Terribly Funny with Steve Basilone: Recent Episodes
Terribly Funny with Steve Basilone
A podcast where writer, Steve Basilone, talks to funny people about genuinely terrible things that have happened to them.
Steve chats with producer Doug Robinson (The Goldbergs, Rules of Engagement) about meditation, constantly moving forward, and the magic of working in entertainment.
Steve sits down with writer, Lauren Bans (The Goldbergs, GQ, The New Yorker) to talk about abortion, how anxiety gives you street cred, and getting death threats from a total stranger
Steve sits down with actor and absolute love, Eric Edelstein (Jurassic World, Twin Peaks, We Bare Bears) to talk about chronic illness, the many positive attributes of CBD, following your dreams, and Gonzaga basketball.
Steve chats with actress and old college pal, Jen Zaborowski (We Need to Talk About Britney, Black Monday) about growing up, losing friends who feel like family, and the things that make life worth living.
Steve talks to actress/comedian, Lindsay Ames (My Diary, Key & Peele) about love, immigration and how even the best of us can somehow inexplicably end up in an abusive relationship.
Steve sits down to talk with actress/comedian, Betsy Sodaro, (Disjointed, Another Period) to talk about a love of pop punk, weird illnesses that remind us how fragile we are, and the importance of having fun.
Steve chats with writer/comedian, James Kirkland (A Friend of the Devil, Community) about being ready to make life changes, the workings of the brain, and how much courage it takes to get through a day.
Steve sits down with actress/songwriter, Hayley Orrantia (The Goldbergs, The Way Out) to chat about trust, resilience, and what it's like when you're conned by someone you love.
Steve talks to actor, Shayne Topp (The Goldbergs, Smosh) about tooth problems, being a young actor, and scary encounters with enormous bears.
Steve chats with writer/performer, Dave Horwitz (Don't Trust the B, Rick and Morty) about break-ups, professional set backs, losing a friend, and living through emotional shit storms.
Steve sits down with actress/comedian, Jessy Hodges (Barry, Pen15) to discuss finding your voice, feeling marginalized, guilt, dealing with anger, and anger towards men.
Steve sits down with writer/director, Max Silvestri (Big Mouth, Billy on the Street) to talk about trust, betrayal, and young love.
Steve sits down to chat with writer/performer, Gil Ozeri (Big Mouth, Happy Endings) about being a child of divorce, the ripple effect of that and having a complex relationships with fathers.
Steve sits down again with the man who started it all, his father -- Larry Basilone. They talk about getting older, vulnerability and the power of positive thinking.
Steve sits with actor, Sam Lerner (Monster House, The Goldbergs) to discuss the pitfalls of growing up in LA, smoking weed as a teenager, and how to maintain a good perspective.
Steve chats with the lovely actress/writer, Alison Rich (The Goldberg's, SNL) about complicated mentors, surrogate parental figures and co-dependent relationships.
Steve chats with former head of NBC comedy turned meditation guru, Tal Rabinowitz, about guilt, divorce, and following your instincts.
Steve chats with writer Noah Garfinkel (New Girl, Kroll Show) about bed bugs, Garfield as a potential gay icon, and the loss of a close friend.
Steve sits down to talk with actor, Matt Bush (The Goldbergs, Adventureland) about break-ups, tough choices, health scares, and weird dick stuff.
Steve sits down with actor Zach Knighton (Happy Endings, Parenthood, Magnum PI) to talk about dealing with guilt, divorce, a crazy career and eventually -- feeling happy.
Steve chatted a year ago to actress/writer, Allison Raskin (Just Between Us, Gossip Podcast, I Hate Everyone But You)about compulsions, medications and dealing with depression at a very early age.
In a new season premiere, Steve chats with actress Andrée Vermeulen (Angie Tribeca, How To Train Your Dragon) about first memories, horses, and recovering from abusive relationships.
Steve talks to comedian/podcaster, Kristen Carney (Mentally Ch(ill), Loveline) about bullying, mental health, losing a friend to suicide and the solace in knowing tomorrow will be different.
Steve chats with actress/producer, Katy Stoll (Cracked, Adam Ruins Everything), about fun stuff like addiction, loss, and forgiveness.
Steve chats with actor, Jonathan Lipnicki (Jerry Maguire, Stuart Little, Mr. Student Body President) about the pitfalls of being a child actor, growing up under a microscope, and maintaining a career, positive attitude and a sense of humor.
Steve talks to writer, Audrey Wauchope (Cougar Town, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), about fun stuff like parenting, blocking out your early twenties, and sexual abuse!
Steve chats with writer, Niki Schwartz-Wright (The Office, Speechless) about chronic pain, anger issues, and misogyny!
Steve chats with writer/director, Alex Fernie (Children's Hospital, Bajillion Dollar Properties) about mortality, music and losing a best friend at the age of 23.
Steve talks with actor, Will Greenberg (Wrecked, Halt and Catch Fire) about guilt, privilege and stealing VHS porn.
Steve chats with writer/podcaster, Doug Mand (How I Met Your Mother, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Doodie Calls) about the pitfalls of marriage, being too close with a parent, and premature ejaculation. Give it a listen!
Steve chats with writer/director, Alex Ross Perry (Listen Up Phillip, Queen of Earth) about adolescent humiliation, the benefits and pitfalls of anger, and Winnie the Pooh.
Steve chats with director Alethea Jones (Fun Mom Dinner, American Woman) about losing her sister in her early 20s, briefly becoming born again, and how it all lead to a career behind the camera.
Steve talks to director, Payman Benz (Last Man On Earth, Key & Peele) about fleeing from Iran, choosing a new name, and losing mans best friend.
Steve sits down with writer/producer, Alex Blagg (Workaholics, @midnight) to talk about growing up an army brat, the terror of church lock-ins, and why you should never strike a police horse.
Steve talks to actress/singer, AJ Michalka (The Goldbergs, Super 8, Weepah Way for Now) about music, young love and the perils of mixing orthodontia and oral sex.
Steve talks to writer/director/comedian, Neal Brennan (Chappelle's Show, 3 Mics) about relationships, ambition, and the pitfalls of relying on success to bring you happiness.
For our 50th episode, Steve sits down again with "Orange is the New Black" writer and ex-wife, Lauren Morelli, to talk about gender identity, pronouns, and the importance of having a voice.
Steve chats with writer/performer, Erin Gibson (Throwing Shade, Gay of Thrones) about the joys of divorce, sexuality and getting a double mastectomy!
Steve chats with writer/activist/artist, Whitney Bell (Kidd Bell, Playboy, Vice, Teen Vogue) about fun stuff like losing a father, redefining your life and abortion!
Steve sits down with writer/performer, Tami Sagher (30 Rock, Broad City, Don't Think Twice)to chat about gambling, crazy coincidences, and learning to want love.
Steve talks to writer/director, Leslye Headland (Bachelorette, Sleeping with Other People) about addiction, sex, and the importance of defining what you want out of life.
Steve chats with actress Ahna O'Reilly (The Help, Fruitvale Station) about getting older, trying to live in the present, and the weird notion of mourning the loss of a home.
Steve talks to writer/director, Josh Locy (Hunter Gatherer), about growing up religious, wanting to be a preacher, and how music and seeing Fight Club lead him away from it all.
Steve talks to TV host, Alie Ward (Unique Sweets, Science Channel's How to Build Everything), about being mugged in broad daylight, the exhaustion of having sick parents, and dealing with all of our greatest fears.
Steve talks to director and Sundance winning screenwriter, Chad Hardigan (Morris From America, This Is Matt Bonner) about abandonment issues, brutal break ups, and the dichotomy of finding success as a director but still being broke.
Steve talks with actor, Danny Pudi (Powerless, Community) about growing up Polish in Chicago, dealing with racial tension, and just feeling different.
Steve talks to director, Richie Keen (Fist Fight, It's Always Sunny) about terrible auditions, persistence, and how he got his first feature film.
Steve chats with writer, Prentice Penny (HBO's Insecure, Brooklyn 99, Upscale with Prentice Penny) about the 80's, race, parenting and meeting your mom's new boyfriend.
Steve talks with rapper/writer/podcaster, Jensen Karp (Drop the Mic, Kanye West Owes Me $300, Get Up On This) about hip-hop, losing a best friend, and what it's like living with brain tumors.
Steve talks to producer, AJ Tesler, about his daughter's struggle with Rett Syndrome, his families fight for a cure, and the importance of staying optimistic and present.
Steve chats with actress/writer/comedian, June Diane Raphael (Grace & Frankie, New Girl, How Did This Get Made?) about losing both parents, gallows humor, and why men have a harder time being alone.
Steve talks to actress, Ginger Gonzaga, about first moving to LA and what it's like to date a sociopath.
Steve chats with The Walking Dead showrunner, Scott Gimple, about security blankets, overcoming shame, and the merits of growing up feeling weird.
Steve sits down with actor and pal, Michael Cassidy (People of Earth, Men at Work, The OC) to discuss crying, marginalizing health issues, and how truly gross and weird the human body is.
Steve talks with actress, D'Arcy Carden (The Good Place) about the fallibility of love, the unexpected kindness of strangers, and losing someone way too young.
Steve chats with actress Alison Becker (Parks and Recreation, Kroll Show) about battling through depression, the merits of medication, and terrible movies that make us cry.
Steve chats with writer/comic/podcaster extraordinaire, Matt Mira (Nerdist, @midnight) about Jaws, being young and overweight, and planning for the worst case scenario.
Steve chats with actress and old pal, Gillian Jacobs (Love, Don't Think Twice, Community) about losing a father, learning to have fun, and doing theater in their hometown, Pittsburgh.
Steve chats with comedian/actress/writer, Megan Neuringer (Kroll Show, Portlandia) about therapy, losing a sibling, and whether or not everyone's doing the best they can.
Steve talks with Julianna Guill (Girlfriends Guide to Divorce, Crazy Stupid Love) about young love and dating.
Steve talks with writer/producer/director, Lew Schneider (Everybody Loves Raymond, The Goldbergs) about Alzheimer's, theater etiquette, and the importance of long term life insurance.
Steve talks to Late Show with Stephen Colbert head writer and overall great guy, Opus Moreschi, about divorce, childhood depression and beard maintenance.
Steve talks with actress/writer/YouTuber, Taryn Southern, about positivity, retraining your brain, and the virtues of being heartbroken.
Steve talks to writer/host, Dave Holmes (MTV, Esquire, Party of One) about growing up in the mid-west, failing out of college, and feeling uncomfortable in your own skin.
Steve talks with actor/director/overall funny guy, Ravi Patel (Master of None, Grandfathered, Meet the Patels) about having a daughter, spring break, and the innate desire to be liked.
Steve chats with SNL head writer and director of "Other People," Chris Kelly, about self-promotion, fictionalizing real life, and moms.
Steve chats with Writer/performer/Oscar winner, Jim Rash (Community, The Way Way Back) about high school, getting ditched and being adopted.
Steve talks to writer, Megan Ganz (Community, Modern Family, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) about death, comedy, and sexual harassment in Hollywood.
Steve chats with the man who gave him his name and love for comedy, his dad, Larry "Baz" Basilone, about vulnerability, losing a sister and coming up with a catch phrase.
Steve talks to comedy writer, Alec Sulkin (The Family Guy, Ted) about first jobs, what-ifs, and, of course, getting kicked in the nuts.
Steve chats with writer, Joe Randazzo (The Onion, @midnight, Donald Trumps' The Art of the Deal: The Movie) about 9/11, houses burning down, and crying over meatballs.
Steve sits down with writer, Annie Mebane (The Goldbergs, Community, Happy Endings) to talk about miscarriages, medical acronyms, and the movie 'Swingers'!
Steve talks with singer/songwriter/friend, Eric Hutchinson (Pure Fiction, Sounds Like This) about depression, the idea of failure, and the pitfalls of eating old tuna.
Steve chats with the writer and creator of "You're The Worst," Stephen Falk about commemorative tattoos, divorce and surprise weddings.
Steve chats with the talented director/documentarian, Clay Tweel (Gleason, Finders Keepers) about his movies, sarcasm, and losing a pet.
Steve chats with actress/writer, Casey Wilson (SNL, Happy Endings, Gone Girl) about baby psychics, Christopher Guest and moms.
Steve chats with director, Todd Strauss-Schulson (A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas, Final Girls) about parents, Bob Dylan and saying "fuck" too much.
Steve chats with writer/comic Sara Benincasa (Agorafabulous, DC Trip) about panic attacks, DMB, and the joy of pissing in bowls.
Steve chats with "Orange Is the New Black" writer and ex-wife, Lauren Morelli, about podcast intros, mourning and their 24 year friendship.
Steve chats with writer/YouTuber, Gaby Dunn (Just Between Us) about the pitfalls of living a public life, trust issues, and the possibility of her boyfriend being a CIA operative.
Steve talks with comedian/writer/podcaster, Gareth Reynolds (The Dollop, Idiot Sitter) about being broke, sad, and working as a children's party entertainer.
Steve chats with stand-up comedian, Iliza Shlesinger about ex-boyfriends, disappointment and awful writing.
Steve sits down with comedy writer, Julieanne Smolinski and chats about grandmothers and first jobs.
Steve talks with host, actress and overall funny girl, Alexi Wasser about cancer and flatulence.