With NBC's St. Denis Medical tearing up the charts *and* our hearts, we had to have Wendi back on the show. Even if your girl Naomi wasn't writing for the show, you know we love us some Wendi and would watch what is FOR SURE the best new sitcom out there! (And why not check out her co-star Mekki on a previous episode ???) Now, of course you also know Wendi from Reno 911!, Bridesmaids, The Goldbergs and tons of other stuff, but on today's episode, we get in deep about her therapeutic breakthrough...
Dec 10, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 338
Matt's an old pal, and he's been on the show a bunch of times both on his own and with Bowen, and especially last time, we did the "Couples Therapy thing", so this time, we thought we'd ask Matt about the two years since his last appearance. Now Matt's been having what we'll call "An Ascent", but Matt tells us it doesn't feel like that from the inside. Color us intrigued! We spend a lot of time discussing what it feels like when your self-image has to catch up to your public persona, how this af...
Dec 03, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 337
We kind of knew *of* Allison before sitting down with her on today's episode, but we didn't *know* Allison and boy oh boy are we glad we got to because she's the bee's knees! Now, you all probably know of Allison Raskin from her YouTube channel Just Between Us with her comedy partner Gabe Dunn (with whom she's also written several books) or from her two great books Over-Thinking About You and her latest I Do (I Think)! But even if this is your first time meeting her, strap in for some fun and sa...
Nov 26, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 336
Taped weeks and weeks ago before the bottom fell out of our (albeit, already-failing) democracy, stand-up Gianmarco Soresi joins us from road, doing a weekend in Ohio. Now you may know Gianmarco from his stand-up, either in person or online or maybe even from his Netflix set as part of the Verified series, or from his podcast The Downside, but even if you don't know him at all, you will fall in love after today's ep! While we spend the first few minutes feeling each other out - are we being seri...
Nov 19, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 335
Our podcast parent Acast thought we might get along swimmingly with the boys of AsapSCIENCE, so they suggested a crossover, and buddy, were they ever right! Taped a few weeks ago before the US dropped off a cliff (maybe you can hear the light in our voices?), on today's episode, we're talking to couple and science educators Mitch Moffit and Greg Brown! Now, you might know Greg and Mitch from their hit YouTube channel AsapSCIENCE or from their wonderful podcast Sidenote (check us out on a recent ...
Nov 12, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 334
After this week, and the US's decision to embrace whatever form of fascism the GOP is offering, you, dear listener, are perhaps feeling as shitty as we are. Sleeplessness. Doom scrolling. Brownies for breakfast. While this is not a balm for our political situation, we thought, "Why don't we record a bonus episode that will both distract us for an hour and also help the listeners take a break from that Germany 1933 feeling." So we offer to you four advice questions, some of which we've thought mi...
Nov 08, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 333
Our old friend Langston Kerman is back! We absolutely loved Langston's new Netflix special Bad Poetry and had to have him back to tell us what it was like to have a powerful white (John Mulaney produced and directed the special, and also Langston wrote on the fantastic Everybody's In LA) in your corner! But that's not all we talk about! We discuss how Langston was a big poetry dork in high school, yet still had the confidence to be popular. We talk about why he's not so into therapy. And of cour...
Nov 05, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 332
We're spreading our wings and stepping outside our comfort zone to talk to folks we think are funny, but that we don't know, and on today's episode with Zach Zimmerman, we are rewarded for our risk-taking! Cuz Zach is the bee's knees, the cat's pajamas, heck, he's even the tapir's cape! Now Zach's a stand-up who hosts a live show with our fav Jay Jurden, he's appeared on Corden and After Midnight, and his first book of essays Is It Hot in Here (Or Am I Suffering for All Eternity for the Sins I C...
Oct 29, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 331
The new season of one of our favorite shows Somebody Somewhere is back, baby! And we're celebrating by talking to the star herself, Bridget Everett! And surely you've listened to our episodes with her co-star and our pal Jeff Hiller , right? Or one of their directors and a brilliant comedian in her own right Lennon Parham , right? Well dig into the Somebody Somewhere Couples Therapy Thrillogy with this episode! After we spend too much time gushing, Bridget tells us the difference between the rea...
Oct 22, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 330
Josh Thomas is back, y'all! It's been five years, and people, you know Josh from his brilliant shows Please Like Me and Everything's Going to Be Okay, from his stand-up, or maybe even his new book Let's Tidy Up! Or perhaps you heard him half a decade ago on this very show! Well, whether you know Josh or not, you're gonna love him after today's episode. We talk about resentments, a disdain for small talk, reconnecting with his boyfriend after a five year break, and SO MUCH MORE! PLUS, obvi, we an...
Oct 15, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 329
We've known Franchesca Ramsey for over a decade and on today's episode, her longtime friend and podcast partner De'Lon Grant become our pal too! And yes, you know Fran as a YouTube star, as a TV writer and actor, and perhaps you've seen De'Lon treading the boards on Broadway, and if you haven't, you MUST listen to their podcast together Lemme Fix It! , where they rebrand the nostalgia of our youth! But even if this is the first time you're being introduced to the pair, strap in for an hour of fu...
Oct 08, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 328
You know we're scared of strangers, but we watched one of Misha Brown's videos about an entitled woman who tried to feed his dog human food and instantly felt a connection! You may have seen Misha's videos at @dontcrossagayman (is the "at" redundant?) or heard his podcast The Big Flop (which we'll be appearing on soon), and on today's PULSE-POUNDING edition, we'll hear about the trash men Misha dated, his journey to sobriety, performing for billionaires on cruise ships, and SO MUCH MORE! (Includ...
Oct 01, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 327
Ayden and Naomi met while both were acting on the ABC show Single Parents, but it wasn't until we sat down for this episode that we learned some EXPLOSIVE facts about Ayden! And of course, you know Ayden from New Girl, Veep, The Afterparty, I Love That for You, as well as the brand new Peacock show Mr. Throwback and the new Amazon Prime movie Jackpot! (plus SO MANY OTHER SHOWS!). But did you know that Ayden was in a bizarre pop band in high school that has now found a cult following decades late...
Sep 24, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 326
Our old pal Genevieve Angelson returns to the show for a second helping of open hearts and loose butts! Now, folks, you know Genevieve from Flack, The Handmaid's Tale, The Afterparty, This Is Us and so much more, including her new show on Hallmark+, The Chicken Sisters! And on today's EXCITING INSTALLMENT, we tackle some subjects we didn't talk about on Genevieve's first appearance: growing up in London (kind of), going to an all-girls private school, the trouble she got in with her boyfriend af...
Sep 17, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 325
Fin Argus and Chris Renfro, you know 'em, you love 'em and on today's ep, we hold their feet to the fire in one of the most journalistically important interviews since Frost/Nixon! Haha, just kidding, although Chris does drag (in good humor) Andy for imagined offenses, which is a little Frost/Nixon! (Probably, I've never the play or movie) Now, of course, you know Fin and Chris from the Queer as Folk reboot and from their new podcast One of Us (also Fin played Drew Tarver's method acting love in...
Sep 10, 2024•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 324
E.R. is a cool customer and also one of the funniest folks around, and on today's episode they drop by the Zoom couch for some much needed therapy... therapy so good, maybe they fire their actual therapist afterward?? Now, of course you know E.R. from Shrill, Grey's Anatomy and as a writer on Survival of the Thickest. You know their wonderful sports podcast Jockular and their band FIGHTMASTER , whose new single "Barracuda" is out TOMORROW (if'n yer downloadin' this the day it's released... other...
Sep 03, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 323
We've loved James Adomian ever since we first saw him perform back in the day, and when we saw he had a new comedy special out, we said, "We gotta talk to him on the pod!" And yes, of course you know James from his stand-up and his new special Path of Most Resistance , from Trump vs. Bernie, from his voice work on cartoons like Harley Quinn, Kite Man: Hell Yeah!, Rick and Morty, Close Enough and, like, 100 other shows! And on today's ep, we get into how James could have started a cult at footbal...
Aug 27, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 322
Andy Richter understood the assignment! That's right, folks, you know Andy from his many years on different iterations of Conan, from Andy Richter Controls the Universe, Andy Barker PI, Quintuplets, from roles in every great comedy from Strangers with Candy to Arrested Development, from his own podcast The Three Questions or from his new call-in show The Andy Richter Call-In Show. But much like our Andy, Andy Richter has many different shades, from goofball to wizened, and we get in deep about h...
Aug 20, 2024•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 321
Brittani Nichols - actor, writer, and comedian Brittani Nichols, who's written for shows like A Black Lady Sketch Show and Abbott Elementary, that Brittani Nichols joins us today! Andy met Brittani canvassing for a city council candidate they both supported, and on today's episode, her calm demeanor baffles the outwardly anxious duo, and we try to get to the bottom of Brittani's placid essence! Brittani takes us through how she got over her rage, giving reading lists to lovers, AND we give her a...
Aug 13, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 320
Jacob Anderson's just the best! Naomi got to know him a bit when she hosted the first season of the Interview with a Vampire podcast and said he was lovely, so we had to have him on the show! And of course, you know Jacob from the aforementioned Interview with a Vampire, from Game of Thrones, from Episodes, Broadchurch and so much more... or maybe you know him as Raleigh Ritchie?!? No matter how you know Jacob, today we're getting into it! His childhood in Bristol, getting into therapy, depressi...
Aug 06, 2024•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 319
Besides thinking he was funny, we didn't really know Skyler before chatting with him on today's episode, but boyo, do we know him now! Skyler Higley is a stand-up and writer - he wrote for a long time for The Onion and on Conan's TBS show, and now he writes on After Midnight! And an innocuous question on today's episode about his demeanor leads to a long story about growing up Mormon in a white family, his relationship with his dad, Naomi's relationship with her dad, dads dads dads! And so much ...
Jul 30, 2024•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 318
Our old pal Anthony Atamanuik joins us this week, and if you were around UCB in the late-aughts/early-teens like we were, Anthony's team with Adam Pally and John Gemberling was doing some of the funniest, weirdest and darkest comedy in the city. And if you weren't around UCB then, surely you know Anthony from his brilliant Trump impression and Comedy Central show The President Show, from his recurring role on What We Do In the Shadows, or from tons of other shows like Search Party or Unbreakable...
Jul 23, 2024•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 317
Writer and comedian Broti Gupta joins us this week for an odyssey into chronic pain - what?! Now, obviously you know Broti from her online comedy and writing in McSweeney's and The New Yorker or perhaps you know her from her work with comedy partner Dylan Gelula or maybe you know her as a writer for Speechless or The Simpsons? Well, no matter how well you know her, on today's episode you're gonna get to KNOW her! We talk about getting diagnosed with a chronic disease in her early 20s and how tha...
Jul 16, 2024•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 316
Between Naomi's writing gig and summer vaycays, the guest coffers have RUN DRY. So, this week, it's just Naomi and Andy goofin' around and answering advice Qs on their own (with Mabel scratching the floor in the background of course). But of course, before the advice Qs, we give you a HARROWING amuse bouche in the form of a story of a DANGEROUS ANIMAL BITE and how that fucked up our week. Then we got questions about how many pets are too many pets, blissed-out daddies and making it through anoth...
Jul 09, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 315
The wonderful Vic Michaelis joins us this week LIVE (to tape) from... FRANCE?! Now, of course you know Vic as the host of Dropout's Very Important People or from Upload or from their menagerie of characters on Comedy Bang! Bang! Well, now you'll get to know a whole 'nother Vic! Hear them tell tales of teenage rebellion in the modeling world, getting married to a biologist, growing up in - what was that Sufjan? that's right - Illinois! And SO MUCH MORE! PLUS, obvi, we answer YOUR advice questions...
Jul 02, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 314
It's our old pal Jamie Lee! We've known Jamie for forever, and of course *you* know her as one of the Emmy-winning writers for Ted Lasso, from Girl Code, Crashing, Ridiculousness, her book Weddiculous, her show The Wedding Coach and a million other things! And on today's episode, we pretty much dive right in and catch up with her as if we had stumbled upon her at a party. Jamie tells us about her separation and divorce, meeting her new beau and their wedding plans, growing up in conservative Tex...
Jun 25, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 313
We've dug Jasika's work since we saw her on Fringe back in the day, and SURELY you loved her in that as well, in addition to other cool things she's been a part of like Scandal, Adventure Time, Underground, The Good Doctor and so much more! And as we find out quite frequently on this show, not only is our guest a rad actor, they're also a rad person! We get all into Jasika's journey outta codependence, being in an 18 year relaysh with her partner, who she met on MySpace, spirituality and therapy...
Jun 18, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 312
Goddamn, Samantha Irby is the best! This was a delight from moment one to moment 100, so strap in, folks... for fun! And now, you know Samantha from her books Meaty; Wow, No Thank You; We Are Never Meeting in Real Life and her latest, Quietly Hostile, or from her work as a TV writer on shows like Shrill, And Just Like That... and Tuca & Bertie, and we get into a lot of what she's written about on today's episode: shame, meeting her wife as a fan first, growing up in Evanston, IL and so much ...
Jun 11, 2024•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 311
By popular demand, Megan Gailey is BACK! Naomi and Megan used to host the I Love a Lifetime Movie podcast together, and this episode is kind of like that in the sense that Megan is a white woman in peril (er, in the sense that she is a progressive white woman in America?). And of course you know Megan's stand-up and will see her on tour if you live on the east coast, right? And to prep for the show, listen to today's episode 100 times over cuz we've got the patented Couples Therapy Gamut of Emot...
Jun 04, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 310
The first time we met Hannah - at least together - Naomi was figuring out her Netflix half hour, and Hannah graciously gave her some time on a show at the Irvine Improv down in The OC. I went along to try and find the real Seth Cohen and also have some mozzarella sticks at the Irvine Improv (they did not have any). The point is, Hannah was just a delightful person and a hilarious stand-up to boot, and you will find that out for yourself on today's episode! We talk about how a recent break-up thr...
May 28, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 309
