Opey Olagbaju on Dating, Ghostbusters, and Anime

Also: Dauood Naimyar, Caleb Hearon, Leslie Jones, Gabriel Iglesias, Esther Povitsky, Chris Tucker, Hannah Gadsby, John Mulaney, Fortune Feimster, Kenny Sebastian, Jim Gaffigan, and Mo Gilligan.

Happy National Nutty Fudge Day! Hello, I’m Geoff Plitt, and welcome to What You Need to Know, the brief, weekly newsletter where I share the best comedy videos I’ve seen all week. It will always be free, and you’re welcome to become a friend by following me on Twitter, Instagram, or TikTok, where I share my own jokes every day.

And now, the funny videos you came for:

1. I performed with Opey Olagbaju recently and he really kills it. Here’s a recent set he did for Don’t Tell that you can enjoy:

2. Dauood Naimyar is very funny, and Comedy Central just released this fun clip where he explains why he lied about his ethnicity when he was younger, reveals he’s in couples therapy, and remembers being asked to tip a robot:

3. Here’s a fun compilation of comedians doing jokes about teachers, featuring Chris Tucker, Hannah Gadsby, John Mulaney, Fortune Feimster, Kenny Sebastian, Jim Gaffigan, and Mo Gilligan:

4. One more new clip from Comedy Central. Caleb Hearon, Leslie Jones, Gabriel Iglesias, Esther Povitsky and more great comics tell 20 jokes in 20 minutes:

Thanks for reading. Have a great weekend.

- Geoff

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