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Friend: Brianna Baker (House of Lies, Friendsgiving)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2018 90:48


WE'RE GOING BI-WEEKLY!!!! Starting with Brianna Baker (House of Lies, Friendsgiving) who stopped by to chat about her hustle (fancy and not), working in the justice system, car or girlfriend, and MORE!

Friend: Niccole Thurman (The Opposition, Superstore)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2018 94:32


We're back for a chat with Niccole Thurman (The Opposition, Superstore)where we get into becoming correspondent for Jordan Klepper, the challenges of cancellation, only trusting hotties, how to deal when you fucking hate everything, and MORE!

Friend: Noah Findling (Coming to the Stage, All About the Washingtons)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2018 61:40


Beloved pal Noah Findling (Coming to the Stage, All About the Washingtons) stops by to chat industry secrets he's gained as a showrunner assistant, like how to make your writing sample stand out, and how to work for a showrunner by thinking like a showrunner. We relaxation-shame, loud-boning, faking a college career and MORE! This ep is nothing but nuggets. Can you handle it?

Friend: Dewayne Perkins (Netflix, CC Up Next)RETURNS!!!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2018 59:26


Dewayne Perkins (Netflix, CC Up Next)RETURNS to the pod to give a major serving of truth about his quick rise in comedy this past year. We also talk the reality of fakeness on social media, workplace x-rays, boys confused by girls, and MORE!!!

Friend: Steph Tolev (CC Up Next, JFL Montreal)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2018 63:42


Voice-choreographer Steph Tolev (CC Up Next, JFL Montreal) actually gives a true answer to the question "how are you?" We also talk lip fillers, flatearther fathers, and the perfect solution to all long distance relationships... break up. Don't listen to this episode if you can't handle the realness.

Friend: Amy Silverberg (Best American Short Stories, JFL)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2018 84:50


Got to get into it with the lovely Amy Silverberg (Best American Short Stories, JFL). We talk her double quadruple life as a comedian/writer/teacher/badass, objecting at weddings, and what to do when you get an owl stuck in your chimney. Maine problems!

Friend: Christine Medrano (HBO, Super Deluxe)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2018 75:31


New pal, Christine Medrano (HBO, Super Deluxe), stops by to chat getting out of Canada, a woman's right to have a cave in her own home, advice for a bozo going on a first date with a stripper, and more!!!

Friend: Mike Glazer(HBO, Rolling Stone)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2018 101:15


Ole Chicago pal and renowned canibus extraordinaire Mike Glazer(HBO, Rolling Stone)and stops by the nest to chat the lack of male-baldness in Disney movies, Mike's weird love for being genuine, how he ended up in a hot dog suit on Craig Ferguson, and MORE! This one is just haywire, pals. Enjoy.

Friend: Rashawn Nadine Scott (Comedy Central, The Second City)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2018 100:08


Fellow Beyhive member and all around bad bitch Rashawn Nadine Scott (Comedy Central, The Second City) stops by the nest to chat her start in improv, the problems with fixing diversity in comedy a little too late, if therapists really care, the burden of our eyebrows, and MORRRREEEE! Catch her on Comedy Central's new show, "South Side" this January!

Friend: Steve Hernandez (Chatterbox, Who's You God Podcast)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2018 70:05


Solid friend Steve Hernandez (Chatterbox, Who's You God Podcast)stops by to chat a whooooole ton about sex and all it's different kinds. We also touch on cheating on husbands with 3-ways, why college is better than voice acting, and MORE!

Friend: Tom Thakkar (Conan, Comedy Central Radio)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2018 77:42


A pal for the books, Tom Thakkar (Conan, Comedy Central Radio), stops by to chat his almost-career as doctor, unhighing, and accidentally getting horny around friends. GET IN HERE NOW.

Friend: Danielle Perez (Jimmy Kimmel Live, Price Is Right)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2018 111:19


The lovely pal Danielle Perez (Jimmy Kimmel Live, Price Is Right)and I get together to chat about life as a disabled comedian, the challenges of being ourselves, winning the most ironic prize of all time on the Price is Right, and MORE! This is a gooooood one y'all.

Friend: Daniel Shar (SCRAPS)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2018 81:28


Old time pal, Daniel Shar, stops by to talk about his new feature film, SCRAPS, premiering in LA this WEDNESDAY 8/8 at the Downtown Independent. We also chat about our co-writing days in Chicago, and our obsession with pickles on trains.

Friend: Alison Agosti (Late Night w/ Seth Myers, Brooklyn 99)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2018 77:05


Alison Agosti (Late Night w/ Seth Myers, Brooklyn 99) a friend who I had the honor of meeting in the Close Enough writers room, stops by and we basically solve a very serious Raccoon Ex-Husband problem.

Friend: Chase Mitchell (Late Night w/ Jimmy Fallon, Hilarity for Charity)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2018 71:45


WE'RE BACK! With Chase Mitchell, my friend who was a fancy writer for Late Night w/ Jimmy Fallon, Hilarity for Charity, and so much more. We chat DA BIZ pretty hard then give some advice to lunatics. Ya know. The Usual!

Friend: Rafael Agustin (Jane The Virgin, Sundance Labs)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2017 73:26


Rafael Agustin (Jane The Virgin, Sundance Labs) stops by to talk his insane origin story of finding out he was "ILLEGAL." We also chat accomplishing everything while knowing nothing, tattoo mistakes, dating off the grid, and more! Music and Production by Kyle Rodriguez Need advice? Ask my friends! WWMFDpodcast@gmail.com

Friend: Rob Pugliese

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2017 64:27


One of my oldest friends, Rob Pugliese, stops by for a heart to heart about starting stand up together in a biker bar, slipping Viagara, sobriety and more. Music and Production by Kyle Rodriguez Need advice? Ask my friends! WWMFDpodcast@gmail.com

Friend: Frankie Quinones (CholoFit, Dress Up Gang)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2017 52:46


Frankie Quinones (Cholofit, Dress Up Gang) swings by to chat about making his own stuff, going viral, mystery hair, gang bangs, & more! This episode is v silly & giggly, so get silly and listen. Music and Production by Kyle Rodriguez Need advice? Ask my friends! WWMFDpodcast@gmail.com

Friend: David Gborie (Viceland, Conan)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2017 94:19


David Gborie (Viceland, Conan) talks his crazy renegade origin story including jail, his sisters that came from a war, and never going back to Oklahoma. We also get into best friend crushes, scientology bosses, and booking your own stand up tour. This episode is a stunner. David's life thus far kind of put me in shock. He cray. But like, good cray. Music and Production by Kyle Rodriguez Need advice? Ask my friends! WWMFDpodcast@gmail.com

Friend: Amber Nelson (Guy Code, TruTv)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2017 60:31


Southern gem, Amber Nelson (Guy Code, TruTv) takes a break from cooking butter beans to chat about fake girlfriends, hardness, how not to be a catfish, and more!!! Music and Production by Kyle Rodriguez Need advice? Ask my friends! WWMFDpodcast@gmail.com

Friend: John McClain (The Blacklist for "Hummingbird", Sundance)

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2017 61:36


John McClain (The Blacklist for "Hummingbird", Sundance) stops by and we find out if women like sex, rat pizza, the pressures of being a flower girl, and how to humble up and get a job. Music and Production by Kyle Rodriguez Need advice? Ask my friends! WWMFDpodcast@gmail.com

Friend: Steven Castillo (SNL)

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2017 71:11


Steven King (Steezus, RIOT LA) and I talk about the death of goth, how to cry, white men, AND WE FINALLY GET A LISTENER QUESTION where we talk about balancing improv, stand up, drugs, and more! This was such such such a fun episode and Steven is going to be a very big deal one day, so take a listen! Music and Production by Kyle Rodriguez Need advice? Ask my friends! WWMFDpodcast@gmail.com

Friend: Allen Strickland Williams (Conan, Comics To Watch)

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2017 54:54


Allen Strickland Williams (Conan, Comics To Watch) swings by and we chat banana deaths, free ballin, bein a successful comedian, and more!!! Music and Production by Kyle Rodriguez Need advice? Ask my friends! WWMFDpodcast@gmail.com

Friend: Jackie Cruz (Flaca from Orange Is The New Black!)

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2017 72:12


My lovely pal Jackie Cruz (Flaca from Orange Is The New Black!) and I get into it about her origin story including a deadly car accident, bad gigs, and her goal to get those white girl roles. We also give advice to someone who's nervous about touching their genitals & butts, a gal who doesn't know who to trust, and figure out how to talk to hot people! Music and Production by Kyle Rodriguez

Friend: Dan Rubin (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Happy Endings)

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2017 77:27


I chat with joke savant Dan Rubin (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Happy Endings) about the mysteries of TV writing, pregnancy scares, naked verandas and MORE!!!

Friend: Dewayne Perkins (Wild 'N Out, 3Peat)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2017 65:32


Dewayne Perkins (Wild 'N Out, 3Peat)stops by for drinks and we talk sleeping with the enemy, makeup, ghosting, girliness, and endurance. This episode has a big ole nugget of shade that makes my jaw drop for 5 minutes. #spoiler #malort

Friend: Josh Sharp (CC Comics To Watch)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2017 60:23


Josh Sharp (CC Comics To Watch) answers the question we're all really asking ourselves, what is sex? We also figure out the necessity of showers, when you should eat an apple, and more! Oh! And we also talk about the time we almost had a three way with Tracy Morgan fuuuuunnnnn.

Friend: Azie Dungey (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Ask A Slave)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2017 84:18


Aziee Dungee (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Ask A Slave) comes by with her sweet dog daughter Clover, and we chat Aziee's Kimmy-Schmidt upbringing, forgiving yourself, surprise swallowing, young anxiety and more! Believe it or not...we were sober.

Friend: Ashley Brooke Roberts (National Geographic Explorer)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2017 83:36


Ashley Brooke Roberts (National Geographic Explorer) stops by to talk erotic fantasies, using your personality, doing debt wrong, and more! We got faded and ended the whole thing with a personality test that I secretly hope no one ever hears, but I was too lazy to edit it out. Enjoy!

Friends: Krystyna Hutchinson (Guys We Fucked) & Wendi Starling (Glamourpuss)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2017 99:59


Krystyna Hutchinson (Guys We Fucked) & Wendi Starling (Glamourpuss) get all up in my nest [over a few drinks] and we chat about the perks of three-ways, unrequited roommate love, somewhere in there one of us cries, and more!!! This episode was absolute magic and I'm pretty sure I blacked out at the end of it.

Friend: Chanel Ali (Night Train w/ Wyatt Cenac, NY Stand Up)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2017 73:01


Chanel Ali (Night Train w/ Wyatt Cenac, NY Stand Up) swings by to talk about proper man-grabbing, cam-girls, Eric Snowden, and how she never ever sleeps.

Friend: Kyle Ayers (JFL Montreal, First Comes Love)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2017 79:18


Kyle Ayers (JFL Montreal, First Comes Love) stops by the nest and we help a guy who just saw his sister naked, a pal with sex-scatter brain, and talk LA vs. NY, terrrrrible advice, and tips from Rory Scovel! Guys! Fun! I laughed way too much but that's what you get when you talk to Kyle Ayers for an hour. oh boy!

Friend: John Thibodeaux (Late Show w/ Stephen Colbert, The Second City)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2017 93:15


John Thibodeaux (Late Show w/ Stephen Colbert, The Second City) talks being an always-nude, thongs, how soon you can say the L word, the importance of persistence, and more!!! Pardon us for being very whiskey drunk from start to finish.

Friend: Marcia Belsky (Headless Women of Hollywood, Man Murderer)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2017 86:32


New York stand up and militant feminist, Marcia Belsky (Headless Women of Hollywood, Free The Mind) talks Cheesus, dating literal bastards, wedding shits, teenage circumcisions, and how to kill all men. Annnnnd at the end I get petty af. ur welcome.

Friend: Josh Johnson (The Tonight Show, JFL New Faces)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2017 115:09


Josh Johnson (The Tonight Show, JFL New Faces)and I talk touchin' funeral boobs, suicide hotlines, Cuban men, "the talk", and we go waaaayyyyyy deep on joke writing, open mics, and how to get new material on it's feet. This one is long but there's a lot of very good stuff at the end.

Friend: Katie McVay (Yell You Better, Comedy Exposition)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2017 79:20


Katie McVay (Yell You Better, Comedy Exposition) and I talk to a woman wondering when the blowjobs end, a man with one woman-leg, hot nannnies and more! And because you'll need it, here's the link for the man with the woman-leg: https://imgur.com/a/mCVeT

Friend: Rob Haze (Adam Devine's House Party, Book of Ye Podcast)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2017 83:31


Friend: Rob Haze (Adam Devine's House Party, Book of Ye Podcast) and I help a wife with her cheater car dealer husband, talk Kanye (duh), make our beds, and figure out how to rewrite old jokes. And more! (duh)

Friend: Lindsay Adams (Dead Dads Club, Steve Harvey Show)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2016 87:18


Lindsay Adams (Dead Dads Club, Steve Harvey Show) and I talk on Halloween (I KNOW, SO LONG AGO) about the ghosts of dead dads past, our crippling insecurities, how to get small boys to like you in middle school, selfie sticks at funerals, and more!

Friend: Emily Maya Mills (Key & Peele, Comedy Bang Bang)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2016 91:37


Friend: Emily Maya Mills (Key & Peele, Comedy Bang Bang) warns that no one should start their comedy careers in LA, and then explains how she succesfully did just that. We also talk coming out to your parents about hiding your boobs, and the terrible timing of depression. Annnnd Emily almost reveals what T.M. is!!!! I mean this ep is clearly the MOST loaded. Follow us on Twitter: @emilymayamills @marlenarodrigz Song: "The Wheel" by Sohn

DOOMSDAY Edition w/ Friend: Jonathan Rowell (Roast Battle, Riot LA)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2016 57:46


Jonathan Rowell (Roast Battle, Riot LA) and I were together when we found out the world had ended. Now we're just trying to get through the day like everyone else. We answer some questions, talk through it, and make a plan to stay positive. At the very least, there's some fun moments that got me through and I hope they help you too. Love, M

Friend: Megan Gailey (Conan, JFL Montreal)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2016 72:56


Megan Gailey (Conan, Adam Devine House Party) teaches me how to pick up dudes, and we discover a young lady in need of a lot of help on Yahoo Answers. What you need to know is, wear a condom! Follow Us On Twitter: @megangailey @marlenarodrigz

Friend: Sheedz Olaylwola (Empire, Chicago PD, Black Lives Matter)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2016 95:24


Sheedz Olaylwola (Empire, Chicago PD, Black Lives Matter) is a dream person, role model and my new life coach. She talks coming up in a comedy institution as a woman of color and we advise implants, cheating, and whiteness.

Friend: Calvin Lee Reeder (Sundance Film Festival, Writer / Director)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2016 77:18


Met Calvin Lee Reeder (Sundance Film Festival, Writer / Director) at this year's Sundance Episodic Labs. Turns out he'd already been to Sundance Film Festival FIVE TIMES before. Woah. Dat cray. We talk about how to produce your own films, whether we're allowed to laugh at Kim K's robbery, phones in movies, and answer questions from 1703. Find Calvin's films here: http://www.calvinleereeder.com/ song: Bugg'n artist: TNGHT

Friend: Alison Leiby (Triumph Election Special, Joke Phenom)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2016 82:47


Alison Leiby (Triumph Election Special, Joke Phenom) fell into stand up comedy because of a near death experience, which I kinda freaked out about, then later we got real real about starting over in comedy in a new city.

Friend: Glenn Boozan (Adam Ruins Everything, Above Average)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2016 73:42


After an emergency break, we're back! With life-long friend, Glenn Boozan (Adam Ruins Everything, Above Average) talking about college comedy, nude pics, how to get things done when you're burnt out, and more!

Friend: Tim Barnes (It's All True Podcast, The Moth)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2016 63:48


This week, Tim Barnes (It's All True Podcast, The Moth)and I chat about his childhood indoors, the worst advice he keeps on giving, and is being rich really really really hard? That last one was a real doozy. Follow us on Twitter: @TimBarnes451 @MarlenaRodrigz

Friend: Meredith Scardino (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Colbert Report)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2016 78:37


Top gal, Meredith Scardino (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Colbert Report) and I, discuss staying positive, anal glands, and how being the youngest child means you can go to school for painting and then become a comedy writer. Oh...and a whole minute of us literally howling. This episode was so full of wisdom and fun, so if you don't enjoy it...it's your own fault. Follow us on Twitter: @scardinoandsons @marlenarodrigz

Friend: Ted Tremper (The Daily Show, Shrink)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2016 90:59


Well this one was packed. Ted Tremper (The Daily Show, Shrink) came by the nest and we talked Second City, boobs, and dating murderers. You're going to want to take notes. Follow us on Twitter: @tedtremper @marlenarodrigz

Friends: Aparna Nancherla (Conan) & Jo Firestone (The Tonight Show)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2016 80:50


My comedy fairy godmothers, Aparna Nancherla (Conan) & Jo Firestone (The Tonight Show),stop by my nest and we talk showing up, multiple wives, giving tweens sex talks, and how to act at parties! This one was nothing but goofs and I couldn't be prouder. Follow us on Twitter: @aparnapkin @kingfirestorm @marlenarodrigz

Friends: Courtney Maginnis & Mike Abrusci

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2016 91:30


New York comedy kool kids, Courtney Maginnis & Mike Abrusci & I take advice from gay grandpas, tie a tie (warning: visual bit), and talk making it in a huge stand up city. Follow us on twitter: @mikeabrusci @courtkneecomedy @marlenarodrigz

Friend: Ashley Nicole Black (Full Frontal w/ Samantha Bee)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2016 72:33


Join me and Ashley Nicole Black (Full Frontal w/ Samantha Bee) as we discuss fear of getting fired, naked house cleaning, and being funny while sad. This episode was a joy, hope you enjoy as much as we did! Follow us on twitter: @ashleyn1cole @MarlenaRodrigz

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