

Good Hang with Amy Poehler
The Ringer
Come hang with Amy Poehler. Each week on her podcast, she'll welcome celebrities and fun people to her studio. They'll share stories about their careers, mutual friends, shared enthusiasms, and most importantly, what's been making them laugh. This podcast is not about trying to make you better or giving advice. Amy just wants to have a good time.
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May 12, 2026 • 1h 14min
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Da'Vine Joy Randolph, an Oscar-winning actress and singer, chats about her training, stage-to-screen journey, and current projects. She geeks out about cookware and kitchen aesthetics. She recounts working with legends, dialect work for period roles, and making rom-coms like Eternity click.

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May 5, 2026 • 1h 24min
Billie Eilish
Finneas O'Connell, producer and songwriter who builds songs with his sister, pops in via Zoom to set the scene. Billie Eilish, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter known for candid lyrics and a hit concert film, chats about embracing cringe, rewatching The Office as comfort, being a horse girl, sibling creativity, and a dramatic rescued hamster tale.

57 snips
Apr 28, 2026 • 1h 13min
Jon Hamm
Jon Hamm, the actor best known as Don Draper on Mad Men, chats about his career and friendships. He shares early audition tales, the grind before his breakout, and the origins of his Loser's Lounge camaraderie. Conversation includes baseball positions, on-set memories, his comic turns and alter ego Juan Jamón.

45 snips
Apr 21, 2026 • 1h 5min
Nick Offerman
Aubrey Plaza, actor and comedian who shares quick on-set anecdotes, opens with a playful birthday bond. Nick Offerman, actor, writer, and woodworker known for Ron Swanson, plays ukulele and recounts theater roots, crafting, Ron and April chemistry, making projects, training for roles, and a rapid-fire philosophy round. Short, funny, and full of hands-on stories.

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Apr 14, 2026 • 1h 8min
Kerry Washington
Tony Goldwyn, actor/director who worked with Kerry on Scandal, opens with praise and memories. Kerry Washington, actress and activist known for Olivia Pope, talks Bronx roots, parenting on set, directing, kintsugi as a philosophy, media tips, and why her family loves The Amazing Race. Multiple lively conversations about leadership, community action, and creating family‑friendly sets.

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Apr 7, 2026 • 1h 9min
Fred Armisen
Fred Armisen, comedian, actor, musician and former SNL cast member, shares stories from his music and sketch-comedy life. He talks about drumming with Blue Man Group, the origins of Portlandia with Carrie Brownstein, multicultural roots, and how SNL shaped his career. Expect playful improv, quirky routines, and candid takes on risk and performance.

20 snips
Mar 31, 2026 • 1h 13min
Brandi Carlile
Maren Morris, country singer-songwriter who sings and collaborates widely, opens with a quick question. Brandi Carlile, acclaimed singer-songwriter known for emotive vocals and collaborations, talks about live-performance thrills, SNL timing, touring with family, working with icons, sleep rituals and mattresses, identity through hair, and the joy of musical friendships.

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Mar 24, 2026 • 1h 17min
Steve Carell
Stephen Colbert, comedian and late-night host who met Steve at Second City. Steve Carell, award-winning actor and comedian known for The Office and Rooster. They reminisce about Second City beginnings, Dana Carvey sketches, musical talents and baritone stories. Conversation covers Anchorman set rituals, improv in film, friendships forged in comedy, and Steve’s new college-set show.

31 snips
Mar 17, 2026 • 1h 20min
Viola Davis
Viola Davis, award-winning actress and producer known for Fences and The Woman King, and Julius Tennon, actor-producer and her producing partner, share personal stories and career moments. They talk about training at Juilliard, working with Meryl Streep, making The Woman King, stage versus screen craft, parenting and skydiving for a daughter, and the joys and challenges of marriage and creative partnership.

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Mar 10, 2026 • 46min
What Makes the Guests of 'Good Hang' Laugh
A lively clip reel that hops from AI-generated cat chaos to news bloopers and British panel show breaks. They gush over viral dog-and-produce fights, nostalgic sight gags from Mel Brooks and Naked Gun, and guilty-pleasure reality TV obsessions. There are tales of prank warfare, bizarre drain-cleaning enthusiasm, and heartwarming kid-and-pet moments that spark uncontrollable laughter.


