Season 9 May 8, 2026

Comedian Chris Fleming embraces the chaos in his new HBO comedy special, “Live at the Palace.”
Long regarded as a comedian’s comedian, Fleming’s breakout performance has propelled him into the spotlight. In this episode, Chris Fleming traces the origins of his manic, effervescent stage persona back to his childhood in rural ...

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Season 8 | December 18, 2025

Comedian and actress Leslie Jones has lived a lot of life and she wants you to know it.
The Saturday Night Live alum and veteran stand-up comic returns with a new special, called “Leslie Jones: Life Part 2.” In this interview, Jones traces the long road to discovering her comedic voice. ...

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Season 8 | October 17, 2025

Comedian Phoebe Robinson is a girl boss in recovery.
As the creator and star of projects like 2 Dope Queens and Everything’s Trash, she’s long been one of the hardest-working voices of her generation. But in her new comedy special, I Don’t Wanna Work Anymore, Robinson takes a sharp, self-aware look ...

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Season 8 | September 26, 2025

Singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan says, “we need opportunities to feel connection and to feel less alone.” For her, music is the salve.
The three-time Grammy Award winner is back with her tenth studio album, Better Broken. Amidst our tense collective cultural moment, McLachlan aims to create music that bridges divides.

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Season 8 | May 23, 2025

For Tony-winning playwright and theater director George C. Wolfe, the “landscape of America is rich and complicated and messy.”
He takes the greatest joy in putting that messiness on the Broadway stage. This time, he’s directing the Broadway revival of “Gypsy,” widely considered the best of the Golden Age musicals. Alongside ...

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