Staying Alive with Jon Gabrus & Adam Pally

On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with a guy who’s really done the work, it’s The Simpsons showrunner Matt Selman, and he’s brought along his Doughboys hat and a Notes app full of fitness topics to discuss, so you KNOW this is serious business. They’ll talk about Gold’s Gym, mindless accumulation, getting reprimanded for singing while working out, getting paid to laugh at powerful people, ge...

In this bonus clip from Staying Alive, guest Blair Socci used to read all the time for pleasure, but now she just can’t focus. This relatable topic leads to her explaining the last several years of Bravo’s Summer House in quite some detail, and eventually to an airing of grievances with that notorious TERF JK Rowling.

Follow Blair @blairsocci

Blair’s OnlyFeet HERE

Check out her podcast Spaced Out with Blair Socci

Full video epi...

On this episode of Staying Alive, it’s shades up as hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with real life Pokémon Blair Socci (@fter Midnight, Spaced Out with Blair Socci) to discuss her recent autism diagnosis, vibration plates, flirting on planes, and the epic tale of Blair’s 24 hours on OnlyFans (as a result of this conversation, she’s restarted it! Ankle down, no hole!). Plus, Blair was a big fan of their show A Million And O...

In this bonus clip from Staying Alive, guest Vic Michaelis turns the tables on the fellas with a question of their own: “What other job would they do, if not comedy?” This leads to a discussion about families, older peers, losing your parents, and a laundry list of things Adam doesn’t think he could do. Plus, sincere praise for Vic and their elite level voice of reasoning.

Follow Vic @vicmmic, check out Very Important People on D...

On this week’s episode of Staying Alive… look, this show is available as a video podcast and you’re gonna want to watch this episode, because although they can talk TO their guest Vic Michaelis’ hand, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally may not talk ABOUT Vic Michaelis’ hand. They’ll instead talk to their good friend Vic (Very Important People, Dimension 20, Game Changer) about taekwondo (but not the hand), growing up in megachurches (...

In the most recent episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally started to ask their guest, broadcaster/writer/music expert Tom Scharpling, for his take on the recent controversy about Geese and Chaotic Good’s marketing tactics. Well, they talked about it for a lot longer, and really got into streaming vs physical media, the changing nature of the music business, cutting through the noise, collective experiences, MTV, ...

On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with legendary writer/broadcaster Tom Scharpling (The Best Show, Steven Universe, Double Threat) to talk about their secret friend “food,” eating to live instead of living to eat, hiking, influencers, ice cream, therapy, and Geese. Plus: Gabrus has a Magnum PI fit, and Pally met Larry David who was, unsurprisingly, in a bit of a mood.

Follow Tom HERE

Check...

In this bonus clip from our Season 2 premiere episode, please enjoy everything that happened between hosts Adam Pally and Jon Gabrus starting to say goodbye to the fabulous Zoe Lister-Jones and them actually achieving it. They’ll talk about what Adam learned from Band Aid (the movie Zoe wrote and directed him in), men’s misplaced confidence, making plans with friends, Backstreet Boys at The Sphere, and celebrity drunk driving. 

F...

On the Season 2 premiere of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally have leveled up with their first guest, the hilarious writer, director, and former sleep apnea monster Zoe Lister-Jones (The Craft: Legacy, The Miniature Wife, New Girl). They’ll compare notes on medications, talk about taking calls on the colonic table, having healers on both coasts, dietary restrictions, getting too settled with a therapist, and Zoe’s baby...

This is just a little thank you note to all of our listeners (living, passed, or Apple Store employees), who have helped us reach ONE MILLION DOWNLOADS!! And, if that’s not enough, we’re coming back for Season 2!! New episodes start May 7 on YouTube or anywhere you get your podcasts. We’ll have returning guests, more check-ins, more trackable goals, but, as ever, just the one question: What are YOU doing to Stay Alive?!

Ful...

On a new catch-up episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally are proving to you that they are still alive, this is the audio equivalent of holding up today’s newspaper. They haven’t recorded together in a little while, so there’s plenty to discuss, beginning of course with Charlie Sheen, but also covering An American Tail, fruit jerky, Christopher Columbus, the Hood-To-Coast Relay Gabrus has entered, the food Pally a...

Hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally had such a good time talking to their pal Ify Nwadiwe (Um Actually, Workaholics, Grand Crew) that there was STILL MORE good stuff to share with you! Please enjoy this deleted scene where the trio cast their minds back to when they were first starting out in improv.
 

Follow Ify @ifynwadiwe on socials

Visit IfyComedy.com for tickets

Listen to Our Relationship Pod w/ Emmy & Ify anywhere you get yo...

On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down in Austin TX with their hilarious, thoughtful, and sincerely yoked friend Ify Nwadiwe (Um Actually, Workaholics, Grand Crew) to discuss the science of weightlifting, compare ADHD meds, and go deep on women’s professional sports, body dysmorphia, and how bread simply makes you pleasant to be around. Plus, Adam has an important update, Ify runs down the Top 10...

It’s time once again for A Live Staying Alive, and hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally are coming to you from SXSW in Austin TX, the cold plunge capital of the world! They’re joined on stage by hilarious stand-up comedians Jared Freid and Sophie Buddle, who first of all witness one of the more embarrassing moments of Gabrus’ life, and then move on to discussing Pally’s allergy to the mineral cobalt, Jared’s life among the retirees in F...

On another Reload episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally revisit their conversation with good friend, actor, comedian, and personal trainer Ryan Stanger. In this new edit, you'll hear even more tips about fitness and nutrition, plus a ridiculous new ten minutes about supplements and Hawk Tuah's fumbled bag. They'll talk about hyperbaric chambers, barrel saunas vs infrared, what to look for when choosing a trainer...

While the fellas are booked and blessed, please enjoy another brand new edit of one of our favorite episodes, as Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally play you even more of their conversation from last year with the hilarious Ego Nwodim. They'll talk primarily about menus, but also being literally thirsty versus slang thirsty, pitching sketches with a dislocated shoulder, treating your fitness with grace and compassion, and discovering that Am...

While the fellas are busy being booked and blessed, please enjoy a brand new edit of one of our favorite episodes, recorded with the great Paul Scheer at The Comedy Store in LA. In addition to ten new minutes about Paul coaching kids' soccer and Adam’s night on the town with the Golden State Warriors, you’ll hear all about ADHD diagnoses, rollerblading, and the time Paul flooded his house. Unchanged takeaway from this episode: Dry ...

In Part 2 of their interview with Podfather Will Arnett (Arrested Development, BoJack Horseman, The Lego Batman Movie), hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally talk about Will’s morning routine, their kids dunking on them, imposter syndrome, and the invisible genius of Benicio Del Toro. Plus, should Will be Sean Hayes’ Bradley Cooper? And Will pitches a Brothers Solomon sequel for carbon credit. Was this all just Stranger Things content?

C...

On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with their Podfather, shipwrecked hunk Will Arnett (Arrested Development, BoJack Horseman, The Lego Batman Movie) to discuss lying to doctors, how hard it is to cut out sugar, podcast clips going viral, and to go deep on the nuts and bolts of making Will’s new film Is This Thing On? Plus: Pally has a text exchange with Will that he’d like to ask about, and G...