Bald Talk

As the co-host/sidekick to Conan O'Brien in all of his talk show iterations, Andy Richter has been a staple of the television landscape for almost 30 years. Andy is also a brilliantly gifted comedic actor who has appeared in numerous tv shows and films, and a podcaster with his show, The Three Questions w Andy Richter. The full pated guest chats with Brian about his brush with anxiety related hair loss during his divorce and opens up about his comparable bald spot, his insecurity about his weight. There is maybe too much covid chit chat, some admissions that their teenage daughters are teaching them how to be better humans, and some analysis of the much needed change away from the male point of view in comedy. It's a baldo and hairo having a good, old fashioned bald talk. You're welcome!

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Charlie Sanders

Jeff Hiller is a talented improvisor and actor who plays Joel on Brian's current favorite show, the sweet and funny HBOMax series, "Somebody Somewhere." On the show, Jeff has a combover, which was originally Jeff's character choice but then became an on-camera necessity after Joel came down with morphea, which can cause hair loss. Jeff chats with Brian about the work and self esteem challenges of dealing with the immune disorder, his transition from social work to the stage, the years leading up to finally getting on TV series, and of course, there's a fair amount of actor talk. (Actors, right?!) Jeff also shares about one role that went to someone shorter, but no less deserving.

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Charlie Sanders

Ed Brubaker is an award winning comic book writer who has worked for Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse, just to name a few and has created brilliant noir crime series as "Criminal", "Fatale" and his most recent series "Reckless". This guy came up with the Winter Soldier, people!! And he owes is all to being bald! Not really, but Ed talks about coming from an all bald family and knowing the fate of his pate growing up. He also shares about his wayward youth that insipred his first series Low Life, getting kicked out of his punk band in a very unpunk way and the process of writing a comic book or graphic novel. Charlie takes off 1/2 way through the interview for a big time meeting leaving Brian to test Ed's bald comic book knowledge in the Hairless Heroes and Bald Baddies segment.

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Charlie Sanders

It seems like only 52 episodes ago that the hilarious actor/YouTube maestro, Nathan Barnatt was sitting down to chat with Brian and Charlie about being bald. And now he returns, sporting a new head of hair! Nathan goes into his change of heart and head, and explains his reasoning for the unusual hair pattern he had restored. He also spills some behind the scene secrets about recent performances on America's Got Talent and how his new hair might have screwed him over! Also, Charlie learns what it takes to fax his way into being a real Hollywood producer, and the financial exploitation of NBA cheerleaders get some round table discussion by 2 Baldies and a Former Bald.

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Charlie Sanders

Genius improvisor and actor/writer Mitch Silpa (Two Broke Girls, All Rise) is wonderfully bald. With Charlie away with a writing deadline, Mitch joins one Bald Talker, Brian, for some speculation on the lives they could have had if they had hair, the roles they get because they are bald, and just to stay current, Mitch gives the low down on his bout with the oh so trendy Covid. Mitch is also quizzed on his knowledge of fellow bald Groundlings' performers, and challenged to name one bald lead male actor in a sitcom.

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Charlie Sanders

Brilliantly funny actor/writer (Big Mouth, Brooklyn 99) Gil Ozeri recently played a young Larry David on Curb Your Enthusiasm, and ironically wore a wig to do so. And though in real life, he might not be bald, but he joins Charlie and Brian for possibly the most Bald Talk yet, because things get real deep, real fast. The three open up about their anxieties, some past traumas that inform their present day actions and how they are suriving this never ending pandemic. There is barely any mention of being bald, but so much self examination, awareness and acceptance that it's what a Bald Talk should be. Enjoy this very candid talk between friends!

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Brian Huskey

Charlie Sanders

The hilrious stand up, writer, producer, and actor Guy Branum (Talk Show the Game Show, X-Play) could easily have a side hustle as a therapist as he proves in this excellent Bald Talk. Guy delves into comedic power of baldness, the social complexities of writers rooms, coming out in the midwest in surprsingly gay friendly St. Paul. For some reason lots of bald funny people come from Minnesota and Charlie is provided another guest with which to midwestern-bond.

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Brian Huskey

Charlie Sanders

John Flynn and Mark Rennie host the hilarious podcast Two Old Queens, which is on a quest to determine the Gayest Film Ever. The duo discuss their relationship to their hair, various bald actors' sex appeal, and Charlie's effortless appeal to Bears. There is also an enormous amount of discussion about sweat and sweating; so much so that BT might do a side podcast, Sweat Shares. TOQ are challenged in the Welcome to Podlywood Quiz where their bald Hollywood knowledge is tested, and they come away with a brand new Corvette! (That they must share on alternate weekends.)

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Brian Huskey

Charlie Sanders

Pam Murphy is a hilarious actress, voice actor (Weird City, Krapopolis) and UCB improvisor who lived as a baldie during her successful defeat of cancer. Pam tells the Bald Talkers about wearing wigs while working at a hair salon, the empowerment of shaving her head, and how cancer is not an excuse for low numbers to some bosses. Pam also struts her stuff as the most self guiding guest to date allowing Brian and Charlie to sit back and let he handle the transitions. And Brian owes an public apology to all the weirdos out there, so on his behalf- sorry!

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Brian Huskey

Not only is Aaron Shure an Emmy winning writer (The Office, Everyone Loves Raymond), former clown, and Disney "streetmosphere" performer, he is also gloriously bald! Aaron drops by with some insightful grooming tips and insights, tells tales of circus chimp and clown dynamics, dishes on working for the Mouse, and best of all, gets into some war stories from the numerous writers' rooms in which he has worked. The man is a delight and this was a great Bald Talk for all!

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Charlie Sanders