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If you're sticking to the corporate shlock that's promoted on the front "explore" page of every podcast app, sure. If you stick to smaller podcasts that are pat
by hbn 3y ago
If you're sticking to the corporate shlock that's promoted on the front "explore" page of every podcast app, sure. If you stick to smaller podcasts that are patreon-backed or have a couple 1-minute ad breaks in the entire 90 minute show, it's fine. I mostly listen to comedy podcasts anyway and they tend to make ad reads entertaining by riffing on them. If it's just someone reading from a script, I'd skip it.
- bityard 3y agoCan you recommend any comedy podcasts? I tried a few improv podcasts which had reasonably good reviews but for my taste, the quality was anywhere between "mildly entertaining" and "I'd rather snack on a big ol' bowl of fire-damaged roof shingles"
- selectodude 3y agoBill Burr’s podcast has been whipping the llamas ass for a long time now.
- hombre_fatal 3y agoCheck out Tim Dillon’s podcast.
- goles 3y agoCheck out Anything Better if you haven't. It's my favorite podcast even though they don't do it that frequently anymore. It's just two friends trying to make each other laugh and bitch about their wifes, sports, smoking sticks and drinking.
- evancordell 3y agoDo you just mean comedic quality or do you mean production quality as well? Some that I've listened to are good on both fronts (in my opinion): Mission To Zyxx, Dungeons and Daddies, Beef and Dairy Network.
- jabroni_salad 3y agoIf you specifically like improv then Hey Riddle Riddle is pretty good, and their neighbor Hello from the Magic Tavern. The anchor characters here perform at the Io Theater in chicago. None of them touch on current events and the tavern's meta narrative is not important so just click anyone that that catches your eye.
- madeofpalk 3y agoI've started listening to the back catalogue (as in like, from 2007) of The Flop House, and I'm enjoying it. I'm not sure what a 'comedy podcast' is exactly, but a bunch of commedians reviewing bad podcasts is alright.
- theluketaylor 3y agoLove The Flop House. I'd also recommend Judge John Hodgman (which is also part of the Maximum Fun network, but if you're in 2007 that hasn't happened yet in the Flop House timeline)
- hbn 3y agoWho Are These Podcasts also does a podcast roast, though the second half of each episode tends to be joking around about burnt-out satellite radio stars (Opie and Anthony, Howard Stern, etc) and I have no idea about any of that history so I usually just listen to the first half.
- hbn 3y agoTaste varies, 2 of my favorites right now are The Biggest Problem in the Universe and The Boyscast. There's also The Snow Plow Show which is just a guy who does prank calls. I'm sure a lot of people would find the humor in any or all of these crass, but it's what I enjoy!
- jszymborski 3y agoOff Book is great if you love musical theatre and/or improv
- noree 3y agoCum Town. Or The Adam Friedland show if you're more center-left leaning.
- Zizizizz 3y agoIf I Were You by Jake and Amir was going for a decade I think but just finished. The questions are timeless though so you can easily go back and binge if you want