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The Green Room with Paul Provenza Season 2 Episodes

Season 2 Episode Guide

8 Episodes 2011 - 2011

Episode 1

Episode #2.1

Thu, Jul 14, 201127 mins

In the Season 2 premiere, host Paul Provenza welcomes guest panelists Ray Romano, Garry Shandling, Judd Apatow, Marc Maron and Bo Burnham.

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Episode 2

Episode #2.2

Thu, Jul 21, 201128 mins

The comics take on women in comedy, comedians in their dotage, obscure historical references, Comic-Con, Stephen Hawking, reality TV, cosmetic surgery, and they enjoy a casual smoke while Franklyn riffs on clarinet.

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Episode 3

Episode #2.3

Thu, Jul 28, 201129 mins

The 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.

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Episode 4

Episode #2.4

Thu, Aug 4, 201128 mins

The 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.

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Episode 5

Episode #2.5

Thu, Aug 11, 201127 mins

Kumail 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.

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Episode 6

Episode #2.6

Thu, Aug 18, 201124 mins

The 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.

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Episode 7

Episode #2.7

Thu, Aug 25, 201128 mins

The round table moves to the 2011 Montreal Just For Laughs comedy festival, taking on issues of brothels, the Tracy Morgan incident and the role of political correctness in comedy.

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Episode 8

Episode #2.8

Thu, Sep 1, 201127 mins

The 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.

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