Staying Alive with Jon Gabrus & Adam Pally

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On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with the excellent Elna Baker (This American Life, The Moth, Pretty Sure I Can Fly) to talk about cults, weight loss, her extensive therapeutic drug use, and, due to a clerical error, Alzheimer’s, despite no one here being an expert in it. Plus, you’ll hear Gabrus’ famous sandwich story, cut from This American Life, and the debut of Jim Jones In The Morning.
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On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with their old mentor, friend, frenemy, bullyer, and bullyee Chris Gethard (The Chris Gethard Show, Beautiful/Anonymous, Weird NY) to talk about mental health, sobriety, their long shared history at UCB, and to relate epic tales of Gabrus and Gethard’s time together at a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gym. Plus, Gabrus was part of the only perfect improv scene Chris ev...

On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with Leon Logothetis, The Kindness Guy, to talk about his series The Kindness Diaries, his movie The Kindness Within: A Journey To Freedom, and his search for freedom, spirit, peace, and contentment. Don’t worry, Pally will also ask him if he’s got ayahuasca in his water bottle, and Gabrus makes two load-bearing puns. Don’t do, just be.
 

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On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with their youngest-looking friend of the same age, the hilarious Ben Rodgers (Star Trek: Lower Decks, Workaholics, Ten Year Old Tom) to talk about lifting weights, partying at Drew Carey’s house, quitting drinking, therapists, found family, and novelty rugby t-shirts. Plus, Ben wants to know why our greatest scientific minds seem to mainly be working on gum...

On this episode of Staying Alive, it’s a Happy Endings reunion as hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with their hilarious friend Casey Wilson (Black Monday, Gone Girl, Bitch Sesh) to talk about Casey’s skincare regimen, pickleball cardio, the power of Rene Russo, and exactly how much money it would take for no one to ever see you again. Plus, Gabrus tells the full story of an encounter with himselves, and Pally wants to talk ...

On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with their friend and Pod Daddy Scott Aukerman (Comedy Bang! Bang!, Between Two Ferns, Austin Powers In Goldmember) to talk about becoming a dad in your 50s, how being perceived on television affects your health, whether or not you can be hot AND funny, and to really dissect the recent Riyadh Comedy Festival and how today’s “get your bag” culture is destroyi...

On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with the hilarious and thoughtful Stavros “Stavvy” Halkias (Stavvy’s World, Cum Town, Bugonia) to discuss his experience being on “The Juice,” the problem with having three years of awesome days in a row, internalized fatphobia, getting the call from Yorgos Lanthimos, and building a stand-up career out of spite. We really get into it about addiction to all k...

Say hello to the new show from SmartLess Media, I Need You Guys! Jenny Slate, Gabe Liedman, and Max Silvestri are comedians who have been best friends for over 20 years, and on I Need You Guys, their group chat has been made public; they’ll catch up, ask each other for advice, answer listener questions, and welcome a special guest into the chat every episode! Please enjoy this clip featuring the hilarious John Mulaney, as the crew ...

On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with their good friend and former improv teacher Jason Mantzoukas (How Did This Get Made?, Big Mouth, The Good Place) to discuss Jason’s recent back surgery, the dangers of nostalgia, sleep hygiene, how old they feel, and how you can still be addicted to your phone even without social media. Plus, Gabrus is going on a football weekend with some buddies from ...

Hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down at the studio for a catch-up, because Pally has a brand new HBO comedy special, you can stream it HERE right now! Pally’s really proud of it, Gabrus is really proud of him, and they talk through the long process of putting the show together, the excitement of seeing yourself on a billboard, and the period where Pally felt like he had to apologize for having a guitar on stage. 

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On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with their friend and collaborator Anthony Atamanuik (What We Do In The Shadows, The President Show) to talk about gambling influencers, health scares, turning 50, the importance of community, talking to the dead, collapsed quantum fields, mastering home cooking, shoring up the temple, and how the math is forever. Plus, Anthony shares his strategy for winnin...

On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with quintuple threat Matthew “Henbo” Henning of Good Luck NYC, one of their favorite tattoo shops in the city, to talk about Manchester vs Long Island, hazing at work, F45 workouts, running with your shirt off, and the permanence and impermanence of tattoo art. Plus, Pally has to know which Oasis brother is Henbo’s favo(u)rite, and, yes, the boys got matchi...

Hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally haven’t caught up in a few weeks, so they hop on a non-branded video call to discuss night shoots, big sandwich influencers, fourth meals, Vegas bachelor parties, music festivals, and fat aliens in the military.

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On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with accomplished internist, diagnostician (and Adam’s dad), Dr Steven Pally to discuss the mechanics and health benefits of GLP-1s, getting a certificate for best hiker in his 70s, why concierge medicine shouldn’t be seen as elitist, and also the time he drank a whole thing of hot sauce. Plus, the guys want to cross-check what previous guests have told them...

On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with the hilarious actor/writer/stand-up Rosebud Baker to talk about what she does to stay alive (vape), what it’s like being pregnant as a touring comic, and directing her stand-up special The Mother Lode. Plus, Pally attempts to explain what “throwing the baby out with the bathwater” actually means. This episode brought to you by Nasty Little Toe Shoes.

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On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with the hilarious, thoughtful, and sincerely yoked Jay Jurden to talk about the state of comedy and the kayfabe of crowdwork, the culture and community of gyms, his lifting routine, and how comedy can be therapeutic, but it can never be therapy (okay? Tattoo it). Also, call Gabrus the pander bear.

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On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with their pal, actor/dancer/Pistol Shrimp Angela Trimbur, to talk about surviving cancer, making two-year plans to change your life, dancing, dating, and saying “No.” Plus, Angela runs the fellas through The Four Agreements, and Adam says “beer makes beer” out loud.

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On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with their good friend, the inimitable Carl Tart (Grand Crew, Saturday Night Live), to discuss moving from coast to coast, lifting heavy, picking a trainer, making better choices, and the interesting hierarchy of the SNL afterparties. Plus, Carl has a lot to say about experiencing racism at the doctor’s office, and everybody agrees we need to release the Bar...