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    The Lou Perez Podcast

    Lou Perez is a comedian, producer, and author of That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore. You may have seen him on FOX’s Gutfeld! and Open to Debate (with Michael Ian Black). Lou was the head writer and producer of the Webby Award-winning comedy channel We the Internet TV and produces Comedy Is Murder, a sketch comedy series with Free the People. Lou is a FAIR-in-the Arts fellow, on the advisory board of Heresy Press, and hosts the live debate series The Wrong Take and The Lou Perez Podcast.

    During my tenure at We the Internet, I made the kind of comedy that gets you put on lists and your words in the Wall Street Journal: “How I Became a ‘Far-Right Radical.”

    How’d I start out?

    I began doing improv and sketch comedy while an undergrad at New York University, where I was part of the comedy group the Wicked Wicked Hammerkatz.

    For years, I performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (both in NYC and L.A.) in sketch shows with the Hammerkatz and my comedy duo, Greg and Lou. G&L are probably best known for our sketch “Wolverine’s Claws Suck,” which has over 20 million views across online platforms.

    I was a writer for Fox Sports’ @TheBuzzer; produced The Attendants with the Above Average Network; produced pilots for FOX Digital and MSN Games; and was a comedy producer on TruTV’s Impractical Jokers.

    I hosted the stand-up show Uncle Lou’s Safe Place in Los Angeles, performed at the Big Pine Comedy Festival, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and co-created the political comedy podcast Unsafe Space. I’ve opened for Jimmy Dore, Rich Vos, Dave Smith, and Rob Schneider. I’m currently on tour with Scott Thompson.

    I taught creative writing at the City College of New York, “writing the web series” for Writing Pad, and comedy writing workshops for the Moving Picture Institute.

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    The Lou Perez Podcast - Angel Eduardo Jan 13, 2025
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    Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r

    I had a great conversation with my friend and former colleague, Angel Eduardo, senior writer/editor at FIRE (The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression).

    We talked free speech—including Jew hate on Substack, Facebook's return to less censorious times, and Bluesky's lynch mobs (its only target: my bud Jesse Singal).

    Angel's in Manhattan, so we may have been charged congestion pricing at some point along the way.

    We shared a lot this episode.

    I shared one of my favorite short stories: "The Disappearance of Elaine Coleman" by Steven Millhauser.

    Angel shared a powerful quote from James Baldwin:

    "I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain." ―James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time

    And we both shared our love of Dominican TikTok/reels/redes sociales. ¿Eso son Reebok o son Nike?

    Support me at www.substack.com/@louperez

    Join my newsletter www.TheLouPerez.com

    Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../the-lou-perez.../id1535032081

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2KAtC7eFS3NHWMZp2UgMVU

    Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/.../2b7d4d.../the-lou-perez-podcast

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb5trMQQvT077-L1roE0iZyAgT4dD4EtJ

    Who am I?

    Lou Perez is a comedian, producer, and author of That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore. You may have seen him on FOX's Gutfeld! and Open to Debate (with Michael Ian Black). Lou was the head writer and producer of the Webby Award-winning comedy channel We the Internet TV and produces Comedy Is Murder, a sketch comedy series with Free the People. Lou is a FAIR-in-the Arts fellow, on the advisory board of Heresy Press, and hosts the live debate series The Wrong Take and The Lou Perez Podcast.

    During my tenure at We the Internet, I made the kind of comedy that gets you put on lists and your words in the Wall Street Journal: "How I Became a 'Far-Right Radical."

    How'd I start out?

    I began doing improv and sketch comedy while an undergrad at New York University, where I was part of the comedy group the Wicked Wicked Hammerkatz.

    For years, I performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (both in NYC and L.A.) in sketch shows with the Hammerkatz and my comedy duo, Greg and Lou. G&L are probably best known for our sketch "Wolverine's Claws Suck," which has over 20 million views across online platforms.

    I was a writer for Fox Sports' @TheBuzzer; produced The Attendants with the Above Average Network; produced pilots for FOX Digital and MSN Games; and was a comedy producer on TruTV's Impractical Jokers.

    I hosted the stand-up show Uncle Lou's Safe Place in Los Angeles, performed at the Big Pine Comedy Festival, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and co-created the political comedy podcast Unsafe Space.

    I taught creative writing at the City College of New York, "writing the web series" for Writing Pad, and comedy writing workshops for the Moving Picture Institute.


    The Lou Perez Podcast - Ilana Redstone Jan 06, 2025
    Show notes

    Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r

    Happy New Year! I'm kicking off 2025 with a great conversation with Ilana Redstone, author of The Certainty Trap: Why We Need to Question Ourselves More―and How We Can Judge Others Less.

    We talk sociology's (well-deserved) bad rap, bringing online fights into the real world, and more.

    Support me at www.substack.com/@louperez

    Join my newsletter www.TheLouPerez.com

    Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../the-lou-perez.../id1535032081

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2KAtC7eFS3NHWMZp2UgMVU

    Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/.../2b7d4d.../the-lou-perez-podcast

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb5trMQQvT077-L1roE0iZyAgT4dD4EtJ

    Who am I?

    Lou Perez is a comedian, producer, and author of That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore. You may have seen him on FOX's Gutfeld! and Open to Debate (with Michael Ian Black). Lou was the head writer and producer of the Webby Award-winning comedy channel We the Internet TV and produces Comedy Is Murder, a sketch comedy series with Free the People. Lou is a FAIR-in-the Arts fellow, on the advisory board of Heresy Press, and hosts the live debate series The Wrong Take and The Lou Perez Podcast.

    During my tenure at We the Internet, I made the kind of comedy that gets you put on lists and your words in the Wall Street Journal: "How I Became a 'Far-Right Radical."

    How'd I start out?

    I began doing improv and sketch comedy while an undergrad at New York University, where I was part of the comedy group the Wicked Wicked Hammerkatz.

    For years, I performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (both in NYC and L.A.) in sketch shows with the Hammerkatz and my comedy duo, Greg and Lou. G&L are probably best known for our sketch "Wolverine's Claws Suck," which has over 20 million views across online platforms.

    I was a writer for Fox Sports' @TheBuzzer; produced The Attendants with the Above Average Network; produced pilots for FOX Digital and MSN Games; and was a comedy producer on TruTV's Impractical Jokers.

    I hosted the stand-up show Uncle Lou's Safe Place in Los Angeles, performed at the Big Pine Comedy Festival, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and co-created the political comedy podcast Unsafe Space.

    I taught creative writing at the City College of New York, "writing the web series" for Writing Pad, and comedy writing workshops for the Moving Picture Institute.


    The Lou Perez Podcast - Scott Thompson and Paul Bellini Dec 23, 2024
    Show notes

    Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r

    Meet your heroes. Become friends with your heroes. Have your heroes on your podcast.

    With Christmas just days away, this episode of The Lou Perez Podcast with Scott Thompson and Paul Bellini of The Kids in the Hall and Mouth Congress was my gift-to-self.

    Unwrap this present to hear about the roots of The Kids, Scott's bout with censorship at Amazon, and Mouth Congress's new album, Valley of Song, which includes the tracks "Honk," written in solidarity with the Canadian trucker convoy protests, as well as the ballad, "Booker," about a guy who figures out how to make a really good living off of a lazy prostitute.

    Paul and Scott continue to create beautifully insane comedy. Whether it's their new punk album or Scott's one-man show with Buddy Cole. (After my wife and I caught King in NYC, we met up with Scott. To this day he doesn't know what my wife's voice normally sounds like, because Buddy had her laughing so hard that she lost it.)

    Join me this week at the first annual Williams Center Comedy Festival in Rutherford, NJ. https://www.williamscenter.co/comedyfest

    And if anyone knows about the drones I see flying above my house are doing, please let me know.

    MERRY CHRISTMAS!

    Support me at www.substack.com/@louperez

    Join my newsletter www.TheLouPerez.com

    Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../the-lou-perez.../id1535032081

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2KAtC7eFS3NHWMZp2UgMVU

    Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/.../2b7d4d.../the-lou-perez-podcast

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb5trMQQvT077-L1roE0iZyAgT4dD4EtJ

    Who am I?

    Lou Perez is a comedian, producer, and author of That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore. You may have seen him on FOX's Gutfeld! and Open to Debate (with Michael Ian Black). Lou was the head writer and producer of the Webby Award-winning comedy channel We the Internet TV and produces Comedy Is Murder, a sketch comedy series with Free the People. Lou is a FAIR-in-the Arts fellow, on the advisory board of Heresy Press, and hosts the live debate series The Wrong Take and The Lou Perez Podcast.

    During my tenure at We the Internet, I made the kind of comedy that gets you put on lists and your words in the Wall Street Journal: "How I Became a 'Far-Right Radical."

    How'd I start out?

    I began doing improv and sketch comedy while an undergrad at New York University, where I was part of the comedy group the Wicked Wicked Hammerkatz.

    For years, I performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (both in NYC and L.A.) in sketch shows with the Hammerkatz and my comedy duo, Greg and Lou. G&L are probably best known for our sketch "Wolverine's Claws Suck," which has over 20 million views across online platforms.

    I was a writer for Fox Sports' @TheBuzzer; produced The Attendants with the Above Average Network; produced pilots for FOX Digital and MSN Games; and was a comedy producer on TruTV's Impractical Jokers.

    I hosted the stand-up show Uncle Lou's Safe Place in Los Angeles, performed at the Big Pine Comedy Festival, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and co-created the political comedy podcast Unsafe Space.

    I taught creative writing at the City College of New York, "writing the web series" for Writing Pad, and comedy writing workshops for the Moving Picture Institute.


    The Lou Perez Podcast - Kirsten Fleming Dec 16, 2024
    Show notes

    Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r

    "I miss the days when people had real faces." - Kirsten Fleming, features columnist at The New York Post and my guest on the pod.

    We discuss Kirsten's coverage of the Daniel Penny case from both inside and outside the courtroom and the many details of the case that commenters (at least online) are leaving out. As two life-long New Yorkers, Kirsten and I both have subway horror stories, which we share on the episode. But our conversation is not all doom and gloom. We took some time to celebrate the legacy of Saint John's legendary coach Lou Carnesecca, who will forever live in my heart as Coach Drymeat.

    Support me at www.substack.com/@louperez

    Join my newsletter www.TheLouPerez.com

    Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../the-lou-perez.../id1535032081

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2KAtC7eFS3NHWMZp2UgMVU

    Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/.../2b7d4d.../the-lou-perez-podcast

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb5trMQQvT077-L1roE0iZyAgT4dD4EtJ

    Who am I?

    Lou Perez is a comedian, producer, and author of That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore. You may have seen him on FOX's Gutfeld! and Open to Debate (with Michael Ian Black). Lou was the head writer and producer of the Webby Award-winning comedy channel We the Internet TV and produces Comedy Is Murder, a sketch comedy series with Free the People. Lou is a FAIR-in-the Arts fellow, on the advisory board of Heresy Press, and hosts the live debate series The Wrong Take and The Lou Perez Podcast.

    During my tenure at We the Interent, I made the kind of comedy that gets you put on lists and your words in the Wall Street Journal: "How I Became a 'Far-Right Radical."

    How'd I start out?

    I began doing improv and sketch comedy while an undergrad at New York University, where I was part of the comedy group the Wicked Wicked Hammerkatz.

    For years, I performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (both in NYC and L.A.) in sketch shows with the Hammerkatz and my comedy duo, Greg and Lou. G&L are probably best known for our sketch "Wolverine's Claws Suck," which has over 20 million views across online platforms.

    I was a writer for Fox Sports' @TheBuzzer; produced The Attendants with the Above Average Network; produced pilots for FOX Digital and MSN Games; and was a comedy producer on TruTV's Impractical Jokers.

    I hosted the stand-up show Uncle Lou's Safe Place in Los Angeles, performed at the Big Pine Comedy Festival, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and co-created the political comedy podcast Unsafe Space.

    I taught creative writing at the City College of New York, "writing the web series" for Writing Pad, and comedy writing workshops for the Moving Picture Institute.


    The Lou Perez Podcast - Andrew Heaton Dec 09, 2024
    Show notes

    I thought I knew Andrew Heaton, but the son of "Hanging" Judge Joe gets more and more interesting with every conversation. The man's got a new book out, and even though he thinks Tribalism Is Dumb, I insist he's in my tribe—whether he likes it or not. If you enjoy Heaton's voice you'll love the audio version of Tribalism Is Dumb. https://amzn.to/4eViUS3

    We talk cowboy boots, Hanlon's razor, my election-night run-in with Dr. Phil's biggest hater, Daryl Davis's "fetish," and inter-tribal dating. (Spoiler: It's hard out there.) Hey! I have a book too!

    That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r

    Support me at www.substack.com/@louperez

    Join my newsletter www.TheLouPerez.com

    Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../the-lou-perez.../id1535032081

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2KAtC7eFS3NHWMZp2UgMVU

    Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/.../2b7d4d.../the-lou-perez-podcast

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb5trMQQvT077-L1roE0iZyAgT4dD4EtJ

    Who am I? Lou Perez is a comedian, producer, and author of That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore. You may have seen him on FOX's Gutfeld! and Open to Debate (with Michael Ian Black). Lou was the head writer and producer of the Webby Award-winning comedy channel We the Internet TV and produces Comedy Is Murder, a sketch comedy series with Free the People. Lou is a FAIR-in-the Arts fellow, on the advisory board of Heresy Press, and hosts the live debate series The Wrong Take and The Lou Perez Podcast. During my tenure at We the Internet, I made the kind of comedy that gets you put on lists and your words in the Wall Street Journal: "How I Became a 'Far-Right Radical." How'd I start out? I began doing improv and sketch comedy while an undergrad at New York University, where I was part of the comedy group the Wicked Wicked Hammerkatz. For years, I performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (both in NYC and L.A.) in sketch shows with the Hammerkatz and my comedy duo, Greg and Lou. G&L are probably best known for our sketch "Wolverine's Claws Suck," which has over 20 million views across online platforms. I was a writer for Fox Sports' @TheBuzzer; produced The Attendants with the Above Average Network; produced pilots for FOX Digital and MSN Games; and was a comedy producer on TruTV's Impractical Jokers. I hosted the stand-up show Uncle Lou's Safe Place in Los Angeles, performed at the Big Pine Comedy Festival, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and co-created the political comedy podcast Unsafe Space. I taught creative writing at the City College of New York, "writing the web series" for Writing Pad, and comedy writing workshops for the Moving Picture Institute.


    The Lou Perez Podcast - Andrew Heaton Dec 09, 2024
    Show notes

    I thought I knew Andrew Heaton, but the son of "Hanging" Judge Joe gets more and more interesting with every conversation. The man's got a new book out, and even though he thinks Tribalism Is Dumb, I insist he's in my tribe—whether he likes it or not. If you enjoy Heaton's voice you'll love the audio version of Tribalism Is Dumb. https://amzn.to/4eViUS3

    We talk cowboy boots, Hanlon's razor, my election-night run-in with Dr. Phil's biggest hater, Daryl Davis's "fetish," and inter-tribal dating. (Spoiler: It's hard out there.) Hey! I have a book too!

    That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r

    Support me at www.substack.com/@louperez

    Join my newsletter www.TheLouPerez.com

    Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../the-lou-perez.../id1535032081

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2KAtC7eFS3NHWMZp2UgMVU

    Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/.../2b7d4d.../the-lou-perez-podcast

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb5trMQQvT077-L1roE0iZyAgT4dD4EtJ

    Who am I? Lou Perez is a comedian, producer, and author of That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore. You may have seen him on FOX's Gutfeld! and Open to Debate (with Michael Ian Black). Lou was the head writer and producer of the Webby Award-winning comedy channel We the Internet TV and produces Comedy Is Murder, a sketch comedy series with Free the People. Lou is a FAIR-in-the Arts fellow, on the advisory board of Heresy Press, and hosts the live debate series The Wrong Take and The Lou Perez Podcast. During my tenure at We the Internet, I made the kind of comedy that gets you put on lists and your words in the Wall Street Journal: "How I Became a 'Far-Right Radical." How'd I start out? I began doing improv and sketch comedy while an undergrad at New York University, where I was part of the comedy group the Wicked Wicked Hammerkatz. For years, I performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (both in NYC and L.A.) in sketch shows with the Hammerkatz and my comedy duo, Greg and Lou. G&L are probably best known for our sketch "Wolverine's Claws Suck," which has over 20 million views across online platforms. I was a writer for Fox Sports' @TheBuzzer; produced The Attendants with the Above Average Network; produced pilots for FOX Digital and MSN Games; and was a comedy producer on TruTV's Impractical Jokers. I hosted the stand-up show Uncle Lou's Safe Place in Los Angeles, performed at the Big Pine Comedy Festival, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and co-created the political comedy podcast Unsafe Space. I taught creative writing at the City College of New York, "writing the web series" for Writing Pad, and comedy writing workshops for the Moving Picture Institute.


    The Lou Perez Podcast - Ben Kawaller Dec 02, 2024
    Show notes

    Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://www.amazon.com/dp/1637582455

    On this episode I'm joined by The Free Press's and Brooklyn Heights's finest, Ben Kawaller. And for that I am thankful!

    Support me at www.substack.com/@louperez

    Join my newsletter www.TheLouPerez.com

    Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../the-lou-perez.../id1535032081

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2KAtC7eFS3NHWMZp2UgMVU

    Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/.../2b7d4d.../the-lou-perez-podcast

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb5trMQQvT077-L1roE0iZyAgT4dD4EtJ

    Who am I?

    Lou Perez is a comedian, producer, and author of That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore. You may have seen him on FOX's Gutfeld! and Open to Debate (with Michael Ian Black). Lou was the head writer and producer of the Webby Award-winning comedy channel We the Internet TV and produces Comedy Is Murder, a sketch comedy series with Free the People. Lou is a FAIR-in-the Arts fellow, on the advisory board of Heresy Press, and hosts the live debate series The Wrong Take and The Lou Perez Podcast.

    During my tenure at We the Interent, I made the kind of comedy that gets you put on lists and your words in the Wall Street Journal: "How I Became a 'Far-Right Radical."

    How'd I start out?

    I began doing improv and sketch comedy while an undergrad at New York University, where I was part of the comedy group the Wicked Wicked Hammerkatz.

    For years, I performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (both in NYC and L.A.) in sketch shows with the Hammerkatz and my comedy duo, Greg and Lou. G&L are probably best known for our sketch "Wolverine's Claws Suck," which has over 20 million views across online platforms.

    I was a writer for Fox Sports' @TheBuzzer; produced The Attendants with the Above Average Network; produced pilots for FOX Digital and MSN Games; and was a comedy producer on TruTV's Impractical Jokers.

    I hosted the stand-up show Uncle Lou's Safe Place in Los Angeles, performed at the Big Pine Comedy Festival, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and co-created the political comedy podcast Unsafe Space.

    I taught creative writing at the City College of New York, "writing the web series" for Writing Pad, and comedy writing workshops for the Moving Picture Institute.


    The Lou Perez Podcast - Brandon Bassham Nov 25, 2024
    Show notes

    Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://www.amazon.com/dp/1637582455

    If you've been following my work over the past 10 years, you've met Brandon Bassham. Although Brandon hasn't appeared on screen in any of my projects, he's been behind some of my favorite sketches and darkest jokes, like The Problem with Apu-inspired "The Problem with Bumbleebee Man."

    On this episode, I talk with Brandon about horror, comedy, and his work with Troma, which includes his feature film Fear Town, USA and his latest, Bring on the Damned! (in which I play a small but memorable sex-creep role). And we spend a little time remembering the great Robert Schimmel, a dirty comic who was so good, even Brandon's mother—who hated dirty comics!—loved him.

    Support me at www.substack.com/@louperez

    Join my newsletter www.TheLouPerez.com

    Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../the-lou-perez.../id1535032081

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2KAtC7eFS3NHWMZp2UgMVU

    Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/.../2b7d4d.../the-lou-perez-podcast

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb5trMQQvT077-L1roE0iZyAgT4dD4EtJ

    Who am I?

    Lou Perez is a comedian, producer, and author of That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore. You may have seen him on FOX's Gutfeld! and Open to Debate (with Michael Ian Black). Lou was the head writer and producer of the Webby Award-winning comedy channel We the Internet TV and produces Comedy Is Murder, a sketch comedy series with Free the People. Lou is a FAIR-in-the Arts fellow, on the advisory board of Heresy Press, and hosts the live debate series The Wrong Take and The Lou Perez Podcast.

    During my tenure at We the Interent, I made the kind of comedy that gets you put on lists and your words in the Wall Street Journal: "How I Became a 'Far-Right Radical."

    How'd I start out?

    I began doing improv and sketch comedy while an undergrad at New York University, where I was part of the comedy group the Wicked Wicked Hammerkatz.

    For years, I performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (both in NYC and L.A.) in sketch shows with the Hammerkatz and my comedy duo, Greg and Lou. G&L are probably best known for our sketch "Wolverine's Claws Suck," which has over 20 million views across online platforms.

    I was a writer for Fox Sports' @TheBuzzer; produced The Attendants with the Above Average Network; produced pilots for FOX Digital and MSN Games; and was a comedy producer on TruTV's Impractical Jokers.

    I hosted the stand-up show Uncle Lou's Safe Place in Los Angeles, performed at the Big Pine Comedy Festival, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and co-created the political comedy podcast Unsafe Space.

    I taught creative writing at the City College of New York, "writing the web series" for Writing Pad, and comedy writing workshops for the Moving Picture Institute.


    The Lou Perez Podcast - Brandon Bassham Nov 25, 2024
    Show notes

    PODCAST COPY

    Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://www.amazon.com/dp/1637582455

    If you've been following my work over the past 10 years, you've met Brandon Bassham. Although Brandon hasn't appeared on screen in any of my projects, he's been behind some of my favorite sketches and darkest jokes, like The Problem with Apu-inspired "The Problem with Bumbleebee Man."

    On this episode, I talk with Brandon about horror, comedy, and his work with Troma, which includes his feature film Fear Town, USA and his latest, Bring on the Damned! (in which I play a small but memorable sex-creep role). And we spend a little time remembering the great Robert Schimmel, a dirty comic who was so good, even Brandon's mother—who hated dirty comics!—loved him.

    Support me at www.substack.com/@louperez

    Join my newsletter www.TheLouPerez.com

    Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../the-lou-perez.../id1535032081

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2KAtC7eFS3NHWMZp2UgMVU

    Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/.../2b7d4d.../the-lou-perez-podcast

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb5trMQQvT077-L1roE0iZyAgT4dD4EtJ

    Who am I?

    Lou Perez is a comedian, producer, and author of That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore. You may have seen him on FOX's Gutfeld! and Open to Debate (with Michael Ian Black). Lou was the head writer and producer of the Webby Award-winning comedy channel We the Internet TV and produces Comedy Is Murder, a sketch comedy series with Free the People. Lou is a FAIR-in-the Arts fellow, on the advisory board of Heresy Press, and hosts the live debate series The Wrong Take and The Lou Perez Podcast.

    During my tenure at We the Interent, I made the kind of comedy that gets you put on lists and your words in the Wall Street Journal: "How I Became a 'Far-Right Radical."

    How'd I start out?

    I began doing improv and sketch comedy while an undergrad at New York University, where I was part of the comedy group the Wicked Wicked Hammerkatz.

    For years, I performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (both in NYC and L.A.) in sketch shows with the Hammerkatz and my comedy duo, Greg and Lou. G&L are probably best known for our sketch "Wolverine's Claws Suck," which has over 20 million views across online platforms.

    I was a writer for Fox Sports' @TheBuzzer; produced The Attendants with the Above Average Network; produced pilots for FOX Digital and MSN Games; and was a comedy producer on TruTV's Impractical Jokers.

    I hosted the stand-up show Uncle Lou's Safe Place in Los Angeles, performed at the Big Pine Comedy Festival, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and co-created the political comedy podcast Unsafe Space.

    I taught creative writing at the City College of New York, "writing the web series" for Writing Pad, and comedy writing workshops for the Moving Picture Institute.


    The Lou Perez Podcast - Brooks Crenshaw Nov 18, 2024
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    Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://www.amazon.com/dp/1637582455

    Girl, did you hear about Minos's wife and the white bull? Pasiphaë was on that carnivore diet. Just a lil gossip from antiquity, thanks to Brooks Crenshaw, whose The Daedulus Thread, is a hell of a follow.

    Check out W.H. Auden's "Musée des Beaux Arts."

    In addition to talking about how mortals should never try to fool the gods, Brooks shares what he considers his greatest failure: washing out of BUD/S. Although he didn't become a Navy SEAL, he overcame his failure (which would have been a success for me) to work in human intelligence and targeting for the SEALs.

    We get into the power of story — did the hear the one about how my butcher father cut off his finger —, the size of Jordan Peterson's cross, trans Maoists, and our favorite congressman (Brooks's actual representative and my dream rep), Thomas Massie.

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    Who am I?

    Lou Perez is a comedian, producer, and author of That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore. You may have seen him on FOX's Gutfeld! and Open to Debate (with Michael Ian Black). Lou was the head writer and producer of the Webby Award-winning comedy channel We the Internet TV and produces Comedy Is Murder, a sketch comedy series with Free the People. Lou is a FAIR-in-the Arts fellow, on the advisory board of Heresy Press, and hosts the live debate series The Wrong Take and The Lou Perez Podcast.

    During my tenure at We the Interent, I made the kind of comedy that gets you put on lists and your words in the Wall Street Journal: "How I Became a 'Far-Right Radical."

    How'd I start out? I began doing improv and sketch comedy while an undergrad at New York University, where I was part of the comedy group the Wicked Wicked Hammerkatz. For years, I performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (both in NYC and L.A.) in sketch shows with the Hammerkatz and my comedy duo, Greg and Lou. G&L are probably best known for our sketch "Wolverine's Claws Suck," which has over 20 million views across online platforms.

    I was a writer for Fox Sports' @TheBuzzer; produced The Attendants with the Above Average Network; produced pilots for FOX Digital and MSN Games; and was a comedy producer on TruTV's Impractical Jokers.

    I hosted the stand-up show Uncle Lou's Safe Place in Los Angeles, performed at the Big Pine Comedy Festival, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and co-created the political comedy podcast Unsafe Space. I taught creative writing at the City College of New York, "writing the web series" for Writing Pad, and comedy writing workshops for the Moving Picture Institute.


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