Girls on Guys is a dating and relationship horror stories podcast hosted by comedians Nina Tarr and Liam Cullagh. Each episode features a different broad aka female guest, who does their best to steer Liam away from the embarrassing mistakes he (and most men) make by sharing their own strange encounters with the male species.
In this week’s episode, Ali Mac hates “pick me guys”, Nina explains how to trap a man and Liam opens up about his biggest insecurity.
Girls on Guys Hosts:
Nina Tarr: Nina Tarr is a Persian-American stand-up, actor, writer, and producer, from Southern California. She was recently honored as a New Face of Comedy at Just For Laughs. She is a featured storyteller on Viceland’s PARTY LEGENDS. She is a TV writer on MOSTLY 4 MILLENNIALS on ADULT SWIM. Nina’s also written and starred in popular videos for BUZZFEED. She played a co-starring role in the DOPE STATE for Starburns Industries and played a lead role in the short film, CAR STEALERS. She recurred on MTV’s HIGH CRIMES and starred as herself in the MTV pilot, FLICKERLAB. Before that, she played the lead role of Veronica in the indie feature RED RAINCOATS. She also just wrapped production playing a lead role on her second feature comedy, ADVENTURES IN SUCCESS. In 2017 she performed standup on a 6-week US and Canada tour featuring for an experimental pop musician, Ariel Pink.
Liam Cullagh: This comedian has mastered the game of spinning normal characters and situations into absurd and twisted ones. His comedy sketches have amassed hundreds of thousands of online views and when there isn’t a global pandemic he performs standup comedy in Boston. From reenacting a college guy who didn’t get balloons for his 21st birthday to creating mockumentary about a spiritual retreat just for guys, he has encapsulated a generation of humor.
This Week’s Special Guest:
Ali Macofsky: Ali Macofsky is a comedian based out of Los Angeles, California. Her stand-up has received over three million views on Just For Laughs Digital; she hosts a weekly podcast called Resting Bitch, and has opened for big-name comics at theaters and arenas and opening for a musical artist, St. Vincent. Macofsky herself can be found headlining comedy clubs across the country. Tickets for Ali Macofsky’s upcoming shows are available here.
Half-hour stand-up specials have been a staple of the Comedy Central brand since the 90s. Even though the name of the TV show changed a few times and the airings have shifted online. Regardless, they are still alive and going strong.
Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents, formerly known as The Half Hour, is an American stand-up comedy television series that airs on Comedy Central in the United States. The program features various stand-up comedians in each episode. It replaced the similar program Comedy Central Presents in 2012.
Every episode features an up-and-coming comedian or sometimes a group performing an original set of stand-up. The first four seasons of the show where filmed at the Royale theatre in Boston, Massachusetts. Beginning with the fifth season, the comedians now perform their sets at the Civic Theatre in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was announced that a sixth season was picked up with 14 new stand-up comedians given their own set. It was also announced that the show will be retitled Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents. The Half Hour shines a spotlight on some of the funniest and most unusual voices in stand-up comedy.
