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Casey and co-host Deanna Cheng get INTO IT with dream guest Rae Sanni who hits us with powerful insights and a phenomenal sermon On Shannon which is met with a standing ovation. Despite the holiday rush, Bravo has given us four housewives to catch up on as well as the gift of the Vanderpump premiere under the tree. We open them all! Happy Holidayzzzzz!

Erin skypes in and Bryan shares a celebrity encounter at The Cher Show on this week’s Throwing Shade! First, Bryan discusses the decision by Tumblr to ban pornography and explicit adult content and why it’s just the latest in a series of turns complicating the lives of sex workers and the LGBTQ community as a whole. Then, Erin takes us through the rollercoaster ride of Egyptian actress Rania Youssef, whose perfectly normal dress on the red carpet at a film festival in Cairo spurred legal action on the grounds of ‘inciting debauchery.’

Jude realizes he may never get the higher education he has always wanted, and Michael talks to his old friend David Wain about handling disappointment.

Bishop Briggs is a British musician and singer-songwriter. She joins Jonathan to discuss how she broke onto the music scene, growing up in Asia, the importance of being an ally & using your voice for good, the need to “keep going” once you’ve become successful, utilizing your platform for good, and more

Comedian and actor Rhea Butcher joins Howard, Stard and Kev for this week’s Who Charted! They explore the revitalized country sound and talk therapy in baseball while counting down iTunes’ Top 5 Pop Songs. Then it’s a battle of Rocky rankings to go with the Movie Chart, and we find out which celebrity couple’s house Rhea would never go to dinner at as the gang dives into a fresh set of Hot Picks.

Marissa and Listler open their arms this week for Cory Damron (Michael McDonald), the most boring person at Marina Del Rey High! Cory spills the deets on the Instagram stunt that resulted in his temporary death during “Hot Topix.” Then, Marissa addresses bodily changes and Listler serves up an update on her cat army during “What’s Cheesing You?”, and Cory weighs in on what love is like on the other side for “Listler’s Love Lockdown.” Finally, Cory runs down his bucket list during “Spotlight On.”

Sean and Hayes have a little fun doing a talkshow with JULIE KLAUSNER and TOM SCHARPLING live at The Bell House.

Welcome to the improv4humans Best of Music Vol. 4! Listen to incredible musicians The Family Crest, Laura Stevenson, Cory Branan, Worriers, Austin Lucas, San Fermin, The Smith Street Band, and K.Flay play their best songs as inspiration for improvised scenes featuring an amazing roster of the greatest improvisers in the universe including Will Hines, Seth Morris, Drew Spears, Sean Conroy, Eugene Cordero, Jon Gabrus, Brian Huskey, Mary Holland, Joe Wengert, Craig Rowin, Jessica McKenna, Stephanie Allynne, Matt Newell, Mike McLendon, Drew Tarver, Betsy Sodaro, Dan Lippert, and Paul F. Tompkins.

Paul Geithner is the Deputy Project Manager — Technical for the James Webb Space Telescope at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Paul joins Jonathan to give him a crash course in what the electro-magnetic spectrum is, how space debris can effect space programs, the vastness of space, his work with the James Webb Space Telescope and more.

Dr. Jessica Rett is an Associate Professor in UCLA’s Linguistics Department who joins Jonathan to discuss the power & nuances of words, breaks down the concepts of what “dog whistles” are, code-switching, how words evolve, endangered languages, and more. Find Jessica’s work at http://linguistics.ucla.edu/people/Rett/index.html A great podcast about linguistics: http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/lexicon_valley.html A website dedicated to linguistics: http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/ Information to help save endangered languages: http://www.endangeredlanguagefund.org/ For more music from Quiñ head to TheQuinCat.com. Jonathan is on Instagram @JVN. Also Twitter and Facebook. Catch Jonathan on Queer Eye streaming now on Netflix.

Comedian and actor Will Ferrell feels awkward about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Will joins Conan along with trusty assistant Sona Movsesian and producer Matt Gourley to reflect on his unmatched commitment to comedy, sharing humble roots with Conan at The Groundlings, feeling good about bad reviews, and remembering the comedy bit Will performed on Late Night that got them both in trouble with Lorne Michaels. Plus, Conan answers questions from fans about hair, Star Wars, and staff favorites. Got a question for Conan? Call our voicemail: (323) 451-2821. Will Ferrell’s new movie Holmes and Watson opens in theaters December 21st. For Conan videos, tour dates and more visit TeamCoco.com.

The hilarious AB Cassidy joins Matt and Dave to talk about the real life “showmance” with their now girlfriend, going to weight loss boarding school, autistic cats, gender fluidity and more! Plus It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Shawn Mendes, and pets vs significant others!

Matt Rogers (Las Culturistas) and Leah Bonnema (Comedy Drop) join Negin to discuss Paul Manafort’s 2016 meeting with Julian Assange and if new developments in the Russia probe will affect Trump politically. Then, they talk maternity leave in the U.S., and finally, Lena Dunham and Gina Rodriguez’s recent attention-grabbing interviews.

This week, Erin talks about an interview in which mega church pastor and televangelist huckster Joel Osteen explains why he refuses to be alone with women who aren’t his wife – and why that’s a load of nonsense that has nothing to do with Jesus and everything to do with male power. Then, Bryan takes us through the story of Cross Coburn, a 19-year-old gay city councilman from Groves, TX who faces a recall from office after his nudes on Grindr were leaked.

Comedian and actor Adam Conover of Adam Ruins Everything joins Howard and the gang as they speed past Checkpoint Turkey into the great wintry unknown! Howard seeks Adam’s advice regarding a clue to a mysterious Fender theft before they count down Billboard’s Top 5 Alternative Songs. During the Movie Chart, Adam lays down the truth about biopics and reveals how he got snubbed by Disney, and later, Howard doles out holiday cheer with garage gifts and a fresh set of Hot Picks.

FLULA BORG joins The Boys to make some new shows.

The finest teachers at Hamilton High School, Sam Weatherman (Ryan Rosenberg), Todd Padre (Dan Lippert), Howard Levi’s (Jon Mackey), and Bill Cravy (Drew Tarver) of Big Grande’s The Teacher’s Lounge join Marissa and Listler for a special crossover edition of WOMP It Up! We’ll hear about some of their most teachable moments, dirty talk samples, and new strides in social media before they dive into issues of familial closeness and dried-up honey holes during “What’s Cheesing You?”. Plus, the four educators give sage advice regarding unsupportive relatives and the languages of love during “Listler’s Love Lockdown” before offering words of authenticity to one another for “Spotlight On.”

REGGIE WATTS joins The Boys to prepare for the Hollywood Handbook Haunted House.

President & CEO of GLAAD Sarah Kate Ellis sits down with Cameron to discuss the work of GLAAD, storytelling’s power to humanize, and questioning why roles are too often constrained to one gender.

Ghosts and Zombies and Meth Heads, oh my!

Hilarious comedian and author Lane Moore (How To Be Alone [t.co]) joins Matt and Dave this week to talk goth looks, fuckbois, being a hopeless romantic, meeting people thru her show Tinder Live, and more. Plus, Timothy Olyphant’s hotness, having boyfriends and girlfriends that look the same, and Matt and Dave go deeeeep on boy bands!

Celebrate Thanksgiving by popping your zits with Bryan and Erin on this week’s Throwing Shade! Bryan takes us through the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (aka USMCA), the new North American trade deal being negotiated by the Trump administration, and the obnoxious provisions included that would strip LGBTQ protections from the text. Then, Erin discusses the overhaul to Title IX that Betsy DeVos is spearheading and why narrowing the definition of sexual harassment and allowing alleged perpetrators to cross-examine their own accusers is a fast path to trouble. Plus, recommendations!

Musical guest Speedy Ortiz joins improvisers James Mannion, Vic Michaelis, and Matt Apodaca for a special improv4humans! Speedy Ortiz plays songs off their latest album “Twerp Verse” which inspire scenes about Satan discovering a human more evil than he is, a softball team that shows up to a restaurant right before closing time, and a library that replaces all its books with lemonade. Later, we’ll meet a man who doesn’t want any romance out of his dates and a tour guide for the home of a sports legend’s sibling. (2:00 - 20:26) Let’s Hear a Song - Buck Me Off [2:05 - 5:09] - 1. Satan addresses rumors of a human more evil than him (5:10 - 14:05) / 2. A softball team shows up to eat at a restaurant right before closing time (14:09 - 20:26) (23:06 - 40:46) Let’s Hear Another Song - Lucky 88 [23:18 - 26:23] - 1. Justifying your swastika tattoo by claiming its an Aztec peace symbol (26:27 - 33:30) / 2. A library replaces its books with lemonade to attract new patrons (33:34 - 40:46) (43:51 - ) Let’s Listen to Another Song - Alone With Girls [43:57 - 47:06] - 1. A man on a first date doesn’t want any romance out of it (47:11 - 55:52) / 2. Trying to get people to go on a tour of Michael Jordan’s brother’s old house (58:14 - 1:07:50)

Will Hines, Joel Spence, and Brett Morris join Matt Besser to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of The Beatles’ White Album! They’ll pick apart their favorite tracks from the 2018 remaster, inspiring scenes about introducing a friend with a confusing amount of names, a couple in counseling because of a disparity in sexiness, and a waiter with an invasive flirting style. Plus, Linda McCartney gets annoyed with Paul for writing songs about his dog, the Queen makes herself hated by children, and an older Elvis tries to come up with a fresh concept. (3:47 - 14:46) Let’s Listen to a Song - Rocky Raccoon - Introducing a friend that goes by a confusing amount of names (14:47 - 25:08) Let’s Listen to Another Song - The Story of Bungalow Bill - Seeking existential inner peace to help you be better at killing (25:09 - 35:15) Let’s Listen to Another Song - Piggies - A strict mother reprimands her son and his friends for not being more politically involved (38:15 - 47:59) Let’s Listen to Another Song - Sexy Sadie - A couple in therapy because of a sexiness discrepancy (49:51 - 59:03) Let’s Listen to Another Song - Dear Prudence - A server at a diner tries to flirt with a customer but is way too forward and invasive (1:02:37 - 1:08:55) Let’s Listen to Another Song - Martha My Dear - Linda McCartney is annoyed that Paul is just writing songs about his dog and not her (1:08:56 - 1:15:16) Let’s Listen to Another Song - Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey - Howard Cosell is drunk during a game he’s reporting on (1:15:17 - 1:22:58) Let’s Listen to Another Song - Cry Baby Cry - The Queen tries to entertain children but instead makes herself hated by them (1:22:59 - 1:34:49) Let’s Listen to Another Song - Glass Onion - An older Elvis can’t sing without rehashing his old hits (1:34:50 - 1:43:23) Let’s Listen to Another Song - Sour Milk Sea - Meditation retreat gets derailed because of participants’ anger

Jason Selvig and Davram Stiefler of The Good Liars join Negin to discuss Matthew Whitaker and what his appointment as acting Attorney General could mean for the Mueller investigation. Then, they talk Thanksgiving and if getting drunk around your family is a good idea. This is the perfect episode for tuning out your uncle’s hot takes this holiday.