Podcast But Outside
{{Short description|American comedy podcast}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox podcast
| title = Podcast But Outside
| image = Podcast But Outside.png
| hosting = {{ubl|Andrew Michaan|Cole Hersch}}
| genre = Comedy
| language = English
| updates = {{ubl|Weekly (2019–2023)|Biweekly (2023–present)}}
| camera = {{ubl|Cam "Intern" George}}
| first_aired = {{Start date|2019|4}}
| website = {{URL|https://podcastbutoutside.com/}}
}}
Podcast But Outside is a Los Angeles–based comedy video podcast started in April 2019 by co-hosts Andrew Michaan and Cole Hersch.{{Cite web|date=2020-06-05|title=Chaos Blossoms on "Podcast But Outside"|url=https://graphitepublications.com/chaos-blossoms-on-podcast-but-outside/|access-date=2020-11-23|website=Graphite Publications|language=en-US}} The title refers to the setting of the podcast, taking place in public, often in the streets of greater Los Angeles.{{Cite web|date=2019-10-25|title=Podcast But Outside Is a Chaotic Delight|url=https://podcastreview.org/review/podcast-but-outside/|access-date=2020-11-23|website=Podcast Review|language=en-US}} The show seeks to interview random passersby, sometimes alongside invited special guests. A videographer, Cam George, referred to as "Intern,"{{Cite web|last=Arts|title=Podcast But Outside's chaotic comedy thrives in its unusual but authentic setting {{!}} The Peak|date=16 November 2019 |url=https://the-peak.ca/2019/11/podcast-but-outsides-chaotic-comedy-thrives-in-its-unusual-but-authentic-setting/|access-date=2020-11-23|language=en-CA}} records the interviews, made available on YouTube and, for premium content, Patreon.{{Cite web|title=Podcast But Outside is creating a podcast, but outside.|url=https://www.patreon.com/podcastbutoutside|access-date=2020-11-23|website=Patreon|language=en-US}} In 2019, Vulture.com awarded the show with best video podcast among comedy podcasts.{{Cite web |date=2019-12-10 |title=The Year in Comedy Podcasts |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/12/best-comedy-podcasts-2019.html |access-date=2020-11-23 |website=Vulture |language=en-us}}
History
Podcast But Outside was created by Andrew Michaan and Cole Hersch and launched in April 2019.
During the COVID-19 lockdown, the show took to Omegle and featured a dating competition and video therapy sessions.{{Cite web |date=21 April 2021 |title=Podcast But Outside exclusive: Jon Hamm sits down for a chat |url=https://www.avclub.com/podcast-but-outside-lands-a-certain-celebrity-guest-in-1846708923 |access-date=2021-05-30 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en-us}}
The show's 100th episode featured actor Jon Hamm, "a guest they’[d] been manifesting since the early days of the pod."{{Cite web |date=2021-04-22 |title=This Week in Comedy Podcasts: Podcast But Outside's 100th Episode |url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/04/this-week-in-podcasts-podcast-but-outsides-100th-episode.html |access-date=2021-05-30 |website=Vulture |language=en-us}} After this the podcast began to feature live indoor shows in a similar format, with guests recruited by Intern from nearby streets.{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Amy M. |date=4 January 2022 |title=Andrew Michaan grew up in Telluride, but blew up in LA |url=https://www.telluridenews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article_384c0de4-6db0-11ec-af5a-5f28bcfdf355.html |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=Telluride Daily Planet |language=en}} The show's Christmas 2021 episode featured actor Adam Scott.{{Cite web |title=A Very Olive Garden Christmas w/ ADAM SCOTT! - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esBvvCoyvzk |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=www.youtube.com}}
The podcast joined the Headgum network in 2024, with the December 4 episode being the first one released as part of the network. The episode was also Hersch's last as a host of the podcast.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-04 |title=Apple’s show of 2024 is Hysterical |url=https://podnews.net/update/apple-show-of-2024 |access-date=2025-05-28 |website=podnews.net |language=en}}
Content
The hosts employ "deadpan humour, often bordering on satire." The edited video often shows "zoom-ins, graphics, and flashbacks to past episodes" for further entertainment. Reoccurring gags are the hosts "lying about their ages, and bleeping out other podcasts’ names because they are competition." There is an estimated 5–10% success rate in courting passersby to agree to an interview.{{Cite web|date=2019-05-23|title=Get Up On This With Jensen Karp: Podcast But Outside|url=https://www.radio.com/kroq/blogs/kevin-bean-show/get-jensen-karp-podcast-outside|access-date=2020-11-23|website=www.radio.com|language=en}} Upon completion of the interview, guests are customarily given a single US dollar as well as a sticker for their participation.
References
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External links
- {{URL|https://podcastbutoutside.com/}}