Season 1

episodes

1. 1. Don Rickles / Jerry Seinfeld 2012-01-26 30 min David Steinberg talks with Don Rickles: they sit on stools in front of an audience. Rickles tells stories, illustrating how he became a comedic insulter, how he plans his shows, the difference between...
2. 2. Chris Rock 2012-02-02 30 min Host David Steinberg interviews comedian and actor Chris Rock, who talks about his influences including his minister grandfather and Eddie Murphy, the type of material that plays across all cultural b...
3. 3. Steve Carell / Jane Lynch 2012-02-09 30 min Host David Steinberg interviews comedy actors Steve Carell, who charts the rise of his career from improvisation training to TV and movie stardom; and talks to Carell's 40-Year-Old Virgin costar Jane...
4. 4. Billy Crystal / Brad Garrett / Martin Short 2012-02-16 30 min Host David Steinberg interviews a trio of comedy greats about their early encounters with show business legends. Billy Crystal talks about his memories of opening for Sammy Davis Jr., Martin Short rec...
5. 5. Larry David 2012-02-23 30 min Host David Steinberg interviews Curb Your Enthusiasm creator Larry David about his formative years and his choice of comedy over his family's career preference of mailman, the creative struggles of hi...
6. 6. Garry Shandling / Sarah Silverman 2012-03-01 30 min Host David Steinberg talks to a pair of television stars who got their starts in standup comedy but became known for shows that hilariously blended reality and fantasy, pushing the limits of the sitco...
7. 7. Mel Brooks / Carl Reiner 2012-03-08 30 min Host David Steinberg interviews the show business legends, lifelong friends who got their start writing for television variety shows and became comedy motion picture directors, each with a string of c...
8. 8. Tim Conway / Ellen DeGeneres 2012-03-15 30 min Host David Steinberg interviews a pair of TV comedy superstars with a gift for entertaining live audiences, standup comedienne and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, and former Carol Burnett Show star Ti...
9. 9. Kathy Griffin / Steven Wright 2012-03-22 30 min Host David Steinberg interviews the dryly funny comics whose wickedly smart, subversive observations and twisted takes on the absurdities of everyday life and popular culture have made them household...
10. 10. Robin Williams / Jonathan Winters 2012-03-29 30 min In the Season 1 finale, series host David Steinberg interviews icons of improvisation. Robin Williams, whose wildly manic standup comedy style was greatly influenced by his mentor Jonathan Winters, of...