Breaking Down with Ali Kolbert

The legend Bonnie McFarlane tells Ali what her favorite feeling in the world is, the secret to a lasting marriage, and how having a baby isn’t as hard as it’s cracked up to be. 

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The brilliant comic, author, and actor almost became a priest during the pandemic. She and Ali talk lesbian fashion, the isolation of standup, and the complicated relationship between mental health and comedy. 

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Is having a baby ethical? YouTuber Kelsey Kreppel and Ali hash it out. Plus: what it’s like to be pregnant, bringing a baby into the world — especially as a vlogger — and how Ali wants to knock a woman up.  

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Josh Johnson is a comedian and musician who’s written for the Daily Show and the Tonight Show. Ali and Josh get into how talking to strangers makes for good standup, expecting people to change, and how Pam and Jim are actually awful. 

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Comedian Beth Stelling gets into it with Ali about taking a breaks from comedy and from men, freezing her eggs, keeping it casual, and foreplay. Ali accidentally spoils all of Beth’s upcoming hour.

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The hosts of Girls Gotta Eat join Ali to talk sex toys, jealousy, boundaries, cucking, and paypigs. Plus, Ali breaks out her mob accent?

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The creators of Dicks: The Musical set the record straight about their long, unlikely journey from the improv comedy stage to the big screen.

Dicks: The Musical is now available on VOD.

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Jamie Lee — standup, actor, and Ted Lasso writer — goes in on relationships with Ali. Jamie’s been married and divorced, and engaged again — plus, she also hosted The Wedding Coach, a reality show about weddings. So she has the bona fides to talk dating, breakups, and divorce, and life after love.

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The incredibly talented comic, actor, singer, and host of FBOY ISLAND goes deep with Ali on self-worth, relationships, and whether a certain someone might be bi. 

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The girls from Two Dykes and a Mic join Ali to talk strap-ons, dating bi women, Sophia Bush, Gaylor, and more.

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