Ed Helms on What Makes Andy from 'The Office' Funny

Good One: A Podcast About Jokes

Vox Media Podcast Network

Comedy, Comedy Interviews

4.7 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Comedy veteran Ed Helms joins us to talk about 'The Office', 'The Hangover', and researching government conspiracies for his podcast 'SNAFU' and the accompanying book 'SNAFU: The Definitive Guide to History’s Greatest Screwups'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:14.6	more special than you ever realized this is good one i am your host jesse david fox
1:24.8	senior writer at vulture and and author of Comedy Book.
1:29.4	My guest today is Ed Helms.
1:34.1	We talked about The Office, the Hangover movies, and the processes and stories behind some of the funniest, most well-known comedy scenes of the 21st century.
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