Matt Wilstein
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Editorial director of The Daily Beast’s Obsessed | matt.wilstein@thedailybeast.com
“Ultimately, when I play the straight woman, I think of it as a drama. In comedy, I tend to think of it as grave and very serious. And if it’s grave and very serious, then everything else around it can be absolute tornado madness.”
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How I Stay Sane While Filming TV’s Most Deranged Comedy
“The Chair Company” star Lake Bell shared her secret to not laughing in scenes with Tim Robinson on “Obsessed: The Podcast.”
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January 17, 2026 at 1:02 AM
“Ultimately, when I play the straight woman, I think of it as a drama. In comedy, I tend to think of it as grave and very serious. And if it’s grave and very serious, then everything else around it can be absolute tornado madness.”
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The director of a new bombshell documentary about Chevy Chase knew she was onto something when the comedian insulted her to her face on camera.
What Happened When Chevy Chase, 82, Called Me Dumb to My Face
The original “Saturday Night Live” cast member lobbed an astonishing insult at the maker of a documentary about him.
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January 10, 2026 at 1:07 AM
The director of a new bombshell documentary about Chevy Chase knew she was onto something when the comedian insulted her to her face on camera.
“The truth is, you should be silent because the second you complain about it, 10 times more people watch it. So it might be that they know how accurate this criticism is, and they really don’t want more people to know about it.”
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Judd Apatow: Why Trump Has Been Silent About ‘South Park’
In the final episode of The Last Laugh podcast, our guest Judd Apatow draws a straight line from Mel Brooks to “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
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December 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
“The truth is, you should be silent because the second you complain about it, 10 times more people watch it. So it might be that they know how accurate this criticism is, and they really don’t want more people to know about it.”
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Went deep with Mother Hahn about her illustrious career and making the best comedy series of 2025...
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How ‘The Studio’ Predicted Hollywood’s Biggest Twist
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December 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Went deep with Mother Hahn about her illustrious career and making the best comedy series of 2025...
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“Make no mistake, this is where we are right now, and we have to become aware of it.”
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Rob Reiner Feared Trump Was Turning America Into Nazi Germany | The Last Laugh Clip
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December 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
“Make no mistake, this is where we are right now, and we have to become aware of it.”
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James Austin Johnson’s Trump couldn’t stop commenting on his press secretary’s looks—and lips.
‘SNL’s’ Drug-Addled Trump Thirsts Over Leavitt’s Lips
James Austin Johnson’s Trump couldn’t stop commenting on his press secretary’s looks—and lips.
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December 14, 2025 at 5:00 AM
James Austin Johnson’s Trump couldn’t stop commenting on his press secretary’s looks—and lips.
Michelle Wolf Slams Comedians Who Jumped on MAGA ‘Bandwagon’
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December 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
New episode with a true SNL legend! open.spotify.com/episode/0ndl...
Tim Meadows: SNL, ‘The Ladies Man,’ and ‘DMV’
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December 4, 2025 at 2:49 AM
New episode with a true SNL legend! open.spotify.com/episode/0ndl...
You can now watch this really great conversation with the brilliant @pattonoswalt.bsky.social — and subscribe to our new YouTube channel while you’re at it...
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Patton Oswalt Takes on Trump, Kimmel, Comedy’s Civil War
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November 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
You can now watch this really great conversation with the brilliant @pattonoswalt.bsky.social — and subscribe to our new YouTube channel while you’re at it...
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Third appearance from @pattonoswalt.bsky.social just might be the best yet!
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Patton Oswalt: Trump, Kimmel, and the State of Stand-Up Comedy
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November 19, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Third appearance from @pattonoswalt.bsky.social just might be the best yet!
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“Look, I am clearly no stranger to sharing upsetting numbers with my audience, but please do kill me if I ever start doing pedophile math.”
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John Oliver Unloads on Megyn Kelly’s ‘Pedophile Math’
“Look, I am clearly no stranger to sharing upsetting numbers with my audience...” the “Last Week Tonight” host quipped.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:24 AM
“Look, I am clearly no stranger to sharing upsetting numbers with my audience, but please do kill me if I ever start doing pedophile math.”
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
“I don’t imagine that anyone really thinks that. Maybe I’m delusional, but I think deep down everybody knows, like, come on.”
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‘Portlandia’ Star Responds to Trump’s Fake Portland War
The “Saturday Night Live” and “Portlandia” star says he isn’t so sure anyone—besides Donald Trump—actually believes that Portland is on fire.
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November 15, 2025 at 12:41 AM
“I don’t imagine that anyone really thinks that. Maybe I’m delusional, but I think deep down everybody knows, like, come on.”
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Fred Armisen: SNL, ‘Portlandia,’ and ‘100 Sound Effects’
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November 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
‘Bugonia’ Writer Will Tracy: ‘The Onion,’ John Oliver, and ‘Succession’
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November 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
What a career this woman has had… we talk all about it on this week’s podcast!
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Alex Borstein: ‘MADtv,’ ‘Family Guy,’ and ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’
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October 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
What a career this woman has had… we talk all about it on this week’s podcast!
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🙏 LA Press Club
October 28, 2025 at 10:38 PM
🙏 LA Press Club
“Me and him would text each other in the middle of the night. Kenan even said, you and Lorne’s relationship is fucking weird. And I was like, I’m telling you, if me and Lorne met [back in the day], I would’ve been his baby mama.”
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Leslie Jones Tells All on Trump, Lorne, and Life After ‘SNL’
The “Saturday Night Live” all-star goes deep on her struggles and successes at the show and her electric new stand-up hour “Life Part 2.”
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October 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
“Me and him would text each other in the middle of the night. Kenan even said, you and Lorne’s relationship is fucking weird. And I was like, I’m telling you, if me and Lorne met [back in the day], I would’ve been his baby mama.”
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So many insane stories in this new podcast ep today with Leslie Fucking Jones!
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SNL’s Leslie Jones: Lorne Michaels, Donald Trump, and ‘Life Part 2’
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October 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
So many insane stories in this new podcast ep today with Leslie Fucking Jones!
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