TV, I Say w/ Ashley Ray is a podcast dedicated to all things TV, hosted by Ashley Ray, the internet’s leading TV pop culture expert! A writer for Vulture, Variety and Emmy Magazine, each week Ashley keeps listeners up to date on the shows everyone is talking about, digs deep into classic tropes, and breaks down the best moments in television with some of your favorite comedians, actors, TV writers and more! TV, I Say with Ashley Ray is the hangout sitcom of a podcast you’ve been waiting for.
This week, Ashley is joined by actor and comedian John Gabrus to talk about what shows are appropriate to watch with your family during the holidays. What makes a dad show a dad show? What defines a mom show? John and Ashley have the answers.
You can find John at @gabrus or at www.gabrus.com
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This week, Ashley is joined by scientist-turned-comedian Jono Zalay! He breaks down his thoughts about the accuracy of Pluribus, along with sharing his watchlist and defending The Acolyte.
You can find Jono at @JonoZalay or at www.jonozalay.com
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
02:00 Jono’s IMDB Credits
09:36 Pluribus
29:14 The Watchlist
47:25 Stormi Daniels Doc
51:56 Beat The Shark: The Acolyte
56:31 Jono’s Final Recommendations
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This week, Ashley is joined by Myq Kaplan to talk about breaking into standup, his favorite TV shows to rewatch, and the best new comedies airing right now. From The Chair Company, to Gilmore Girls, to Abbot Elementary, we hit it all.
You can find Myq at @myqkaplan pretty much everywhere, or at myqkaplan.com
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This week, Ashley is joined by Mary Houlihan, AKA Coat Check Girl in Broad City.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
03:15 Mary’s Watchlist - The Wire, Love is Blind: Brazil,
8:15 Real Housewives
11:43 90 Day Fiance - Pillowtalk, The Other Way, Diaries
22:48: Married at First Sight & Couples Therapy
27:53 Jersey Shore
30:33 All’s Fair
34:08 Pluribus
37:32 Gen Z TV: I Love LA, Adults, Overcompensating
47:56 Chair Company
51:08 All Her Fault
55:11 Beat The Shark: The Sopranos Columbus Day Episode
59:56 Secret Lives of Mormon Wives S3
1:05:00 Where to find Mary!
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This week on TV I Say, comedian Kalea McNeill joins us to talk about the weirdest Love is Blind reunion ever, along with the all-new episodes of Selling Sunset. Plus, the TV Club touches on the ending of Snowfall and the lack of black women on this season of SNL.
You can find Kalea at @whateverkalea on IG or at kaleamcneill.com
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Comedian and actress Jenny Zigrino joins TV I Say to dive deep into the latest fall TV shows and dramas. They cover a range of shows including Below Deck Med, Selling Sunset, Love is Blind, Nobody Wants This, I Love L.A, and more!
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Ashley is joined Sam Bailey, director of Marvel’s Ironheart, Brown Girls, Dear White People and more. Hear what they think about the latest in Chicago TV, working in Hollywood during Trump’s presidency, and of course, what they’re watching.
You can find Sam Bailey at @sqb23 on Substack.
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Tess Barker is an investigative journalist, pop culture junkie, and host of the podcast Pop Mystery Pod joins TV I Say to discuss pop culture mysteries and the evil genius of reality show producers.
They discuss The Bachelor, The Biggest Loser, Love Island, Are You My First? and more.
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Reality TV has been slammed for decades as lower value than your serialized, prestige television. This week’s guest Jolenta Greenberg has a lot to say about that. In today’s episode, we break down how reality TV actually mimics the great traditions of storytelling, and relive some of our favorite moments from throughout reality TV history.
Our guest is Jolenta Greenberg, host of the podcast Hot Mess-terpiece Theater. You can find her at @hotmessterpiecepod or @jolenta_g on IG.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
01:02 Hot Messterpiece
02:09 Love Is Blind
07:30 Love Island Season 7
11:29 Real Housewives of Orange County
15:26 Jolenta’s Favorite Reality TV Moments
18:52 America’s Next Top Model
22:11 The Influencer Season of Survivor
25:09 The Reality Show Reality Shows
28:34 Special Forces
32:36 All Things 90 Day
41:00 Our Watchlists
44:29 Futurama
46:27 Love Island Games
52:50 Evil Lives Here
55:21 A Cult of Sin and Influence
57:46 Where to find Jolenta!
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Rob Schulte of Vanderpump Robs joins the Ashleys to talk about the most evil men on TV. And yes, it is almost entirely men from reality shows. We break down everything from Vanderpump Rules and The Valley to House of Villains, Love Island, Sister Wives, and more.
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We sat down with Vinny Thomas, TikTok comedy star and now television comedy star! We break down his experience joining the cast of Seth Rogen’s Platonic as the “galaxy-brained little weirdo” Omar, and get his hottest reality TV takes. You can find Vinny on Twitter, TikTok and IG at @vinn_ayy
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