With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus
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Presentation | |
Hosted by | Lauren Lapkus |
Genre | Comedy, improv, talk |
Language | English |
Updates | Weekly |
Length | 60 - 120 minutes |
Production | |
Production | Earwolf Media |
No. of episodes | 80 |
Publication | |
Original release | November 21, 2014 |
Provider | Earwolf |
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Website | Earwolf show page |
With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus is a weekly podcast hosted by Lauren Lapkus where each week the guest is the host. Lapkus takes the guest role in each episode, allowing her guest host to decide the podcast's title, subject matter, and Lapkus's character. Regardless of the host, each episode of the podcast ends with a segment called "Help Me Rhonda", where Lapkus's recurring character Traci Reardon gives advice to her Twitter followers.[1]
History
In 2012, Lapkus began making guest appearances on several podcasts on the Earwolf network, such as Comedy Bang! Bang! and improv4humans. In 2014, Earwolf approached Lapkus to host her own show and they signed her to a two-year contract.[2]
Eventually they came to me and said, “Do you want to do a podcast and what would you do?” I think it was just part of becoming a part of the family slowly over time. — Lauren Lapkus[3]
The idea for the podcast's theme came from Lapkus's dislike of hosting things. In an interview with Jezebel, she described her thought process as "Oh, I want to do it, but I don’t like hosting. That makes me feel weird and I don’t want to interview people." Together with her husband, she came up with the concept of always being the guest.[2][4]
When the podcast launched, Lapkus would come up with her own character in advance, but after a few episodes she decided it would be more cohesive to let the guest host decide her character and not tell her until they were recording. This forces her to improvise on the spot.[5]
Lapkus has said that she "never expected to get into podcasts at all" and it is funny to her that she has one.[2]
Episodes
No. | Episode title | Guest host | Lapkus's character | Release date |
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1 | "Public Domain" | Paul F. Tompkins | Traci Reardon | November 21, 2014 |
2 | "The Betsy Podcast" | Betsy Sodaro | Amanda Calzone | November 28, 2014 |
3 | "Movers and Schaffer with Nip Schaffer" | Nip Schaffer (Paul Brittain) | Patti Dukakis | December 5, 2014 |
4 | "Rad Dad Padcast with Terry Dew" | Terry Dew (Brendan Jennings) | Miss Harmony Moongloss | December 12, 2014 |
5 | "Sister Speak with Sheila and Margo" | Sheila & Margo (Mary Holland & Erin Whitehead) | Brandon Shorts | December 19, 2014 |
6 | "The Skip Hardaway Show" | Skip Hardaway (Brian Shortall) | Darla Sherles | December 26, 2015 |
7 | "It’s Not Just Magic" | Rick Glassman | Damien Forceright | January 2, 2015 |
8 | "Healthy You" | Kate Berlant | Rachel Rachel-Stoyd | January 9, 2015 |
9 | "The Dr. Phil/Victor Ramos Show" | Dr. Phil McGraw (Horatio Sanz) | Traci Reardon | January 16, 2015 |
10 | "The Wild Horses Show" | Various Improv Characters (Stephanie Allynne, Mary Holland, Erin Whitehead) | Various (Improv) | January 23, 2015 |
11 | "Life’s Miracles with Allen Carp" | Allen Carp (Allan Loeb) | Dr. Marianne Kind | January 30, 2015 |
12 | "T.G.I.G.O.T.G.OST" | Sean Clements & Hayes Davenport | Tanya Yavichi | February 6, 2015 |
13 | "The Tom Leykis Radio Program" | Tom Leykis (James Adomian) | Pamela from Big Bear (Caller) | February 13, 2015 |
14 | "Talking with Tommy" | Thomas Middleditch | Renaissance Woman Barbara Preen | February 20, 2015 |
15 | "The Candy Lawrence Show" | Candy Lawrence | Diane Swanson | February 27, 2015 |
16 | "The Sweet Sound of Success with Max Success Champion" | Max Success Champion (Mort Burke) | Macy Champion | March 6, 2015 |
17 | "Me 2 I’m Talkin’ U2 To U Too" | Andy Daly | Amoeba Records employee Allison Gondry | March 13, 2015 |
18 | "Split Ends with Trey Felt" | Trey Felt (Drew Tarver) | Hair Stylist Craigory James | March 20, 2015 |
19 | "A Lil' Dab'll Do Ya" | Dabney Coleperson (Scott Aukerman) | Singer/Songwriter Regina Crimp | March 27, 2015 |
20 | "Jillian Palmer Arbonne Podcast" | Jillian Palmer (Stephanie Allynne) | Jade Palmer | April 3, 2015 |
21 | "NBA on NPR" | NBA Stars Bill & Phil (Casey Feigh & Dave Theune) | NBA Insider, The Gooch | April 10, 2015 |
22 | "The California Supreme WinShow" | Aaron Toblerone (Joe Wengert) | Darren Toblerone | April 17, 2015 |
23 | "Best Friends Podcast" | Amanda Sitko & Jennie Pierson | Amanda & Jennie's Assistant Karen | April 24, 2015 |
24 | "Ideas with Glenn Michaels" | Glenn Michael (Nick Thune) | Renowned Inventor Heidi Melon | May 1, 2015 |
25 | "Down and Dirty with Dr. Doug" | Dr. Doug (Nick Kroll) | Various Callers | May 8, 2015 |
26 | "Bad Religion" | Gil Stanley (Gabe Liedman) | "Real Blind God from Outer Space" Lala ALoLo | May 15, 2015 |
27 | "Wild Horses II: Garden Party" | Various Improv Characters (Stephanie Allynne, Mary Holland, Erin Whitehead) | Various (Improv) | May 22, 2015 |
28 | "Second Chances" | Donald Faulter (Ben Schwartz) | Indian Acrobat Salmy McFurt | May 29, 2015 |
29 | "Sunshine and Smiles from Rolling Hills" | Del LaRue (Kyle Dunnigan) | Lucy Anderson | June 5, 2015 |
30 | "Film Chat" | Adalwolf Ditmar (Brendon Small) | AFI Board of Directors Head | June 12, 2015 |
31 | "Chick Chat" | Bishop Gertrude Steinham (Cameron Esposito) | Miss Sarah Lawrence | June 19, 2015 |
32 | "Living Sober with Rory" | Rory (Mike Castle) | Skip Rollins | June 26, 2015 |
33 | "The North Pod" | Santa Claus (Paul F. Tompkins) | Ho Ho the Naughty Elf | July 3, 2015 |
34 | "Down in the Valley" | Mary Toliver (Zoe Jarman) | Businesswoman Jane-Anne Silvestri | July 10, 2015 |
35 | "Turing Tests with Caleb Smith" | Caleb Smith (Matt Besser) | Machine AI "Melissa" | July 17, 2015 |
36 | "Past Pen Pals Present" | Danny Sexton (Neil Campbell) | Alice-Ann Meyers | July 24, 2015 |
37 | "Crossing Swords" | Eleanor Churchwallace Boyd Foster (Suzi Barrett) | Local Advocate/Poet Jill Traci | July 31, 2015 |
38 | "The Midnight Hour" | BeeBee Bloo (Eugene Cordero) | Janet | August 7, 2015 |
39 | "Mary Mary, On the Contrary, How Does Your Garden Grow?" | Mary McMahon (Pam Murphy) | Plant Psychic Diana Van | August 14, 2015 |
40 | "Ooh Shit! That’s Fashion!" | BeLaShange (Brandon Johnson) | Bebe Bu | August 21, 2015 |
41 | "Celebrity Wow with Tyler LIVE!" | Tyler (John Early) | Riley McDevit | August 28, 2015 |
42 | "Big Grande: Teachers' Lounge" | Keith Padre, Logan Waters, Sam Weatherman, Howard Levi's (Dan Lippert, Drew Tarver, Ryan Rosenberg, Jon Mackey) | Mrs. Linda Fishberg | September 4, 2015 |
43 | "Ghost Calls Close Calls" | Michael Jack-Son (Adam McCabe) | Jeannie Lumpskin | September 11, 2015 |
44 | "Boom Time" | Jerry Branski (James Urbaniak) | Shirley Arielle Giselle Winestock McGinley Rainbow X Harrison | September 18, 2015 |
45 | "The Pickup The Podcast" | Blake Sugar and Dominic DuBois (Chris Alvarado and Dustin Sterling) | Roxie | September 25, 2015 |
46 | "The Sleepover Podcast LIVE" | Melanie Bill, Marsha Godstone, Trixie Cornell (Stephanie Allynne, Mary Holland, Erin Whitehead) | Jill Bill | October 2, 2015 |
47 | "Kid Rock Talk" | Lionel Dalton (Ryan Meharry) | Tiffani Amber-Squeezin | October 9, 2015 |
48 | "For the Love of the Game" | Patti Pon-Pon (Margot Leitman) | Phyllis McCracken | October 16, 2015 |
49 | "Picking and Tricking" | Manny Faldune (Matt Cook) | Nancy Geefs | October 23, 2015 |
50 | "Mountain Tops with the Hope Brothers" | Jeff and Steve Hope (Randy Sklar, Jason Sklar) | Rachel Shift, Diane Shift | October 30, 2015 |
50.5 | "Bonus! Wild Horses: The Perspective with Kate Berlant" | Kate Berlant, Stephanie Allynne, Mary Holland, Erin Whitehead | TBA | November 4, 2015 |
51 | "Dafuqs Da Matter You" | Nicolette Scoppapapalee (Laura Willcox) | Natalie Scoppapapalee | November 6, 2015 |
52 | "Intern Gino Lambardo's Drive Time Radio Show" | Gino Lambardo (Jon Gabrus) | Traci Reardon | November 13, 2015 |
53 | "The Wishing Well" | Skee-Lo (Shaun Diston) | Frank Dorito | November 20, 2015 |
54 | "Trash Talk" | Tony Tushie (Don Fanelli) | Bobby Bobbabushi | November 27, 2015 |
55 | "Land of the Danny Freeman" | Danny Freeman (Nick Vatterott) | Bethany Framboise | December 4, 2015 |
56 | "Sister Oh, Brother!" | Wayne Federman | Blauren Lapkus | December 11, 2015 |
57 | "The Hard Rock Cafe Radio Hour" | Shane Shore-Levine (Gil Ozeri) | Sis Penny | December 18, 2015 |
58 | "The North Pod 2" | Santa Claus (Paul F. Tompkins) | Ho Ho the Naughty Elf and Rudolph | December 25, 2015 |
59 | "Join Me In My Room" | Fiona Bloom (D'Arcy Carden) | Josie Cranston | January 1, 2016 |
60 | "Wine Time with Martha and Margie" | Martha (Betsy Sodaro) & Margie (Toni Charline) | Shelley | January 8, 2016 |
61 | "Inside Hollywood" | Jesse Miller (Andre Hyland) | Dr. Karen Lightfield | January 15, 2016 |
62 | "Shut Up and Pants With Me!" | Linda (Alana Johnston) and Carol (Holly Prazoff) | Yolanda | January 22, 2016 |
63 | "Young People" | Jeff Garlin | Heather | January 29, 2016 |
64 | "Post-Apodcastlypse" | Eliza Skinner | Barbara | February 5, 2016 |
65 | "Ball is Life" | Ronnie Holt (Rick Glassman) & Jerry (Brent Morin) | Tom Hanks | February 12, 2016 |
66 | "The Room Podcast: LIVE from RIOT LA" | Jennifer (Mary Holland), Camellia (Erin Whitehead) & Girl (Stephanie Allynne) | Pill | February 19, 2016 |
67 | "Vision Quest" | Chakie (Drew DiFonzo Marks) and The Sound of Leaves Rustling (James Mastraieni) | Emma Dottie | February 26, 2016 |
68 | "Talk To Power with Mitch Mayhem: LIVE from UCBSunset" | Mitch Mayhem (Paul Scheer) | President Tatiana Montgomery | March 4, 2016 |
69 | "Life On the Fast Lane" | Adam Martinelli aka Diego Dog (Ryan Stanger) and Vince Valvina (Ryan Meharry) | Olive Donkey Sit | March 11, 2016 |
70 | "Dancie's Fancies" | Hugh Dancie (Seth Morris) | Lorena Jennifer Jason | March 18, 2016 |
71 | "Dreams Dreams Dreams" | Claribelle (Alison Rich), Zelda (Jessica McKenna), & Ruth (Nicole Byer) | Derrick Kidman | March 25, 2016 |
72 | "I'm Sorry I've Been Catfishing You" | Kim Plenge (Claudia O'Doherty) | Susie Wainwright | April 1, 2016 |
73 | "Podbury High" | Bill Bines (Will Hines) | Heather Smiths | April 8, 2016 |
74 | "The Gift Suite" | Marla Vanjine (Mo Collins) | Teti | April 15, 2016 |
75 | "People, Places, and Things" | Marcello Chang Bardinewa (Paul W. Downs) | Elaine McKenna Broderick | April 22, 2016 |
76 | "Anonymous Stories From Beautiful People" | Chris Gethard | Anonymous | April 29, 2016 |
77 | "AstroNOTS" | Rick Valentino (Jacob Reed) & Pepper Jalopy (Betsy Sodaro) | Devin Corcorson | May 6, 2016 |
78 | "Philosophical Phun" | Luke Yovatich (Luka Jones) | Helena Strong | May 13, 2016 |
79 | "The Close Up Hollywood Podcast" | Clarissa Bartlett (Laraine Newman) | Miss Amy Darling | May 20, 2016 |
80 | "What Went Wrong?" | Alex Papas (Jason Mantzoukas) | Louise aka Lou Lou | May 27, 2016 |
81 | "I Truly Complimean It" | Bob Holt (Big Dipper) | Kipper Fields | June 3, 2016 |
82 | "Macy's Secret" | Lisa (Erin Whitehead) | Monique | June 10, 2016 |
83 | "Can You Believe It?" | Colleen (Mike Castle) and Margaret (Joey Greer) | Jnny Crg | June 17, 2016 |
84 | "Fixher Upper" | Chap Baines (Don Fanelli) and Joyanna Baines (Laura Willcox) | Victoria Burlap | June 24, 2016 |
85 | "The Worship Hour" | Reverend Dr. Anita Love (Lauren Ashley Smith) | Simone Jones | July 1, 2016 |
86 | "Family Meeting" | Dale Hardon (Casey Feigh) and Miranda Hardon (Mary Holland) | Dana Hardon | July 8, 2016 |
87 | "Wrong Island" | Deb Deraze (Daniel Franzese) | Gloria Benzavega | July 15, 2016 |
88 | "Stockholm Syndrome" | Dennis Palp (Matt Gourley) | Sharla Corbin Contreras | July 22, 2016 |
89 | "The Force Awakens Minute" | Phuck Cumson (Nick Wiger) and Dylan Panini (Mike Mitchell) | Angora Butterman | July 29, 2016 |
90 | "Homeless But Not Speechless" | Richard Rich (Derek Waters) | Sandra Hendrix | August 5, 2016 |
91 | "Breaking Fast" | Todd Nosher (Tim Baltz) | Brittany | August 12, 2016 |
92 | "Actor On Actor" | Asif Ali & George Basil | Carla Butcher | August 19, 2016 |
93 | "Reading Is Living" | Nance Timberline (Cissy Fenwick) & Phillip Lancelot (Anthony Gioe) | Charlize Steinbeck | August 26, 2016 |
94 | "Love, Love, and More Love" | Teresa Loveless (Marcy Jarreau) & Sophia Lovejones (Nicole Byer) | Various Callers | September 2, 2016 |
95 | "Where The Fuck Have You Been?" | Britney St. Clair (Harvey Guillen) | Christina Grande | September 9, 2016 |
96 | "Celebrity Sightings with Jonathan Biting" | Jonathan Biting (Bobby Moynihan) | Mary Assey | September 16, 2016 |
97 | "The Acapodcast" | Mike Mazlowski (Ryan Meharry), Sketch Pazinski (Matt Newell) & Dan "The Tuba" Kozlowski (James Mastraieni) | Sherman Munster | September 23, 2016 |
98 | "When You Wish Upon A Cast" | Handy Bobbit (Adam McCabe) (with Mrs. Bobbit (Jackie Johnson) & Lawrence (Greg Smith)) | Little Carol & Smudge DuBois | September 30, 2016 |
99 | "Home for the Holidays" | Abby Joe Dunce (Betsy Sodaro) & Brett Dunce (Dave Theune) | Amy Dunce & Derek | October 7, 2016 |
100 | "Mommy Break" | Debby Thwack (Mary Holland), Maurine Babcock (Erin Whitehead), and Sydney Stool (Stephanie Allynne) | Jill Hart | October 14, 2016 |
References
- ^ Steiner, Ryan (February 20, 2015). "Podcast Review: With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus".
- ^ a b c "BA #088: Lauren Lapkus". the Box Angeles podcast. July 19, 2015.
- ^ Madrid, Monique (May 20, 2015). "On the Rise with Lauren Lapkus". Splitsider.
- ^ Davies, Madeleine (June 12, 2015). "Lauren Lapkus on Jurassic World and Playing Brats". Jezebel (website).
- ^ Ryan, Kyle (June 15, 2015). "Lauren Lapkus on podcasts, Jurassic World, and landing another TV Series". AV Club.