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Journalist/comedian Harmon Leon dives into the history of comedy; bringing podcast listeners all things comedy history!

New York City
Joined December 2018
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Comedy History 101 #podcast wraps up the year with our best interviews from 2024. Featuring episode excerpts from Arrested Development’s Emmy-winning writer Jim Vallely, Paul Bellini from Kids in the Hall... LISTEN: comedyhistory101.com #podcasting #comedy #comedypodcast
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@comedyhist101 #Podcast - has moved into the video era! Here's the YouTube video of my interview with director Josh Forbes on his documentary on watermelon-smashing comedian, Gallagher youtube.com/watch?v=cFXD6BKf… #comedy #podcastshow #podcast #comedian #documentary
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Who is the funniest in this photo: John Belushi, Eric Idle, or Mick Jagger? #JohnBelushi #EricIdle #mickjagger @EricIdle
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@comedyhist101 #Podcast: Chris Farley w/ Director Brent Hodge I talk to Brent Hodge, director of the documentary, I Am Chris Farley. @hodgeepodgee LISTEN HERE: comedyhistory101.com #podcast #comedy #comedypodcast #comedypodcast @nbcsnl
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Comedy History 101 #Podcast: Gallagher Josh Forbes - director of the new documentary on the comedian known for his signature bit, the Sledge-O-Matic, and his watermelon-smashing antics. comedyhistory101.com #podcasting #comedians #comedy #comedypodcast @marcmaron @WTFpod
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Going to be interviewing the director of the new Gallagher documentary that premiered at #DOCNYC - for my podcast: Comedy History101. Does anyone have any Gallagher-related questions they'd like me to ask? #podcast #comedy
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@Comedyhistory101 Podcast: Kliph Nesteroff: A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars Kliph is a leading comedy historian and the author of: Outrageous: A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars. comedyhistory101.com #podcast #podcasting #comedy #history @ClassicShowbiz
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@comedyhist101 THE GRATEFUL DEAD COUNTERFEITER A cat-and-mouse game ensues between Steven Marcus head of @GratefulDead ticketing & this teenage counterfeiter, which comes to a head at a #MadisonSquareGarden Dead show. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… #podcast #podcasting #gratefuldead
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Audio Trailer for our #podcast documentary: The Grateful Dead Counterfeiter A cat-and-mouse game ensues between the head of @GratefulDead ticketing and this teenage counterfeiter. Dropping on @itunes and comedyhistory101.com #gratefuldead #podcasting
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The Grateful Dead Counterfeiter @comedyhist101 presents its first audio documentary: A teenage hustler makes his living selling counterfeit @GratefulDead icketst. A cat-and-mouse game ensues w/ the head of Grateful Dead ticketing Dropping on iTunes #podcast #podcasting
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The Grateful Dead Counterfeiter @comedyhist101 presents its first audio documentary: A teenage hustler makes his living selling counterfeit @GratefulDead tickets. A cat-and-mouse game ensues w/ the head of Grateful Dead ticketing Dropping on iTunes #podcast #podcasting
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@comedyhist101 #Podcast: Mary Tyler Moore Show's Trailblazing Sitcom Writer Susan Silver A trailblazer in the world of sitcom writing, Susan began her career when comedy writing was overwhelmingly dominated by men. comedyhistory101.com #podcast #podcasting #comedy
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Eddie Murphy made his first appearance on The Tonight show - in 1982 - and blew the doors off the place. More at: comedyhistory101 @Eddiemurphy02 @TonightShowONE #comedy #eddiemurphy
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Courtesy of comedian Joey Camen - @TheComedyStore alumni page from the '80s. Listen to my full @comedyhist101 interview w/ Joey on The Comedy Store history HERE: comedyhistory101.com #comedy #podcast #historywritersday24
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Courtesy of comedian Joey Camen - @TheComedyStore alumni page from the '80s. Listen to my full Comedyhistory101 interview w/ Joey on The Comedy Store history HERE: comedyhistory101.com #comedy #podcast #history
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Oscar Wilde was born on this day in comedy history: Oct 16th, 1854 "The only thing worse than being born on this day in comedy history - is not being born on this day in comedy history." #OscarWilde @OscarWildeUK #comedy
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THIS DAY IN COMEDY HISTORY: October 15, 1940, Charlie Chaplin's satirical comedy The Great Dictator premiered in the United States. MORE AT: COMEDYHISTORY101.COM #charliechaplin #comedy #history
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@comedyhist101 #Podcast: @TheComedyStore w/ Joey Camen Joey started performing at the iconic club in in 1974, alongside such up-and-coming comedians as #DavidLetterman, #SamKinison, #JayLeno, #JimCarrey – and the legendary #RichardPryor. comedyhistory101.com #podcasting
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