Best Comedy Specials of 2024 with Kathryn VanArendonk

Good One: A Podcast About Jokes

Vox Media Podcast Network

Comedy, Comedy Interviews

4.7 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2025

⏱️ 115 minutes

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Summary

This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes Kathryn VanArendonk back to the podcast to discuss the best comedy specials of 2024. Kathryn’s list: 10. Ali Wong, Single Lady (Netflix) 9. Langston Kerman, Bad Poetry (Netflix) 8. Ramy Youssef, More Feelings (Max) 7. Kyle Kinane, Dirt Nap (YouTube) 6. Courtney Pauroso, Vanessa 5000 (Dropout) 5. Anthony Jeselnik, Bones and All (Netflix) 4. Nikki Glaser, Someday You’ll Die (HBO) 3. Adam Sandler, Love You (Netflix) 2. Jacqueline Novak, Get on Your Knees (Netflix) 1. Ali Siddiq, Domino Effect Part 3: First Day of School (YouTube) Read more here: https://www.vulture.com/article/best-comedy-specials-2024-new-stand-up.html Jesse’s list: 10. Hannah Einbinder, Everything Must Go(Max) 9. Marlon Wayans, Good Grief (Prime Video) 8. Hasan Minhaj, Off with His Head (Netflix) 7. Sal Vulcano, Terrified (YouTube) 6. Kyle Kinane, Dirt Nap (YouTube) 5. Courtney Pauroso, Vanessa 5000 (Dropout) 4. Nikki Glaser, Someday You’ll Die (HBO) 3. Jacqueline Novak, Get on Your Knees (Netflix) 2. Ali Siddiq, Domino Effect Part 3: First Day of School (YouTube) 1. Adam Sandler, Love You (Netflix) 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

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0:00.0	Amazon Pharmacy presents
0:02.0	Painful Thoughts.
0:05.0	The guy in front of me in the pharmacy line is halfway through an incredibly detailed 17-minute story about his gout, a story likely more painful than the gout itself.
0:19.0	Next time, save yourself the pain
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1:09.6	Hello and welcome to Good One, a podcast about jokes. I'm your host, Jesse David Fotz.
1:14.7	Happy New Year. We're going to wind down to 2024 with the tradition we've been doing for
1:19.1	for years now on the podcast, talking about the best specials of the year with Catherine
1:23.8	Van Eradonk, a critic over at Vulture. As usual, we'll be going through the list Catherine made for the site.
1:30.0	Not as usual.
1:30.9	This year, I also made a list.
1:33.6	I've been doing this monthly column for Vulture where I recommend special,
1:37.6	so I had a lot I wanted to rank.
1:39.6	Our lists are similar, but they are also different.
1:42.9	I know that's a very enticing tease for the episode.
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