I Need You Guys
Episodes
Making A Donation (w/ Nicholas Braun)
28 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Nicholas Braun (Succession, The Sheep Detectives) went to the same high school as one of us, and you’ll have to listen to find out who! We talk abou...
The Bread Is In Your Court (w/ Alison Roman)
21 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We’re lucky writer and chef Alison Roman made friends with Jenny before she hit max friend capacity! Together we’re celebrating Jenny’s birthday...
Bad News Bears (w/ Paula Pell)
14 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Paula Pell (The Burbs, Girls5Eva) is drinking iced coffee out of a Tab glass with a waistline! She tells us what it’s like to return to acting after...
Eat The Onion (w/ D’Arcy Carden)
07 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
D’Arcy Carden (Sunny Nights, The Good Place) promises Max has nothing to fear from getting a spray tan! She also recommends a tiny delicious fruit t...
Bone Wise (w/ Michelle Collins)
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle Collins (The Michelle Collins Show, On The Box) sadly doesn’t revive her one-woman performance of Les Misérables for us! But she does shar...
I Love You, I Wish You Were Gay (w/ Jake Shane)
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jake Shane (Therapuss) is not shy about saying I love you! We talk about how he became fast friends with Jenny at their Broadway show and breaking the...
Oops! All Hosties
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
No guest, it’s just the three of us this week! (Sorry, Keira Knightley, maybe next time.) Jenny guesses what the movie Saw is about, before Max reli...
Grunched Up (w/ Vanessa Bayer)
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Vanessa Bayer (Scrubs, How Did We Get Weird?) is sitting criss-cross applesauce on the floor to podcast with us! She explains why you shouldn't kill b...
Do You Have Rugs Down? (w/ Michael Cyril Creighton)
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Cyril Creighton (Spotlight, Only Murders In The Building) is here to clear up any rumors that he’s actually Gabe Liedman! We talk about deal...
BONUS: Are You Mad At Me?
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus conversation, Jenny asks Max and Gabe what goes through their head when they’re asked “Are you mad at me?” You can call us with yo...
Get Me Outta Your Gut (w/ Kurt Braunohler)
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Kurt Braunohler (Bananas podcast, The Big Sick) is a snow-tubing virgin just like us! We talk about the best sledding hill in his town, the pros and c...
Angle Your Gland (w/ Rachel Antonoff)
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Fashion designer Rachel Antonoff has been proposed to 50,000 times! She joined us last summer (for our second ever podcast taping!) to help us with ou...
Big Shirt (w/ Jon Daly)
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Daly (Fallout, Big Mouth) will never run out of Peet’s Coffee on our watch! We talk about the bands we pretended to like in high school, and dis...
Grundle Farms (w/ Nick Kroll)
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Kroll (Adults, Big Mouth) is the kind of friend who can tell us when we’ve made an inadvisable fashion choice! He helps a caller get over her...
Adult Blondes (w/ John Early)
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
John Early (Eternity, Search Party) claims he’s not in Zootopia 2 but he’s probably lying! We get his thoughts on Heated Rivalry, learn about his ...
BONUS: Visiting Reptiland (w/ Jacqueline Novak)
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve got even more from Jacqueline Novak this week! She talks about the time she visited Reptiland, and gets so excited she sticks her leg out at a...
A Manufactured Akimbo (w/ Jacqueline Novak)
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jacqueline Novak (Get On Your Knees, POOG) swears delightfully while dealing with tech issues! Once we get rolling, she shares an old showbiz hack to ...
Serious Socks (w/ Ron Funches)
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ron Funches (Traitors, Loot) teaches us how to get high on a plane without getting caught! He and Gabe share stories about meeting each other as young...
The Swearfinger (w/ Ed Helms)
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ed Helms (Snafu, The Hangover) wants to love clams even though he doesn’t really! He tells us about the secret history of Easter and gives sincerel...
Bomb Ogent (w/ Joe Mande)
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Mande (Hacks, Parks and Recreation) is legally barred from doing impressions on our show! But he is allowed to weigh in on the etiquette of rushin...
Don't Call It A Restroom (w/ Rachel Sennott)
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Sennott (I Love LA, Bottoms) finally comes clean about her beef with Max! We debate when it’s OK to ask to go to the bathroom (never ‘restr...
Introducing: CrimeLess
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
A Necklace That’s A Wife (w/ Kumail Nanjiani)
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kumail Nanjiani (Night Thoughts, Fallout) doesn’t want us to bust his chops! Together, we help a caller trying to coax his mother-in-law to get a mu...
BONUS: NPR Talk (w/ Jason Manozoukas)
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We spend a little more time with Jason Mantzoukas this week, going long on our favorite public radio stars from Eleanor Beardsley to Larry Mantle, and...
Little Grandmothers (w/ Jason Mantzoukas)
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Mantzoukas (The League, How Did This Get Made?) doesn’t want your dessert omelettes! But he does teach us the best way to scream at children, ...
Teach Me, Rodolpho (w/ Tim Simons)
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Simons (Veep, Nobody Wants This) is too shy to tell us what voice he uses when pretending his dog can talk! But together, we bond over Tom Cruise ...
T Of My C (w/ Kate Berlant)
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Berlant (Poog, A League Of Their Own) has strong feelings about dinner party etiquette! Just in time for Thanksgiving, we share cocktail recommen...
Flirtlining (w/ Adam Pally)
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Pally (Happy Endings, Staying Alive) is here to tell us why it's terrifying to work with horses! We talk about competitive male friend dynamics, ...
BONUS: We Touched A Lamborghini
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It was exciting to see each other in person again on our New York trip! In this bonus clip, we're sharing more of our adventures in NYC, from touching...
Ray Of Light (w/ Michelle Buteau)
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle Buteau (The Circle, Survival Of The Thickest) warns us not to get our tongues pierced at the San Gennaro Festival! She also shares how it fee...
The Marvelous Mrs. Measles (w/ Sean Hayes)
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Hayes (from SmartLess, one of our podcast dads) is here! We get into Gleem toothpaste commercials and weird 1-800 hotlines, and give Jenny advice...
BONUS: Our Big, Terrific Origin Story
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny, Max, and Gabe all sat down at the studio in New York City during launch week to talk about their origin story! You’ll hear how they met, what...
Angels In My Eyeline (w/ Jessi Klein)
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we need our dear friend Jessi Klein (Big Mouth, Here To Make Friends podcast). She helps us deal with Gabe’s early morning texting habits ...
BONUS: More Advice with John Mulaney
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
John Mulaney loved giving advice with us, so he stuck around for one more voicemail from a listener dealing with a difficult dog problem. We’ll be b...
This Is The Way (w/ John Mulaney)
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's our first episode! We talk about why we started a podcast 16 years late and remember that era when Jenny wore galoshes every day. Then, our old f...
Coming Soon: I NEED YOU GUYS with Jenny Slate, Max Silvestri & Gabe Liedman
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear a sneak peek of I Need You Guys with Jenny Slate, Max Silvestri & Gabe Liedman! Coming October 21st from SmartLess Media and SiriusXM. Hosted by ...