Parenting is a Joke

    You know when you talk to your friends about your childhood and end it by saying, "But look at us, we're fine!" Here's my question: Are we fine? Because we're sitting here doused in CBD oil under a weighted blanket recording a podcast called Parenting is a Joke. Each week, host and standup Ophira Eisenberg talks to a different comedian about their career and their kids. Conversations tackle the tooth fairy, eating sticks, summer camp anxiety, the hidden horrors of childbirth, and the obvious horrors of our own childhoods. We celebrate the absurdity of shuffling a career with raising a...

  • I Pushed the Elf Off of The Shelf: Listener Holiday Advice

  • Mike Pesca Is Raising A Few Good Men

  • Hallmark Movies & Holiday Chaos with Megan Gailey

  • Megan Gailey Scores a Parenting Hat Trick

  • Trashing Bluey with Ryan Britt

  • Ryan Britt Geeks Out About Parenting

  • Winner Winner Turkey Dinner with Emily Winter

  • Joe List and Sarah Tollemache Are Having a Baby

  • Drying Golfballs with New Mom Sarah Tollemache

  • Sarah Tollemache Plays the Newly Born Game

  • Electric Company with Parent-to-Be Ashley Austin Morris

  • Ashley Austin Morris is Pregnant and Refuses to Wear Pants

  • Remember You Were There with Pete Dominick

  • Peter Dominick is one Fearless Parent

  • Glitter, Crushes, and Costumes Gone Wrong with Ophira Eisenberg

  • Ophira Edut is a Stellar Astro-Mom

  • Playing to Kids and Comedy Crowds with Rich Aronovitch

  • Rich Aronovitch and the Career-Kids Conundrum

  • Greenroom Snacks with Wendy Liebman

  • Wendy Liebman is World’s Greatest Smom

  • Up Up and Away with Ryan Beck

  • Ryan Beck is No Cryin’ Ryan

  • Muppets and Motherhood Mayhem with Kimmy Gatewood

  • Kimmy Gatewood Gives Us a GLOW-UP!

  • Liz Gumbinner Proves Mo' Mothers Mo' Better

  • Parenting and Podcasts: It Takes A Village

  • Liz Tenety Has a Handful

  • Emily Oster is Militant about Sleep

  • Bonus Episode: Puzzling with AJ Jacobs

  • AJ Jacobs Gets Curious Not Furious

  • Bonus Episode: Rapid Fire with Rachel Feinstein

  • Rachel Feinstein: Big Guy

  • Bonus Episode: Laura Prepon Has Tuna Trauma

  • Laura Prepon: Happy Mother's Day!

  • Jeremiah Watkins: Live from the Moontower Comedy Festival

  • Rosebud Baker & Andy Haynes: Live from the Moontower Comedy Festival

  • Bonus Episode: Haircuts by Jake Johanssen

  • Andy Richter: Go to Bed!

  • Kristen Schaal's Last Call For Snacks

  • Bonus Episode: Kinder Raving in Berlin

  • Captain Planet with CNN's Bill Weir

  • Tig Notaro: Well Hello Again

  • Bonus Episode: Real or Fake Kids' TV Show

  • Bonus Episode: How to teach your kid to be funny?

  • Moms Talking Pop Culture

  • Bonus Episode: Rapid Fire with Matt Goldich

  • Giulia Rozzi: Robes Are Awesome

  • Bonus Episode: Rapid Fire Q&A with Julia Scotti

  • Julia Scotti: Better Late than Never

  • Bonus Episode: Game Over

  • Jen Brister: Talking Bullocks

  • Bonus Episode: Go the F@#% to Sleep

  • Mike Feeney: IOU a Baby

  • Bonus Episode: Pawsome!

  • Caitlin Murray: Big Time Adult

  • Zarna Garg: A Family Affair

  • Adam Cayton Holland: Now You’re Wallpaper

  • Shaun Majumder's Ecstasy Revelation

  • Seth Herzog Needs A Babysitter Tomorrow Night!

  • Liz Glazer: A Very Particular Experience

  • Tom Papa Makes Bread

  • Sara Dean: Mother Superior

  • Pete Dominick is Making Plans

  • For Kids By Kids

  • Gina Brillon: Wants a Nap

  • Desi Lydic: Killer Dads

  • Emily Oster: Snail Sex

  • Jordan Carlos: Scabs are good

  • Rachel Bloom: Gobble Gobble

  • Jon Glaser: Loves His Dog

  • Kara Klenk: Trick Baby

  • Rachel Dratch: Woo Woo

  • Laura Benanti: A Soft Place to Land

  • Emily Flake & Julia Wertz: Double Issue

  • Alyce Chan: Weird is Good

  • Michelle Buteau: Gum at Bedtime

  • Amy Wilson & Margaret Ables: We All Find Our Way

  • David Cross & Amber Tamblyn: Parenting is Like An Acid Trip

  • Season Two Trailer

  • Joe List and Sarah Tollemache: Mom and Dad on Tour

  • Ted Alexandro: Grandfather Energy

  • Zarna Garg: One in a Billion

  • Roy Wood, Jr.

  • Alexandra Petri: Did Her Mom Kill George Washington?

  • Rachel Feinstein: Threats, Bribes and Thribes

  • Neil Gaiman: Mama Grandpa

  • Kristen Schaal: Parenting is Not Funny

  • Catherine Reitman: So Niche

  • Iris Bahr: Home is Nowhere and Everywhere

  • Christine Taylor: Laundry Stability

  • Tig Notaro: Go Sit By The Front Door

  • Jeannie Gaffigan: Table for 7

  • Eric Bogosian: Punk Grandparent

  • Hari Kondabolu: Dream Crib

  • Laurie Kilmartin: Not Safe For Kids

  • The Meltdown!

  • Jimmy Pardo: I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time

  • Jessica Grose: Screaming on the Inside

  • Lenny Marcus: Loves the W-2

  • Baron Vaughn: Truth Troll

  • Jordan Klepper: Top Bunk

  • Explaining Comedy to a Child

  • Rachael Price: What She Expects While Expecting

  • Jackie Johnson: Placenta Witch

  • Kurt Braunohler Hates Blippi

  • Jena Friedman: Little Ricky

  • Judy Gold: Changing the Dialogue

  • Samantha Bee: Don't Read The Comments

  • Adira Amram: Jazz Farm

  • Pete Dominick: Everything’s Amazing

  • Happy Holidays: Poop!

  • Two Jews + A Muslim Christmas Spectacular

  • Bobcat Goldthwait: Apple Sock

  • Rachel Bloom: Hand-Foot-Mouth

  • Chuck Bryant: Gold Maid

  • Mary Lynn Rajskub: Creative Problems

  • Chris Gethard: Not Cool

  • Eugene Mirman: Good Grief

  • Catherine Reitman: So Niche

  • Roy Wood, Jr: Gold Medallion

  • Jessi Klein: Squirrel Head

  • Introducing: Parenting is a Joke

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