Everyone Who Has Ever Hosted ‘Saturday Night Live'
Actors, comedians, musicians and even politicians have taken the stage to make America laugh on Saturday night for 50 seasons. Twenty five of these hosts have been inducted into the 'Five Timers Club.' The club was first introduced during Tom Hanks' 1990 monologue, featuring Steve Martin, Elliott Gould and Paul Simon.
During Martin Short's December 2024 appearance, several Five Timers Club members popped up on the show to welcome him into the club, including Emma Stone, Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, Kristen Wiig and more, to give him the ceremonial robe.
Alec Baldwin has hosted the show 17 times, the most in the series' history, with Martin, Hanks, Buck Henry and John Goodman following close behind.
As the show celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, we have rounded up every person who has hosted the sketch show.
George Carlin
Paul Simon
Rob Reiner
Candice Bergen
Robert Klein
Lily Tomlin
Richard Pryor
Candice Bergen
Elliott Gould
Buck Henry
Peter Cook & Dudley Moore
Dick Cavett
Peter Boyle
Desi Arnaz
Jill Clayburgh
Anthony Perkins
Ron Nessen
Raquel Welch
Madeline Kahn
Dyan Cannon
Buck Henry
Elliott Gould
Louise Lasser
Kris Kristofferson
Lily Tomlin
Norman Lear
Eric Idle
Karen Black
Steve Martin
Buck Henry
Dick Cavett
Paul Simon
Jodie Foster
Candice Bergen
Ralph Nader
Ruth Gordon
Fran Tarkenton
Steve Martin
Sissy Spacek
Broderick Crawford
Jack Burns
Julian Bond
Elliot Gould
Eric Idle
Shelley Duvall
Buck Henry
Steve Martin
Madeline Kahn
Hugh Hefner
Charles Grodin
Ray Charles
Buck Henry
Mary Kay Place
Miskel Spillman
Steve Martin
Robert Klein
Chevy Chase
O.J. Simpson
Art Garfunkel
Jilly Clayburgh
Christopher Lee
Michael Palin
Michael Sarrazin
Steve Martin
Richard Dreyfuss
Buck Henry
The Rolling stones
Fred Willard
Frank Zappa
Steve Martin
Buck Henry
Carrie Fisher
Walter Matthau
Eric Idle
Elliott Gould
Michael Palin
Cicely Tyson
Ricky Nelson
Kate Jackson
Gary Busey
Margot Kidder
Richard Benjamin
Milton Berle
Michael Palin
Maureen Stapleton
Buck Henry
Steve Martin
Eric Idle
Bill Russell
Buck Henry
Bea Arthur
Howard Hesseman
Martin Sheen
Ted Knight
Teri Garr
Chevy Chase
Elliott Gould
Kirk Douglas
Rodney Dangerfield
Richard Benjamin
Paula Prentiss
Burt Reynolds
Strother Martin
Bob Newhart
Steve Martin
Buck Henry
Elliott Gould
Malcolm McDowell
Ellen Burstyn
Jamie Lee Curtis
David Carradine
Ray Sharkey
Karen Black
Robert Hays
Sally Kellerman
Deborah Harry
Charlene Tilton
Bill Murray
Susan Saint James
George Kennedy
Donald Pleasence
Lauren Hutton
Bernadette Peters
Tim Curry
Bill Murray
Robert Conrad
John Madden
James Coburn
Bruce Dern
Elizabeth Ashley
Robert Urich
Blythe Danner
Daniel J. Travanti
Johnny Cash
Robert Culp
Danny DeVito
Olivia Newton-John
Chevy Chase
Louis Gossett Jr.
Ron Howard
Howard Hesseman
Michael Keaton
Robert Blake
Drew Barrymore
The Smothers Brothers
Eddie Murphy
Lily Tomlin
Rick Moranis & Dave Thomas
Sid Caesar
Howard Hesseman
Beau Bridges & Jeff Bridges
Bruce Dern
Robert Guillaume
Joan Rivers
Susan Saint James
Stevie Wonder
Ed Koch
Brandon Tartikoff
Danny DeVito & Rhea Perlman
John Candy
Betty Thomas
Teri Garr
Jerry Lewis
The Smothers Brothers
Flip Wilson
Father Guido Sarducci
Michael and Mary Palin
Don Rickles
Robin Williams
Jamie Lee Curtis
Edwin Newman
Billy Crystal
Michael Douglas
George McGovern
Barry Bostwick
Billy Crystal, Ed Koch, Edwin Newman, Father Guido Sarducci, Betty Thomas
Bob Uecker
Jesse Jackson
Michael McKean
George Carlin
Ed Asner
Ed Begley, Jr.
Ringo Starr
Eddie Murphy
Kathleen Turner
Roy Scheider
Alex Karras
Harry Anderson
Pamela Sue Martin
Mr. T & Hulk Hogan
Christopher Reeve
Howard Cosell
Madonna
Chevy Chase
Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman
John Lithgow
Tom Hanks
Teri Garr
Harry Dean Stanton
Dudley Moore
Ron Reagan
Jerry Hall
Jay Leno
Griffin Dunne
George Wendt & Francis Ford Coppola
Oprah Winfrey
Tony Danza
Catherine Oxenberg & Paul Simon
Jimmy Breslin
Anjelica Huston & Billy Martin
Sigourney Weaver
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Rosanna Arquette
Sam Kinison
Robin Williams
Chevy Chase & Steve Martin & Martin Short
Steve Guttenberg
William Shatner
Joe Montana & Walter Payton
Paul Shaffer
Bronson Pinchot
Willie Nelson
Valerie Bertinelli
Bill Murray
Charlton Heston
John Lithgow
John Larroquette
Mark Harmon
Garry Shandling
Dennis Hopper
Steve Martin
Sean Penn
Dabney Coleman
Robert Mitchum
Candice Bergen
Danny DeVito
Angie Dickinson
Paul Simon
Robin Williams
Carl Weathers
Justine Bateman
Tom Hanks
Judge Reinhold
Tom Hanks
Matthew Broderick
John Larroquette
Matthew Modine
Demi Moore
John Lithgow
Danny DeVito
Kevin Kline
Melanie Griffith
John Malkovich
Tony Danza
Ted Danson
Leslie Nielsen
Glenn Close
Mary Tyler Moore
Mel Gibson
Dolly Parton
Geena Davis
Wayne Gretzky
Steve Martin
Bruce Willis
Rick Moranis
Kathleen Turner
James Woods
Chris Evert
Woody Harrelson
John Goodman
Robert Wagner
Andie MacDowell
Ed O'Neill
Christopher Walker
Quincy Jones
Tom Hanks
Fred Savage
Rob Lowe
Debra Winger
Corbin Bernsen
Alex Baldwin
Andrew Dice Clay
Candice Bergen
Kyle MacLachlan
Susan Lucci
George Steinbrenner
Patrick Swayze
Jimmy Smits
Dennis Hopper
John Goodman
Tom Hanks
Dennis Quaid
Joe Mantegna
Sting
Kevin Bacon
Roseanne Barr
Alec Baldwin
Michael J. Fox
Jeremy Irons
Catherine O'Hara
Steven Seagal
Delta Burke
George Wendt
Michael Jordan
Jeff Daniel
Kirstie Alley
Christian Slater
Kiefer Sutherland
Linda Hamilton
Macaulay Culkin
MC Hammer
Steve Martin
Rob Morrow
Chevy Chase
Susan Dey
Jason Priestley
Roseanne Arnold & Tom Arnold
John Goodman
Mary Stuart Masterson
Sharon Stone
Jerry Seinfeld
Tom Hanks
Woody Harrelson
Nicolas Cage
Tim Robbins
Joe Pesci
Christopher Walken
Catherin O'Hara
Michael Keaton
Sinbad
Tom Arnold
Glenn Close
Danny DeVito
Harvey Keitel
Luke Perry
Alec Baldwin
Bill Murray
John Goodman
Miranda Richardson
Jason Alexander
Kirstie Alley
Christina Applegate
Kevin Kline
Charles Barkley
Shannen Doherty
Jeff Goldblum
John Malkovich
Christian Slater
Rosie O'Donnell
Nicole Kidman
Charlton Heston
Sally Field
Jason Patric
Sara Gilbert
Patrick Stewart
Alec Baldwin & Kim Basinger
Martin Lawrence
Nancy Kerrigan
Helen Hunt
Kelsey Grammer
Emilio Estevez
John Goodman
Heather Locklear
Steve Martin
Marisa Tomei
John Travolta
Dana Carvey
Sarah Jessica Parker
John Turturro
Roseanne
Alec Baldwin
George Foreman
Jeff Daniels
David Hyde Pierce
Bob Newhart
Deion Sanders
George Clooney
Paul Reiser
John Goodman
Damon Wayans
Courteney Cox
Bob Saget
David Duchovny
Mariel Hemingway
Chevy Chase
David Schwimmer
Gabriel Byrne
Quentin Tarantino
Laura Leighton
Anthony Edwards
David Alan Grier
Madeline Kahn
Christopher Walken
Alec Baldwin
Danny Aiello
Tom Arnold
Elle Macpherson
John Goodman
Phil Hartman
Steve Forbes
Teri Hatcher
Christine Baranski
Jim Carrey
Tom Hanks
Lisa Kudrow
Bill Pullman
Dana Carvey
Chris Rock
Robert Downey Jr.
Phil Hartman
Martin Short
Rosie O'Donnell
Kevin Spacey
David Alan Grier
Neve Campbell
Chevy Chase
Alec Baldwin
Sting
Mike Meyers
Rob Lowe
Pamela Anderson
John Goodman
Jeff Goldblum
Sylvester Stallone
Matthew Perry
Brendan Fraser
Chris Farley
Jon Lovitz
Claire Danes
Rudolph Giuliani
Nathan Lane
Helen Hunt
Samuel L. Jackson
Sarah Michelle Geller
John Goodman
Roma Downey
Garth Brooks
Scott Wolf
Julianne Moore
Steve Buscemi
Greg Kinnear
Maththew Broderick
David Duchovny
Cameron Diaz
Kelsey Grammar
Lucy Lawless
Ben Stiller
David Spade
Joan Allen
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Vince Vaughn
Alec Baldwin
Bill Paxton
James Van Der Beek
Gwyneth Paltrow
Brendan Fraser
Bill Murray
Ray Romano
Drew Barrymore
John Goodman
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Jerry Seinfeld
Heather Graham
Norm Macdonald
Dylan McDermott
Garth Brooks
Jennifer Aniston
Christina Ricci
Danny DeVito
Jamie Foxx
Freddie Prinze Jr.
Alan Cumming
Julianna Marguiles
Ben Affleck
Joshua Jackson
The Rock
Christopher Walken
Tobey Maguire
John Goodman
Britney Spears
Jackie Chan
Rob Lowe
Kate Hudson
Dana Carvey
Charlize Theron
Calista Flckhart
Tom Green
Val Kilmer
Lucy Liu
Charlie Sheen
Mena Suvari
Jennifer Lopez
Sean Hayes
Katie Holmes
Conan O'Brien
Julia Stiles
Alec Baldwin
Renee Zellweger
Pierce Brosnan
Lara Flynn Boyle
Christopher Walken
Reese Witherspoon
Seann William Scott
Drew Barrymore
John Goodman
Gwyneth Paltrow
Billy Bob Thorntn
Derek Jeter
Hugh Jackman
Ellen Degeneres
Josh Hartnett
Jack Black
Britney Spears
Jonny Moseley
Jon Stewart
Ian McKellen
Cameron Diaz
The Rock
Alec Baldwin
Kirsten Dunst
Winona Ryder
Matt Damon
Sarah Michelle Gellar
John McCain
Eric McCormack
Nia Vardalos
Brittany Murphy
Robert De Niro
Al Gore
Jeff Gordon
Ray Liotta
Matthew McConaughey
Jennifer Garner
Christopher Walken
Queen Latifah
Salma Hayek
Bernie Mac
Ray Romano
Ashton Kutcher
Adrien Brody
Dan Aykroyd
Jack Black
Justin Timberlake
Halle Berry
Kelly Ripa
Andy Roddick
Alec Baldwin
Al Sharpton
Elijah Wood
Jennifer Aniston
Jessica Simpson & Nick Lachey
Megan Mullally
Drew Barrymore
Christina Aguilera
Colin Firth
Ben Affleck
Donald Trump
Janet Jackson
Lindsay Lohan
Snoop Dogg
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
Ben Affleck
Queen Latifah
Jude Law
Kate Winslet
Liam Neeson
Luke Wilson
Colin Farrell
Robert De Niro
Topher Grace
Paul Giamatti
Paris Hilton
Jason Bateman
Hilary Swank
David Spade
Ashton Kutcher
Cameron Diaz
Tom Brady
Johnny Knoxville
Will Ferrell
Lindsay Lohan
Steve Carell
Jon Heder
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Lance Armstrong
Jason Lee
Eva Longoria
Dane Cook
Alec Baldwin
Jack Black
Scarlett Johansson
Peter Sarsgaard
Steve Martin
Natalie Portman
Matt Dillon
Antonio Banderas
Lindsay Lohan
Tom Hanks
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Kevin Spacey
Dane Cook
Jaime Pressly
John C. Reilly
Hugh Laurie
Alec Baldwin
Ludacris
Matthew Fox
Annette Bening
Justin Timberlake
Jake Gyllenhaal
Jeremy Piven
Drew Barrymore
Forest Whitaker
Rainn Wilson
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Peyton Manning
Shia LaBeouf
Scarlett Johansson
Molly Shannon
Zach Braff
LeBron James
Seth Rogen
Jon Bon Jovi
Brian Williams
Tina Fey
Elliot Page
Amy Adams
Jonah Hill
Christopher Walken
Ashton Kutcher
Shia LaBeouf
Steve Carell
Michael Phelps
James Franco
Anna Faris
Anne Hathaway
Josh Brolin
Jon Hamm
Ben Affleck
Paul Rudd
Tim McGraw
John Malkovich
Hugh Laurie
Neil Patrick Harris
Rosario Dawson
Steve Martin
Bradley Cooper
Alec Baldwin
Dwayne Johnson
Tracy Morgan
Seth Rogen
Zac Efron
Justin Timberlake
Will Ferrell
Megan Fox
Ryan Reynolds
Drew Barrymore
Gerald Butler
Taylor Swift
January Jones
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Blake Lively
Taylor Lautner
James Franco
Charles Barkley
Sigourney Weaver
Jon Hamm
Ashton Kutcher
Jennifer Lopez
Zach Galifianakis
Jude Law
Tina Fey
Ryan Phillippe
Gabourey Sidibe
Betty White
Alec Baldwin
Amy Poehler
Bryan Cranston
Jane Lynch
Emma Stone
Jon Hamm
Scarlett Johansson
Anne Hathaway
Robert De Niro
Paul Rudd
Jeff Bridges
Jim Carrey
Gwyneth Paltrow
Jesse Eisenberg
Dana Carvey
Russell Brand
Miley Cyrus
Zach Galifianakis
Elton John
Helen Mirren
Tina Fey
Ed Helms
Justin Timberlake
Alec Baldwin
Melissa McCarthy
Ben Stiller
Anna Faris
Charlie Day
Emma Stone
Jason Segal
Steve Buscemi
Katy Perry
Jimmy Fallon
Charles Barkley
Daniel Radcliffe
Channing Tatum
Zooey Deschanel
Maya Rudolph
Lindsay Lohan
Jonah Hill
Sofia Vergara
Josh Brolin
Eli Manning
Will Ferrell
Mick Jagger
Seth MacFarlane
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Daniel Craig
Christina Applegate
Bruno Mars
Louis C.K.
Anne Hathaway
Jeremy Renner
Jamie Foxx
Martin Short
Jennifer Lawrence
Adam Levine
Justin Bieber
Christoph Waltz
Kevin Hart
Justin Timberlake
Melissa McCarthy
Vince Vaughn
Zach Galifianakis
Kristen Wiig
Ben Affleck
Tina Fey
Miley Cyrus
Bruce Willis
Edward Norton
Kerry Washington
Lady Gaga
Josh Hutcherson
Paul Rudd
John Goodman
Jimmy Fallon
Drake
Jonah Hill
Melissa McCarthy
Jim Parsons
Lena Dunham
Louis C.K.
Anna Kendrick
Seth Rogen
Andrew Garfield
Charlize Theron
Andy Samberg
Chris Pratt
Sarah Silverman
Bill Hader
Jim Carrey
Chris Rock
Woody Harrelson
Cameron Diaz
James Franco
Martin Freeman
Amy Adams
Kevin Hart
Blake Shelton
J.K. Simmons
Dakota Johnson
Chris Hemsworth
Dwayne Johnson
Michael Keaton
Taraji P. Henson
Scarlett Johansson
Reese Witherspoon
Louis C.K.
Miley Cyrus
Amy Schumer
Tracy Morgan
Donald Trump
Elizabeth Banks
Matthew McConaughey
Ryan Gosling
Chris Hemsworth
Tina Fey & Amy Poehler
Adam Driver
Ronda Rousey
Larry David
Melissa McCarthy
Jonah Hill
Ariana Grande
Peter Dinklage
Russell Crowe
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Brie Larson
Drake
Fred Armisen
Margot Robbie
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Emily Blunt
Tom Hanks
Benedict Cumberbatch
Dave Chappelle
Kristen Wiig
Emma Stone
John Cena
Casey Affleck
Felicity Jones
Aziz Ansari
Kristen Stewart
Alec Baldwin
Octavia Spencer
Scarlett Johansson
Louis C.K.
Jimmy Fallon
Chris Pine
Melissa McCarthy
Dwayne Johnson
Ryan Gosling
Gal Gadot
Kumail Nanjiani
Larry David
Tiffany Haddish
Chance the Rapper
Saoirse Ronan
James Franco
Kevin Hart
Sam Rockwell
Jessica Chastain
Will Ferrell
Natalie Portman
Charles Barkley
Sterling K. Brown
Bill Hader
Chadwick Boseman
John Mulaney
Donald Glover
Amy Schumer
Tina Fey
Adam Driver
Awkwafina
Seth Meyers
Jonah Hill
Liev Schreiber
Steve Carell
Claire Foy
Jason Momoa
Matt Damon
Rachel Brosnahan
James McAvoy
Halsey
Don Cheadle
John Mulaney
Idris Elba
Sandra Oh
Kit Harington
Emma Stone
Adam Sandler
Emma Thompson
Paul Rudd
Woody Harrelson
Phoebe Waller-Bridge
David Harbour
Chance the Rapper
Kristen Stewart
Harry Styles
Will Ferrell
Jennifer Lopez
Scarlett Johansson
Eddie Murphy
Adam Driver
J.J. Watt
RuPaul
John Mulaney
Daniel Craig
Tom Hanks (remote)
Kristen Wiig (remote)
Chris Rock
Bill Burr
Issa Rae
Adele
John Mulaney
Dave Chappelle
Jason Bateman
Timothée Chalamet
Kristen Wiig
John Krasinski
Dan Levy
Regina King
Nick Jonas
Maya Rudolph
Daniel Kaluuya
Carey Mulligan
Elon Musk
Keegan-Michael Key
Anya Taylor-Joy
Owen Wilson
Kim Kardashian
Rami Malek
Jason Sudeikis
Kieran Culkin
Jonathan Majors
Simu Liu
Billie Eilish
Paul Rudd
Ariana DeBose
Will Forte
Willem Dafoe
John Mulaney
Oscar Isaac
Zoë Kravitz
Jerrod Carmichael
Jake Gyllenhaal
Lizzo
Benedict Cumberbatch
Selena Gomez
Natasha Lyonne
Miles Teller
Brendan Gleeson
Megan Thee Stallion
Jack Harlow
Amy Schumer
Dave Chappelle
Keke Palmer
Steve Martin & Martin Short
Austin Butler
Michael B. Jordan
Pedro Pascal
Woody Harrelson
Travis Kelce
Jenna Ortega
Quinta Brunson
Molly Shannon
Ana de Armas
Pete Davidson
Bad Bunny
Nate Bargate
Timothée Chalamet
Jason Momoa
Emma Stone
Adam Driver
Kate McKinnon
Jacob Elordi
Dakota Johnson
Ayo Edebiri
Shane Gillis
Sydney Sweeney
Josh Brolin
Ramy Youssef
Kristen Wiig
Ryan Gosling
Dua Lipa
Maya Rudolph
Jake Gyllenhaal
Jean Smart
Nate Bargatze
Ariana Grande
Michael Keaton
John Mulaney
Bill Burr
Charli XCX
Paul Mescal
Chris Rock
Martin Short
Dave Chappelle
Timothée Chalamet
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Matt Rogers talks bringing zeitgeisty Las Culturistas Awards to TV for the 1st time
The last Teen Choice Awards aired in 2019. MTV canceled its MTV Movie & TV Awards show after 2023. It's been a rough period for those deserving of recognition as choice hottie or best villain. Enter the Las Culturistas Culture Awards, now in its fifth year — and coming to television for the first time Tuesday. Conceived by comedians and longtime friends Bowen Yang ('Saturday Night Live') and Matt Rogers ('I Love That For You') and an outgrowth of their 'Las Culturistas' podcast, this year's edition was taped in July and will air on Bravo. 'The thing that's cohesive about Bravo and our brand is the fact that we center fun and that kind of made it a really natural home for us,' Rogers said recently over Zoom. These awards give flowers to a variety of genres. Categories this year include most iconic building or structure (Lumon headquarters from 'Severance' is nominated), best title for the next 'Bridget Jones' ('Bridget Jones to Terabithia' is a contender) and the Lindsay Lohan in 'Parent Trap' award for twins excellence (Michael B. Jordan gets a nod for 'Sinners'). Rogers' favorite? 'They're all my babies,' he said, but is most proud of best 'Batman' woman. One of the nominees: Robyn — yes, not Robin. 'It's the Riddler's assistant,' joked Rogers. 'Robyn scenes were cut from the movie.' The awards aren't even limited to work from the past year — the nonexistent Robyn's competitors include both Michelle Pfeiffer and Anne Hathaway's portrayal of Catwoman. The awards are 'one of the most fun things we do every year,' Rogers said. The whole point is to remind people that Hollywood — and especially awards shows — are not that serious. Rogers spoke with The Associated Press about the Las Culturistas Culture Awards, the podcast and keeping up with pop culture. This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity. AP: Why did you and Bowen start the Las Culturistas Culture Awards? ROGERS: I don't think there's anything funnier than people who take themselves too seriously. And being hosts of a pop culture podcast in which we talk about the entertainment industry quite frequently, we see it as an opportunity to empower everyone to drop their shoulders a little bit. Bowen was just nominated for his fifth (chance at an) Emmy. It still means something, even though we're in the process of satirizing it, which says everything you need to know about the place that this holds in our culture. AP: Do you ever find it hard to keep up with everything that's popping in the zeitgeist? ROGERS: Absolutely. We talk about this a lot on the show. The death of monoculture is a very real thing, so we are not all watching the same stuff. It would be impossible to cover everything that everyone wants us to cover. For example, I can't really do 'Love Island.' The episodes are just a little too long and, also, it's not my flavor of reality show. That doesn't mean that l don't think it's incredible for people that want to watch it. I am an Ariana Madix superfan and supporter. Having said that, if we're talking about something on 'Las Culturistas,' it is honest. I would never want to just cram for the podcast. If you hear us talking about it, it's something we're actually encountering. AP: As you and Bowen each become busier with your individual careers, is there a scenario where you would end the podcast? (Yang did take a break in 2023 to focus on his mental health.) ROGERS: The podcast is not hard to do. Maybe if it were, or if we felt like at a certain point it was too exposing, we would maybe take a break. But the fact is, we don't feel that way. If it was ever a thing of like, 'Hey, we need to wind it back,' that probably means we would book less guests and just talk to each other. The energy expense is when we're getting ready to host someone that we love or that we wanna make sure has a good time. It's an hour or whatever of me talking to my friend. AP: Why do you think there are so many podcasts out there? ROGERS: It's a celebration of someone's interests. I always say if you have an interest, you can find 15 podcasts about that thing no matter what it is. I think what makes people excited about this world is it's a place to talk and deep dive or be too granular and too niche about what you love. AP: What was the original goal for 'Las Culturistas' when you started back in 2016? You've gone on to have Michelle Obama, Lady Gaga, Sarah Jessica Parker and Chappell Roan as guests. ROGERS: The podcast started with me and Bowen sitting behind mics, very lo-fi at our friend's apartment. A mattress was in the window to keep the sound out. It was just a playdate for me and Bowen. It wasn't even weekly in the very beginning. It was very haphazard. The sentence, 'Oh, we owe them an episode,' was uttered a lot. Then suddenly it became this thing. And we realized it was really not only helping us, but it was something we enjoyed.
