Couples Therapy

We're big fans of Allison's, so what a delight it was to have her on this week's episode! That's right, Allison Tolman, you know her from Fargo season 1, Mosaic, Good Girls, Gaslit, Shining Vale and so much more, and yes, she's as thoughtful and fun as you might have guessed! We talk all about her adventures in therapy and group therapy, being conflict adverse, the end of a long relationship and s...

It's our first guest of 2024, and we've got a real in-depth one for you with Jon Lovett! Obvi, you know Jon as the co-founder of Crooked Media (where you've heard Naomi guest on Hysteria and Lovett or Leave It numerous times) and as the co-host of Pod Save and host of the aforementioned Lovett or Leave It and honestly, Jon has too many accolades to list here. But if you thought you KNEW Jon before...

In our new annual tradition, we're starting off 2024 with a solo advice episode! But first, Andy pitches a new IP universe, and listen, we realize we cannot copyright this idea, but if any HOLLYWOOD BIGWIGS are listening, hire us to write this! Plus, we answer questions about "harmlessly" taunting your colleagues, not fitting into society's ideals, boring neighbors and emotionally unavailable impr...

Back in July, to celebrate the 5th anniversary of Couples Therapy, we decided to put on our first live show since the start of the Pandemmy™, OUTSIDE at Permanent Records Roadhouse, and we asked some of our favorite former guests to join us: Paul Scheer, Laci Mosley, Shantira Jackson and Nori Reed! And what a time it was! Find out how many therapists each of our guests see, hear Shantira disciplin...

You've heard him on this very show before, you've seen his stand-up, you've heard his show After Hours on Sirius and his podcast Confidently Insecure, yes, that's right, today's guest is the incomparable Zach Noe Towers! Zach stopped by the Zoom Couch weeks ago while he was on tour to talk to us about whether or not he needs a therapist, his pitch for a casual sex murder mystery, whether or not he...

You know that we are Covid-safe folks and advocate for a society that should take the Coco seriously, but there's so much propaganda, misinformation, ignorance and such around the Novel Coronavirus that we've found it very difficult to navigate the world in 2023 and know how to live in a way that protects us and others from a virus that can potentially fuck up your body permanently. A bit ago, we...

We thought Sabrina was just the bee's knees in Joy Ride, so we had to have them on the show! And maybe you've seen them there as well or maybe you've seen their set on Netflix's Verified Stand-Up, but no matter what, you're gonna get to know Sabrina today! Learn about starting therapy in high school, some thorny family issues, how Coconuts is a store no 25-year-old knows about and so much MORE! PL...

One of the few nice things about Los Angeles is that sometime you get to meet and become friends with performers you like, and Lauren is just the best! And surely you know her from her podcasts - Threedom and Newcomers - or TV shows like Good Girls, Orange is the New Black or Big Bang Theory, or movies like The Wrong Missy and The Out-Laws. Or even her other appearances on *this very show*! Regard...

We've been fans of Alexis' videos for a while, as she gives us a cheery peek into what we're going to have to do to survive when all of this collapses - yikes! And surely you know Alexis Nikole Nelson AKA Black Forager from those very videos too and ALSO keep your eyes peeled for her cookbook next year! And this was just absolutely wonderful; we vibed from minute one, and Alexis has a lot of stori...

You're driving six hours to get home for Thanksgiving. You're flight's delayed, and you're sitting in the airport for a week. The steamer you're on to get home for the holidays is stuck out at sea. What are you going to do? Why, listen to a BONUS EPISODE of Couples Therapy! That's right, folks, presented by Nordstrom (Thank you!), we are bringing to you a holiday-themed bonus with the one, the onl...

We've loved Laurie's stand-up for a long time AND she's just as Coco-conscious as us, so we had to have her on the show! And now, you MUST know Laurie Kilmartin from her stand-up, her latest album Corset, her special 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad, her book Dead People Suck, her podcast The Jackie and Laurie Show or as an Emmy-nominated writer for Conan! But on today's show, you can also hear about he...

Over the summer, we taped an episode of Liam Gareau's new podcast Tell Me Everything and had such a fun time, we decided to become friends! And you know what friends do - have you on their podcast! You might know Liam as a writer/producer (*the* writer/producer???) of the Wondery podcast Rich & Daily or as, obvi already stated, the host of Tell Me Everything, but ONLY on today's episode of Cou...

Wow, wow, wow, Nia DaCosta, director of Little Woods, Candyman and The Marvels (out *this* Friday!) stops by the Virtual Couch for a little bit of a mutual appreciation society BUT mostly to talk about love, therapy and cinema! Nia and Naomi bond over going to wHite prep schools, and Nia tells us how that prepared her to direct big budget films. She also discusses her move to London, her dating li...

We were fans of Sam's before taping this episode a few weeks ago and gotta say, afterward we're not just fans, but doggone pals! Of course you know Sam from his NPR days, from his FANTASTIC podcast Vibe Check or from Into It , which sadly just ended, although we were HONORED to be the final guests on the show! But on today's episode, you can get to KNOW Sam! We talk about growin' up pentecostal, s...

Our old pal Aparna Nancherla - surely you know her from her stand-up or from [REDACTED] or [REDACTED] which we can't really mention because of the ongoing SAG strike - just wrote a book! That's right Unreliable Narrator is available now! And y'all should buy it tout de suite! While Aparna's been on the show before, once with Jo Firestone and once with her fiancee Gabe, we've never talked to her so...

Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson have been guests on Couples Therapy since we were a a live show in the back room of an East Village bar, and over the last ten years, every time we'd see them, we'd ask about their UCB musical that they were turning into a movie. Fucking Identical Twins was one of our favorite shows at UCB, and it was nuts, and we were really curious to see if it would ever get made. W...

We've loved Xosha Roquemore in a bunch of things we won't mention because SAG is still on strike, but even if you don't know her from [REDACTED] or [REDACTED], you're gonna love her after today's episode! We get into LA rich people vs. St. Louis rich people, how becoming a parent changed her identity, dating as a parent and SO MUCH MORE! PLUS, obvi, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like t...

One of our best pals just published her first novel, that's right, Jo Firestone is a published author, and we've got her on the show today! Let's see here, WGA strike is over, so we can mention something, I think, Jo is a wonderful stand-up, she was the head writer for Ziwe's show, and yeah, like we said, she just wrote her first book Murder on Sex Island, and you can pre-order it here ! On this v...

One of our favorite episodes of Pose is Candy's funeral - obvi not because Candy has died, but because Angelica Ross is incredible in that episode, so we were super-psyched to have her on the show today! And ooh baby, is Angelica here to hand out wisdom like they're fun-sized Crunch Bars at Halloween! We talk eloquent rage, not being complacent with being exploited in Hollywood (FYI we taped this...

Caitlin performed with Naomi last year when Naomi did a few road dates, and she was such a delight that we had to have her on the show! Now, maybe you've seen Caitlin Peluffo performing stand-up on any number of late night shows that we won't name because WE'RE ON STRIKE! Or maybe you've listened to her podcast Good Time Gal! Well, even if this is your first time getting to know Caitlin, you're go...

The absolutely lovely Karan Soni is on today's episode, and of course you know him from A LOT OF STRUCK SHOWS AND MOVIES; yes folks, we're still on strike so we're not gonna mention what Karan's been in, but obvi you know or feel free to look it up! Heck, we ain't striking against Google! Anyway, Karan understood the assignment of being on the show, and we get in deep about meeting his partner, co...

You know her, you love her, that's right, writer, producer and friend Emily Gordon returns to the show for a solo outing so we can REALLY get to know her! Now, of course you know Emily from a number of Oscar and Emmy nominated things that we will not name because we are ON STRIKE, but feel free to look them up or look up her last appearance on THIS VERY show with her husband Kumail (episode 102?)....

Naomi first heard Gearóid Farrelly on sister-podcast (???) Ask Ronna, and introduced him into the household where we fell in love with him, and so we had to have him on the show! Now, maybe you are a listener across the pond, so you know Gearóid from his stand-up, his award winning Edinburgh Festival show, supporting Joan Rivers on tour, or from his podcast Agony Rants ? Well, even if you don't kn...

We've known Liza for years - maybe you even saw her and her podcast partner Kara on an episode of our Quarantine Twitch show? - but today we get into it with her! Maybe you know Liza Treyger from her stand-up, her album GLITTERCHEESE or her aforementioned SVU recap podcast with the wonderful Kara Klenk, That's Messed Up... or maybe this is your first time meeting her! Regardless, you're gonna love...

We've hung out and talked to Lauren at a bunch of parties over the last few years, but having her on the pod gave us a chance to really get the tea on her romantic and therapeutic life! Of course you know Lauren Ashley Smith from being a multiple Emmy nominated head writer of a show we won't mention cuz we're ON STRIKE! Or maybe you know her from the Smith Sisters Live, the SiriusXM show she hosts...