The Green Room with Paul Provenza

Season 2

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Comedian and director of the obscenely hilarious hit film The Aristocrats, Paul Provenza invites some of the biggest names in stand-up to sit down and try to beat each other to the punch line. From politics and racism to sex and money, no topic is off limits in The Green Room.

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8 Episodes

Ray Romano, Garry Shandling, Judd Apatow, Marc Maron, and Bo Burnham
E1
Ray Romano, Garry Shandling, Judd Apatow, Marc Maron, and Bo BurnhamIn the Season 2 premiere, host Paul Provenza welcomes guest panelists Ray Romano, Garry Shandling, Judd Apatow, Marc Maron and Bo Burnham.
Kathy Griffin, Dana Gould, Franklyn Ajaye, and Greg Proops
E2
Kathy Griffin, Dana Gould, Franklyn Ajaye, and Greg ProopsThe comics take on women in comedy, comedians in their dotage, obscure historical references, Comic-Con, Stephen Hawking, reality TV, cosmetic surgery, and they enjoy a casual smoke while Franklyn riffs on clarinet.
Richard Belzer, Dave Attell, Janeane Garofalo, Doug Stanhope, and Glenn Wool
E3
Richard Belzer, Dave Attell, Janeane Garofalo, Doug Stanhope, and Glenn WoolThe panel hashes out the impact of social networking on comedians and their bookings, Janeane's ongoing passion for politics, non-sexual musical fun with Asian prostitutes, the legality of pornography, questionable bits on politically incorrect topics, dogs during the Holocaust.
Lewis Black, Ron White, Kathleen Madigan, and Jamie Kilstein
E4
Lewis Black, Ron White, Kathleen Madigan, and Jamie KilsteinThe panel amuses itself with one of Jamie's poetic rants, takes on the Kilstein/Kilkenny's life on the road living in their car, the political bent/demographic of each comic's respective audiences, Ron's lack of work ethic, objectivist narcissism as audience polemic.
Margaret Cho, Richard Lewis, Jeffrey Ross, and Kumail Nanjiani
E5
Margaret Cho, Richard Lewis, Jeffrey Ross, and Kumail NanjianiKumail has fun with descriptions of the stand-up comedy scene in Pakistan, the panelists reminisce about how their mothers reacted to their stand-up careers, examine the intimidation factor of Carnegie Hall, comedy as sweatshop, Rodney Dangerfield's dark side.
Tommy Chong, Joe Rogan, Rick Shapiro, and Eddie Ifft
E6
Tommy Chong, Joe Rogan, Rick Shapiro, and Eddie IfftThe panel circles the wagons around marijuana, then celebrates Tommy's release from prison after his drug-dogless "bong bust," the comic ineptitude of DEA investigators, Paul's disappointment with Tommy's most recent film appearance, how the prison industry amounts to modern slavery.
Bill Burr, Russell Peters, Colin Quinn, Caroline Rhea, Lizz Winstead
E7
Bill Burr, Russell Peters, Colin Quinn, Caroline Rhea, Lizz WinsteadSeries host Provenza welcomes guest panelists Bill Burr, Russell Peters, Colin Quinn, Caroline Rhea and Lizz Winstead.
Jimmy Carr, Judah Friedlander, Chris Hardwick, Eddie Izzard, Tim Minchin
E8
Jimmy Carr, Judah Friedlander, Chris Hardwick, Eddie Izzard, Tim MinchinThe second season concludes with a second panel from the 2011 Montreal Just for Laughs Festival, highlighted by discussions on the linguistics and evolutionary biology of comedy, rednecks describing Jews, the sexual anatomy of birds, Louis C.K.'s philosophy of comedy audiences.