The Comic's Comic Presents Last Things First Podcast
1) Episode #493: Troy Walker
Troy Walker is a writer for Jimmy Kimmel Live! who also wrote for Kimmel’s turns hosting the Oscars, but he came up through the Denver …
2) Episode #492: Maggie Winters
Maggie Winters is a South Side Chicago comedian who came up in improv with iO and as a stand-up through Lincoln Lodge’s FemCom program, and …
3) Episode #491: Mark Vigeant
Mark Vigeant blends clown, improv, physical theater, and multimedia to create interactive comedy shows such as The Best Man Show, which he took to the …
4) Episode #490: Jamie Lee
Jamie Lee is an Emmy-winning writer and producer on Apple TV’s Ted Lasso who began her comedy career in the press office of Comedy Central. …
5) Episode #489: Matt Koff
Matt Koff is a Brooklyn-based stand-up comic and Emmy-winning TV writer who has spent more than 13 years writing for The Daily Show. His own stand-up …
6) Episode #488: Steve Sweeney
Steve Sweeney is a comedian and actor from Boston’s Charlestown neighborhood who has performed on big stages and bigger screens for more than four decades. …
7) Episode #487: Kumail Nanjiani
A dozen years removed from his debut stand-up special, Beta Male on Comedy Central, Kumail Nanjiani’s fans can finally see him in a new hour, …
8) Episode #486: Comedy MVPs of 2025 with Jason Zinoman of The New York Times
It’s the end of 2025, which means it’s time once more for my annual December to remember the year in comedy with my friend and …
Episode #486: Comedy MVPs of 2025 with Jason Zinoman of The New York Times
37:52 | Dec 26th, 2025
9) Episode #485: Mike Bridenstine, author, director and GM of the Lyric Hyperion
Mike Bridenstine appeared on this podcast three years ago in Episode 417. Since then, he has written and published his second book about comedy, “Kansas …
Episode #485: Mike Bridenstine, author, director and GM of the Lyric Hyperion
35:05 | Dec 19th, 2025
10) Episode #484: Xhloe & Natasha
Xhloe Rice and Natasha Roland met in high school in Maryland and have been making magical two-handed theater shows ever since. Now based in New …