PODCAST · comedy
Keith and The Girl comedy talk show
by Keith Malley
Keith and The Girl (est. March, 2005) is a fast-paced comedy show that talks about EVERYTHING. KATG host and Podcasting Hall of Fame inductee Keith Malley and guests talk openly about their lives including topics such as their relationships, religion and atheism, the LGBT community, love, hate, fights, racism, feminism, weed and other drug use, family, and any comfortable or uncomfortable topic.Keith creates an aggressive but safe place for his guests to share intimate and never-been-told stories and promotes a frank and hilarious atmosphere.KATG is known for its rabid and supported fan-base. In fact, over 150 audience members have tattooed and, literally, branded themselves with KATG-related body modifications. Top names in the industry credit the Keith and The Girl show for being pioneers in the podcasting world. "You guys got me started to begin with. You were the original podcasting people." -Marc Maron The show - which has been available for two decades with over 3,800 episo
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3974: How’d It Die?
It’s been exactly three months since Keith’s major break-up. He thinks he’s finally doing okay. Is he?
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3973: For the Love of the Game
Keith is back with his church of scars, and nothing’s keeping him down. Keith has finally figured out why the love of his life left him, and he’s going to try to work on being a different person. He also discusses learning the history of the Charlotte-established fast food joint Bojangles, and he eavesdrops on a Bojangles potential hiring. Keith gives us an update on the Coldplay Kiss Cam Couple, Donald Trump’s golfing prowess, Jeffrey Epstein’s supposed suicide note before his “failed attempt”, and the deadly cruise ship hantavirus outbreak. You can shake Keith cold, shake Keith cold; but yet, his soul can’t be sold.
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3972: Spirit Not in the Sky
Keith is crying tough through comedy. He discusses the end of Spirit Airlines, the passing of his broken-hearted neighbor, Timothée Chalamet forcing a scene in Marty Supreme where he gets smacked on his bare bottom with a ping pong paddle, The Devil Wears Prada 2, Michael 1, and the Antichrist.
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3971: Reminders of Her
She’s EVERYWHERE! Anyway, Keith moves on by discussing the heartbreaking fact that we have friends who constantly fall for fake news, generational slang and colloquialisms, making his dad laugh(?), the film The Drama and the worst things we’ve ever done, and the Trump White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting. People love asking Keith, with great care and sincere intention: “U ok?” Keith is here to say he’s doing just fine; he just can’t look around at ANYTHING.
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3970: Ordinary World (Dance Through the Darkness)
Keith is feeling upbeat and healthy as he explores Charlotte and wonders if other people, too, have eaten out of the garbage. Keith also ponders if he’s watching TV or if TV is watching him. He makes a correlation between Rotten Tomatoes’ Audience Scores and the state of the world, comments on Dave Chappelle’s confusion over being embraced by anti-trans Republicans, gets riled up over the upcoming mandatory military draft, and wonders if angels are indeed walking among us. He also reads your emails. Fingers crossed.
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3969: Lovesick & SMART
Keith discusses love, depression, anger, slipping up, and SMART recovery.
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3968: Keeping Keith Honest (Oy Gevalt)
Keith’s back, and he’s gotten more so-called-fan mail! Oy vey … Keith also discusses where he’s at in his Anger Stage, No Kings, and the recent high-profile government firings. BUT WAIT! THERE’S MORE! Who is Keith more disgusted with: Louis C.K. or the dude from Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat? The answer may surprise you. Breaking news: Jesus saw his shadow!
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3967: Hard Interruption (The Anger Stage)
This one’s for the haters
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3966: A Wonderful World w/ Katharine Heller
Katharine Heller, KATG guest for well over a decade, returns to help Keith celebrate 21 years of podcasting. The duo reminisce on the Keith and The Girl tour as well as discuss the states of the unions, personal and national. They talk about Kristi Noem’s firing and her fleecing of America, the KATG tour, Predator: Badlands, and having sex with A.I. It’s very personal, fun, funny, and heartbreaking. After all, God needed The Gimp.
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3965: Breaking Down w/ Rod Morrow
Last Weeklings rejoice! In this week's recap, the fellas discuss a new sponsor, a frappé attack, people trolling Keith with their relationship thoughts, and an invitation to you, the listener, to write in with your own theories of why Liz really broke up with Keith.
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3964: Epic Fury, or: What Does He Do Now?: Keith’s Smart Responses to Your Stupid Relationship Thoughts
It’s Keith solo, and he finds you explaining why ListenerLiz left him to be nothing short of fascinating. He’s also writing this description himself, and youse are fuckin’ weird! Anyway, Keith also discusses the U.S. and Israel attacking Iran and Paramount buying Warner Bros. to create one of the largest state-run media outlets known to man. Get ready to laugh and laugh!
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3963: A Tootsie Roll World w/ Carrie Gravenson
Comedian and longtime friend Carrie Gravenson joins Keith to help discuss cold fronts of all kinds, be they the 2026 Northeast Blizzard or Keith’s heartache.
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3962: Year of the Horse w/ Rod Morrow
Rod Morrow is joined by Keith to discuss love, heartbreak, sex that’s too good, getting back with exes, The Love Family's fractured relationships, friends who help you get by, and eating fried head. Oh yeah; it's a doozy.
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3961: FUCK (Valentine’s Day) w/ Brother Love
ChatGPT: Keith and Brother Love discussed personal matters, including Keith's recent breakup with his girlfriend Liz, which occurred just days before Valentine's Day. They explored the emotional stages of grief and the challenges of moving on after a relationship ends. Brother Love shared his own experiences with family conflicts, particularly regarding his father and sister. They also touched on current events, including political issues, the Olympics, and the Jeffrey Epstein case. Throughout the conversation, they offered each other support and shared humorous anecdotes to lighten the mood.
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3960: AMERICA
From Super Bowl LX, Turning Point USA’s halftime show, and 2026’s Grammy Awards to new Epstein Files news and the latest with ICE, Keith breaks it all down. He dissects the opening of multiple-rape-accused-Brett Ratner’s movie Melania: A New Film, Boxer Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller’s toupee, and the passing of a great Keith and The Girl listener.
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3959: The Standard Is the Standard
KEITH GOT A SHOUT-OUT ON SNL! (He KNEW microwaving a steak would one day pay off!) Keith also discusses the latest ICE murder (as of press time, mind you), the upcoming Super Bowl contestants, Pittsburgh Steelers’ new head coach, and the Oscar and Razzie nominations. Keith also looks back on the great Gilbert Gottfried and his thoughts on Nazi war reenactors. (I guess it’s been hip for some time.)
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3958: Unbroken: Stronger than the Storm
From Keith’s winter storm preparation kit to The Monks’ Walk for Peace, KATG.com has all the fresh pics. Keith also discusses revisiting Fox’s The Moment of Truth, America’s relationship with Greenland, Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize, and his hatred for North Carolina representative Tim Moore. Stay strong.
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3957: Previously On: This Is America (Here We Go)
An ICE agent’s unjustifiable murdering of a woman in a car was caught on multiple cameras. Will it matter? (Fuck you too, Vanilla Ice. You’re not cute.) Keith learns that he owes his dad his life because his dad came inside his mother; and, speaking of dumbness, Keith discusses Craig Klein trying to put Keith down for working at a bar. This one’s for the renegades.
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3956: The Lord’s Work
As we ring in 2026 and take a break trudging through the finale of Stranger Things, Keith discusses the shocking stories that ended 2025: The brutal murder of the great Rob Reiner!; John Cena tapping out to a wrestling up-and-comer during his own retirement match!; over 65% of people saying they prefer ranch over blue cheese!!! Keith also talks about the 3-year anniversary of his mom’s proven ascension into Heaven as described by his father as well as sports players and commentators not understanding what microphones do. Oh, and Keith confronted a bar customer that liked to make jokes about if they’d tip or not.
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3955: Useful Joy (God Is the Greatest)
Sunshiner Keith Malley returns to discuss the big news: KEITH FINISHED AND WON A GAME OF MADDEN 26 WITH AN ONLINE STRANGER! Keith also shares other big news of the year, namely his iTunes Replay ‘25 (#1 song: GAYLE’S abcdefu) and his YouTube 2025 Recap (#1 Channel: Midnight Across America). Keith also plays the McDonald’s manager’s live 911 call that turned in insurance CEO shooter Luigi Mangione and the video of the unapologetically racist Wisconsin Cinnabon worker who yelled hate at customers despite Cinnabon’s 0% tolerance policy against racial hate. Keith reviews Wicked: For Good and Stranger Things: Season 5 - Part 1, and he probably isn’t pleased. He’s okay though; HE WON A GAME OF MADDEN 26 WITH AN ONLINE STRANGER! Oh, and his dad wrote him.
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3954: Keep Pounding (Fire Tomlin)
In this very special KATG episode (sure, why not?), Keith goes solo to discuss the Pittsburgh Steelers first losing season in two decades, his interaction with ICE, and the GOP staffer who faked being zip-tied and abused by anti-Trumpers. While Megyn Kelly doubles down on defending Trump with underage girls, flu hospitalizations reach its highest rate in 15 years and Marjorie Taylor Greene resigns from Congress. Also, Keith’s TV disease made him watch Squid Game: The Challenge 2, and he needs to share what he saw with you like it’s The Ring. He also talks about the Stranger Things’ Hopper vs. Eleven and competency porn (aka The Pitt).
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3953: Rini w/ Myq Kaplan
Myq Kaplan, KATG guest for over 100 episodes, is back! Myq discusses his new special and the love of his life, both named Rini. Keith and Myq also talk about President Trump, who, despite not knowing what his latest MRI was focussing on, aced his MRI test with “the best results the doctor has ever seen.” The duo also talks about Trump blowing Clinton and Megyn Kelly saying that while Jeffrey Epstein did like having sex with 15-year-old girls, it’s not like they were only 8 years old or something. "There's a difference between a 15-year-old and a five-year-old, you know,” she added.
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3952: A Penny Earned w/ Calvin Cato
If you’re in NYC (the second greatest city on Earth) check out his debut stand-up special in person! Say hi! Meanwhile, catch up the C.C. right now as Cato and Keith discuss the government's reopening, Calvin’s butt closing, and Keith wondering if he’s being respected at home. The duo talks about therapy, dating debacles, and deliberately smelling your own socks after a fruitful day. Cheers.
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3951: Let’s Get Kraken!
It’s a personal show featuring you and Keith. He’s got news! And sports! Keith reminisces on how he started his relationship with Liz two years ago and how he recently celebrated Halloween with her daughter. He also contemplates the future of this country following Election Day, has his eye on JD Vance and Erika Kirk, and discusses what is now officially the longest government shutdown in history.
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3950: Beat Life to Death w/ Jono Zalay
Jono Zalay returns to KATG for a big life catch-up featuring football, marriage, death, and Bruce Springsteen.
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3949: 6 7 w/ Danny Vega
Danny Vega and Keith, frenemies from way back, discuss some anger-inducing Am I the Assholes as well as cover the origins of the satanic demon ritual 6 7, President Trump commuting George Santos’s 7-year/$400,000 fraud sentence, and Amazon breaking the planet. Enjoy!
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3948: Puzzled w/ Zach Sherwin, Bianca Brady, and ListenerLiz
It’s a show of geniuses! And Keith’s here too! New York Times crossword puzzle creator Zach Sherwin joins Keith alongside the great Bianca Brady and Keith’s ladyfriend Liz. It’s all your pals breaking down love, dating, puzzles, job interviews, and thumb sucking.
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3947: Maybe Kings? w/ Peyton Clarkson
Keith connects with another longtime guest with this blast from the past: Peyton Clarkson! The duo discusses his move from NYC to Mobile, Alabama; the neighbor that destroyed his home; the passing of his mom as well as KISS’s Ace Frehley (unrelated); and, Keith Malley’s interviewee skills.
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3946: Eat Peace, Motherfuckers! (Any Questions?) w/ Tim Dimond
It’s the return of Tim Dimond! This KATG longtime fan favorite is back, and he helps Keith break down this crazy world that Keith keeps trying to navigate. From Keith interviewing to manage a local store in Charlotte to the duo trying to stay sane amid openly blatant political racism, Keith and Tim make laughter through the tears as they celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day.
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3945: Pass Interference: One Battle After Another w/ Blaine and Buddy Rick
You met Blaine. You met Buddy Rick. Now hear the boys altogether! Keith, Blaine, and Rick take a look at what you’re focused on the most: comedians responding to their Riyadh Comedy Festival backlash, drunk football quarterbacks rightfully getting stabbed, Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl beating out One Battle After Another, Diddy’s prison sentence, Bad Bunny’s racist detractors, and the 2025 government shutdown. Here’s to all of us not getting picked up from The Rapture’s new rain date.
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3944: The Riyadh Comedy Festival w/ J.P. McDade
J.P. McDade returns! Mrs. Charlie Kirk is single and ready to mingle with her new Christian dating app. Good for her! Keith and J.P. discuss this exciting news that allows you to possibly date Erika herself, the apparently satanic Bad Bunny performing Super Bowl LX’s halftime show, Steelers’ un-used QB Skyler Thompson being assaulted and robbed in Dublin, and Saudi Arabia’s celebrity events, namely The Riyadh Comedy Festival.
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3943: Jimmy Kimmel’s Return w/ Rojo Perez
Fan favorite Rojo Perez joins Keith to discuss the return of Jimmy Kimmel, Tylenol, The Rapture, Tom Brady’s dog abuse, Trump's war on escalators, and Charlie Kirk’s 90,000 people-attended memorial.
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3941: Show #2,000 (The Podcast Pantheon Recommendation) w/ Lenny Marcus, Katharine Heller, Dante Nero, Ray DeVito, Chris Laker, Kurt Metzger, Mark Normand, Myka Fox, Judy Gold with Elysa, and Hennessy; feat. Bobby Mitchell
Keith and The Girl are featured in the #1-selling new book The Podcast Pantheon, where it listed KATG episode #2,000 as author Sean Malin’s pick under the cleverly titled Sean’s Pick. Because the episode is currently only available through KATG.com/VIP, here it is, revisited for your listening pleasures.
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3940: Aftermath: The Murder of Charlie Kirk w/ Rod and Karen Morrow
Rod and Karen Morrow join Keith to continue the Charlie Kirk conversation and to cover what we now know about the shooter in custody and the sniper rifle shot that immediately killed conservative provocateur Kirk during one of his infamous Prove Me Wrong debates. And the Emmys. They discuss the 2025 Emmys as well.
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3939: Charlie Jerk (RIP Butt-Head) w/ Rod Morrow
Rod Morrow joins Keith to discuss the news of the day: the murder of Charlie Kirk and your feelings today, remembering 9/11 and your feelings then, The Bachelorette's Taylor Frankie Paul, and Spike Lee and Denzel Washington’s new Apple TV+ movie Highest 2 Lowest. Enjoy. And remember, it’s okay to feel how you feel. God made you to feel a certain way, and God doesn’t make mistakes (except for things like floods and kids with cancer and your appendix, tonsils, wisdom teeth, and foreskin. So keep your head up).
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3938: Powerballs w/ Blaine
KATG Chat Pack member Blaine joins the show for the first time! He shares his big life changes, and the duo discusses it all! They talk NFL’s Murderball! They talk the great Aaron Rodgers! They talk the Department of War! They talk Trump’s Epstein birthday card! They talk the VMAs! They talk Emmy nominations! They talk Marvel’s Ironheart! For better or much much worse, they talk it all!
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3937: Brokedown Palace w/ Kevin Allison
KEVIN ALLISON IS MOVING TO THAILAND! The world’s greatest open book, RISK!’s Kevin Allison, joins Keith to discuss his big move stemming from the midlife crisis that he’s leaning into in a big way. podcast pantheon members Keith and Kevin share their thoughts on big moves (exciting and scary), the state of America (it’s not good), sell-out celebrities (fuck Bill Maher), and citizens lying to themselves (RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!).
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3936: LMAOF w/ Gracie Canaan
Hilarious and candid Gracie Canaan joins Keith to discuss being an OnlyFans creator tackling both sex and comedy. She also shares the details of her new film Bootie’s, which is partially based on her real time spent entertaining men with dances and conversation. Also, finally, after over 20 years of Keith and The Girl, a guest flips the script, and we finally get to hear our beloved host get personal!
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3933: You Don’t Know Jack w/ Costaki Economopoulos
Not only has Keith’s pal Costaki Economopoulos returned, but Keith deliberately says his name 42 times in this episode to prove he knows it. The duo reconnects and discusses Cracker Barrel’s logo redesign and gift shoppe, their shared love for Jellyvision/Jackbox’s You Don’t Know Jack, and the “settled” Shannon Sharpe rape case.
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3932: The Truth About Snoop Dogg? w/ Myka Fox and Tim McLaughlin
Sweethearts Myka Fox and Tim McLaughlin from the podcast Great Hang join Keith to help break down the new anti-flag burning laws, Snoop Dogg vs. Buzz Lightyear·s lesbian friend, Lil Nas X assaulting police, and the new Netflix documentary The Truth About Jussie Smollett?. Also: Shame on you, Amy Poehler.
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3931: Where My Dogs At w/ Ben Katzner
The hilarious Ben Katzner returns to KATG to discuss his new special Supple Harlot as well as allow Keith to dive deep into the stories mentioned in his stand-up. The duo also talks about dog whistles, an ignorant and divided country, male NFL cheerleaders, the Cambridge Dictionary’s new words, and talking a big game regarding sex. Ben shares the news about his collaboration with Redman, and Keith and Ben cover Andrew Dice Clay’s The Pickup and Aunt Gladys’ Weapons.
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3930: Special Needs w/ Murf Meyer
It’s Murf fuckin’ Meyer! Keith and Murf trick you with apparently frivolous thoughts on Superman to help wake you up to the state of the world. Boom! Gotcha! The duo also discusses President Trump overhauling the Smithsonian and history as well as your parents catching your written or drawn “art” as a kid.
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3929: War of the Worlds w/ Katharine Heller
The sweet and hilarious Katharine Heller rejoins Keith to discuss her Oasis concert in Scotland, the Scottish temperament, Taylor Swift visiting Travis and Jason Kelce’s podcast New Heights, and, most importantly, 2025’s War of the Worlds featuring thespian and soon-to-be TV Oscar winner Ice Cube.
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3928: Midnight Across America (Oh SNAP)
A solo Keith Malley discusses the Midnight Across America gang accusing Keith of sabotaging their show, him and his lover’s latest health scares, President Trump and your self-sabotage, and MAGA infighting.
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3927: Masterdebaters w/ Dave Hill
Comedian/podcaster/author/musician and all around good guy Dave Hill returns to KATG to help Keith understand how so many Americans stopped caring about pedophilia, how Dean Cain can allow himself to join ICE, and why it bothers Keith that Matt Rife is the legal guardian of the Warren horror house and all its cursed objects.
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3926: Real Americans w/ Carrie Gravenson
Butt buddy Carrie Gravenson returns to KATG to discuss surprise friendship enders, MAGA turning on President Trump, the Coldplay Kiss Cam, and the response to Sydney Sweeney·s great racial jeans. Only in America.
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3925: War, Semantics Jones, and the End of Keith and Craig’s Friendship
Continuing reigning KATG Poker Champion Keith (just sayin’) reads your letters, and you had some doozies! First and foremost, friend of 25 years and full-grown adult Craig Klein has seriously declared “WAR” on KATG! Keith answers your questions the best he could about his confusion regarding Craig’s new Midnight Across America clique and the definitive end of Keith and Craig’s friendship. (Like the great Ozzy Osbourne sang: “I don’t know!”)
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3924: Frogstomp w/ Spooky
Spooky, KATG and personal friend since 2005, returns! Keith and his longtime pal discuss friendship, love, death, and Spooky’s emotions; and, the fact that it turns out the Epstein prison video WAS edited (FACT!), Elmo was hacked (oh nooooooo), and Keith loved the Minecraft movie (WHAT THE?!). Also, after the recording, Keith won the main KATG Chat poker game as well as the new side game that runs simultaneously. Yes, first place in both! That information has nothing to do with this episode, Keith just wasn’t sure where else to write it.
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3923: The American Way w/ Alice Fishbein
New KATG guest Alice Fishbein might be on her first podcast of any kind ever, but you wouldn’t know it from her candid opinions and frank discussions. Keith and Alice talk about her one-woman show satirizing Titanic, her work in criminal defense, Americans lack of empathy, Epstein never having a client list after all (???), hateful comedians announcing that they misvoted, 2025’s Superman, and King Joey Chestnut.
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3922: The Sean Diddy Puffy Love Combs Trial - Part 4: The Verdict w/ Felicia Gillespie
Open and candid comedian Felicia Gillespie returns to help Keith discuss The Diddy Trial and the jury’s stupid fucking verdicts. The duo also discusses millionaire and charlatan Jimmy Swaggart burning in Hell at age 90 as well as the state of the world.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Keith and The Girl (est. March, 2005) is a fast-paced comedy show that talks about EVERYTHING. KATG host and Podcasting Hall of Fame inductee Keith Malley and guests talk openly about their lives including topics such as their relationships, religion and atheism, the LGBT community, love, hate, fights, racism, feminism, weed and other drug use, family, and any comfortable or uncomfortable topic.Keith creates an aggressive but safe place for his guests to share intimate and never-been-told stories and promotes a frank and hilarious atmosphere.KATG is known for its rabid and supported fan-base. In fact, over 150 audience members have tattooed and, literally, branded themselves with KATG-related body modifications. Top names in the industry credit the Keith and The Girl show for being pioneers in the podcasting world. "You guys got me started to begin with. You were the original podcasting people." -Marc Maron The show - which has been available for two decades with over 3,800 episo
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