Television comedy

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Television comedy has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including SmartLess. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.

What people said

Bowen YangAmerican comedian, writer and former Saturday Night Live cast member; co-host of the Las Culturistas podcast

  • Yang argued that TV comedies carry an extra burden of presenting optimism, which is especially hard at present.

    “comedy shows have this extra thing they have to do where it has to present something optimistic about the world. It's really hard to do that right now”

    SmartLess: "Bowen Yang" (Jun 1, 2026) · Listen from 43:17

  • Yang credited network sitcoms with shaping his sense of humor by giving everyone a shared frame of reference.

    “It was everybody having the same frame of reference as to what was funny. It was watching you guys”

    SmartLess: "Bowen Yang" (Jun 1, 2026) · Listen from 37:44

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Will ArnettCanadian-American actor and comedian, co-host of SmartLess

  • Arnett said he rarely watches comedy these days.

    “These days, I don't watch a lot of comedy. I don't know if you guys do. I really just don't”

    SmartLess: "Bowen Yang" (Jun 1, 2026) · Listen from 44:16

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Podcasts

Episodes

  • "Bowen Yang"

    SmartLess · Jun 1, 2026 · 58 min

    Comedian Bowen Yang talks with Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes about his peripatetic childhood, conversion therapy, his path to and departure from Saturday Night Live, and comedy today.