PODCAST · comedy
The Couch
by Maria Acabado & Jessica Combs
Maria and Jess are your two friends that love TV and have very strong opinions about almost everything. Join them each week when they plop down on The Couch to talk TV and entertainment while serving truth and laughter.
Episodes
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The Couch - 16 - The Couch's Guide to Drama
Maria and Jess wonder where they'd resettle their roots if NYC becomes too much to handle. Jess can't get over the brilliance of The Leftovers and the thrill of Girlfriends Guide to Divorce. WATCH IT! Maria's engages in a love affair with Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Would her lover approve? Today's…
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The Couch - 15 - Should We Get Out More?
Oh boy, this week Maria is lovvvving on Bob’s Burgers (or as she calls it, Bob’s Burgies), Andre Holland, and Laurel on HTGAWM. Jess’s watching of Jane the Virgin leads to a discussion of what the girls would do if they were accidentally artificially inseminated with a stranger’s sperm and got...
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The Couch - 14 - TV IS BACK. ALRIGHT!
Our favorite Fall shows are back, and these two have been watching a lot of TV. Jess is devouring Gilmore Girls again and trying to suck Maria in with her. Maria’s finally reunited with her fave ensembles (B99, Blackish, Modern Family, Fresh Off the Boat, Flash, Arrow) and still holding a torch…
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The Couch - 13 - Mr. Robot Fried Our Brains
Maria struggles to recover after the end of Mr. Robot's first season but has enough juice to praise Rami Malek. Jess talks about the greatness of Fargo, her damaging dependency on Younger and how Difficult People eventually won her over. Jess decides to give Gilmore Girls another rewatch, but…
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The Couch - 12 - We Don't Want Reboots
Maria and Jess don't agree on a lot but they both agree reboots need to GO. Join them as they determine whether or not reboots in the future fall into the same category as reboots. Just listen, you’ll get it. Jess shares her love of USA shows (Playing House, Mr. Robot), Maria FINALLY gets into...
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The Couch - 11 - 80 Minutes of Nonsense
Join Jess and Maria as they talk about what Jess would call "real TV" (Bojack Horseman, Mr. Robot, Wet Hot American Summer), and television events Jess considers second-class citizens (7 Days in Hell, the GOP Debate)... Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson seems like a good dude though the jury's still out…
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The Couch - 10 - Jess Got Invisalign
Join Maria and Jess this week as they discuss their love of the new Amazon show Catastrophe and announce their dream invite lists for a book club. Stay till the end to hear Jess do some of the worst improv of her life as a contestant on The Bachelorette. She blames her Invisalign lisp.
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The Couch - 09 - How to be Petty
Maria & Jess get dark this week. The girls cover ghosts, the apocalypse and aliens. Jess reveals that she was THIS close to booking a trip hosted by the host of Paranormal State. Remember that show?? Probably not. Maria loses her mind at the end of the episode. We apologize in advance.
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The Couch - 08 - F*ck Marry Kill
This week, Jess and Maria talk Veep, Younger (which Jess CANNOT STOP WATCHING), Silicon Valley and what is up with these True Detective promos. And Jess makes Maria play F*ck Marry Kill with the TV world...what a saucy time!
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The Couch - 07 - Tatiana Maslany, Will You Marry Us?
This week listen in as Maria and Jess obsess over Orphan Black. I mean, come on, Tatiana Maslany is a GOD. Maria invents a new version of 2 truths and a lie and Jess talks about how she only watched the finale of Brooklyn 99 to see Jake and Amy kiss. Love is in the air!
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The Couch - 06 - Maria & Jess Forget to Talk About TV
Maria and Jess are determined to overcome these technological difficulties and talk about TV, gosh darnit! Jess talks Orphan Black, Scandal and which shows were renewed or canceled, while Maria forgets Jess doesn't watch Game of Thrones. Will our heroines ever start watching the same shows? Tune…
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The Couch - 05 - Maria & Jess Go to Russia
This ep is coming in HOT. Mostly because of technical difficulties sending Maria into a blind rage. And rage is hot, right? Anyway, Jess talks about purchasing every magazine with a Dawson's Creek reference, Maria forgets the names of everyone on Game of Thrones and they both choose a fantasy...
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The Couch - 04 - Jess and Nancy Hang Out
This ep is ALL OVER THE PLACE. WOAH. The girls ate too much McDonald's, Maria's neighbor stops by, and Jess forgets what the name of the record company in Empire is. Please be ready to turn this down every time Jess laughs. It's unbearable.
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The Couch - 03 - Jess and Sweet Heat Repopulate a Planet
What up! This week, Jess and Maria discuss shows they watched as kids and spend 60 seconds on the Friends episode with the bullies. Both ladies struggle to decide with whom they'd repopulate the planet, a la Last Man On Earth.
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The Couch - 02 - Drip Drop
Hey! It's episode 2 of The Couch! This week Maria and Jess ponder the meaning of the song "Drip Drop" from Empire, discuss the importance of good wigs, and Maria aggressively and unnecessarily defends her right to watch reality TV.
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The Couch - 01 - Our First Time
Join Maria and Jess on the first episode of The Couch! They talk about shows to watch (Empire, Broad City & Better Call Saul) and Jess forgets that famous Ferris Bueller quote.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Maria and Jess are your two friends that love TV and have very strong opinions about almost everything. Join them each week when they plop down on The Couch to talk TV and entertainment while serving truth and laughter.
HOSTED BY
Maria Acabado & Jessica Combs
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How many episodes does The Couch have?
The Couch currently has 16 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is The Couch about?
Maria and Jess are your two friends that love TV and have very strong opinions about almost everything. Join them each week when they plop down on The Couch to talk TV and entertainment while serving truth and laughter.
How often does The Couch release new episodes?
The Couch has 16 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
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Who hosts The Couch?
The Couch is created and hosted by Maria Acabado & Jessica Combs.
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