Couples Therapy

We casually knew Sudi in New York, but here in Los Angeles we've gotten to know her better and boy were we missing out back in the Big Apple! Sudi's great - maybe you know her as a writer for SNL, Shrill or I Love That For You or even the Emmy Awards or Golden Globes? Or maybe you've seen her performing comedy? Well, no matter what, today you're gonna get to *know* Sudi! We talk about growing up in Delaware with her...

Our old friend Bowen joins us today for a tremendously fun and heartwarming chat about his most recent relaysh... yes, that Bowen! From the previous Couples Therapy episodes he was on with his friend Matt Rogers! Oh, you meant "Bowen from Las Culturistas" or "Bowen from SNL" or "Bowen from Fire Island"! Anyway, honestly, episodes like this are the reason we podcast: to have scheduled catch-up conversations w...

Do you remember how fun Shantira was when she was on the live show with Dewayne Perkins many years ago? We did, and when we ran into her at a party recently, it reminded us YET AGAIN what a fun person she is, and NOW you get 80 minutes of awesomeness with her! If you'd like some credits, Shantira is an Emmy nominated writer currently working on Netflix’s Big Mouth and its spinoff Human Resources. She's written for The Amber...

We met Tien at a stand-up show years ago, but maybe you know her as one of the stars of How I Met Your Father? Or from Hysteria? Or Candyman? Even if you don't, you're gonna walk out of this episode a fan cuz we had OODLES of fun with TIen. Yeah, that's right, OODLES! We talk about how she met her girlfriend, their (until recently) long-distance relaysh, and of course, beans and water parks (???)! PLUS, obvi, we answer ...

It's our old pal Matt Rogers here for a HEALING 90 minutes of fun, love and therapy, the three things we PROMISE WITH A VENGEANCE! Of course you know Matt from Las Culturistas (check out our appearances on that show, why not???), I Love That For You, Fire Island and, like, 100 other things! But now you can get to know a different side of Matt as we talk about both his romantic and therapeutic journey, the lack of gay relaysh ro...

We are fans of Steph's stand-up (and also she was a voice on a Canadian cartoon we like called Gary and His Demons), and also fans of her as a human being! Maybe you've seen her stand-up on Netflix's Bill Burr Presents: Friends Who Kill or on Epix' Unprotected Sets or from her podcast Steph Infection? Well, no matter what, this episode is a great introduction to Steph - she talks about her lover's unusual kinks,...

Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are the hosts of our favorite podcast The Dollop, and it's a true delight to talk to them on today's ep. As always, we try to stay away from political talk so that our listeners get a little respite from The Onslaught of the Modern World, but we do ask Dave and Gareth how they deal with the rage of living through the stupidest epoch, if yelling at shitty people on Twitter helps, how to even ...

Today we have quite a talk with writer and director Charles Rogers, who you might know as the co-creator of the fantastic HBO Max show Search Party, as well as the co-writer/co-director of the SXSW Grand Jury Award-winning film Fort Tilden or maybe even as a writer on the Wet Hot American Summer TV show! But today we talk all about his relaysh history, why he hates Hinge, his complicated feelings about his dad, empathy and politics...

Our old friend Ashly Burch joins us today for a peek into her relaysh history and especially the period that she calls her "slug era"! And yes, you know Ashly from a Couples Therapy episode from years past, but you also know her as a tremendous voice artist on video games like Horizon Zero Dawn and The Last of Us, cartoons like Attack on Titan, as an Emmy Award-winning writer for Adventure Time or as an actor and writer on ...

We've known Zainab for a minute, but on today's episode, we REALLY get to know her! Of course you've seen her do stand-up on Seth Meyers or All Def Comedy or Last Comic Standing or seen her host the Netflix show 100 Humans or seen her in Amazon's Upload, where she's a series regular. But now you'll get to know so much more about Zainab, from her days as a math teacher to having matcha with a Muslim matchmake...

This was our first time meeting Jackie, but hoo-boy, did we get INTO it! Maybe you know Jackie from America's Got Talent or The Tonight Show. Maybe you know her from That Damn Michael Che or The Arsenio Hall Show. Or maybe you've seen her BRAND NEW special Menoplause! Either way, you've never heard her like this! We talk all about her fiance and Jackie really breaks down whether she even wants to get married again. Ther...

The wonderful Paul F. Tompkins joins us today for a hilarious and heartwarming discussion of how therapy has changed all of our relationships. Of course you know Paul from Mr. Show, his numerous stand-up specials, the Threedom podcast and dozens upon dozens of other things, but now get to know about how he deals with his depression and anger, the early days of dating his wife and his feelings on Pennsylvania's emotional effects...

What better way to celebrate the birthday of our wonderful country America (?!?!) than with Australian expat Leonardo Nam?!? Surely you know Leo from The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Westworld or the brand new Hulu show Maggie??? Well, if not, now you can get to know Leo intimately! Hear about the ins and outs of dating in Oz, the hellish heights of La Jolla, how getting ripped for The S...

John is another old pal from UCB and one of the best darn storytellers around! Maybe you've heard his podcast Two Old Queens or read his BRAND NEW book Baked, about his years as the original High Maintenance guy for the New York comedy scene? Well, well, well, either way, on this episode, we talk to John about his Craig's List hookup days, how he met his husband and of course NEW YAWK VS. EL-AY, BABY! PLUS, obvi, we answer ...