Where’s the line in comedy?
Jun 10, 2026
How do controversies in comedy reflect the broader cultural and political moment? And has the threshold for socially acceptable speech shifted?
Hosted by Unknown Host · EN-US · 20 episodes
Established thought leaders with verified media credentials.
WHYY serves the community by contributing to the quality of life through education, information, entertainment and inspiration.
Unknown Host hosts Comedy – WHYY, a general show with 20 episodes published.
How do controversies in comedy reflect the broader cultural and political moment? And has the threshold for socially acceptable speech shifted?
Stand-up Chris Duffy explores the power of humor to connect us with others and to help us weather tough times.
Geoff Bennett explores the rise of Black comedy, from minstrel shows to 90s sitcoms, and how it reshaped representation, culture and social change.
We invited some of our favorite people to join us for an hour of fun, holiday season tips and live music.
Ticket sales for stand up comedy shows have tripled in the last decade. Local comedians Tu Rae, Manny Brown, and Jamie Pappas tell us why.
Actor, producer and comedian David Cross will be at the Ardmore Music Hall on May 28 as part of his “The End of The Beginning of The End” tour.
We are a culture infatuated with gossip. Gossiping can be a fun way to connect, distract, and feel included. But it might also come with regret and even harm people.
Gabe Mahalik grew up obsessed with sports-talk radio. Macnow. Cataldi. Gargano. Missanelli. To the Delco native, these aren’t mere names; they’re titans of broadcast who he grew to love by tuning into a radio propped on
Cherri and Avi say goodbye to 2024 by revisiting the wacky, wild local headlines that made us laugh this year. And, happy tears as listeners share what they’re thankful for.
We talk to NPR host Peter Sagal before a live taping of Wait Wait in Philly. And, a new study found monkeys in Puerto Rico became kinder after Hurricane Maria.
The Southern Poverty Law Center recently listed Moms for Liberty an anti-government extremist entity. They label themselves a parent empowerment group. The group kicks off its annual summit Thursday in Philadelphia, with
Guests: Tom Devaney, Jennifer Childs, and David Jadico Since 2006, 1812 Productions, Philadelphia’s all comedy theater company, has been performing their sketch comedy show This is the Week That Is, satirizing the news a
Dannagal Goldthwaite Young argues that conservative talk radio and liberal political satire might be two halves of the same whole for their audiences.
Joel Hodgson joins Marty to talk about his career, the humble beginnings of Mystery Science Theater 3000, and saying goodbye to his robot friends.
MAD Magazine has been skewering American culture and politics for over half a century. Today on the show, we pay tribute to the magazine and learn about its history.
Elshieky talks with Marty about growing up in Benghazi and working as a comedian in the U.S. Then - Marty will discuss the ins-and-outs of Trump's tariffs on Mexican products.
Guest: Peter Sagal PETER SAGAL has been hosting the weekly NPR quiz show “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me” for 20 years. The show is famous for its irreverent topical humor, its quick-witted panel of comedians, unexpected mome
Guests: Willa Paskin, Mark Dawidziak It’s been another year with hundreds and hundreds of original television programs all vying for our eyeballs. So this hour, we’ve asked two TV critics to join us to tell us about the
Our Cosby Unraveled crossover episode takes a peek at Cosby's life behind bars and considers what should become of the products of his towering comedy career.
Sponsor detection runs nightly. Check back soon.
No public pitch examples yet for this show.
Generate your own personalised pitchBased on semantic analysis of episode topics and host coverage, this show is a strong guest fit for executives in:
Industry fit is computed by PitchCentric using vector embeddings of the show's episode catalog.
Shows with the most semantically similar episode content. Pitch one, pitch all; producers cluster.
Comedy – WHYY has a verified contact on file. Create a free PitchCentric account to access it and generate a personalised pitch in seconds. Research at least 3 recent episodes first and lead with a specific angle that serves their general audience.
Comedy – WHYY is hosted by Unknown Host. The show is categorised under General and has published 20 episodes.
Comedy – WHYY has published 20 episodes.
Comedy – WHYY is accessible for guests with genuine general expertise. A personalised, episode-aware pitch will still outperform a generic one every time.
Comedy – WHYY hasn't explicitly signalled guest openness in recent episodes. That doesn't rule out pitching. your hook just needs to be especially compelling and relevant to their recent content.
Our data rates Comedy – WHYY's guest bar at 80/100 (Premium tier). Established thought leaders with verified media credentials. Sign in to PitchCentric to see how your own Pod Score compares against this show.
Methodology. Booking Probability™ blends Listen Score, 30-day Virality, open-to-guests detection, and Apple ratings. Data refreshed every 60 minutes. Listen Score and Booking Probability are calculated by PitchCentric. Last enriched 10 days ago.