David Cross, Tavi Gevinson, and Pharoahe Monch

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Thanks to everyone who came out to our World Tour of Several American Cities! Here’s our show recorded in front of a live audience in Brooklyn, New York at the Bell House.

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Photo credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty ImagesDavid Cross on His New Sketch Comedy in ‘W/Bob & David’, Stand Up Comedy, and Living in NYCDavid Cross co-created Mr. Show, one of the most beloved and influential sketch comedy shows, with his comedy partner and collaborator Bob Odenkirk.

Twenty years after the premiere of that program, Cross and Odenkirk recently released a new sketch show on Netflix, W/Bob & David.

Cross joins us to talk about the evolution of his stand up, the decision to create a new show with Odenkirk, and a certain club tour.

W/Bob & David is available now for streaming on Netflix. Cross also created and stars in The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, which returns for a third season on IFC January 7th.

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Photo credit: Robyn Von SwankComedy: Aparna NancherlaNYC-based comic and writer Aparna Nancherla has appeared on Conan, @midnight and Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell. She currently performs stand up and also writes for Late Night with Seth Meyers.

You can find out more about Aparna (including where to see/hear her!) at www.aparnacomedy.com.

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Photo credit: Petra CollinsTavi Gevinson on Acting, Dealing with Negativity Online, and Editing ‘Rookie’Tavi Gevinson found an audience online when she was still a pre-teen blogging about fashion. Now 19, she’s gone to found an online magazine for teenage girls called Rookie, and to act on Broadway, in films and on TV.

A new collection of writings from Rookie is collected in Rookie: Yearbook 4. It’s available in bookstores and online now.

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Music: Pharoahe Monch and DJ Boogie Blind with ‘Time2’, ‘Broken Again’ and a Special Performance of ‘Simon Says’We were joined for an amazing live set from legendary rapper Pharoahe Monch and DJ Boogie Blind.

Pharoahe Monch’s latest full-length is called PTSD. To buy his albums or see where he’s performing next, find him at www.pharoahe.com. You can check out DJ Boogie Blind on Twitter @BoogieBlind.

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