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JOSH: The Nerdist Writers Panel has become appointment listening for aspiring television writers, and this week's episode is no exception as host Ben Blacker welcomes the creative team behind the popular program New Girl. Meriwether, Baer and Finkel examine the challenges of producing such an ambitious network sitcom with a delightful brand of insightful self-deprecation that perfectly encapsulates the charming, offbeat voice the series has developed. Meriwether and company discuss their attempts to find the perfect balance between humor and emotional storytelling, their late season success in implementing a group writing strategy and of course, the evolution of everybody's favorite douchebag, Schmidt. Part of the insecure, "what the hell am I doing with my life" tone that makes New Girl such a genuinely relatable program are on full display as Meriwether candidly discusses dealing with the difficult production schedule. "For people like us who are perfectionists, there are moments where it's just not gonna be exactly what you wanted," Meriwether said. "Okay, it's not exactly what I had in my mind, but then there is this other thing that might work." Added Meriwether, "It ain't HBO. It's fucking TV." 
Nice Try, The Devil, the new Comedy Central standup special from the You Made it Weird and future TBS late night host (and also voice of that E-Trade baby from commercials) Pete Holmes premiered on Sunday, and now it's available 
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JOSH: Womp it up! It's a comedy bonanza this week as Comedy Bang Bang celebrates its four year podcast-a-versary! Old favorites like Traci Rearden, Mike the Janitor and the pride of Marina del Rey, Marissa Wompler, join CBB stalwarts David Wain and Jason Mantzoukas for an all-star episode packed with forbidden sexual tension and terminally ill imaginary friends. Amid Mike the Janitor's personal rendition of the musical Cats, teenage frenemies Marissa Wompler and Traci Rearden compete in an old school dating game to procure a prom date. Who to choose? David Wain promises to buy his date a latex dress with an exposed midriff area to prominently display the belly button, while Mike the Janitor's guarantee of elephant transportation and an organic Whole Foods dress is also alluring. Who do the ladies choose? The answer is an unprecedented first in Comedy Bang Bang prom voting history! Later, the peculiarly intimate Bachelor Brothers drop by to promote their record label and make Scott an offer that could potentially change the future of Earwolf forever. All this and more on an extended episode of Comedy Bang Bang! 
30 Rock ended earlier this year, and although it won’t return for an eighth season, its existing seven seasons are available from now until forever to watch on DVD, with 
Jim Gaffigan 
This week Julie Klausner’s new book 
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MARC: Another popular comedian has entered the realm of podcasting, slipping around from the guest side of the microphone to the host seat: Todd Barry. Funny, acerbic, sarcastic, and wry on stage, Barry brings some of that but also shows a newer side, feeling his way into the role of guiding conversationalist. Even in the first couple of episodes, he quickly has realized to step aside when the guest is rolling while still teasing out the answers and stories without giving in – too much – to that tendency of new interviewers to interject themselves into the action. As a fledgling podcaster, it helps to have friends in high places to come in as guests, which is where Jim Gaffigan has been riding the past few years. The conversation that Barry and Gaffigan have is enhanced by the presence of Jeannie Gaffigan, Jim’s wife/producer/co-writer and mother of their five children. More conversation than interview, the chat touches on a number of subjects as the trio sit around in Barry’s kitchen in New York, including starting out as a comic in the early '90s as the fabled “comedy boom” was beginning to fade; how the couple’s collaboration began; working the road and bringing five children along for the ride; Gaffigan’s new book Dad Is Fat, which is coming out next week; and what it’s like to be the “Hot Pockets” guy. “There’s no stopping the Hot Pocket thing,” says Gaffigan. “I tried to take them down, but people won’t have it. So I may do a third new hour of material, fine, and the encore will be the Hot Pocket thing.” It should be fun to see whom else Barry lures into his kitchen in the coming episodes.
Last Friday Comedy Central premiered Why is the Rabbit Crying, 
This week, Marc Maron's show Maron premieres on IFC. The show is based loosely on the comedian's experience creating and hosting his WTF with Marc Maron podcast. Since the podcast's creation in 2009, Maron has interviewed everyone from Carrot Top to Bryan Cranston to Jonathan Winters, and Maron's candid conversational style paired with his signature blend of honesty, insecurity, and resentment has shone a light on the emotional backstories behind respected and despised comedians, actors, and musicians alike.
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