Phil Dunning

Phil Dunning

From Couples Therapy by Naomi and Andy

May 26, 2026 · 1h 23m · Episode 418

About this episode

Phil Dunning joins Naomi and Andy to discuss his show Smoggie Queens and various personal topics.

Smoggie Queens is our new favorite show, and we're lucky to have the creator and star Phil Dunning on today's episode! You've seen Phil pop up in some of the best shows coming out of the UK: Feel Good, Stath Lets Flats, Am I Being Unreasonable?, Juice, and of course, his own show Smoggie Queens, which just finished its second series on BBC Three (if you don't live in the UK, figure out a way to watch it STAT!). We're calling Phil "the Amy Sedaris of England" because of the wide gap between Phil's sincerity and his characters' grotesquery! We talk all about that, whether Phil needs therapy, how many friends he has (a lot, apparently), secret dating in college, whether you should upload butthole pics to the cloud and SO MUCH MORE! PLUS, obvi, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to ask your own advice questions, call 323-524-7839 and leave a VM or just DM us on IG or Twitter ! ALSO BUY A SUPER CUTE "Open Your Hearts, Loosen Your Butts" mug ! Also, we're in culture critic and Vulture writer Sean Malin's book The Podcast Pantheon: 101 Podcasts That Changed How We Listen ! And: Support the show on Patreon (two extra exclusive episodes a month!) or gift someone a Patreon…

People in this episode

Hosts: Naomi, Andy

Guest: Phil Dunning

Topics covered

  • comedy
  • TV shows
  • interviews
  • friendship
  • dating
  • advice

Keywords

  • Phil Dunning
  • Smoggie Queens
  • comedy
  • advice
  • friendship
  • dating

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC Three

Books & works: Smoggie Queens, Feel Good, Stath Lets Flats, Am I Being Unreasonable?, Juice

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