Advice From A Dipshit With Matt Braunger

Mightys, we have reached the end. After two years and 100 episodes of Might Have Help-ing, I’ve decided to bring the pod to an end. And you know what? I didn’t tell my guest Will Sasso! Why? Because he would have surely cried. Will is an old friend and someone I’ve always looked up to comedically/performance-wise. He’s also one of those notoriously kind guys you hear about here and there in this Biz-buzzy town, so he was (and is) the ideal final guest. We went long on this one, not because it’s the last episode, but because it was so damn fun. I could talk to Will for hours and hours until he politely but firmly asks me to get off his porch (he lives near me). Listen, enjoy, and thanks for the memories. I sincerely can’t thank everyone who listened, enjoyed, and especially called in, enough. Stay positive, friends, and let’s listen to each other’s problems. It really, really might help. Call Matt and ask a question 323-763-0228 New episodes arrive every Thursday via The Laugh Button. For advertising opportun

This episode I got not one, but two guests who need no introduction. You know Patton from his legendary stand-up-that-led-to-other-insanely-cool-stuff career, and Meredith from her rise from child star to voice and screen actress and writer. What a get! Though Patton and I go way back, I’d only met Meredith once, so this was two of my favorite kinds of shows (in one!): 1) Catching up with an old friend, and 2) Learning about a person I find interesting but don’t know that well. Score! We talked marriage, parenthood, the crazy business of show, offensiveness, and so much more. The calls were epic, we laughed, we did not cry. This episode has it all! Enjoy, my Mightys Call Matt and ask a question 323-763-0228 New episodes arrive every Thursday via The Laugh Button. For advertising opportunities email advertise@thelaughbutton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brian Simpson is a comic I love/hate to follow at my home club, The Comedy Store. He’s deadpan, hilarious, writes great jokes, and is fearless in what he says. I’m MAYBE two or three of those things, so going up after him makes me work (always a good thing for your growth, sometimes not the most fun at the time). We didn’t know each other, but I knew I had to get him on the show. The timing was perfect, as he’s recently gotten a lot of well-earned shine, appearing on Netflix’s “The Stand-Ups” to rave reviews. Brian was a perfect guest for TMH, because he brought a wealth of experience. He was in the army, was homeless for a time, and now makes his living as a stand-up comedian and writer. That, my friends, is what you call perspective! We had a lot of fun on this one, and I learned a lot about my new friend Brian. Thanks, Mightys! Call Matt and ask a question 323-763-0228 New episodes arrive every Thursday via The Laugh Button. For advertising opportunities email advertise@thelaughbutton.com ​ Learn more abou

If the bars of Eastern Los Angeles could talk, the tales they would tell of me and the two Kyles (Buchanan and Kinane). Kinane, as you might know, and I moved to LA from Chicago together. Back in the early 2000s, we bounced around drinking our way through LA with writer Kyle Buchanan. It was a fun, fun time. Kyle B and I haven’t talked much since, but he’s become quite the success, becoming the head columnist for The Projectionist at The New York Times. He’s got a new book out about the stone cold classic “Fury Road” called “Blood, Sweat, and Chrome” that I’m reading now, and absolutely loving. You should get it if you like cool stuff. It was an absolute blast catching up with Kyle and answering advice for strangers. Listen now! Call Matt and ask a question 323-763-0228 New episodes arrive every Thursday via The Laugh Button. For advertising opportunities email advertise@thelaughbutton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Beth Lapides gave a stage to pretty much any comic you’ve ever liked from the alt-comedy scene in Los Angeles. Patton Oswalt, Dana Gould, Janeane Garafalo, the list goes on and on. Her show Un-Cabaret was, and is, legendary for letting unique artists explore their perspectives in front of a rapt audience. I’ve even done it! It’s spectacular. Beth is also a performer herself, as well as a writer and teacher. She’s even got a new audiobook out now called “You Need to Decide.” We got into things on this episode, Mightys! The insight was huge, but so were the laughs. Listen and enjoy, because I sure did. Call Matt and ask a question 323-763-0228 New episodes arrive every Thursday via The Laugh Button. For advertising opportunities email advertise@thelaughbutton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ricky Velez is one of the funniest comedians out there, and he’s only, like, 32? He’s written on a ton of shows, is currently on a tour headlining all the best hard-for-a-comic-to-break-into comedy clubs, and most recently opened for Hasan Minaj at Radio City Music Hall (!!). He’s also married with a three-year-old boy who, he tells me, is hilarious. On top of that, though he smokes weed, he’s quit drinking. Ricky is a NYC fixture. Though, after his wife was attacked on the street, they decamped to Miami after a while. We talked about various subjects, and he brought his sardonic wit to that conversation and the great calls we got this week (Thanks, Mightys!). Listen and see how wrong we might have been. Call Matt and ask a question 323-763-0228 New episodes arrive every Thursday via The Laugh Button. For advertising opportunities email advertise@thelaughbutton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We got another solo episode, Mightys. As the longtime listeners (Mightys, You) know, these pop up here and there because, well, they’re fun. Typically, I like to have a partner on to whack the ping-pong ball with, but occasionally I like to do it myself. I’m about to get back on the road soon, which means I’ll be doing exactly that, but onstage. Doing eps like this one helps keep me on my feet, so thanks for your indulgence. However, this will be no chore! We’ve got fun, gags, and amazing calls. Listen, judge my solo advice, call me an idiot (or not), and enjoy! Call Matt and ask a question 323-763-0228 New episodes arrive every Thursday via The Laugh Button. For advertising opportunities email advertise@thelaughbutton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I call Billy a wild man because he’s got that crazy southerner look in his eye onstage, but he’s actually a down-to-earth normal guy who says crazy stuff onstage. I’m not sure when we met, but when we did we clicked right away. One reason I have so many comedian friends on the show (other than I know so many) is that they’ve lived a lot of lives. BWD has been on a road a long time, but had the sense to get his life in order, and is a good father to his kids. In my line of work, that’s saying a lot. A warning: This episode went long. Another warning: It’s hilarious and we got into, well, EVERYTHING. We even broke my kinda rule of “Don’t talk current events,” if you can believe it. Light this one up and pass it around, Mightys. It’s a DOOZY! Call Matt and ask a question 323-763-0228 New episodes arrive every Thursday via The Laugh Button. For advertising opportunities email advertise@thelaughbutton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Laura Leigh Abby is a mom, wife, writer, TV personality and many other things. In fact, when we connected online I noticed a bunch of spin bikes behind her. She was recording from her fitness studio, of course! You might know her from her stint on the show “Newlyweds” on Bravo TV, or from her writing, but you’re about to know her from her new podcast, Seventeen. In it, Laura will have a VO actor read from HER ACTUALY HIGH SCHOOL DIARY and HAVE THE ACTUAL LIVING PEOPLE SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT on the show to comment. That, my friends, is what the old folks call “Having some sand.” Laura and I really connected on a lot of levels and this is a great one for anybody who doesn’t know where they fit, are married, aren’t, or do or don’t have kids (LOL everyone). Listen, like, and subscribe! I’m no longer describing the calls because I want them to be a surprise. Thanks, Mightys! Call Matt and ask a question 323-763-0228 New episodes arrive every Thursday via The Laugh Button. For advertising opportunities email advert

Well, this is a first my Mightys. Typically I gotta scramble to get calls per episode. Partly because it’s hard to get people fans aware that they’re on an advice podcast and they can CALL THEM DIRECT, party because NO ONE MAKES PHONE CALLS ANYMORE. Which, you know, I get. When I get a phone call from a friend my immediate thought is, oh shit, who died? Lol! Anyway, THIS episode we got SO MANY CALLS that we did TWO EPISODES! Thankfully, my brother was game. So here, I give you PART TWO of UNCLE BBQ! Again, I will not spoil this by giving you even an inkling of the calls. Enjoy! Call Matt and ask a question 323-763-0228 New episodes arrive every Thursday via The Laugh Button. For advertising opportunities email advertise@thelaughbutton.com https://www.thismighthelppodcast.com​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here it is, folks. The last episode of This Might Help of the year. I had to do it alone, just for you. All calls, write-ins, etc, answered entirely by me, your host and favorite dum-dum. This was surprisingly fun as all hell. Have a great holiday season, thanks for listening and/or calling, and feel free to listen to this on your earbuds alone in a closet to escape your family.   Call Matt and ask a question 323-763-0228 New episodes arrive every Thursday via The Laugh Button. For advertising opportunities email advertise@thelaughbutton.com Call Matt and ask a question 323-763-0228 New episodes arrive every Thursday via The Laugh Button. For advertising opportunities email advertise@thelaughbutton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I didn’t know Ali before we recorded this episode, but now we’re tight as a drum. Not really, but boy did we bond over things, especially anxiety! Ali is probably best known for writing and producing The Morning Show on Apple +, but she’s about to be known as an actor, starring in the new film The End of Us. All of this gave her amazing perspective on the calls. She’s great! Listen in, enjoy, and subscribe. Thanks, Mightys Call Matt and ask a question 323-763-0228 New episodes arrive every Thursday via The Laugh Button. For advertising opportunities email advertise@thelaughbutton.com Call Matt and ask a question 323-763-0228 New episodes arrive every Thursday via The Laugh Button. For advertising opportunities email advertise@thelaughbutton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First off, it’s pronounced Bow (as in “Bow down”)-wee, not like David Bowie. I gotta say that right off the bat because no one pronounces my name right either. Also, we’re both real actors, me and him. Lol! Actually, John is much more the real deal than I am, but hey, he might object. The cool thing about my biz is that everybody (who’s not a dick) is like, “I can’t do what you do!” to the thing they’re not. Actors are like “I couldn’t be a stand-up!” and stand-ups are like “How the hell do you memorize lines?” Anyway, we get along in the end. John is best known for his parts on Speechless and The Big Bang Theory, but has been on a ton of other stuff. This episode was really special because he did it from inside his car. Now, I’m not saying he’s living in it and he’s having family trouble, but you can (No, don’t). This was a fun one, enjoy! THE CALLS: 1) A nice lady without a lot of options hates her job, doesn’t have a lot of joy, and wants some change. Help! 2) Leann has a question: Is online dating even wo

I first became aware of young comic Jared Goldstein when (back in the dark ages of the lockdown) he and I were both on the same bill of a zoom comedy show. Not sure if you know, but they really sucked ass. However, he had a really good set, and I was like, “Who’s this guy?” Fast forward a year, and he’s just been named one of Vulture’s “21 Comics You Should and Will Know.” I knew he was funny, but what I didn’t know is that he’s a former child actor. We talked rejection, being bitter or not, online action, and plenty more. Really dug having him on, not only because he was funny and a great guy, but because I think we really annoyed his roommate.  THE CALLS:  1) A man’s wife has died and now he’s in a secret relationship with her sister. What to do? TES THIS IS A REAL CAR OH MY GOD  2) A caller can’t stop getting random boners in the pool. Help!  3) A 24-year-old says he jumps into relationships too fast. Any advice on dating? Also, he might want something fun, also instead maybe something long term? JESUS! Li

Chad Daniels aka Dad Chaniels has raised three kids and he’s around my age. Seriously. I’m just getting started, and he’s retired lol. Chad had ‘em young, and moved to a place he could afford to raise them (aka NOT NYC or LA). Long story short, it worked out. Chad has a massive, rapid fan base who eat up anything he puts out. I’ve rarely had a better reaction than when I announced he was coming on the show. An added plus is that he’s an old friend and a peach of a man. We two dads had a blast on this one.  THE CALLS:  1) a man asks Chad and me, “How do you choose what to repair on your car/house/etc, and what you hire someone to fix?”  2) Erica, since she was a little girl, has been called Eric by others. WTF to do?  3) Jackson, a fellow dad, asks, “What’s your opinion on imposter syndrome, as a creative?”  4) John asks, “COULD YOU GUYS SING MY WIFE HAPPY BIRTHDAY?” Do we do it?? Listen and find out, Mightys! And please, do yourself a favor, go see Chad if he comes to your town. Call Matt and ask a question

Will Miles is a comedian, friend, and drinking buddy of mine. We also both have daughters the exact same age, so we often have that “Can you believe this shit?” moment together. Recently we took our kids trick or treating for the first time, and before that we spent a weekend in the desert with our families. You might think we have nothing left to talk about, but you’d be wrong. Will is a comedian married to another comedian (the also hilarious Giulia Rozzi) and writes/act on the insanely funny TV show Southside. We talked our childhoods, comedy today, parenthood, failure, and other light topics for your drive to work.  THE CALLS:  1) A nice guy who just got married put the reception aside to save money for a house, but would still like the have one. The problem: His friends live nearby, hers do not. She suggests just having one for his friends. Is that okay?  2) Another guy who just got married is going to Japan for six months. How to keep in touch and keep the anxiety down?  3) Caller asks, how is it marrie

Former cheerleader (yep, it’s true) Hannah Einbiner blew the f%*k up in the biz. My pal Dana Gould told me she was a funny stand-up, and I said, “Ok cool, I’ll check her out.” No sooner did we have that exchange than she landed a huge role on the HBO show “Hacks.” She plays Ava, the reluctant writer/protégé to Jean Smart’s Joan Rivers-like Deborah Vance. It’s heavy lifting for any actor, but Hannah pulls it off. It’s been cool watching someone so nice and funny go so far so soon, and it was fun to have her on the pod. She’s great, and I learned a ton about her life, outlook, and processes.  THE CALLS:  1) A (fellow) bisexual gal asks, “Can you find fulfilment in a relationship with just one gender?” (Spoiler alert: I answer this one for her) (KIDDING!)  2) A lady feels like her mom’s sadness is dragging her down. How does she further herself when her mom won’t?  3) We did a speed round of ‘Written in’ calls. Tune in and listen! Thanks, Mightys. Hope you enjoy. Call Matt and ask a question 323-763-0228 New ep

Colin Mochrie is a National Tresure, and I’m not using hyperbole. If you don’t believe me, look at my Instagram page from when I announced he’d be on the show. Like always, I posted a picture of my upcoming guest… and everyone reacted with HOLY CRAP I THOUGHT YOU WERE SAYING HE WAS DEAD WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS?? Do what? Post a picture? It made me realize that when we really, really love someone and see a picture of them out of nowhere, we think the worst. Says a lot about the times we live in! Anway, Colin’s work on Whose Line is it Anyway? Is legend. The man can think on his feet like no one else. So who better for a show where we listen to calls we’ve never heard and give off-the-cuff advice? I cannot tell you how fun this was, or how much fun you’ll have listening to it. THE CALLS: 1) Jay asks for the best way to maintain motivation in dating! 2) A fan of Colin AND ME asks for advice in starting out in comedy. We get this one a lot, but allowed it through, because Colin. 3) A man, calling from the toilet, a

Josh Johnson is a great joke writer, comedian, and person based out of New York City. Also, solid work ethic. Writing on The Daily Show all day and putting in sets at night sounds, and maybe it’s because I’m a dad, exhausting. You wouldn’t know it to meet him, though. He’s funny, thoughtful, and full of energy. Wait, hold on, he’s just young! Lol. We got into it on this one, and got to know each other better along the way. Great times. THE CALLS: 1) A nice comedian named AJ (who lives “in the middle of nowhere”) says his friend wants to visit NYC to do comedy. The problem: He’s not ready. What to do? 2) A 26-year-old man asks, “Other than Nashville, where’s a good spot to get going in comedy?” 3) A written in one! Top secret, you gotta listen to hear. Check out Josh’s new special #Hashtag! Thanks, Mightys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave Schilling is a writer, a comic, a journalist, and will argue with you about whether he is actually the last two things. He writes for the New Yorker, and writes an amazing fashion column for the LA Times. He’s also a James Bond expert and, between the two of us, knows who the NEXT ONE SHOULD BE! This ep was taped from a hotel room in Fort Worth, Texas and it made my day. THE CALLS: 1) A man asks, “How do you deal with a know-it-all?” 2) A second time caller (who formerly called in to ask if HE SHOULD ASK his friend to do a podcast with him) asks, “How do you get started with a podcast?” 3) MY PRODUCER RENE CALLED IN!!! Listen to hear what amazing problem he has. Enjoy! Thanks, Mightys. Call Matt and ask a question 323-763-0228 New episodes arrive every Thursday via The Laugh Button. For advertising opportunities email advertise@thelaughbutton.com #MattBraunger #ThisMightHelp #DaveSchilling Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices