Thought Spiral

A monster tweet turns on its creator, Andy’s at the Soho Theatre in London Sept. 6-15, Josh recounts a cool Richard Pryor moment, “Neighbors”, listener questions, and much more spiraling.

The questionable virtue of clean comedy, How durable was Lenny Bruce? Stand-up body language, Andy Brought music! "Nice Like Me”, Listener questions, an Oxford comma, and much more spiraling.

Andy has a cold, Josh saw a squirrel, Andy has a different adjective for Mrs. Maisel, Josh’s YouTube deep diving, New shirts at Zazzle.com/thought_spiral,  “Ordinary Shore”, listener questions, and much more spiraling. 

Andy recaps his whirlwind tour, the guys get ready for the big movie shoot, Josh pulls the classic front door switch gag on Andy, "Love and Understanding”, listener questions, and much more spiraling.

The full 2018 State of the Industry post-game report including Andy’s spiritual breakthrough, Josh extracting gratitude, and the process behind some of the highlight jokes. Plus: “A Long Way to Happy”, listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Andy and Josh spiral in front of a live audience at the Improv Lab in Hollywood as they work on the first batch of jokes for Andy’s 2018 State of the Industry Address in Montreal, plus audience questions and additional spiraling.

A SOTI address "writing session” goes awry, debriefing the live show,  compulsive 1-downing, the lost Naked Trucker Theme, listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Reviewing the Thought Spiral’s WTF appearance, Josh is home alone, the Pre-Montreal stress starts kicking in, “It’ll Only End In Tears” Listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Andy embraces "23 Skidoo" as a life strategy, hurting Australians’ ears, the guys go on “WTF”,  recalling Andy’s HBO Young Comedians Special, “I Hope the World is Gentle”, listener questions, and much more spiraling.  

Josh’s half-hearted attempt at censorship, Andy emotionally invests in Thought Spiral, thinking the darkest thoughts, Josh joins the horse movie, “Piece of Eights”, listener questions and much more spiraling.

Andy’s mall skills haven’t improved, jellyfish scorn, a loss in the family, Narcissismo pays a visit, “Just For Me”, viewer questions, and much more spiraling.

Andy survives a family wedding, Old comic syndrome, Anthony Bourdain shock, Mr. Rogers scorn, “Seven Steps Down”, Listener questions and much more spiraling.

Plenty of "radio theater" this week, Andy’s self-serving science, Josh goes into a Rat Pack wormhole, “Roseanne” post mortem, listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Andy tries to make trying less trying, confronting quicksand fears, the multi-level pizza universe, people in showbiz versus "showbiz creatures," listener questions, and much more spiraling.

It’s Josh’s birthday and Andy is ready to party, stuck in a true crime rut, Andy’s Royal Wedding enthusiasm meets Josh’s royal indifference, going out: the pros and cons, listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Andy goes full metal Kramden, “I Need You To Kill” hits Amazon Prime, The Encino Death March, Andy grows as an actor, listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Decoding Dennis, disrupters vs influencers, Andy’s “I’m Dying Up Here” debut,  the do not come to my funeral list, listener questions, and much more spiraling.

It’s been a year of Spiraling! The WHCA dinner, Andy loses an award but still has a win, an interview with “Dennis Miller,”  a listener geography quiz, some music from the vaults, listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Recapping the Thought Spiral staff meeting, Andy jockeying for a movie role, does showbiz justice exist?, The first bird to ever leave Josh’s kitchen alive, listener questions, and much more spiraling.

It’s a Catch-Twenty-Jew, Josh makes an unwanted suggestion to Andy, Remembering Mitzi Shore and Harry Anderson, From the vaults: Andy meets Dumpster Diver Dan, listener questions and much more spiraling.