My Favorite Lyrics is hosted by Saturday Night Live star and stand-up comedian Devon Walker.
Every week, Devon invites people he thinks are cool to talk about the music that shaped them and the lyrics they can’t get out of their heads. Iconic, idiotic, or accidentally profound, no bar is safe.
Devon Walker: An American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. In 2022, Walker joined the cast of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live as a featured player for the show’s 48th season. He was promoted to repertory cast in 2024. Walker began his comedy career with his first open mic event in late 2014, as he was beginning graduate school. He moved to New York City in 2018, where he hosted the monthly comedy show Dad with comics Alex English and Gary Richardson at The Jane. In 2017, Walker was chosen for their Up Next showcase, and in 2019, he had his own special on Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring. He has written for the animated Netflix comedy Big Mouth] and the 2022 Freeform comedy series Everything’s Trash.
This week, Walker is joined by friend and fellow stand-up comedian Ian Lara as they discuss a variety of topics including their love for music and personal comedic journeys.
The F is for Phenomenal. Comedian and podcaster Ian Lara joins Devon on the show today to recount growing up in Queens during a modern music renaissance, talk about auditioning for Tyler Perry shows, and to analyze one his favorite Lil Wayne verses.
Ian Lara is a New York–born comedian whose blend of honesty and humor has made him a favorite on stage and on screen. He first broke out when his Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring set went viral, earning over 10 million views and leading to appearances on NBC’s Bring the Funny and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon—where he has now performed five times, most recently promoting his newest special.
A regular at the Comedy Cellar, Ian has appeared on Comedy Central’s This Week at the Comedy Cellar, released the Comedy Central half-hour Growing Shame, and debuted his first HBO special, Ian Lara: Romantic Comedy, now streaming on MAX. He has been featured in The New Yorker, selected as a 2021 JFL New Face, and named one of Variety’s “Comics to Watch” in 2023.
Ian’s latest stand-up special, Material Boy, showcases his most personal and polished work yet and is available now on YouTube.
Checkout previous episodes of My Favorite Lyrics w/ Devon Walker featuring Langston Kerman, Sam Jay, Alex English, & More HERE
