Best Friends with Nicole Byer and Sasheer Zamata
Gayle & Oprah. Bonnie & Clyde. Nicole & Sasheer. Enter the pantheon of best friendship. When you’re forced to change your number, are sick of being single, or want to take a pole-dancing class, you’re going to need a best friend...and if you don’t, you can still have this podcast. This is a Headgum podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok. Advertise on Best Friends via Gumball.fm.
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Oooh wee, we’re back with another episode! Nicole brings in the most fabulous pair of sunglasses to ever enter the studio for an impromptu fashion show with Sasheer. They also take a moment to Fosse, which is good for the soul, and chat about how Nicole can’t get a smaller car if she’s going to keep offering rides to everyone.
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Nicole and Sasheer have so much to discuss this episode, from detailing times they’ve been tricked by AI to times they’ve been scammed by a fake dinner party invitation. They also get into how many pairs of underwear girls bring on a trip (pretty much all of them), the difference between iPhones and Google Pixels, as well as the joy of creating mysteries for yourself via vague calendar events.
Nicole and Sasheer swap stories about being pulled over, picking a fight on the road, and the trials and tribulations of having cutie privilege. Sasheer also shares about what she (may have) found in the Uber on the way to the studio, which reminds Nicole of a fateful plane ride discovery she’ll never forget.
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Nicole and Sasheer reunite in the studio to wonder about all of the possible meanings behind the acronyms we use today. Nicole also shares her hypothetical plan to announce running for president. Sasheer and Nicole also remember moments in the past when they realized they love making people laugh and also agree how there’s kind of way too much private part paraphernalia at bachelorette parties.
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Nicole and Sasheer are back in the studio to discuss the age gap problem between vampires and their high school girlfriends, deciding where to get a new tattoo, realizing everyone at the party is on mushrooms except for you, and what Big Pharma isn’t telling you about knee pain.
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Nicole and Sasheer are joined by a very special guest, actor/singer Tracie Thoms (The Devil Wears Prada, 9-1-1, Rent)! Our trio gets into the alchemy of a perfect party, the evolving conversation about the quality of the friendships in The Devil Wears Prada, and everyone’s favorite karaoke song to sing at a party.
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Nicole and Sasheer giggle and tee-hee-hee their way through this week’s episode of Best Friends. They share fond memories of the McDonald’s PlayPlace, chat about Project Hail Mary, Nicole’s wild experience involving a chimney churro and Sasheer’s genius ideas for new additions to the chip market.
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We’re back with another extra special solo ep of Best Friends! Nicole and Sasheer chat about romanticizing the New York subway experience, wonder about the moral of Forrest Gump, and each share what the musical of their life story would look like.
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Nicole and Sasheer ponder if house rules still count playing Uno at a casino, how far past the expiration date you can eat Ranch, the similarities between playing Spoons and Horse, take a quiz to discover which funky kitchen gadget they are, and answer some listener questions!
This Episode’s Quiz: https://www.buzzfeed.com/sarahaspler/which-funky-kitchen-gadget-are-you?utm_term=.qrGB9NbOa#.pqvyNWwOG
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It’s summer, which means all of the summer seasonal ingredients are finally available for our best friends to enjoy! Nicole and Sasheer chat about goofy restaurant experiences, Sasheer’s quest to have someone impersonate her, and both Nicole and Sasheer’s hilarious stories about playing on celebrity game shows. Also discussed are the films Looper and Burlesque - this episode’s conversational range has no bou...
Nicole and Sasheer are back for another extra special silly solo episode of Best Friends! Nicole recently heard an incredible story about an underwater dolphin village, which would be so much fun to believe is real but sadly is not. Our fave pair then learns about rice paddies, the history of the life saver candy, as well as plan an influencer pyramid scheme where influencers influence other influencers to influence other influence...
Nicole and Sasheer have a very special guest in the studio today - friend/comedian/writer/actor/podcast host/superstar Sabrina Jalees! Our trio gets into Sabrina’s experience starting stand up as a teenager in Canada, finding her voice in comedy while also finding her identity, the current joy of taking a bath in your front yard (it’s LA!), the long-gone joy of making out to a repetitive DVD menu, and the most haunting ...
What do hundreds of Garfield-themed phones washed ashore and a robbery of 12 tons of Kit Kats have in common? Nicole and Sasheer talk about both topics in this week’s episode of Best Friends! Our favorite hosts also wonder about James Cameron’s love of water, how they’d handle AI on social media if they were president, and Nicole shares her dream of seeing all of the fruit-themed bus stops in Japan.
This episode, Nicole and Sasheer leave no conversational stone unturned, covering everything from falling in love with chatbots to Baby’s Day Out. Our favorite pair of best friends also reminisce on their 9AM showing of Now You See Me 3, the joy of exclaiming!!!, and give a sincere shout out to Tobey Maguire’s portrayal of Spider-Man.
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Nicole and Sasheer have two differences of opinion this episode: one about egg puns, and the other about the funniness of a really specific part of Big Daddy. But that’s okay! They also get into being called sir at the airport, Nicole’s recent sewing party, David Blaine’s magic tricks, and the struggle of buying the right hair clippers.
QUIZ LINK: What % Unicorn Are You?
Warning: this episode is full of belly laughs and tee hee hees! Nicole and Sasheer team up to investigate the difference between capris and coulottes, give a special awooga at Leonardo DiCaprio’s mustache at The Oscars, remember past outfits of yore, and celebrate Michael B. Jordan's talent + handsomeness.
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Nicole and Sasheer have the giggles this week remembering their favorite stand up shows from way back when, remember the What-Could-Have-Been that was the failed Spider-Man musical, and remind themselves that sometimes in life you must jump in the deep end, like Lady Gaga.
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Nicole and Sasheer are back from a Creamy Girls Take East Coast trip and are ready to dive into all of the hilarious details, from a visit to Nicole’s school in search of spicy chicken to finding a novelty jacuzzi at a couples-only hotel. Our favorite pair also ponders if bugs have hobbies, the right thing to say as a waiter when someone finds a foreign object in their food, and the joy of having ice cream for brunch.
Nicole and Sasheer have a LOT of fun topics to debrief this week, covering everything from Vin Diesel’s passion for playing Groot to all of the 65+ cuties that could potentially join their hypothetical sexy stable. Nicole and Sasheer also discuss the evolution of a smoker’s voice, the wonder that is Donna Summers, and take a Buzzfeed quiz about prehistoric species.
Our favorite pair of best friends have so much to chat about this week! Sasheer’s almost done watching All Her Fault, Nicole’s continuing her Rosetta Stone journey learning Spanish in her car, and they both watched the America’s Next Top Model documentary on Netflix. Also discussed are a few new additions to the Handsome-And-Over-65 stable, the genius that is the Barefoot Contessa, and Nicole’s latest experi...
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