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Bad Dates
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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 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!
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On this Speed Dates episode, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes actor/comedian extraordinaire Tony Hale to discuss his new podcast about unusual achievements, The Extraordinarians (with Kristen Schaal and Matt Oberg), then they talk about how Tony proposed to his wife, how love can give you superhuman strength, and the work of staying in love as you both change and grow. This is a very sweet one! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips.Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates. Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2Tony Hale:@mrtonyhale on socials, new podcast The Extraordinarians every Wednesday!
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In this special bulletin from Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster wants to let you know about our next live show, at Dynasty Typewriter in LA and streaming everywhere else on June 24th! If you’re in LA, grab tickets to see the show HERE, and if you’re everywhere else, you can stream the show as it happens on Dynasty.TV, tickets HERE! We’d love to have your bad date story submissions, whether you’re in the room or streaming at home, so take a listen to the stories from our audience members Stacey and Katya, from our show this past January at SF Sketchfest, and send us your own stories at 984-265-3283 or email us at baddatespod@gmail.com. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips.Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates. Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2Tickets in person: https://www.squadup.com/events/bad-dates-w-joel-kim-boosterTickets streaming: https://www.dynasty.tv/products/bad-dates-07-24-25-7-30pmpt
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On a new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes Gottmik, Katherine Blanford, and Courtney Michelle to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Gottmik finds himself in a Bad Dates trifecta: a liar, way too many cats, and The Substance bathroom, Katherine’s date teaches her a few lessons then hits her up for a referral, and Courtney must endure frogs, forks, and fingering. If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we can’t wait to hear all about it! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips.Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates. Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2Gottmik:@gottmik on socials, No Gorge podcast with Violet ChachkiKatherine Blanford: KatherineBlanford.com, new special Catholic CowgirlCourtney Michelle: @itscourtneymichelle on socials
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On a new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes comedians Gareth Reynolds, Yamaneika Saunders, and Sean O’Connor to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Gareth is a kept man so he keeps his mouth shut about the raw duck, Yamaneika’s date absolutely insists that she look at every single snake on that plane, and here's just a partial list of elements from Sean’s story: Tyra Banks, 5-6 vodka sodas, and a whale puppet. If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we can’t wait to hear all about it! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips.Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates. Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2Gareth Reynolds: New show Next We Have on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube, advice show We’re Here To Help with Jake Johnson, GarethReynolds.com for tour dates Yamaneika Saunders: @yamaneika on socials, new standup special!Sean O’Connor: @seanoconz on socials, podcast Off The Records, on tour with Nikki Glaser all year
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On a new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes comedians Nicole Aimée Schreiber, Mike Lawrence, and Nore Davis to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Nicole really likes Matzo balls and luckily her date doesn’t mind them either, Mike is bi-curious but in the end it’s just “bye,” and Nore gets introduced to red wine but in the morning lets something slip. If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we can’t wait to hear all about it! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips.Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates. Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2Nicole Aimée Schreiber: @nicoleaimee on socials Mike Lawrence: @mikelawrencecomedy on socials, Nerd Of Mouth podcastNore Davis: @noredavis on socials, noredavis.com
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On this Speed Dates episode, host Joel Kim Booster sits down with one of his favorites, the hilarious Greta Titleman, to talk about how you know the one’s the one, how you know this one’s not the one, the 80s romcoms and stand-up sex scenes that have warped her romantic perspective, and what’s making her believe in love this week (spoiler alert: the answer is VERY close to home). If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we can’t wait to hear all about it! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips.Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates. Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2Greta Titleman: @gertiebird on Insta for tickets and tour dates, also watch Search Party, Fantasmas, Los Espookys, Problemista
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Happy Memorial Day! Please enjoy this re-release of Joel's first episode as host. On this episode, Joel Kim Booster welcomes comedians Amy Miller, Guy Branum, and Kyle Ayers to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Amy would rather not belong to a club that now has her as a member, Guy simply demands Stacey Dash or better, and Kyle fakes a not-allergy in order to remain on a date he isn’t enjoying, which is maybe a first for us. If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we can’t wait to hear all about it! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips.Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates. Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2Amy Miller: @amymillercomedy on Insta, @amymiller on TwitterGuy Branum: @guybranum on all social mediaKyle Ayers: @kyleayers on all social media
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On a new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes comedians Pete Lee, Lili Michelle, and Rachel Scanlon to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Pete gives us the epic tale of the threesome that never was, Lili tells a comically large story from her Year Of Yes, and Rachel is either on a date or a Make-A-Wish, it’s hard to say. If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we can’t wait to hear all about it! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips.Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates. Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2Pete Lee: @peteleepeteleepetelee on socials, tickets and tour dates at PeteLee.netLili Michelle: @lilsmichelle on socialsRachel Scanlon: @rachelscanloncomedy on socials, Two Dykes And A Mic podcast
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On a new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes Tom Thakkar, Charlotte Dobre, and Sam Lantz to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Tom’s date is sorry not sorry but she should maybe explore just being plain sorry, Charlotte lives a reverse “Baby It’s Cold Outside,” and Sam’s daddy is a hoarder of everything, including his exes. If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we can’t wait to hear all about it! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips.Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates. Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2Tom Thakkar: @tomthakkar on Insta, new podcast You Hurt My FeelingsCharlotte Dobre: @CharlotteDobre on YouTubeSam Lantz: @PaulBunyan_ish on socials
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On this Speed Dates episode, host Joel Kim Booster talks to the hilarious Zach Zimmerman about growing up in and escaping the church, and the reality show moment that’s making him believe in love, but really he is here to tell us not about a bad date, but about the viral fallout from a date that never even happened! And actually, the joke’s on you, because Zach’s mom DID buy him those shoes. If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we can’t wait to hear all about it! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips.Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates. Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2Zach Zimmerman: @zzdoublezz on Insta, new stand-up special Surprise Me on YouTube
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Welcome to Staying Alive, a new comedic health and wellness podcast from Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally, two comedians, best friends, and hosts of TV’s 101 Places To Party Before You Die. These two love to get wild, but they’ve also hit their 40s, and they’re realizing if they don’t get some balance in their lives they won’t be around long enough to visit the other 93 places. On this show they’ll be talking to expert guests and funny friends about the little or the big things they do to…STAY ALIVE. Staying Alive is out now, anywhere you get your podcasts, episodes are available a week early and ad-free on Sirius XM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts. Check out the video version of the show on YouTube on the SmartLess Media channel.
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On a new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes comedians Faith Ladzinski, Vinny Thomas, and Brooks Allison to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Faith’s date is really into fantasy but possibly not the kind you’re thinking of, Vinny’s nose is running but it’s his date’s mind that’s jumping to conclusions, and Brooks reaches a crisis point before he’s ever even heard of Murray Bartlett. If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we can’t wait to hear all about it! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips.Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates. Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2Faith Ladzinski: @faithladzinski on Insta for shows and ticketsVinny Thomas: @vinn_ayy on Insta, Platonic Season 2 coming soon on Apple TV+Brooks Allison: @brooksallison on Insta
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On this Speed Dates episode, host Joel Kim Booster sits down with actor/comedian/pal Jon Gabrus, co-host of the hilarious new health & wellness podcast Staying Alive, to talk about his proposal story, respectful little kids on the subway, and the romantic side of Albert Brooks. Big takeaways: eat more cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower). If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we can’t wait to hear all about it! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips.Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates. Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2Jon Gabrus: @gabrus on socials, new podcast Staying Alive with Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally, action movie podcast The Action Boyz
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On a new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes comedians Ophira Eisenberg, Adam Cayton-Holland, and Molly Austin to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Ophira has to check a few times but it turns out her date is not in fact saying he’s into “math,” Adam finds himself in the hookup of his dreams but can’t find the right words, and Molly has to summon all the New Jersey at her disposal in order to tell this guy what’s what. If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we can’t wait to hear all about it! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips.Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates. Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2Ophira Eisenberg: @ophirae on socials, ophiraeisenberg.com for live datesAdam Cayton-Holland: @caytonholland on socials, adamcaytonholland.com for live datesMolly Austin: @mollyoaustin on Insta
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On this Speed Dates bonus episode, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes his good friend, comedian and podcaster Megan Gailey, to talk about planning a wedding, the good kind of bad boy, and the small thing that’s making her believe in love this week. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips.Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates. Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2Megan Gailey: @bettermegangailey on Insta, Los Angeles area: don’t miss the taping of Megan’s new stand-up special, May 10th and 11th 2025. RSVP is required, check Megan’s Insta for links and details!
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On a new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes comedians Uly Morazan, Rachel Kaly, and Ronald Young Jr to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Uly’s date decides to test the limits of his Caucacity, Rachel’s clutching her stomach while a shark circles the table, and both of Ronald’s dates need to do a little more coursework. If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we can’t wait to hear all about it! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips.Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates. Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2Uly Morazan: @ulyandernesto on socials, touring this spring!Rachel Kaly: “You can just google me, and I don’t really know what’s going on.” - @rachel.kalyRonald Young Jr: @ohitsbigron on Insta, Weight For It podcast, Leaving The Theater podcast, Pop Culture Debate Club podcast
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On a new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes comedians Punkie Johnson, Josh Gondelman, and Skyler Higley to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Punkie just wanted to hang out and now she’s getting bonked by a Johnson, Josh takes his date to a movie but by the time they leave his last name will be Gonegirlman, and Skyler finds himself in expert mode but he’s more quickly than Higley. If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we can’t wait to hear all about it! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips.Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates. Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2Punkie Johnson: @punkiejohnson on socialsJosh Gondelman: @joshgondelman on socials, joshgondelman.comSkyler Higley: @skylerhigley on socials, show at the Lyric Hyperion in LA!
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On a new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes the hosts of the new podcast Here To Make Friends, Liz Feldman and Jessi Klein, to discuss making new friends, squinting to make When Harry Met Sally relate to you, and how Bridget Jones isn’t even vaguely plus-size. Big takeaway this week: Some Kind Of Wonderful is a good movie, check it out. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips.Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates. Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2Liz Feldman: @thelizfeldman on InstaJessi Klein: @youracquaintancejessiklein on Insta
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On a new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes comedians Trae Crowder, Nick Thune, and Nataly Aukar to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Trae’s not too worried about the work Christmas party but he should be, Nick crushes “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” then discovers that every French beach also has its rocks, and Nataly has big ideas about the Big Apple but just needs a little warm-up. If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we can’t wait to hear all about it! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips.Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates. Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2Trae Crowder: Visit traecrowder.com for tickets and special Trash DaddyNick Thune: @NickThune on socials, nickthune.com, new special Born YoungNataly Aukar: @NatYourColor on Insta
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On a new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes comedians Asif Ali, Lea’h Sampson, and Zach Zucker to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Asif’s date seemed so promising over the phone but she needs to get her head out of the memes, Lea’h thinks she’s all set but her date’s Price Is Right car is only the first of many problems, and Zach is not clowning around when he describes yet another thing that the British have ruined. If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we can’t wait to hear all about it! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips.Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates. Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2Asif Ali: @alicomedy on Insta for tour dates, Deli Boys streaming on Hulu nowLea’h Sampson: @officialleahsampson on Insta, new standup special coming soonZach Zucker: Stamptown tour dates, Jack Tucker Comedy Standup Hour
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Another restaurant called Crawdaddy’s 🤣
I have given you and your male guests’ subtle misogyny the benefit of the doubt multiple times in the light of comedy. But at some point it just becomes too obvious and intentional. Babye.
Sun and Jin are the best thing about Lost, great answer
I miss jameela
this episode was trash ☹️ all screeching and yelling and nothing funny.
I really miss Jameela, and I guess that they have run out of good stories. Time to look for a new podcast - I'm out
Not buying the Pinecone story, but it was still funny
There’s nothing gritty about Rent? It’s…about AIDS…is that not gritty?
The first girl in this episode is just sort of annoying. idk, maybe it's just that the whole show doesn't seem as good without Jameela. I'm bummed she isn't hosting anymore.
so jsmeela is not going to be the host of second season? I'll gonna miss her funny jokes!
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What a fun episode!
But we want to see the painting too!
The interruptions are getting a bit too much recently. I understand that you wanna make the stories last longer and also show you are interested and curious, but it’s getting too much and doesn’t add to the quality of the story at all.
this girl's voice is insufferable, holy why 😵
“You’re a bad little piglet”
Jeff’s story is so relatable. Maybe he’ll call me 😭 very me as a lovelorn slut in my twenties
Pete is such a pal
I couldn't skip this episode fast enough. the first storynwaa annoying AF!
it was definitely Jim Jerreries