Shane and Friends
Shane and Friends | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Created by | Shane Dawson |
Starring |
Shane Dawson Lauren Schnipper (2013–14) Jessie Buttafuoco (2014–present) |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 84 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
Lauren Schnipper (2013–14) Michael Rucker (2016–present) |
Running time | 47–97 minutes |
Release | |
Original release | June 5, 2013 – present |
Shane and Friends is an American audio podcast created by YouTuber Shane Dawson, starring him and his friend Jessie Buttafuoco (originally his producer, Lauren Schnipper). The podcast premiered on June 5, 2013 on SoundCloud and iTunes. The show focuses on Dawson and co-host Jessie Buttafuoco discussing events happening in popular culture, their personal lives, and those of other celebrities. They also interview various celebrities such as Kathy Griffin, Jennette McCurdy, Jamie Kennedy, and Farrah Abraham.[1]
Its interview-format has been compared to that of Howard Stern, with Dawson stating: "Howard Stern is one of my idols. I love interviewing people and getting them to talk about things they’ve never talk about." In 2015, iTunes featured the show in their "Best of 2015" podcast list. As of April 2016 it also airs on Full Screen in a talk show format, with the podcast being filmed in a new studio.[2]
History
Shane and Friends' pilot episode premiered on June 5, 2013. The episode featured an interview with YouTube personality and singer Rebecca Black. After that they had a total of 15 podcast episodes until the end of 2013. The second season of Shane and Friends was officially released on January 14, 2014, featuring returning guest Rebecca Black. This season marked the departure of Lauren Schnipper as both executive producer and co-host, she was later replaced with Jessie Buttafuoco.
The third season of Shane and Friends was released on January 6, 2015, featuring guest Ricky Dillon. The show went on a brief hiatus during the month of August as Shane was recovering from an injury. The show officially returned on August 28, 2015. The fourth season of Shane and Friends released on January 15, 2016. On March 30, 2016, Fullscreen Media officially announced that the show would be available on Fullscreen SVOD. The first episode on Fullscreen SVOD was released on April 26, 2016 with guest Lilly Singh.
List of episodes
Season 1 (2013)
Episode # | Guest(s) | Summary | Release date |
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1 | Rebecca Black | Shane and Lauren interview singer Rebecca Black, a teenage girl who received widespread media attention following the release of her 2011 single "Friday". | June 6, 2013 |
2 | Joey Graceffa | Shane and Lauren interview their friend, fellow YouTuber, and The Amazing Race 22 contestant Joey Graceffa. | June 17, 2013 |
3 | Kingsley | Shane and Lauren interview fellow YouTuber Kingsley (Kingsleyyy), who makes videos discussing pop culture. | July 1, 2013 |
4 | Acacia Brinley | Shane and Lauren interview Instagram star Acacia Brinley. | July 15, 2013 |
5 | Tara Reid | Shane and Lauren interview Sharknado star Tara Reid. | July 29, 2013 |
6 | Joey Graceffa and Lohanthony (VidCon) | Shane and Lauren interview fellow YouTubers Joey Graceffa and Lohanthony. Pre-recorded from live appearance at VidCon 2013. | August 12, 2013 |
7 | Lucas Cruikshank | Shane and Lauren interview YouTuber Lucas Cruikshank, who came to prominence playing character Fred Figglehorn and was the first person to receive a million subscribers on YouTube. | August 26, 2013 |
8 | Harley Morenstein | Shane and Lauren interview Epic Meal Time star and creator Harley Morenstein. | September 10, 2013 |
9 | Grace Helbig | Shane and Lauren interview Grace Helbig from "My Damn Channel" and from her own channel called "DailyGrace" who appeared on TV featured in a Lowe's commercial. | September 24, 2013 |
10 | Our Second Life | Shane and Lauren interview the members of Our Second Life, and discuss their relationships, ages, and lives. | October 8, 2013 |
11 | Caspar Lee | Shane and Lauren interview South African YouTuber Caspar Lee. | October 22, 2013 |
12 | Jennette McCurdy | Shane and Lauren interview Nickelodeon star Jennette McCurdy. | November 5, 2013 |
13 | Tyler Oakley | Shane and Lauren interview YouTuber Tyler Oakley.* | November 19, 2013 |
14 | Steve Kardynal | Shane and Lauren interview viral video star Steve Kardynal, who came to prominence after parodying Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" music video on Chat Roulette. | December 3, 2013 |
15 | Traphik (Timothy DeLaGhetto) | Shane and Lauren interview YouTuber and rapper Traphik. | December 31, 2013 |
Season 2 (2014)
Episode # | Guest(s) | Summary | Release date |
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16 | Rebecca Black | Shane and Lauren discuss notable events from 2013 episodes of Shane and Friends with returning guest Rebecca Black. | January 14, 2014 |
17 | Christina Grimmie | Shane and Lauren interview YouTuber and recording artist Christina Grimmie. | January 28, 2014 |
18 | Hannah Hart | Shane and Lauren interview YouTube personality and My Drunk Kitchen star Hannah Hart. | February 11, 2014 |
19 | Bo Burnham | Shane and Lauren interview comedian Bo Burnham. | April 8, 2014 |
20 | Patrick Moote | Shane and Lauren interview small penis documentary maker Patrick Moote. | April 22, 2014 |
21 | Lori Greiner | Shane and Lauren interview Shark Tank's Lori Greiner. | May 12, 2014 |
22 | Anthony Padilla | Shane and Lauren interview Anthony Padilla from Smosh. | May 26, 2014 |
23 | Andrea Russet | Shane and Lauren interview YouTuber Andrea Russet. | June 9, 2014 |
24 | N/A | Shane and Lauren dish in an extra-long Farrah Abraham Time. | June 24, 2014 |
25 | Lauren announces her departure from the podcast. | August 5, 2014 | |
26 | Jennxpenn | Alison Rosen co-hosts and they interview Jenn McAllister, known on YouTube as Jennxpenn. | August 26, 2014 |
27 | Trevor Moran | Alexis G. Zall co-hosts and they interview Trevor Moran. | September 16, 2014 |
28 | Cherami Leigh and Drew Monson | Shane presents this podcast from Vidcon, with a Q&A done by Shane, Lauren, Cherami Leigh, and Drew Monson, two of the actors in his film Not Cool. | September 30, 2014 |
29 | Gigi Gorgeous | Jessie Buttafuoco co-hosts and they interview Gigi Gorgeous. | October 27, 2014 |
30 | Trisha Paytas and Dylan Gardner | Jessie Buttafuoco returns as a guest co-host. Shane and Jessie interview Trisha Paytas and Dylan Gardner. Dylan Gardner performs Let's Get Started and snippets of other songs he has written. | November 10, 2014 |
31 | Mamrie Hart | Jessie becomes Shane's permanent replacement co-host. Shane and Jessie interview Mamrie Hart. | December 9, 2014 |
Season 3 (2015)
Episode # | Guest(s) | Summary | Release date |
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32 | Ricky Dillon | Shane and Jessie interview Ricky Dillon. | January 6, 2015 |
33 | Jenna Marbles | Shane and Jessie interview Jenna Marbles. | January 20, 2015 |
34 | Bart Baker | Shane and Jessie interview Bart Baker. | February 2, 2015 |
35 | Ross Mathews | Shane and Jessie interview Ross Mathews. | February 16, 2015 |
36 | Mitchel Musso | Shane and Jessie interview former Disney Channel star, Mitchel Musso. | March 6, 2015 |
37 | Willam Belli | Shane and Jessie interview Willam Belli. | March 20, 2015 |
38 | Lisa Schwartz | Shane and Jessie interview Shane's girlfriend Lisa Schwartz (ex-girlfriend as of July 2015), and play with Farrah Abraham's sex toy beforehand. | April 3, 2015 |
39 | Farrah Abraham | Shane and Jessie interview Farrah Abraham in a much anticipated episode. | April 17, 2015 |
40 | JacksFilms | Shane and Jessie interview Jack Douglass, known on YouTube as JacksFilms. | May 1, 2015 |
41 | Perez Hilton, Mary Jo Buttafuoco, and Teresa Yaw | Shane and Jessie interview Perez Hilton via phone and later talk with their mothers. | May 15, 2015 |
42 | Miss Fame | Drew Monson co-hosts while Jessie is out of town. Shane and Drew interview Miss Fame. | May 29, 2015 |
43 | MyLifeAsEva | Shane and Jessie interview Eva Gutowski, known on YouTube as MyLifeAsEva. | June 12, 2015 |
44 | The Psychic Twins, Teresa Yaw | Shane and Jessie interview Linda and Terry Jamison, known professionally as The Psychic Twins. Shane's mother, Teresa, also makes an appearance to talk to The Psychic Twins. | June 26, 2015 |
45 | Matthew Lush | Shane and Jessie interview Matthew Lush. They play "Who's Out on my Face!," created by Jessie. | July 10, 2015 |
46 | Joey Graceffa and Daniel Preda | After a brief hiatus due to Dawson's leg injury, Shane and Jessie return to interview Joey Graceffa and boyfriend, Daniel Preda. They discuss Vidcon from Joey's, Daniel's, and Jessie's perspective. They also do a dramatic reading of The Boy is Mine. | August 28, 2015 |
47 | Daniel Franzese | Shane and Jessie interview Mean Girls star Daniel Franzese. They discuss Daniel's feelings towards playing an outspoken, gay role, and how he's handled it. They also play "Scat it!," a game created by Jessie. | September 11, 2015 |
48 | Drew Monson | Shane and Jessie talk with one of the stars of Dawson's movie Not Cool, Drew Monson. They discuss Shane and Drew relationship. Also, they clear up tension between Drew and Jessie due to previous comments made by Drew towards Jessie on episode 42. | September 25, 2015 |
49 | N/A | Shane and Jessie talk about bad dating stories. | October 9, 2015 |
50 | Lauren Schnipper | Shane and Jessie talk with Lauren Schnipper, Shane's ex-producer and former co-host of the podcast. They discuss Lauren's life after working with Shane, and how it was working with him. They also did a dramatic reading of Queen of the Night by Whitney Houston. | October 23, 2015 |
51 | Brittany Furlan | Shane and Jessie interview Vine star Brittany Furlan. They discuss films Brttany has acted on such as; We Are Your Friends. They also discuss controversy surrounding the star, and her feelings toward Vine. The game "Scat It!" makes another appearance. | November 6, 2015 |
52 | Michelle Visage | Shane and Jessie interview Michelle Visage. They discuss Michelle on Celebrity Big Brother, Ru Paul's Drag Race, and the highs and lows of her career. | December 21, 2015 |
Season 4 (2016)
Episode # | Guest(s) | Summary | Release date |
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53 | N/A | Shane and Jessie talk about Shane's dating life. | January 15, 2016 |
54 | Ayydubs | Shane and Jessie talk about online dating and interview Alyx Weiss, known on YouTube as Ayydubs. | February 22, 2016 |
55 | Twaimz | Shane and Jessie interview Vine and YouTube star Twaimz. | March 14, 2016 |
56 | N/A | Shane and Jessie talk about everything and anything without a guest. | March 28, 2016 |
57 | Lilly Singh | The podcast begins releasing filmed versions of its episodes on Fullscreen. Shane and Jessie interview YouTube star Lilly Singh, also known as Superwoman. | April 26, 2016 |
58 | Gabrielle Hanna (The Gabbie Show) | The second video recorded podcast. Shane and Jessie interview Vine star Gabbie Hanna also known as TheGabbieShow. The audio format became available on May 9.[7] | April 29, 2016 |
59 | Willam Belli | Third video recorded podcast. Shane & Jess interview Willam Belli (His second appearance on the podcast). The audio format became available on May 16. | May 6, 2016 |
60 | Paul Scheer | Fourth video recorded podcast. Shane & Jess interview Paul Scheer. The audio format became available on May 23. | May 13, 2016 |
61 | Rosanna Pansino | Fifth video recorded podcast. Shane & Jessie interview Rosanna Pansino. Shane's mom, Teresa Yaw makes an appearance via phone call. The audio format became available on May 30. | May 20, 2016 |
62 | Freelee The Banana Girl | Sixth video recorded podcast. Shane & Jessie interview Freelee The Banana Girl. The audio format became available on June 6. | May 27, 2016 |
63 | Tana Mongeau | Seventh video recorded podcast. To help promote the show, the video recorded podcast is released on Shane's YouTube channel. Shane & Jessie interview Tana Mongeau. The audio format hasn't been released. | June 3, 2016 |
64 | N/A | Eighth video recorded podcast. Jessie gets Botox live on the show. Shane also prank calls a man that Jessie met at a gas station. The audio format became available on June 27. | June 10, 2016 |
65 | Breland Emory | Ninth video recorded podcast. Glitterforever17 (Breland Emory) joins Shane and Jessie to discuss the meaning of behind her name, the art of DIY, and dare each other to eat some questionable snacks. The audio format became available on July 4. | June 17, 2016 |
66 | Amanda Cerny | Tenth video recorded podcast. Shane and Jessie interview Amanda Cerny and discuss centerfolds, sunburns, and blobs. The audio format became available on July 11. | June 24, 2016 |
67 | Jesse Wellens | Eleventh video recorded podcast. Shane and Jessie search for Jessie's Mr.Right and interview Jesse Wellens from PrankVsPrank.The audio format became available on July 18. | July 1, 2016 |
68 | Greyson Chance | Twelfth video recorded podcast. Shane and Jessie search for interview Greyson Chance and discuss the perils of puberty, lyrics out of context, and find out what happens when someone calls Jessie "ma'am". The audio format hasn't been released. | July 8, 2016 |
69 | Emma Blackery | Thirteenth video recorded podcast. Shane and Jessie interview Emma Blackery as they bring out the whips for a little show of who's boss. The audio format became available on July 25. | July 15, 2016 |
70 | N/A | Fourteenth video recorded podcast. Shane and Jessie bring back the bachelors for a second date, a kiss and a barista named Brian. | July 22, 2016 |
References
- ↑ "Actor, Comedian And Star Vlogger Shane Dawson's Debut Book Tops Bestseller Lists First Week On Sale". The New York Times. March 22, 2015.
- ↑ [3][4]
- ↑ Shane Dawson: The most popular, successful, comedian you’ve never heard of
- ↑ Best of 2015: iTunes Podcasts
- ↑ https://soundcloud.com/shaneandfriends
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shane-and-friends/id658136421?mt=2
- ↑ https://twitter.com/shanedawson/status/726150665907621889