This week Benji and Ari discuss strippers, adult acting, going on tour, happiness, venting, advice, moving to Santa Monica, show business girls, Buddhism, baseball, Dodgers, Padres, trusting Trump more than Harris, Hasan Minhaj, feeling sexy, getting in great shape, personal trainers, smelling menstruation, Ari dating Benji’s sister, making life changes in Australia, podcasting, women, lesbians, trucks and more!

Episode 23 features comedian Sara Weinshenk, best known for her podcast Shenk. Sara and Kim Congdon were the first two Regulars ever on Kill Tony where they both debuted a new minute of stand-up every week for years. The two went on to create the show Stoned Science and now host This Bitch Podcast together. Sara is a Paid Regular at The Comedy Store and is a recurring guest on the Joe Rogan Experience. She has appeared on Your Mom’s House, Barstool, Getting Doug with High, Guys We Fucked and Comedy Central. Follow Sara’s on Instagram, TikTok, and X. Watch Shenk and This Bitch podcast. Go to see her perform stand-up live!

Episode 22 features Brian Moses, best known for creating and hosting Roast Battle. He started Roast Battle in the Belly Room, the smallest room at The Comedy Store, and turned it into a TV show on Comedy Central. Roastmaster Jeff Ross joined the show after seeing a battle between Benji Aflalo and Yassir Lester. The TV show featured guest judges including Kevin Hart, Seth Rogen, Jimmy Kimmel, Snoop Dogg, Sarah Silverman, John Mayer, and Pete Davidson. Roast Battle now has leagues all around the world! Brian hosts a podcast about the leagues with Pat Barker. Subscribe to the Roast Battle YouTube page to watch battles and the podcast. Follow Brian on Instagram and X. Get tickets to see Brian host Roast Battle every Tuesday at The Comedy Store in Hollywood, California and monthly at the Comedy Mothership in Austin, Texas. 

This week Benji and Brian discuss Italy in August, the Hollywood Improv, a Ralphie May story, going to Paris, Kamala Harris’s ethnicity, their favorite terrorist, ideations leading to shootings, a black gang member meeting an orthodox jewish woman in prison, relationships between black and jewish people, Kendrick Lamar, NWA, Eazy-E, new age media, the Tropical F*ck Storm song “Chameleon Paint”, stand up comedy fan evolution, food talk, diversity, abortion, Roast Battle around the world, positive energy leading to adventures, best friends, comedian social life, defining being rich, life experience improving art, regrets, Ari Shaffir’s lifestyle, creating culture and servicing the community like Nipsey Hussle, feeling life purpose from being the Godfather of Roast Battle, Jeff Ross, Mike Lawrence, joke writing, David Letterman and more!

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Fat Benji Episode 21 features Dan Madonia. He is a stand-up comedian, actor, and writer that has been featured on the SyFy Network, in High Times magazine and performs regularly for the Wounded Warriors. Dan did stunt work for Machine Gun Kelly and was in Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Follow Dan on Instagram and see him perform stand up live in New York and on the road!

This week Benji and Dan discuss New York City, being in your twenties, their friendship, being a door guy at The Comedy Store, road gigs, broken leg leading to marriage, epic adult actress story with Ari Shaffir, Don Barris, and Sam Tripoli, going to jail on mushrooms story, raising kids, Elon Musk’s daughter, growing up with a transexual nanny, moving on from The Comedy Store, getting happy about the success of peers, Tony Hinchcliffe, Brian Moses, Jesus Trejo, Andrew Santino, Theo Von, Bobby Lee, living with Rosa Salazar (Alita: Battle Angel), Mat Edgar, and Sandy Danto in Benji’s family’s apartment building, John Little calls, Deathsquad, Texas and more!

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Fat Benji Podcast episode 20 features the return of comedian Willie Hunter, best known as the co-creator of The Carmichael Show with Jerrod Carmichael featuring Tiffany Haddish, and as part of The Wave in Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle on Comedy Central and live at The Comedy Store. He is a hilarious stand up comedian and has written on TV shows including the Roast of Alec Baldwin, Head of the Class, Young Love, and Rel featuring Lil Red Howery. Follow Willie on Instagram and X!

Benji is solo for episode 19 of the Fat Benji Podcast discussing music, The Killers, MGMT, Time to Pretend, Jeff Buckley, Elliot Smith, Bill Hicks, Mushroom Trips, Assassination Attempt on Former President Donald Trump, orange video filter, conspiracies, secret service, Fourth of July, day drinking, Blink-182, Dodger’s game, Rhys Hoskins, yelling at baseball players, getting a physical exam, taking an Israeli tactical class, Shannen Doherty, 90210, Richard Simmons, New York Times article about Trump, Joe Biden, how Republicans should act, George Clooney, Whoopi Goldberg, Alec Baldwin innocent, Elon Musk and more!

Fat Benji Podcast episode 18 features Stephanie Simbari who is a funny creative, comedian, actress, writer and host. She’s toured the country as a stand up comedian, including SXSW, and was a series regular on ‘Funny Girls’ on Oxygen. Stephanie has worked on Taken 3 with Liam Neeson, appeared in Netflix’s award winning indie film, Coldwater, and hosted web content for MTV. She previously co-hosted the That’s So Retrograde podcast with Elizabeth Kott.

Fat Benji Podcast episode 17 features comedian Hillary Lowe, best known for her podcast Tits Of The House and voice acting appearances on Robot Chicken.

This week The Fat Benji Podcast features comedian Mat Edgar, best known for his comedy album “Take the L” as well as his appearances on Kill Tony, Comedy Central’s This Is Not Happening, Ari Shaffir’s Skeptic Tank. Mat has toured with Curb Your Enthusiasm’s Jeff Garlin and performed at Legion of Skanks’s Skankfest.

Benji Aflalo is solo this week of the Fat Benji Podcast discussing the end to his fertility adventure, getting back into the steam room, testosterone, being a stoner, twins, the next housing crisis, the rodeo and Four Seasons in Jackson, Trump trial, Jesse the Engineer, Houston being the dirtiest city in America, the new social media sensation "All Eyes on Rafah", whether Not Like Us is antisemitic against Drake, South Park and more!