Couples Therapy

Steph Tolev Returns

23 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

While other podcasts slack around the holidays, we here at CTHQ are hard at work, recording and editing, to help you get through this fun/disconcertin...

Michael Cyril Creighton Returns

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Michael's one of our favorite humans, and it's been TOO long, so we had to have him back! Now you know Michael from plenty of things including Spotlig...

Anania

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Social media algorithms, created by tech freaks and psychos, have - on the whole - radicalized and ruined large swaths of society YET if you curate ca...

Tim Bagley

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Somebody Somewhere is one of our favorite shows of the last decade - we've talked to Jeff, Bridget, director Lennon Parham and now today, we're talkin...

Zeke Smith

25 Nov 2025

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Our pal Zeke Smith stops by the ol' Couples Therapy patented Couch o' Insights™ on today's episode for a gosh darn fun time! Now maybe you remember ...

Vanessa Gonzalez

18 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Vanessa is a wonderful stand-up that we like a ton (maybe you've seen her on Jimmy Kimmel or Comedy Central or Netflix... and did you know she was nam...

Erin Gibson

11 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We're big Attitudes! fans over here at Couples Therapy HQ - it's especially been helping us through some difficult times - so we lured Attitudes! co-h...

Hoodo Hersi

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The algorithm is almost always piping dumb shit into our feeds, but EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE we get some fun clips that lead us to discover someone new t...

Kahyun Kim

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

St. Denis, the show Naomi writes on and produces, is coming back to NBC and Peacock for season two NEXT WEEK, Monday Nov. 3rd, and to celebrate, we're...

Naomi and Andy in "Two Naps and Zero Showers"

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Life has been lifin', folks! I'm sure we'll discuss what that means exactly on a future episode, but just know that it's been beating us both down and...

Nori Reed Returns

14 Oct 2025

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*This* is why we podcast! Friend of the show/Friend IRL Nori Reed returns for a frank discussion of how fucked up the current political climate is, bu...

Francesca Fiorentini

07 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We've known Francesca from the stand-up scene for many years now, but we didn't know her like *this*! And of course, *you* know Francesca from her tim...

Claire Saffitz

30 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It seems like a lot of people's experience of the internet has been being radicalized into white nationalism. I mean, not us. Obvi. It seems like our ...

Sam Pancake Returns

23 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Pancake returns for a deep dive into his love life! You know Sam from almost every show that's been on TV: And Just Like That..., A Million Little...

Susan Chardy

16 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you haven't seen On Becoming a Guinea Fowl yet, please RUN to your nearest streaming service (it's on HBO Max for free if you subscribe) and watch ...

Milana Vayntrub

09 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Milana Vayntrub is BACK, folks... wait! Back??? That's right! We recorded an episode with Milana a few weeks ago that maybe got a bit TOO real for rec...

Catherine McCafferty

02 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sorry Mission Impossible, for once, the algorithm has worked wonders because it introduced us to the incredibly charming Catherine McCafferty! Catheri...

Karan Soni and Roshan Sethi

26 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A Nice Indian Boy (Now on Hulu!) is one of our favorite films of the year, and on today's episode, we talk to power couple Karan Soni and Roshan Sethi...

Hannah Pilkes

19 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We only knew Hannah Pilkes through her characters and not as a person before today, and boy are we glad we got to know her cuz she's great! Now, you k...

Jillian Bell

12 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We've dug Jillian Bell as a comedic actor for many years, but today we get to find out about the woman behind the celluloid projection! (Or, er, digit...

Josh Gondelman and Maris Kreizman

05 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Josh Gondelman and Maris Kreizman are a real power couple, and of course that power is... an adamantium skeleton? Just joshin'! And speaking of: Josh ...

Naomi Ackie

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Naomi Ackie is an incredible actor! You know her from Mickey 17, Blink Twice, I Wanna Dance with Somebody, The End of the F***cking World, and of cour...

Nico Santos

22 Jul 2025

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One half of power couple Zico (it's what TMZ has been calling them), yes, folks, it's Nico Santos! We had Nico and Zeke on together years ago, and now...

Holmes

15 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Holy hell did we have a blast with Holmes! Now you know Holmes from Welcome to Flatch, Another Simple Favor, Hacks and Overcompensating, and on today'...

Sonia Denis

08 Jul 2025

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Naomi first met Sonia doing stand-up back in New York, and then we really dug her New Negroes set and now we have her on the pod! You might know Sonia...

Saagar Shaikh

01 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You might know from Asif's episode that Deli Boys is one of our favorite shows of the year, so yes we HAD to have Saagar on, and boy howdy, are we gla...

Naomi and Andy in "The Rush Hour School of Relationships"

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The response to Adam Pally's advice a few episodes ago was EXPLOSIVE, so rather than try to rush through a single comment in an intro, we thought, "Wh...

Tom Lenk Returns

17 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We love Tom, and it's been four years since he's last been on the show, so we had to have him back! Now, of course you know Tom from shows and movies ...

Chelsea Peretti

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Chelsea Peretti is a fun hang! And we've been fans of hers for a while (her old comedy group back in NYC Variety SHAC was the cat's pajamas, and we lo...

Adam Pally

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Well, well, well, who knew that today's episode with Adam Pally would start with talk of bees stinging buttholes and end with deep questions about the...

Jeff Hiller Returns

27 May 2025

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Our good pal Jeff Hiller returns for a joyous episode! Not only is Jeff one of the funniest around, but he also co-starred in one of our favorite show...

Rekha Shankar

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We've known Rekha for over a decade now, from our days at UCB to the time we saw her at a Hanukkah latke thing here in LA, and she's the nicest and fu...

Sydnee Washington Returns

13 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

One of our favorite friends Sydnee Washington is back to fill us in on all the happenings in her love- and mental health life since the last time she ...

Asif Ali

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We've casually known Asif for a while now (he was even on an early live episode of the show), but after DEVOURING Deli Boys, we had to have him on for...

Jon Gabrus Returns

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Gabrus is back! On the press tour for Staying Alive, his new Smartless Media/Sirius podcast with his best pal and 101 Places to Party Before You Die c...

Nik Dodani

22 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nik Dodani has been in a bunch of stuff we've enjoyed; first and foremost the movie he stars in, The Parenting, that debuted on Max a few weeks ago, b...

Josh Ruben

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Prolific director and performer (and pal!) Josh Ruben joins us today for a psychoanalysis sesh of pure fun! Now, you know Josh as a performer from Col...

Eden Sher and Brock Ciarlelli

08 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Straight from the hit ABC sitcom The Middle and the hit podcast Middling with Eden and Brock comes the titular Eden and Brock themselves, Eden Sher&nb...

Hanif Abdurraqib

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hanif Abdurraqib is a poet, essayist, and cultural critic from Columbus, Ohio. And buddy, he's also a fantastic and empathetic guest who we have a bla...

Jasmin Savoy Brown

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are we adopting Jasmin Savoy Brown? Find out on an PULSE-POUNDING, ALL-NEW episode of COUPLES THERAPY! Jasmin has been in some of the best dramas of t...

Youngmi Mayer

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We've only known Youngmi Mayer through her work so it was a real pleasure to get to chat with the woman behind the comedy on today's episode! And mayb...

Grace Helbig

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Grace Helbig is on the show today! We've known Grace casually from the New York comedy scene for years, but on today's episode, we get to KNOW Grace! ...

Jana Schmieding and Brian Bahe

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sage-Based Therapy! That's right, it's part two of our crossover with Sage-Based Wisdom (check us out on their podcast from a week or two ago) hosted ...

Vinny Thomas

25 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our friend and yours Vinny Thomas is on today's episode! We love Vinny's videos, his appearances on After Midnight, and of course, you've seen him on ...

Aparna Nancherla and Jo Firestone Return

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's the 350th episode, and we're celebrating in style with our friends Aparna Nancherla and Jo Firestone! Of course you know these two from their sta...

Jameela Jamil

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Good Place was one of our couples shows, so what a delight it was to have Jameela Jamil herself on today's episode! Now of course you know Jameela...

The War and Treaty

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Singing sensation The War and Treaty joins us to ring in Black History Month, folks! The second episode we taped on the first day of the LA fires (yes...

Rose Matafeo

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Wonderful NZ-by-way-of-UK comic and actor Rose Matafeo joins us today! Taped on the first day of the LA fires (yes, folks, it was already on the books...

Susan Heyward

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Actor extraordinaire Susan Heyward is on this week with a super-fun episode to, uh, give you some relief from dystopia descending... And of course, yo...

Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds Return

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds, the hosts of one of our favorite podcasts The Dollop are BACK, BABY and the energy is electric! Naomi put on her jou...

Naomi and Andy in "Chaos Chasers"

07 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Happy new year! And you know what the start of a new year means - our annual "just us" episode answering a bunch of advice questions! And boy oh boy d...

Lily Sullivan and Tim Baltz

31 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are ending 2024 right with an absolute barnburner featuring comedy couple Lily Sullivan and Tim Baltz. Yes, folks, it's part two of IT'S A COUPLES ...

Joe Mande

27 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What's this, another extra episode?? That's right, folks, Joe's Hulu special Chill just came out, and we wanted to make sure you knew about it tout de...

Bridger Winegar and Jimmy Smagula

24 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You know him, you love him, TV writer and podcast superstar and host of I Said No Gifts! is back, that's right, it's Bridger Winegar! But wait, who el...

LaLa Ri

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you like DRA-ma, we have quite the episode for you today with LaLa Ri! LaLa is a dancer, performer and *former* drag queen who was on RuPaul's Drag...

Tamberla Perry

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We were fans of Tamberla's from such shows as The Good Fight and Bosch and of course, she was in our favorite film of 2023, They Cloned Tyrone, so we ...

Wendi McLendon-Covey Returns

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

With NBC's St. Denis Medical tearing up the charts *and* our hearts, we had to have Wendi back on the show. Even if your girl Naomi wasn't writing for...

Matt Rogers Returns

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Matt's an old pal, and he's been on the show a bunch of times both on his own and with Bowen, and especially last time, we did the "Couples Therapy th...

Allison Raskin

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We kind of knew *of* Allison before sitting down with her on today's episode, but we didn't *know* Allison and boy oh boy are we glad we got to becaus...

Gianmarco Soresi

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Taped weeks and weeks ago before the bottom fell out of our (albeit, already-failing) democracy, stand-up Gianmarco Soresi joins us from road, doing a...

AsapSCIENCE

12 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our podcast parent Acast thought we might get along swimmingly with the boys of AsapSCIENCE, so they suggested a crossover, and buddy, were they ever ...

Markie Post, Niles!

08 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After this week, and the US's decision to embrace whatever form of fascism the GOP is offering, you, dear listener, are perhaps feeling as shitty as w...

Langston Kerman Returns

05 Nov 2024

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Our old friend Langston Kerman is back! We absolutely loved Langston's new Netflix special Bad Poetry and had to have him back to tell us what it was ...

Zach Zimmerman

29 Oct 2024

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We're spreading our wings and stepping outside our comfort zone to talk to folks we think are funny, but that we don't know, and on today's episode wi...

Bridget Everett

22 Oct 2024

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The new season of one of our favorite shows Somebody Somewhere is back, baby! And we're celebrating by talking to the star herself, Bridget Everett! A...

Josh Thomas Returns

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Josh Thomas is back, y'all! It's been five years, and people, you know Josh from his brilliant shows Please Like Me and Everything's Going to Be Okay,...

Franchesca Ramsey and De'Lon Grant

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We've known Franchesca Ramsey for over a decade and on today's episode, her longtime friend and podcast partner De'Lon Grant become our pal too! And y...

Misha Brown

01 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You know we're scared of strangers, but we watched one of Misha Brown's videos about an entitled woman who tried to feed his dog human food and instan...

Ayden Mayeri

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ayden and Naomi met while both were acting on the ABC show Single Parents, but it wasn't until we sat down for this episode that we learned some EXPLO...

Genevieve Angelson Returns

17 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our old pal Genevieve Angelson returns to the show for a second helping of open hearts and loose butts! Now, folks, you know Genevieve from Flack, The...

Fin Argus and Chris Renfro

10 Sep 2024

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Fin Argus and Chris Renfro, you know 'em, you love 'em and on today's ep, we hold their feet to the fire in one of the most journalistically important...

E.R. Fightmaster

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

E.R. is a cool customer and also one of the funniest folks around, and on today's episode they drop by the Zoom couch for some much needed therapy... ...

James Adomian

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We've loved James Adomian ever since we first saw him perform back in the day, and when we saw he had a new comedy special out, we said, "We gotta tal...

Andy Richter

20 Aug 2024

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Andy Richter understood the assignment! That's right, folks, you know Andy from his many years on different iterations of Conan, from Andy Richter Con...

Brittani Nichols

13 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brittani Nichols - actor, writer, and comedian Brittani Nichols, who's written for shows like A Black Lady Sketch Show and Abbott Elementary, that Bri...

Jacob Anderson

06 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jacob Anderson's just the best! Naomi got to know him a bit when she hosted the first season of the Interview with a Vampire podcast and said he was l...

Skyler Higley

30 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Besides thinking he was funny, we didn't really know Skyler before chatting with him on today's episode, but boyo, do we know him now! Skyler Higley i...

Anthony Atamanuik

23 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our old pal Anthony Atamanuik joins us this week, and if you were around UCB in the late-aughts/early-teens like we were, Anthony's team with Adam Pal...

Broti Gupta

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Writer and comedian Broti Gupta joins us this week for an odyssey into chronic pain - what?! Now, obviously you know Broti from her online comedy and ...

Naomi and Andy in "Blissed-Out Daddies"

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Between Naomi's writing gig and summer vaycays, the guest coffers have RUN DRY. So, this week, it's just Naomi and Andy goofin' around and answering a...

Vic Michaelis

02 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The wonderful Vic Michaelis joins us this week LIVE (to tape) from... FRANCE?! Now, of course you know Vic as the host of Dropout's Very Important Peo...

Jamie Lee

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's our old pal Jamie Lee! We've known Jamie for forever, and of course *you* know her as one of the Emmy-winning writers for Ted Lasso, from Girl Co...

Jasika Nicole

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We've dug Jasika's work since we saw her on Fringe back in the day, and SURELY you loved her in that as well, in addition to other cool things she's b...

Samantha Irby

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Goddamn, Samantha Irby is the best! This was a delight from moment one to moment 100, so strap in, folks... for fun! And now, you know Samantha from h...

Megan Gailey Returns

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

By popular demand, Megan Gailey is BACK! Naomi and Megan used to host the I Love a Lifetime Movie podcast together, and this episode is kind of like t...

Hannah Einbinder

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The first time we met Hannah - at least together - Naomi was figuring out her Netflix half hour, and Hannah graciously gave her some time on a show at...

Aasif Mandvi

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We've enjoyed Aasif in numerous shows: from his time as a correspondent on The Daily Show to This Way Up to one of Andy's favs Evil (new season starts...

Dr. Raven the Science Maven

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We started following Dr. Raven Baxter AKA Dr. Raven the Science Maven because she's researching Long Coco, but that just introduced us to the ever-exp...

Bryan Safi Returns

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our pal Bryan Safi joins us again this week, folks, and it's a goddamn delight! With our various jobs and 300 vet appointments a week, we haven't had ...

Mekki Leeper

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We met Mekki casually around Los Angeles, and kinda knew him, but after today's episode, he's become one of our favs! Now, surely you know Mekki from ...

Ally Maki

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Holy heck do we have fun with Ally Maki on today's episode! Now you obviously know Ally from Shortcomings and The Big Door Prize or from just about 10...

Emily Heller

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our pal Emily joins us this week for a lovely hour of laffs, and friends, surely you know Emily from her stand-up, from her writing career - as an Emm...

Lilan Bowden

09 Apr 2024

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We've enjoyed Lilan Bowden in tons of things over the years, especially Murderville on Netflix!, so it was a true delight to sit down with her for an ...

Tyrel Jackson Williams

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tyrel Jackson Williams is in two of the best comedies of the last handful of years, Brockmire and Party Down, but waaaaay before those shows, Tyrel go...

Jay Jurden, DeWanda Wise, Jason Mantzoukas, Michael Cyril Creighton, Ryan Ken, and Natasha Leggero

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The sequel to our 200th episode A Cavalcade of Stars, that's right, folks, it's our 300th episode 2 Cavalcade of Stars! We invited six of our favorite...

Kat Sadler

19 Mar 2024

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The creator and star of the brilliant Hulu (by way of BBC3) show Such Brave Girls Kat Sadler joins us today, and boy oh boy are we glad we got to hang...

Rashida "Sheedz" Olayiwola

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This was our first time meeting Rashida, but OF COURSE, we knew her from Jury Duty, and of course you know her from that, as well as, as a writer on g...

James Tom

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We've known James for a decade now, but on today's episode we get to *know* James! Of course, you, dear listener, know James as a stand-up, a writer f...

Kay Cannon

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We've admired Kay Cannon for years, both as a funny comedian and a cool person, and boy howdy, does she live up to both on today's episode! Now, you k...

Trace Lysette

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Folks, if you haven't seen Monica yet, RUN, DON'T WALK to your movie viewing device, because today's guest Trace Lysette is the star, and it's a fanta...