Parenting is a Joke podcast

Parenting is a Joke

You know when you talk to your friends about your childhood and end it by saying, "But look at us, we're fine!" Here's my question: Are we fine? Because we're sitting here doused in CBD oil under a weighted blanket recording a podcast called Parenting is a Joke. Each week, host and standup Ophira Eisenberg talks to a different comedian about their career and their kids. Conversations tackle the tooth fairy, eating sticks, summer camp anxiety, the hidden horrors of childbirth, and the obvious horrors of our own childhoods. We celebrate the absurdity of shuffling a career with raising a kid, and highlight less traditional parenthood journeys, all while relishing in the fact that no one knows what they're doing, but we're all trying! Sometimes even our best. New episodes every Tuesday. New Season October 1st.

You know when you talk to your friends about your childhood and end it by saying, "But look at us, we're fine!" Here's my question: Are we fine? Because we're sitting here doused in CBD oil under a weighted blanket recording a podcast called Parenting is a Joke. Each week, host and standup Ophira Eisenberg talks to a different comedian about their career and their kids. Conversations tackle the tooth fairy, eating sticks, summer camp anxiety, the hidden horrors of childbirth, and the obvious horrors of our own childhoods. We celebrate the absurdity of shuffling a career with raising a kid, and highlight less traditional parenthood journeys, all while relishing in the fact that no one knows what they're doing, but we're all trying! Sometimes even our best. New episodes every Tuesday. New Season October 1st.

 

#216

Emily Walsh Redefines What “Ready" Means

In this episode, Ophira talks with comic and new mom and comedian Emily Walsh, who shares ... more

09 Dec 2025

45 MINS

45:43

09 Dec 2025


#215

Yes Day with Tweens: A Sticker Chart Success Story with Katy Strange

In this Snack episode, Ophira catches up with author and storyteller Katy Strange, who tal... more

02 Dec 2025

26 MINS

26:37

02 Dec 2025


#214

Katy Strange is Raising and Existentialist

In this episode, Ophira talks with author and storyteller Katy (Katharine) Strange about t... more

25 Nov 2025

50 MINS

50:58

25 Nov 2025


#213

Turning Perimenopause Into a Professional Pivot with Kerri Maher

In this snack-sized conversation, Ophira Eisenberg talks with author and newly certified p... more

20 Nov 2025

30 MINS

30:36

20 Nov 2025


#212

Kerri Maher Finds Books Teens Will Actually Read

In this episode, Ophira Eisenberg talks with author and parent coach Kerri Maher (aka. Ker... more

18 Nov 2025

49 MINS

49:30

18 Nov 2025


#211

Julia Scotti Wins The Nobel Prize for Comedy

Comedian Julia Scotti joins Ophira Eisenberg to talk about the long, winding path that bro... more

13 Nov 2025

39 MINS

39:19

13 Nov 2025


#210

Andy Richter Redefines Modern Dad

In this episode of Parenting Is a Joke, Andy Richter joins Ophira Eisenberg to talk about ... more

11 Nov 2025

44 MINS

44:46

11 Nov 2025


#209

From Travel Editor to Scary Mommy with Kate Auletta

In this Parenting Is a Joke snack episode, Ophira Eisenberg chats again with Kate Auletta,... more

06 Nov 2025

23 MINS

23:18

06 Nov 2025


#208

Kate Auletta Makes Peace with Growing Kids and Growing Older

In this episode of Parenting is a Joke, Ophira talks with Kate Auletta, Editor-in-Chief of... more

04 Nov 2025

49 MINS

49:12

04 Nov 2025


#207

Haunted Houses, Healing Crystals, and Halloween Plans with Brooke MacKenzie

In this Halloween “snack” episode, Ophira Eisenberg reconnects with horror writer and fell... more

30 Oct 2025

33 MINS

33:33

30 Oct 2025


#206

Brooke MacKenzie Knows The Horrors of Parenting

In this Halloween-timed episode, Ophira Eisenberg talks with Brooklyn-based horror author ... more

28 Oct 2025

44 MINS

44:19

28 Oct 2025


#205

MaryLynn Rajskub Spreads Her Legs (Again)

Actor and comedian Mary Lynn Rajskub joins Ophira Eisenberg to talk about raising her now ... more

23 Oct 2025

34 MINS

34:36

23 Oct 2025


#204

Jordan Klepper is an Emmy-Award Winning Dad

Daily Show correspondent Jordan Klepper joins Ophira Eisenberg to talk about raising his t... more

21 Oct 2025

36 MINS

36:01

21 Oct 2025


#203

One Kid is The Right Number with Tony Deyo

In this snack episode, comedian Tony Deyo regales Ophira Eisenberg with some of the strang... more

16 Oct 2025

27 MINS

27:51

16 Oct 2025


#202

Tony Deyo Wants to Bang A Drum All Day

Comedian Tony Deyo joins Ophira Eisenberg this week to talk about balancing creative work ... more

14 Oct 2025

52 MINS

52:33

14 Oct 2025


#201

Parenting as Jazz Improv with John Moe

In this snack episode, John Moe—host of Depresh Mode and Sleeping with Celebrities—shares ... more

09 Oct 2025

20 MINS

20:41

09 Oct 2025