<description>&lt;p&gt;Comedian Robby Hoffman is having a moment. This month alone, she appears in prominent, memorable roles on two critically acclaimed TV shows—‘Hacks’ and ‘Dying for Sex.’ And, as Hoffman reveals in this episode, she is on the verge of some very big announcements regarding the future of a comedy pilot about her life and a high profile stand-up special. Of course, all of this comes after what has become her biggest claim to fame as one half of a queer power couple with reality TV star Gabby Windey, who she secretly married earlier this year. During our conversation, Hoffman breaks down how she went from a Hasidic Jewish family of 10 siblings to the alt-comedy world, why she has rejected the opportunity to perform stand-up on late-night TV, and why she would never follow in her wife’s footsteps to compete on ‘The Traitors.’&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen to &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/toofarpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;‘Too Far with Robby Hoffman’ on Patreon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Robby Hoffman on Instagram &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/robbyhoffman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@robbyhoffman&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Matt Wilstein on Bluesky &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mattwilstein.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@mattwilstein&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow The Last Laugh on Instagram &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/lastlaughpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@lastlaughpod&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Highlights from this episode and others at &lt;a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/franchise/the-last-laugh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The Daily Beast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Comedian Robby Hoffman is having a moment.

Comedian Robby Hoffman is having a moment. This month alone, she appears in prominent, memorable roles on two critically acclaimed TV shows—‘Hacks’ and ‘Dying for Sex.’ And, as Hoffman reveals in this episode, she is on the verge of some very big announcements regarding the future of a comedy pilot about her life and a high profile stand-up special. Of course, all of this comes after what has become her biggest claim to fame as one half of a queer power couple with reality TV star Gabby Windey, who she secretly married earlier this year. During our conversation, Hoffman breaks down how she went from a Hasidic Jewish family of 10 siblings to the alt-comedy world, why she has rejected the opportunity to perform stand-up on late-night TV, and why she would never follow in her wife’s footsteps to compete on ‘The Traitors.’&nbsp; Listen to <a href="https://www.patreon.com/toofarpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘Too Far with Robby Hoffman’ on Patreon</a> Follow Robby Hoffman on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/robbyhoffman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@robbyhoffman</a>Follow Matt Wilstein on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mattwilstein.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mattwilstein</a>&nbsp;Follow The Last Laugh on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lastlaughpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lastlaughpod</a> Highlights from this episode and others at <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/franchise/the-last-laugh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Daily Beast</a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Robby Hoffman: ‘Hacks,’ ‘Dying for Sex’ and Gabby Windey

<description>&lt;p&gt;‘The Daily Show’ has undergone a lot of turmoil in the two and half years since Trevor Noah shocked even his closest colleagues by giving up the host chair. And even Michael Kosta can’t quite believe that he has emerged as one of four rotating hosts—along with Jon Stewart on Monday nights. In his return to the podcast, Kosta talks about his experience taking the reins of the long-running political late-night show every few weeks and how he’s striving to make it more than just a mouthpiece for the #Resistance. Kosta also discusses learning Jon Stewart, the backlash to his recent appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast, and his new memoir &lt;a href="https://amzn.to/4i9fPQ5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;‘Lucky Loser,’&lt;/a&gt; which tells the story of how he went from a semi-successful professional tennis player to achieving his wildest comedy dreams.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;But Michael Kosta’s &lt;a href="https://amzn.to/4i9fPQ5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;‘Lucky Loser: Adventures in Tennis and Comedy’&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Michael Kosta on Instagram &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/michaelkosta" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@michaelkosta&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Matt Wilstein on Bluesky &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mattwilstein.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@mattwilstein&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow The Last Laugh on Instagram &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/lastlaughpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@lastlaughpod&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Highlights from this episode and others at &lt;a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/franchise/the-last-laugh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The Daily Beast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In his return to the podcast, Michael Kosta talks about his experience taking the reins of the long-running political late-night show every few weeks and how he’s striving to make it more than just a mouthpiece for the #Resistance. 

‘The Daily Show’ has undergone a lot of turmoil in the two and half years since Trevor Noah shocked even his closest colleagues by giving up the host chair. And even Michael Kosta can’t quite believe that he has emerged as one of four rotating hosts—along with Jon Stewart on Monday nights. In his return to the podcast, Kosta talks about his experience taking the reins of the long-running political late-night show every few weeks and how he’s striving to make it more than just a mouthpiece for the #Resistance. Kosta also discusses learning Jon Stewart, the backlash to his recent appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast, and his new memoir <a href="https://amzn.to/4i9fPQ5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘Lucky Loser,’</a> which tells the story of how he went from a semi-successful professional tennis player to achieving his wildest comedy dreams.&nbsp; But Michael Kosta’s <a href="https://amzn.to/4i9fPQ5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘Lucky Loser: Adventures in Tennis and Comedy’</a> Follow Michael Kosta on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/michaelkosta" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@michaelkosta</a>Follow Matt Wilstein on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mattwilstein.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mattwilstein</a>&nbsp;Follow The Last Laugh on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lastlaughpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lastlaughpod</a> Highlights from this episode and others at <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/franchise/the-last-laugh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Daily Beast</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

‘Daily Show’s’ Michael Kosta: Mocking Trump and ‘Lucky Loser’

<description>&lt;p&gt;Riki Lindhome spent her 20s and 30s as one half of the musical comedy duo Garfunkel and Oates. Now that she is solidly in her 40s the comedian is finally going solo with a debut album &lt;a href="https://amzn.to/4ldCKfG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;‘No Worries if Not,’&lt;/a&gt; which tackles the unique challenges of being a “middle aged” woman, as she put it. In this episode, Lindhome breaks down the process of turning real-life struggles into comedy songs and shares what it has been like to perform music for the first time without her longtime bandmate Kate Micucci. She also talks about the surreal experience of attending ‘SNL50’ as a “plus one” with husband Fred Armisen, the moment in her career where she had to choose between pursuing ‘SNL’ or sticking with Garfunkel and Oates, and how bizarre it was when the first movie she ever appeared in won the Oscar for Best Picture.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Riki Lindhome on Instagram &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/rikilindhome" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@rikilindhome&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Matt Wilstein on Bluesky &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mattwilstein.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@mattwilstein&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow The Last Laugh on Instagram &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/lastlaughpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@lastlaughpod&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Highlights from this episode and others at &lt;a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/franchise/the-last-laugh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The Daily Beast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In this episode, Riki Lindhome breaks down the process of turning real-life struggles into comedy songs.

Riki Lindhome spent her 20s and 30s as one half of the musical comedy duo Garfunkel and Oates. Now that she is solidly in her 40s the comedian is finally going solo with a debut album <a href="https://amzn.to/4ldCKfG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘No Worries if Not,’</a> which tackles the unique challenges of being a “middle aged” woman, as she put it. In this episode, Lindhome breaks down the process of turning real-life struggles into comedy songs and shares what it has been like to perform music for the first time without her longtime bandmate Kate Micucci. She also talks about the surreal experience of attending ‘SNL50’ as a “plus one” with husband Fred Armisen, the moment in her career where she had to choose between pursuing ‘SNL’ or sticking with Garfunkel and Oates, and how bizarre it was when the first movie she ever appeared in won the Oscar for Best Picture.&nbsp; Follow Riki Lindhome on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rikilindhome" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@rikilindhome</a>Follow Matt Wilstein on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mattwilstein.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mattwilstein</a>&nbsp;Follow The Last Laugh on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lastlaughpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lastlaughpod</a> Highlights from this episode and others at <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/franchise/the-last-laugh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Daily Beast</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Riki Lindhome: Going Solo After Garfunkel and Oates

<description>&lt;p&gt;The Last Laugh listeners, please enjoy this excerpt from the latest episode of &lt;a href="https://episodes.fm/1767675909" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The Daily Beast Podcast&lt;/a&gt;! Comedian &lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/pl/podcast/amber-ruffin-and-lacey-lamar/id1456474041?i=1000614942226&amp;amp;l=pl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Amber Ruffin&lt;/a&gt; joined hosts Joanna Coles and &lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sam-bee-returns-kamala-trump-cat-ladies-and-her-new/id1456474041?i=1000670607941" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Samantha Bee&lt;/a&gt; to talk about how she planned to pregame for comedy’s toughest gig and least receptive audience, and the challenge of roasting both sides in D.C. Shortly after this interview dropped, the White House Correspondents’ Association fired Ruffin as host of its annual dinner—and now won’t be having a comedian performer at all.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://episodes.fm/1767675909" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Subscribe now to The Daily Beast Podcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Amber Ruffin on Instagram &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/amberruffin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@amberruffin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Matt Wilstein on Bluesky &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mattwilstein.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@mattwilstein&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow The Last Laugh on Instagram &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/lastlaughpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@lastlaughpod&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Last Laugh listeners, please enjoy this excerpt from the latest episode of The Daily Beast Podcast!

The Last Laugh listeners, please enjoy this excerpt from the latest episode of <a href="https://episodes.fm/1767675909" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Daily Beast Podcast</a>! Comedian <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/pl/podcast/amber-ruffin-and-lacey-lamar/id1456474041?i=1000614942226&amp;l=pl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amber Ruffin</a> joined hosts Joanna Coles and <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sam-bee-returns-kamala-trump-cat-ladies-and-her-new/id1456474041?i=1000670607941" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Samantha Bee</a> to talk about how she planned to pregame for comedy’s toughest gig and least receptive audience, and the challenge of roasting both sides in D.C. Shortly after this interview dropped, the White House Correspondents’ Association fired Ruffin as host of its annual dinner—and now won’t be having a comedian performer at all.&nbsp; <a href="https://episodes.fm/1767675909" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe now to The Daily Beast Podcast</a> Follow Amber Ruffin on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/amberruffin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@amberruffin</a>Follow Matt Wilstein on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mattwilstein.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mattwilstein</a>&nbsp;Follow The Last Laugh on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lastlaughpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lastlaughpod</a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Amber Ruffin on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

<description>&lt;p&gt;‘The Majority Report’ host Sam Seder has been a political commentator for more than two decades. But nothing he has done in his long career has brought him quite as much attention as a new video in which he was forced to &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js15xgK4LIE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;debate 20 hardcore Donald Trump supporters&lt;/a&gt; one by one as part of Jubilee Media’s increasingly popular “Surrounded” series. In this episode, Seder breaks down the surreal experience of systematically schooling the shockingly young and diverse MAGA adherents on everything from Social Security to DEI to the prospect of a full-on American theocracy. He also has some choice words for California Governor Gavin Newsom, who has taken a very different approach to engaging with the other side. Later, Seder talks about getting his start in political media at Air America, the current state of MSNBC, his long-running voice role on ‘Bob’s Burgers’ and the unexpected benefits of appearing on ‘Sex and the City’ 25 years ago.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Sam Seder on Bluesky &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/samseder.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@samseder&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Matt Wilstein on Bluesky &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mattwilstein.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@mattwilstein&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow The Last Laugh on Instagram &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/lastlaughpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@lastlaughpod&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Highlights from this episode and others at &lt;a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/franchise/the-last-laugh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The Daily Beast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In this episode, Sam Seder breaks down the surreal experience of systematically schooling the shockingly young and diverse MAGA adherents.

‘The Majority Report’ host Sam Seder has been a political commentator for more than two decades. But nothing he has done in his long career has brought him quite as much attention as a new video in which he was forced to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js15xgK4LIE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">debate 20 hardcore Donald Trump supporters</a> one by one as part of Jubilee Media’s increasingly popular “Surrounded” series. In this episode, Seder breaks down the surreal experience of systematically schooling the shockingly young and diverse MAGA adherents on everything from Social Security to DEI to the prospect of a full-on American theocracy. He also has some choice words for California Governor Gavin Newsom, who has taken a very different approach to engaging with the other side. Later, Seder talks about getting his start in political media at Air America, the current state of MSNBC, his long-running voice role on ‘Bob’s Burgers’ and the unexpected benefits of appearing on ‘Sex and the City’ 25 years ago. Follow Sam Seder on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/samseder.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@samseder</a>Follow Matt Wilstein on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mattwilstein.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mattwilstein</a>&nbsp;Follow The Last Laugh on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lastlaughpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lastlaughpod</a> Highlights from this episode and others at <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/franchise/the-last-laugh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Daily Beast</a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Sam Seder: The Progressive Who Took on 20 Trump Supporters

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