Category: Comedy
DoT EP91: Comedian Erica Rhodes On Art, Discipline, and Her New Album Sad Lemon, plus New Music from Cate Le Bon
If you have not heard Erica Rhodes’s comedy, you have the perfect excuse to dive in on June 18, when her new album,...... Read More
DoT EP90: Funny Women of a Certain Age with Carole Montgomery, Andrea Henry, and Christine Hurley, Plus New Music from Lucette
Carole Montgomery is 61, and she won’t hesitate to mention her age onstage. That is somewhat unusual in an industry obsessed with youth....... Read More
DoT EP88: Horror and Comedy with “About A Donkey” Director Christina Raia, plus New Music from Karen Haglof
If you follow the Department of Tangents Blog, there’s a good chance you’ve seen some of Christina Raia’s work. I featured her delightful...... Read More
DoT Minicast: Love and Death with Jim Breuer
I have been working on this one since last fall when I saw Jim Breuer at the Comics Come Home benefit show in...... Read More
DoT EP87: Nat Freedberg from The Upper Crust to Better Late Than Never, plus New Comedy from Jim Breuer
If Nat Freedberg’s voice sounds familiar, it may be because you’ve heard him on this podcast way back on EP32, when I interviewed...... Read More
DoT EP84: Musical Alien Micropixie Explores the Dark Sight of the Moon, plus New Comedy from Jess Salomon
If you are used to our usual theme song, do not adjust your iPod at the beginning of this episode. This week, we...... Read More
DoT Minicast: Daniel Sloss On Offensive Jokes, “Dad” Jokes, and Why He’s Not a TV Comic
I interviewed Daniel Sloss a few weeks back for the Boston Globe when he came to town with his new show X, a...... Read More
DoT EP83: American Bystander Publisher and Editor Michael Gerber with New Music from Micropixie
This week’s episode is a conversation with Michael Gerber, publisher and editor of humor and satire magazine The American Bystander. There are hundreds,...... Read More
What I Can Tell You About Jordan Peele’s Us Without Spoiling It
There is almost nothing I can tell you about Jordan Peele’s Us that won’t spoil something about the film. Here’s what I can...... Read More
DoT EP81: Comics Artist and Musician Guy Gilchrist with New Music from Ted Drozdowski
This is an inadvertently Nashville-themed edition, as featured interview subject, comics artist/creator and musician Guy Gilchrist, and the musician behind this week’s featured...... Read More
Podcasts: Larry Charles on Are We Still Talking About This? with Jessica Pilot and Adam Kaplan
Jessica Pilot, writer and stand-up booker for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, recently launched a podcast called Are We Still Talking About...... Read More
You Hate Biopics — See Stan & Ollie Anyway
I have become suspicious of biopics these past few years. The main reason to see them is to learn something about someone whose...... Read More
DoT EP79: Michael J. Epstein and Sophia Cacciola Discuss 2018 Horror Films and Their Latest, Clickbait plus New Music from Whispering Sons
Happy New Year’s Eve! This is a special edition of the Department of Tangents Podcast, a look back at the year in horror...... Read More
LAUGHS Brian Kiley
“You have to be ready for anything when you’re a parent. One time my son was three years old. We come back from...... Read More
DoT EP78: NorthEast Comic Con Comedy Panel w Carolyn Plummer, Kathe Farris, Erin Spencer, and Emily Ruskowski, with New Music from illuminati hotties
This week’s episode is a panel discussion with comedians Kathe Farris, Emily Ruskowski, Erin Spencer, and Carolyn Plummer with new music from illuminati...... Read More
LAUGHS Emma Willmann Returns to Colbert 11/29
Back in May, I had Emma Willmann on EP61 of the Department of Tangents Podcast. She had just headlined a couple of shows...... Read More
DoT EP77: Celebrating 30 Years of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Kids In the Hall on TV
This week’s episode is a bit different from previous episodes, in that it doesn’t feature an interview with one person about their work....... Read More
Laughs: Jess Salomon Tapes a New Album in New York
“I’m not the coolest person. I’ve never been especially cool. When I was a kid, I once shoplifted a thesaurus. But then I...... Read More
Daily Horror Film Fest: The Hug
All good things must come to a bloody end, and sadly, it is time for the final installment of this year’s Daily Horror...... Read More
Laughs: Myq Kaplan
I have a girlfriend – I don’t “have” her, she’s not in a cage. I have a free-range girlfriend. We have a long-distance...... Read More
Daily Horror Film Fest: Spider-Man Meets Slender Man
Every day during October, the Department of Tangents presents a different short film for the Daily Horror Film Fest. It can be flat-out...... Read More
DoT EP74: Comedian Gad Elmaleh with New Music from Robbie Fulks and Linda Gail Lewis
Gad Elmaleh has a fascinating story. He was born in Casablanca, went to college in Montreal, and then moved to France where he...... Read More
Songs: Steven Wright’s “You Are Gone” and “Run To You (So Goes)”
You already know that Steven Wright is a comic genius, and you probably know he uses his guitar onstage. Did you know he’s...... Read More
Daily Horror Film Fest: The Dump
Every day during October, the Department of Tangents presents a different short film for the Daily Horror Film Fest. It can be flat-out...... Read More
DoT EP73: Mike Vago, Author of Selfdestructible, plus New Comedy from Shawn Carter
This episode is an interview with author Mike Vago with new comedy from Shawn Carter. Vago is a talented writer and humor columnist....... Read More
Laughs: Jenny Zigrino
“We’re so mean to little kids. Like, if you have a little boy, you give him the most realistic goals. You’re like, ‘Jimmy,...... Read More
DoT Minicast: Paula Finn, Author of Sitcom Writers Talk Shop
This week’s episode is a minicast, an interview with Paula Finn, author of Sitcom Writers Talk Shop: Behind the Scenes with Carl Reiner,...... Read More
Daily Horror Film Fest: The United Monster Talent Agency
Every day during October, the Department of Tangents presents a different short film for the Daily Horror Film Fest. It can be flat-out...... Read More
DoT EP71: Matt Leslie, Writer/Producer of Summer of ’84, plus New Comedy from Jo Firestone
I was lucky enough to see Summer of ’84 a few weeks ago in Salem, Massachusetts, not far from where Matt Leslie grew...... Read More