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Patton Oswalt

  1. trailer mix
    Ice to See You, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Trailer!It’s a fact: Ghosts are cold and that’s what’s inside of freezers.
    By Bethy Squires
  2. this month in comedy podcasts
    This Month in Comedy Podcasts: Hopped Up on Black Betties with Patton OswaltRounding up our favorite comedy-podcast episodes of the month.
  3. comedy review
    Patton Oswalt Leaves His New Special Half-FinishedWe All Scream checks the comedy-special box, but as a demonstration of the comedian’s impressive skill set, it falls flat.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  4. trailer mix
    Patton Oswalt Hopes We All Scream at His New SpecialIt premieres September 20 on Netflix.
    By Hershal Pandya
  5. i love my dad
    So You Accidentally Fell in Love With Your Own Dad Catfishing You OnlinePatton Oswalt and James Morosini tell us how they turned a mortifying real-life episode into summer’s cringiest comedy.
    By Chris Lee
  6. trailer mix
    I Love My Dad Trailer: Where’s Nev and Max When Patton Oswalt Needs Them?“Internet kiss your son!”
    By Hershal Pandya
  7. appreciations
    Gilbert Gottfried, Remembered by Those Who Knew Him“He was not a negative person in any way, shape, or form. He was a great spirit. He was so unique. That’s the word for Gilbert: unique.”
    By Dan Reilly
  8. party report
    Patton Oswalt Thinks His Gaslit Character Is More Like ‘Nixon’s Corgi’As opposed to the Watergate aide’s real nickname, “Nixon’s Bulldog.”
    By Ashley Shannon Wu
  9. appreciations
    Bob Saget, Remembered by Those Who Knew Him“Luckily, I got to tell Bob I loved him a lot while he was still here. But I’d sure love to be able to tell him again.”
    By Stuart Miller
  10. predictions
    Did Patton Oswalt Manifest This Book of Boba Fett Moment?Pulled straight from his improvised Parks and Rec filibuster.
    By Justin Curto
  11. ed near-an
    SNL: Patton Oswalt and the Mountain Goats Suggest Replacements for Ed Sheeran“No Children” is viral on TikTok. Think about it, Lorne!
    By Bethy Squires
  12. the sandman
    Netflix Posts Its Sandman Casting Announcement to the Drama-Club DoorThere are no small parts. Literally. They’re all massive concepts like “Death” and “Desire.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  13. trailer mix
    Patton Oswalt Lasers Into Our Hearts in the Trailer for Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K.They’ll rue the day they mocked ‘DOK!
    By Bethy Squires
  14. best of 2020
    The 10 Best Comedy Specials of 2020Our favorite hour-long specials of the year featuring Maria Bamford, Leslie Jones, Hannibal Buress, and more.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  15. stand-up
    Patton Oswalt Announces New Virtual Stand-up Comedy Show, Arm’s Length“Experience the horror. Take my hand. We shall die together and become immortal.”
    By Megh Wright
  16. filmmaking
    I’ll Be Gone in the Dark and the Power of Point of ViewVeteran documentary filmmaker Liz Garbus breaks down the process behind the HBO miniseries’ delicate balance of true crime and personal trauma.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  17. close reads
    I’ll Be Gone in the Dark Makes Us Ponder Our Own True-Crime FixationsBy making writer Michelle McNamara its protagonist, the HBO docuseries compels viewers to reexamine their own relationship with true crime.
    By Jen Chaney
  18. comedy review
    Patton Oswalt Paints Hilarious Portraits of WeirdnessReviewing the comedian’s new Netflix comedy special, I Love Everything.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  19. good one podcast
    Patton Oswalt Can’t Wait to Be a Comedy DinosaurThe comedian joins this week’s Good One to talk cereal jokes, comedy critics, and the next generation of stand-ups.
    By Jesse David Fox
  20. trailer mix
    Patton Oswalt Once Hired the Michelangelo of Wallpaper InstallationCheck out the trailer for Oswalt’s new Netflix special right here.
    By Megh Wright
  21. last night on late night
    Stephen Colbert Thinks The Hobbit Is Pretty MehHe is ready for your Twitter attacks.
    By Megh Wright
  22. conversations
    Judd Apatow and Friends Talk Depression, Social Media, and Terrible TherapistsPatton Oswalt, Maria Bamford, and Gary Gulman are the perfect comedians for this kind of chat.
    By Megh Wright
  23. cancellations
    Syfy Cancels Happy! and Deadly ClassThis sounds like a job for a streaming service!
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  24. social media campaigns
    Patton Oswalt Needs Your Help to Save ‘A.P. Bio’(Smokey the Bear Voice) Only *you* can save this show.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  25. trials
    Patton Oswalt and Andy Richter to Testify in the Conan O’Brien Joke-Theft TrialBut Elayne Boosler shall not.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  26. solidarity forever
    Patton Oswalt, Damon Lindelof, More Fire Their Agents In Solidarity with WGAWriters vow to help other writers find jobs.
    By Bethy Squires
  27. last night on late night
    Patton Oswalt Has an Idea for What Comes After Game of ThronesIt involves baked goods so we’re in.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  28. joke thieves
    How the #FuckFuckJerry Movement Was BornThe notorious Instagram joke thief was never brought to justice, until now.
    By Megh Wright
  29. last night on late night
    Jon Stewart, Jonathan Van Ness, Eric Andre Help Sam Bee Sing a Song of EggnogThe “Don’t They Know It’s Christmas?” parody was part of Full Frontal’s very special special Christmas on I.C.E.
    By Halle Kiefer
  30. new yorker festival
    Patton Oswalt Explains Why His Veep Character Is ‘Problematic’ NowTeddy groping Jonah plays quite differently in 2018.
    By Tolly Wright
  31. close reads
    How Sorry to Bother You Found (and Used) Its White VoiceDirector Boots Riley explains Sorry to Bother You’s brilliant dubbing effect.
    By Hunter Harris
  32. movie review
    The Raucous Sorry to Bother You Is the Punk Film 2018 DeservesLakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, and Armie Hammer make Boots Riley’s debut film about a young black telemarketer a bizarre house party of a movie.
    By Emily Yoshida
  33. good one podcast
    How Patton Oswalt Did the Unimaginable: Write Stand-up About His Wife DyingOn this week’s Good One, Patton Oswalt describes the emotionally taxing process of writing comedy about his wife’s unexpected death.
    By Jesse David Fox
  34. last night on late night
    ‘Trump Must Have a Small Peanut,’ and More Texts From Celebrity MomsA cleaner, family-friendly version of “texts from last night.”
    By Hunter Harris
  35. season renewals
    A.P. Bio Will Be Back in Session With Second Season at NBCNBC has renewed the Glenn Howerton comedy.
    By Tolly Wright
  36. last night on late night
    Patton Oswalt Reads From Wife’s Golden State Killer Book After Arrest NewsMcNamara’s I’ll Be Gone in the Dark focused on the infamous serial killer.
    By Jackson McHenry
  37. i’ll be gone in the dark
    Patton Oswalt Responds to Police Who Didn’t Credit Michelle McNamara’s WorkMcNamara’s book brought a renewed interest in the Golden State Killer. Police apprehended a suspect on Wednesday after decades of no leads.
    By Tolly Wright
  38. castings
    Harrison Ford Joins Secret Life of Pets 2, Will Hopefully Play Something DaintyHopefully, whatever animal he plays will have a single silver hoop earring.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  39. Brett Gelman’s Classic “iBrain” Bit Helped ‘Comedy Death-Ray/Bang Bang’ […]Pod-Canon is an ongoing tribute to the greatest individual comedy-related podcast episodes of all time. The 35th episode of Comedy Bang […]
    By Nathan Rabin
  40. The Comedy Curator’s Christmas CutsWhile I am not usually a fan of these kinds of lists, I do miss my annual tradition of sending holiday mix tapes, and later mix CDs, to friends […]
    By Dan Pasternack
  41. Patton Oswalt Explains Why Trump Is Like “Sour Cream in a Sauna” for […]Here’ a clip from Patton Oswalt’s appearance on last night’s Conan, where he and O’Brien talk about the very misguided idea that Donald Trump […]
    By Megh Wright
  42. tv review
    Happy! Strikes a Winking Macho PoseIt’s as if Mickey Rourke’s character from Sin City had been pasted into Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  43. The Profane, Insane Plan to Make SyFy’s Happy! the Weirdest Show on TVWhat happens when you make a TV show with Christopher Meloni, Patton Oswalt, and a talking CGI unicorn?
    By Abraham Riesman
  44. Patton Oswalt Returns to ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ to Perform More of Mike […]Back in March, Patton Oswalt appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to deliver some Mike Huckabee-style standup, and since then Huckabee has written a […]
    By Megh Wright
  45. October 2017 Standup Roundup: Patton Oswalt, Christina P, Judah […]Netflix is a joke – at least that’s what they want you to think. From their cryptic billboards to their comedy-only Instagram account, Netflix […]
    By Isaac Kozell
  46. just married
    Patton Oswalt and Meredith Salenger Are MarriedThis comes a year-and-a-half after the sudden death of Oswalt’s first wife.
    By Devon Ivie
  47. Patton Oswalt on Chaos, Kindness, and ‘Annihilation’ The notion that a Trump presidency would give comedians so much great material to work with has proven to be a tricky road to navigate. Yet […]
    By Isaac Kozell
  48. chat room
    Patton Oswalt on His Wife’s Death: ‘You Never Truly Heal, But You Do Evolve’Matt Zoller Seitz talks to Patton Oswalt about loss, life, and comedy.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  49. Tig Notaro and Patton Oswalt Decide the Fate of a Lucky ‘Chris Gethard […]Last night’s episode of The Chris Gethard Show was titled “Take a Chance,” and one of the chances Gethard offered viewers was the opportunity […]
    By Megh Wright
  50. The Trailer for Patton Oswalt’s Netflix Standup Special ‘Annihilation’ Has […]Patton Oswalt heads to Netflix later this month with a brand new standup special, and the streaming network just released the trailer. Titled […]
    By Megh Wright
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