Loading...

PODCAST

How Did We Get Weird with Vanessa Bayer and Jonah Bayer

All Things Comedy

Before sibling duo Vanessa Bayer and Jonah Bayer took the comedy, music and general world by storm, they were just somelilweirdo kids. Joined by exciting guests who also started out this way, they reminisce about everything from toys to trends on How Did We Get Weird? Unless you’re a monster, you’llwant to listen to this nostalgia-filled, hilarious and surprisingly sweet podcast where they discuss how those formativeyears that shaped them into who they are today

comedy comedy interviews

All Episodes

43:07

Remember Birthday Presents For Your Siblings? (with...

How Did We Get Weird with Vanessa Bayer and Jonah Bayer ·

2025/03/31

On today's episode, Jonah and Vanessa are thrilled to welcome the hilarious Chelsea Handler!! You may know Chelsea as a comedian, tv host, New York Times Bestselling Author (check out her new book "I'll Have What She's Having"!) and advocate, but did you know she's the youngest of six siblings? And speaking of, we get into how she got birthday gifts for all of those siblings, plus a birthday gift fail that Jonah got for Vanessa once that was a tool to teach her how to work in comedy when she was

en

77:57

Remember Sneaking Into Movies? (with Jaime Moyer)

How Did We Get Weird with Vanessa Bayer and Jonah Bayer ·

2025/03/24

On this week's new episode, the Bayer siblings are overjoyed to welcome their friend Jaime Moyer to the podcast! Jaime and Vanessa reminisce about meeting at Second City Detroit and all the fun they had, and Vanessa asks: is there something in the water that makes Detroit comedians SO funny?? Plus Jaime recalls her days of working at a movie theater, and we get into our various adventures sneaking into movies as kids, or in Jonah's case, as an adult. And we talk about our favorite movie theater

en

68:44

Remember Spending Hours Talking On The Phone? (with...

How Did We Get Weird with Vanessa Bayer and Jonah Bayer ·

2025/03/17

Cuties alert! The Bayer siblings are thrilled to have their dear friend and absolute cutie Abby Elliott on the podcast today! Abby and Vanessa talk about their fun adventures at the SNL 50th Anniversary, from celebrity encounters to their red carpet go-to moves. And speaking of, Vanessa tells Abby how much better she is at looking cool on looking cool on a red carpet and at life in general? Plus they fill in Jonah on how spray tanning works and talk about the days of people going to tanning salons

en

70:49

Remember Being Scared of Art? (with Jay Weinberg)

How Did We Get Weird with Vanessa Bayer and Jonah Bayer ·

2025/03/10

This week, the Bayers are joined by drummer Jay Weinberg, who you have seen behind the kit of some of your favorite bands ranging from Slipknot to Suicidal Tendencies! Jay talks about being the son of Max Weinberg of The E Street Band and performing "Born To Run" with Bruce Springsteen at Giants stadium while Jonah and Vanessa's dad was trying to get them to take over his shrinkwraping company. (Max may have had a slighter cooler gig.) We also discuss Jonah's punk rock hall of fame status, the

en

86:16

Remember Sleepover Parties (with Maria Blasucci)

How Did We Get Weird with Vanessa Bayer and Jonah Bayer ·

2025/03/03

This week the Bayer siblings are thrilled to welcome their friend, the hilarious and delightful Maria Blasucci! Maria takes us through her method of memorizing people's slurred speech on "Drunk History" as a series regular, and Vanessa and Maria have the same specific memory of meeting while filming the show. Plus Maria regales us with tales of her quarantine time spent near Sandusky, Ohio which leads not only to us learning about the Port Clinton Walleye Festival (not as cool as it sounds? Or is

en

68:58

Remember Putting Chips On Your Sandwich? (with David...

How Did We Get Weird with Vanessa Bayer and Jonah Bayer ·

2025/02/24

You've heard David Bazan sing about some dark subject matter as a solo artist or under the Pedro The Lion moniker, but have you ever heard him get deep into his snack preferences? From his childhoood invention "The Bologna Big Mac" to the proper technique to put chips on a sandwich without making a crumbly mess, Bazan shares some of his secrets with his future musical collaborators Jonah and Vanessa and the world will never be the same. Bazan also talks with Jonah about their house show tradition in

en

81:56

Remember Read-Along Recordings? (with Randy Blythe of...

How Did We Get Weird with Vanessa Bayer and Jonah Bayer ·

2025/02/17

This week on the podcast, we are joined by return guest and old friend Randy Blythe of Lamb Of God. We discuss Randy's previous careers as a roofer and french chef, Vaessa roasts him like he's a Coq au Vin and the three of us plot the world domination of our supergroup, Pomme De Terroir. We also discuss all of our respective anxiety dreams and will we ever grow out of them? For our topic, Randy purchases a Hobbit record and book to reminisce about his favorite read-along record and also gives us a

en

85:53

Remember I Love That For You? (with Jenifer Lewis)

How Did We Get Weird with Vanessa Bayer and Jonah Bayer ·

2025/02/10

On today's new episode Jonah and Vanessa are thrilled to welcome the one and only Jenifer Lewis! They reminisce about the first time they met when Vanessa was trying to get Jenifer to be on "I Love That For You" and Jenifer subsequently announcing to the press that she would be on the show... without a single mention of Vanessa. Plus you may know that Jenifer is the Mother of Black Hollywood, but did you know she does a killer Vanessa impression? And Vanessa's Jenifer impression is pretty good as

en

77:50

Remember Renting Video Games? (with Michael Benjamin...

How Did We Get Weird with Vanessa Bayer and Jonah Bayer ·

2025/02/03

This week on the podcast we are joined by our old friend Michael Benjamin Lerner of Telekinesis! Michael talks about meeting Jonah and Vanessa at SNL through Fred Armisen, what it was like for Michael to play drums on the Portlandia tour and his secrets to making the perfect cup of espresso. Michael also discusses working at record stores, going to school at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and having Paul McCartney hand him his diploma and getting a major label record deal offer based on his

en

70:33

Remember Getting Suspended From School? (with Nick Ace)

How Did We Get Weird with Vanessa Bayer and Jonah Bayer ·

2025/01/27

This week on the podcast, the Bayers are joined by their old friend and award-winning designer, Nick Ace! They discuss how Jonah became Nick's roommate in Williamsburg, the time Vanessa roasted the audience at one of their house parties and the way the three of us have collectively supported each others' creative endeavors. Nick also tells an epic tale about getting suspended from school that manages to reference Jerry Springer, the film Black Sheep and passing notes in class, in a way that will

en

72:34

Remember the WB promos where all the young stars came...

How Did We Get Weird with Vanessa Bayer and Jonah Bayer ·

2025/01/20

This week the Bayer siblings are thrilled to welcome hilarious comedian, writer and podcaster Pat Regan to the show! Jonah reveals his classic new catch phrase and the way he's used it to mock celebrities in a virtual world! Then Pat reveals his celebrity diss fantasy and, wow, are we all cool! Plus, we get into our favorite shows from growing up and Pat's (and every teen's?) love of the WB promos where all the young stars came together! And partied! In a warehouse? Obsessed. Plus we talk about how

en

79:48

Remember No Doubt? (with Paul James)

How Did We Get Weird with Vanessa Bayer and Jonah Bayer ·

2025/01/13

This week on the podcast the Bayer siblings are thrilled to welcome their friend Paul James! They explore the sometimes controversial move of adding chicken to a salad, and speaking of, they talk about chain restaurants like Paul's favorite restaurant Benihana, and how his job at PF Chang's got him his first big acting gig! Plus, Vanessa and Paul reminisce about filming "I Love That For You" and Vanessa gives a never-filmed season 2 spoiler for Paul's character "Jordan." And the trio talk all about

en

65:42

Remember Soul Music? (with Patrick Stump of Fall out...

How Did We Get Weird with Vanessa Bayer and Jonah Bayer ·

2025/01/06

This week the Bayers are thrilled to welcome their friend and Fall Out Boy lead vocalist and guitarist, Patrick Stump! We really roll out the red carpet for him as Jonah has a brand new premium zoom account and Vanessa has an incredible impression of all pop-punk singers. Speaking of which, we hear how Patrick honed his craft and became the vocalist he is today (it doesn't make Vanessa's impression any less spot-on) and about Patrick's musical influences ranging from straight-edge hardcore to Soul

en

61:07

Holiday Re-Run: Remember Bo Jackson? (with Kenan...

How Did We Get Weird with Vanessa Bayer and Jonah Bayer ·

2024/12/30

This week we couldn't be more thrilled to welcome our friend, the hilarious little sweetie Kenan Thompson!! We're talking SNL nostalgia, Nickelodeon nostalgia, classic rock nostalgia and everything in between. Plus, we get into the craze around the legendary Bo Jackson, including the "Bo Knows" campaign, and his arch nemesis Brian Bosworth aka "The Boz" and Jonah's obsession with the 1991 action fiilm "Stone Cold." Finally, we play a round of LEGIT MOAN OR UNNECESSARY GROAN that has us asking

en

72:07

Remember Being in a Band with your Sibling? (with...

How Did We Get Weird with Vanessa Bayer and Jonah Bayer ·

2024/12/23

This week on the podcast, Vanessa and Jonah are joined by old friend and Rise Against guitarist Zach Blair! We discuss the times we almost all hung out together at South By Southwest, Zach's experience playing guitar (and dressing up) in GWAR and his short-lived stint working in construction prior to playing arenas. We also get deep into Zach's relationship with his brother Doni and what it was like playing together in Hagfish and Only Crime. Did you also know that they were interviewed by our

en

69:58

Remember BMX Bikes? (with Ed Helms)

How Did We Get Weird with Vanessa Bayer and Jonah Bayer ·

2024/12/16

This week Vanessa and Jonah are thrilled to welcome the hilarious and wildly talented Ed Helms to the podcast! You may know Ed played Andy Bernard on “The Office” but did you know he grew up doing crazy stunts on BMX bikes? Or that he’s a talented banjo player?? Plus, the trio get into interesting Sundance experiences or a lack thereof, the nightmare that is being in the bathroom when you’re supposed to be on stage, and the time Ed hosted SNL while Vanessa was there. Plus, in

en

61:18

Remember TV Theme Songs (with Liz Feldman)

How Did We Get Weird with Vanessa Bayer and Jonah Bayer ·

2024/12/09

On this week's episode the Bayer siblings are thrilled to welcome their friend Liz Feldman! You may know that Liz from creating the hit Netflix show "Dead To Me" but did you know that her new Netflix show premiering this Thursday, "No Good Deed" is the third in her run of three-word, turn-of-phrase series'?? And speaking of TV shows, the trio get into their all-time favorite TV show theme songs and as a surprise to no one, Vanessa sings a lot of them (as does Liz. Jonah, less so.) Plus Vanessa gets

en

61:03

Remember The Nightmare Before Christmas? (with Billy...

How Did We Get Weird with Vanessa Bayer and Jonah Bayer ·

2024/12/02

Vanessa and Jonah are thrilled to welcome graphic artist and Good Charlotte guitarist Billy Martin to the podcast this week. We get nostalgic right off the bat, talking about how Jonah wrote the first ever cover story on Good Charlotte back in 2002 and the time Jonah and Billy spent together on the Vans Warped Tour back when they were very young adults! We also get into Billy's love of Silverchair, what it was like being a great artist in high school and why Billy never felt the need to prove how

en

62:40

Remember Karaoke? (with Bishop Briggs)

How Did We Get Weird with Vanessa Bayer and Jonah Bayer ·

2024/11/25

This week on the podcast, we are coming correct with musician Bishop Briggs! We discuss what it was like growing up in Hong Kong, having the legal name of Sarah McLaughlin and Bishop's adolescent obsession with emo music. We also dig into her karaoke stories, explore why "Bohemian Rhapsody" is a solid choice and discuss our shared joy that the app Shazam exists and works most of the time! Finally, we play a round of LEGIT MOAN OR UNNECESSARY GROAN where we chat about the merits of marriage

en

59:08

Remember Childhood Pets? (with Ayden Mayeri)

How Did We Get Weird with Vanessa Bayer and Jonah Bayer ·

2024/11/18

This week the Bayer siblings are thrilled to have their friend, hilarious actress and absolute sweetie Ayden Mayeri on the podcast! You may know Ayden from her genius portrayals of characters such as Beth Ann McGann on "I Love That For You" and Sam Judlow in "Mr. Throwback," but did you know she was in a childhood band called X-Cetera that's gaining popularity... now? Plus, after being excluded for years, Vanessa and Jonah finally have the chance to be in their high school's Hall of Fame... but will

en

252 results

Similar Podcasts

Comedy Central Stand-Up

Comedy Central España

Advice Fight

The Grawlix (Adam Cayton-Holland, Ben...

Girls Rewatch: Sex and the City

Amelia Ritthaler & Evan Lazarus

Dying Laughing with Jessimae

Jessimae Peluso

The Life Gorgeous

Cloud10