Episode notes
It was a great year in comedy, so selecting the best of the best and compiling it into an hour-long special was a tall order. We have done just that, however, and we’re kicking a new year off with a bang and The Best Comedy of 2012, as curated by the Bullseye staff.
You’ll hear selections from the following, all of which are available for purchase now:
- Aziz Ansari – Dangerously Delicious
- Maria Bamford – Maria Bamford, the Special Special Special
- Demetri Martin – Standup Comedian
- Doug Benson – Smug Life
- Garfunkel and Oates – Slippery When Moist
- Hannibal Buress – Animal Furnace
- James Adomian – Low Hangin’ Fruit
- Jim Gaffigan – Mr. Universe
- John Mulaney – New In Town
- Lewis Black – In God We Rust
- Tig Notaro – Live
- Kyle Kinane – Whiskey Icarus
- Paul F. Tompkins – Laboring Under Delusions: Live in Brooklyn
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Bullseye is a celebration of the best of arts and culture in public radio form. Host Jesse Thorn sifts the wheat from the chaff to bring you in-depth interviews with the most revered and revolutionary minds in our culture.
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