Topic
Improv Comedy
The discipline, its limits as a career, and what it actually teaches you about being alive.
Comedy
Bill Maher says he was “particularly bad” at blaming audiences when his jokes bombed
On Club Random, Maher turns a comedy cliché into a little self-indictment, while Lisa Kudrow offers the healthier, actorly version of bombing.
Mike Birbiglia·Comedy
Caleb Hearon Says Improv Saved His Life, and He Means It Literally
The comedian behind one of the best HBO specials in recent memory sits down with Mike Birbiglia and ends up somewhere much more honest than either of them planned.