Bad Dates

SmartLess Media

Everybody’s had them, everybody can relate to them, and now we’re back with more of the wildest you’ve ever heard, on BAD DATES! Join new guest host Joel Kim Booster (Loot, Fire Island, Netflix) as he invites his favorite funny friends to share their most iconic dating fiascos. From the team behind the hit podcast SmartLess, BAD DATES will make you laugh a lot, cry a little, and cringe just enough. Because as we all know - the worst dates make the best stories. It’s a new host, but the same old mess! Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

  • 45 minutes 23 seconds
    Therein Hangs A Tale (w/ Paul F. Tompkins and Janie Haddad-Tompkins)

    On a special new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes wedded actor/comedians Paul F. Tompkins (BoJack Horseman, Mr Show, Comedy Bang! Bang!) and Janie Haddad-Tompkins (Regular Show, Night Court, Hacks) to hear the epic tale of their relationship! Although they’ve now been married for 15 years, it was not a straight line to get there, and you’ll hear about all the near misses, previous partners, and misalignments they had to negotiate in order to get together. You’ll hear about the fights, the laughs, their worst date, the proposal, their secret to a long relationship, the latex, the leather, the straps…wait, are we still talking about Halloween?


     

    Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire IslandLoot Season 3

    Paul F Tompkins: @pftompkins on socials, Varietopia live dates!

    Janie Haddad-Tompkins: @lebaneselooker on Insta, Weekendwater.substack.com for Stay F. Homekins podcast

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    10 November 2025, 8:00 am
  • 34 minutes 58 seconds
    You Were Her Alabama (w/ Jessica Michelle Singleton and Michael Turner)

    On an all-new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes comedians Jessica Michelle Singleton and Michael Turner to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Jessica accepts the proposal but things just keep coming up, and Michael has a golden opportunity if he can just work out the calculus. Such sickness!


     

    Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire IslandLoot Season 3

    Jessica Michelle Singleton: @jmscomedy on socials, new special Hi Y’All, new horror movie Big Baby

    Michael Turner: @turnercomedy on socials, Don’t Tell set

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    3 November 2025, 8:00 am
  • 10 minutes 55 seconds
    INTRODUCING: I Need You Guys with Jenny Slate, Gabe Liedman, and Max Silvestri!

    Say hello to the new show from SmartLess Media, I Need You Guys! Jenny Slate, Gabe Liedman, and Max Silvestri are comedians who have been best friends for over 20 years, and on I Need You Guys, their group chat has been made public; they’ll catch up, ask each other for advice, answer listener questions, and welcome a special guest into the chat every episode! Please enjoy this clip featuring the fabulous Jessi Klein, as Jenny needs the group’s help making sense of a very strange and very worrisome present that she received.


     

    You can call us with your etiquette question and leave a voicemail at 949-441-1231, or email us at [email protected]! Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @ineedyouguysshow

     

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    I Need You Guys with Gabe Liedman, Jenny Slate and Max Silvestri is a production of SmartLess Media.

     

    Produced by Anne Harris, Josh Richmond and Devon Torrey Bryant. Edited by Josh, with music by Devon.

     

    Executive Producers are Gabe, Jenny and Max. Executive Producers for SmartLess Media are Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, Richard Korson and Bernie Kaminski.

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    29 October 2025, 9:27 pm
  • 26 minutes 46 seconds
    Speed Dates: Nobody’s Quirky Anymore (w/ Nicole Byer and Sasheer Zamata)

    On this special extended Speed Dates episode, host Joel Kim Booster sits down with actors, comedians, and best friends Nicole Byer and Sasheer Zamata to talk about things they’ve overlooked to stay in a relationship, maintaining their close friendship in a competitive industry, doppelgängers, Mona Lisa Vito, A Goofy Movie, and when exactly it was that they first met (disputed). And remember: you can’t teach a dog to jump through a hoop when they’re old. Everybody says that.


     

     

    Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire IslandLoot Season 3

    Nicole Byer: @nicolebyer on socials, Why Won’t You Date Me, Best Friends ,90 Day Bae, Newcomers, new crowd work specials on YouTube!

    Sasheer Zamata: @thesheertruth Agatha All AlongBest Friends, stand-up special The First Woman

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    27 October 2025, 7:00 am
  • 34 minutes 7 seconds
    ReRelease - Don’t Settle For Dusty (w/ Ron Funches, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, and Nat Faxon)

    In celebration of Loot Season 3 out now on Apple TV+, enjoy this ReRelease Loot edition of Bad Dates. Host Joel Kim Booster welcomes his Loot co-stars Run Funches, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, and Nat Faxon to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Ron’s date cannot respect the call time, Michaela Jaé's Tinder guys cannot or will not read, and Nat performs impromptu cosmetic surgery at the Phish show. 


     

    If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is [email protected], we can’t wait to hear all about it! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips.


     

    Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire IslandLoot Season 3

    Ron Funches: @ronfunch on Insta, @ronfunches on other social media, Loot Season 3

    Michaela Jaé Rodriguez: @michaela.jae on TikTok, @mjrodriguez7 on other social media, Loot Season 3

    Nat Faxon: @nat_faxon on Insta, @NatFaxon on other social media, Loot Season 3

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    20 October 2025, 7:00 am
  • 48 minutes 31 seconds
    A Calloused Hand (w/ Frankie Quiñones, Becky Robinson, and Jenna Jiménez)

    On an all-new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes comedians Frankie Quiñones, Becky Robinson, and Jenna Jiménez to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Frankie tries to get into the rhythm but it’s so awkward he can only do it for a decade, Becky is seeing a man who is "dumb hot" and just doesn’t know where to get dinner, and Jenna…this…this is a Hall Of Fame bad date story. This is a very bad date story indeed.


     

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    Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2

    Frankie Quiñones: New special Damn That’s Crazy on Hulu, FrankieQuinones.com for tickets

    Becky Robinson: @beckyrobinson4 on Insta, EntitledHousewife.com, new special coming soon

    Jenna Jiménez: @jennajewmenez on Insta, check out Pit Stop at ByTiaJenna.Com

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    13 October 2025, 7:00 am
  • 44 minutes 45 seconds
    FISH AT A DINER?!?! (w/ Kat Bird, Leah Rudick, and Audrey Stewart)

    On an all-new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes comedians Kat Bird, Leah Rudick, and Audrey Stewart to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Kat agrees to the threesome at 9:30 sharp but she doesn’t know what she doesn’t know, Leah goes on a date she doesn’t want to go on and gets asked to do something she’s unlikely to do, and okay, so I guess we’re just trashing the Subaru now, Audrey?


     

    Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2

    Kat Bird: @katbirdcomedy on Insta, Side Boob podcast

    Leah Rudick: @leah_rudick on Insta, check for tour dates!

    Audrey Stewart: @audreystewisart on Insta, check for tour dates, Don’t Wrestle Me dot com

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    6 October 2025, 7:00 am
  • 42 minutes 16 seconds
    Absolutely Chest (w/ Laura Peek, Barry Rothbart, and Will Miles)

    On an all-new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes comedians Laura Peek, Barry Rothbart, and Will Miles to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Laura has an amuse-bouche about a mouthful and an entrée about a square peg, Barry’s “papa” handles the situation with a bit of effort, and Will is on a 24 hour date but it takes a chance encounter to sober him up. Plus: someone has glimpsed the darkness behind The Great British Bake Off. 


     

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    Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2

    Laura Peek: @laurapeeklive on Insta, laurapeekcomedy.com for tickets

    Barry Rothbart: @barryrothbart on social media, Searching For Alan Rothbart podcast

    Will Miles: @mrwillmiles and @huskyniggafits on Insta, huskyniggafits.com

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    29 September 2025, 7:00 am
  • 46 minutes 21 seconds
    I Have Outsourced The Villain (w/ Mohaned Elshieky, Blaine Anderson, and Conrad Ricamora-Jensen)

    On an all-new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes comedians Mohaned Elshieky, Blaine Anderson, and Conrad Ricamora-Jensen to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Mohaned is on a date with his future wife, if he can survive the gauntlet of the Bronx Zoo, Blaine’s date only implied he owned a restaurant and now they’re at a second location, and Conrad tries riding in cars with boys but winds up as third wheel.


     

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    Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2

    Mohaned Elshieky: @mohaned.elsheiky on Insta, new special coming soon!

    Blaine Anderson: @datingbyblaine on social media, Help Me I’m Single podcast!

    Conrad Ricamora-Jensen: Currently shooting The Devil Wears Prada 2!

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    22 September 2025, 7:00 am
  • 45 minutes 31 seconds
    Daddy Whorebucks (w/ Blakely Thornton, Logan Guntzelman, and Justin Sylvester)

    On an all new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes comedians Blakely Thornton, Logan Guntzelman, and Justin Sylvester to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Blakely has a jet set tale of deception and orphans set in the South Of France, Logan thinks she’s spoiled for choice but finds herself at the head of the class, and Justin’s story has a countdown clock: he has 30 days to close the deal.


     

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    Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2

    Blakely Thornton: @blakelythornton on socials, Yestergays podcast with Justin Sylvester

    Justin Sylvester: @justinasylvester on Insta, Yestergays podcast with Blakely Thornton, catch Justin on E! News or The Today Show

    Logan Guntzelman: @placesitookashitthisyear on socials, buy your own deck of 52 dick pic cards (& two jokers!)

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    15 September 2025, 7:00 am
  • 39 minutes 27 seconds
    But My Craft (w/ Conor Janda, Misha Brown, and Alistair Ogden)

    On an all new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes comedians Conor Janda, Misha Brown, and Alistair Ogden to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Conor sets sail on a voyage of discovery with Chekhov’s tan, Misha’s wearing ship goggles but he might just float away, and Alistair weighs anchor but the good ship Double Date runs aground.


     

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    Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2

    Conor Janda: @conorjanda on Insta and on Substack when Conor figures that out, web series Boys’ Club returns in October! 

    Misha Brown:@yourbestiemisha, podcast The Big Flop, debut book Be Your Own Bestie out in February!

    Alistair Ogden:@alistairogden, on tour in North America this fall!

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    8 September 2025, 7:00 am
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