Hail Satire! with Vic Shuttee

Hail Satire! is talking about comedy! Hosted by Vic Shuttee, Hail Satire! has gotten interviews with some of the best in the business: stand-ups, screenwriters, directors, actors, improvisers, content creators and more! And then there's the specials: comedy brackets, best of lists, debates and discussion, live improv, original sketches and series recaps. Plus critical analysis of comic institutions like The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Saturday Night Live and the films of Christopher Guest.

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2021: A Year In Comedy Film, TV, Stand-Up, Death and Controversy with Chandler Dean

Jan 18, 2022

2021 was... more of the same, wasn't it? Sure, there was a vaccine - but from the mindset of creating comedy, we're still in a pandemic, live performance is a risky venture and all creativity seems to flow from a slimming few mega corporations. So, was there anything of value that slipped through the cracks. Vic is back...

Ritch Shydner on 'A History of Stand Up Comedy From The Civil War to Today'

Oct 22, 2021

Conversation #186, recorded on October 18, 2021. Ritch Shydner has a long history in the stand-up comedy game, appearing on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show and the early days of David Letterman. He's gone on to be a prolific comedy writer, working with Jeff Foxworthy, Jay Leno, Bill Maher, Roseanne and even Norm...

The Daily Show Weekly: Feb 9-12, 2004 | A Vic and Chandler Rewatch

Sep 29, 2021

MAY 26, 2021 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! The podcast’s grand return to normalcy! In the first recording of the Biden years, everything has slowed in the present time... but things are heating up in the Bush-Kerry races of...

Series Finale: Did Comedy Survive President Trump? (2020) with Chandler Dean

Sep 24, 2021

So it all comes down to this - in the middle of a red mirage, Vic and Chandler aim to complete a trilogy of the wonder: how does such a white whale of material becoming leader of the free world actually impact the type of comedy created in his wake. Does the buffet of defects end up making everyone sick. And now...

The Daily Show Weekly: Feb 2-5, 2004 | A Vic and Chandler Rewatch

Sep 22, 2021

NOV 1, 2020 - It's THE DAILY SHOW WEEKLY PODCAST, a rewatch hosted by Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) and Chandler Dean (@chandlerjdean)! Somehow, someway, 2020 and 2004 collide in the most showstopping of ways – on Election Eve, the boys get to watch and discuss the first appearance of future President Donald Trump on Jon...