Alison Rosen

Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend

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A twice weekly podcast hosted by award-winning interviewer and everyone's new best friend Alison Rosen. Mondays are one-on-ones featuring surprisingly honest conversations that are equal parts silly, serious and revelatory. Thursdays are roundtable group shows. You will laugh, think, and feel less alone. (Unless you don't feel alone at all in which case, congrats! You've done it!) Support the show on Patreon. Sign up for a year and get two months free. Patreon.com/alisonrosen

Author

Alison Rosen

Category

Comedy

Podcast website

alisonrosen.com

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

Ian Bagg 17.06.2013

Comedian Ian Bagg stopped by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to discuss the text message Bert Kreischer sent to Alison telling her to book Ian, growing up in a small town in Canada, comedy, backpacking, scabies, working with dynamite, the Intrepid, dogs, meeting three presidents, meeting his wife, wedding rings, his Showtime special Getting to F**cking Know You and so much mor...

Marinating in Matt with Jenna Kim Jones, Matt, Chris and Gary 13.06.2013

Special guest Jenna Kim Jones joined Alison, Gary, Matt and Chris to talk about the annoying person who decides everyone should "do something fun" in group photos, various photo poses, Chris's "ultimate party face," the correct way to eat Skittles, more wiping talk and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone 

Matt Walsh 10.06.2013

Matt Walsh (Veep, Upright Citizens Brigade) stopped by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about growing up in a big family, realizing he wanted to pursue comedy instead of psychology, meeting his wife, alcohol, improv, Del Close, vanilla ice cream, forming the Upright Citizens Brigade, Veep, the enthusiasm of kids and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyo...

More New Best Friend with Matt, Chris and Gary 06.06.2013

Matt "Porcelain Punisher" Fondiler and Chris "Maxipada" Laxamana joined Alison and Gary once again for a delightful discussion about braces versus suspenders, correct wiping etiquette (the debate continues!), Ray's antics, what specific cars say about the people who drive them, squeezable yogurt and so much more. We also answered your tweets and did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Brad Williams 03.06.2013

Brad Williams stopped by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to discuss losing his virginity, being heckled by his father, various types of dwarfism and why he's okay with the M-word, losing a limbo contest, how he got into comedy, relationships, dating "reachers," his podcast About Last Night which just joined Jay Mohr's Fake Mustache Network and so much more. We also did a round...

Matt, Chris and Gary 30.05.2013

On this super special Thursday show, Alison and Gary are joined by Carolla Digital coworkers Matt "The Porcelain Punisher" Fondiler and Chris Maxipada-Laxamana to answer twitter questions and play a round of Just Me Or Everyone. Topics covered include what Alison is really like off the mic, who could take whom in a fight, who's the least manly according to Adam Carolla, sleeping nude, Dexter Morga...

Lizz Winstead 27.05.2013

Lizz Winstead stopped by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about her book, Lizz Free or Die, whether she's intimidating, giving blow jobs to loners, politics, stand up comedy, creating The Daily Show, Air America, dogs, dog poop, working on The Man Show, traveling tips, that thing that Adam Carolla said about women in comedy and so much more. We also did a round of Just...

Chris Laxamana-Maxipada and Tom Rapp 23.05.2013

Chris Laxamana-Maxipada joined Alison and Gary on this episode to talk about working at Carolla Digital, the truth about whether waiters mess with your food if they dislike you and which super power one should choose if given the choice (hint: it isn't flying.) Then we talked to Tom Rapp (AKA Trapp Dog), the man behind the music on Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to get an insider's perspecti...

Neal Brennan 20.05.2013

Neal Brennan stopped by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about relationships, growing up in a family of ten kids, codependence, narcissism, show biz, sexism, his podcast The Champs, anger, matrimony and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

The Porcelain Punisher and Your Tweets 16.05.2013

Matt "Porcelain Punisher" Fondiler joins Alison and Gary on this episode for a discussion about his nickname, alternate universe, BEWM and working for Adam. Plus we answered some of your twitter questions.

Anna David 13.05.2013

Anna David stopped by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to discuss addiction and getting sober, writing fiction versus non-fiction, her latest Kindle Single, her storytelling night True Tales of Lust and Love, shopping for couches with Alison in New York, New York versus LA, weird jobs and using your boss's toothbrush, professional jealousy, how to be happy and so much more. Plu...

How We Feel About Parties And Arms 09.05.2013

In this episode Alison and Gary talk about feeling out of sorts at parties and an array of other things including arms. Plus Fan Phone Call with a guy who isn't a trucker.

Jim Florentine 06.05.2013

Comedian and TV/radio personality Jim Florentine stopped by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to discuss prank calls, babysitting, fatherhood, sardines (it exists!), New Jersey, Crank Yankers, That Metal Show, Comedy Metal Midgets, the suicide of his girlfriend and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

Awful Nachos and Your Tweets 02.05.2013

On this episode Alison and Gary talk about being on panels and nacho burps. Then they answer some questions you sent in on twitter.

Bobby Moynihan 29.04.2013

Bobby Moynihan stopped by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to discuss Saturday Night Live, love, comedy, sculpting, soup and whether it's overrated, Jay Mohr's book, Survivor, Bachelor Pad and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone and HGFY.

Best Friends in High Places 25.04.2013

In this episode Alison and Gary talk about threesomes, sunburns, high school, decision-making, The Great Gatsby and so much more. Plus Fan Phone Call!

Rhea Seehorn 22.04.2013

Rhea Seehorn dropped by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to discuss growing up chunky, feeling inadequate as a woman, dating, playing confidence on Whitney, the size of Avril Lavigne's tushy, learning about her father's covert naval intelligence role, theater versus TV and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone 

Not Enough Gary, Too Much Alison 18.04.2013

In this episode Alison grills Gary about his Coachella experience and then tells a story that may or may not make sense and then talks about her not-very-fun week off. Plus Fan Phone Call with Jason Dix, who made an awesome short cartoon of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend.

Aisha Tyler 15.04.2013

Aisha Tyler stopped by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to discuss when to quit your day job, what she will and won't put in her mouth, her decision making process, working with a bunch of women on The Talk, why the world is unfair, her upcoming book Self-Inflicted Wounds: Heartwarming Tales of Epic Humiliation, Girl on Guy, Friends, Archer, Whose Line Is It Anyway, relationshi...

The Story of Gary 11.04.2013

On this Thursday episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend, Alison and Gary discuss Alison's awful sense of direction and Gary's infallible one plus their expectations for their upcoming Phoenix trip, how Gary started working for Carolla Digital, whether to lick and seal or tuck and a bunch of other stuff.

Harland Williams 08.04.2013

Harland Williams stopped by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to discuss Canada, marionettes, writing children's books, whether he's a weirdo, noodles, relationships, his new comedy special A Force of Nature and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone and HGFY.

We Feel Weird 04.04.2013

On this brand new Thursday ARIYNBF, Alison tries to crack the nut that is Gary and then puts her foot in her mouth regarding her love life before getting to fan phone call. Some of the many topics discussed? Favorite colors, preferring overcast days to sunny days, childhood bedroom furniture, relationships, feeling weird, poop and so much more.

Jordan Morris 01.04.2013

Jordan Morris stopped by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to discuss video games, video game shame, fair-weather nerds, dating, comedy, Jordan, Jesse, GO!, growing up in Orange County, whether women should  ask men out, which fruits make the best sex partners and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone, Topic Sombrero and HGFY.

Ben Hoffman - Part 2 28.03.2013

Here's part 2 of the Ben Hoffman episode with extra Gary at the top!

Ben Hoffman - Part 1 25.03.2013

Ben Hoffman from The Ben Show stopped by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about growing up in Kentucky, getting his own show on Comedy Central, the behavioral therapy class he went to to deal with his OCD, proper poop etiquette, relationships, anxiety, his parents and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone and HGFY.

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