TV, I Say w/ Ashley Ray

Comedians and amateur detectives Liza Treyger & Kara Klenk (That’s Messed Up: An SVU Podcast) join TV Club to talk about all things true crime—from Scandoval to college sex cults to the wildest episodes of Law & Order: SVU. Plus, we check in on this season of Yellowjackets and a conversation about Peacock’s “Who Killed Robert Wone?” leads to a lesson on electromagnetic ejaculation.
 

What We Watched:
 

Vanderpump Rules

Who Killed Rober...

Reality TV scholars Anna Hossnieh & Molly Lambert (Deckheads: Chief Stews!) stop by TV Club to help Ashley highlight the must-see reality shows currently airing and to give an in-depth look at the current season of Below Deck: Sailing Yacht. If you’ve ever wondered “What exactly is Summer House?” or “Why hasn’t there been a gay Bachelor called the Bi-chelor?” or “Why are so many women on Below Deck horny for Gary?” then this episod...

The WGA is on strike! Ashley welcomes TV writers Niccole Thurman (Everything’s Trash) & Nick Wiger (Doughboys) to help break down what the writers are fighting for in their battle with the greedy studios.

To donate to Hollywood crew members in need, go to:

https://entertainmentcommunity.org/

For picket locations & schedules in LA & NY go to:
 

https://www.wgacontract2023.org/strike/picket-schedules-and-locations

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Today on TV Club we’re changing the channel to Comedy Central! Ashley speaks with BD Wong (Jurassic World), Lori Tan Chinn (Orange Is the New Black) & Teresa Hsiao about the return of Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens and also does a deep dive on the state of the network that used to launch careers of comedic stars. The conclusion? People aren’t giving Comedy Central the respect it deserves! Plus, Ashley goes through her weekly watchli...

John Owen Lowe, the star and co-creator of the Netflix comedy series Unstable, joins Ashley to talk all things TV. John discusses Fred Armisen playfully torturing him to laugh during scenes, lessons he learned from Ryan Murphy, and even reveals he almost told his father Rob not to do Parks & Recreation just so he could continue enjoying the show. Plus, Ashley discovers John is a “learned Vanderpump Rules scholar” and reality TV jun...

Reality dating show experts Emma Gray & Claire Fallon (Love To See It) join Ashley to provide an oral history of the night Netflix completely botched the “live” Love Is Blind reunion that nobody asked for. They eventually dive into the reunion itself, discussing Vanessa & Nick Lachey’s awful hosting job, Kwame getting a bad edit, how Bravo would’ve done it better, and so much more. Plus, Ashley recaps her thoughts on the Barry prem...

After a jaw-dropping Succession, Ashley turns to the TV Club hotline to answer listener questions about the episode that left everyone shook. But first, we time travel back to 1980-something to chat with The Goldbergs’ Wendi McLendon-Covey about the acclaimed sitcom’s final season, Reno 911 stories, Wendi’s dream acting roles, and so much more.

What We Watched:

Succession

Tiny Beautiful Things

Jury Duty

Beef

Love Is Blind

Last Week Tonig...

After reading Rolling Stone's garbage list of the greatest TV themes of all time, Ashley knew she had to punch up the list. And who better to call for help than musicians, comedians, and filmmakers Evan Gregory & Andrew Gregory of the Punch Up The Jam podcast? Together the crew count down their superior TV theme song picks, with plenty of singin' along the way. Plus, Ashley breaks down her weekly watchlist which naturally includes ...

Ashley lets Zach Braff (Scrubs, Alex Inc.) break a TV Club rule to chat about his new movie A Good Person starring Florence Pugh & Morgan Freeman—but don’t worry, there’s still plenty of TV talk for y'all! Zach gets into his recent stints directing episodes of Shrinking & Ted Lasso, looks back on the TV shows and actors that inspired him, and astonishes Ashley by introducing her to a TV show that she's never heard of. Plus, Ashley ...

Chlöe Bailey’s explicit sex scene in Swarm created fiery discourse online, so Ashley turns to Swarm’s intimacy coordinator Sasha Nicolle Smith to get the exclusive behind the scenes scoop on the realistic (but FAKE, duh!) sex scene. Sasha details everything that goes into planning and shooting TV sex scenes, spills some tea about Rory Culkin’s penis close-up in Swarm, shares tips on how to make a kiss look smokin’ hot, and even bri...

To break down Sunday’s mega The Last of Us & Oscars double feature, Ashley called upon your favorite video game/TV experts Matt Apodaca (Get Played) and Cody Ziglar (Futurama, Spider-Man: Miles Morales). The Oscars didn’t change Ashley’s opinion that TV is better than movies, but Matt and Zig do manage to get Ashley hyped for more potential TV adaptations of video games. Plus, Ashley reveals what she would’ve done in Pedro Pascal’s...

Comedian and Real Housewives scholar Camille Corbett joins Ashley to chat with actor/producer Garcelle Beauvais (Coming 2 America, The Jamie Foxx Show). They get into diversity on the Real Housewives, how representation matters in media, and Garcelle's new Lifetime movie Black Girl Missing. Plus, Ashley and Camille reveal their weekly watchlist and dub the Amazon comedy series Harlem as the new watch of the week.

What We Watched:

T...

Ashley welcomes Australian comedians Aunty Donna and almost meets her match as Zack, Broden and Mark share their deep love of USA TV nostalgia and dive deep into how the TV sausage gets made. The boys share what it was like shooting their Netflix show right before the world shut down plus impress Ashley with their TV Watchlist suggestions, but first they all have to solve the biggest conspiracy theory around: Does Australia even ex...

Gladiators Unite! Ashley’s Scandal episode is here with special guests Katie Lowes & Guillermo Diaz straight from their new podcast Unpacking the Toolbox. Ashley asks Katie aka ‘Quinn Perkins’ and Guillermo aka ‘Huck’ about their favorite Scandal moments, life on and off set during that time and their hopes for future Shondaland collaborations (Shonda, we need a horror thriller with Guillermo, STAT!). Have you always wanted to know...

For Super Bowl Sunday, Ashley is joined by the world’s best (newly appointed) TV Commercial critics, comedians & podcasters: Lauren Lapkus and Paul F. Tompkins! It’s the TV event with the most viewers from around the world and the stakes and tensions are high! Did we have too many celebrities in the commercials? Has Reality TV jumped the shark? Do we always and forever love Rihanna? 

Join Ashley, Lauren & Paul this week and we answ...

This week, Ashley is joined by journalists, cultural commentators and wannabe HBO Girlies: Sam Sanders & Zach Stafford! The trio get right into whether The Last of Us is good TV or great TV, Murray Bartlett’s strawberries and which network is killing it at the moment. From everyone’s favorite Saturday Night Live performer to which streamers are supporting black creators and respecting black audiences, this episode will give you som...

This episode is giving post apocalyptic scaredy cats! It’s giving stand out child actor stars and it’s giving perfect comic timing with a couple of TV exclusive scoops! Join Ashley Ray to talk about where Imani got her comedy chops (Everybody Hates Chris) and her return to comedy all these years later (Mythic Quest!) and there’s a special guest reviewer: Ashley’s Mom Sharon tells you why she LOVES her new favorite show Poker Face!

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Nicole Byer and Sasheer Zamata are two TV greats, and they’re both in Ashley’s fave network TV sitcoms Grand Crew and Home Economics. They join TV Club to share what they’ve been loving on TV lately (if it’s a teenager in high school with some troubles, we’re all in), as Sasheer debates which TV anti-hero is the most irredeemable character while Nicole dishes the smoothest and hottest hot TV takes about Drag Race and 90 Day Fiance....

We’re revisiting the 90s and getting super nostalgic about the 70s, with Ashley’s guest Debra Jo Rupp (That 70s Show, That 90s Show and WandaVision). Debra Jo and Ashley connect over The Challenge and get wistful about Reality TV Game Shows over the years but find out what role has been Debra Jo’s favorite (An Actor’s Dream!) but more importantly which TV Show set had the best catering. Ashley also tells Debra Jo all about the Grey...