Staying Alive with Jon Gabrus & Adam Pally

On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with their Podfather, shipwrecked hunk Will Arnett (Arrested Development, BoJack Horseman, The Lego Batman Movie) to discuss lying to doctors, how hard it is to cut out sugar, podcast clips going viral, and to go deep on the nuts and bolts of making Will’s new film Is This Thing On? Plus: Pally has a text exchange with Will...

On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally grab a lunchtime sit-down with fashion writer/editor Jake Woolf (GQ, Robb Report) to talk about how what you wear figures into your mental health, compare notes on their high school styles, therapy regimens, feeding the algorithm, and wonder about moving from critic to designer. Plus: Gabrus and Pally talk about their teenage sketch...

On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally kick back with one of their favorite people, the hilarious Alison Leiby (The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, Broad City, The President Show) to talk about what she’s doing to stay alive (spoiler alert: who’s even sure they want to?). They’ll discuss solo hiking, circle swimming, metal backs, drinking no water after 4pm, and the career of Adri...

On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally get a treat when they sit down with an old friend, one of the fastest guns in comedy, Sean Clements (Hollywood Handbook, Severance, Workaholics), to talk about how jacked he feels, the multiple lives he’d lived before comedy saved him, the complete plot of the unmade Making History episodes with Fred Armisen as Tesla, and yes, event...

Hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally haven’t seen each other since last year, and since Pally booked a new job they may not see each other in person for a bit yet, so they hopped on the old video conferencing app for an epic catch-up. They’ll talk about Jon’s mood-altering Christmas in Mexico, apologize for having to drop our show at SF Sketchfest this year, compare notes on Marty Supreme, One Battle A...

On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally want to study ALL the martial arts, so they sit down with author and astrologer Aliza Kelly to find out how astrology can better help them understand themselves (spoiler alert: lotta bullseyes getting hit in this episode lol). Aliza has prepared their full birth charts, and she’ll take them through step-by-step, highlighting Gabrus’...

On this episode of Staying Alive, we are in a New York State Of Mind as hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with their good friend and NYC staple Julie Klausner (How Was Your Week?, Double Threat with Tom Scharpling, Difficult People) to discuss morning routines, kugels vs casseroles, Zoom trainers, Robert Redford, Billy Joel, and any other food or pop culture that comes to mind. Plus, Pally...

On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with their good friend, the hilarious Eric Andre (The Eric Andre Show, Bad Trip, Disenchantment) to discuss drugs, pranks, drugs, Larry King, drugs, mental health, drugs, and drugs. Plus, news about the Street Fighter movie, and also: Adam Palatable!   Follow Eric @ericfuckingandre on Insta Check out his podcast Bombing Wit...

On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with a real celebrity - it’s Cody Rigsby from Peloton, who they only know parasocially from a little screen! Cody talks about moving from dance to fitness, learning the power of being silly, New Year’s resolutions, and what kind of workouts a fitness instructor does when he’s not working. Plus, what do our listeners want to...

On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with one of Adam’s good friends and style inspirations, fashion designer Andrew Chen (co-founder of 3sixteen ), to talk about designing clothes that work for all types of bodies, getting into running in your 40s, how hard the boss can be when you’re self-employed, and, above all else, getting that work in (whatever this mig...

Season’s Greetings, listeners! On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally catch up about holiday stress before sitting down with one of their more handsome and jacked friends, writer/comedian Dan Levy (Indebted, Mulaney, The Goldbergs) to talk about keeping a fitness routine going while touring, Instagram workout detectives, TRT, and being dads with three kids. Plus, several...

CrimeLess is a weekly comedy talk show exploring the wild crime questions you’d never act on—but secretly want answered. Comedian Rory Scovel and journalist–turned–true-crime podcaster Josh Dean break down a new outrageous caper each episode, from bold heists and absurd scams to crypto disasters and monkey-driven chaos. Their deep dives into the strange details and eccentric criminals spark hilari...

On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with the excellent Elna Baker (This American Life, The Moth, Pretty Sure I Can Fly) to talk about cults, weight loss, her extensive therapeutic drug use, and, due to a clerical error, Alzheimer’s, despite no one here being an expert in it. Plus, you’ll hear Gabrus’ famous sandwich story, cut from This American Life, and the...

On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with their old mentor, friend, frenemy, bullyer, and bullyee Chris Gethard (The Chris Gethard Show, Beautiful/Anonymous, Weird NY) to talk about mental health, sobriety, their long shared history at UCB, and to relate epic tales of Gabrus and Gethard’s time together at a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gym. Plus, Gabrus was part of the...

On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with Leon Logothetis, The Kindness Guy, to talk about his series The Kindness Diaries, his movie The Kindness Within: A Journey To Freedom, and his search for freedom, spirit, peace, and contentment. Don’t worry, Pally will also ask him if he’s got ayahuasca in his water bottle, and Gabrus makes two load-bearing puns. Don’t...

On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with their youngest-looking friend of the same age, the hilarious Ben Rodgers (Star Trek: Lower Decks, Workaholics, Ten Year Old Tom) to talk about lifting weights, partying at Drew Carey’s house, quitting drinking, therapists, found family, and novelty rugby t-shirts. Plus, Ben wants to know why our greatest scientific min...

On this episode of Staying Alive, it’s a Happy Endings reunion as hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with their hilarious friend Casey Wilson (Black Monday, Gone Girl, Bitch Sesh) to talk about Casey’s skincare regimen, pickleball cardio, the power of Rene Russo, and exactly how much money it would take for no one to ever see you again. Plus, Gabrus tells the full story of an encounter with...

On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with their friend and Pod Daddy Scott Aukerman (Comedy Bang! Bang!, Between Two Ferns, Austin Powers In Goldmember) to talk about becoming a dad in your 50s, how being perceived on television affects your health, whether or not you can be hot AND funny, and to really dissect the recent Riyadh Comedy Festival and how today’s...

On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with the hilarious and thoughtful Stavros “Stavvy” Halkias (Stavvy’s World, Cum Town, Bugonia) to discuss his experience being on “The Juice,” the problem with having three years of awesome days in a row, internalized fatphobia, getting the call from Yorgos Lanthimos, and building a stand-up career out of spite. We really g...

Say hello to the new show from SmartLess Media, I Need You Guys! Jenny Slate, Gabe Liedman, and Max Silvestri are comedians who have been best friends for over 20 years, and on I Need You Guys, their group chat has been made public; they’ll catch up, ask each other for advice, answer listener questions, and welcome a special guest into the chat every episode! Please enjoy this clip featuring the h...

On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with their good friend and former improv teacher Jason Mantzoukas (How Did This Get Made?, Big Mouth, The Good Place) to discuss Jason’s recent back surgery, the dangers of nostalgia, sleep hygiene, how old they feel, and how you can still be addicted to your phone even without social media. Plus, Gabrus is going on a footb...

Hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down at the studio for a catch-up, because Pally has a brand new HBO comedy special, you can stream it HERE  right now! Pally’s really proud of it, Gabrus is really proud of him, and they talk through the long process of putting the show together, the excitement of seeing yourself on a billboard, and the period where Pally felt like he had to apologize for havin...

On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with their friend and collaborator Anthony Atamanuik (What We Do In The Shadows, The President Show) to talk about gambling influencers, health scares, turning 50, the importance of community, talking to the dead, collapsed quantum fields, mastering home cooking, shoring up the temple, and how the math is forever. Plus, Ant...

On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with quintuple threat Matthew “Henbo” Henning of Good Luck NYC, one of their favorite tattoo shops in the city, to talk about Manchester vs Long Island, hazing at work, F45 workouts, running with your shirt off, and the permanence and impermanence of tattoo art. Plus, Pally has to know which Oasis brother is Henbo’s favo(u)...

Hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally haven’t caught up in a few weeks, so they hop on a non-branded video call to discuss night shoots, big sandwich influencers, fourth meals, Vegas bachelor parties, music festivals, and fat aliens in the military.   New episode on Thursday! Check out Staying Alive merch at siriusxmstore.com/stayingalive Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for...