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The Comic's Comic Presents Last Things First

The Comic's Comic Presents Last Things First

Hosted by Sean L. McCarthy: Comedy journalist

Episodes

300

Latest episode

Oct 2026

Language

EN-US

About the show

Asking comedians about the historic lasts and firsts in their lives as their comedy careers have blossomed.

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60 recent
October 14, 202635 min

Episode #509: Ruby Karp

Ruby Karp made her debut on the Upright Citizens Brigade stage when most kids her age were barely out of kindergarten. By the age of 8, Ruby had appeared on Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls at the Party webseries and had become a regular monologist for the UCB’s premier improv showcase, …

October 7, 202635 min

Episode #508: Alaina Bamfield

Alaina Bamfield is a Brooklyn-based stand-up comedian from Lansing, Michigan. She self-financed and filmed her debut comedy special, Untouchable, at The Independent Comedy Club just north of Detroit. Untouchable, which debuted on YouTube on June 7, 2026, is a half-hour of jokes that almost exclusively touches upon her experiences as …

September 30, 202630 min

Episode #507: Garry Starr

Blink and you might’ve missed Damien Warren-Smith’s Netflix debut, making a brief cameo onstage during the Stamptown variety comedy special. But New Yorkers can see all of him in the fall of 2026 as he has made his Off-Broadway debut with Garry Starr: Classic Penguins, a hit show at the …

September 23, 202638 min

Episode #506: Elf Lyons

Elf Lyons is a British comedian and writer who performs in both the worlds of stand-up and clown, having studied in France with the late Phillippe Goulier. Her 2017 show, Swan, received a nomination for Best Show at the Edinburgh Fringe, while her 2024 show, Horses, earned Best Show from …

September 16, 202637 min

Episode #505: Stuart Goldsmith

Stuart Goldsmith is a British stand-up comedian who has performed on BBC’s Live At The Apollo (BBC), Conan, and Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central. He began his career as a street performer at age 17, and over the course of 32 years at the Edinburgh Fringe, has evolved into one of the world’s preeminent …

August 17, 202639 min

Episode #504: Dan Wilbur

Dan Wilbur is a comedian and author of two humor books, “How Not To Read” and “Never Flirt with Puppy Killers.” He released his first stand-up comedy album, Husband Material, in 2023, has been featured on CollegeHumor, McSweeney’s and Someecards, where he also worked as the Ecards editor. Wilbur sat down with …

August 10, 202637 min

Episode #503: Chloe Radcliffe

Chloe Radcliffe is a comedian and actress most recently seen on the big screen playing a comedian and magician opposite Will Arnett and Bradley Cooper in the film, Is This Thing On? Radcliffe is based in New York City but came up out of the Twin Cities comedy scene in …

August 3, 2026

Episode #502: Jenny Gorelick

Jenny Gorelick is a comedian, author, actress and former Jersey girl based in New York City. She performs monthly at Club Cumming at her signature show Love, Sex, & Magic and played an adoring fan of “THE Che Diaz” in And Just Like That. Her personal essays and humor pieces …

July 27, 202637 min

Episode #501: Kimmy Gatewood

Kimmy Gatewood is a comedian, actress and director whose newest project is directing the 2026 movie Descendants: Wicked Wonderland, the fifth installment in Disney’s musical cinematic universe following the teenage children of classic Disney villains. She previously has directed episodes of Ghosts, Girls5Eva, Going Dutch, and Sesame Street, the latter …

July 20, 202634 min

Episode #500: Michael Cruz Kayne

Michael Cruz Kayne is a comedian, actor and writer based in NYC. He wrote for the last six seasons of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where he’s an Emmy nominee again in 2026. At the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, he co-wrote and starred in Terrible Babysitters, a 2013 webseries …

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