About this podcast
Hollywood Handbook is an insider's guide to achieving your showbiz dreams from two A-List it-boys who are living theirs. Hayes and Sean provide an exclusive VIP backstage pass into Tinseltown politics, answer questions from unsuccessful listeners, and bring in famous guests to discuss their craft and how they became what they are (famous).
Episodes
The newest 50 of 710 episodes
- Chris Ryan, Our Close Friend · 42 min · Episode 676The Boys talk to The Ringer's CHRIS RYAN about being a fan of sports but also movie. Check out Chris on The Watch and The Rewatchables! Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Check out Sean…
- Adam Conover, Our "Divorced" Friend · 42 min · Episode 675The Boys invite ADAM CONOVER back on the show to commiserate over their divorces. Check out Adam's special, Big Divorce Energy, on YouTube now! Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Check…
- Andrea More, Our Close Friend · 46 min · Episode 674The Boys have ANDREA MORE walk them through the modern stand-up landscape. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Check out Sean and Hayes’s bonus shows at Patreon.com/HollywoodHandbook…
- Rachel Kaly, Our Close Friend · 43 min · Episode 673The Boys try to figure out the impact RACHEL KALY's upcoming show will have. See Rachel's show, Hospital Hour, in New York Oct 16th-Nov 23rd! Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Check out…
- Dom & The Scuzzman, Our AI Friend Friends · 42 min · Episode 672The Boys bring in DOMINIC DIERKES and THE SCUZZMAN to find out what's new and different with them. Turns out it's simultaneously a lot and nothing at all. Get a Hat Pack Hat…
- Arturo Castro, Our Close Friend · 45 min · Episode 671Hayes is saved from looking like a fool in front of ARTURO CASTRO when Sean calls in from an airplane to review and help with the premise. Check out Matchbox: The Movie on Apple…
- The Boys on StraightioLab: "Talking About Something You Almost Did" · 1 h 17 minEnjoy this episode of Sean and Hayes on past guests George Civeris and Sam Taggart's podcast StraightioLab! Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Check out Sean and Hayes’s bonus shows at…
- Mark Duplass, Our Close Friend · 44 min · Episode 670The Boys are joined by MARK DUPLASS, who walks them through an episode of The Creep Tapes that soon starts to become all too real... Check out The Creep Tapes on Shudder/AMC+…
- Whitmer Thomas, Our Silly Voices Friend · 47 min · Episode 669The Boys allow WHITMER THOMAS to return and show off a few of his new impressions. Check out Whitmer's special, Whitmer Thomas: Terminal Crew of Dudes, on HBO Max now! Get a Hat…
- Kevin Sussman, Our Close Friend · 46 min · Episode 668The Boys invite KEVIN SUSSMAN to tell them how he ended up with his own Big Bang spinoff after his disastrous attempt to get cast in the last Big Bang spinoff. Check out Stuart…
- Stavros Halkias, Our Movie Star Friend · 45 min · Episode 667The Boys talk to STAVROS HALKIAS about the podcaster-to-movie star pipeline. Check out Stavros in Tony, in theaters now, and his new special, Uncle Stav, on Netflix now! Get a…
- Jeremy Culhane & Kylie Brakeman, Our Other Artists on Artists Friends · 49 min · Episode 666The Boys meet up with the other half of the Artists on Artists on Artists on Artists podcast, JEREMY CULHANE and KYLIE BRAKEMAN, to discuss how happy everyone is with their lives…
- O'Shea Jackson Jr., Our Close Friend · 45 min · Episode 665The Boys enlist O'SHEA JACKSON JR. to help them with a power play. Catch Idiots in theaters starting August 28th! Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Check out Sean and Hayes’s bonus shows…
- Introducing: L.A. World · 20 minL.A. World is a new weekly podcast that cuts through the noise to help you understand everything you need to know about what's happening in Los Angeles. Every episode, hosts…
- Will Forte, Our Fake Movie Friend · 47 min · Episode 664The Boys are joined by WILL FORTE as he tries to convince them that his upcoming movie is definitely real and not fake. Catch Coyote vs. Acme in theaters August 28th! Get a Hat…
- Wolves of Glendale, Our Close Friends · 45 min · Episode 663The Boys bring in ETHAN EDENBURG, ERIC JACKOWITZ, and TOM MCGOVERN of the band Wolves of Glendale to help them write a hit song. Check out Wolves of Glendale's new album, Go to…
- Mitra Jouhari, Our Big Tension Friend · 49 min · Episode 662The Boys are joined by MITRA JOUHARI, and I’m going to be honest, her and Hayes almost get into a fistfight. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Check out Sean and Hayes’s bonus shows at…
- Clea DuVall, Our Creative Partner Friend · 45 min · Episode 661The Boys bring in CLEA DUVALL to find out why, exactly, not one single second of Love & Santa has been shot yet. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Check out Sean and Hayes’s bonus shows…
- Ben Stiller, Our Dink Friend · 48 min · Episode 660The Boys get ahold of BEN STILLER to help brainstorm publicity stunts to make The Dink go absolutely insane crazy viral. THE DINK IS OUT THIS FRIDAY ON APPLE TV Get a Hat Pack…
- Bridger Winegar, Our Close Friend Again · 42 min · Episode 659Hayes brings BRIDGER WINEGAR back to the pod to discuss his show, I Said No Gifts!, reaching the big 300th milestone. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Check out Sean and Hayes’s bonus…
- Joe Lo Truglio, Our Close Friend · 44 min · Episode 658The Boys try once again to get a releasable episode out of JOE LO TRUGLIO. Check out Joe in Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, in theaters July 10th! Get a Hat Pack Hat…
- Danny McBride, Our Close Friend · 44 min · Episode 657The Boys bring in DANNY MCBRIDE to help turn some of their boy employees into men employees. Check out Danny's book, Thrilling Tales of Modern Men, out now! Get a Hat Pack Hat…
- Jay Pharoah, Our Close Friend · 39 min · Episode 656The Boys enlist JAY PHAROAH to help influence a very important legal case of theirs. Check out Jay's album, The Odyssey, streaming now! Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Check out Sean…
- Gil Ozeri, Our Close Friend Again Maybe · 47 min · Episode 655The Boys welcome GIL OZERI back on the podcast for the first time and it turns out he has a LOT to apologize for. Check out the Good Science podcast! Get a Hat Pack Hat here!…
- Michael Ian Black, Our Close Friend · 45 min · Episode 654The Boys get a hold of thespian MICHAEL IAN BLACK to help them develop their next project. Check out Have I Got News For You on CNN or HBO Max! Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Check…
- Angela Giarratana & Patrick McDonald, Our Artists on Artists Friends · 47 min · Episode 653The Boys settle in for what should be a very easy episode with one half of the Artists on Artists on Artists on Artists podcast, ANGELA GIARRATANA and PATRICK MCDONALD. Get a Hat…
- Sarah Sherman, Our Close Friend Again · 44 min · Episode 652The Boys are begging SARAH SHERMAN to just please rank all of her SNL castmates. Watch Sarah's special, Sarah Squirm: Live + In the Flesh, on HBO Max now! (and Emmy voters can…
- Scott Aukerman, Our New Business Partner · 45 min · Episode 651The Boys bring in SCOTT AUKERMAN to sort out the details for the inevitable merging of their two shows. Get your tickets for the Comedy Bang! Bang! tour now! Get a Hat Pack Hat…
- Chuck Klosterman, Our Close Friend · 48 min · Episode 650The Boys are thrilled to welcome author CHUCK KLOSTERMAN on the show so he can weigh in on some of their ethical dilemmas. Check out Chuck's new book, Football, on sale now! Get…
- Nick Kroll, Our Symbiotic Friend · 40 min · Episode 649The Boys welcome NICK KROLL back on the show to try and hammer out a mutually-beneficial partnership for them all. Check out Nick's new show, Mating Season, on Netflix May 22nd!…
- Riz Ahmed, Our Close Friend · 44 min · Episode 648The Boys try their best to understand what actor/rapper RIZ AHMED's new show, Bait, is about before having him judge the potential of one of their employee's rap career. Check…
- Martha Kelly, Our... ? · 47 min · Episode 647The Boys spend the entire episode trying to figure out who the guest in the studio is (MARTHA KELLY), and how exactly they know her (she's been on the show several times). Be…
- Anna Konkle, Our Close Friend · 46 min · Episode 646The Boys are super excited to talk to ANNA KONKLE (Pen15, The Afterparty) about how they also have a new book coming out, but things quickly turn combative. Pre-order Anna's new…
- BriTANicK, Our Two Movies Friends · 42 min · Episode 645Comedy duo BriTANicK (BRIAN MCELHANEY and NICK KOCHER) have two movies coming out, so the Boys welcome them back on the show to talk about the three movies that they having out…
- Adam Scott, Our Close Friend · 44 min · Episode 644The Boys are super excited to have ADAM SCOTT (not SANDLER) on the show. Check out Adam's spooky new movie, Hokum, in theaters May 1st! Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Check out Sean…
- Mary Steenburgen, Our Close Friend · 46 min · Episode 643The Boys inform screen legend MARY STEENBURGEN that she will unfortunately not be participating in The Dink promotional campaign. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Check out Sean and…
- Cecily Strong, Our Close Friend · 45 min · Episode 642The Boys help CECILY STRONG realize that hosting the White House Correspondents' Dinner again could potentially fix everything. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Check out Sean and…
- Jason Biggs, Our Close Friend · 45 min · Episode 641The Boys help JASON BIGGS figure out what's next for him and discuss his directorial debut Untitled Home Invasion Romance. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Check out Sean and Hayes’s…
- The Pro Version #424: JESSE ANDREWS, OUR PIXAR FRIEND · 32 min · Episode 640Enjoy this un-paywalled episode of The Pro Version! To hear and watch more episodes, go to Patreon.com/HollywoodHandbook The Boys invite writer JESSE ANDREWS (Me and Earl and the…
- William H. Macy, Our Close Friend · 44 min · Episode 640To kick off Try Month, The Boys help legendary actor WILLIAM H. MACY prepare for the AI future. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Check out Sean and Hayes’s bonus shows at…
- Jake and Amir, Our Goodbye Headgum Friends · 48 min · Episode 639It's the end of an era as The Boys are joined by JAKE HURWITZ and AMIR BLUMENFELD to say goodbye to Headgum. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at…
- Cullen Crawford, Our Strip Law Friend · 44 min · Episode 638The Boys are joined by CULLEN CRAWFORD to learn what it was like running his new show, Strip Law. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at…
- Aaron Chen, Our Promotional Friend · 57 min · Episode 637The Boys invite AARON CHEN back on the show to kick off The Dink promotional campaign, only to discover there is a lot of work to be done. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the…
- Rob Cesternino, Our Traitors Friend · 51 min · Episode 636The Boys bring on ROB CESTERNINO (Survivor) to discuss his recent appearance on The Traitors and his new book The Tribe and I Have Spoken! Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the…
- Unpaid Interns, Our Close Friends · 47 min · Episode 635The boys are joined by GARRETT MCKENNA, MIKE LENCZEWSKI, and KEVIN SANJI of Unpaid Interns in an attempt to figure out which guy they are. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the…
- George Civeris, Our Close Friend · 50 min · Episode 634The Boys welcome back GEORGE CIVERIS from Straightiolab to discuss their podcast rivalry and his new special, George Civeris: A Sense of Urgency. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch…
- Angela Giarratana, Our Close Friend · 45 min · Episode 633The Boys attempt to teach ANGELA GIARRATANA (YouTube, internet) their favorite game. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the video of today’s episode at…
- Zach Cherry, Our Emmy-Nominated Friend · 1 h 1 min · Episode 632The Boys are a little confused why ZACH CHERRY is back on the show but soon realize he's come to tell them about some of his closest friends. Get a Hat Pack Hat here! Watch the…
- The Pro Version #409 + #398: A MIND SUCH AS THIS and DAN O’SULLIVAN, OUR JOURNALIST FRIEND · 1 h 4 min · Episode 631Enjoy these un-paywalled Pro Version episodes! We're back next week with new episodes of Hollywood Handbook! Zach (Clip King) returns to show to finally let the Boys trade in…
- The Pro Version #405 + #408: ALL ON GREGORY and STEPHEN FISHBACH, OUR SURVIVOR FRIEND · 1 h 3 min · Episode 631Enjoy these un-paywalled Pro Version episodes! The Boys return to their roots and launch their recap podcast. The Boys welcome Stephen Fishbach (Survivor) on the Pro to promote…
