Comedian Ritch Shydner: The joke's on you, Mr. Media! INTERVIEW

Today's Guest: Ritch Shydner, comedian

RITCH SHYDNER podcast excerpt: "A podcast is, when you're not really in show business, it's good make-believe that you're in show business. I've seen guys post, 'I'm gonna go tape a show today.' I go, 'What show?' 'It's a podcast.' 'That's not a show!' Podcasting is like a comedic circle jerk. 'You come on my show; I'll go on your show, we'll make believe we're in show business.'"

Key interview moments:

• 4:35 Ritch Shydner shares his views on (most, not all) comedians who do podcasts;

• 23:30 That time a young Shydner opened for The Ramones;

• 37:40 That other time when an inebriated Shydner walked up to Morey Amsterdam and got schooled by the legendary comic and "Dick Van Dyke Show" co-star on how much the up-and-coming standup didn't know about the history of comedy in America.

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