Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend

The gang starts with some, "Where were you on 9/11?" talk and then Alison, Jenna Kim Jones, Daniel Quantz, Allan Moss and Jeff Fox compete to see who knows Greg Heller best in THE GREG QUIZ. The answer might astound you! (Or not. Alison honestly cannot remember who won as she types this. WE'LL FIND OUT TOGETHER!) Plus we did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Sarah Colonna returns to Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about her new book Has Anyone Seen My Pants? We also chat about how she met her fiance, feeling comfortable with your age, doing a commercial with Candice Bergen, spending thousands on a hookup, dating an athlete, vacationing with Jen Kirkman, hating winter, toxic friendships and so much more. Plus we took your questions over twitter and did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Jenna Kim Jones talks a good game about being able to identify her favorite beverage—"fresh" diet coke from McDonald's—but can she really tell the difference between "fresh" and canned? Find out! Plus on this episode Alison, Greg Heller, Daniel Quantz, Jenna Kim Jones and Jeff Fox talk about salons, guacamole, walking and texting, Alison's ongoing fitness situation, deleted tweets, kid things and so much more. Plus we did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Comedian Brooks Wheelan (Saturday Night Live, Girls) drops by Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about being misquoted regarding his feelings about getting fired from SNL, his actual feelings about getting fired from SNL, anxiety, drugs, high high and low lows, growing up in Iowa, his half hour Comedy Central special, struggles with being too loose on stage, performing comedy in NYC, living in a drug house in Los Feliz, relationships, being a biomedical engineering grad, stuffed animals, going crazy at his old job after not sleeping, the politics of workplaces, cheating in college, not doing stuff he doesn't want to do, camping, nature and perspective, his concerns about overexposing himself, his confidence with the ladies and so much more. Plus we took your questions over twitter and did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

The man who calls himself Allan Moss is a mystery to us all. On this episode Alison, Greg Heller, Daniel Quantz, Jenna Kim Jones, Jeff Fox and special return guest Jordan Morris compete to see who knows #Al best. Plus, Greg Heller performs an #ALQUIZ song live in Dining Room Studios. Not only that, Jordan tells some stories, Alison is all about fitness and cup filling, Jenna had to dodge seagulls AND MORE. Plus we did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Lauren Lapkus (Jurassic World, Clipped, Orange is the New Black) drops by Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about her role in Jurassic World and her experience filming the movie, her podcast With Special Guest, Lauren Lapkus, stone soup, chicken fingers, meeting her husband, finicky eating habits, what she will and won't eat, auditions and putting herself on tape, learning how to cut hair, her new TBS show Clipped, improv in general, patronizing a business whose politics you don't agree with and so much more. Plus we took your questions over twitter and did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Last week we found out how well Alison knows the Thursday gang but this week we turned the tables to find out which member of the Thursday gang knows Alison best. Will it be Jeff Fox, Dustin Goot, Greg Heller, Allan Moss, her own husband Daniel Quantz, or Jenna Kim Jones who wasn't there because she's required to attend all summits in Utah? More importantly, which defunct music store did she work at in high school? Listen and find out! We also talked about Greg's embarrassing morning, fresh diet coke, Allan's turtle saving and more. Plus we did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Chris Hardwick drops by Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about rabbit holes, how much it must stink in space and space Febreeze, trying desperately to fit in as a young person, control issues, anxiety, his parents’ divorce, early career struggles, his recent trip to Austria with girlfriend Lydia Hearst, hating the feeling of bare feet and always needing to have socks on, internet bullying, impostor syndrome, Singled Out, the true genesis of the Nerdist podcast and so much more. Plus we took your questions over twitter and did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Alison is joined by Greg Heller, Jeff Fox, Dustin Goot, Daniel Quantz, Jenna Kim Jones and Allan Moss for a re-introduction of the Thursday gang including who everyone is, their favorite colors, middle names, where they were born and how Alison knows them. We also talked about Dustin's big news, emails, Greece, engagement stories, overrated scones and aggressive door holding. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Joe DeRosa (Better Call Saul, The Pete Holmes Show, Comedy Central) drops by Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to announce the end of his podcast and talk about flinching, the end of his "unrelenting artist" phase, his take on suicide and selfishness, his take on "takes," being adopted and whether he'll find his birth parents, working with Jonathan Banks on Better Call Saul, working with Pete Holmes, grief, music, sci-fi/horror, his tensions with Anthony Cumia and Jim Norton and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Alison is joined by Greg Heller, Jeff Fox, Daniel Quantz, Jenna Kim Jones and Allan Moss for a discussion of romantic confusion, saying "Adolph" at the Coors Factory, maternity pants, Al's dream cheating, cats, budgets and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Comedian Annie Lederman (MTV's Girl Code, Chelsea Lately, Grand Theft Auto V) drops by Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about how waking up on the air mattress of a comedian she hated got her sober, her childhood in the suburbs of Philadelphia, being a juvenile delinquent, a bad scooter accident, stealing cars, bitching out her math teacher, New Mexico, getting into comedy, not sleeping with comedians, trying to get the word butthole trending and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Alison is joined by Greg Heller, Jeff Fox, Dustin Goot, Daniel Quantz, Jenna Kim Jones and Allan Moss for a discussion of the elephant in the room, Jenna and Allan's big news, Alison's fat photos, Twin Peaks, the Palm Desert house, Greg's ten thousand questions, the meeting with Roseanne Barr and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Greg Fitzsimmons returns to Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about how no one gives Alison credit for having discovered Greg's pencil fetish, quiet confidence, fatherhood, college and how his father applied for him, meditating, fellow comedians and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Alison is joined by Greg Heller, Jeff Fox, Dustin Goot, Daniel Quantz, Jenna Kim Jones and Allan Moss for a discussion of one man bands, cats vs. dogs, who was popular in high school, ducks vs. geese, subtle racism, white guy privilege, college, Korea and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Molly McAleer (Hello Giggles, Two Broke Girls, Plz Advise) stops by Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about her new ebook, The Alcoholic Bitch Who Ruined Your Life, her brief infuriating stint in rehab, Bethany Frankel, blurting out her feelings, how the internet saved her, how she went from improv to writing, living in a frathouse, working at Gawker, co-founding Hello Giggles, how she met her boyfriend Drunk History's Derek Waters, parents, Whitney Cumming's desk and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Alison is joined by special return guest Greg Heller plus Jeff Fox, Daniel Quantz, Jenna Kim Jones and Allan Moss for a discussion of Alison's 33 injections and egg retrieval, instant coffee and Postum, conference calls, an impending meeting with Roseanne Barr, Jeff's Sleater-Kinney experience, slow cooking, Greg's Mojo and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Greg Proops returns to Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about The Smartest Book in the World, serial commas, his parents (a topic he says he's never talked about in public), gambling, his father's misogyny, Lou Dobbs, Greg Gutfeld, drugs, how podcasting has affected his life, "sweet perfume," morning radio, driving, insecurities, poetry and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Alison is joined by special return guest Greg Heller plus Jeff Fox, Daniel Quantz, Jenna Kim Jones and Allan Moss for a discussion of Jenna eating her hair, Greg's wife's budget app, Greg getting stoned with his dad, drugs in general, cubes with poles, stag heads, Alison's IVF, Daniel's new job, Alison's butt, Jenna and Al's vacation and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Jim Norton returns to Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about juicy heinies and big feet, his new comedy special Contextually Inadequate, sex and love addiction, his childhood, being punished as a kid, talk shows, Anthony Cumia, working with Opie, tension in comedy and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Alison is joined by special return guest Greg Heller plus Jeff Fox, Daniel Quantz and Dustin Goot (Jenna and Allan will be back next week!) for a discussion of Daniel's scary run-in with the law at a sobriety check point, Alison's IVF update, Greg's good news and subsequent drunkenness, peyote, spirit animals and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Nikki Glaser returns to Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about her reluctance to agree to be a guest on podcasts after her boyfriend broke up with her for things she publicly aired (they've since reunited), "being sweet," her Comedy Central pilot NSFW, potentially opening up her relationship, turn-ons, ASMR, drinking and repeating stories, super cute sister syndrome, cereal and snack chat and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Alison is joined by special guest Vince Mancini of Film Drunk plus Jenna Kim Jones, Jeff Fox, Daniel Quantz, Dustin Goot and Allan Moss for a discussion of Daniel throwing dental shade at Dustin, Jenna's dental convention, Alison's egg retrieval, stuff that isn't medical in nature, the idyllic wedding Jeff attended, the biscuit bar at said wedding, the Avengers premiere, getting to know Vince Mancini, Periscope and more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Denny Tedesco (The Wrecking Crew) stops by Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about his 19 year labor of love, the documentary The Wrecking Crew and what it was like growing up the son of famed musician Tommy Tedesco. We also talked about his experience interviewing luminaries like Cher, Dick Clark, Nancy Sinatra, Brian Wilson and more plus crowdfunding, losing his father to cancer, "no smoking, no Tedesco," controversy with Carol Kaye, conflict between Carol Kaye and Hal Blaine, growing up in the valley and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Alison is joined by special guest Greg Heller along with Jenna Kim Jones, Jeff Fox, Daniel Quantz, Dustin Goot and Allan Moss for a discussion of remaining vulnerable, Utah dental conventions, everyone except Alison thinking a certain doctor is "weird," Gilmore Girls, Greg "the California Asshole" Heller, babies named Adolf, Wolfenstein, Sundays and Alison's garbage farts. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Matt Mira (Nerdist, @midnight, FEaB) stops by Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about growing up in Lowell, moving to Florida, loaning relatives money, meeting his fiance on Tinder, falling in love, early career ambitions, getting expelled from school, moving to Los Angeles, working as an Apple Genius and meeting Chris Hardwick at the Apple Store, collecting guitars, writing on @midnight, "tricking Atlanta," losing hundreds of pounds (he once weighed so much he had to sleep on his knees), gastric bypass, eating through gastric bypass, ham planets and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Alison is joined by Jordan Morris, Jeff Fox, Daniel Quantz and Allan Moss for a discussion of Alison's underwear, trendy restaurant service, the trouble with communal tables, Jordan's dating life, shower resistance, Jeff's April Fool's tweets, Trevor Noah, min-stim IVF and more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Dave Hill returns to Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about The Goddamn Dave Hill Show on WFMU, Joe Franklin, Little Joe Franklin, show biz meetings, mustard, existential crises, vintage suits, depression, Norway, tall poppy syndrome, tweets, Dick Cavett, beautiful people and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Alison is joined by Jeff Fox, Dustin Goot, Daniel Quantz, Allan Moss and Jenna Kim Jones for a discussion of mortifying moments (Dustin pooped his pants!), bike riding, scary movies, the proper way to greet ghosts, exercise farts, that controversial segment Alison did last week and why it was problematic, grocery delivery, romance and more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Beloved radio personality Lisa May sits down with Alison Rosen to discuss, in-depth, her recent controversial firing from KROQ's Kevin and Bean show including how she found out, her feelings about the way she found out, her relationships with Kevin, Bean, Ralph Garman, Kevin Weatherly and her replacement, Allie Mac Kay, the overwhelming listener support and her plans for the future. We also talked about her path to broadcasting, how she met her boyfriend and so much more. Plus we did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Alison Rosen is joined by Jenna Kim Jones, Jeff Fox, Dustin Goot, Daniel Quantz and Allan Moss for a discussion of Alison's podcast tour, working from home, finding a balance, eating in front of the TV, polygamists at Costco, Jenna's mom and so much more. We also unveiled a new segment bound to get people hatin' and did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Casey Wilson (Marry Me, Happy Endings, Gone Girl) stops by Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about morning sickness, the way dogs react to her pregnancy, growing up with parents who were both in politics, running for school office, early performance memories, baby psychics, pole dancing, the rumors there might be a Happy Endings return, Norm the homeless guy, boundaries, how she met her husband, losing her mom, Christopher Guest, weight, Rhonda, SNL, Suzanne Vega, and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Oh hi! This episode starts with an announcement about the weekend shows and then addresses what happened on Thursday, where I attempted to be uncensored and then allowed myself to be censored. Plus what actually happened in Chicago and some other details from my experience on The Adam Carolla Show. And more! Also, I love you.

Jeff Fox, Dustin Goot, Daniel Quantz and Allan Moss join Alison and Jenna Kim Jones for a discussion of Alison's new higher energy edict, Alison's epiphany about not censoring herself, vagina talk, Michael Keaton at a wedding, Alison's reaction to Adam Carolla discussing her on Howard Stern, an ill-timed cough attack, singing, upside down sandwiches and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Mamrie Hart stops by Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about You Deserve a Drink, panic attacks, literally growing up in Boonetown, her upcoming book, trampolines, cheerleading, drink acronyms, her family, puns, getting into comedy, Cudzoo and the Faggettes, No Filter, moving to LA, Beanz, Wispy, naps, rabid raccoons, bonersodes and more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Jeff Fox, Dustin Goot and Allan Moss join Alison and Jenna Kim Jones for a discussion of why Daniel isn't there, Dustin's "schlub" phase, spiders and false eyelashes, new jingles galore, talking to doctors, ketchup on burgers, Jenna's intruder, twist ties, socks, Better Call Saul, Last Man on Earth and more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Andy Kindler stops by Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about religion and spirituality, losing his father, Bill Maher, Ricky Gervais, vestibules, reality TV, Entourage, his annual State of the Industry at Montreal's Just For Laughs, growing up in Queens, starting out as a musician and switching to comedy, trauma, Marc Maron, Jay Leno and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Alison and Daniel look back at the week and forward to the next. Plus Nimoy, gold and white vs. blue and black dresses, llamas, hot schedule talk, playground chat and more.

Dustin Goot, Allan Moss and Daniel Quantz join Alison and Jenna Kim Jones for a discussion of all the crazy press surrounding Monday's Jennifer Lee Pryor episode, umlauts, jury duty and gang car jackings/murder, Better Call Saul and The Oscars, Bob Odenkirk's hand gestures, period control, eviscerating people's careers and relationships, adopting, savory peeps, chip chat, "for no reason" gifts, popcorn and more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Richard Pryor's widow Jennifer Lee Pryor stops by Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about how she and Richard met, what she loved about him, what she misses about him, codependence, her relationship with his kids, drugs and threesomes, marrying, divorcing and marrying him again, her involvement in the upcoming biopic, executive producing and appearing in Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic, domestic violence, Richard's suicide attempt, other women, the N-word, Bill Cosby, Mike Epps and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Alison and Daniel look back at the week and forward to the next. Plus breakfast FOMO, Alison's voice in Daniel's head, dealing with people who always say no, addiction/obsession and more.

Harris Wittels died earlier today. I just can't believe he's gone. I've received some requests to repost my interview with him which originally ran January 23, 2014. The world is a better place for Harris having been in it.

Jordan Morris, Allan Moss and Daniel Quantz join Alison and Jenna Kim Jones for a discussion of depression, chip flavors, cookie flavors, wheelchairs, superfans, pickle backs, Jenna's party pantry, anger versus annoyance, Trader Joe's and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Scott Aukerman (Comedy Bang! Bang!) makes his first appearance on Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about working at Knott's Berry Farm and Disneyland, growing up in Orange County, playing in bands, his relationship with Kulap Vilaysack, getting bit by the performance bug at age six, theater school, getting kicked out of theater school, meeting Bob Odenkirk, working on Mr. Show, The Fun Bunch, Comedy Bang! Bang!, parody vs. satire, $10,000 Pyramid, dogs in beds, Ear Wolf and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Alison and Daniel look back at the week and forward to the next. Plus Daniel's parlor game idea, Scott Aukerman stuff, Robert Downey Jr. and Justin Bieber, the problem with outdoor classes, Valentine's Day, news and more.

Dustin Goot, Allan Moss and Daniel Quantz join Alison and Jenna Kim Jones for a discussion of Alison's recent coughing nightmare during Doug Loves Movies, Daniel's morning drop off, Dustin's attempts to donate sperm, Al and Jenna's new haircuts, haircuts in general, frats, butter sandwich reboot, shots, snacks and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) returns to Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about his first appearance on the show, how his life has changed since Guardians of the Galaxy,Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Chris Pratt's weight, casting in general, his childhood, feeling alienated, his creative process, snow cream, religion and his feelings about Catholicism, running errands, being slightly OCD, dating, trust issues, Kevin Bacon and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Alison and Daniel look back at the week and forward to the next. Plus James Gunn stuff, butt stuff, post-collegiate rude awakenings, a discussion of stuff Alison dreads talking about, fiction versus non-fiction, magical medical fingers and so much more. Plus we did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Jordan Morris, Allan Moss and Daniel Quantz join Alison and Jenna Kim Jones for a discussion of Alison's recent audition, Alison's post-audition parking nightmare, Jordan and Allan's similar voices, the upcoming Backstreet Boys movie and Jenna's feelings about BSB, Daniel's new intro, Jenna's parody video, fertility drugs, G-strings, being "a big hottie," Allan's experiences working at Dairy Queen and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Michael Rosas returns to Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about Alison's reluctance to adjust to his name, the birth of "Rosenating," phone calls, special ladies, Valentine's Day, The Measles (the band), Smile, Satisfaction, growing up in Orange County, lousy wraps, heartbreak, relationships, Mr. Aforementioned, deodorant and so much more. Also Michael played three songs and we did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.