Coastal Idiots

Comedian, cartoonist, and PBS host Mo Welch joins Shane Torres and Katherine Blanford for another gloriously ridiculous episode of Coastal Idiots! Is Katherine's exterminator secretly a giant insect wearing a human suit? Also Mo talks about her new PBS series The Drawing Room and retiring from recreational basketball (Is recreational basketball worth destroying your knees?), and Shane reflects on...

Comedian, musician, and HBO star Whitmer Thomas joins Shane Torres and Katherine Blanford for an episode that goes completely off the rails. Starting with Whitmer revealing how he made his comedy special for peanuts while also admitting that he spent most of his life thinking the Statue of Liberty was a handsome young man. Whitmer also discusses growing up in Alabama, and all the dumb things that...

Comedian, actor, and writer Joel Kim Booster came to Coastal Idiots and immediately proved he's lived several completely different lives. He married his first post-lockdown hookup, grew up hunting and shooting guns which evolved into taking his wedding party to a gun range years later, and recently totaled his car while arguing with his husband. The Idiots Crew also get into Marvel movies, impossi...

Singer-songwriter Jessica Lee Mayfield joins Shane Torres and Katherine Blanford for one of the wildest life stories we’ve ever heard. Jessica takes us from growing up on a bus with her family’s bluegrass band, singing for tips on the streets of Nashville, barely going to school and eventually launching a music career of her own. Later, Confessions in a Bottle exposes everything from bathroom disa...

BEFORE Jeremiah Watkins discovers he's apparently been dead since 2006, he makes a triumphant return to Coastal Idiots and somehow survives his second visit where he breaks down the making of his new special Crazy Pizza, Katherine goes from the high of taping her special to bombing at a casino, and Shane recounts the beautiful misery of performing at the Edinburgh Fringe for audiences that may or...

Comedy! Mark Normand joins the Coastal Idiots and immediately proves there's no uncomfortable social situation he hasn't developed an insane workaround for. Somehow we end up talking about OnlyFans, foot fetishes, New Orleans voodoo, bachelor parties, Sydney Sweeney and joke stealing. Mark also reveals his strategies for surviving some of life's most awkward situations like uncomfortable eye conta...

Baltimore’s favorite son Ryan Sickler is in the living room! He joins the Coastal Idiots for an episode packed with unbelievable childhood stories, old-school comedy nostalgia, and the kind of life experience that makes you wonder how he made it out alive. Ryan talks about growing up in Baltimore, losing his father as a teenager, essentially raising himself alongside his twin brother, and eventual...

Comedian Steph Tolev is in the studio, and Shane and Katherine quickly discover there may be no story she isn’t willing to tell. We’re talking foreskin endorsements, death threats, comedy club con artists, bedbugs and lice. Yuk. And that’s not all… the crew plays Never Have I Ever and uncovers everything from Steph faking medical emergencies as a kid to sleeping with her high school crush years la...

Zach Zucker joins Shane Torres and Katherine Blanford for an absolutely unhinged episode of Coastal Idiots! Zach talks about the decade-long journey of turning Stamp Town into a Netflix special, the anxiety of finally getting his dream opportunity, and why he believes comedy desperately needs more risk-takers. He also breaks down the strange world of clown and Buffon, explains why Sacha Baron Cohe...

Comedian Kelsey Cook joins Katherine and Shane for an episode that winds down the road of sobriety and terrible old jobs to dementia, active shooters, and the surprisingly cutthroat world of professional foosball. Kelsey reminisces about leaving Los Angeles for Minnesota, shooting her Netflix special Happy Hour that drops September 18, growing up with professional foosball players for parents, and...

It’s a Coastal Idiots family episode! Shane and Katherine break in the new studio by fighting about stolen parking spaces, terrible airplane behavior and whether giving up a first-class seat for your boyfriend makes you a good person or an idiot. Then they surprise Coastal Idiots producer Keida for his birthday and discover he’s apparently lived 14 lives before producing this podcast — from ’90s S...

What starts as an interview with comedian (and certified nut from the bowels of Philly) Tommy Pope quickly becomes an hour of complete chaos. From Kanye stories and engagement photos to conspiracy theories about dating apps and hilarious Texas expressions. Everyone debates Southern slang, ugly haircuts, pinky rings, and whether anyone should ever trust reality TV backstories — nobody stays on topi...

Comedian Carmen Christopher drops by the Coastal Idiots crew for the first episode shot in the brand-new Coastal Idiots studio! They talk about filming comedy specials, working with Jon Lovitz, The Bear, fake sports injuries, social media hate comments, weird Hollywood stories, and the unforgettable Hamptons party that somehow became one of the funniest—and saddest—stories ever told on the podcast...

Liza Treyger stops by Coastal Idiots and chaos immediately follows in arguably the funniest episode yet! From bombing at a celebrity poker tournament and getting pranked by David Cross to explaining the wild drama of Summer House like it's breaking news, Liza turns Bravo gossip into high comedy. They cover Dry Bar horror stories, Bravo conspiracies, celebrity scandals, reality TV obsession, and wh...

Comedian Dylan Carlino joins Coastal Idiots for one of the most debaucherous episodes yet. They debate Lana Del Rey vs. Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, comedy's changing landscape, terrible tattoos, internet fame, growing up with bizarre childhood stories, and why stand-up feels different than ever. Then things completely derail with two ridiculous games that spiral into some of the biggest laughs of...

Comedic dynamic duo Kelly Ryan and Bruce Gray join Coastal Idiots for one of the most chaotic episodes yet. The crew plays a Newlywed Game that quickly turns into relationship roasts, embarrassing first impressions, forgotten first dates, and hilarious couple confessions. Along the way they tell stories about Jamie Foxx, Bert Kreischer tours, comedy clubs, terrible hotels, and why every comic has...

Francisco Ramos stops by Coastal Idiots and immediately delivers one of the funniest stories we've ever heard: getting way too high with Woody Harrelson backstage at the Comedy Store during the Netflix is a Joke Festival. The gang also debates gout, microdosing, weird hygiene habits, homelessness in Los Angeles, and the strangest things people admit on podcasts. BONUS HILARITY: toothpaste argument...

The Idiots welcome comedians Fiona Cauley and Matt Taylor stop by fresh off their wedding, and the stories are strangely more chaotic than their marriage. From drunk wedding guests destroying bathrooms to an officiant secretly preparing multiple comedy bits for the ceremony, Shane and Katherine discover that love is beautiful, but weddings are absolute madness. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Coastal I...

On this episode of Coastal Idiots, comedian and new dad Derrick Stroup attempts the impossible: teaching Shane and Katherine basic life skills. They debate Mountain Dew culture, relive legendary comedy stories involving Jon Lovitz, Post Malone and Frank Sinatra, discuss the glory days of road comedy with Raising Cane’s in Alaska, and discover Derrick's surprisingly heartfelt retirement plan: check...

Comedian Lucas Zelnick joins Katherine and Shane for an episode that proves reading your comments is always a terrible and wonderful idea. Before willingly destroying their self-esteem, the gang attempts to identify celebrities who are either polydactyl or polyamorous—a game that somehow gets less accurate the longer it goes. Between internet insults, questionable guesses, and Lucas sharing his un...

On today’s episode of Coastal Idiots, Shane and Katherine welcome Sarah Tiana for a full-blown Southern cousin cookout of an episode. On the menu we have Nokia drunk-driving tests, high school daycares, beauty pageants, and the kind of small-town stories that absolutely should not be true. Sarah talks growing up between Georgia and California, almost becoming a news anchor, and why her hometown st...

Recorded LIVE in Austin during Moontower Comedy Festival, this episode spirals immediately with Katherine's tardiness. In this first ever live version of Coastal Idiots Shane and Katherine are joined by the razor-sharp Jay Jurden and the unstoppable Debra DiGiovanni for a festival-night fever dream involving comedy politics, terrible decisions, and one of the weirdest live podcast crowds of all ti...

This episode starts with Caitlin Peluffo admitting she hasn’t been “plowed” in months and somehow spirals into a philosophical discussion about pegging, modern art, star-studded celebrity brunches, and emotional survival during live Netflix stand-up competitions. The trio also debates whether a banana taped to a wall counts as art, relive disastrous spray tans, and discover that fame mostly just m...

This week, Rosebud Baker joins Coastal Idiots for a deeply healing discussion about emotional instability, failed relationships, comedy career delusion, and whether comedians should legally be allowed to raise children. Rosebud explains why she needs “a construction worker who voted for Obama twice,” Katherine unleashes Hurricane Cathy, and Shane once again proves he may genuinely qualify for CIA...

On this deeply irresponsible episode of Coastal Idiots, Katherine and Shane welcome Logan Guntzelman—newly passed at the The Comedy Store—and immediately subject her to a psychological war crime disguised as a bit. A heating cushion has Logan questioning her sanity while an intermittent fart machine ensures no one feels safe, physically or emotionally. The result? Pure, unfiltered chaos, nervous b...