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.
On this week’s episode titled The Female Pursuer, Nina and Liam are joined by Isabel Hagen who is a classically trained viola player turned successful stand-up comedian. We discuss the difference between being polite vs. being nice, how talking smack is everyone’s favorite pastime. Hinged and unhinged dating apps. Star crossed lovers: finance bros and weirdo art girls. Nina reminisces about almost having a romantic escapade with Fred Durst. Isabel regales us on what it was like growing up in downtown Manhattan. How do you break the ice and make the first move as a woman? And once again, Nina has spy energy.
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:
Isabel Hagen: Isabel Hagen is a stand-up comedian and classically trained violist. Every little girl’s dream. As a comic, she has been featured on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and as a New Face of Comedy at the Just for Laughs festival in Montréal. Isabel started stand-up right after earning her Bachelors and Masters degrees in viola performance from the Juilliard School.
As a violist, Isabel has played in the orchestra for several productions on Broadway including Les Miserables, Fiddler on the Roof, and Rocktopia. She has toured internationally and worked with numerous artists such as Björk, Max Richter, The National, and Steve Reich.
You might be wondering if Isabel ever combines viola and comedy. The answer: sometimes! Check out her web series IS A VIOLIST on YouTube.
Checkout previous episodes of Girls On Guys w/ Nina Tarr & Liam Cullagh featuring special guests Ali Macofsky, Ellory Smith, Gabby Lamb and many more HERE
