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Are you new to comedy podcasts, overwhelmed by the array of options, and wondering where to begin?
Embedded in Pardos legacy are the roots of any other comedy podcast to start in the last decade.
Bang!, noWTF With Marc Maron, and God forbid!
noThe Joe Rogan Experience.
As Maronput it in 2011, [Pardo] made it seem possible.
In podcast history, they are the Ur-dudes.
As a result, the Pardosphere can seem so expansive that newcomers might be overwhelmed by its breadth.
1,117, which offers curious listeners the perfect casual Pardcast introduction.
That guest, of course, wasRichard Lewis.
When I started this podcast, I said there are dream guests that we could never get.
And Richard Lewis was one of these names, Jimmy explains.
The other, of course, was Greg Fitzsimmons andwe got him!
he yells by way of an invitation.
Oh, blow me!
Pardo spends the first half of the interview struggling to get a word in edgewise.
Lewis pretends to be incensed by Pardo cutting in and pounces: Youre a control nutcase!
Look at your hair.
Its like one buzz cut away from the scene inTaxi Driverwhere they show his Mohawk.
Only after 45 minutes do thesefaux-hostilities slow, and warmth begins to creep in.
My mother doesnt go, Oh, the actor Richard Lewis.
She goes, Oh, the comedian Richard Lewis.
I think thats phenomenal because theres very few of you guys.
But Lewis remains pugnacious, asking, And how would you define Jimmy Fallon?
Unwatchable, retorts Pardo.
When Lewiss hackles come down for good, the floodgates of his mythic life in comedy open.
He talks about Larry David mocking him on the set ofCurb Your Enthusiasm.
He name-checks friendships with Julian Lennon, Warren Zevon,Eleanor Keaton, and Kitty Bruce.
Belknap has managed not a single word, and Pardo seems completely starstruck.
This makes sense, as the only response to Lewiss storytelling is awe.
What a joy, he sputters.
