I Need You Guys
I Need You Guys
SmartLess Media
Jenny Slate, Max Silvestri, and Gabe Liedman are comedians who've been friends for over two decades. And despite life taking them in all different directions, they are committed to staying in touch and leaning on each other for the type of advice you'd only get from a true friend. “I Need You Guys” is their group chat made public – where they catch up, spill their guts, and welcome new and old friends to the chat every episode.
Hole For Guys (w/ Kerri Kenney-Silver)
They say don’t meet your heroes, but this episode conclusively proves that if your hero is one Kerri Kenney-Silver (The State, Reno 911, The Four Seasons), then it’s absolutely fine. Kerri joins the group to talk about starting stand-up at age 60 (so a few years out yet, get hyped), her all-girl 90s band Cake-Like, steampunk bar mitzvahs, The State’s long friendship, and to dispense potentially inaccurate information about the moon landing. Plus, a question from a listener about bringing spouses along to friend hangs, and Jenny went to see a whole play.
Jun 2
1 hr 8 min
My Country, Titty Freak (w/ Pete Holmes)
The hilarious Pete Holmes (Crashing, You Made It Weird) joins us today to discuss unkind thoughts about a man’s foot, encountering Paul Rudd after stroller combat, and to offer a caller some advice about getting the lyrics wrong. Plus, what’s an appropriate gift for a boo mitzvah, and Jenny has a simple opening question about high school: “Were you guys tryin’ to grind?”
May 26
56 min
Chunk Hunt! (w/ Ilana Glazer)
Ilana Glazer (Broad City, It’s Open With Ilana Glazer) joins us live from bed today, as we remember epic party boat shoots, Ben & Jerry’s encounters, and the time Gabe fell over very mindfully. We’ll also help out a caller with a very pertinent question about weed disclosures. Plus: Jenny is ready for action movie suggestions, and the boys can’t believe their luck! Follow Ilana @ilana Listen or watch It’s Open With Ilana Glazer Tickets and tour dates at IlanaGlazer.com
May 19
53 min
Oops! All Hosties 2: A Golden Thread
The secret ingredient in this week’s hosts-only episode is love! Jenny finds out that shackets are like jeggings for boys, Gabe explains why you should measure twice to cut once, and Max gets us excited for two Pennsylvania-set movies coming soon (though we’re disappointed by the lack of scrapple). Plus: we help a pair of callers work through their confusing night with a Sharon Tate lookalike and her friends. We’re pretty sure we know what “I have to change my tampon” is code for.
May 12
47 min
Tony Tony Ate Bologna (w/ Anna Konkle)
Anna Konkle (Pen15, The Sane One) might be the only second grader who watched Fried Green Tomatoes for her birthday party! Together we share Pen15 memories, help a caller whose friend is a bad driver, and discuss the dark corners of Nextdoor, from a feral animal surgeon to an aspiring indie songwriter. Plus: Jenny’s been activated by a horny novel about improv.
May 5
49 min
Making A Donation (w/ Nicholas Braun)
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 about high school reunions, regrets, and surprise hookups, and Nick puts his detective skills to use to help a caller whose upstairs neighbor has a strange post-sex ritual. Plus: Jenny learns that “making a donation” has a different meaning in outer space.
Apr 28
45 min
The Bread Is In Your Court (w/ Alison Roman)
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, feeling guilt from parenting Instagram, and helping a listener who’s worried a bad tattoo will threaten their friendship with the tattoo artist. Plus: Max and Gabe share some very sweet and gentle pranks.
Apr 21
47 min
Bad News Bears (w/ Paula Pell)
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 a legendary writing career, then helps a caller with sweat issues, and we debate whether her dog looks more like Gizmo from Gremlins or a steering wheel. Plus: we’re still not sure how Jenny’s dad injured himself in a very sensitive place.
Apr 14
46 min
Eat The Onion (w/ D’Arcy Carden)
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 to us, and helps us help a caller whose grandma won’t stop buying her a certain giant appetizer. Plus: Gabe has faith in pet psychics, but is the ‘gift’ from nature that fell onto his car a bad omen?
Apr 7
45 min
Bone Wise (w/ Michelle Collins)
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 share the shocking thing people would yell at her in Amsterdam, reminisces on her college days with Jenny and Gabe, and helps us with a caller who thinks his friends are talking about him behind his back. Plus: Max used to be Wiccan?
Mar 31
46 min
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