About this episode

Joel Kim Booster is joined by Natalie Palamides and Courtney Pauroso to discuss vulnerability and silliness in comedy and dating.

Two of comedy’s most fearless clowns join Joel to talk vulnerability and silliness, on stage, and in the bedroom. Beware: cringey dating stories ahead. Send in your own listener questions by emailing us at intimacycoordinatorpod@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at ‪(213) 379-9851‬‪. Subscribe to SmartLess Media on YouTube for full episodes, and follow @intimacycoordinatorshow on Instagram and TikTok for clips. Joel Kim Booster: @ihatejoelkim · Loot Season 3 (Apple TV+), Fire Island(Hulu), Psychosexual (Netflix) Guests Natalie Palamides — Voice of Esther on Netflix’s Haunted Hotel, Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer winner for Laid, and Total Theatre Award winner for Nate — A One Man Show, now streaming on Netflix. Courtney Pauroso — star of Vanessa 5000 on Dropout and creator of Gutterplum. Produced by Brian Baldinger and Anne Harris. Associate Producers are Maddie McCann and Katherine Calligori. Editor is Jacob Vaus. Executive Producers are Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, Robert Cohen, Richard Korson and Bernie Kaminski.

People in this episode

Host: Joel Kim Booster

Guests: Natalie Palamides, Courtney Pauroso

Topics covered

• vulnerability
• silliness
• dating stories
• comedy
• performance

Keywords

• intimacy
• clowns
• comedy
• dating
• vulnerability
• silliness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SmartLess Media

Books & works: Loot Season 3, Fire Island, Psychosexual, Haunted Hotel, Laid, Nate — A One Man Show, Vanessa 5000, Gutterplum

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