The Comedic Personal Essay Universe is BACK

This was a fun, wide-ranging conversation with my friend Alex Dobrenko`. We talked about:

* Letterman vs. Leno, and why comedy that bombs can be better than comedy that doesn’t.

* The absurdity of my Substack bestseller badge.

* My recent Waymo story.

* A blue turn into bathroom humor that seemed to disappoint at least one person in the comments.

* How Alex and I both suck at disappointing people, and why we’re supposed to get better at it.

* Alex’s latest legal shenanigans, which are absolutely not legal.

* The backlash to the backlash.

* Phoning friends.

This was the first time I’ve ever done a Substack Live, and I gotta say, I’d like to do it again. So if you want to go Live, let me know!

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