Off the Cupp with S.E. Cupp

This week S.E. gets to sit down with one of today's most unique and hilarious talents, Bridget Everett! She's gained a (rightfully) wider audience with her critically acclaimed (and fantastic! Go watch it!) HBO show, Somebody Somewhere, but Bridget has been a standout, unafraid to pave her own way, for decades. From musicals, to cabaret, to starting a  cabaret band with a Beastie Boy (Ad-Rock!) called Tender Moments, to behind the camera and in front of it, come hear why Bridget is the nicest force to be reckoned with and might just be this generation's Bette Midler. 

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It's Super Bowl season and SE's talking to Hall of Fame Brett Favre. SE may have grown up in New England surrounded by Patriots die-hards, but she was always a Packers fan, so this conversation was a long time coming. SE asks about his career highs and lows. Brett also opens up about the struggles he's had and the battle he has with himself to try each day to do better.

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This week, S.E. sits down with stage and screen star, Zachary Quinto, who, until Feb. 2nd, is starring in the Broadway play The Cult of Love. Zachary and S.E. talk about his dramatic start in high school plays (S.E. found some FUN vintage, on-stage Zachary) and what one teacher did to guide him to this work. Zachary talks about what those formative years in LA were like, how he maneuvered self-doubt, and what he considers was his big break. S.E. asks about the impact of Heroes and Star Trek and how they have led to his new drama Brilliant Minds. Zachary also get personal, talking about the loss of his father and how that early trauma affected him and how therapy has helped.

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If you know S.E. you’ll know she loves her coffee (and loves it a certain way). In honor of this … obsession, Off the Cupp is trying something new — a mini episode all about interesting, strange, and funny coffee news. On this episode, S.E. and her producers, Derrick and Lauren, talk about some very wild new trends in the coffee world (and their strong opinions about them) as well as — did anyone else know about this? — coffee competitions! So many. They get into so much more. It’s fun, come take a sip.

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This week it's Steven Weber! If you were an appointment TV, 90s fanatic like S.E., you'll know Steven as the snarky affable dickhead (Steven's words) Brian Hackett from the sitcom Wings. But of course, Steven has had an illustrious career since that class 90s show went off the air in 1997. Steven has gone from small screen to big screen (Single White Female) to stage (The Producers) and back again (he's now starring on a network drama throwback, Chicago Med). But S.E. and Steven get into so much more, like how to parent these days and boys in particular, how Steven broke free of those toxic masculinity role models of his youth, and how he really feels about social media. He also — spoiler! — makes S.E. tear up!

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This week, it's the hilarious and talented Sherri Shepherd! The comedian talks to S.E. about those touch-and-go early days, jumping from sitcom to sitcom hoping one would take off, as well as her most indelible cameos (remember Rhonda from Friends?). The two also bond over the rejections they've weathered in this mercurial media and entertainment business and share strategies for thick skins and flexibility. And Sherri shares what it took to finally fulfill her dream, to solo-host her own daytime talk show, Sherri, and where she's finding material these days.

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In this first episode of 2025, S.E. sits down with Paul Stanley, The Starchild, of KISS. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and KISS co-founder takes SE back to his early days growing up in the Inwood neighborhood of New York City - the northern tip of Manhattan. "We were pretty singular in terms of being Jews." He shares what it was like navigating childhood with an ear deformity and a dysfunctional family and what it took for him to get the help he needed. He also dives into his musical career, what he really thinks of Gene Simmons, Phantom of the Opera, and what he thinks is the best decade for music.

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Happy New Year! If you’re an avid listener, you know how S.E. likes to end her interviews, with her favorite question: When is iced coffee season? Spoiler: it’s right now and always. But the various ways in which her guests have responded has made for some of the show’s most fun and surprising moments. In this special holiday episode, we round up the best answers to this very important question and even tease some guests you’ll hear in early 2025! Can you make any guesses?

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S.E. first met Thomas Sadoski when she was consulting on Aaron Sorkin's The Newsroom, of which Thomas was one of its stars. They felt a deep connection then that has only grown through the years of early parenting and also their shared humanitarian work for the organization, Inara. The friends now get the opportunity to dive deep. They talk about Thomas's early stage and screen career, his biggest, youthful mistake and how he's learned from it, and the connection between 9/11 and the start of his mental health journey. S.E. and Thomas also talk about what it means to be a humanitarian and Thomas turns the tables on S.E. and asks her how she's managing through the tumultuous political year. Plus, S.E. puts Thomas on the spot during the lightening round, asking him his favorite movie or project by his wife, actor Amanda Seyfried. 

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This week, it's Huey Lewis! S.E. grew up listening to Huey Lewis and the News and now she gets the chance to ask him all the things — from Huey's early days busking with his harmonica in Morocco to the surprising impact 80s punk had on him starting his own band. Huey also shares some fun stories about his segue into the movies — with songs in Back to the Future and American Psycho — and then acting. SE also asks how his diagnosis with Meniere's Disease - a chronic inner ear disorder - has affected his life, his relationship with music, and his mental health. And in the lightning round, SE finds out that she and Huey share a funny and familiar connection.

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