Two Nosy Meerkats

Today the meerkats join forces with the incredibly brilliant writer of the show “Solo,” premiering at Soho Playhouse! Gabe Mollica brings us stories of getting caught red-handed in his college library, youthful forays into musical theatre, his current life as a college essay tutor, and the difficulty of making friends as an adult. Listeners remind us of the early GOTCHA in learning tomatoes are a...

The meerkats are blessed today on a marginally shorter, but jam packed episode by the wonderful Sam Morrison. Try to keep track of everyone as we go from ultimate fantasies: Nathan Lane in the Producers and Bo Burnham circa 2009, to coke or Pepsi (the game everyone simply MUST know), to edging Lukas by spilling water on the couch. Hold onto your seats, we also give childless advice to a mom with t...

The meerkats are joined today by Friend Island UK’s (NOT love island) very own Alex Murdoch! Diving into Netflix’s Kissing Booth trilogy, the dark underbelly of open mic logistics, eating disorder recovery and more was a joy and delight. Listeners seek help on how and if to quit competitive soccer, a sexual awakening from Arthur (NOT THE AARDVARK), and getting close to a crush.   Follow Alex on IG...

One of New York city’s finest roast battlers, funniest comics, and sweetest fellas joins the meerkats this week! Dan, Lukas and Gabby get into everything from the philosophy of roasting to American Idol’s ill-fated “Vote for the Worst” campaign. Dan kills it on a new Rapid Fire opinion section, then agrees with (boy) listeners on bad boyfriends, theatre girl heartbreak, and Dwayne The Rock Johnson...

Your meerkats could not be more PUMPED to bring on comic, writer, DOULA, and iconic Jewess Danielle Deluty. Wanna hear three people talk the nuances of growing up Jewish, the pros and cons of Shiva baby, the medicalization of birth, and the placenta complaints about being ignored? This is your episode. One listener brings an update about Emily from School (first spoken of on Josh Flitter’s episode...

Today the meerkats are joined by the fantastic comic and co-host of Friend Island UK Kevin Mulharin! Kevin, Lukas and Gabby nerd out on their favorite comics, relive Kevin’s days working the McDonald’s drive-through, and reminisce on the trope “all blonds are terrorists.” Listeners ask for recaps on Lea Michele lore and ask if it’s okay to be a bouncer forever (spoiler alert: it’s not only okay, i...

The meerkats are back with news from Lukas’s summer in Edinburgh - AND MORE FROM SCOTLAND IN REAL TIME. Captured is a live reaction of the queen’s passing, and an even quicker descent to tastelessness regarding the royal family. Mama and papa meerkat couldn’t have asked for a better moment to record. They also help a listener broach the subject of polyamory to their spouse, and another listener re...

Today the meerkats are joined by non other than ÀÇTÓR, improviser and king of Raya, Josh Flitter! Josh gives us amazing insight into his former life as a child actor, what it was like to be Ace Ventura Pet Detective Jr. (and dealing with the grown men yelling at him about it), and how to pump yourself up to take on any challenge you meet. Listeners bring in possibly the most horrifying listener su...

Comic, producer and TCM Universe savant Sabrina joins the meerkats to talk about kicking back to the movie There Will Be Blood, dating British men, undiagnosed ADHD and much more. Listeners bring in everything from earnest coming out stories to a rating of Gabby’s morality, which leads all three “panelists” to discuss what morality even means. A fun one you don’t want to miss!    Follow Sabrina at...

Featuring our good friend and wonderful comic Belton, this episode spans the gamut between sports and pop culture (actually, that’s pretty much it). Belton gives the meerkats a layman’s explanation of the human interest story playing out on the Brooklyn Nets. Gabby talks Lana Del Rey’s oldest controversy. All three figure out a new way to pay people (reel footage). Listeners discus everything from...

The meerkats are joined by Gabby’s rival open mic/show host, co-producer of Jerry Seinfeld Presents in NYC - Meredith Dietz! We start off strong with a wild take that a certain catastrophe in Europe in the 1940s was bad. I know. Wild. We continue to wrongly guess Meredith’s dating history, reflect on her education in a boarding school, and take another controversial stance to NOT drink and drive....

Recorded right before Gabby went to her European Rumspringa, this episode dives into fundraising efforts, teaching Lukas what a hazard light was, hot takes on if deciding if celebrity partners look like their siblings,, listeners having spontaneous sexual awakenings watching girls eat cake … truly the full emotional gamut. A solo ep for the ages!   TikTok: @lukastarnold   Instagram: @twonosymeerka...

Your very Jewish meerkats welcome the hilariously traumatized Catholic Syd King! Syd recounts her attempt to get a purity ring as a kid, the OTJHJ, and her obvious parallels with Jerry Seinfeld. Digressions include Twilight, wrestling, baseball (as usual) and the quadratic formula. Listeners get advice on a VERY tasteless instructional video and what to do about some bad-luck crushes.   Follow Syd...

Mama and papa meerkat are disappointed to say that no one, not them, not their special guest - comedian Brittany Cardwell - will ever be as funny as Brittany’s dad. They spend the majority of the pod wishing they could be flies on the wall of the Cardwell home. Brittany shares the genius sketches she made with friends, the shame of the sawdust getting brought out at school, and how she began stand...

Your neighborhood meerkat husband and wife hang out this week with Benny Feldman! Benny briefs us on his latest YouTube holes, his family history, undersea creatures and his friends’ many unusual crimes. This episode brings up many philosophical quandaries: are some puns great? Should bowser become a leather daddy? Listeners bring stories of feet kinks and stage fright (not in that order!) and sel...

The meerkats are back with "their friend" and "comedian" Tina Sieben to recap all things to do with Netflix's "Selling Sunset." Is Christine truly a villain? And what of her backstory revealed on Call her Daddy? Was Chrishell's relationship legit? Are the dogs on the show secret agents from the deep state. We cover everything without EVER getting sidetracked. We also make some time to help a liste...

The meerkats get down and dirty with the almost upsettingly funny Jamie!! Gabby finishes recapping her class trip to Margaritaville, Jamie recalls his unusual college roommate situation, and Lukas considers what the internet is doing to his brain. Niche mutual friends, struggles with sobriety, “normal guy stuff” — this ep has it all. Listeners bring stories of theatre department sex couches and ro...

The meerkats are joined by their tallest guest to date - comedian, writer, skater extraordinaire, John Hedrick. John reveals his love for the tooth fairy, explains how a hypotherapist helped him deal with performance anxiety, made us some wonderful Moscow mules and shared his introduction to standup. The three discuss the beauty of spontaneous sets you don’t have the opportunity to overthink, and...

Lukas and Gabby meerkat are joined by the wonderful and hilarious Clara, who totally does NOT give off Yale vibes! Clara recalls coming out to their family via theatrical play (a thing Gabby seemed to forget existed) remembers the harrowing two weeks on Twitter when everything was cake, remarks on the peculiar alternate universe of “improv people” and much more. Gabby takes an attachment style qui...

The meerkats get together over charcuterie with neurotic New Orleans king Sam Schaefer! These three hooligans dive into southern sports culture, toxic high school relationships, bad mental health episodes and of course, the various insults strangers love to hurl at Sam. Listener submissions bring out a 3 years late discussion of the Joker and a referendum on modern art, and self-perception corner...

A local legend graces the Meerkats' podcast recording, the one and only Mia Faith Hammond. A 7 year veteran of the industry, she regales us with her first open mic experiences, preparing for 3 months before doing her first set, before doing a mic where *allegedly* both Louis CK and Michael Jordan both signed up (just so you know what kind of caliber comedian we bring on for you). We also discuss t...

The meerkats are accompanied by a guest you may have seen on Comedy Central, JFL, and running the high school tech theatre world in NC! Maddie Wiener talks starting comedy as a teenager, the horrors of seeing a serious movie in 4DX, and her sexual awakening for the Jonas Brothers. Lukas reveals his scientology audit rating and retells the story of his worst celebrity encounter, and Gabby shares se...

The meerkats are back with a wonderful guest who they refuse to intro until midway into the episode! Comedian and Catholic school survivor Debankur brings tales of sister “Hosemary” from Catholic school, spills hot takes on “the slap heard ‘round the world,” and co-opts Gabby’s grandma’s catch phrase. Lukas and Gabby discuss Theranos (so much can be done with one drop of blood), and listeners brin...

Gabby is back from the dead, and back in her seat after Tina “colonialized” it last week. The Meerkats recount how Gabby and her girlfriend enjoyed a carvel cake congratulating them on getting COVID, and answer a call from a scammer LIVE ON CAMERA. They defend honorary meerkat, Kim Kardashian, and dispel their own forbidden flavor combinations. A listener brings in their first foray into standup,...

Your meerkats co-hosts, TINA and Lukas, bring you a podcast with a special guest, Gabby Jordan Brown! This episode features an in-depth interview with our Covid-addled guest, Gabby, wondering when she will ever start a podcast of her own. Diversions include Barbies falling out the window, Tina “just checking in,” and thoughts on the Jackass franchise. Listeners submissions devolve into these two l...