The Michelle Collins Show

This is an episode that does the impossible, which is have it all. Dan Acton joins from next to his unplugged rice cooker as Michelle fills us all in on the mind-blowing Rosalia concert in Miami. And while we do the usual TV/Broadway recapping, we also finally crack open the 75-year-old copy of one of the most vile Presidential cookbooks ever written, and uncover an incredibly sordid tale of the lover in the attic, apron factories,...

We LOOOOOOVE when our resident tennis expert and host of The Gay Tennis Podcast Tony Hagen stops by, especially at a time when the country is fraught with tennis opinions!! The U.S. (Wide) Open has welcomed everyone with 2 pennies and an Instagram following into their suites this year, and etiquette? It's out the window honey! Audience participation is almost a requirement at this year's slam, and Tony gives us his boots on the gro...

Hate to tell you that the title is not as spicy as you would like though hopefully will get your heart racing (with stress!) She is BACK in LA and riddled with COVID: It's Rose Abdoo!! Who has been busy trying to charm her way into the hearts of the desk employees in her Montreal apartment building while shooting the new CBS show Eternally Yours. There is so much for these ladies to unpack (literally): Life in Canada, tariffs and d...

It's always a great day when our friend comedian Dylan J. Palladino stops by to allow Michelle to lightly rub him with a sisterly love we know he adores.* (we hope!) Today, we unpack Dylan's solo man-moto journey to the beaches of the Jersey Shore, and also the importance of helmets despite looking like the biggest loser alive. Michelle has foots-on-the-ground reporting from her podiatrist's office, where shirtless men dominate the...

We are SO BACK. Michelle may still be in Italy surrounded by the most beautiful sights in the world, but that is not stopping her from sharing stories big and small, fun and scarring, for your listening pleasure. And joining is Abby Holland, who has an amazing new job that we are celebrating while also hoping to also be invited into the Sandwich Club. Michelle, meanwhile, did her best to relax on her days off in the beautiful town ...

What better way to wrap this interesting week up than with one of our favorite cohosts, Molly Mulshine. Michelle finds herself, where else, in Florence, Italy, which has her realizing certain wonderful truths about American culture... namely that we are coddled like little tiny babies and she wouldn't have it any other way! That viral View video is discussed, and folks, if we can't have a sense of humor about it, we are lost as a s...

So much to celebrate when our friend Andrea Lopez enters the chat live from New Jersey, where the topics truly range from the responsibilities of being an "Aunt on the Side," to baby neighbors who literally never grow up? Michelle may have been swindled by a Groupon but she's willing to sacrifice her money and happiness for content. Andrea is back from Colombia covered in Central American bugbites and now sees Wendy Williams anywhe...

Always a wonderful day when Dan Acton finds a pod at his gym to join Michelle on the show. And today, they unpack much of what is in the current cultural zeitgeist. Dan gives an honest man's review of The Odyssey, which Michelle hopes to catch at a "quiet hours" screening for the neurodivergent among us. Married at First Sight is back on Peacock and has us asking the tough questions like "wait, what DID happen on January 6?" They a...

Put those brows on nice and HIGH because we have the host of The Gay Tennis Podcast Tony Hagen joining us on the show to walk us through his magical day of Wimbledon men's semifinals, large totes, and posh dreams with Michelle, fresh from Amsterdam and a birthday dinner on 4 hours sleep. And there is a lot to unpack. Hobnobbing with British military, famous hawk owners, and local mums with a penchant for trampolining. We also delve...

This is an exciting episode of the show as we welcome two of our favorite guests... starting off with Dan Acton, who, despite what you may have read, will not put a dentist coat on for cash. He joins Michelle to unpack her day from hell, including getting hit by a bike and falling in front of an audience. Luckily Mich has a bright FINN DOM future ahead (or so she hopes), but will it be in time to score a million-dollar ticket to Wi...

Back from his trip to Brazil, Dan Acton is here to recap the road to Brazil and all the joys of traveling through one of the most beautiful places on Earth with waves that will literally rip the glasses from you head. This is an episode CHOCK FULL of info: Going to World Cup games to meet "hunks"... assuming StubHub hasn't scammed you out of tickets, on the other hand "singlemaxxing," unkempt hovels, documentaries ranging from stol...

Is there any better way to kick off a morning or any time of day then listening to Queen of both Comedy & KOHL'S Ellie Kemper? Michelle (writing this) argues no! Ellie sits in her finest bistro chair to join Michelle for an almost academic discussion about comedian genetics, musical theatre high school, FORENSICS (trigger warning for those sick of it, note that Ellie had never heard of it) and an in-depth look at two of their f...

Give his regards to (off)-Broadway!! It's star of stage and screen Bryan Safi, whose show Are You Mad At Me? is making its off-B debut this summer at the Here Arts Center! And imagine that a man of so many talents took a weekend out of his busy schedule to travel with Mich to Mexico City! An amazing town where wonderful meals are the standard, hotels are pristine, the people are perfect, and the dads? Hot. But don't worry, we barel...

What a joy to welcome the all-time greatest Bachelorette & podcast maven Rachel Lindsay to the show. And if there's one thing we love about Rachel... she never holds back. Not when it comes to her very public divorce, her lack of a pre-nup, the Bachelorette group chat, her upcoming book, and dating much younger men. The glow never lies, honey! Too many things to even recap - growing up on I Love Lucy, charm school, improv, Brav...

Imagine having one of the greatest minds in comedy on your show and then spending the hour unpacking what matter a Wendy's Frosty consists of. That's exactly what happens today as host of the brilliant I Said No Gifts podcast Bridger Winegar joins a hyped Mich in-studio for this and so much more. Including a live, on-air taste test of one of the most horrific abominations we've ever laid eyes on... the Dirty Soda. We also delve int...

Michelle will own that she is so over-the-moon excited for her guest today - lovingly called The Funniest Person On Earth - her ADHD takes over and she literally can't shut the f**k up. Yes, folks, MAMRIE HART from the This Might Get Weird podcast joins us in the world's coldest studio for an hour of literal guffaws amongst friends. On the non-exisent outline: Hairless dogs gone wild, Hollywood auditions gone horribly RIGHT, and an...

What happens when two women cut from the same DNA cloth gather together in a Beverly Hills podcasting studio? Magic, that's what. Queen of The Bitch Bible Jackie Schimmel joins the show, a sort of North Star for Michelle who steadies the ship of morality and designer outlet sales. If you've ever wanted to listen in to a coånversation of women weighing the pros and cons of being a kind person but also wanting to get a little credit ...

If ever there is a time to celebrate, it's when comedian, off-Broadway star and top-tier Patron Bryan Safi @bryansafi stops by to shower us with a laugh that warms the heart and a spirit that soothes the soul. He's one of those guests where nothing is planned, and then the perfect episode slowly unfolds. Tales from Michelle's local post office, where a postman is either shaming or hitting on Mich (both?) and her sizable f...

Michelle is thrilled to welcome resident Bravo expert Brian J. Moylan (of Substack fame!) back to the show, as there is MUCH to discuss. One of our favorite topics, Disney Adults, is back on the scene, as Michelle and Brian unpack the psychology behind it and, naturally, Soon-Yi's Mickey Mouse watch. Brian sees the new James Cameron/Billie Eilish 3-D film, in which even special effects can't keep Michelle from famously dozing off. ...