Liz Miele talks about her 20 years in Comedy, why everyone but ferret people can get behind her new book, and what it's like to start as a comic when your parents chaperoning.
Jul 13, 2021
52 min
Herb Farmer Rachel Playe, Mike Birbiglia's co-producer Peter Salomone, and tiny-waisted doggie Maggie are the cutest family in Rhode Island. They talk about what makes them laugh, Zoom-era stand-up, helicopter dog-parenting, and Pandemic giggle ratios.
Jul 1, 2021
55 min
Abby talks to Humor Writer Sarah Hutto (From The New Yorker, McSweeney's and Reductress) about writing humor, running, not running, and the cable guy.
Jun 18, 2021
43 min
Abby talks to her friend, Dr. Emily Anhalt-a clinical Psychologist, founder of mental health gym Coa, and generally funny person-about Taboo (the game and the concept!), eavesdropping, and how laughter makes us feel connected.
Jun 12, 2021
37 min
Abby talks to medical doctor and the founder of Laughter Yoga, Dr. Madan Kataria, about the physical benefits of laughter, laughter yoga, and the difference between laughter and humor.
Jun 4, 2021
33 min
Abby interviews Bobbie Oliver about her career in comedy and the relationship between laughter and silence. Bobbie has been a stand up comedian for over 30 years, is the author of "The Tao of Comedy, Embrace the Pause," is the owner of the Tao Comedy Studio in LA, and the organizer of feminist comedy festival, Laugh Riot Grrrl. She's no slouch!
May 28, 2021
1 hr 7 min
Abby interviews Dr. Caspar Addyman, Baby Laughter Scientist and Director of the Goldsmiths Infant Lab and learns about what makes babies laugh and what purposes laughter might serve.
May 22, 2021
43 min
