On a new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes comedians Sean Patton, Chelsea Devantez, and Scott Thompson to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Sean asks her out for the bit but he’s the one who gets nibbled, Chelsea becomes a prisoner of the bit with the wrong kind of artist, and Scott’s failed Fort Lauderdale hook up becomes a bit he ... Show More
Jul 27
Kink (w/ Margaret Cho, Zach Noe Towers, and Gregg Araki)
Joel Kim Booster opens with a theory about Gen Z’s relationship to porn and doesn’t let up from there. Margaret Cho, Zach Noe Towers, and Gregg Araki join him to talk sexual muses, the etiquette of dating someone with the wrong politics, and a real conversation Joel had at a part ... Show More
55m 32s
Jul 20
"Bi-erasure" (w/ Travon Free, Ian Fidance, and Kat Bird)
Joel sits down with an all-bisexual panel — Trayvon Free, Ian Fidance, and Kat Bird — to dig into the stereotypes that follow bisexual people around (too greedy, secretly gay, just experimenting), the specific stigma bisexual men face versus bisexual women, and what it felt like ... Show More
48m 43s
Jan 2025
Comedian Joel Kim Booster on ‘Bad Dates’ and Why He’s a ‘Rude Little Pig’
You might have seen Los Angeles-based comedian Joel Kim Booster in the Maya Rudolph series “Loot,” or enjoyed his “Pride and Prejudice” adaptation “Fire Island,” set on the eponymous gay vacation spot. His latest project is hosting the podcast “Bad Dates,” where comedians share t ... Show More
55m 43s