On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with their friend and Pod Daddy Scott Aukerman (Comedy Bang! Bang!, Between Two Ferns, Austin Powers In Goldmember) to talk about becoming a dad in your 50s, how being perceived on television affects your health, whether or not you can be hot AND funny, and to really dissect the recent Riyadh Comedy Festival and how today’s “get your bag” culture is destroying entertainment. Plus, Pally doesn’t want to be photographed with the bagel, come on.
 

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This episode was recorded October 10, 2025 at SiriusXM studios in Los Angeles

Special thanks to Jared O’Connell and Brendan Byrnes

Staying Alive is produced by Devon Torrey Bryant and Anne Harris

Engineered and edited by Devon Torrey Bryant, who also wrote the music

Associate producer and video editor is Maddie McCann

Executive produced by Jon Gabrus, Adam Pally, Sean Hayes, Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Bernie Kaminski, and Rich Korson
 

Keywords for this episode: Twenty One Pilots, 21, K-Pax, TSA, pickleball, David Caspe, Casey Wilson, fatherhood, trainers, Torah, Weight Watchers, Bee Gees, pills, glasses, Paul Rudd, Sonic 2, “looking presentable,” Jess McKenna, Gino Lombardo, sarcasm literacy, Tenacious D, Bob Odenkirk, Mr Show, Danny McBride, Theo Von, Seth Rogen, Peacemaker, Action Boyz, Michael Jordan, The Offensive Show, Michael Bolton’s Big Sexy Valentine’s Day Special, SNL, Zach Galifianakis, Bill Burr, ChatGPT

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