800 Pound Gorilla Album of the Week

800 Pound Gorilla Album of the Week

Album of the Week is a comedy podcast by 800 Pound Gorilla Media. Every Thursday, discover a new stand-up comedy album to laugh along with. Whether it’s on your commute, ignoring your kids, or pretending to do work, we got you covered! 800 Pound Gorilla Media is one of the world’s leading comedy media companies. We produce, distribute, and market stand-up comedy video specials and audio albums to comedy fans across the globe.

Episodes

September 18, 2025 67 mins

Drop Dead Years is the latest one-hour special from fan-favorite comedian Bill Burr. In what might be his most personal and introspective hour yet, Bill offers hilarious takes on everything from male sadness to dating advice. This is the final episode of Album of the Week podcast. Thank you all so much for listening every week and laughing along with us! Follow 800pgm on all socials to keep up with more exciting comedy. 

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Are You Garbage presents H. Foley and Kevin Ryan’s debut stand up comedy specials! You know and love Kevin and Foley from the hit podcast Are You Garbage, now you get to enjoy their stand up! In their individual half hour comedy specials, the boys cover everything from the struggles of overeating to the frustrations of being a jealous husband. Sit back and enjoy. Love Youse!

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September 4, 2025 60 mins

​Emmy®-winning writer, New York Times bestselling author, and SNL alum Seth Meyers stars in his first HBO stand-up special. Taped at The Vic Theatre in Chicago, Meyers shares his hilarious reflections on family, generational legacies, and more.

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August 28, 2025 42 mins

In his first English-language special, Chilean comedian Fabrizio Copano delivers sharp, fast-paced stand-up about identity, fatherhood, and cultural whiplash. Taped just before becoming a U.S. citizen, From The Future captures the moment when one joke about the president made him so paranoid, he actually applied for citizenship. It’s a hilarious ride through the immigrant experience, millennial parenting, and the absurdity of...

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August 21, 2025 60 mins

Focusing once again on his irritations, including Piers Morgan and his three children, Romesh Ranganathan Is back with a new special. Join Romesh as he explores racism in football and his wife spurning his requests for sex.

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Join seasoned performer Finesse Mitchell as he talks with us about all things relating to his special Slightly Offensive, his career, and more. Then, tune in for Slightly Offensive - a riotous ride through marriage, sex, dating in the modern world, dodging cancel culture, and raising daughters. No topic is off-limits, and Mitchell’s transparency is part of the charm—his crowd laughs, gasps, and nods in agreement. It&rsq...

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August 7, 2025 55 mins

For her first one-hour comedy special, Atsuko Okatsuka shares her encounter with a home intruder and how her upbringing prepared her for that very moment.

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July 31, 2025 34 mins

In his landmark debut stand-up special, J. Snow talks about the changing face of Compton, family craziness, and the trials of sickle cell anemia.

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July 24, 2025 65 mins

British Comedy Guide’s ‘Next Big Thing 2025’ nominees Rachel (“Very much the rock’n’roll star of British comedy”- Rolling Stone) - (“Fairburn delivers…with sadistic glee” – Guardian) - (“Mouth Almighty” – Her Friends) will be casting her acerbic eye over everything from your children to her pretentious new alcohol-free life (accurate at time of wri...

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July 17, 2025 45 mins

Stand-up comedian Rita Rudner shares her insightful and humorous take on all-things marriage, gift giving & England's thoughts on the 4th of July in her 1990 HBO stand-up special Born To Be Mild. 

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July 10, 2025 25 mins

In Come To Find Out, Mike Falzone brings his signature warmth and sharp wit to the stage with a hilarious deep dive into modern confusion. Whether he's riffing on tech culture, the little things he misses from back East, or reimagining idioms, Mike’s special is a clever, conversational ride through the bizarre landscapes of everyday life.

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July 3, 2025 53 mins

Sydney Castillo is a world-class storyteller with hilarious stories of familial kidnapping, crazy dating, how television is destroying love, and taking care of his mom who thought he was going to be an NBA star. 

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June 26, 2025 59 mins

​In her first HBO stand-up special, comedian and writer Sam Jay takes the stage at Brooklyn Steel for a hilariously frank discussion on embracing our differences, the stresses of long-term relationships, the power of empathy and more.

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June 19, 2025 59 mins

In his electrifying second stand-up special, ‘My Name Is Preacher,’ the dynamic comedian Preacher Lawson brings his trademark high-energy style to the stage. Sharing uproarious tales from his comedic journey, Preacher invites audiences into his world of family-friendly humor, infused with boundless charm. From his nomadic upbringing to navigating life with a mischievous dog, to getting pulled over on his birthday, Preac...

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Thank you for listening to 800 Pound Gorilla Album of the Week!

To celebrate a fantastic first season, we have put together a curated compilation featuring 12 comics from season one. Comedians in order:

Zoltan Kaszas

Ryan Beck

Anjelah Johnson Reyes

Matt Rife

Nick Offerman

Blair Socci 

David Cross

Lace Larrabee 

Sarah Millican

Sean Patton

Fern Brady

Chad Daniels

Zoltan Kaszas

Stay tuned for another season of fantastic come...

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May 29, 2025 112 mins

In the deeply existential and deeply funny Is This It? Kanan Gill reflects on the unsettling feeling of finding yourself in the middle of life, holding dead dreams and trying to cope, and offers a simple solution: give up your dreams, death is coming, let’s party. Taking a pair of tweezers to every shared ambition : love, money, success, retirement plans, (and their inevitable failure), and their salves : motivation, mindfuln...

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Clean Suit. Dirty Mouth. Jimmy Carr’s back with an epic anthology of zingers.

 

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May 15, 2025 52 mins

He’s 27, gay, and riddled with dyspraxia. Dan Tiernan has had a huge year—quitting his job as a dinner lady, going full-time in comedy, and finally leaving home. Yet, despite all these big changes, he still feels like he’s completely going under. The reigning BBC New Comedy Awards winner and British Comedian of the Year delivers a gag-heavy, high-energy debut hour packed with chaotic storytelling and razor-sharp p...

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May 8, 2025 80 mins

The hilarious Sarah Millican is back with a Bobby Dazzler of a new stand-up show. In this, her sixth stand-up special, you'll learn about the best way to eat a kiwi fruit, how your vagina candle should smell, trying to lose weight but only losing the tip of your finger and a surprisingly funny smear test. But mostly, you will laugh. At her, yes but also with her.

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