Take Your Shoes Off w/ Rick Glassman

Joel McHale (The Soup, Community, A Futile & Stupid Gesture) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and television host. Joel takes shots at Rick for his wardrobe before Rick tells him about the time he cried because he had to wear pants to The Phantom of the Opera. Joel talks of his struggle to read the teleprompter on "The Soup" because of his dyslexia diagnosis. They bond over repartee. Th...

Dax Shepard (Parenthood, Armchair Expert, Hit & Run) is an American actor, writer, director, podcast host, and my role model. Punk'd, Bless This Mess, Without a Paddle, Zathura, Employee of the Month, Idiocracy, Let's Go to Prison, CHiPs-- a great encyclopedia of work. However, until you actually MEET Dax, you'll have no idea how special he truly is. I'm grateful to call him a friend. I'm grat...

Larry Charles (Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Borat) is an American comedian, screenwriter, director, actor, and producer. He is royalty. I love him. We smoke pot. We talk about Jewish Brooklyn. We talk Larry David. Decades of comedians. We break down comedy and the way it's received. We do too-many bits. Larry fu*King Charles. This is a good one. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/takeyou...

David Koechner (The Office, Anchorman, SNL) is an American actor and comedian, best known for playing Champ Kind in Anchorman and Todd Packer on NBC's The Office. Stand up comedian, father and ball buster -- Rick and David get into the art and costs of "taking a joke too far." They also discuss their relationship with Marc Cuban and their plans to get dinner with him. Support the show: https://www...

Jon Hurwitz (Cobra Kai, Harold & Kumar, American Reunion) is an American screenwriter, director and producer. New Jersey born, Jon helps carry the legacy of one of the most well known characters in cinema history; Daniel LaRusso. If you're a Karate Kid fan, then you've probably already watched "Cobra Kai." If you haven't -- you will after this podcast. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com...

Adam Ray (Ghostbusters, The Heat, About Last Night podcast) is an American comedian, actor and NBA Celebrity All-Star Game alumni. Adam's voice is everywhere. Slimer in Ghostbusters, Swift Wind in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, and about a million car commercials-- On this episode of TYSO, Adam tries on #PuppetRick and uses his voice-over skills to give a brilliant performance. FYI: when they...

King Bach (Guinness World Record holder for Most Vine Followers) is an American actor, comedian, and internet personality. Bach (Andrew Bachelor) discusses going from 6,000 to 1,000,000 followers in 1 month, ultimately earning him $300,000 per 6 second video! A lot of people only know King Bach's goofy side-- hear him discuss process and audience trend analysis on this rare personal interview. Sup...

Thomas Dale (Comedy Central's This Is Not Happening) is an American stand up comedian. He is one of the funniest people in the world to be around. But there are dark sides to comedy as well. Thomas discusses his confusion before coming out as homosexual, battles with depression, and wanting a pair of "guidette, Queens, NY titties!" Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/takeyourshoesoff See Pri...

Bobby Lee (MADtv, TigerBelly podcast) is an American actor and comedian of Korean descent. Though they have been friends for years, this is the first time Bobby went to Rick's place. He took his shoes off and it went really well, which goes to show you-- Koreans and Jews have good chemistry. This is an amazing episode. Enjoy. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/takeyourshoesoff See Privacy P...

David Wain (Wet Hot American Summer, Role Models) is an American comedian, writer, actor, and director. I could go on-and-on about him in this description, but I'm gonna' keep it simple. He is, quite literally, my (Rick) comedy director role model. I've looked up to him and his work for over a decade and it was beyond a treat for me, for him to take his shoes off in my living and have this convers...

Dulcé Sloan (The Daily Show w/ Trevor Noah) is an American stand up comedian and correspondent on Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Dulcé has been both Variety Magazine's "Top 10 Comedians To Watch" and Rolling Stone's "10 Comedians You Need To Know." She's Hysterical. Honest. Strong. Vulnerable. Dare we say, Brash? Google her stand up today. Her Comedy Central half-hour spacial co...

Kyle Newacheck (Workaholics, Game Over, Man!, Murder Mystery) is an American television writer, director, and producer. After going to school for film editing, Kyle made friends with/created the comedy troupe Mail Order Comedy. They went on to create one of Comedy Central's most successful shows ever, "Workaholics." After the success of Netflix's Action-Comedy "Game Over, Man!" (directed by Kyle),...

Seth Green (Robot Chicken, Family Guy, Austin Powers, Entourage) is an American actor, voice artist, comedian, producer, writer, and director. Seth & Rick took their shoes off to talk about generations defined by which Star Wars franchise came out when they were young (virgins), Magic: The Gathering (virgins), their first time working with one of the GREAT comedy directors (David Wain), and ab...

David Fynn (Game of Thrones, Doctor Who, School of Rock) is an Irish actor. Trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, so you know he's legit. He originated Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, School of Rock, at the New London Theatre where he received an Oliver Award nomination for Best Actor in a musical; Shakespeare at the National Theatre where he earned an Evening Standard N...

Dad and Cousin Teddy visit LA, spend too much money at a weed dispensary, take their shoes off, and get high with Rick in his living room. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/takeyourshoesoff See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Matt Cutshall is a Social Media Influencer. At the age of 17, he was hired by Radio Disney to host live events. Five years later, he started a pop rock band (IT BOYS!). A few years after the band broke up, the short-lived social media app Vine (that boomed the 'social media celebrity') was created. So many people spend so much time on their phones. Matt, with his ability to make funny short-form c...

Jackie Burns (Wicked, Hair, Rock of Ages) is an American actress/Broadway star. Jackie, one of the most non-jewish Jews I've ever met, comes over to my apartment to meet both my mom and me for the first time. A few months back, I went to the closing show of "Wicked" at the Pantages Theatre, met the green witch, Elphaba, and couldn't wait to meet the powerhouse in person. She's incredibly talented,...

Taran Killam (Saturday Night Live, 12 Years a Slave, Hamilton) is an American film, television & stage writer & actor. Taran takes his shoes off & talks of his SNL audition; how he cast Arnold Schwarzenegger to star in his movie; what it was like to work with/write for his hero, Jim Carrey; & how to be a bi-coastal husband/father. The man is quick, kind, smart, hysterical and can t...

Jon DeWalt (NBC's Undateable, FOX's The Cool Kids) is an American television writer & producer. THE FIRST EPISODE had to be with my best boy, Jon DeWalt. We started our careers together as background actors and now, 10+ years later, we have 1 & 2 bedroom apartments in the Valley. We talk girls, me as his best man, the gamble it takes to "make it in showbiz," and of course, LeBron James. En...