Roast

Jeff Ross Lives to Roast

Jeff Ross is always expanding his duties as Roastmaster General—most recently helming a series of ‘Historical Roasts’ for Netflix. This summer, he will be roasting Alec Baldwin for Comedy Central. In…

01:03:46  |   Tue 11 Jun 2019
Sacha Baron Cohen Exposes America

Sacha Baron Cohen Exposes America

Comedy legend Sacha Baron Cohen goes deep on all of the crazy things that happened during the filming of his Showtime series ‘Who Is America?’—including truly incredible stories about his interaction…

00:57:38  |   Tue 04 Jun 2019
Preview: Sacha Baron Cohen Confirms ‘Borat’ Rumor

Preview: Sacha Baron Cohen Confirms ‘Borat’ Rumor

In this preview of next week’s episode, Sacha Baron Cohen confirms something that has long been rumored about Pamela Anderson’s role in the ‘Borat’ movie and the unlikely effect her cameo had on her …

00:02:44  |   Thu 30 May 2019
Jordan Klepper Drops the Act

Jordan Klepper Drops the Act

Former ‘Daily Show’ correspondent Jordan Klepper discusses making the transition from playing an Alex Jones-inspired madman on ‘The Opposition’ to revealing his true self on the new Comedy Central do…

00:58:10  |   Tue 28 May 2019
SNL's Sam Jay Slays

SNL's Sam Jay Slays

Just six years into her career as a comedian, Sam Jay has become one of the fastest rising stars in the comedy world. After joining ‘Saturday Night Live’ as a writer in the fall of 2017, the Atlanta-…

00:32:20  |   Fri 24 May 2019
Pete Holmes Goes Deep

Pete Holmes Goes Deep

Pete Holmes is a stand-up comedian, creator and star of HBO’s ‘Crashing’ and host of the podcast ‘You Made It Weird.’ Now, he’s become an author with the release of his new spiritual memoir ‘Comedy S…

01:01:18  |   Tue 21 May 2019
Samantha Bee Is Fearless

Samantha Bee Is Fearless

Before hosting ‘Full Frontal’ on TBS, Samantha Bee was the longest-serving correspondent on ‘The Daily Show.’ And yet as she tells me in this week’s episode, Comedy Central didn’t even consider her a…

01:00:10  |   Tue 14 May 2019
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