The Yummicoco Show

Ep 39. A Kiki About Psychopaths, with Mijoe Sahiouni too

Dexter's back and Paul Rudd has been voted People's Sexiest Man Alive for 2021 - What a week! That's why comedy writer Mijoe Sahiouni has joined me to chat about all things psychopaths and sociopaths! We'll also discuss why the annual scavenger hunt at the store World Market must be run by low-key serial killers because they are excellent at hiding prizes. (Mijoe says their annual hunts are a MUST-DO). Later, we'll play an 'Only Murders In The Building' inspired game. But before that, be sure to check out the sketch 'Tough Love In The Maldives With Chrissy Teigen' (03:37) about a trip to the beach that goes awry. Yup!

Ep 38. ‘We Are Squid Game,‘ with Quincy Cho too

Is Succession also like Squid Game but also like House of Gucci? These days it seems like everything is like one big pyramid scheme! This week, comedy writer/actor Quincy Cho (QUEENPINS, JIMMY KIMMEL) joins me to chat about Netflix’s most-watched original show EVER Squid Game. Together, we'll dish on The Bouley Brothers’ Halloween Ball, Quincy's incredible, FKA Twigs-level pole skills, and the hidden gems in Squid Game - including moments that were lost in translation. We also play a game of 'Good Tweets/Bad Tweets: House of Gucci edition' inspired by Kendall's deeply narcissistic game in the limo with Cousin Greg in this week's Succession. ('Sorry, Pinkie.') But before that, be sure to check out the sketch “TikTok's Couch Guy and Adele Get Stuck In A Squid Game At An Ikea.” This episode is not a trick - it's a TREAT!

Ep 37. Awkward Black Girls’ Journey To Normcore, with Erika Hamilton Loubek too

This week, the GOLD winner of 2020 Page Screenwriting Awards Erika Hamilton Loubek (and former Knicks City Dancer) joins me to chat about her film that follows a Black girl’s secret obsession with the band Journey. Listen as we get really awkward fangirling about HBO's Insecure and Issa Rae's classic web series Awkward Black Girl, and how Maxine Waters needs to be in our secret Awkward Black Girls’ Club.  Be sure to check out the sketch “Certified Lover (of Busytown)” (03:50) - a "Dr. Marissa: Octopus Therapist" sketch in which Drake finally comes clean about 'his city.’  Later, we’ll play a game of “Journey Lyrics or Trump Tweet?” This episode’s gonna be huuuuge, believe me! 

Ep 36. Did Adele and Ye Read ‘Manifest It, Bitch!‘ too? with Mary Mehrkens

Happy almost Scorpio season! This week, it’s giving REAL HOT GIRL WOO-WOO SH*T with an in depth chat all about manifesting, tarot cards, and listening to The Universe with writer, producer, and manifestation coach Mary Mehrkens (ABC’s THE FIX, SATISFACTION GUARANTEED). Later, we’ll play a game of Adele or Hocus Pocus? Before that - be sure to check out ‘Oprah Interviews WandaVision’ (04:50) - a spoof of Harry and Meghan’s explosive chat with Oprah. Did you manifest this episode?! Of course you did! Your intuition brought you here!

Ep 35. ‘We Unlocked A Portal,‘ with Jesse Esparza too

Rolling Stones FINALLY retired the song ‘Brown Sugar’ after fifty years of playing it, the day after Indigenous Peoples Day. But that has nothing to do with anything that happens in this episode! This week, I chat with comedy writer Jesse Esparza (ABC's MIXEDISH and MAGGIE) about being awesome in a writers’ room, life after improv at UCB, and one of his favorite pictures of JLo. I'll also find out which TV show-era Mark-Paul Gosselaar Jesse would f**k, marry or kill. Before that, check out the sketch ‘Whale It Do’ (08:37), and then listen to my friend, comedian,  rapper (and one of Jesse’s former UCB students) Malaika Jules explain that a portal might have been opened during Jesse’s class just before the pandemic. But don’t worry! The ‘cream will always rise to the top’ and, of course, f**k  Columbus. 

Ep. 34 F**k You Pay Me, with Bridgerton S1 co-EP Leila Cohan too

This week, Leila Cohan (BRIDGERTON, FIRST WIVES CLUB, AWKWARD) joins me with a chat about comedy writing, her awesome substack called Room Snacks, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills as a chilling portrait of a sociopath, THE MALL, and why the ITASE strike might lead to more entertainment industry strikes. It’s gonna be a hoot! But before that, be sure to also check out a “Couch Guy and Adele Get Stuck In A Squid Game At An Ikea” (05:10). Is that alright?!

Ep 33. It‘s Fall Y‘all, So Here‘s ‘Summer Fun‘ Author Jeanne Thornton!

Let's kick off the fall season with a chat with acclaimed author Jeanne Thornton! Her new fabulous 60s surf-rock book 'Summer Fun' is being heralded as "the 'Pet Sounds' of trans literature." We talk about writing and promoting a novel during the pandemic, Decline of the Western Civilization, Part Two, and Genre Reassignment night at Metropolitan Bar, Brooklyn's ONLY trans open mic. Later, my cousin Carla joins me to talk about the situation in Haiti and the US border, and we'll play an 'On The Verge' game, inspired by the new Netflix series starring Julie Delpy. Before that, check out 'Wash Up' (04:41) featuring writer/director/actor Ashlei Shyne!

Ep 32. WuTang Is For The Children (and so is We Bare Bears), with Kristina Thomas too

This week, is about how to make money moves in Hollywood with writer director Kristina Thomas. She is an absolutely lovely person, and a staff writer on the upcoming Bad Robot/HBO Drama “DEMIMONDE." We'll also talk about why We Bare Bears is the best palate cleanser after a long day - especially for us shy/introverts. Later, instead of torturing Sean with a current pop culture "Games" moment, I quiz him on his WuTang knowledge. NEWS FLASH: He was happy! But before that, check out the sketch "Garlic" (03:17). Hmmm...that smells good! 

Ep 31. Met Gala 2021, Nicki Minaj, and ‘The Hole,’ with Sirius XM’s Nicole Ryan

This week, I chat with on-air personality Nicole Ryan, who started her career working at the front desk of the Sirius-XM offices and is now co-host of SiriusXM's The Morning Mash Up. We talked last week about everything from The Met Gala 2021, and how to be like Finding Dory, to why Kanye needs to stop giving Kim fashion advice. Be sure to check out the sketch ‘Hands’ (02:41) and then reach out and touch someone, but safely.

Ep 30. Certified Lover (of Busytown), with Big Mouth writer Shantira Jackson

This week, I chat with comedy writer Shantira Jackson (Big Mouth, Saved by the Bell (2020), The Amber Ruffin Show, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar). We talk about making television, fanny pack-wearing preference, and how to survive the war of attrition that is life as a black screenwriter. Be sure to also check out a Certified Lover (of Busytown) (03:27) a 'Dr. Marissa: Octopus Therapist' sketch in which Drake finally comes clean about 'his city.’ No disrespect to Hit-Boy but I got all the hits, boy, too!