Lynn Harris

As a longtime fan of great writing, I was spun sideways when Lynn Harris contacted me. But to realize that very same awe-inspiring writer and wit whom I had followed for years was also inspiring others to create and be the best versions of themselves was even MORE of a thrill. This chat with Lynn Harris- the original Break Up Girl her own bad -ass self, introduces us to her online school. She is a powerful and wise voice- and I think you'll get a kick out of her, too. (Yay Bawwstin!)

GOLD Comedy launches "Funny You Should Ask" 

New podcast features candid conversations with your favorite comedy people, including Maria Bamford and Judy Gold

NY, NY — August 7, 2026 — GOLD Comedy today announced the upcoming launch of its flagship podcast, Funny You Should Ask: Candid Q&As With Your Favorite Comedy People. Hosted by GOLD Comedy founder Lynn Harris (The Today Show, Glamour, Joe’s Pub), the podcast draws on GOLD’s vast vault of members-only live Q&A Zooms with working comedy professionals, now opened to a wide audience. Watch the trailer here. 

The first episode will drop August 24 and feature comedian Maria Bamford.

Each episode features an in-depth conversation with a comedian, writer, performer, or other entertainment luminary about their career, their process, and the realities of making a living by making people laugh. Guests bring experience and insight from many forms of comedy and entertainment, including standup, sketch, pilots, web series, late-night, music, and cartooning. Consistent with GOLD’s mission, most guests are women, non-binary creators, or other “others.”

Season 1 will feature: Maria Bamford, Jonterri Gadson, Emily Flake, Joanna Briley, Jeff Hiller, Judy Gold, Flash Rosenberg, Michelle Badillo, Kerry Coddett, and Shaun Cassidy.

“Our weekly Zoom Q&As with comedy and showbiz luminaries are honestly one of the most magical things we do at GOLD. That’s thanks to the brilliance and generosity of our guests, who let us Zoom right into their homes—sometimes they even give us tours—and answer GOLDies’ smart questions with total candor,” said podcast host and GOLD founder/CEO Lynn Harris. “It’s about damn time for us to share these hilarious, inspiring, and sometimes unhinged conversations with the rest of the world.” 

Select quotable quotes: 

• “You need women? I got ‘em!” —Joanna Briley, founder of Black Women in Comedy Laff Fest
• “You’re not funny unless you’re telling the truth.” —Judy Gold
• We are so much more than those boxes that we check. Just go in there and do what you came to do.” —Kerry Coddett
• “Give yourself the job that you want.” —Maria Bamford
• “Become very, very successful, and then hire me.” —Shaun Cassidy

Funny You Should Ask will be available on Substack and wherever you get your podcasts, with new episodes released weekly starting August 24. (Also see Apple Podcasts and Spotify.)