Evan Ross Katz (resident SMG historian) chats with the muse, the actress, and the icon SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR for our most requested Shut Up Evan appearance. ERK continues his quest for SMG knowledge as the pair discuss her career moments in BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, SCOOBY-DOO, SEX AND THE CITY, and her return to the big screen in READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME. SMG opens up about her decision to take time off, the passing of beloved Robin Williams, and her journey with aging. Special guest appearances by SURVIVOR’s PARVATI SHALLOW and actress KATHRYN NEWTON. 

Host: Evan Ross Katz

Producer: Sophia Asmuth

Show links: 

Evan Ross Katz on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/

Watch the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/@ShutUpEvan

CHAPTERS

(00:00) Intro

(3:00) SMG + ERK friendship origin, shared love of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, career highlights

(28:00) Parvati Shallow call-in

(36:00) Postpartum, taking time off

(44:00) Kathryn Newton call-in

(48:00) Aging in Hollywood, Olay Partnership

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Evan Ross Katz chats with actor CONNOR STORRIE on all things HEATED RIVALRY in his first ever podcast appearance. 

Host: Evan Ross Katz

Producer: Sophia Asmuth

Show links: 

Evan Ross Katz on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/

Watch the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/@ShutUpEvan

CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro

4:40 Success of the show

9:00 Book vs. TV show fans

14:00 Ilya’s journey, learning Russian

23:00 Dealing with expectations

25:18 Hudson Williams call

30:00 Hannah Einbinder call

32:40 Filming sex scenes, being “America’s Ass”

41:00 Andrew Scott call

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ERK sits with actress AMANDA SEYFRIED. She shares details on her newest roles in THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE and THE HOUSEMAID, her life upstate, learning to filter herself, the ugly side of fame, what she’s reading (shout out to JESSICA SIMPSON), and why she’s so fucking nice. 

Host: Evan Ross Katz

Producer: Sophia

Show links: Evan Ross Katz on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/

CHAPTERS

(00:00) Intro

(3:00) Pull quote culture

(8:00) The Housemaid, Testament of Ann Lee

(20:00) Living upstate

(27:00) Fame, Mean Girls

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Evan Ross Katz sits with actress and comedian MARY STEENBURGEN who shares fond memories with Hollywood’s favorites: DIANE KEATON, JANE FONDA, and JACK NICHOLSON, how empathy influences her acting, some thoughts on the success of her 30-year-marriage to TED DANSON, and much more. 

Host: Evan Ross Katz

Producer: Sophia Asmuth 

Show links: Evan Ross Katz on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/

CHAPTERS

(00:00) Intro

(7:22) Moving out of LA

(12:13) Humanitarian work, empathy in acting, studying at the Neighborhood Playhouse with Sandy Meisner

(22:28) Moving to New York, Jack Nicholson mentorship

(36:43) Diane Keaton friendship, portraying loss in storytelling

(42:51) Book Club costars Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Diane Keaton

(47:23) Working with Ted Danson, marrying Ted Danson, relationship advice

(55:00) Mary’s heroes 

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ERK sits with VIVIAN BOND, icon - performer, writer, artist, activist, musician, amidst her current run at JOE’S PUB. The pair discuss acting vs. creating music, early days of New York and STUDIO 54, stories meeting PATTI SMITH, MADONNA, EARTHA KITT, MICK JAGGER (to name a few), performing in JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL’s SHORTBUS, befriending her demons, what it would take to revive KIKI DUANE, the give and take of political progress particularly in the LGBTQ community, and much more. 

Ticket link for Justin Vivian Bond: Crushed Ice! at Joe’s Pub: https://publictheater.org/performances-jp/2025/j/justin-vivian-bond-crushed-ice/

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Host: Evan Ross Katz

Producer: Sophia Asmuth 

Show links: Evan Ross Katz on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/

CHAPTERS

(00:00) Intro 

(3:30) Childhood 

(12:28) Meeting idols, Patti Smith, portraying strong women

(18:55) New York, LA, nightlife, Studio 54, Limelight

(28:07) Meeting Madonna 

(32:07) Shortbus, unsimulated sex scenes, portraying Kiki, 

(43:05) Jonathan Anderson, fashion today

(44:48) LGBTQ then and now, loneliness epidemic, forgiveness

(54:27) Outro 

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ERK sits with PAUL MESCAL and JESSIE BUCKLEY amidst the premiere of their newest film, HAMNET. The pair discuss communal crying in theaters, working together, the evolving nature of their careers, deleting social media, the significance of getting older, and more. And Yes, Paul clears the record. He’s an Elphaba. 

Host: Evan Ross Katz

Producer: Sophia Asmuth 

Show links: Evan Ross Katz on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/

Watch the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ShutUpEvan

CHAPTERS

(00:00) Intro

(3:00) Communal theater experiences

(5:29) Filming Hamnet

(8:50) The press tour

(15:33) Collaboration in the creative process

(20:43) Future projects

(25:03) Social media

(29:50) Being in your 30s

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ERK chats with BRITTANY SNOW and the pair waste no time at all bonding over their shared love of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, filming THE HUNTING WIVES S2, exploring Brittany’s evolution as a child actor on TV shows like AMERICAN DREAMS, directing PARACHUTE, comparing SEX AND THE CITY vs. THE HUNTNG WIVES protagonists, reviving JOHN TUCKER MUST DIE, and more. 

Host: Evan Ross Katz

Producer: Sophia Asmuth

CHAPTERS

(00:00) Intro

(4:10) Buffy the Vampire Slayer, WB, early 2000s TV

(9:22) The Hunting Wives Season 2

(13:30) Career trajectory, mental health

(28:00) Sophie vs. Carrie Bradshaw, unlikeable protagonists

(34:20) The Beast in Me

(38:30) John Tucker Must Die

Show links: Evan Ross Katz on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/

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ERK chats with ARIANA GRANDE on all things WICKED: FOR GOOD!

Host: Evan Ross Katz

Producer: Sophia Asmuth

CHAPTERS

(00:00) Intro 

(00:52) The final shot

(5:56) Inside the closet

(12:18) Glinda and Elphaba’s future

(13:24) Glinda’s journey

(18:37) Vocal choices and flourishes

(23:09) Ariana’s favorite scene

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ERK sits with actress LIZZY CAPLAN amidst the premiere of NOW YOU SEE ME: NOW YOU DON’T. As a local Brooklynite Lizzy chats about favorite restaurants, thoughts on fame and careers she admires, the staying power of MEAN GIRLS, FREAKS AND GEEKS cult following, reuniting with ISLA FISHER post BACHELORETTE, what she’s watching today, and the shifting Hollywood landscape. 

Host: Evan Ross Katz

Producer: Sophia Asmuth

Show links: Evan Ross Katz on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/

Watch the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ShutUpEvan

CHAPTERS

(00:00) Intro, Brooklyn living

(2:19) Now You See Me, Isla Fisher, Bachelorette, 

(10:30) Fame, Jennifer Lawrence, 

(15:00) Mean Girls, Janis Ian, Masters of Sex

(17:00) Freaks and Geeks, cult followings, social media marketing, Lena Dunham, 

(26:49) Media landscape, popular girl archetype, Hollywood today

(36:58) Party Down 

(44:20) Moving to New York

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ERK sits with actor LEE PACE amidst his newest box office release THE RUNNING MAN. Despite his reservations for such a tall convo, Lee dives deep sharing his career journey from Texas to Juilliard to the stage to the big screen with his roles in THE NORMAL HEART, SOLDIER’S GIRL, THE FALL PUSHING DAISIES, TWILIGHT, THE HOBBIT, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, and more. He ponders his perspective shift as an actor, dishes some fun behind the scenes moments with SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR, and clears the record that he is indeed six-foot-five…on a good day. 

Host: Evan Ross Katz

Producer: Sophia Asmuth

Show links: Evan Ross Katz on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/

Watch the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ShutUpEvan

CHAPTERS

(00:00) Intro

(6:50) Lee’s start in acting, Juilliard, moving to New York

(10:30) Broadway debut, The Normal Heart, the art of theater

(17:00) First film roles, Soldier’s Girl, Lee’s perspective shift with acting

(25:20) Role of the actor vs. director, The Fall, Pushing Daisies, Halt and Catch Fire

(32:13) Box office hits, The Twilight Saga, The Hobbit, Guardians of the Galaxy

(34:30) The Running Man, Stephen King, Glenn Powell

(37:40) Practical Magic 2, Nicole Kidman, Sandra Bullock

(40:45) 6-foot-5, 

(42:24) Sarah Michelle Gellar 

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