Wow, wow, wow, Nia DaCosta, director of Little Woods, Candyman and The Marvels (out *this* Friday!) stops by the Virtual Couch for a little bit of a mutual appreciation society BUT mostly to talk about love, therapy and cinema! Nia and Naomi bond over going to wHite prep schools, and Nia tells us how that prepared her to direct big budget films. She also discusses her move to London, her dating life, and how her subconscious tricked her into going into therapy! PLUS, obvi, we answer YOUR advice ...
Nov 07, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 280
We were fans of Sam's before taping this episode a few weeks ago and gotta say, afterward we're not just fans, but doggone pals! Of course you know Sam from his NPR days, from his FANTASTIC podcast Vibe Check or from Into It , which sadly just ended, although we were HONORED to be the final guests on the show! But on today's episode, you can get to KNOW Sam! We talk about growin' up pentecostal, speech pathology and coming out, crossing the 10 for friendship and MORE! PLUS, obvi, we answer YOUR ...
Oct 31, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 279
Our old pal Aparna Nancherla - surely you know her from her stand-up or from [REDACTED] or [REDACTED] which we can't really mention because of the ongoing SAG strike - just wrote a book! That's right Unreliable Narrator is available now! And y'all should buy it tout de suite! While Aparna's been on the show before, once with Jo Firestone and once with her fiancee Gabe, we've never talked to her solo on the pod, so we use the time to ask our friend all the HARD-HITTING QUESTIONS we've never asked...
Oct 24, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 278
Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson have been guests on Couples Therapy since we were a a live show in the back room of an East Village bar, and over the last ten years, every time we'd see them, we'd ask about their UCB musical that they were turning into a movie. Fucking Identical Twins was one of our favorite shows at UCB, and it was nuts, and we were really curious to see if it would ever get made. Well, folks, not only did it get made, but Dicks: The Musical is INCREDIBLE! Just a genuinely strange...
Oct 17, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 277
We've loved Xosha Roquemore in a bunch of things we won't mention because SAG is still on strike, but even if you don't know her from [REDACTED] or [REDACTED], you're gonna love her after today's episode! We get into LA rich people vs. St. Louis rich people, how becoming a parent changed her identity, dating as a parent and SO MUCH MORE! PLUS, obvi, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to ask your own advice questions, call 323-524-7839 and leave a VM or just DM us on IG or Twitter ! S...
Oct 10, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 276
One of our best pals just published her first novel, that's right, Jo Firestone is a published author, and we've got her on the show today! Let's see here, WGA strike is over, so we can mention something, I think, Jo is a wonderful stand-up, she was the head writer for Ziwe's show, and yeah, like we said, she just wrote her first book Murder on Sex Island, and you can pre-order it here ! On this very episode, we discuss what led Jo to self-publish, how depression and anxiety played a part and ho...
Oct 03, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 275
One of our favorite episodes of Pose is Candy's funeral - obvi not because Candy has died, but because Angelica Ross is incredible in that episode, so we were super-psyched to have her on the show today! And ooh baby, is Angelica here to hand out wisdom like they're fun-sized Crunch Bars at Halloween! We talk eloquent rage, not being complacent with being exploited in Hollywood (FYI we taped this before Angelica decided to tell her story over the last week, but you can tell what's coming!), how ...
Sep 26, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 274
Caitlin performed with Naomi last year when Naomi did a few road dates, and she was such a delight that we had to have her on the show! Now, maybe you've seen Caitlin Peluffo performing stand-up on any number of late night shows that we won't name because WE'RE ON STRIKE! Or maybe you've listened to her podcast Good Time Gal! Well, even if this is your first time getting to know Caitlin, you're gonna love her! We talk about freezing her eggs, dating a "clean comedian", being a "jizz raccoon" (?)...
Sep 19, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 273
The absolutely lovely Karan Soni is on today's episode, and of course you know him from A LOT OF STRUCK SHOWS AND MOVIES; yes folks, we're still on strike so we're not gonna mention what Karan's been in, but obvi you know or feel free to look it up! Heck, we ain't striking against Google! Anyway, Karan understood the assignment of being on the show, and we get in deep about meeting his partner, coming out to his parents, being sent away to, uh, a weight loss boarding school and so much more! PLU...
Sep 12, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 272
You know her, you love her, that's right, writer, producer and friend Emily Gordon returns to the show for a solo outing so we can REALLY get to know her! Now, of course you know Emily from a number of Oscar and Emmy nominated things that we will not name because we are ON STRIKE, but feel free to look them up or look up her last appearance on THIS VERY show with her husband Kumail (episode 102?). And today we dig into her teenage goth phase and how The Cure saved her, what it was like being a t...
Sep 05, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 271
Naomi first heard Gearóid Farrelly on sister-podcast (???) Ask Ronna, and introduced him into the household where we fell in love with him, and so we had to have him on the show! Now, maybe you are a listener across the pond, so you know Gearóid from his stand-up, his award winning Edinburgh Festival show, supporting Joan Rivers on tour, or from his podcast Agony Rants ? Well, even if you don't know Gearóid from Adam, you're gonna go gaga for him after today's episode! We talk about his love of ...
Aug 29, 2023•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 270
We've known Liza for years - maybe you even saw her and her podcast partner Kara on an episode of our Quarantine Twitch show? - but today we get into it with her! Maybe you know Liza Treyger from her stand-up, her album GLITTERCHEESE or her aforementioned SVU recap podcast with the wonderful Kara Klenk, That's Messed Up... or maybe this is your first time meeting her! Regardless, you're gonna love Liza after this ep - we talk about how she finally got into therapy, her loves, being a sea cucumbe...
Aug 22, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 269
We've hung out and talked to Lauren at a bunch of parties over the last few years, but having her on the pod gave us a chance to really get the tea on her romantic and therapeutic life! Of course you know Lauren Ashley Smith from being a multiple Emmy nominated head writer of a show we won't mention cuz we're ON STRIKE! Or maybe you know her from the Smith Sisters Live, the SiriusXM show she hosts with her sisters on Radio Andy? Well, either way, we dig into the story of how she met her wife, we...
Aug 15, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 268
We've been fans of Laura's for a long time, so we were giddy knowing she was going to be on the pod, and surely, dear listeners, you know Laura Kightlinger from her stand-up, corect? Or from her appearances on a bunch of shows we all love but WILL NOT MENTION because the AMPTP is a bunch of greedy psychos and we are on STRIKE! But you know what we can mention? Laura's great book Quick Shots of False Hope and her new podcast with friend of the show Daniel Webb, What We Thought Would Happen. And h...
Aug 08, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 267
Molly Ephraim has been on a bunch of shows we like that we can't talk about cuz we're on STRIKE, but you should know she's great, so we just had to sit down with her for an hour to talk about motherhood, being Jewish in Pennsylvania, machetes in The Valley, meeting her husband, theater acting as a teen, and of course, we're introduced to... NIGHTWORLD! PLUS, obvi, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to ask your own advice questions, call 323-524-7839 and leave a VM or just DM us on IG...
Aug 01, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 266
We've known Atsuko for years - check out the pre-Pandemmy™ live episode she's on! - and after she recently told the story of her officiant forgetting to file the paperwork for her and her husband, meaning they haven't actually been married this whole time, we thought, we gotta have her on the pod! And you know Atsuko Okatsuka, right? From her TikTok, her stand-up ( get tix to see her on tour!), and from some stuff that is work for struck companies so we can't mention it, but you know what we're ...
Jul 25, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 265
Sara Dosa has had a number of honors in her life - being an Academy Award-nominated documentarian for her film Fire of Love, winning a Peabody Award for producing the film Audrie & Daisy, but perhaps her biggest honor of all was being Naomi's freshman roommate in college! We talk all about that, how being a twin has affected the way she goes into world, how Sara has applied creative lessons from making films to her love life and MUCH more! PLUS, obvi, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'...
Jul 18, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 264
We've loved Ginger as a performer in a lot of shows - especially She-Hulk - and she had a wonderful thread on Twitter about why SAG needs to strike that made us like like her as a person, so we just had to have her on the show, and boy, she truly is RAD! Now, of course, you also know her from She-Hulk or True Lies or Wrecked or I'm Dying Up Here or tons of other stuff. But on today's episode, you'll get to know the REAL Ginger! Dating in Modesto, gray rocking narcissists, an epic story of dating...
Jul 11, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 263
We love Carey O'Donnell's videos, and after this episode, we love Carey himself! Now, of course, YOU also know Carey's videos or that fact that he wrote on Heathers or Summer Camp Island or you know him as the co-host of the Sexy Unique Podcast, but do you *know* know him? You will now! We talk about his journey to getting sober, his dating life in New York, how he met his fiancé (fiancé at the time of taping...now HUSBAND!) and so much more! PLUS, obvi, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd...
Jul 04, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 262
We're not going to rip-off the Las Culturistas awards, but if we did, today's guest would win the Our Most Mentally Healthy Guest award! That's right, we're talking to Liv Hewson! You've loved them on Santa Clarita Diet and Yellowjackets (season two *just* finished!), and now you're going to love them in a whole different way, cuz Liv is THE BEST! We talk about their new love, family dynamics and the hard won truths about life they've gleaned from years of therapy. And, hoo-boy, does Liv have so...
Jun 27, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 261
We've loved Lennon for years and were especially excited to see her direct a few episodes this year of one of our favorite shows, Somebody Somewhere! And of course you know Lennon from Best Friends Forever, Playing House, Veep, Bless This Mess, Lady Dynamite, as a voice on (one of our couples shows!) Royal Crackers, and Minx, obvi, which is coming back for a second season July 21st on Starz! And even if you don't know her work, we have such a fun time with Lennon! Motherhood, working with your b...
Jun 20, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 260
Ain't nobody sweeter in this business called show than Vincent Rodriguez III! You know Vincent, of course, as Josh from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend or maybe from popping up on Home Economics or from his NEW Amazon Prime show With Love! Even if this is your introduction to Vincent, prepare to be charmed! We talk about how dance has been important to him since he was a kid, how he met his husband, depression, positivity and so much more! PLUS, obvi, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to ask yo...
Jun 13, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 259
We've casually known Jordan for years, but only on today's ep, do we finally get to plumb the depths of his romantic life! Now, you might know Jordan Carlos from The Colbert Report, The Nightly Show, Guy Code, Girl Code, tons of other stuff, and of course, his podcast with former guest and friend Michelle Buteau, Adulting! No matter how much you know about Jordan though, this episode is a banger! We talk about how he met his wife, the best sex they've ever had (he brought it up - we're still sex...
Jun 06, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 258
We only knew Ryan Ken from their online presence, so what an ABSOLUTE DELIGHT it was to chat and find out they are an A+ human being to boot! Maybe that's how you know Ryan, from their videos, or perhaps you know them as a writer on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Regardless, you are going to get to know them from today's episode! We talk about growing up as an adultified kid, how acting changed Ryan's life, coming to know themselves and becoming freer, and how this all reverberated into all...
May 30, 2023•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 257
We're lucky to call Michelle a pal, but even if we weren't chums, we'd still be huge fans of hers! Of course you know Michelle Buteau from her stand-up - such as her Netflix special Buteaupia - or from her hosting the show The Circle or from The First Wives Club or her book Survival of the Thickest or her podcast Adulting! But even if this is your first introduction to Michelle, you're going to walk away loving her as much as we do! We talk about at what age she got her life together, her long-d...
May 23, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 256
We first fell in love with Ari Notartomaso when we saw the viral video of them singing "Climbing Uphill" from The Last Five Years. So when we saw they were starring in the new Paramount+ show Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, we SCREAMED at our booker Mimi, "Book them yesterday!" And what a delight it was to talk to Ari! We get into Pennsylvania repression, gender crises, the connection between musicals and emotional openness, and so much MORE! PLUS, obvi, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'...
May 16, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 255
One of our favorite stand-ups, Debra DiGiovanni, is on the show today, folks, and you are in for a GREAT time! Surely you've seen her perform on Conan and MGM+'s Unprotected Sets, or as a finalist on LAst Comic Standing, or maybe you've seen one of her comedy specials on Amazon Prime or Netflix?! Even if you haven't you will come out of this ep loving Debra like we do! We talk about meeting her long-distance pandemic boyfriend, why dating bi- or pan- men is better, ADHD & rejection disorder ...
May 09, 2023•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 254
We didn't know Jay very well before this episode, but we thought he was so funny that we had to have him on the show! You might know him from his stand-up (maybe you've seen his Tonight Show sets?) or from his stand-up album Jay Jurden Y'all or as a writer on the Apple TV+ show THe Problem with Jon Stewart (at least he is when we're not all striking!). But even if you don't, you're gonna get to know Jay today! We talk about how he met his husband, making out in cars in high school, Christian loo...
May 02, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 253
Today's episode is going to have you saying, "That Zoë Chao is a gosh darn delight" from moment one! Of course you know Zoë Chao from Party Down or The Afterparty or Love Life or Your Place or Mine or tons of other stuff, but know you can get to know the REAL Zoë! Growing up in a very wHite Rhode Island, the story of how her boyfriend and her began dating again years after they first broke up, and LOTS MORE! PLUS, obvi, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to ask your own advice quest...
Apr 25, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 252
We are HUGE fans of Bill Crisafi's art, so we were BOWLED OVER when he said he'd be on the pod, and boy oh boy, Bill does NOT disappoint! I'm not going to attempt to describe Bill's art here - go to his website or Instagram to see how great he is for yourself! Or just listen here and find out aurally! We talk about Bill's artistic process, how he met his bf by the blood moon, Bill's therapy journey and so much more! PLUS, obvi, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to ask your own advic...
Apr 18, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 251
