Don't Be Alone with Jay Kogen

Don't Be Alone with Jay Kogen

Straw Hut Media

Episodes 148
Avg. Duration 54m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (48)
Since Oct 2023
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
82%
Hosting
www.spreaker.com

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About This Podcast

Don’t Be Alone with Jay Kogen is a comedy/advice podcast trying to fight the isolation of modern life. Each episode, Award winning TV writer/comedian/philosopher Jay Kogen has a conversation with a friend about how to solve the problems on Jay’s mind. These friends happen to be famous comics, musicians, actors, artists, writers, and sometimes even his family. It’s an entertaining, fun, and thoughtful show meant to bond us through humor, experience, and empathy.From Straw Hut Media

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Recent Episodes

Friends/Co-writers Peter Farrelly & Bennett Yellin Talk About Lifelong Connection & How Jay Has None Of That

Jun 02, 2026 1h 4m

Bennett Yellin and Peter Farrelly talk about meeting each other in school and immediately connecting over their shared sense of humor. Bennett talks about substance abuse in college, while Peter…

Actress/Writer Cheri Oteri Is Optimistic About Everything But Jay

May 26, 2026 51m

Cheri talks about growing up in a rough house with a lot of kids and a young mom and pretending to escape and maybe grab some attention. She talks about imitating TV shows, soap operas and Joe…

Michael Elias wrote "The Jerk", Jay IS The Jerk

May 19, 2026 52m

Writer, Michael Elias, talks about growing up in the Catskills, where you had to make your money in the summer to survive the winter, and how that created a lot of tension. He also talks about taking…

Author/Actress Annabelle Gurwitch Has Cancer Yet Jay Is The Worst Thing That Ever Happened to Her.

May 12, 2026 58m

Actress/Author Annabelle Gurwitch talks about living with stage 4 cancer, dating a hard rock tour manager, making each day count, the search for cures, ketamine fails, finding joy in writing,…

Actor/writer Paul Greenberg Gets Along With Everyone But Jay

May 05, 2026 54m

Actor/writer talks about being in The Vacant Lot, the sketch show immediately after Kids In the Hall and how the CBC tanked it, what it takes to be a bad waiter, why Canadians are funny in the US,…

Stand-up Great Wendy Liebman Says Jay Should Keep Performing, Just Not Around Her.

Apr 28, 2026 55m

Wendy Liebman - talks about her joke prompts as a help for writing, people who want to be picked on in the audience, being an actress as and turning to stand-up, slowing down your performance, the…

Comic Al Madrigal Is The Pride Of His People. Jay Is The Pride Of Nobody.

Apr 21, 2026 51m

Comic/Writer/Actor/Podcast-Entrepreneur Al Madrigal talks to Jay about representing our culture in our work.  We also chat about the dangers of a guest based podcast, the pleasures of morning golf vs…

Arrested Development's Jim Vallely Has Boyish Charm While Jay's Just Creepy

Apr 14, 2026 50m

Comic/Writer Jim Vallely talks about dignity, flirting, young people, being a joke guy, Arrested Development, Golden Girls, My Wife & Kids, Don Reo, our mutual love of The Rockford Files, how…

Comedian Greg Fitzsimmons Doesn’t Think Jay is “Friend” Material.

Apr 07, 2026 56m

Comic, Writer, Podcast Greg Fitzsimmons talks about growing up in a the son of a well known radio personality who lived large but was a tough dad, learning how to be a fighter, being a Boston comic…

Dan Castellaneta & Deb Lacusta Talk About Being Real Artists vs Jay’s Fake Art

Mar 31, 2026 58m

On today’s AUDIO ONLY show we talk about the value of anonymity, how to try and not let The Simpsons take over your life, being writers and actors, bad auditions, the value of improv, The Tracey…

Simpsons Showrunner, Al Jean, Won’t Say a Bad Word Against Anyone But Jay

Mar 23, 2026 51m

Emmy Award-winning producer/writer Al Jean has worked on THE SIMPSONS since it became a series in 1989. He has a credit on over 600 episodes and been showrunner for 22 seasons. In addition to nine…

BONUS EPISODE! Author David Wolinsky Discusses Why Jay’s Podcast Ruins America.

Mar 20, 2026 31m

Author David Wolinsky talks about whether the internet is helping or hurting more, AI destroying movies and TV, dopamine addiction, The Onion, going cold turkey on social media, the email monster,…

Comic Alex Edelman is always thinking. Jay is not Part 2

Mar 17, 2026 51m

Alex Edelman is an outstanding stand-up, writer, and creator of Just For Us talks about making his acclaimed broadway triumph, the death of his friend and collaborator - Adam, retiring the show,…

BONUS EPISODE! Debbie Kasper Helps Jay with His One Woman Show

Mar 13, 2026 36m

Comic Writer Debbie Kasper discusses her tumultuous life and what it would take for Jay to make his one woman show. Bio: Debbie Kasper is a multiple Emmy-nominated writer and an award-winning solo…

Alex Edelman is always thinking. Jay is not Part 1

Mar 10, 2026 46m

Alex Edelman is an outstanding stand-up, writer, and creator of Just For Us talks about trying to be an artist, how Greg Daniels is the best writer/showrunner/teacher, The Paper, the strength he gets…

Writer Josh Corey Becomes A Boxer While Jay Does Not

Mar 03, 2026 52m

Josh Corey talks about the journey to become a boxer and why he needed to challenge himself and turning that into a podcast called “From Writer To Fighter.”  He also talks about coaches and sparring…

Writer/Creator Liz Feldman Tells Jay How She Makes Art From Tragedy & Jay Just Makes Tragedy

Feb 24, 2026 56m

Liz Feldman talks about turning tragedy into comedy and drama by being open. She also talks about being a young stand-up, writing for other comics, sexual harassment in the writers room, having to be…

Comic/Actor Jamie Kaler Is A Face You Know. Jay Is A Face You Want To Forget

Feb 17, 2026 52m

Actor comic and writer Jamie Kaler talks about trying to manage a career while still making dinner for his girls, how's staying home to be a dad forced him to find other outlets, how podcasting in…

BONUS EPISODE! Comic Jay Mandyam Loves Comedy But Not Jay’s.

Feb 13, 2026 32m

We talk with Texan/South Asian stand-up, writer, director about his journey from Texas, his love of comedy and its connection to his father’s love, a family of doctors, was stand-up a phase, bad…

Firesign Theater Legend Phil Proctor Discusses How Jay Has Changed The Face of Nothing

Feb 10, 2026 50m

Comedy and radio legend Phil Proctor talks about the origin of the Firesign Theater, his love of radio, his many careers as an actor, reporter, writer, comedian, author, and how he made the New York,…

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