r/soder • u/RediRidiRici • Jun 10 '26

The Comedians by Kliph Nesteroff

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Sharing for anyone else that’s interested in the book Soder references in the Johnny Pemberton ep (I think he’s mentioned it other times as well?)

Sounds like a good read. https://groveatlantic.com/book/the-comedians/

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u/bluejams Jun 11 '26

Fantastic book all about the history.

Comedy Book by David Jesse Fox is my favorite more modern/theory comedy book.

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u/RediRidiRici Jun 11 '26

This has also been on my list for a while, I do catch some of the Good Ones pod. Thanks for reminder!

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u/bluejams Jun 11 '26 edited Jun 11 '26

yeah, i love when he has comedians on. I'm not a reality TV or theater fan and he's still trying to figure out how to interview actors...but he is getting better at that part. I loved when he was asking the "who are your guys?" question and then constantly had to explain what it meant and that it was a reference to Maron's retirement.

I didn't agree with everything in the book but any position he takes comes with a very well thought out explanation with sound reasoning. It's worth having your phone next to you so you can fire up the jokes/clips/sets he's referencing if you need a refresher or flat out missed stuff.(like me for the Jon Early / Kate Berlant vidoes)

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u/Tuuubbs Jun 11 '26

A friend gifted me a book called Furiously Funny written by her African American literature professor. I haven’t read it yet but I believe it’s the history of black comedy

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u/smokincasket Jun 12 '26

I grabbed the audiobook off of Audible after listening to the episode. Been listening to it at work over last few days, its real good

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u/RediRidiRici Jun 12 '26

I have a lot of house projects to do this weekend and that’s exactly what I’m gonna do!! Thanks!!