We've known River for a while, but it was over the pandemic that our friendliness truly blossomed into a friendship! If you haven't heard his previous episode, get on that toute de suite, but the tl;dr version is that RIver is a wonderful writer, actor and stand-up, who you've seen/heard on shows like Good Trouble and Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts and ESPECIALLY his BRAND NEW stand-up special on Comedy Central ! PLUS, of course, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to ask advice que...
Feb 15, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 190
The wonderful Jeffery Self joins us today for an episode full of southern fried (is that a phrase?) fun! You might know Jeffery from Search Party or from his Logo show with (former guest, current pal) Cole Escola, Jeffery and Cole Casserole, or maybe from 30 Rock, the new 90210, Difficult People and tons of other things! We talk about growing up in the south, how he met his husband and a not-so-great survival job he had in NYC while he was starting out! PLUS, of course, we answer YOUR advice que...
Feb 08, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 189
Bresha Webb is one of the wonderful stars of the wonderful Starz show Run the World, but you might also know her as a voice on HouseBroken, or from The Last O.G., Marlon, Grey's Anatomy, ER or dozens of other things! And now you can hear about her very recent marriage proposal, her dating mistakes, and some Instagram behavior that makes Andy SMH (er, SHH?)! PLUS, of course, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to ask advice questions, call 323-524-7839 and leave a VM or just DM us on I...
Feb 01, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 188
We met Nori at a show she and Naomi were on at Largo a few years ago, and thought she was rad from moment one! You might know Nori as a stand-up (if you live in LA you *must* go see Icons Only, the monthly comedy show she co-hosts!) and a writer (The Disney+ show Raven's Home), but now find out about her life growing up in Christian County, Kentucky; her days playing shofar; and as always, we do a deep dive into her dating history! PLUS, of course, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like ...
Jan 25, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 187
Our old friend Jeff Hiller joins us today, and not only are we excited to talk to him but we are SO SO SO EXCITED for his new show on HBO Somebody Somewhere, which just debuted last night (we saw it; it's GREAT!). If you frequented UCB-NY at all during its heyday, you definitely know Jeff, but maybe you've also seen him on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Nightcap or on shows like 30 Rock, Community and Playing House! On today's episode, hear how Jeff knew his husband was the one, how Naomi first met ...
Jan 18, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 186
Our dear friend Sasheer has been on the live version of the show with Nicole a few years ago, but we've never sat down with her over Zoom (thanks, Omicron!) and answered listener advice questions before... UNTIL NOW! ANd of course, you know Sasheer from SNL, Home Economics, Woke and a ton of other things, including her podcast with the aforementioned Nicole Byer, Best Friends, but now you get to hear her dole out sage wisdom about dating white guys, interracial anti-vax friendships, and MUCH MOR...
Jan 11, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 185
Megan Gailey's a real one! Perhaps you've seen her Comedy Central Half Hour or on the show she writes for Pause with Sam Jay? Or maybe you've heard her on the podcast she and Naomi do I Love a Lifetime Movie??? Regardless, you're gonna love her after today's episode! We get into her history of dating athletes, the subtle depths of her white womanhood and of course, how she had to disinvite one of her bridesmaids to her wedding! PLUS, of course, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to a...
Jan 04, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 184
I think we met Janelle when she and Naomi were Just For Laughs New Faces, like, 5 or so years ago, but regardless, this is our first time getting to KNOW Janelle, and what a joy it is! Of course you know her from Black Monday, Abbott Elementary and her and Naomi's half hour stand-up sets in THE STANDUPS SEASON 3 (debuting WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 29TH 2021 on Netflix!!!). But now you can hear Janelle's crazy prom story, her journey from fashion student to stand-up and also about one of her crazy-ass r...
Dec 28, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 183
Back in the spring, we produced a number of online shows as a way to raise funds for Mabel's VERY EXPENSIVE chemotherapy, and up until now, outside of a few clips we posted on our Insta, you HAD TO BE THERE! But now, as a holiday gift to YOU, our dear listeners, we thought we'd release the audio for the Couples Therapy Quarantine Party: Chemotherapy Mabeline Party, which we did on May 22nd through Dynasty Typewriter Online. Our pals Bryan Safi, Laci Mosley and Ayo Edebiri were kind enough to joi...
Dec 21, 2021•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 182
Brian Simpson is a new friend, but we think the world of him. We met him when he and Naomi taped their Netflix specials together (As part of season 3 of The Standups debuting December 29th!!!), and he was a nice and warm dude, and as we found out later, also funny as all get out! Brian was also named as one of Vulture's "Comedians You Should and Will Know" this year, and after you hear him on today's episode, you surely *will* know him! We talk about his childhood, his life in the military and h...
Dec 14, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 181
We've known Jena for years, but it's really in Quar that we became true pals with her, and... wait, you surely know Jena Friedman, right? Of Adult Swim's Soft Focus? Oscar-nominated writer on Borat 2? Creator and host of the new show Indefensible on SundanceTV? Yeah! *That* Jena Friedman! She's great, and on today's episode, we talk a lot about being a private public person and some of the experiences that led her to be cautious. PLUS, of course, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to...
Dec 07, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 180
Well, this is just a delight! Ego Nwodim of SNL (that is Saturday Night Live for the acronym-averse) is on the show today (or if, like Andy, you listen to a million podcasts, maybe you've heard her hilarious characters on Comedy Bang Bang), and she's a real peach! Preach! We talk everything from anxiety to IBS to Ego's first real boyfriend, and as usual, a lot of mozzarella stick talk. Wait, "as usual"??? And, of course, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to ask advice questions, cal...
Nov 30, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 179
George Civeris and Sam Taggart, yes! You know them from their faboo podcast StraightioLab and maybe you know George as an editor at Gawker or as a Just for Laughs New Face? And maybe you've seen Sam pop up on Ziwe or Los Espookys? Well, now you get to hear them like you've NEVER (maybe) heard them before! We ask the question, "Are psychos fun?" And of course discuss sincere irony and dissect the lads' relationship histories! PLUS, of course, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to ask ...
Nov 23, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 178
We've known Dan and Kelly for over a decade at this point, but on this episode, as we learn, did we *really* know them?? We met both of them doing UCB in NYC, but *you* might know Dan from his writing work on AP Bio, Great News, Speechless, Comedy Bang Bang and many other shows or Kelly from her comedy videos or appearances on shows like Sunnyside or Search Party or her podcast What Are You Into? In this we episode we talk about anxiety, showbiz, parenting and a million other things, such as how...
Nov 16, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 177
Pat Regan, stand-up, co-host of Seek Treatment, writer for the Emmy Award-winning HBO Max show Hacks, yes, THAT Pat Regan joins us today for a good ol' country hoedown, uh, you know, but without a fiddle, barn or any actual dancing. We talk everything from gettin' sober to Pat's first real relationship to being one of the "irony kids" (Andy's phrase), and of course, lots of talk about what a UCB Spank is (?!?)! PLUS, of course, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to ask advice questio...
Nov 09, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 176
Welcome to an EPIC EPISODE with the delightful Dulcé Sloan! Dulcé was on the live show in New York a few years ago, and she was so wonderful that we had to have her back for a longer talk! Of course you know her from The Great North, from the Daily Show, from her stand-up and from tons of other things, but now you get to hear about her journey to freeze her eggs, how she told a trash-ass former professor about himself during an alumni talk, the kind of dudes she's been dating and SO MUCH more! P...
Nov 02, 2021•2 hr•Ep. 175
What a wonderful time we had with Jana Schmieding on this week's episode! You know Jana as a writer and co-star of the fantastic Peacock show Rutherford Falls, and now you can get to know her a lil' better. Growing up in the, as Naomi called it, "white ethno-state of Oregon" to discussing her recent dates with a rocket scientist to her tales of "chasing toxic tail"! PLUS, of course, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to ask advice questions, call 323-524-7839 and leave a VM or just D...
Oct 26, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 174
Mitch Silpa's videos - specifically Two Old Queens Who've Just a Minute to Catch Up!, which he made with friend of the show/friend IRL Drew Droege - have brought us closer as a couple, and now let our interview with Mitch bring you even closer with YOUR loved ones! Of course you know Mitch from Bridesmaids, Spy, All Rise and tons of other stuff, but now get to know him through our probing questions about all the game shows he's been on, his lovelife, and what it's like to go to his family's sede...
Oct 19, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 173
Call us Tim Hardaway cuz we've got a killer crossover for you today! (And yes, I had to look up that reference - I couldn't tell you what team Hardaway played for, let alone what era he played in... the '90s?). Andrew Farmer and Anna Drezen are the hosts of Scary Stories to Tell on the Pod (which we were on last week!), and they both also write for Miracle Workers and on top of that Anna is the co-head writer of SNL and a writer for Girls5Eva! Woo! We delve into Anna and Andrew's friendship dati...
Oct 12, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 172
Kate is one of our newer friends here in Los Angeles, and what a delight it was to have her on the show where we can be nosy under the guise of an interview! Of course you know Kate Micucci from Garfunkel and Oates or Scrubs or DuckTales or whew, I could just keep listing things for days! But now get to know her from her sheltered days in Nazareth, PA to the dating boom of her mid-20s to how she met her husband on Raya (what?!) and much, much more fun! PLUS, of course, we answer YOUR advice ques...
Oct 05, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 171
We first met Roz Hernandez when Naomi was on her stand-up show that she hosted with (friend of the show friend IRL) Sam Pancake, and since then, whenever we see her at parties or shows, it's a real treat! Roz, of course, hosts the wonderful Starburns podcast Ghosted! By Roz Drezfalez in addition to acting and performing stand-up, and on THIS VERY EP, we get to know her SOUL! Hear about the strange jobs she had as a tween! Marvel at her journey from Grand Rapids to the City of Angels (and DEMONS)...
Sep 28, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 170
One of our most requested guests Bridger Winegar joins us today for a Latter Day Saints symposium and a bevy of the best advice questions under this here ol' sun! Bridger is a superstar writer who's penned jokes for Jimmy Kimmel, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Corporate, Single Parents, Black Monday and more, and his podcast I Said No Gifts!, is just a darn delight! Today we learn the secrets of the Celestial Kingdom, hear about Bridger's late blossoming, the worst roommates he's ever had and SO MUC...
Sep 21, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 169
What's this? A Friday episode? That's right, folks, we're doing TWO episodes this week, and today we've got killer stand-up Yamaneika Saunders! You might know Yamaneika from The Meredith Vieira Show, Last Comic Standing, The Tonight Show or maybe her Comedy Central and Netflix specials! We certainly know Yam from that, and also from watching her recaps of 90 Day Fiance on Instagram years ago (which is how we first fell in love with her comedy)! Today we talk TURKEY, yes, that's right, we hear ab...
Sep 17, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 168
Michael Cyril Creighton has been one of our favs for a longtime. You've seen him on High Maintenance, Spotlight, The Good Wife (!!!), Only Murders in the Building and soon Dexter: New Blood! And now you can *hear* about his terrible box office jobs, the TRUTH about Irish-Catholics, how he met his husband, and call us Shirley and Co., cuz we discuss SHAME, SHAME, SHAME!PLUS, of course, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to ask advice questions, call 323-524-7839 and leave a VM or just...
Sep 14, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 167
Aidy Bryant is one of the best (humans, comedians) in the game, and I hope you're ready for an hour of absolutely loveliness! Of course you know her from SNL. Of course you know her from Shrill. But do you *know* her, you know? You will in approximately 70 minutes! We talk high school loves, meeting your future husband at 21, having midwestern vibes, how therapy helped after being cast on SNL and MUCH, MUCH MORE. PLUS, of course, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to ask advice quest...
Sep 07, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 166
Our old pal H. Alan Scott, comedian, podcaster, drag queen and more joins us today for a refreshing tour of Los Angeles sex parties and California chemotherapy! You might know H. Alan from his wonderful podcast with (friends of the show, friends IRL) Eliot Glazer and Brent Sullivan, You're Making It Worse or his former Golden Girls podcast Out on the Lanai! Or maybe you've seen Latter Day Jew, the documentary about his journey from Mormonism to Judaism? Regardless, you're going to get to know AL...
Aug 31, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 165
Langston, Langston, Langston, that's right, we've got stand-up and writer Langston Kerman on the show today, and what a barnburner it is! If you don't know Langston, he's written for everything from Pause with Sam Jay to the Oscars to Kenan and acted in everything from The Boys to Insecure to Bless This Mess. And on today's episode, we discuss how he knew his wife was the one, his "famously caucasian" dad and some step-mom woes, and as always, lots of talk about teaching SAT test prep! PLUS, of ...
Aug 24, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 164
Another power couple?! On Couples Therapy!?! That's right! Patton Oswalt and Meredith Salenger - you know them from comedy, acting and comics, and of course, their brand new podcast Did You Get My Text? And now you get to hear them right here for an hour of fun, chuckles and more emotions than you can shake a therapist at! We talk about how to be assertive, how to not invite shitty relatives to your wedding, how to be a couple that makes things together AND stays together, and of course, Patton'...
Aug 17, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 163
Creator of Comedy Crossing, stand-up and writer Jenny Yang joins us today (you might also know Jenny as a former writer for Busy Tonight and as one of Variety's "10 Comics to Watch" in 2020), and what a gosh darn joy it was! We taped this a lil' while ago when Mabel had first started peeing everywhere, and we really needed this talk to drag us out of our despair! Jenny tells us all about the void inside her, her addiction to beefcake boys and the transformation that led her to like guys' soft, g...
Aug 10, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 162
Podcast queen and power couple Lauren Lapkus and Mike Castle might just be The Most Wholesome Couple™ we've ever had on the show! Lauren's been in everything from Jurassic World to Orange is the New Black to Good Girls, and Mike starred in the Netflix show Brews Brothers, and despite existing in the Hollyweird Hellscape, they are both normal, down-to-Earth folks and absolutely lovely humans! Today we talk about meeting on the set of Clipped, how their relaysh formed out of the ashes of Lauren's ...
Aug 03, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 161
