Stay ConnectedA podcast about gay sh*t and internet culture, SHUT UP EVAN is a bi-weekly podcast fusing LGBTQ+ culture, pop culture and Internet culture into longform discussions. Each week, host Evan Ross Katz is joined by a celeb guest to discuss their early life, career and to get their take on a number of topics ranging from thirst traps to their thoughts on Sarah Michelle Gellar’s filmography.
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Urgent episode drop! ERK chats with fashion designer and GAP’s newest creative director, ZAC POSEN as he reflects on his two-decades-long career. He shares how he trail-blazed celebrities and theatricalities into the flat fashion scene of the early 2000s, survived media pressure by the great CATHY HORYN, costume designed for RYAN MURPHY’s latest miniseries Feud: Capote vs. the Swans, found inspiration in his love of Broadway, and more. Listen now as Posen steals our hearts and the conversation (actually, though)—the only guest who can pull that off so charmingly. Enjoy!
Host: Evan Ross Katz
Editor: Sophia Asmuth
Show links: Evan Ross Katz on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/
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Special episode alert! ERK sits down with ANDREW SCOTT and PAUL MESCAL to debrief on their latest starring roles in ALL OF US STRANGERS. The two discuss the loss, lust, and longing they embodied on screen together. It’s a snack of an episode that will leave you hungry for the full feature film.
Host: Evan Ross Katz
Editor: Sophia Asmuth
Show links: Evan Ross Katz on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/
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ERK chats with fashion designer and business entrepreneur JENNA LYONS (36:10). Oh and Yes, she’s also the breakout star on REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW YORK (but don’t put her in a box!). LYONS dishes about her place in the RHONY cast of characters, why she went on the show, and how she survived the filming. She ponders on her past as J.CREW’s creative director, her GIRLS acting gig, and her future with LOVESEEN eyelash extensions. Before the interview listen as Sean and ERK finally dish on the red hot romcom of the summer RED, WHITE AND ROYAL BLUE (8:34).
Host: Evan Ross Katz
Co-host: Sean Ross
Editor: Sophia Asmuth
Show links: Evan Ross Katz on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/
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ERK chats with Emmy Award-winning drag queen DELTA WORK (46:00) about her fabulously opinionated talk show VERY DELTA, her time on RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE as well as her falling out with RU and RAVEN, ONLYFANS (and the untapped potential of creating her own foot account), BARBIE theories, and more. Special guest CHEYENNE JACKSON calls in with his own question. Ahead of the interview, listen as ERK and Sean remember SINEAD O’CONNOR and bring back AND JUST LIKE THAT… for a mid-season assessment.
Host: Evan Ross Katz
Co-host: Sean Ross
Editor: Sophia Asmuth
Show links: Evan Ross Katz on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/
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ERK chats with SLIP writer, director, and star ZOE LISTER-JONES (47:06) about working with DAKOTA JOHNSON, her own sexual awakening, her strategy for winning SURVIVOR, destigmatizing Hollywood sex scenes, acting in BEAU IS AFRAID, her brunch with BARBRA STREISAND, and her directorial debut with the film BAND AID. Before the interview, listen as ERK and Sean discuss both the film and cultural moment that is BARBIE.
Host: Evan Ross Katz
Co-host: Sean Ross
Editor: Sophia Asmuth
Show links: Evan Ross Katz on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/
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ERK chats with YELLOWJACKETS and THE LAST OF US actress MELANIE LYNSKEY (31:57). She shares her thoughts on pull quote culture, her friendship with DREW BARRYMORE, the rewarding relationship with her partner JASON RITTER, the humanity of reality TV like REAL HOUSEWIVES, and answers questions from our special guest calls: JASON RITTER, LILY RABE, and KRISTIN CHENOWETH. Before the interview, ERK and Sean catch up amidst their crazy travels that included mingling with KIRSTEN DUNST and our lovely guest, Melanie Lynskey. The two deep dive on KIM CATTRALL’s new series, GLAMOROUS. **Please note: this interview was recorded in June 2023, prior to the SAG strike.
Host: Evan Ross Katz
Co-host: Sean Ross
Editor: Sophia Asmuth
Show links: Evan Ross Katz on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/
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ERK chats with RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE reigning queen, SASHA COLBY (43:05), on her life before, during, and after her crowning on RPDR. Sasha shares her history as a previous pageant winner on MISS CONTINENTAL, growing up in Hawaii, discovering MONICA MUNRO, and navigating forgiveness and loss. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll love Sasha even more. Before the interview, ERK and Sean (00:00) breakdown the infamous RHOBH “Dinner Party From Hell” episode amidst Kyle Richards’ alleged separation from Mauricio Umansky.
Host: Evan Ross Katz
Co-host: Sean Ross
Editor: Sophia Asmuth
Show links: Evan Ross Katz on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/
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ERK chats with actor, writer, and director WILL SHARPE (38:50) about the myriad of television, stage, and film projects both in front of and behind the camera that Sharpe brings to life. These include creating his own television series FLOWERS by acting alongside OLIVIA COLMAN, winning a BAFTA for his role as the funny self effacing Rodney in GIRI/HAJI, and portraying the new age tech bro, Ethan, in MIKE WHITE’s beloved WHITE LOTUS. Before the interview, listen as ERK and Sean (00:00) catch up on all the pop culture drama that ensued this past week as well as deep dive on JENNIFER LAWRENCE’s newest film NO HARD FEELINGS, in theaters everywhere. It’s your lucky day as ERK offers some hot tips (takes) for the ideal theater going experience.
Host: Evan Ross Katz
Co-host: Sean Ross
Editor: Sophia Asmuth
Show links: Evan Ross Katz on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/
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ERK deep dives with actress GRETA LEE (46:10) on her latest movie role starring in PAST LIVES. They chat about the iconic NYC scenes, what it was like to be directed in Korean by Celine Song, their shared love of Loewe’s Jonathan Anderson, and more. And yes! Lee does speculate on where her beloved GIRLS character, Soojin, is now. Before the conversation, listen as ERK and Sean discuss BLACK MIRROR’s premiere episode, “Joan Is Awful,” (00:00) for which they did renew their Netflix subscriptions.
Host: Evan Ross Katz
Co-host: Sean Ross
Editor: Sophia Asmuth
Show links: Evan Ross Katz on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/
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ERK is joined by the great MPK (38:33) (MICHAEL PATRICK KING) in anticipation of the AND JUST LIKE THAT S2 premiere. MPK dishes on who he’s killing off this season (kidding!), his favorite SEX AND THE CITY scenes, iconic guest stars he’s worked with like SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR and MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY, and his other masterpiece THE COMEBACK with the hilarious LISA KUDROW. Before the interview, listen as ERK and Sean breakdown another widely discussed Max series, THE IDOL (00:00).
Host: Evan Ross Katz
Co-host: Sean Ross
Editor: Sophia Asmuth
Show links: Evan Ross Katz on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/evanrosskatz/
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