Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend

Jordan Morris is here and we have so much to talk to him about. There's been A BIG SPILL and I need to discuss. Plus this is my first episode back after surgery. Daniel has discovered a new side of his personality which might involve an aesthetic overhaul and Jordan Morris is here with his cup. Tony just played a crazy Motion City Soundtrack show AND MORE. Plus we did a round of Just Me Or Everyon...

Comedy writer Rob Kutner (Conan, The Daily Show) joins the show to talk about his new book, The Jews: 5000 Years and Counting. As someone with a confusing relationship with myself, I had some questions! We also talked about Rob's retro case of Covid, growing up in Atlanta, being deported from Uzbekistan, writing for Dennis Miller vs. Jon Stewart vs. Conan and so much more. Plus we did a round of J...

Josh Gondelman (Positive Reinforcement) joins us to discuss being too Boston for therapy despite people thinking he's from Canada, Tony's margarita consumption between shows, movies I have not seen and the appropriate reaction, stars and black holes, Mr Toad's Wild Ride, the definition of "grail" and so much more. Plus we did a round of Just Me Or Everyone and Podcast Pals Product Picks. Get yours...

Comic, writer and LEGEND Carol Leifer (Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Hacks) is here to talk about her new book, How To Write a Funny Speech... for a Wedding, Bar Mitzvah, Graduation & Every Other Event You Didn't Want to Go to in the First Place. We also discuss her love of TMZ, the book as public service, getting into comedy, misconceptions, those maniacs who put a half empty can of soda back i...

Lizzy Cooperman is here to discuss the doomed casita she almost lived in, snake charmers, jazz for cows, our Disneyland experience, her Disneyland experience, spray tans, gene editing, sound baths and so much more. Plus we did a round of Just Me Or Everyone and Podcast Pals Product Picks. Get yourself some new ARIYNBF merch here :  https://alison-rosen-shop.fourthwall.com/ Subscribe to my Substack...

Daniel has a new segment and we need your help titling it. We're less than one week out from my surgery and I'm playing a dangerous game. I'm being eaten alive by mosquitos and I'm also singing my own praises. Sort of. I've come up with a zillion dollar idea and Daniel shares his father's zillion dollar idea. Plus Daniel's planning all the plastic surgery he's going to get. Get yourself some new A...

Brooke Dillman and Jeff Drake are here and they have a new debate to add to their pantheon of debates. It involves tuna salad. Also we go deep on toaster ovens because Jeff owns the Lamborghini of toaster ovens. Tony Thaxton is back and we learn a little something about men's haircare. Plus we did a round of Just Me Or Everyone, HGFY and Podcast Pals Product Picks. Get yourself some new ARIYNBF me...

We're back from Hawaii and there's a challenge before Daniel and me. And it's not Sudoku which, btw, I don't understand exactly how to play. Sitting around in a wet bathing suit didn't do my vagina any favors and Daniel is pissed about "sammiches." We have a JMOE about desert islands and we need to know why these rich people are building bunkers. What do they know? Plus Quantzian nicknames and mor...

We've got a breaking cool ass bird update and Daniel and I were massaged within an inch of our lives. But in a good way. While said massaging was happening I noticed what I was most content thinking about it it isn't great. Plus a Hawaiian Snack Chat featuring fruits! Get yourself some new ARIYNBF merch here :  https://alison-rosen-shop.fourthwall.com/ Subscribe to my Substack:  http://alisonrosen...

Is Big Al setting a trap for Daniel with the questions she's asking? Elliot feels bad about my neck and I might be over Farmers Markets. Daniel saw a cool ass bird and we were talked into calling security about a blister. Also I have some words for the ukulele situation I witnessed. Get yourself some new ARIYNBF merch here :  https://alison-rosen-shop.fourthwall.com/ Subscribe to my Substack:  htt...

Jeff Fox joins us and then Daniel leaves us. But he comes back! I tried to take advantage of Burbank's robust vintage clothing options and it did not go well. Also I need to give an update on the estate sale/auction situation. We take some listener calls and I read some iTunes Comments of the Week. And we revisit our signature segment that we can never remember the name of. Get yourself some new A...

Revisiting a very early episode this week! Original description: On the fourth episode of  Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend , actress, comedian, member of  funny musical duo  Garfunkel and Oates  and fellow  podcast host   Riki Lindhome  joins the show to talk about relationships, Valentine's Day, the Nuvaring, the way you have to do fun stuff like go on trips and eat at nice restaurants even...

Renee Colvert is here and she is jazzed about musicals! She gives us a Tonys preview and Jeff Fox explains what he'll be doing during said show. Daniel claims I am a secret perfectionist and I need to say something about caricatures. Also we can't stand Carrie and Aidan and I'm bringing back our signature segment that we can never remember the name of. Daniel tells a story about an ex-girlfriend a...

We discuss unconventional middle names, Daniel's really nice compliment, the curious case of some of the items sold at my parents' estate sale ending up with a listener, the nubbin on the end of my new pen, Jai Alai, the sport that correlates to the person with the least to say, an armed forces tangent, Daniel's self-tanner journey and so much more. Plus we did a round of Just Me Or Everyone and H...

Taylor Williamson and his chick magnet Betty are here and Betty hobnobbed with some famous celebs at a party recently. We all have a lot of HGFYs to share and Jeff Fox and I recall the whole Kevin Smith/Adam Carolla incident. Specifically we recall Smith's use of a certain word but we each interpret it differently. Daniel and I went to the Jackalope Art Fair over the weekend and I meant some miner...

Did you know I used to write motivational notes to myself and THEY WERE FOUND? Daniel tries to reframe but no luck. I keep wondering if I've delivered a couple overdue apologies and we need to get to the bottom of a couple of Tim Rice/Andrew Lloyd Webber lyrics. We also discuss vengeance, haircuts, the smell emanating from the turtle tank, farmhouse sinks and more. Plus we took your calls and did...

Daniel may or may not have a new segment and we may or may not have a new regular guest. We discuss the family restaurants of our youth, Tony's trip to New Mexico, a public scissoring, the "loud chair," shallots, fish who are bullies and so much more. Plus we did a round of Just Me Or Everyone and Podcast Pals Product Picks. Get yourself some new ARIYNBF merch here :  https://alison-rosen-shop.fou...

Daniel has already watched his whole life come and go based on a theory I can barely follow. I need to issue a pet update and also explain how it is a tiny turtle has come into our life. Owen makes his debut on the show and we listen to some voicemails. Plus Daniel brings up a memory I still feel deep shame about and I'm a little apprehensive about an upcoming memorial. Plus we did a round of Just...

Taylor Williamson makes his debut on the show and he has a little surprise hidden in his backpack. You'll have to listen to find out what it is. We discuss alpha male bootcamps, our miserable Renaissance Faire experience, Daniel's kween Taylor Swift's latest controversy, nudist parents, wrestling, Heidi Klum, Chex Mix and so much more. Plus we did a round of Just Me Or Everyone and Podcast Pals Pr...

Comedy writer Mike Drucker (Fallon, Samantha Bee, SNL) is here to talk about his memoir Good Game, No Rematch: A Life Made of Video Games . The thing is, while it's his debut memoir it's not the first book he's written. We dig into his scholastically nerdy past, his love of video games, his ill-fated Mario-themed wedding, Goethe, Silent Hill 2, working at Nintendo, working at SNL, his dad's painti...

Danny Ricker joins us to talk about milestone birthdays, our trip to Knott's Berry Farm for said event, his Jimmy Kimmel appearance, kid manipulations, the drum set in the studio, boysenberries, bike riding and so much more. Plus we did a round of Just Me Or Everyone and Podcast Pals Product Picks. Get yourself some new ARIYNBF merch here :  https://alison-rosen-shop.fourthwall.com/ Subscribe to m...

Writer Jane Borden joins us to talk about her sensational book Cults Like Us: Why Doomsday Thinking Drives America wherein she traces this country's fundamental and foundational cultishness from the puritans to MLMs and beyond. Jane and I used to work at Time Out New York together and I am so impressed by this tome. Plus, it's funny. We talk about religion, the Church of England, when she started...

Joe Kwaczala is here to defend Daniel who may or may not be committing micro aggressions. We discuss Fish Police and Joe's new movie. I need to talk about the upcoming estate sale and my concerns and how I'm afraid of my own phone. Greg Heller has sent in some JMOEs and also invents a new segment. And I need to know what celeb everyone would leave their partner for. Plus we did a round of Just Me...

I had a horribly uncomfortable text exchange and I need to figure out why it rattled me so much. Daniel has had it up to here with people who out-introvert him and he has an idea for a reality show. I need to talk about my plucky wine mom nightshirts and a literal thorn in my shoulder. Plus narcissists and assholes and antagonists. And our children who both want to be YouTubers. Get yourself some...

We get a more detailed glimpse of Tony's Australian tour including an Australian snack chat! Daniel went big for Easter and Nibbles is back. There have been some fish casualties and I need to know whether to keep some heirlooms—that will sit in a pile unused in my house. Plus we did a round of Just Me Or Everyone and Podcast Pals Product Picks. Get yourself some new ARIYNBF merch here :  https://a...