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Everybody’s had them, everybody can relate to them, and now we’re back with more of the wildest you’ve ever heard, on BAD DATES! Join host Joel Kim Booster (Loot, Fire Island, Netflix) as he invites his favorite funny friends to share their most iconic dating fiascos. From the team behind the hit podcast SmartLess, BAD DATES will make you laugh a lot, cry a little, and cringe just enough. Because as we all know - the worst dates make the best stories. It’s a new host, but the same old mess!

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Bad Dates

On a new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes comedians Michelle Collins, Dylan Adler, and Shane Torres to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Michelle goes Dutch with two types of German, Dylan lets loose in the backyard (not a euphemism), and Shane explains how sometimes you don’t know your worth until someone eats their own blood at you.

 

If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we can’t wait to hear all about it! 

 

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Tickets for our live show 1/25/25 at SF Sketchfest HERE: https://sched.co/1rbPt

 

Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2

Michelle Collins: Patreon.com/michcoll

Dylan Adler: @dylanadler_ on Insta, @DylanAdler6 on Twitter, @dylanadler7 on TikTok

Shane Torres: @ShaneTorres on social media, stand-up special The Blue-Eyed Mexican on YouTube

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Typecast & Lonely (w/ Michelle Collins, Dylan Adler, and Shane Torres)

On this Speed Dates bonus episode, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes back comedian and LEGENDARY podcaster Matt Rogers to talk about therapy revelations, the most loving couple on that desert island, and the delicate act of staying friends with an ex.

 

If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we can’t wait to hear all about it! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips.

 

Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2

Matt Rogers: @MattRogersTho on Insta, new series No Good Deed on Netflix, Las Culturistas podcast, MattRogersOfficial.com for tour dates

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Speed Dates: No One Ever Gets Off A Plane (w/ Matt Rogers)

On a new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes comedians Ali Kolbert, Brooks Wheelan, and Jared Goldstein to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Ali is well aware that this is unhinged behavior, but she just had to be sure, Brooks can overlook the scabies, but can the scabies overlook Brooks, and Jared is at the wrong party looking for the wrong kind of good time.

If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we can’t wait to hear all about it! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips.

Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2

Ali Kolbert: @alikolbert on socials, AliKolbert.com for tour dates

Brooks Wheelan: New special Alive In Alaska on YouTube

Jared Goldstein: @heyjaredhey on socials, Sorry, What? podcast

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The Sarah Paulson Corner (w/ Ali Kolbert, Brooks Wheelan, and Jared Goldstein)

On a new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes comedians Sasheer Zamata, Nori Reed, and Dan St Germain to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Sasheer has a legitimate meet cute, but on reflection she might have been the bad date, Nori learns just how dangerous it can be to come between a squirrel and their brunette, and Dan was possibly too broke to attempt bondage.

 

If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we can’t wait to hear all about it! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips.

 

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Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates.

Tickets for our live show 1/25/25 at SF Sketchfest HERE: https://sched.co/1rbPt

 

Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2

Sasheer Zamata: @thesheertruth on socials, Best Friends podcast with Nicole Byer 

Nori Reed: @norireed on socials

 

Dan St Germain: @danstgermain on Insta, Dance Fatty Dance special on YouTube, Burbs Bros podcast with Sean Donnelly

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Postcoital Pizza Rolls (w/ Sasheer Zamata, Nori Reed, and Dan St Germain)

A brief thank-you from Joel for coming along on the Bad Dates ride with us this year! If you've had a bad date, or if you need dating advice in general, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we'd love you to be part of the show in 2025! Happy Holidays!

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Happy Holidays From Joel Kim Booster!

On a new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes comedians Jessi Cruickshank, Jena Friedman, and George Civeris to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Jessi finally bags a full 10, but this comes with a creeping realization, Jena is dating someone with the keys to the city but it all goes wrong over Thanksgiving break, and George’s date somehow ended up at this party, and he is kissing EVERYONE.

 

If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we can’t wait to hear all about it! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips.

 

Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips. 

Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates.

Tickets for our live show 1/25/25 at SF Sketchfest HERE: https://sched.co/1rbPt

 

Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2

Jessi Cruickshank: @jessicruickshank on Insta, special MiniVan Money, podcast Phone A Friend with Jessi Cruickshank

Jena Friedman: @jenafriedman on socials

George Civeris: @georgeciveris on socials

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Trafficked At The Goggle Launch (w/ Jessi Cruickshank, Jena Friedman, and George Civeris)

On a new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes drag queen & recording artist Yvie Oddly, and comedians Meredith Casey and Danny Jacobs to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Yvie tries to maintain her date’s human dignity, but it’ll make a great story for the grandkids, Meredith is prepared to do some of the work, but maybe not on the hood of her Subaru, and Danny’s girlfriend meets his father, but, once you’ve listened, you’ll understand exactly what a terrible idea that was.

 

If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we can’t wait to hear all about it! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips.

 

Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips. 

Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates.

Tickets for our live show 1/25/25 at SF Sketchfest HERE: https://sched.co/1rbPt

 

Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2

Yvie Oddly: @oddlyyvie on socials, @allaboutyvie on TikTok, new memoir All About Yvie

Meredith Casey: @murderdeathcasey on Insta

Danny Jacobs: @dannyajacobs on Insta, The Understudies at The Groundlings Theatre, How To Destroy Everything podcast

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Take Spokane By Storm (w/ Yvie Oddly, Meredith Casey, and Danny Jacobs)

UPDATE: The performance of Little Shop Of Horrors discussed in this episode was canceled due to the fires in Los Angeles, but we like the conversation so much that we’re leaving the episode up. Hopefully the show will be rescheduled, we will keep you updated! Stay safe, listeners in L.A. (and elsewhere)!

 

On this Speed Dates bonus episode, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes his old friend and LEGENDARY drag queen Shea Couleé to talk about their upcoming one-night-only performance of Little Shop Of Horrors, where they will reprise their roles from a 2006 high school production they did together! They also talk about Shea’s favorite love story from the movies, finding the person you love over and over again, and how community can really heal you.

 

If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we can’t wait to hear all about it! 

 

Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips. 

Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates.

Tickets for our live show 1/25/25 at SF Sketchfest HERE: https://sched.co/1rbPt

 

Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2

Shea Couleé: @sheacoulee on Insta, stream their album 8, new Marvel series Ironheart coming out June 24, 2025

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Speed Dates: Mrs Mushnik (w/ Shea Couleé)

On a new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes Cyrus Veyssi, Talia Lichtstein, and Debra DiGiovanni to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Cyrus starts the night by quietly slipping an oyster into a lady’s handbag, Talia engages in some very risky behavior, but hey, her date lives on Waverly Place, just like those wizards, and Debra presents us with a veritable buffet table of bad dates, hookups, kinks, and takeaways.

 

If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we can’t wait to hear all about it! 

 

Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips. 

Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates.

Tickets for our live show 1/25/25 at SF Sketchfest HERE: https://sched.co/1rbPt

 

Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2

Cyrus Veyssi: @cyrusveyssi on social media 

Talia Lichtstein: @talialichtstein on social media 

Debra DiGiovanni: @debradg on social media for live dates

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That’s Not The Way! (w/ Cyrus Veyssi, Talia Lichtstein, and Debra DiGiovanni)

On a new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes Alaska Thunderfuck, Liza Treyger, and Joe Dombrowski to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Alaska went so far as to print MapQuest directions but her date had to go and invent ghosting, Liza’s date makes the trek to her apartment by longboard but got the wrong idea about negging, and Joe’s story takes place in a haunted house with a mannequin picnic, it is not okay.

If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we can’t wait to hear all about it! 

Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips. 

Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates.

Tickets for our live show 1/25/25 at SF Sketchfest HERE: https://sched.co/1rbPt

 

Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2

Alaska Thunderfuck: Tickets for Drag: The Musical HERE

Liza Treyger: Netflix special Night Owl available January 28th

Joe Dombrowski: Tour schedule and tickets at TheJoeDombrowski.com, new special Joe Dombrowski: I Am Cursive coming in April

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No Twink Was Safe (w/ Alaska Thunderfuck, Liza Treyger, and Joe Dombrowski)

On this episode of Bad Dates, Jameela welcomes Laura Benanti, Zainab Johnson and Sophie Buddle to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Laura’s people-pleasing leads to a date she will Never Forget, Zainab learns she has “lose your mind” beauty, and the panel discover just how high Sophie’s red flag threshold was set. If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we can’t wait to hear all about it.

Laura Benanti: No Hard Feelings, The Gilded Age, Nobody Cares taping at the Minetta Lane Theatre in NYC Feb 2-4.

Zainab Johnson: New special Hijabs Off, Upload, @zainabjohnson on social media

Sophie Buddle: @sophbuds on social media

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Chicken Fainter (w/ Laura Benanti, Zainab Johnson, and Sophie Buddle)

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