Having a Laugh with Michael McIntyre

Team Simon here! While A Bit of Optimism is on a short break, we’re revisiting a few episodes you helped make some of our favorites. We’ll be back with brand-new conversations next week, on March 24th, 2026. In the meantime, we’re bringing back an episode that explores a word mos ...  Show more

Hello from Team Simon! We’re taking a short hiatus, but A Bit of Optimism will return with brand-new episodes March 24th. In the meantime, we’re revisiting some of our favorite episodes. Episodes that many of you who listened, shared them, and told us what resonated. This week, w ...  Show more

The inaugural episode of #ThePoetryOfReality is finally here! Join me & Ricky Gervais, actor, writer, irreverent comedian & poignant tragedian. CFI gave him the 2019 Richard Dawkins Award. Then I had an on-stage conversation with him & Richard Wiseman, psychologist, comedian & co ...  Show more

So, this is ironic, someone watched Matt Rife's special and didn't like the opening joke. She made a TikTok (that's the ironic part) and the backlash went viral.Then Matt posted an "apology" and threw kerosense on the entire thing. In other news, David Letterman returned to the E ...  Show more

Matt Rife's Netflix Ventures and ControversiesKyle Kinane's Special: A Deep DiveBrian Regan's Evolution in ComedyBrad Williams Mainstream SuccessMelbourne Comedy Festival Highlights Daniel Sloss on Comedy Across Cultures This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online t ...  Show more

Some light-fare this morning as Johnny Mac takes a look at what Jerry Seinfeld, Kumail Nanjiani and Jim Gaffigan have said about Thanksgiving. Then, a breakdown of Adam Sandler's Thanksgiving song.Back to the Matt Rife of it all in the morning. Have a good holiday!Support the sho ...  Show more