The Comment Section with Drew Afualo

It’s time to add another All-Star episode to the vault because Grace Amaku (@grace_africa) is back!! Grace and Drew talk Grace chipping her tooth on a chicken wing, explaining Tiktoks to Ariana Grande, Drew teaches Grace some Samoan phrases to impress a man, the lore of the Golden Globes shrub, how to charm your way through Hollywood, and so much more. Shop Billie in-store and at https://www.mybillie.com Grace IG: https://www.instagram.com/grace_africa/?hl=en Grace Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@grace_africa?lang=en Follow The Comment Section on IG! https://www.instagram.com/thecommentsection/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fellow Virgo twin Jensen McRae is here this week!! Drew and Jensen unpack the drama behind Jensen’s cutthroat college improv tryouts, how a Phoebe Bridgers parody song made her viral, Grammy Camp, fear of insects, their favorite comfort movies, being Ed Sheeran heads, and so much more. Listen to Jensen’s new song “Praying For Your Downfall” out now everywhere! Jensen IG: https://www.instagram.com/jensenmcrae/ Jensen Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jensenmcrae?lang=en Follow The Comment Section on IG! https://www.instagram.com/thecommentsection/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We have another ALL-STARS episode for you this week team!! Tefi and Eric return to the show as a duo to explore the timeless question “what is ghosting, really?” and discuss who Tefi should date, spilling a martini on Sofia Vergara, being publicly down bad, Eric’s past working in a Best Buy warehouse, Drew has a big reveal about a new hobby she’s pursuing, Eric’s bob makes a special guest appearance, and so much more. Tefi IG: https://www.instagram.com/hellotefi/ Tefi Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hellotefi Eric IG: https://www.instagram.com/ricotaquito/ Eric Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ricotaquito Follow The Comment Section on IG! https://www.instagram.com/thecommentsection/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Zachariah Porter is here this week!! Drew and Zachariah talk sweating as a medical condition, seducing Jennifer Lopez, auditioning to play a two-headed bird, Zachariah’s petition to get on wig aftercare, Drew failing her psych eval for The Circle, rebranding Disney adults, tooching on the Hagrid ride at Universal, and so much more. Get tickets to see Zachariah LIVE on “The Strip Mall Tease Tour” Zachariah IG: https://www.instagram.com/zachariahporter/ Zachariah Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zzzachariah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our New York Residency begins with the hilarious Sabrina Brier on the show this week!! And to the Acotar and Vampire Diaries girls out there, this episode is FOR YOU. After discovering their deep mutual love of fairy books, Drew and Sabrina talk about why Goodreads is actually a snark page, college improv, why Shakespeare is hard, Quaker camp, writing fanfiction by hand, Sabrina’s star turn on Abbott Elementary, and so much more. Listen to Sabrina’s new audiobook, That Friend, out now everywhere! Sabrina IG: https://www.instagram.com/sabrinabrier/?hl=en Sabrina Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sabrina.cinoman.brier?lang=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, the iconic, hilarious and brilliant Reb Masel is here!! Reb gives us her best legal advice and talks to Drew about staying anonymous as a practicing lawyer, graverobbing, deadbeat dad cases, penis-shaped scars, kegs in the office, the fight to protect vulnerable groups in court, and so much more. Reb IG: https://www.instagram.com/rebmasel/ Reb Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rebmasel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're keeping the All Stars episodes coming this year!! Chris Olsen makes his grand return to the show to debrief the Golden Globes with Drew, talk about their shared obsession with Meghan Trainor, the importance of taking breaks, theatre boarding school, making your therapists laugh, the power of the Ozdust ballroom scene in Wicked, sleep paralysis, the Club Chris tour, and so much more. Chris's IG: https://www.instagram.com/chrisolsen/?hl=en Chris's Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chris?lang=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are graced by the presence of Kay Poyer in the studio this week!! Kay and Drew talk about Kay’s harrowing experience delivering pizzas, getting nasty-murdered in a horror movie, buying fake gucci jackets, witnessing shoplifting, why the bad always comes in threes, and so much more. Kay IG: https://www.instagram.com/ladymisskay_/ Kay Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ladymisskay_?lang=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Trixie Mattel is here for another All-Stars episode and we really couldn’t think of a better way to enter 2025. Trixie and Drew talk about New Years Resolutions, their psychic visions, getting so high you think you’re in the play you’re watching, dismantling productivity, breaking down Little Women, the Tiktok ban and taking breaks, and so much more. Trixie IG: instagram.com/trixiemattel/?hl=en Trixie Tiktok: tiktok.com/@trixie?lang=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TEAM!! In honor of it being Christmas AND our 150th episode of The Comment Section, we’re gifting you another All-Stars Episode… with the legend herself, Monét X Change!! Monét returns to the studio to unpack the epidemic of boyfriends and husbands who don’t put in effort during the holidays, tree-trimming parties, terrible gifts, rank Wicked songs, regifting, confusing your ex with your current partner, and so much more! Monét IG: https://www.instagram.com/monetxchange/?hl=en Monét Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@themonetxchange?lang=en Get tickets to Monét’s Life Be Lifin’ Tour: https://www.obsessedwith.co/monet-x-change-live Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s true… the one and only Ilana Glazer is on the show this week!! Drew and Ilana talk about Ilana’s new comedy special, Human Magic, and the mind-bending experience of childbirth from spinning your baby in the womb to feeling your milk come in. They also unpack the timelessness of Broad City, the “Manisphere”, babies who love Tim Burton, guys vs. men, withstanding silence onstage, birth weights, and so much more. Watch Ilana's new comedy special Human Magic on Hulu starting December 20th! Ilana IG: https://www.instagram.com/ilana/?hl=en Ilana Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ilanaglazer?lang=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Karamo Brown joins Drew on the show this week for a conversation that goes EVERYWHERE. They talk about Karamo making people cry on Queer Eye, Karamo has Drew read the wild plans for his ashes in his will, the law of abundance, edging, the time Drew escaped a toxic situationship, why men are afraid of their own intimacy, and so much more. Karamo IG: https://www.instagram.com/karamo/?hl=en Karamo Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@karamoshow?lang=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lock in team, the one and only Rebecca Black is here this week!! Drew and Rebecca discuss the pop mothers who have influenced them most, Rebecca’s boiler room sets, DJing at her ex’s house, poppers, spending the day with a hater, lesbians who love Joe Jonas, getting caught eating spaghetti at Disneyland, mailing Zac Efron a yearbook photo, and so much more. Listen to Rebecca’s new single “Sugar Water Cyanide” releasing on December 5th, and presave her new album “SALVATION” out January 17th here: https://lnk.dmsmusic.co/rebeccablack_salvationRebecca IG: https://www.instagram.com/msrebeccablack/?hl=en Rebecca Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@msrebeccablack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, the incredible Jessie Reyez is here!! Jessie joins Drew to talk about the transition from working horrible teenage customer service jobs to becoming a successful musician and songwriter. They talk about Jessie's unique writing process, showing up to work in roller blades, getting hit on by creepy married men, Moana cosplay, tattoos, getting fired, the power of alchemy, and so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're in NYC this week with famous New Yorker Mary Beth Barone! Drew and Mary Beth talk about recent unhinged experiences with terrible men, being chronically late, the shocking practice of pap smears, loving The Rock, watching horror movies in the afternoon, getting chest-punched, shutting creeps down in public, and so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Drew sits down with the talented singer-songwriter Ravyn Lenae for an unfiltered discussion on the misconceptions terrible men hold about modern women. Ravyn opens up about her journey—balancing artistry with the demands of the music business, the road to fame and how having a strong support system is crucial for young women navigating the industry. Together, they bond over having a loyal gay fanbase, similar tour experiences, not liking to cook and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Drew welcomes the iconic Maren Morris to the show! Maren and Drew talk about their shared past fighting battles against bigots on Twitter, what Maren loves about Nashville and staying in a city you care about to enact change, writing with MUNA and Jack Antonoff, getting rejected by music competition shows, honky-tonk bars, Maren’s new single “People Still Show Up” (out now everywhere) and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s the final Halloween episode of the season!! Drew is joined by Raveena to dive deep into the intersection between music and spirituality. They talk Raveena's latest album and her songwriting process, unpack the razor-thin line between lying and manifesting, good witches, body intuition, signs from the universe through dreams, Drew explains smut to Raveena, and so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week the one and only Lizzy McAlpine is here!! After Drew makes Lizzy apologize for her devastatingly relatable lyrics, they talk about their lack of survival skills, getting sassed by paparazzi, Lizzy’s love for horror movies and Steven King, crushing on Dylan O’Brien, and so much more. Drew: https://linktr.ee/drewafualo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Drew welcomes Bella Poarch to the show to celebrate her upcoming debut album! They talk about Bella’s time in the Navy, moving to the U.S. at 14, how she started pursuing her singing career in secret, Bella being serenaded by three separate men, blindly reading Acotar in an airport, bringing a guitar on the first date, and so much more! Drew: https://linktr.ee/drewafualo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Drew, in the most elaborate Teletebby costume you've ever seen, welcomes comedian Taylor Tomlinson to the show!! They really cover everything in this episode - the bleakness of cruises, Taylor's start doing standup in churches, getting fired, dating funny women, haunted theatre venues, whether cosplay is a relationship dealbreaker, Taylor reads Pinterest quotes in vocal fry, and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s officially SPOOKY SEASON on The Comment Section! A Spam can and a potted plant convene to ponder one of the scariest things of all - why men think they have authority over women’s bodies. Iconic drag queen Maddy Morphosis is here this week to talk to Drew about being the first cis-het man to compete on Drag Race, physically sensing when people talk shit about you, their best-worst backhanded compliments, men who stink, “the utopian push against reality” and so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Basketball stars Janiah Barker and Kiki Rice join Drew in the studio today to figure out why men on the Internet keep trying to 1v1 them as a flirting tactic. They talk sweating on airplanes, locking in on Call of Duty, guessing men's height, 1800s jokes about women, Gatorade player of the year, and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week comedian Kurtis Conner joins Drew on the show! They talk mullets, the hive mind in Australia, American Gladiator, “sexual market value”, pickup artists, toilet time, why men comparing themselves to the Joker isn’t the flex they think it is, and so much more. Drew: linktr.ee/drewafualo Kurtis Conner: IG / TikTok For sponsorships/partnerships, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week another drag legend graces the halls of The Comment Section… Jaida Essence Hall is here! Jaida and Drew talk arguing politics in the club, Drew being token ally, gay penguins, the frat boy starter pack, drunk straight women getting grabby at drag shows, Jaida’s show “We’re Here”, and so much more. Drew: linktr.ee/drewafualo Jaida: IG / TikTok For sponsorships/partnerships, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices