Shut Up Evan

Evan Ross Katz chats with MYHA'LA on all things INDUSTRY and what's next for the actress. Host: Evan Ross Katz Producer: Sophia Asmuth  Show links:  Evan Ross Katz on Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/ Watch the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/@ShutUpEvan  CHAPTERS (00:00) Intro (3:00) Life today, travel, marriage (10:00) Musical theater, Broadway (15:00)...

Evan Ross Katz chats with FRANCOIS ARNAUD on all things HEATED RIVALRY and much more. Host: Evan Ross Katz Producer: Sophia Asmuth  Correction: Real Housewives of New Jersey Season 1 has been restored and is now available on Peacock. Show links:  Evan Ross Katz on Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/ Watch the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/@ShutUpEvan  CHA...

Evan Ross Katz is back with HUDSON WILLIAMS for part two of his Shut Up Evan appearance.  Host: Evan Ross Katz Producer: Sophia Asmuth  Show links:  Evan Ross Katz on Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/ Watch the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/@ShutUpEvan  CHAPTERS (00:00) – Previously on Shut Up Evan (1:52) – Intro (3:14) – Fan call-in (6:56) – ...

Evan Ross Katz chats with HUDSON WILLIAMS in his first podcast appearance.  Host: Evan Ross Katz Producer: Sophia Asmuth  Show links:  Evan Ross Katz on Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/ Watch the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/@ShutUpEvan  CHAPTERS 00:37 – Intro 4:53 – Press tour 8:44 – New life in the public eye, privacy, paparazzi 21:17 – Hunter...

Evan Ross Katz chats with actor and producer ZACHARY QUINTO (of BRILLIANT MINDS) as he contemplates existential threats to art, his relationship with criticism, and practicing non-attachment. No softball topics here! Lighter topics include Zachary’s new favorite music, theater productions, and love for Pittsburgh.  Host: Evan Ross Katz Producer: Sophia Asmuth  Show links:  Evan Ross...

Evan Ross Katz (resident SMG historian) chats with the muse, the actress, and the icon SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR for our most requested Shut Up Evan appearance. ERK continues his quest for SMG knowledge as the pair discuss her career moments in BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, SCOOBY-DOO, SEX AND THE CITY, and her return to the big screen in READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME. SMG opens up about her decision to tak...

Evan Ross Katz chats with actor CONNOR STORRIE on all things HEATED RIVALRY in his first ever podcast appearance.  Host: Evan Ross Katz Producer: Sophia Asmuth Show links:  Evan Ross Katz on Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/ Watch the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/@ShutUpEvan CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 4:40 Success of the show 9:00 Book vs. TV show fans 14:00 Ilya...

ERK sits with actress AMANDA SEYFRIED. She shares details on her newest roles in THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE and THE HOUSEMAID, her life upstate, learning to filter herself, the ugly side of fame, what she’s reading (shout out to JESSICA SIMPSON), and why she’s so fucking nice.  Host: Evan Ross Katz Producer: Sophia Show links: Evan Ross Katz on Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/evanross...

Evan Ross Katz sits with actress and comedian MARY STEENBURGEN who shares fond memories with Hollywood’s favorites: DIANE KEATON, JANE FONDA, and JACK NICHOLSON, how empathy influences her acting, some thoughts on the success of her 30-year-marriage to TED DANSON, and much more.  Host: Evan Ross Katz Producer: Sophia Asmuth  Show links: Evan Ross Katz on Instagram  https://www.insta...

ERK sits with VIVIAN BOND, icon - performer, writer, artist, activist, musician, amidst her current run at JOE’S PUB. The pair discuss acting vs. creating music, early days of New York and STUDIO 54, stories meeting PATTI SMITH, MADONNA, EARTHA KITT, MICK JAGGER (to name a few), performing in JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL’s SHORTBUS, befriending her demons, what it would take to revive KIKI DUANE, th...

ERK sits with PAUL MESCAL and JESSIE BUCKLEY amidst the premiere of their newest film, HAMNET. The pair discuss communal crying in theaters, working together, the evolving nature of their careers, deleting social media, the significance of getting older, and more. And Yes, Paul clears the record. He’s an Elphaba.  Host: Evan Ross Katz Producer: Sophia Asmuth  Show links: Evan Ross Katz o...

ERK chats with BRITTANY SNOW and the pair waste no time at all bonding over their shared love of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, filming THE HUNTING WIVES S2, exploring Brittany’s evolution as a child actor on TV shows like AMERICAN DREAMS, directing PARACHUTE, comparing SEX AND THE CITY vs. THE HUNTNG WIVES protagonists, reviving JOHN TUCKER MUST DIE, and more.  Host: Evan Ross Katz Producer: Soph...

ERK chats with ARIANA GRANDE on all things WICKED: FOR GOOD! Host: Evan Ross Katz Producer: Sophia Asmuth CHAPTERS (00:00) Intro  (00:52) The final shot (5:56) Inside the closet (12:18) Glinda and Elphaba’s future (13:24) Glinda’s journey (18:37) Vocal choices and flourishes (23:09) Ariana’s favorite scene Show links: Evan Ross Katz on Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/ W...

ERK sits with actress LIZZY CAPLAN amidst the premiere of NOW YOU SEE ME: NOW YOU DON’T. As a local Brooklynite Lizzy chats about favorite restaurants, thoughts on fame and careers she admires, the staying power of MEAN GIRLS, FREAKS AND GEEKS cult following, reuniting with ISLA FISHER post BACHELORETTE, what she’s watching today, and the shifting Hollywood landscape.  Host: Evan Ross Katz Pr...

ERK sits with actor LEE PACE amidst his newest box office release THE RUNNING MAN. Despite his reservations for such a tall convo, Lee dives deep sharing his career journey from Texas to Juilliard to the stage to the big screen with his roles in THE NORMAL HEART, SOLDIER’S GIRL, THE FALL PUSHING DAISIES, TWILIGHT, THE HOBBIT, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, and more. He ponders his perspective shift as a...

ERK chats with actress, singer, dancer, broadway star, JANE KRAKOWSKI amidst her Broadway return in COLE ESCOLA’s OH, MARY! It’s good to be back. The two chat social media, Broadway (roles, revisions, and more), reality TV—is CELEBRITY TRAITORS in the cards? 30 ROCK and working with TINA FEY, deep cut reflections: FATAL ATTRACTION , MARCI X, and observing some of the greats on the job (LIZA M...

ERK sits with ARIANA GRANDE for her third Shut Up Evan appearance. So, the two waste no time with introductions. Ari dives into her journey with WICKED and Glinda—including thoughts on the press tour, her views on cringe culture and PTSD, her reconnection with music and upcoming ETERNAL SUNSHINE TOUR, her battle with monsters, her favorite DRAG RACE stars, and her role in THE FOCKERS-verse with “M...

ERK chats with actress and model, Jodie Turner Smith as she takes on her latest role as Athena in TRON: ARES. She shares her viral shower routine, newfound strength (physical and mental), Big Tit Energy, AI in Hollywood, her writer past and Tumblr girlie days, the role of fate, the FULL story behind her breakout KANYE music video appearance, and her true feelings on Pittsburgh (but it’s really not...

ERK chats with actor MILES HEIZER following the premiere of his starring role in BOOTS on Netflix. He shares his experiences from filming, reflects on his early acting career with roles like ER, PARENTHOOD, and LOVE, SIMON, and his transition to playing gay characters, his favorite brands right now, and how he fared guest judging on DRAG RACE. Quick poll, should he change his Instagram handle? Hos...

ERK chats with Tony-winning JONATHAN GROFF amidst his leading role in Broadway’s JUST IN TIME. Similar to his performances, Groff has podcasting range: getting in shape for eight shows a week, LEA MICHELE pep talks, lessons from watching SURVIVOR’S PARVATI, working with SJP, DANIEL RADCLIFFE support, biking, harnesses and gay culture, WICKED, and more. Stay for a special guest question from Amy Ka...

ERK is joined in the studio by MALIN AKERMAN to unpack her latest TV series, THE HUNTING WIVES and much more: THE COMEBACK revival, learning from LISA KUDROW, being on set with ROBERT MICHAEL MORRIS, working with MICHAEL PATRICK KING, her iconic ALS Ice Bucket Challenge make out with CARLA GUGINO, aging in Hollywood, and what she’d be doing if she weren’t acting. And yes, the wigs are addressed. H...

ERK chats with our first podcast power couple, ALISON BRIE AND DAVE FRANCO as leads and producers of their new horror film, TOGETHER. The two discuss nudity equity, the evolution of the press tour (yes, toenail clippings are addressed), classic horror flicks, comfort watches, GIRLS, SEX AND THE CITY, Alison in the SCREAM franchise, and more.  Host: Evan Ross Katz Producer: Sophia Asmuth Show...

ERK is joined in the studio by LENA DUNHAM to unpack her latest TV series, TOO MUCH, and much much more: body image, SURVIVOR strategy, HOUSEWIVES love, making friends in adulthood, “Lena Dunham” in pop culture, SEX AND THE CITY, filming in New York, creative success, and of course, GIRLS. Host: Evan Ross Katz Producer: Sophia Asmuth Show links: Evan Ross Katz on Instagram  https://www.instag...

ERK chats with director and writer CELINE SONG (PAST LIVES) in the midst of her latest movie premiere, MATERIALISTS, starring DAKOTA JOHNSON, PEDRO PASCAL, and CHRIS EVANS. The two dive deep into New York culture, love in a data world, SEX AND THE CITY, reality vs. cinema, and much more. As CHARLI XCX dubbed, it's "Celine Song Summer," and we concur.  Host: Evan Ross Katz Editor: Sophia Asmut...

ERK is back for a special chat with actor and singer, TOM FRANCIS. As Tom wraps production for his Tony nominated role in SUNSET BOULEVARD, the two chat about performing with NICOLE SCHERZINGER, a potential RENT revival, his first tv gig alongside PENN BADGLEY (YOU), his work in NOAH BAUMBACH's latest film (JAY KELLY), and more.  Host: Evan Ross Katz Editor: Sophia Asmuth Show links...