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I'm Not Joking

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Glimpse into the lives of comedians, improvisers, comedy writers, and other funny people from business, science, and the arts. Host Dr, Peter McGraw—a behavioral scientist, business school professor, and Director of the Humor Research Lab (aka HuRL)—sits down with funny people for a wide-ranging discussion of their habits, motivations, and secrets to success.

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Curtain Call

Welcome to the final episode of I'M NOT JOKING. Comedian JD Lopez returns from Episode 1 to debrief and reflect on Peter’s experience building a podcast and using it to s

Sep 24 2025
1 h 16 min

Dropping Babies With Anthony Jeselnik

Anthony Jeselnik is a comedian, writer, actor, and producer. His most recent Netflix special is Fire in the Maternity Ward, and you can see him on his Comedy Central show

Sep 17 2025
1 h 22 min

Answering Business Questions With Shane Mauss

Welcome to the second special dual taping of I’m Not Joking, and Here We Are, Shane Mauss’s science podcast. This episode coincides with the launch of Peter’s new book, S

Sep 10 2025
1 h 32 min

Shtick to Business with Shane Mauss

Welcome to a special dual taping of I’m Not Joking and Here We Are, Shane Mauss’s science podcast. This episode coincides with the launch of Peter’s new book, Shtick to B

Sep 3 2025
57 min

Creative Help From The Masters Of Comedy

Did you know that you can hire the world’s funniest people to help you with your company’s creative work? Meet the founders of a new company that helps you do just that.

Aug 27 2025
1 h 10 min

All Your Single Friends With Daliya Karnofsky And Avra Friedma

Welcome to a special dual taping of my podcasts. Both episodes are coming out just before my book, Shtick to Business, which launches on April Fool’s Day. The first is “I

Aug 20 2025
1 h 04 min

Man In Cargo Pants

Alex Berg is an LA-based comedian, actor, writer, and producer. Before coming to LA, he studied psychology at Vassar College. You may have seen him on Terriers, The Goldb

Aug 13 2025
1 h 15 min

Man In Comedy Suit With Ryan Stout

Ryan Stout is a comedian who has appeared on CONAN, HBO’s Funny as Hell, Comedy Central’s @Midnight, and his own half-hour special: Comedy Central Presents… Ryan Stout. H

Aug 6 2025
1 h 23 min

Developing A Character With Emily Pendergast

Emily Pendergast is a member of the prestigious Groundlings Main Company. She was most recently seen in the final season of the Emmy Award winning HBO series Veep as Jona

Jul 30 2025
1 h 00 min

The Irishman With David Nihill

David Nihill is the author of the best-selling book Do You Talk Funny? and the Founder of FunnyBizz Conference. His work has been featured in Inc., Lifehacker, The Huffin

Jul 23 2025
52 min

Unverified with Ari Shaffir

This episode was taped prior to Ari Shaffir’s controversial tweet about Kobe Bryant. Ari Shaffir is a stand-up comedian. He is producer and host of the Skeptic Tank podca

Jul 16 2025
1 h 02 min

Curating Comedy With Jake Kroeger

Jake Kroeger is a comedian, producer, and writer. Nobody knows what’s going in comedy in Los Angeles better than Jake. He created and runs The Comedy Bureau, the central

Jul 9 2025
1 h 05 min

Thinking Scientifically with Shane Snow

Shane Snow is an award-winning journalist, entrepreneur, and the author of three books—including the #1 business bestseller Dream Teams. He speaks about innovation and te

Jul 2 2025
52 min

Looking for the Illogical with Merrill Markoe

Merrill Markoe is a comedian, comedy writer, author of ten books, and Emmy award Winning writer and producer of the Late Show with David Letterman. Love the show? Subscr

Jun 25 2025
1 h 04 min

Things Are Gonna Get Easier with Jeff Kreisler

Jeff Kreisler is a lawyer turned comedian, author and champion for behavioral economics. His first book, Get Rich Cheating, was a satirical look at cheating. His second b

Jun 18 2025
58 min

People Stories with Kristin Newman

Kristin Newman has been writing and producing television for over 20 years, on shows including “That ’70s Show,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “Chuck,” “Galavant,” “The Muppet

Jun 11 2025
1 h 13 min

Relationships And Other Things With Stephanie McHugh

Stephanie McHugh is a comedian, speaker, voice over artist, and humor coach. She has been part of the Denver Comedy scene for over 16 years. She was on Nick at Nite’s TV

Jun 4 2025
1 h 31 min

Talking About Jokes with Jesse David Fox

Jesse David Fox is a writer who works at New York Magazine, first as a blogger and then a comedy columnist for New York Magazine’s pop culture site Vulture.com. In 2017,

May 28 2025
1 h 41 min

Thinking about Class with Madison Shepard

Madison Shepard is a stand-up, writer, and actor. She’s appeared on Comedy Central’s The New Negroes. She’s performed at The S.F. Sketch Fest, Broke LA, and Laugh Riot Gr

May 21 2025
1 h 07 min

Cheap Transformations with Todd Glass

Todd Glass started comedy at age 16. He has performed stand-up on The Daily Show, Jimmy Kimmel, and Conan O’Brian. You can see his recent special “Act Happy” on Netflix.

May 14 2025
1 h 38 min

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