When Bananas debuted in 2020, it ended up being one of the rare highlights and earned a spot on our list of best comedy podcasts of the year. If that’s not a sign from above that her followers are God-fearing, what else could be? - Becca James Just try it and I will reward you.” Sure enough, Bowden’s followers respond with love in the form of over 250,000 likes. Fortunately, Jesus hears her prayers and responds with a plan: “Try a bikini post, Freelon. As an aged and saved divorcée who seemingly never takes her skates off, she is actively working to reconcile her love for Jesus with her love of being hot on social media. She is the head of the church’s roller-skating ministry (megachurches really do have everything) and arguably the spiritual successor to Rollergirl ( Boogie Nights). This time, Freelon Dowden (Lilan Bowden) rolls through - literally. Past episodes have blessed listeners with Mason Jantzoukas (Jason Mantzoukas), the 23-year-old actor portraying Jesus for the church’s Easter celebration and Bowie Landerson (Louie Anderson), an elder and self-proclaimed empath who loves faith, feet, and Florida. Hosted by Holly Laurent and Greg Hess, the podcast expertly satirizes the fictionalized world of Twin Hills Community Church, “a megachurch with a tiny family feel.” In each episode, Halle (Laurent) and Gray (Hess) invite a guest to join the entirely improvised show, playing a character from the absolutely absurd congregation.
She’s even thinking of moving to that area to immerse herself in the weird energy. She also tells Maron about her fixation with Columbine, Colorado, and the infamous school shooting that went down there in 1999 when she was still in high school herself. Louis, and she is still there now - no longer living with the folks but enjoying the many parts of being back where she was raised … except the conservative streak. During the pandemic lockdown, Glaser moved from New York back in with her parents in her native St. “The only thing men like more than new pussy is integrity,” Glaser remarks when discussing how hard it is to get a guy to focus on maintaining a relationship. Never one to mince words, Glaser cuts loose, but rather than shock Maron, he dives in with both feet, and the language gets both real and extra-salty.
Glaser has a new HBO stand-up special out, Good Clean Filth, so she’s been making the podcast-interview circuit rounds, but there’s a weird bond between her and Maron that really gives this interview both sparks and flow. Marc Maron’s comedy soulmate Nikki Glaser makes a return visit to WTF this month.