Cool Playlist

Cameron Esposito is a comedian, actor, writer, and podcast host (Queery, Put Your Hands Together). We created a playlist for a gay prom that covers all the bases - getting ready, romantic moments, painful breakups, and full-on butt-shaking dancing. We also talked a lot about the world in general along the way. Fun side note - all the musicians on this playlist are LBGTQ+! Follow @CoolPlaylistPod and @ElizaSkinner on twitter! Check out coolplaylistpod.com to find today's playlist and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Julian Velard is a killer musician and a new dad. He's also a show favorite - with songs on two of our previous playlists AND a performance on the live "Office Karaoke Night" episode! He wanted to create a playlist for "Dad's Night In"... so that's what we did! Follow @CoolPlaylistPod and @ElizaSkinner on twitter! Check out coolplaylistpod.com to find today's playlist and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Its a special episode of Cool Playlist because this one was LIVE! Before a live audience at The Virgil, we talked about what songs we would sing at an office karaoke night and then SANG them with special guests Demi Adejuyigbe, Erin Whitehead, and Bryan Safi.   Follow @CoolPlaylistPod and @ElizaSkinner on twitter! Check out coolplaylistpod.com to find today's playlist and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Gregor and Doug Mand have written for How I Met Your Mother, The Comedians, and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Most recently, they wrote a movie- that Dan directed, and Doug co-starred in (alongside Adam Pally & Rachel Bloom) - called Most Likely To Murder! And its out On Demand now, so you can go stream it RIGHT NOW. BUT FIRST you can listen to this playlist we made for driving around on a Friday night in 2000, like a bunch of real cool kids. Follow @CoolPlaylistPod and @ElizaSkinner on twitter! Check out coolplaylistpod.com to find today's playlist and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul F Tompkins - hilarious comic, beloved voice actor (Bojack Horseman, Bob's Burgers), podcast king (Spontaneanation, Threesome) - is one of the most delightful people you can spend an hour talking to. An hour and 15 minutes?? EVEN BETTER. We made a playlist for boarding a steam ship bound for a thrilling new life!   Follow @CoolPlaylistPod and @ElizaSkinner on twitter! Check out coolplaylistpod.com to find today's playlist and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chantal Claret is a musician (Morningwood), actor (Love) and lover of the macabre! So we created a playlist for a funeral. Who’s funeral? Chantal’s. And Eliza’s. It’s a double funeral. Get ready to throw some roses on our corpses and dance. Follow @CoolPlaylistPod and @ElizaSkinner on twitter! Check out coolplaylistpod.com to find today's playlist and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's episode is the FIRST Cool Playlist ever recorded! Kara Klenk is a hilarious stand-up comic who has toured the country and run successful live shows in NYC and LA. She started comedy in 2008, and it changed her life. So we made a Pre-show Playlist For A Comedy Show In 2008!  Follow @CoolPlaylistPod and @ElizaSkinner on twitter! Check out coolplaylistpod.com to find today's playlist and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Utkarsh Ambudkar is a good pal and a great actor (known for his many roles, including Mindy Kahling's brother Rishi on The Mindy Project, and Donald in Pitch Perfect). But he's also a killer MC - UTK the INC - who used to frequent rap battles in New York - including the one Eliza created and produced. So we made a playlist for Getting Ready For A Rap Battle. Follow @CoolPlaylistPod and @ElizaSkinner on twitter! Check out coolplaylistpod.com to find today's playlist and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kate Schellenbach (Luscious Jackson, Beastie Boys) is a drummer, former punk kid, and producer for the Late Late Show with James Corden. She came by to share stories about being in bands and hanging with Joan Jett, and to make a 90s-heavy playlist for dismantling the patriarchy! Follow @CoolPlaylistPod and @ElizaSkinner on twitter! Check out coolplaylistpod.com to find today's playlist and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Edgar Wright (Baby Driver, Scott Pilgrim, Hot Fuzz) is a writer and director, especially known for his brilliant use of music in film. So clearly we had to create a thoughtful playlist about great musical moments in movies... YEAH RIGHT we made a playlist of fuckjams for 15 year olds in 1989! Forget getting over crushes this week - get INTO them, in the most blindly adolescent way you can muster! Follow @CoolPlaylistPod and @ElizaSkinner on twitter! Check out coolplaylistpod.com to find today's playlist and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian Will Weldon (Just For Laughs, This Isn't Funny) is very funny and used to co-host a podcast with Eliza. So if you like listening to comedian pals clowning around - this is the episode for you! Especially if you ALSO like eating fast food alone in your car at night, because that is the theme that Will requested for his playlist. Oh, and Will has an album coming out in a few weeks, and you can pre-order it now! Follow @CoolPlaylistPod and @ElizaSkinner on twitter! Check out coolplaylistpod.com to find today's playlist and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jackie Johnson (Natch Beaut, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) is an actress, a singer, a firecracker, a beauty guru, and your kooky southern aunt all rolled into one. She is also a big fan of PANK and all things girly - so we made a playlist for Getting Ready For Girls Night! (And yes, Pank herself is on the playlist.) Follow @CoolPlaylistPod and @ElizaSkinner on twitter! Check out coolplaylistpod.com to find today's playlist and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bobby Moynihan (SNL, Me Myself & I, Secret Life Of Pets) is the best - what else can we say about him?! He's not just a hilarious TV & movie star, he's also just legit one of the most delightful guys around. To get as much done as he does, you have to start early - so we made a playlist for Wake Up - Get Out Of Bed!  Follow @CoolPlaylistPod and @ElizaSkinner on twitter! Check out coolplaylistpod.com to find today's playlist and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi Adejuyigbe (Gilmore Guys, The Good Place) is a both a fan of and creator of music - as you can hear on his podcast Punch Up The Jam. He creates amazing end credit songs which - if you haven't heard them, go to his Twitter account and get RIGHT on that. But above all he's a cool dude who knows how to rock a great outfit. So we made a playlist for First Day In A Cool New Outfit. Follow @CoolPlaylistPod and @ElizaSkinner on twitter! Check out coolplaylistpod.com to find today's playlist and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emily V Gordon (Big Sick, The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail) is a writer, producer, wonderful person, OSCAR NOMINEE, and deep feeler of feelings - so we created a playlist for Walking Around After A Break-up. We've all loved and lost, but these songs can help keep you company while you're walking the lonely streets, putting your heart back together. WARNING MANY OF THE SONGS ARE SADDIES. Follow @CoolPlaylistPod and @ElizaSkinner on twitter! Check out coolplaylistpod.com to find today's playlist and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ian Karmel (Conan, Chelsea Lately) is a touring comic and sometimes Eliza's travel buddy (TRU FACT, GUYZ). Whether it's flying home to Portland, to New York to work on an awards show, or to a comedy festival, Ian has taken more than his fair share of Nighttime Flights. So you know this one is gonna be good. Follow @CoolPlaylistPod and @ElizaSkinner on twitter! Check out coolplaylistpod.com to find today's playlist and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aisling Bea (Hard Sun, The Fall) has conquered the comedy worlds in Ireland and England and is fast taking over the US also -- but even she still has disappointing days sometimes. So we made a playlist for coming home at the end of a disappointing day. (Get ready for some serious dance therapy.)   Follow @CoolPlaylistPod and @ElizaSkinner on twitter! Check out coolplaylistpod.com to find today's playlist and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bryan Safi (Throwing Shade, Young & Hungry, Modern Family) is a comedian, actor, and an Emmy-winning writer. He also used to share an office at Funny or Die with Eliza. Neither of them have any business being in a barfight, but they made a playlist for one anyway, and it felt like taking drugs. Follow @CoolPlaylistPod and @ElizaSkinner on twitter! Check out coolplaylistpod.com to find today's playlist and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sasheer Zamata (Saturday Night Live, Sasheer Zamata: Pizza Mind) is an ace actress, comedian, writer, director, musician, improvisor and producer - basically she's got comedy superpowers. So we made a list for finding out you have superpowers, and figuring out how to use them! Follow @CoolPlaylistPod and @ElizaSkinner on twitter! Check out coolplaylistpod.com to find today's playlist and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonah Ray (MST3K The Return, The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail) is a lover of music and a lover of love, so we created a playlist for the lovelorn lovers - Getting Over A Crush. Hopefully this playlist will keep you company while you wallow, but also inspire you to independence. Oooh, we're getting vulnerable over here at Cool Playlist! Follow @CoolPlaylistPod and @ElizaSkinner on twitter! Check out coolplaylistpod.com to find today's playlist and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices