Show Notes
The unreal Laura Benanti joins Matt + Bowen for a lil' Las Cultch that is performed in exactly the CORRECT key! That means the first ever Maria Von Trapp is in the studio! As well as the first Gypsy Rose Lee, the first Melania Trump, the first Eliza Doolittle and the SECOND Claudia from Nine! The three all come together, forming a trine, to ask... what is the POINT of vacation? What does it mean to be Italian, not by blood, but by love? What is the backstage etiquette when your friend is in a show that is awful? When is it just too many mugs in the cupboard? Also, the story of Tita Papa, the Italian Santa Claus who sleeps with your wife, how Laura broke her neck committing onstage, and what it was like to experience Sleep No More alongside a terrified Patti LuPone. All this, the impact of the Into The Woods PBS pro-shot, liking musicals but loving Sondheim, hosting the Jimmy Awards, No Hard Feelings, "comedic embarrassment" and realizing that your vagina may but be The Portal To Greatness. You gotta head over to www.nobodycaresisacomedy.com and get tickets to see NOBODY CARES, Laura's new stand up show. She's brilliant in every way. Just like you<3 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Attention Readers, Kayteighs, and Publicists: an iconic ‘I Don’t Think So, Honey!’ rant from Matt Rogers is now an animated film. You’re going to want to turn video on for this one. This episode is part of "The Greatest Stories Never Seen," a series from Apple Podcasts that reimagines the most iconic, never-before-seen stories from your favorite shows. See all four of the episodes in the series at apple.co/greateststory See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Popular culture’s Ariana Madix is finally on Las Cultch! She does it all, so she DISCUSSES it all with Matt + Bow this week, including playing Connie Francis in Just In Time on Broadway and puttin’ the nasal twang in her voice to do so, being “friends with” tons of Disney characters (IYKYK) during her storied Orlando tenure, and taking her rightful place as the Rod Serling of our generation as the Emmy-nominated host of the biggest and most viral reality show in the world, Love Island. Also, walking in slo-mo without doing too much, the impact of good old fashioned Nick At Nite classics like I Love Lucy and Bewitched, and learning to be okay with being misunderstood by the public. All this, and the emotional lore that connects Matt + Bowen, the set of Wicked, Ariana Madix and Chappell Roan. Ariana just extended her stay with Just In Time, so get thee to the Circle In The Square! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hold Matt + Bowen’s one purse that they share, because it is time for the FINAL WORD on the Kelly Clarkson vs. Art of Play fiasco. Today, an unpacking of October 2026’s unlikeliest celebrity feud, and how Kelly Clarkson somehow had the most controversial autumn of anyone in media. Also, Bowen walks us through why they really say “AI isn’t going anywhere”, rave reviews for Troye Sivan’s incredible new album She’s The Best, and… comparative literature on Las Cultch? Kind of! Matt saw The Social Reckoning and Digger and has thoughts. All this, the shit gay guys say and do on dates, shopping Julia Fox’s closet on accident for a good cause, how Bowen once disappointed Rosalía, and the definitive Top 5 Witches of Pop Culture. Somewhere, we just know that Molly is singing two words today, “Las Culturistaaaaaas!” *boom* See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nyack legend and Actual legend Edy Modica joins Matt + Bow for her first Las Cultch appearance, and that means? You are about to see her in one of her episodes. The three old pals talk nut video preferences, gross guys with gross stories, and Perez Hilton. Also, the vibes of The Olive Garden, taking AP classes without being an AP student, what it means to be a “cradle robber”, and the pride in being a “Fag Hag”. All this, the big blue vein of the tit, Just Duty, and “hitting” culture. Edy is obsessed with violence, eating ass and finding the truth, and she would like you to watch her special “I’m Just Like You And It Sucks” on YouTube, the biggest and best streamer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.