Funny Cuz It's True with Elyse Myers

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Comedy #78, Comedy Interviews #13

Hello, and welcome to my podcast. I first went viral on TikTok after telling the story of how I got stuck buying 100 tacos on a first date. Since then, it’s been a wild and crazy ride. I now have millions of eyeballs watching my videos on a daily basis (which is just a terrifying number of eyeballs, honestly).

Each week on my podcast Funny Cuz It’s True, I’ll be sitting down with my favorite creators, friends and comedians to find the stories that have stuck with them and changed their lives in small ways. Not so funny moments that have become funny over time. I want to know how they handled these situations and learned to laugh about them years later. How do they do it? Great question, I’d love to tell you (but you have to listen to find out).

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Mar 20, 2024 – 23:57
5 Questions: Hari Kondabolu and Tig Notaro
Mar 13, 2024 – 14:11
5 Questions: Brian Baumgartner and Holmes
Mar 6, 2024 – 11:12
5 Questions: Moses Storm and Kevin Jonas
Feb 28, 2024 – 12:27
5 Questions: Atsuko Okatsuka and Mike Birbiglia
Feb 21, 2024 – 13:02
5 Questions: The Office Ladies and Jonathan Van Ness
Feb 14, 2024 – 12:29
One of My Faves: Stressing in My Flesh Suit (with Mike Birbiglia)
Dec 20, 2023 – 41:19
One of My Faves: Hitting Singles (with Office Ladies)
Dec 13, 2023 – 47:49
One of My Faves: Starting a TikTok Trend (with Moses Storm)
Nov 28, 2023 – 37:59
One of My Faves: Putting Myself in Timeout (with Aparna Nancherla)
Nov 15, 2023 – 34:15
One of My Faves: Deconstructing Memes (with Penn Badgley)
Oct 11, 2023 – 34:43
Building the Perfect Ice Cream Sundae (with Maria Bamford)
Sep 13, 2023 – 33:24
Accumulating Wigs (with Fortune Feimster)
Sep 6, 2023 – 34:46
Being a Mark For Yourself (with Ron Funches)
Aug 30, 2023 – 32:15
Managing Everybody’s Expectations (with Chris Olsen)
Aug 23, 2023 – 34:16
Trying To Be as Cool (as Tony Hawk)
Aug 16, 2023 – 30:12
Walking Down Memory Lane (with Punkie Johnson)
Aug 9, 2023 – 37:31
Keeping a Little Tank of Rage in Your Belly (with Hannah Brown)
Aug 2, 2023 – 29:03
Looking Like a Precious Moment (with Andrew Rannells)
Jul 26, 2023 – 35:49
Entering Power-Save Mode (with Ellie Kemper)
Jul 19, 2023 – 30:02
Sharing a Dream (with Greta Titelman)
Jul 12, 2023 – 26:57
Introducing : Mike Birbiglia’s Working It Out (with Elyse Myers)
Jul 5, 2023 – 52:52
Swapping Snow Globes (with Mae Martin)
Jun 28, 2023 – 35:58
Getting Failure Out of the Way Early (with Natalie Morales)
Jun 21, 2023 – 36:55
Breaking The Seal (with Sam Bee)
Jun 14, 2023 – 35:35
Owning Your Onstage Flops (with Nimesh Patel)
Jun 7, 2023 – 30:07
Dancing, Writing, Laughing, Crying (with Amanda Kloots)
May 31, 2023 – 33:07
Saying Yes (with Jameela Jamil)
May 24, 2023 – 34:24
Laughing at Our Own Suffering (with Zach Zimmerman)
May 17, 2023 – 39:35
Making Musical Magic (with Jason Mraz)
May 10, 2023 – 30:38
Getting Wise (with Julia Louis-Dreyfus)
May 3, 2023 – 32:20
Taking My ADHD Meds (with Rainn Wilson)
Apr 26, 2023 – 36:13
One of My Faves: Stressing in My Flesh Suit (with Mike Birbiglia)
Apr 19, 2023 – 42:10
Making Friends (with Nicole Byer and Sasheer Zamata)
Apr 12, 2023 – 36:59
Making 2/3 of Your Dreams Come True (with Josh Johnson)
Apr 5, 2023 – 28:03
Working with Friends (with Adam Pally)
Mar 29, 2023 – 26:43
Dragging the Stool (with Tig Notaro)
Mar 22, 2023 – 35:00
Hiring Everyone Except A**holes (with Chelsea Devantez)
Mar 15, 2023 – 33:24
Eating on Set (with Hari Kondabolu)
Mar 8, 2023 – 27:18
Making Grandmas Proud (with Nate Bargatze)
Mar 1, 2023 – 41:42
Writing Rom Coms (with Holmes)
Feb 22, 2023 – 24:37
Putting Myself in Timeout (with Aparna Nancherla)
Feb 15, 2023 – 34:08
Spilling the Chili (with Brian Baumgartner)
Feb 8, 2023 – 32:40
Being Uncomfortable (with Kevin Jonas)
Feb 1, 2023 – 27:12
Welcoming You to the Show
Jan 25, 2023 – 02:33
Deconstructing Memes (with Penn Badgley)
Jan 18, 2023 – 34:36
Starting a TikTok Trend (with Moses Storm)
Jan 11, 2023 – 37:51
One of My Faves: Hitting Singles (with Office Ladies)
Jan 4, 2023 – 47:42
One of My Faves: Overthinking My First Talent Show (with Lance Bass)
Dec 21, 2022 – 45:59
Making You Look (with Meghan Trainor)
Dec 14, 2022 – 44:11

Recent Reviews

bedtimebearbri

HOW DID I NOT KNOW YOU HAVE A PODCAST?!

I was scrolling through reels the other day and found a few of yours like I always do, started scrolling through JUST your videos and found one of you recording a podcast and I about lost it. I came here and followed immediately and started listening like the next day! I've only heard the first episode and part of the second (literally as I type this) but I've already almost cried twice and already feel like a new person just hearing the things you both had to say! I love those lines people drop when they have no idea how powerful it'll be to us! Thank you for those! They help me be a better person. Thank you for sharing yourself with us in the way that you do! You are truly one of my favorite online people! 🫶🏼
strrynights

Love it so much

This podcast is amazing
robotachilles

Superficial Chatty Kathy

OMG my nails are so superfluous
No way doofus

Shallow

Shallow and lacking depth
Tinypants2

Love

Elyse Myers makes me feel like life is worth living despite all of the awfulness in the world. Love her content and authenticity, it’s contagious
karenmelissa98

Love this podcast

Elyse’s voice is so soothing to me. Just naturally funny. Love to here all of her stories!
PA-Kate

Wow…

Elyse is, hands-down, the best human…so honest, so loving, so funny; she says what many think, but never say, and normalizes the neurotypical. For the first time in almost 5 years on earth, I don’t feel “alone” in my quirky thoughts.
Jwilliams90

Authentic and amazing

I love Elyse Myers. She is so funny and I’ve been watching her on Insta and now I get to listen to her pod!!! I’m so excited and can’t wait to go through them all! She’s so wonderfully authentic and lets herself just be who she is. It’s quite inspiring. I love her awkward stories, they are callbacks to all of my own awkward moments. It’s just lovely.
mariegael

Wish they were like her reels

I would listen to your stories all day. You’re hilarious. I just don’t like the guest format as much. Guests shows are hit & miss to me bc if I don’t like the guest, I don’t enjoy the episode. I wish this was more of a solo podcast. I think you can carry it. I hope you move to just storytelling one day. Cheering you on
Veekaybeeeee

Bring back longer episodes please!!!

I adore this podcast and elyse. Leaving the review because i miss the 40-minute+ episodes!!
ChickenLiptz

Meh

I’ve enjoyed a few of the guests but I absolutely loathe the way the host interrupts with edits to add her own thoughts.
Rebecca El-Saleh

Love this podcast and person so much

I have listened to every episode multiple times and will never stop.
Audreymarie97

❤️

LOVE it! In an ideal world there'd be fewer ads but I'll gladly listen to them to help creators like Elise make a living!
Ilyk17

Love love love

Elyse is your best friend. Period. No ands, ifs, or buts. She is funny and entertaining, but what I truly love about her and her content is her ability to be humbling and open about her internal struggles. I wouldn’t have had the courage to make light over my overthinking brain if I hadn’t watched/ listened to how she turns it positive and light. Thank you for sharing your stories and all of the wonderful interviews
TotallySaneCatLady

So Relatable

Elise’s podcast is the most relatable podcast in the world and I love listening. Seriously-I laugh, I cry, I vigorously nod my head. Haha keep up the great work!
JoActor

I laughed. I cried.

Seriously, I laughed, and I cried. I won’t get into the specifics. I just randomly found Elise on TikTok and thought I’d check out her podcast. Two episodes in and I’m hooked. I laughed. I cried. My heart is happy.
ShanaNichole12

Smiling in the Car (with Elyse Myers)

After listening to tons of True Crime podcasts for a long time, I decided I needed to find some uplifting shows to subscribe to. I found a few, but when I saw my favorite Instagram creator had one, I jumped on it faster than you could believe! The mix of comedy and genuine compassion from Elyse is enchanting and I look forward to Wednesdays every week! Thanks Elyse! Keep it up!
Hollyann marie S

Feels like I’m hanging with a friend

I cannot describe how happy I feel listening to this podcast. Elyse is not only so relatable she asks such insightful questions! I love the commentary throughout the interview! I find myself smiling and laughing as if I were with a friend!
Oscar Santana Lies

It Doesn’t Matter

Myers was great on the It Doesn't Matter Patreon podcast. Really funny
Sjsgirlz

Really good storytelling

I really love seeing all the videos on instagram. Now that I discovered the podcasts, I’m trying to catch up on all of them.. . So many times I laugh with Elyse as she tells her stories. . Her knack for telling stories is what makes her videos. she’s a ray of sunshine in her unique special way. . As someone with a panic disorder /generalized anxiety,hearing Elyse sharing her stories in such a genuine and heartfelt way is amazing. It’s refreshing and a breathe of fresh air for someone to be so open and honest. It normalizes things for the people that battle with mental health issues.
Mercedes Elshick

Love this podcast

You are such a breath of fresh air. I love your honesty and vulnerability!
Tom Skitter

The Girl without a Personality

So cringe
lumawest

Great show

Elyse is a true gem. Her energy and spirit is so special. She’s also so relatable. The way she tells a story is so fun. This is a great podcast!
Okiedokiedokey

Stop stopping

The asides are so distracting and not usually very amusing. Pointing out ever moment of your own awkward thought process isn’t as funny as you think.
Katness11

Protect Elyse at all cost!

Elyse is a treasure
Girlie Girl 765

Is it weird to say I’ve missed you?

I’m so happy I found this podcast! I deleted my social media apps almost a year ago for a variety of reason and haven’t wanted to download them again…but I’ve really missed your stories and the way they make me feel so normal 🙃 so thank you for this ✨
maryttttk

Two Great Gals

Loved listening to Elyse and Sam!
583521

Authentic

I love how authentic she is. Genuine laughs and comedy. Really love it. Feels like home when listening.
LLHOGUE

Music to my earholes

Easily in my top 3 favorite podcasts. I eagerly await each episode. I love Elyse’s authenticity, vulnerability, and quirky sense of humor. Her effervescence keeps me bubbly for hours after listening. Thank you Elyse!
loomy_loo

The authenticity we all need

Listening to Elyse embrace herself so wholly and hilariously has been a huge guide for me as I try to do the same❤️
SaraMarie1836

10/10 would recommend

Absolutely worth giving a try, this is my new favorite pod cast. Elyse just makes everyone seem like a regular human even though she’s secretly (kinda secretly) fan girling just like the rest of us would be.
Eviben

Loooove this podcast

Elyse Myers is just the most beautiful soul. The way she presents herself in these interviews is so charmingly authentic and makes me feel so much less alone with my mental health struggles, many of which we share, which I found out while listening to the podcast. I love this podcast and hope it keeps going for a long, long time.
Tmarzouk

Thoughtful, Funny, and Oh So Relatable!

This podcast is like a fun discussion with close friends… lots of laughs while exploring the things that connect us. I especially enjoy Elyse’s storytelling style - it’s fresh and interesting.
Writingherlife

Like a weekly visit with a friend

I may be a little partial, but I’ll listen to-watch just about anything Elyse does. This podcast is one of the few I never binge…because I listen each week, the minute I have a few minutes. Thanks for bringing us along for these conversations (and your awkward moments). You make us all feel a little more comfortable with our own kinds of weird.
Kaydee Monty

Asides

I liked the Julia interview aside from the asides. Idk if this is a regular thing the host does but I don’t like it. It derails the whole flow of the interview. I’m here for JLD not for random thoughts from the host. They’re itether funny or insightful. Just distracting.
Medn4me

One of my two faves

My two favorite podcast these days are Elyse Myers’ “funny, cuz it’s true,” and Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ “wiser than me.” Interesting to realize that these are two women at such different places on the spectrum of their careers — Elyse a young woman just getting started, Julia well into an accomplished and rewarded career — yet both are humbly, vulnerably, and truthfully exploring their questions and learning from people with experiences and insights to help them learn. And I learn, too! Different as these two women are, they are kindred souls, and I listen to each of their podcasts feeling like I’m lucky to be making a dear new friend.
Lriel

Best podcast

I love how authentic and raw this podcast is. Elyse literally presses pause mid interview to tell us what she was really thinking at that moment in time. It’s beautiful.
McKinneyB

Listen now; DO IT! 😬

Elyse is awesome and one of the most deserving human beings of this platform that I can possibly think of. The content is also fire. She makes me proud to be a fellow millennial and I’m a forever fan now. Truly blessed to have stumbled upon this podcast and would recommend 10/10 any day, any time. Listen now! Do it. 😊
Davejfred

Fantastic

This is immediately my new favorite podcast. I intentionally switched from Spotify to follow here on Apple as well. (Double follow, Double algorithm, right?) I am so glad I discovered Elyse. I too am a neurodivergent human who has struggled to find company on my wild ride through brain chemistry in all its glory. She is so honest and her willingness to be vulnerable on the toxic minefield of peer-generated content…media…whatever the right term for social media that is also visual and audio media…doesn’t matter. This is a must-subscribe show. This is self care.
Hannah McP

Love love love the podcast!

I found Elyse on instagram about a year ago and love love l or her account. I started listening to the podcast and completely binged the entire series while on the drive to and from picking my kids up from school (when the kids are dropped off or not picked up yet…). Such a good podcast and so easy to listen to. Well done!
AHenry22

So funny and relatable!

I first saw Elyse on Instagram and knew I had to check out her podcast. I listen to Funny Cuz It’s True while working and it makes me laugh out loud more than anything I’ve ever listened to. My favorite part is the intro with the “That’s a great question, I’m so glad you asked…”. I enjoy the interviews with the guests too, but the intro always is just so relatable. Also, I absolutely love the pauses where Elyse breaks in to have a secondary thought on something she and the guest talked about. It sounds exactly like she went back to listen to the interview and was like “Ohhhhh…..” and just has to insert some very important (sometimes funny, sometimes inspiring) nugget of truth.
ahawkity

Great part of my week.

I have been a fan of Elyse from TikTok for ages. I adore seeing Elyse grow and come into her own professionally. She is so real. Her interviews with Rainn Wilson and Julia-Louis Dreyfus were absolutely delightful.
Debbiedo1955

Love this Podcast

I caught you originally on the TikTok and Instagram videos. Once you start watching, you just cannot stop. You make me laugh with your stories. I also appreciate how real you are in your stories. Sharing your pain, your love, and your appreciation of people.
Adobequeen

Funny and touching!

You bring a sense of clumsy grace to what you do, I mean this in the most positive way I promise! I love your personality and everything you do, please keep being honest and yourself ♥️🌈
a.ackerson

A thousand times yes.

I am 100% loving this pod! Ah, elyse. Our tiktok Queen. You killed this and I am here to support you in this too!
BurntMatchstick

Moms

I’ve just listened to the first episode. I’m sure this will be on my regular rotation. Please tell me you end every episode with a call to your Mama 💗
Anna Victoria

You’ll laugh and you’ll cry!

I went back to work a few months ago and all of a sudden have alone time in the car. What else to do but listen to Elyse Myers’s podcast! I enjoy it so much. I laugh out loud multiple times during each episode and smile pretty much the rest of the time. I appreciate how much Elyse shares with her audience. She is so open and real. My drives are so enjoyable. The longer the solo drive the better. More time to listen to Funny Cuz It’s True!
DemKay

Lightening Things Up

I am an avid true crime podcast listener. I’ve noticed though that sometimes I need something a little brighter to lift my mood & Elyse is always my go to! She will no doubt make you smile & likely give you a solid giggle, at the very least. :)
marlardh

I live her and her podcast. Yo! I can relate you

You make me laugh this you make me live longer. Thanks
joymarie1981

Elyse is the voice in my head

I totally love Elyse!! She is so funny and so real it’s completely refreshing. Elyse just has a way of reminding us we are all just trying to make it day to day without embarrassing ourselves to the point of never leaving our houses again! The constant monologue I have running in my head is now an “Elyse style” voice and I love her for it. I’m not sure where she lives but I need to find out so I can causally run into her at the local grocery store and make her be friends with me. Not like in a single white female kind of situation though….crap I’ve said too much and now I sound crazy. Sigh. Just listen to her podcast it’s great.