Couples Therapy

Naomi first met Sonia doing stand-up back in New York, and then we really dug her New Negroes set and now we have her on the pod! You might know Sonia Denis from her stand-up or as a writer on A Black Lady Sketch Show or from the new Marvel joint Ironheart, but even if this is your first time meeting Sonia, strap in! We jump right into the mental health talk and find out the best place to cry in New York, talk about starting therap...

You might know from Asif's episode that Deli Boys is one of our favorite shows of the year, so yes we HAD to have Saagar on, and boy howdy, are we glad we did! Now, you know Saagar Shaikh as one of the titular Deli Boys, as well as from Ms. Marvel and the Marvels and lots of other stuff, and on today's episode we get into it! We talk about how Saagar met his wife and their long-distance relaysh, parents and intergenerational living...

The response to Adam Pally's advice a few episodes ago was EXPLOSIVE, so rather than try to rush through a single comment in an intro, we thought, "Why not just do a Naomi and Andy solo episode where we can really put up our feet and take our time?" We discuss the response from both listeners and the original advice-seeker, we hear some updates, discuss some out of pocket behavior in a work environment, learn about the 1993 Onyx hi...

We love Tom, and it's been four years since he's last been on the show, so we had to have him back! Now, of course you know Tom from shows and movies like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, Witches of East End, an episode of Six Feet Under, Boogie Nights and many, many other things, including the fantastic sketches he posts on Instagram. Back for the second time, we talk about how he met his boyfriend, how...

Chelsea Peretti is a fun hang! And we've been fans of hers for a while (her old comedy group back in NYC Variety SHAC was the cat's pajamas, and we love love love her 2014 Netflix special One of the Greats!), so it was a real pleasure to goof around with her for a while. (And of course, you know Chelsea from tons of stuff including Brooklyn Nine-Nine, her film First Time Female Director or her podcast Call Chelsea Peretti) We get i...

Well, well, well, who knew that today's episode with Adam Pally would start with talk of bees stinging buttholes and end with deep questions about the existential possibility of happiness??? Now, of course you know Adam from The Mindy Project, Happy Endings, Mr. Throwback, Knuckles, 101 Places to Party Before You Die and of course, his new podcast with Gabrus Staying Alive! And on today's episode we bounce back and forth between th...

Our good pal Jeff Hiller returns for a joyous episode! Not only is Jeff one of the funniest around, but he also co-starred in one of our favorite shows Somebody Somewhere *and* his memoir Actress of a Certain Age is coming out in a few weeks (preorder that baby!), so we had to have him back on the show! We talk Texas bullies, private school bullies and every kind of bully in-between, the things you give up for your partner and how ...

We've known Rekha for over a decade now, from our days at UCB to the time we saw her at a Hanukkah latke thing here in LA, and she's the nicest and funniest! You know her from lots of stuff including the Between Two Ferns movie, as a writer on Grand Crew, and most recently from Dropout TV, where she has hosted a ton of stuff including her latest Smartypants, whose second season debuted in March. On today's episode, we find out how ...

One of our favorite friends Sydnee Washington is back to fill us in on all the happenings in her love- and mental health life since the last time she was on the show in 2021. Now, you know Syd from her stand-up, from appearances on shows like the wonderful Fantasmas on HBO or from her own podcast with Marie Faustin, Mess (or even from her past appearances on Couples Therapy!), and on today's ep, she tells us about her latest relays...

We've casually known Asif for a while now (he was even on an early live episode of the show), but after DEVOURING Deli Boys, we had to have him on for a real chat! And maybe you also know Asif from his stand-up or from WandaVision, Agatha All Along or Shrinking? Well, either way, we get into it today - we figure out what Asif's void is like and what fills it up, growing up in Arizona as the only Indian family in town, living Entour...

Gabrus is back! On the press tour for Staying Alive, his new Smartless Media/Sirius podcast with his best pal and 101 Places to Party Before You Die co-host Adam Pally, Jon stops by to bring our Reacher group text to life! We delve into how the 1980s action films all set us up and specifically how it set up Gabrus' libido. Also, lots of stuff about Alan Ritchson, our analysis of Reacher and current day America, dating on Long Islan...

Nik Dodani has been in a bunch of stuff we've enjoyed; first and foremost the movie he stars in, The Parenting, that debuted on Max a few weeks ago, but also Atypical and Other People And Dear Evan Hansen and so much more! And on today's ep, we seek out THE ORIGINS OF NIK'S NEUROSES. How Freudian do we get? We talk parents, growing up in Arizona, meeting his boyfriend in the lockdown phase of the Pandemmy and their preemptive coupl...

Prolific director and performer (and pal!) Josh Ruben joins us today for a psychoanalysis sesh of pure fun! Now, you know Josh as a performer from College Humor or Dropout TV or as a prolific TV and film director - maybe you've seen one of his films: Scare Me, Werewolves Within or his fantastic new horror-comedy Heart Eyes? Well, even if this is your first time meeting Josh, you're in for a treat! We get into his therapy journey, w...

Straight from the hit ABC sitcom The Middle and the hit podcast Middling with Eden and Brock comes the titular Eden and Brock themselves, Eden Sher and Brock Ciarlelli! Two of the most delightful folks we know, and we get into it! Dating while starring on one of the highest-rated sitcoms of the era, situat...

Hanif Abdurraqib is a poet, essayist, and cultural critic from Columbus, Ohio. And buddy, he's also a fantastic and empathetic guest who we have a blast talking to! That's right, MacArthur Fellowship recipient and the author of poetry collections like The Crown Ain't Worth Much and A Fortune for Your Disaster as well as essay collections like They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us and books like Go Ahead In The Rain: Notes To A...

Are we adopting Jasmin Savoy Brown? Find out on an PULSE-POUNDING, ALL-NEW episode of COUPLES THERAPY! Jasmin has been in some of the best dramas of the 21st century from The Leftovers to Yellowjackets, as well the new Scream and Scream IV and tons of other things, and today we GET REAL! We talk about religion, relationships and 'rents (specifically her mom) and we spill the secrets of a successful relationship for Jasmin and all o...

We've only known Youngmi Mayer through her work so it was a real pleasure to get to chat with the woman behind the comedy on today's episode! And maybe you know Youngmi from her writing, her stand-up, TikTok, her memoir I'm Laughing Because I'm Crying and many other things or maybe this is your first time meeting her. Either way, you're in for a fun time! We talk about parenting during the apocalypse, why Youngmi might just not be ...

Grace Helbig is on the show today! We've known Grace casually from the New York comedy scene for years, but on today's episode, we get to KNOW Grace! Grace was one of the first YouTubers out there; she's an actor and voiceover artist (you can hear here most recently as Cindy Bear on Max's Jellystone!), a podcaster and the author of TWO books! On today's episode, Grace walks us through the early days of "content creation", the toll ...

Sage-Based Therapy! That's right, it's part two of our crossover with Sage-Based Wisdom (check us out on their podcast from a week or two ago) hosted by the wonderful Jana Schmieding and Brian Bahe! You might remember Jana from a previous episode of CT or from Rutherford Falls or Reservation Dogs, and you might have seen Brian do stand-up or seen a show he's written for like The Great North or Ghosts. But even if you know NOTHING a...