Episodios

  • S1E9 5 Favorite Sit-Coms
    Dec 30 2025

    THE BLURB: Being products of the 60's & 70's GD & Alan grew up on sit-coms and other television comedy. But, which TV comedies really made a difference? Which made the biggest impressions on their young, impressionable minds? Which still make us chuckle (or even laugh) today? More importantly, will your list of 5 Favorite Sit-coms match ours? There's one way to find out!


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    59 m
  • S1E8 Dan Pasternack, Part 2
    Dec 23 2025

    THE BLURB: Writer, producer, TV executive, professor and comedian Dan Pasternack told us how to break into comedy in his last chat with us. In this episode, Dan takes us inside the comedy development process. How do shows like Portlandia get from the idea stage to the execution stage? Dan knows exactly how because he was an intimate part of it.



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    1 h y 14 m
  • S1E7 Dan Pasternack: Comedy Lifer, Part 1
    Dec 16 2025

    THE BLURB: Dan Pasternack has been working in and around comedy his entire life (never mind his career)! Want to know how to break into comedy? Dan's done everything from writing jokes for top tier comediens to developing shows for networks to doing standup himself.



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    56 m
  • S1E6 Comedy Is Queer
    Dec 9 2025

    THE BLURB: Join GD and Alan as they share - with each other and you - their top 5 favorite funny films. How did they choose - and more importantly, WHAT did they choose? Do you agree with their choices? There's one way to find out!



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    52 m
  • S1E5 Our Top 5 Funny Films
    Dec 2 2025

    THE BLURB: Join GD and Alan as they share - with each other and you - their top 5 favorite funny films. How did they choose - and more importantly, WHAT did they choose? Do you agree with their choices? There's one way to find out!



    SHOW NOTES

    Please check out the whole family of great podcasts at Costard & Touchstone Productions. Your next podcast addiction is just a click away!

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    1 h y 4 m
  • S1E4 Why Are Comedians So Effed Up?
    Nov 25 2025

    THE BLURB: Nobody goes into comedy because they're happy. They may like making people laugh, but that's got nothing to do with being happy. In this episode, Glenn and Alan dive deep into how it takes a truly miserable person to be truly funny.



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    48 m
  • S1E3 How NOT To Be Funny
    Nov 18 2025

    THE BLURB: Comedy is hard. Some people epitomize that fact every time they attempt comedy. Of course, the subject "what's funny?" is subjective. It's very much a matter of taste. Except for when it's not. In this episode, Glenn and Alan share their choices for some of the very least funny people ever. Some of them are quite convinced they're funny.



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    38 m
  • S1E2 Early Influences
    Nov 11 2025

    THE BLURB: In this episode, Glenn and Alan discuss their early comedy influences - the comedians, performers, writers and clever people who inspired their own comedic instincts.


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    1 h y 7 m
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