Nathan Fielder “The Smaller the Cats” Ep. 177

What a show! NATHAN FIELDER, star of “Nathan for You” joins us this week. What a treat! Nathan tells us about how his history of not being able to read people helps him stay in character, why it makes him laugh when people won’t say what they’re really thinking, and what he and CEO’s have in common when it comes to not taking a hint.

Plus! Julie’s been watching a ton of bad TV and has a lot to say about NAKED DATING, DEALS FROM THE DARK SIDE, and the dastardly JILL ZARIN EPISODE OF CELEBRITY WIFE SWAP! Plus: why Sherri Shepherd really left THE VIEW. And Pauley Perrette’s swollen head.

Enjoy! Hooray!

Scott King “False Chunk” Ep. 176

Comedy writer and delightful human SCOTT KING joins us this week. Enjoy our discussion of the disadvantages of gay men who grew up without watching DYNASTY on prime time, his serial comedy live show in NYC back in the day starring-ahem-Juliana Margulies, and why everybody should do a goddamn dreamboard.

Also- how to change your ice game! A cookie dough revelation! How much “Weird” Al is too much “Weird” Al? And all hail a chimpanzee named Julie, for fashion reasons.

A great show!

James Poniewozik “Barbershop Quartet of Bullying Doom” Ep. 175

Happy Ryan “Hot Lips” Houlihan Day! This week’s show features TV Critic JAMES PONIEWOZIK, who is here to tell us what to watch this summer.

Also: A street harasser expresses his desire to scratch Julie’s summer scalp, an open call for Coen Bros-themed tattoos, Robin Leach’s fascinating wife, White Castle and its disgusting food and enigmatic “Hall of Fame,” an extensive discussion of Denis Leary’s new TV show, how looking back is a thing one does when one is depressed, rejecting the notion of watching a new thing, damnit!

Plus: Welcome back, Rosie O’Donnell’s trutherism on The View! CATS: The Musical, now returning to the state with rapping! Why they shoula hired Paul Giamatti for AMERICAN HUSTLE. And Baby Boomers’ Terminator vision.

Hey! There are t-shirts for sale now at HowWasYourWeek.com! That’s a bonus thing as well. Enjoy!

The NY Times

Julie spoke to The NY Times about the show:

There’s only so much jokey riffing one can take. Still, the comedy podcast has become a major new medium, and not just because some performers have leveraged it into television shows and corporate deals. It’s because podcasts give comics the freedom — limitless time, no interference — to make new forms of comedy for an international audience. And that’s why “How Was Your Week?” has become one of the few essential podcasts.

NPR

NPR sat down with Julie to discuss the show and the nature of podcasting:

She says there are a lot of advantages to podcasting for people who work in and around comedy and comedy writing, one of which is how appealingly amenable it is to a do-it-yourself approach. “It’s free and easy,” she says, “and the nice thing about it is you can have a show without anybody giving you notes. So you can really do, in my case, The Julie Klausner Show.” Furthermore, the format tends to be relaxed and personal, and just as Marc Maron finds on WTF, perhaps the current big dog of podcasts featuring comedians, Klausner says that talking to people in the context of comedy can allow conversations more free-ranging than those that might take place otherwise. “If you do have a sense of humor,” she says, “you’re permitted more leeway, because if you go too far — hey, we’re only goofin’ around!”

Interview

Interview Magazine spoke with Julie about the show:

Then there’s the podcast itself. Though still fairly young, past guests include comedy forces such as Joan Rivers and Patton Oswalt, garnering critical acclaim and placement on bothRolling Stone and GQ‘s Top Ten Comedy Podcasts. Really, a live show of How Was Your Week? was the next logical step for the Upright Citizens Brigade alum. On October 20, Klausner will be bringing the podcast to the Bell House in Brooklyn, with guests Paul F. Tompkins, Billy Eichner, and Fred Armisen. In between traveling across the country in preparation for the show, Klausner was able to sit down and talk with us over a cup of coffee.

GQ

GQ featured Julie about the show:

Julie Klausner, the comedian, author, and host of the How Was Your Week? podcast, reflects on Elizabeth Taylor’s woman-hatred, Neko Case’s secret crush, Jackée’s bountiful gossip, and more she learned while podcasting