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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ERK chats with Christina Ricci, whose film credits include MERMAIDS, THE ADDAMS FAMILY, CASPER, NOW & THEN, THE OPPOSITE OF SEX, FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS, SLEEPY HOLLOW, MONSTER, SPEED RACER, and THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS and whose television credits include THE LIZZIE BORDEN CHRONICLES, YELLOWJACKETS and the upcoming WEDNESDAY. They discuss her early life as a child star, developing her fashion style, the art of being interviewed, partying in New York City, learning how to smoke from Winona Ryder, why she wants to play an evil Tinker Bell, having her breasts digitally enhanced for a film poster, THE REAL HOUSEWIVES, her status as a gay icon and more.
Host: Evan Ross Katz
Editor: Sophia Asmuth
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ERK is joined by actress and comedian Molly Shannon to discuss her new memoir, HELLO MOLLY, as well as her work SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, THE WHITE LOTUS, THE OTHER TWO, SEX AND THE CITY, OTHER PEOPLE, working with Mike White, her favorite place to find chicken, throwing the "f*cks" around, her father's late-in-life coming out, why she can't get enough REAL HOUSEWIVES and more. Plus, Jennifer Coolidge, Sharon Stone, Heléne Yorke get in on the fun. Oh, and we surprise Molly with a very special guest: Her daughter Stella. All that, plus we're recapping the Met Gala and talking Kim Cattrall's recent comments about AND JUST LIKE THAT.
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It's SHUT UP EVAN x GUCCI, baby. In a very special episode presented in collaboration with the storied Italian fashion house, ERK is interviewing four of the biggest stylists in Hollywood, responsible for three of the best looks at the 2022 Met Gala: Kate Young, who styled Dakota Johnson, Elizabeth Stewart, who styled Jessica Chastain, and Wayman Bannerman and Micah McDonald, who styled Jodie Turner-Smith. We'll chat with them about what they love most about the Met Gala, how the creative process plays out and why they each knew Gucci was the right fit for this year's Gilded Glamour-themed affair.
Host: Evan Ross Katz
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ERK is joined by four-time Tony Award-winning actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein, whose notable works on stage and screen include HAIRSPRAY, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, TORCH SONG TRILOGY, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, KINKY BOOTS, FUNNY GIRL, MRS. DOUBTFIRE, INDEPENDENCE DAY, and MULAN. The pair discuss his new memoir, I WAS BETTER LAST NIGHT, early memories of growing up gay and Jewish in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, what it means to be a radical faerie, his thoughts on gender, visiting popular gay sex spots, God, heaven, the onset of AIDS and how it affected our community (and the factions within the queer community that had to come together), and so much more. Plus, Tony Award-winner Marissa Jaret Winokur calls in to surprise Harvey — and start a beef. All that, plus we're chatting my favorite himbo, Shawn Mendes, and attempting to unpack his recent Notes App mental health check-in.
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ERK is joined by current reigning America's Drag Superstar, the winner of RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE Season 13, Symone, to chat about the year since her crowning, her Arkansas roots, discovering drag, how DRAG RACE differed from her expectations, rumors that her season's cast doesn't get along, whether or not she'd film the long-rumored ALL-WINNERS season, attending the 2021 Met Gala, appearing in Kacey Musgraves’s STAR CROSSED: THE FILM, her upcoming film debut in Billy Eichner's BROS, dating, hooking up, and so much more. Plus, fellow DRAG RACE superstars Raja, Priyanka and Gigi Goode and rapper Princess Nokia join us to get in on the fun. All that, plus a state of the union THE REAL HOUSEWIVES, the once behemoth franchise that feels like it's starting to show signs of fatigue (which, same).
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ERK is joined by Grammy, Tony, and Emmy award-winning actor Cynthia Erivo to chat about her illustrious film, television, and stage career, which includes performances in THE COLOR PURPLE, CHEWING GUM, WIDOWS, BROAD CITY, BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE, HARRIET and GENIUS: ARETHA as well as the upcoming roles as The Blue Fairy in Robert Zemeckis live-action/computer-animated musical film adaptation of PINOCCHIO and as Elphaba in the highly-anticipated film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical WICKED. Additionally, they chat marathon running, feeling sexy, AND JUST LIKE THAT, coming out, her favorite musicals, Instagram close friends, working with female directors, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, and so much more. Plus, Ariana Grande joins us to get in on the fun. All that, plus a frank discussion about reading the comment section.
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ERK is joined by the multi-hyphenate savant, star of LINCOLN and SELMA, and IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK and EUPHORIA and FEAR OF THE WALKING DEAD and ZOLA and the upcoming RUSTIN and THE COLOR PURPLE, Colman Domingo. The pair discuss his upbringing in Philadelphia, working in the theater at the start of his career and into today, his gay nights out in NYC, finding love on Craigslist, his Oscar snub, which EUPHORIA character he's most like IRL, what he's cooking, how he manages to always land on a Best Dressed list, how his work "turns the dial on humanity." Plus, Jodie Turner-Smith and Joshua Jackson get in on the fun. All that, plus an audio sample of my new book, INTO EVERY GENERATION A SLAYER IS BORN (out now).
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ERK is joined by the ultra-fabulous Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress Sarah Paulson. The two chat about CAROL (thank goodness), whether she'll ever star in a musical, AMERICAN HORROR STORY (is she done?), her Sondheim tattoo, THE REAL HOUSEWIVES, loving Holland Taylor, DOWN WITH LOVE, Prada, and red carpet criticism culture, STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP, playing queer roles, OCEAN'S 8 (will we get a sequel?) and so much more. Plus, Mandy Moore, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Dorinda Medley, and Carole Radziwill get in on the fun. All that, plus we're chatting Nicole Kidman and the ubiquity of the Miu Miu SS22 miniskirt sets.
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ERK is indulging his inner theater kid by sitting down with Grammy Award-winner Jonathan Groff. The two chat about his original run in SPRING AWAKENING and bringing the cast back together for the recent 15th-anniversary concert, being closeted early in his career, growing up amongst the Amish, starring in THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS, Lea Michele, spit, getting naked on stage, DREAMGIRLS, Sutton Foster, Pamplemousse La Croix, his grooming routine, THE WHITE LOTUS and so much more. Plus, Groff's former LOOKING costar Murray Bartlett and Tony Award-winner Ben Platt join in on the fun. All that, plus we're chatting AND JUST LIKE THAT and giving a necessary postmortem on the show that had us gripped.
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ERK begins Season 3 with a "wee-hee" by sitting down face to face with Golden Globe-nominated actress Jennifer Coolidge. The two chat about THE WHITE LOTUS, Anna Nicole Smith, 9/11, rim jobs, Ariana Grande, LEGALLY BLONDE, injuries, Hollywood dreams, vegan pizza, partying with the cast of SURVIVOR, dating creeps, clubbing in the '80s, SEX AND THE CITY, hard-ons and so much more. Plus, her WHITE LOTUS co-stars Lukas Gage and Brittany O'Grady join in on the fun. All that, plus we're chatting about Miranda Hobbes getting finger banged on AND JUST LIKE THAT. A few weeks late to the conversation, yes, but we're not going to overlook this opportunity to break it all down.
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