CULM

Hello friends! Tonight you'll be taking a relaxing journey to Switzerland. And your tour guide?... It's perfect guest, Pooja Reddy. Sleep tight!

This episode is about...  diplomatic immunity, spicy prawn chips, "Russian Water", Tom Hanks but make it Jerry, the most expensive ski destination, Marvin Gaye and Chardonnay,  being the MOST dressed, scrabble, G-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S, playing basketball in stilts, and a dog with a weave. 

Born in Brooklyn and confusingly raised in rural Kentucky, Pooja Reddy is a stand-up comedian and writer currently living in New York City. A recovering government employee under the Obama Administration, Pooja now performs her writing at venues such as Caveat NYC, Union Hall, The PIT Theatre, and any bar basement in Brooklyn and Manhattan with a microphone. Pooja hosts and curates two poppin’ stand-up shows called Sweeties and Boom Booms and Kutti Gang, a showcase for South Asian comedians. You can follow her aspirations to be an Instagram Influencer @pooreddy.

Good evening culmmies... Let's get crazy! Our friend Harris Mayersohn is here to help you sleep, and it's about to get SEXY. 

This episode is about... Lilia, literate people in Brooklyn(?!), sexting with a mature woman, THE GUTTER, the largest hotel room we've ever seen, your retainer, Brooklinen pizza, Anna Nicole Smith, and Marc Maron.

Harris is Brooklyn based writer-producer-performer who has written jokes, articles and other material for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The New Yorker, Netflix, McSweeney’s, Bright Wall/Dark Room, Paste, Vulture and The Special Without Brett Davis. He has produced numerous projects for television and web. Most recently as Executive Producer on Peacock’s first original comedy special: Carmen Christopher: Street Special. He has also produced for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Robert Smigel’s Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, At Home with Amy Sedaris, Content Guy with Conner O’Malley (pilot) and It’s Personal with Amy Hoggart, among others.  He has performed on shows including The Late Show, The Special Without Brett Davis and IFC’s Comedy Crib. 

Okay culmmies, this one gets a little trippy.  THE Fareeha Khan is here and we're not gonna lie... this episode is beautiful. 

This episode is about... going upstate, fixing your brain, Fantastic Funghi on Netflix,  chainsawing ALL day, a pregnancy reveal, communing with the universe in a hammock,  decaying, CONFIDENT GIRLS, your 4-digit PIN code, Pirates of the Caribbean, and the 6-layer skort. 

Fareeha Khan is a comedian and artist based in New York City. She’s been on Comedy Central’s “Tight Five” presented by Ilana Glazer, has toured her stand up with Man Repeller, and was featured on the NBC showcase at the Women in Comedy Festival. Her humor writing has appeared on MTV Decoded, Reductress, and in the book Every Body. She has acted in sketches on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Comedy Central, and Adult Swim, as well as several indie short films, including 1/30, which was executive produced by Lena Waithe. Her short film she created, wrote, and starred in, Break Up, Baby, was a NoBudge 2021 pick and Vulture said she has “an enchanting onscreen presence” in it, which was pretty cool. She was a writer’s assistant on After After Party, a Refinery29 produced digital show in 2018. In 2017 she was chosen to participate in the Riot x TBS Comedy Writers Lab. She has a B.A. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution, which she usually tells people is a poli-sci degree because that sounds more real. She was born in Karachi, Pakistan, yet in a plot twist, she grew up in South Carolina and Virginia. Hence the outcast vibes. 

We hope you're ready to feel relaxed, because this week's bedtime story is bound to put you at ease. You know and love him from TikTok... everyone say hello and sweet dreams to Lukas Arnold! 

This episode is about... prom, theatre friends, Amy Schumer, a hookah lounge, grabbing at another dude's chest, leaving your backpack in the splash zone, paying off the police, watching Dance Moms on full blast, a sobbing father, restrictive super powers, and taking the LSATs during Pride. 

Lukas Arnold is  a comedian and actor known for his online presence as a creator on TikTok with 2 million+ followers. He began doing standup in August 2019, and when the pandemic hit, turned to TikTok as a creative outlet, which expanded his  audiences on other platforms as well. His content focuses on his career as a voiceover artist, standup, stories from his life, sketches, and impressions. 

Oh heck yes! Please welcome to your ears... the most beautiful man in comedy... it's Jared Goldstein! Sorry, but you will sleep TOO WELL tonight after listening to his sultry, soothing voice. 

This episode is about... escape rooms, a beautiful sunrise, two huge suitcases, moisture pooling in your hand, spirit airline surveys, a metal woman robot named "T*43",  Panera, off brand iPads, the liberating feeling of not mattering to anyone,  washing dinosaurs in the sink, and crying in your sleep. 

Jared Goldstein is one of Vulture’s 2021 “Comedians You Should and Will Know” and Time Out LA’s “Comics to Watch 2019”, The New York Comedy Festival “Comics to Watch 2019”, and was featured in the 2020 CBS Diversity Showcase. He has starred in Quibi’s Nikki Fre$h with Nicole Richie, appeared on ABC's Modern Family, STARZ’s Counterpart with JK Simmons, TNT's Rizzoli & Isles, CBS’s The Unicorn, and the feature film It's Kind of a Funny Story starring Zach Galifianakis. Originally from Long Island, NY, he has also appeared on Saturday Night Live in a sketch written by Tina Fey and featuring Jimmy Fallon. In addition, he acted in the Off-Broadway production of Spring Awakening and the Broadway production of A Christmas Carol at Madison Square Garden. 

SEASON 2 PREMIERE ALERT! Hannah Pilkes is here and BOY OH BOY does she have a bedtime story for you... 

This episode is about... being a little wacky, LSD, Philadelphia, trauma from the Battle of Gettysburg, being covered in bugs, The Disco Biscuits, Wawa meatballs, converting to Judaism, and David Attenborough of course. 

Hannah is a comedienne, actress, and writer based in New York. She got her start in the Kevin Bacon drama The Woodsman and since then, she continues to reach a wide audience today through her stand-up performances, comedy sketches on social media. She is one of the comics featured on Vulture's list of “Comedians You Should and Will Know” in 2021 and can be seen in Sorry Not Sorry on TruTV, Yearly Departed on Amazon Prime Video, and much more. 

CULM is a collection of crazy yet true sleep stories told by your favorite comedians, designed to help you relax. With these funny bedtime stories, you will laugh yourself to sleep knowing you haven’t screwed up as hard as our storytellers. 

Season 2 guests include Hannah Pilkes (SEARCH PARTY, YEARLY DEPARTED, THE WOODSMAN), Jared Goldstein (THE UNICORN, NIKKI FRE$H, MODERN FAMILY), Fareeha Khan (COMEDY CENTRAL'S TIGHT FIVE), Harris Mayersohn (THE LATE SHOW, COMEDY CRIB), Sebastian Conelli (SEARCH PARTY, CHRIS GETHARD PRESENTS) and more!

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SEASON 1 FINALE ALERT! The hot and hilarious Mike Kelton is here to make your dreams culm true. Good energy only! 

Thanks for sticking with us sillies - we'll see you VERY soon for Season 2. 

This episode is about... lumps, bumps and walls, David Barton Gym, models, vacation sponsored by Kyle's dad, gaslighting a bouncer, sloppy McDonalds, "my boyfriend's place across the bridge", getting a BBL, gay grandsons, and serving witch realness. 

Mike is a Brooklyn based comedian, producer, writer/director, and TV host, with the most recent title of Co-Executive Producer on TLC's "DRAGNIFICENT!." Prior to the TLC project, he Executive Produced and Co-Created the hit FUSION series: SHADE: QUEENS OF NYC. He previously worked as a creator and host for both MTV & Logo digital, which garnered him a Cynopsis Social Good Award for his Logo series FILL IN THE BLANK. Born out of a genuine love for all things spiritual, Mike launched his original podcast BEYOND with Mike Kelton to an incredibly engaged audience.

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Good evening culmmies... Let's be bad! Our favorite friend Brandon Scott Jones is here to help you relax as he transports you back to life at Bel Air High School. Senior year vibes. We love BSJ and you will too! 

This episode is about... stars for seniors, a lil cigarette, an ASMR french kiss, impersonating mom, THE MALL, Mrs. Brosch, orange chicken at 10am, Coach Paul Newman, and Marisa Tomei duh. 

Brandon is an actor, writer and improviser who was named one of Comedy Central's "Comics to Watch" in 2015 at the New York Comedy Festival. Film: CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? (Fox Searchlight, 2018); co-starring opposite Rebel Wilson in ISN'T IT ROMANTIC (Warner Bros, 2019 - Valentines Day!); OTHER PEOPLE (Sundance 2016, dir. Chris Kelly) and DON'T THINK TWICE (SXSW 2016, dir. Mike Birbiglia). TV: He plays Curtis on THE OTHER TWO (2019, Comedy Central), Isaac on GHOSTS (CBS), John on season 3 of THE GOOD PLACE (NBC). Other credits include: GIRLS (HBO), BROAD CITY (Comedy Central) and THE CHARACTERS (Netflix); various characters on THE LATE SHOW W/ STEPHEN COLBERT (CBS); DIFFICULT PEOPLE (Hulu); DEBATE WARS (SeeSo); and was a panelist on the comedy game show LIE DETECTORS (GSN). 

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If you're missing Fire Island (and/or daddies), this ep is for you! Sexy comedian Sam Taggart is here to soothe you to sleep and quell your Sunday Scaries. 

This episode is about... Sip 'N' Twirl, a high up government official (no doxxing!), swimming laps beautifully, murder vibes, daddy issues, the transportation secretary of Japan, getting smushed into a little cube or a big stinky fridge, and "are you okay?". 

Sam Taggart is a Brooklyn-based stand-up, writer and actor. He can be seen on ZIWE and LOS ESPOOKYS. He is a creator of Brooklyn shows like Lake Homo High, Live On Broadgay, and Club Comic as well as a host of the long-running standup shows Future Forms and Stevie. He recently performed at Comedy Central’s Clusterfest as part of their Up Next showcase, has been named one of Brooklyn’s 50 Funniest Comedians by Brooklyn Magazine and has appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert and IFC. 

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