Couples Therapy

Alec Mapa (whose credits include a laundry list of delightful shows including Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty and Doom Patrol PLUS his showtime special Baby Daddy PLUS his great podcast Hot Mess!) joins us this week for a HIGH-OCTANE talk about SHAME, ADOPTION and SUPERMARKET REWARD POINTS?! BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE: we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to ask advice questions, call 323-52...

Robby Hoffman. Stand-up. Writer (Workin' Moms, Chris Gethard Show). Daytime Emmy winner. Host of Robby Hoffman Consulting Group. And now guest on Quar Couples Therapy. It's quite a resume! Robby's one of our favorites, and on today's show, taped the week after the capital insurrection, they Zoomed with us from Georgia to talk about breaking Kashrut and breakin' hearts! Plus we answer plenty o...

Thirsty. Gushing. Fawning. Yes, folks, we are not quite composed on this episode because we are talking to the incredible, the astonishing Alex Newell of Glee and Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, and if I wasn't almost 90-years-old, I'd use slang like "We stan Alex hard"! Hear about their teenage dating years, drama at the state fair plus we answer plenty of YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to a...

Are you ready for some CROSSOVER CRAZINESS?? Andrew (Mixed-ish) and Tawny (Star Trek: Lower Decks), friends of the show, friends of ours IRL, and hosts of Yo, Is This Racist? are in the Zoom room where it happens today! Last week's episode of YITR (when we were the guests) ended with a MIND-BENDING CLIFFHANGER when Andrew said he'd reveal a secret on today's Couples Therapy, and indeed he does do...

We've been fans of Mary Lynn Rajskub for decades, and baby, what a show we've got for you! But wait, you know Mary Lynn, right? From Mr. Show or 24 or It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia or her new special Live from the Pandemic ? Of course! Well, now get to know her from Couples Therapy! We get into everything from divorce to child-rearing to dating in the comedy world PLUS we answer YOUR questions...

We've known River AND been fans of their stand-up for a while now, so it was so SO nice to have them on the show this week. Of course, you know River from Take My Wife, Good Trouble, Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, their podcast Three Swings and their new album "Pull Yourself Up By Your Bootleg"! And on today's episode, we talk all about Diva Cup divas & rustbelt sk8erbois, takin' T and taki...

Hoo boy, friends, this week we have Lance Reddick, yes, LANCE REDDICK from The Wire, Fringe, Bosch AND two new Amazon Prime films, Sylvie's Love and One Night in Miami! And what a joy it is to Zoom with him! We talk about acting with idiots (i.e. comedians) on Corporate, wooing his second wife and being on the hustle in grad school while at the same time caring for your family. Plus we answer YOUR...

Well, pals, you are in for 90 minutes of fun and friendship, as this week we are joined by actor Tom Lenk. We fell in love with Tom from his days on Buffy (one of the first TV shows we bonded over), and you've seen him in everything from Broadway to Transparent or maybe heard his new podcast about Bridgerton with Felicia Day! But if not, you will fall in love with him today! We talk about Korean T...

It's our first father/daughter team on the podcast, and we couldn't have asked for a more enchanting paternal pair! You may have seen Jessie on Mythic Quest with Naomi or on Veep or Love or Better Call Saul, and her father John was a castmember of Mr. Show and has been in everything from Arrested Development to Drunk History to Buffy the Vampire Slayer! Hear about their unique parental rapport, th...

Well, well, well, could we have asked for two lovelier guests this week? Unlikely! Of course you know Nico from Superstore and Crazy Rich Asians and Zeke from Survivor and Disclosure, but now learn how they met! And how they got into therapy! And how many problems they encountered buying a house together! (it's a real doozy) And more! Put this baby in your ears and let waves of enjoyment wash over...

There are numerous reasons we love Michelle Biloon - she's funny, kind AND ALSO *she's the reason we have Mabel*!!! Michelle's a fantastic stand-up who you've heard on 2 Dope Queens and Comedy Bang Bang AND she's got two great albums "You Can Be an Asshole" and her new one "Permanent Hat"! I think this is the last one we recorded before the election, so savor our anxiety as we talk about pet/landl...

We are big fans of Tig and Steph, so this was just a goshdarn treat to sit down with them for an hour! Of course you know Tig from her stand-up or maybe even One Mississippi or Star Trek: Discovery, and Steph from her improv group Wild Horses or The L Word: Generation Q, but now hear how they fell in love, what they discovered about each other after having kids, and also how they react to our neur...

Recorded before the election (can you HEAR the wHeariness in us all?!), we're joined this week by the ONE, the ONLY John Early comin' to us right outta Nashville! You know John from his stand-up, his Netflix special, Wet Hot American Summer, At Home With Amy Sedaris, Search Party and TONS of other things, but now you'll know him INTIMATELY. Hear details about John's relaysh, his niece's yogurt mel...

Even though I (Andy here writing this) am a relentless workaholic (I'm working on it in therapy!), we thought we'd take this holiday week off. But we didn't want to leave you without an hour of fun to mow the lawn to, so we're dropping the latest Patreon episode into the feed. Enjoy and have as happy a holiday as possible! If you'd like to ask advice questions, call 323-524-7839 and leave a VM or...

Get ready to be LIFTED, folks! Cuz today on the show we're stalking to GALACTIC-LEVEL POWER COUPLE Glennon Doyle and Abby Wambach! (Glennon, if'n ya don't know is a New York Times bestselling author and the founder of Together Live, and Abby is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and a FIFA Women's World Cup champion! Yow!). And heck, it was just a true joy talking to them for an hour. Hear thei...

Getting to hear about D'Arcy Carden and Brandon Scott Jones' friendship on today's episode was just a goshdarn delight! Of course you know them both from The Good Place, but you might also know D'Arcy from Barry or Broad City and Brandon from Can You Ever Forgive Me? or Isn't It Romantic. And now get to know their real life almost decade-and-a-half friendship that includes a love of both improv an...

This one was an ABSOLUTE JOY! Today we're talking to Hollywood writer extraordinaire Amy Aniobi! Amy's written for Silicon Valley, The Michael J. Fox Show, was the head writer of the 2 Dope Queens HBO specials and has been writing on Insecure since 2016. And today we talk to her about dating people that are bad for you, how being a drum major changed her life PLUS we answer YOUR advice Qs! And to...

Happy Thanksomething, I suppose, pals! Here in the middle of a pandemic that is just raging out of control, our Thanksgivings this year are going to be a lil' lackluster, so we thought we'd spruce up your brain's happy centers with a special advice episode of ALL QUARANTINE QUESTIONS featuring two of the best in the biz: Ronna Glickman and Bryan Safi of Ask Ronna with Ronna (and Bryan)! And to ask...

Ooh baby, what a show we've got for you today with stand-up and Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr.! Roy knows what's up, and on this very episode, he tells us how he courted his lady, parenting during a pandemic, the two fights he got in in school, plus he gives some of the most SOLID advice we've ever heard on the show for YOUR advice questions! And to ask Qs of your own, call 323-524-7839 and...

This week, we take a gosh darn moment to CELEBRATE, and even though this was taped back in September, what a guest we have to celebrate with: Cameron Esposito! You love her stand-up, you love her podcast Queery and you sure as shootin' love her new memoir Save Yourself! And we get INTO it on this episode: everything from Cam's first kiss to her first communion! All this plus YOUR advice questions!...

GOOD VIBES ONLY! Yes, frenz, with the anxiety of the election descending upon us like a swarm of locusts, we decided to convene a roundtable of fun with our pals Jo Firestone (Dr. Gameshow, Joe Pera Talks With You) and Aparna Nancherla (Corporate, BoJack Horseman) with the express purpose of giving you a good time to take your minds off of whatever the fuck is happening electorally at this very mo...

Hey, raise your hand if you like to have fun! OMG, everyone listening to this? Well, you're in luck because today's episode is FANTASTICALLY FUN! We have our new pal Ayo Edebiri on. You might know her as a stand-up, writer (Sunnyside, Big Mouth) or as the BRAND NEW voice of Missy on Big Mouth. We talk all about Ayo growing up religious and how Andy's HS GF left him for the guy that ran the interne...

We are just ENTRANCED by Brandon Kyle Goodman! You might know him from Big Mouth or Modern Love or his podcasts Do the Work and Black Folx, but even if this is your first encounter with BKG, you're gonna fall in love! We talk learning about conflict management in an NYU hip hop class (?), going to wHite schools and debate the term "Jewboo"! All this plus YOUR advice questions! And to ask Qs of you...

Ooh baby, we got a hot one this week when Arden Myrin joins us! You know Arden from MADtv, Insatiable, her podcast Will You Accept This Rose? and her new book Little Miss Little Compton, but now learn about a whole new side of her as we delve into her dating history and how dating a bunch of plum bums led to her meeting her husband! All this plus YOUR advice questions! And to ask Qs of your own, c...

Gary Gulman AKA GG the OG (at least as Naomi calls him) joins us this week, and boy howdy, we dig Gary! Maybe you know him from his set on the 2 Dope Queens special or from his HBO special The Great Depresh, but either way, you're gonna love him after listening to this ep! We talk about everything from having depression in showbiz to being in an IRC! All this plus YOUR advice questions! And to ask...