Comedy Girl Crush

This week Coop and Nicky are joined in the studio by comedian Genesis Sol. Genesis is a stand-up, actor, writer, singer, make-up artist jane-of-all-trades. She is also the host and founder of Witty Titties, the all women's open mic at The Nitecap. You can catch Genesis performing at the Comedy Store on July 28th and at the Hollywood Improv on July 29th.

Erron Bounds is an actor, writer, comedian, drag king, local activist and founder of One Good Seed in Los Angeles. They join Nicky and Kate to talk about the journey to creating One Good Seed, the vibrations of comedy and laughter, and living in a world where everything is dumb, and stupid, and funny. They can be seen performing around LA, as well as helping out in the community.

Heidi Lux is an actor, writer, and comedian whose writing you've seen in Reductress and McSweeney's. She's also a managing editor of Belladonna, has written for Nickelodean Animation, and her first full-length feature Crushed can be streamed Tubi. Heidi sits down with Kate and Nicky to talk about her family escaping Poland during WWII, how the literary classic Heart of Darkness inspired her work, and ofc ourse the sleeper teen come...

Coop Foster is an actor, voice-over performer, and comedian in LA. She sits down with Kate and Nicky to talk about growing up in the Bay, paying her way through school, Dave Grohl, and finding her place in the LA comedy community. You can hear her voice alongside Rainn Wilson and John Malkovich's on theAudible comedy Middlespace! as well as catch her performing live at the Pack theater every month with her sketch team Tantrum! Foll...

Stephanie Streisand is an actress, comedian, and writer for both live-action and animation! She sits down with Kate and Nicky in this episode to talk about Purim, getting kicked out of school, and figuring out her own path to becoming a working writer. Stephanie is the creator of and writer for Matty is Noob on Amazon Prime, and has written for The Detour (TBS), Funny or Die, and a bunch of other stuff. You can catch her at the IAT...

Actor/comedian Jasper Lewis joins Kate and Nicky on the 50th episode of Comedy Girl Crush! Jasper offers great advice on making character videos, fighting through the negativity, and learning to create work you love. Jasper has performed at UCB, the Pack theater, and is currently a viral TikTok creator where her hilarious character videos have her millions of views. Follow her everywhere @heyjasperlewis

Anne Yatco is a voice actor, writer, comedian, singer - is there anything she can't do? - known for her work on the video game Genshin Impact, as the voice of Nobara Kugisaki on the Jujutsu Kaisen series, and can be heard voicing dozens of characters on the Final Fantasy VII remake, being released in installments now. Anne talks with Nicky and Kate about doing theater while studying biomedical engineering, voicing characters for an...

Stand-up veteran and podcaster Jackie Kashian joins Nicky and Kate to talk growing up on sales pitches, falling in love with stand-up, finessing a joke, living in London, touring Australia - this episode is truly packed. Jackie hosts the podcast The Dork Forest and can currently be seen on playing shows across the U.S. with her hilarious new special Stay-Kashian, which released on iTunes to the number one comedy spot.

Danielle Koenig is a comedian, actress, writer, and host who can currently be found on the podcast How to Survive with Danielle and Kristin, as well as writing for the fiction podcast Dark Air with Terry Carnation. Previously she's written on a number of projects, including the short-lived but beloved animated series Invader Zim. In this episode, Danielle talks with Kate and Nicky about the tough business of acting, getting a writi...

Jodie Sweetin is an actress, comedian, writer, host, podcaster, mom, role model - the list is inexhaustable! Probably best known from Full House and Fuller House, Jodie's comedic voice was iconic for young girls in the nineties. Now in adulthood, Jodie hosts the podcast Never Thought I'd Say This, and can be caught hosting Your Late Night Show Tonight on Friday, November 19th at nowherecomedy.com. In this episode, Kate and Nicky ge...

Bryn Woznicki is a director, actor, writer, comedian, burlesque performer, and far too many other things to list. Kate and Nicky get to sit down and ask about growing up too fast, queefing on cue, and going fearlessly after your goals.  You can catch Bryn's movie, "Her Side of the Bed," which she directed and stars in, her band The Real Tough Cookies on YouTube, and her sketch comedy all over LA.

Jany Nicole Stehman of Very Famous (SF Sketchfest, Austin Sketchfest) joins Kate and Nicky to talk about studying fashion, pursuing comedy, and her "one that got away." And, since Jany is not only a comedian, but also works production, we're talking the IATSE strike, working conditions on set, and the what a strike would mean for Hollywood.

Stand-up comedian, actress, writer, and podcaster Chelse Greaux joins Nicky and Kate in the studio this week! We cover everything from trying to date while doing the comedy hustle, to getting Regina George'd before Regina George existed, to the life-changing quality of laughter. You can catch Chelse's podcast Chelse's Chai as well as her special Yes I Cane on YouTube, and get tickets to her live special recording this Saturday, Oct...

Annie Paradis is a writer, comedian, actress, producer, and poet who produces The Slam, a live slam poetry comedy competition in Los Angeles, and Unwell, a live comedy show, podcast, and upcoming webseries all of the same name. She talks with Kate and Nicky about choosing poetry, working for FEMA, and committing to the chaos in her comedy. You can donate to the fund for Unwell, the websieres here:  https://www.gofundme.com/f/u...

Today we're joined by the magical Eve Esquire. Eve is an actor, writer, producer, director, burlesque performer and unicorn. We talk about growing up in a small town as the only child among adults, playing with action figures, and having confidence in your own talent. As an autistic asexual polyamorist, Eve embraces being different and encourages us all to just beliEVE! You can find her show 8 Inches High on YouTube as Eve Esquire ...