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From Giggling about red carpets, mahjong, and imposter syndromeJun 3, 2026

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Step kiding. S, fick a liPx M that's it We can't be med ot away from me Hello, my gay gigglers H Pide. our favorite month of the year How have we never used that during pride? Because I saved it, even though every every month with the gigglers is gay. Thank God. Not to immediately talk about myself I was gonna to talk about you. Oh my go, thank you, but you're welcome. People have been messaging me like, oh my god, You've been more country lately or you've been like serving more lately. and I realize All since Drag race Becauseuse like Drag race taught me that like, the moment where like before I'm like, I'm just Hannah, so like I kind of feel like, I'm wearing a dress. where now I'm like, I'm not Hannah. I I'm justanah in a dress. I'm justaning a dress. likeike That's what I was doing. And like I know like other people they're like, she's an icon, she's the moment. and I'm like, I'm just wearing a dress. And now I walk in and I'm like, I can be the moment. You guys Yeah' all in your head. And now people are like, Ohh, Hannah, like the gays are starting to like me more. And I just wore a scarf Do you wantan to know also what the gays respond to Like they can sniff a certain confidence. Yeah. And yeah I was actually at a shoot recently and they were like, o, I had to like answer questions and one of them was like, okay, like what makes you feel confident? Which is like obviously like a question people ask all the time of like in general. And for a second, I was just like I just like made it up in my head that I was. Yeah. I literally made it up. Like I just said it one day and then that was it. I didn't understand like red carpets and st. I'm like, okay, so I have to put makeup on. I have to be here. And I think the gays like knew that, like deep down, I didn't have my heart and my soul into it But now I'm like No, have fun with this. You get to like be this character and be this like version of you. Dare I say the gays have the best radar when someone's pretending Well, the gays call up bullshit Yeah. There's just Kathley Griffin TikTok whereere it's like, someone get a gay, I need a gay. I need a gay right now. I have this old TikTok coasted where I said When someone says something mean to me and I need to think of a good comeback, I'm like, I need a gay. I need a gay right now. Can someone find a gay for me That's so. They read everything. They're great readers. They are. And listeners. and listeners when they have to be. But speaking of the gays, yeah, we were at Las Culttistas, which was Parade. Did you have so much fun I had so much fun. The like combination of people was so good. Like it's like when you invite to a party and I was like, I can't believe we're invited at this part It's just a night of comedy and fun and outfits and it's my dream. Well, I feel like I have to thank you because The gays first noticed us because of you And then you showed up in that hat last time and they lost their fucking they were gagging. They gagged, they gagged You were so dominant with the The hat was intentional because I knew Like I knew my audience there. You had them in the palm of your hands and they ate it up And it was so good that to this point they were like, you could bring your weird friends Like they were like, paage, you could whatever want, you could bring your birdfriend. And then I came and they kind of were like, okay, kind of serving Thanks for showing up. were like they were like P, You can bring her anytime you want. H it to the cool gay party I'm like I told you guys we were gonna like her. Just give her a chance You were literally looked to me and you were like, this is your moment. you're ready for the gazays. What were we talking about this week and you were like, oh, that's kind of like I lost it You said something really funny this week, but it was like a comparison of something. And I feel like we were at L Cult Tsas and now I can't remember. Oh I did a metaphor. It was so funny and it just made me think of it. Well, thanks for acknowledging something I said made you laugh. I don't do a lot of metaphors, but when I do So this week is my special week. It comes out Friday. Friday. I've been doing some press and I had a funny moment during press. because wait, before you say that can I just say that Hannah was the so Hannah about her special coming out like a couple of weeks ago, she was like, okay So who should I invite to my party? And this is like what I think I'm gonna do. And then like a week later, she was like, Nix the party. thinkink it's stupid, not doing it No No I had a two hundred person guest list two hundred people, and I was like, no, we're not doing this. But actually, I'll tell you right now on the pod something new just came out Well we were going to do a screening and it got canceled Logistics weren't working, and I have an idea. I don't know if you're around though Taylor Strucker just had a baby that I haven't seen I think I'm just gonna throw a catered like dinner get together from like seven to ten. at Taylor Struckers What does her having a baby have to do at that? A baby makes a party Oh And do a Frid night. She has a rooftop if you don't like babies. Oh, perfect. I'm out of town. Are you actually? Oh my god Because I was like, oh, you love this Tailor striker. Okaykay, fine I do love Taylor Strikgger, and I would love to meet her baby. I've only ever gifted her baby something and I haven't even like looked her in the eyes and introduce myself. That's actually so you. You love a baby gift. I love it. Did you get her the trunk Yeah, of course, that's what I give everyone who want a baby I'm like, and here's a memorabilia trunk. monogrammed with your baby's name. Now like I have everyone knows I send in that trunk So like now my girlfriends who are having babies aren't even waiting for me to send the trunk, they're sending their color requests. They're like, I'm not going to leave it up to you because I have a vision in mind. Can you use these colors when you send my trunk? And I'm like, sure. I love that though. Yeah If you don't have a trunk, you don't have a baby That's what I'm saying. But came first, the baby or the trunk. If I've been sending you a trunk for your baby, just know, I don't fuck with that baby If you have a trunkless baby. If you have not received a trunk from me for your baby, I'm sure we're not real friends If you thought you were, now you know where you stay. Now you know. if you haven't received a trunk We also anything else from Moscal Daristas, it was fun to like sit back and like enjoy A performance? Yes. It's so fun to like walk into a theater and not have a panic attack. I know we're like never in that side of the theater. Yeah. You know, waiting for it to start and We were just whispering to each other which is really fun. up my look I wanted to wear Yeah, let braandana ended up giving pirate. and it also wasn't the normal size of a bandana. It was like a big Italian cavali scarf scar. So when we wrapped it up, it was like bundling too much fabric. And I vetoed it. said Girls gays We can't do this Paige has been through a lot. She had a long day. She just got a six hour flight. I don't want to like to emotionally process this. I said, we're doing a scarf, We're doing a scarf. But then the scarf was causing drama all night Poor Josephine had to keep reing. Poor Josephine was on scarf duty. My favorite My comment was that I was dressed very you coded. you were dressed very me coded. and like together we were still ourselves And I loved it. Well, you were wearing Tom Brown Forward t for I was wearing Tom Ford top and then I was wearing an area skirt The theme was a gay fever dream. I thought the theme was evening wear I think maybe that was the attire, but the theme was gay fever dream, which I think like you could wear whatever.tire and theme are different Yeah, well, like the attire is L how fancy it is. So like if you got an invitation to a wedding it black tie. Got it attire, cocktail attire. but like the overall theme was gay fever dream, which I think is whatever you wanted to me.. How When do you decide when to smile or not in a photo Becauseuse I've been really playing with that. I'm like, I'm not smiling today It's just like whenever the wind hits me, you know in a certain direction, I'm like I'll give a smile. You know what I don't do when people tell me to smile because I'm like You're not in charge of my aesthetic on Instagram. You've actually never full tooth smiled on a carpet Well, I feel like I have because I've been like bullied into it notntil like fully chapel Rone over here. Yeah, but like I was bullied into the photography will just be right there like five feet away from you be like give us a smile Yeah you just H And then that's the photo they use. No one talks about this because I may come off as unrelatable in this situation, but you ever been on a red carpet there's and there's like all the camera people and a particular one like doesn't care about you, not for like any particular reason, just like doesn't give a shit. So like they just turn to the side and wait for the next person. And it's so and you're standing there and you know that like other people are taking pictures, but this one guy just like doesn't give a fuck. And it's so you're like, okay So like, did I do something? likeike, do you know you do not give a fuck because You just don't care or like you specifically don't it's very jarring. But everything is fake in this world. So like I've gone to a carpet before and like Everything is fake, everything is owned by everything. But people weren't excited. And then like one camera guy recognized me. and was like, Hey Hannah. and then the other one got excited and started taking pictures. Next, you know, they're all excited taking pictures. like So sometimes like they'll start not knowing and then they see other people care. so then they're like, oh, I'm supposed to care. So everything's made up. It's kind of like If you fake paparazzi, people think you're important. you know what I mean And I don't think people at home know that before you get on the red carpet, there's a whiteboard that they write your name on. Ohash it before you get on the carpet so that they know who the fuck you was. feel like a substitute teacher. They're like, this is Hannah Now everyone's going to be nice to Hannah today, right? Burner with B E R and they are. I at o my God, Sports Illustrated two weeks ago You have a bigger aura than me sometimes. When you get out of a car, I feel like people are like, that's a celebrity Okay, thank you so much. But you've like I feel like this is something that you've had since like the womb. Like you came out and the doctors were like, photot ays I get her out of the nursery. She needs security You put her in a private room. Y. Yeah. you came out with sunglasses And a lip gloss. And someone was powdering your nose. They were like, okay, she got a little shiny in there. Taylor was literally there as a baby powdering me.. They're like, Don't let her come out looking a mess I like will get out of a car and people assume I'm a publicist, I think. Mm I can definitely walk in a way that no one will notice that I'm there. If that makes sense. So you Marilyn Monroe yourself I can Mh. I don't know if I can make myself look important, but I could definitely like Make make things look unaortant I walk out and Im walking to this event and I guess There's always someone who's supposed to Be your handler and be like, okay, here's your ID, hereere's whatever you need to get into the event I've always walked past them and they never see me. And then at Sports Illustrated, I was like with my little cousin, Andrea, and she was helping me out. And I was like, girl, we're gonna have a fun day, VIP, Sports Illustrated and we're at the elevator and they're like, do you have a wrist band and I was like, no, and they're like, did someone give it to you? And I was like, no. And they're like, Well you need to get a wrist band. And I'm like,'m'm on I'm in the magazine. Yeah. And this is like a big event with like lots of different people but I'm like I' in theag I'm in the magazine. Like, I'm not trying be a bitch but like You're like, I'm the prettiest girl in America So then I went to another place where they were giving out bands, but I guess it was for like general public and And I said to the girl like, Hey, can I have a band? And she's like, what's your name And I was like, Hannah, and she was like, I don't have you on anything. And my little cousin Andre is literally dying laughing because I walked in being like You're about to hang out with your cool cousin. And we're about to rock this town together. And the lady looked at me. she's like, bitch, I don't know who you are and why you're bothering. And I was like, o. And then finally someone saw me I was like, Hannah, you walked past the person. And I was like, I just walked in Yeah So that had very humy lengs all the time all the time, but I also realized that I'd be a good spy I'd also say that in my life If someone said, who's the most confident person that you know, I would say you. and I think That's why I gravitate toward you because your confidence like comes off ono me and then I feel more confident. So basically I use you. Well I would argue that we both are really confident just in very different ways. Here's the thing with your best friend and look, me and Hannah have been in some peculiar situations together that are so neat. that like if we even explained it to you guys, it'd be like I don't get like I don't know because it's so nuanced You' so niche. but Everyone can relate to being in a situation with your friend and you look at them and like in your brains, you're locking eyes and you're saying to each other, We only have each other in this weird life and the amount of times week that like I haven't even been in the same room with you, but I've had the thought where I'm like, and I only have Hannah in this life. Like You actually got quiet at one point this weekend and I never felt more connected to you because you knew. that I knew you were being quiet and I was letting you be quiet because one thing you don't do as a best friend in public is start poking your friend and being like, what's going on? Are you okay? So I was just like, I'm gonna let her have this and And ackowledge, give her an eye. And she literally was like, I'll talk to you later and I was like I'm ready. I can't wait. The second she's in the car, my phone's blowing up Iel sorry, I just like got like a nineteen thirties wave and I didn't even like o Sunday cross. I caught a glimpse of myself. Wait, it's scre. You like Grace? sccreenshot. Okay, continue I forgget what I was saying But yeah, o, no, no, no. I did have a moment where like I felt your presence next to me, but I wasn't looking at you and I knew that you knew that I was annoyed about something, but I couldn't say it in the moment We around people. and you just looked at me like, o? And I said, yeah. And And we had a full conversation I'm also not blowing up our spot I'm not blowing up your spot. I'm just letting you know we're clocked, we clocked it. and we'll discuss this later. We talk about as women so much how like your friendships change when you get married, when you have kids and like It's hard to like balance everything. And I truly think that you and your friend just need to have one of those moments every six months and It keeps it on track You can keep on like you can go and not speak to them for a month because they're busy as long as the next time you see each other, like you have that type of moment There's just nothing worse than being in a social Being outside and experiencing something and looking around and no one gets it. and you're just like, I'm alone in this world where like I didn't even know what you were thinking, but I knew that I would agree Is the right f And isn't that what life is? Isn't it just finding people that agree with Wake, you wan to know what? I actually don't care if people think I'm wrong because I know that I have a group of six girls that one hundred percent agree with me. my mom like at all times. L butter That's a great example. Like you think butters disagree with me? Butter is fighting for me every second. Wait Not to bring up like an actual cat combo, but like serious question because I've only had Daphne for two years. She's my first cat. Obviously like you have a short haired cat. so I like can't call you sometimes because I'm like she's in a different situation. I need to know if One, I need to know how often you're brushing your long haired cats. And second, I need to know if my cat is AI because I'm not kidding when Daphne gets like a matte on her I genuinely feel like she comes to me, shows it to me, and like lets me get it off of her. Like I feel like other cats, you have to like fight with them to brush it or like You know, there they don't want you like digging at their likeike I genuinely feel like Kitty comes up to me and is like You're gonna let me walk around the house like this. like fix this. Yeah. And I need to know from the long haired cat mom. So one thing I know is my mom brushes her cats, even though they're kind of short hair, but like They love getting brushed. like, okay. they walk up to her to be like, Yeah, brush me bitch Yeah other side and the back and don't forget the front Thank. Sometimes I feel like she's judging my brushing. Like I feel like she wants to be like, and this isn't what I pay you for, bitch. L do it better Like if she could physically grab her brush and bring it to me, I feel like she would Support for today's episode comes from Square, the system powering like half the places I go We build Gigly Squad into a full business at this point and between the podcast, merch, touring, and everything, there's a lot of moving parts. And if there's one thing we've learned, it's that you can be chaotic, but your business cannot be. 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She was like, I just realized I was good at it on TikTok a couple years ago because celebrities would get pregnant, I'd predict the baby name and I would like Kind of get it right. a lot of. she's magic So she started an entire business where she will brainstorm baby names for you based on instead of Etsy Witch breakup, she's doing Etsy Witch babies.' obsessed with that. Also I was talking to someone yesterday who had a baby and I was like, what's your baby's name? And they were like, My wife and I actually haven't decided yet, so we just call it baby. and I was like, how old this baby? and they were like eight months. And they're like we can't decide just baby. But they have another kid. so they just call it like, there's this kid and baby Wait, I thought like they there was a br. I was under the impression that like they don't let you leave the hospital. I know. They named your baby So many things in this life just seem like a movie and easy, but it's not. Like I think if you're at home, it's also so much pressure what you name the baby because that's like their whole identity for the rest of their life and I don't know, I think sometimes people are too casual about it. Also, I was asking my friend Katie, who literally just had a baby I was just gonna say I just had a baby drop last week. New baby dropping. Dropped to her new baby. Hell yeah. B a drop in a week And like we've been chatting. Oh, and also I was like, oh, I want to come see the baby. And I completely forgot that you have to like wait a certain amount of weeks. Oh ye to like see a baby. Yeah. So I was like totally forgot about that, but when the eight weeks is up, I am in fact busy, so I'll catch him later. Yo, do you have another baby dropping? O's an extra Everyone' like No, but we were talking about how like She was saying how after you give birth and everything's over and you like sleep and you're ready to leave that you just leave. And she was like, and it is so weird that they're just like Okay bye, good luck. like see ya. L in my head They send a police officer home So like make sure where you're even bringing this baby home is suitable. L no one's coming and checking. It's such a crazy concept Yeah. But then I thought Just like Hannah losing her bagget sports illustrated, you're handing it to a woman. So what bad could happen? Literally, The doctor, if it's a man, he's like, please take this away from me. I'm exhausted. Handing it over to a woman who you know is going to do the right thing. And honestly what's changed my brain chemistry is I saw a quote that said, the only people that live on Eth are women and their children. And I'm obsessed Because that is the only humans that live on Earth is women and And their children can include cats I do have to say this cat that was sent, she sent me options and then I thought of I really want someone to name their cat pepper I think peepper's so cute But she was like, this cat has some like brown undertones. and I was like, how about Mocha And we ended up going with Cinnamon and her nickname's Minie . They're never gonna call that cat sentent unless she's really naughty. Cinnamon You've named a cat and you already have their nickname. You're never calling it their real name. Yeah, or yeah. Yeah That's true. but now I feel like I have, you know Did't Shina or didn't you like get bought a penguin by like Han I can't believe you would bring this up right now. We was so bought a penguin for an ex boyfriend one time and I genuinely think I was scammed. We also it was the cutest It was such a sweet gift. That's how I feel about every giggler's cat. I'm like, give me updates on our cat Yes. But where is that penguin? I don't know where that penguin is because they never responded to my emails, but then I like still get emails from the place like to this day. Honestly, that penguin sensed the energy and was like Not here You're not adopted to me. Now what's going on over there. Pai be fucked up, I'd rather be in the wild. Please, page six or whatever, put a headline, Paage and her ex abandoned penguin Yeah. decide they't want to co parent. no knows where the penguin is I used to get asked about that penguin all the time I think she had had a penguin at one point Oh, I think she might have. I'm like such a fan girl Shina can do no wrong too me like ever when she commented on This u advertisement we have up for Hulu dropping and she wrote, it's all happening. and I'm like, does no one understand the gravity of this? Wait, I saw Shina. Also nobody gives credit to Shina and how funny she is. inconsistent No, her comedic timing is actually hilarious and people literally don't give her credit There was something about like Summerhouse and I think it was something about like Jesse Solomon and he was like making a post about himself or like, I don't know, something And Shina commented and was like, okay, Sina, like making the whole scandal about you. L And I was just like, that's hilariouses. And that's funny. Also not to get in the weeds, but she like told a story about how her ex put up a TV and it took them like only like three minutes seven minutes. That's hilarious. Like whyy is everyone taking sh so seriously? If my friend was like, he put up a thing in seven minutes, I'd be like, that's fucking hilarious. She's obviously like funny. Just starting a good conversation about how long it takes men to do things. Like, why was that turned into Well were really. They canceled her because of that In like the beginning years of Vanderpump two, like they were really mean to her. and I'm like, this girl is hilarious.. Even when she first got on the show was Everyone thinks I look like Brittney Spears. I like this is a TV goal. I'm obsessed with this person. Obsessed, obsessed So yeah, I had this interview and the lady Actually like giggler, hilarious. We had such a good conversation. and then there's part of the interview they always like to get a little deeper after they like what's going on in your life And she was like, you talk about having imposter syyndrome especi as a standard comedian who came from reality TV. like what do you do to You know, be confident in yourself And I was just kind of like answering questions, but like This lab bo goes up and I was like I've never said that I've never L I was gonna go with it But then I was like, you cannot be a people piece right now. Like that'siterally everything you stand against. And I go, I'm so sorry, I don't know where you read that I need to have Imposter syndrome like I could actually benefit from like a little bit of imposter syndrome because I'm out here like singing I literally to this day still think I can hit this in the A Ra note. Right. And it almost cost me my friendship with Paige during tour and she wait, wait before you finish the story. We're sitting at Las called Tereistaas. We're in the middle of the show. I feel a tap on my shoulder. I look over H it goes so You really would never sing and dance in the stage like That's how she's watching this performance and like a normal person's like, wow, they're doing so well. My friend is like, I could fucking do this. I could get up there. I could learn this dance right now. And I knew she was thinking, nextxt giggly Squad live tour, there will be a singing and dance moment. And I looked at her and I go I would have joined the theater. And I was like, you could you don't have to move, like I'll do something around you. And you literally like, I can't do this right now. I'm trying to understand. And I was like, okay, well, I'm planning choreography, just letting you know. And don't the show. We'll talk about this after We were literally a married couple. She's like, canan we talk about this in the car mot doing this in front everyone Oh my Godd, there's a clip going around from our Zoom dance. You dancing on Zoom was so funny. You were doing like we did She was a different girl you had a f. She phos of you and I just love looking at it because I was I'm like, I miss her. I mean, I'm bias, but I feel like we're exactly the same except we're smarter and less reactive So anyway, I feel like it's assumed a lot of the time that women have impostor syndrome Like I feel like whenever anyone's successful, they're always like How are you handling the fact that you're successful? And I'm like, because this is the only way I will survive or I'll feel like I've no purpose in life ' I've been chasing this since I was born because this is all I meant to do. Like what do you want me? And I don't know if they would ask men that? Like when a man blows up or they like Alex wararned do you have imposter syndrome Or sombd do you have imposter syyndrome Never one time have I seen a guy answer that question Because the equivalent to that question for men, I feel like is, oh my God, can you believe you've made it to this point in your career? It's not that you've like Where with women, it's like you've had to have been doubting the whole time. This is like you're doubting're shocked. yourre question. We're shock. You're shocked that we're here where men it's like doesn't it feel good? No, but like when you start in reality TV, everything gets harder Be everyone's like, but you on reali TV, so you can't do this, you can't this, you can't do this, you can't do this. And you're like, I'm sorry that I got casted for something. and it actually wasn't my dream You were like If we really think about it, I couldn't do reality TV I actually can do that. I try by breaking it Inead call me Rally TV star, we should just be like she wasn't able to do it. She wasn't really on that much. No. I don't know what it is. I think probably also, I think because reality TV is mainly women. So I think it's also looked at as like not skilled dumb, stupid. when in reality it's like The number one connection we have to like Anthropology Wing how women react to certain situations, watching how friendships evolve, watching how like just your lives change in general from different ages, you can watch in real time. Now granted there's obviously editing, but like so there's some people on reality TV that you've watched them for twenty years. can actually give a metaphor Re TV is like anthropology, but it's more like reading a history book. where at the time, you're like, this is facts, but then you realize that the history book was in fact written by humans And there's always a bias. For example. I'd have to literally smoke a joint to get through this is start over. likeike history books Yeah We're written differently in the South than the North. Yes. They tell the story of our nation differently based on what they want you to know and how they want you to perceive it. Yes. Okaykay. So what I'm saying is real TV, when you look back, you realize like, oh, that was a time when it was popular for this or they wanted this angle And it's not It's straight facts. It's through the lens and the narrative they want you to see it from. So that's why I love when people get more information when they go back and they're able to be like, wait, now that I know this, this scene looks completely different. Wait, okay, were you done with the imposter Sndrome story If you want me to be No no, I just no I mean, I could talk about f. I didn't know if you finished the story. So what did you end up saying to the person? Oh, I just I was kind of proud. I stood up for myself and I was like, I actually don't think I've said that, which is like kind of awkward. Like you don't want to have to say that but I was like, I've never said that and it's not what I Yeah I don't have impmposter syndrome and I'm happy to be here I'm just happy to be here I happy be involved. I'm happ to be involved a little bit. You're doing great at your job. You're doing great on my. Did you ever have positive syndrome and think how to whatever. And poster syyndrome is like you telling yourself you shouldn't be here, which I have had in other Yeah, like tennis, I had impositive syyndrome before because I'm like, I'm not Be a successful comedian, you're like, I know. That's just art Like, I'm like If the people laughed, you were funny That really gets rid of your imposter syndrome once you get that first laugh If you're a girl listening, you don't have to have impmoster syndrome, it's not like part of O DNA You can just like believe in yourself And then when the good things happen, you go, yeah, I knew Like Paage You don't have impposter syndrome? No, I knew from a very young age that I was meant for more. I just knew it. There's actually so many different situations in my life that I was telling people I was being rude to people to be like, how dare you say I'm not going to do what I say I'm going to do? Okay, you don't think you're going to be famous. I do. like get away from I always thought I was going to be famous. Actually, there was a moment when I was in my early twenties. I had just graduated college. I moved to New York City. and I had a moment where I was like, o my God. I said I was going to be famous by seventeen and I'm like twenty three and I like haven't done it yet And I remember thinking like Am I just gonna like stay at my job and not try I'm getting really upset that I had like missed becoming famous. You're like I'm twenty two, I missed it. Well, I think I had a like modeling agent say, if you're not famous by seventeen, it's really hard to like break it. People I think that stuff to people. Yeah, and I think that like stayed in my head for however many years. And then I remember I got like got summer House and I just thought, yeah, like I'm This was supposed to. Becauseuse also you were so ready for your moment. Like when that happened, you'd been so over prerepared and ready. Like when you sat down that conffessional, you were like I train for this. wast Oh no, what's happening to me? This is all unfamiliar. You had already seen it in your head a bazillion times and like then perform. You saw yourself walking at the premiere already You the outfit. Totally. I knew yeah, I knew I was meant to be on a red carpet getting in a fight with a paparazzi. about smiling. Giggling in bed brought to you by Mattress Firm. Summer is here and if you're a hot sleeper, this time of year is genuinely brutal. You're already warm, you're outside more, you're doing more, and then you finally get into bed at night exhausted. And instead of actually recovering, you wake up at three AM, drrenched in sweat, feeling like you ran a half marathon in your sleep And you just kind of accept that this is your life? Like this is simply who I am as a person now. 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So now I feel bad when the real women in STEM are like, Hey, how about highlight us? And we're like, okay, but she like tied her hair with a cute bop. Yeah No, I know. I was like this is bit this girl was like, Hey, I just graduated Cornell like engineering science. Okay, I made the rocket. any rocket. I made it and we're like, okay, but Did you use a straw as a makeup rug You know, these girls are so smart. One girls I think she's like a doctor. She's like, I saved the lives of two twins today and I was like, hey, not really the right fit for this segment. It's not really the voice and like the angle we want, but like obsessed with your work And you do have impostor syndrome for our personal women of Sim of the Wek. but alsoso would you ever ask like a doctor, a female doctor like, do you have imposter syndrome when you go into surgery? It's like, no This is who I am No, because if she said yes you then realize you're dying in that moment. Like that's this if your doctor has imposter syndrome, that's really honestly, though so many gynecologist I've gone to definitely have amboster syndrome because had no idea what the funk was going on. Anyway, that's very a different pissed off of the week So we're going to show the week I don't know her name or anything, but there is a girl going around who realize that you could do your own color analysis by just going to Home Depot and you walk behind the wall of colors and you just take photos of yourself And then color analysis are made up anyway, so you can then decide what you like, what's best for you And we have to go No, I know Do you think cololor analSI is made up But like now know, but you know when they show it, you'll be like, I like her in that color and they're like, that's a horrible color. I'm like, I would be like the most subtle I think there's obviously very there can be subtle things that you're like, yeah, you could go either way. but I think it is real because there are sometimes like, okay, Like colors wash me out for sure But a bunch of girls went to like someomewhere and did it like a bunch of influencers, I forget. It was like an influencer trip or something And you could like when they like the blondes with blue eyes, when they did like the dark colors, you could instantly tell that they looked way better in like the bright colors because their eyes just popped and it looked. So I definitely think it's real. I think there are certain things if you have like a complex like I think our complexion can go like both ways. I'm so flattered you're putting my complexion. I know. then I looked down at you and I I'm told I she's way more a fair skin. I have olive undertones because of my Sicilian, which you have, but then because of my like European mutt, I have kind of Rsacea. So I don't have Rsacea. I just have a reddish hue that like ye yeah, you don't have So do you know what colors you think you are or I I like Kind of, but like I would love to do a color analysis Uh, But like I'm also like I said Yeah, someone has blue eyes, we're blue. okay? I don't you pay someone I tell D is, we're blue. We're navy W this shade of blue? No, I need to go get it down. Also, I can't believe I didn't tell you this My mom visited and I don't know. I like as you get older, you just like cherish every day with your mom where you're not like, okay, we're not gonna to do anything. I'm like, what do we do She told me that she had some friends playing Majong and she doesn't know how to play. And I was like, you can like get Majang lessons. So I went on Instagram and I was like, Majang Muson DM someone Next day, they came over to our house, me, my mom and two professional majan girlies down the Majang map And for three hours I felt like I was at Harvard We learned how to play Majang, It's really difficult but I felt like I was learning a new language and I was like, I can't wait to be in like a majang drama. Wait, wait, wait. Paiage Majang is taking over as like, ' it's kind of a language that like You need to know it to play it. and then once you're in it, it's like an art form and it could take three hours the game Basically like, I don't know if you ever played Gin Rummy with like your grandpa. Yeah. Why would I bring it up? It's like rummy Cub but with tiles. It's like rummy cub if you were on mushrooms and cocaine So it and what people like is Be aren't all the tiles like pictures? They're gorgeous. They're all like glass And the backs are really pretty and you could do all different styles, but they all have like a certain that they're called and it's based off of like the original game is Chinese And this is really confusing, but every year there's a different card to like make the game more challenging that you play off of. It's like crazy. So now I have just so much respect for people who play Majang because it's so complicated, but like now I like kind of want to be in a Majang league. It's so funny because My assistant, Josephine is Always trying to play games. Yeah that a game Anytime we're You're like A I responding to an email? And we have five shall be like How about we play cards? I'm like we're in the middle of a shoit. You also when there's a second you're watching your show, you're not like starting. Also, you're not learning a game. No the one day the one day she did make me play cards. We were like at my apartment waiting for something and like we just had time and she was like You know, we could. And I was like, well, do you even have it? And she was like, off course, I keep it in my bag Now there's like this new game that she wants to teach me and we were out a shoot today and she was like If I had brought it, like we could have played it on set. And I'm like, we're at work, technically. L She's like, no, I actually cancellled the job. So I can't start playing that unless I play with unless I bring her. So maybe like me, you, Grace, and Josephine, join like some type of Ma Jangli Yeah Mj on Cub. I just think like before phones, like people played cards and games I also heard because I was talking to some people This one woman has a fifteen year old daughter who's obsessed with like buying a walk man and like all the nostalgia of like the late eighties, early nineties. So like the kids, I think After Gen Z, there's a generation that saw Gen Z and was like, wait, maybe we should not be online as much. and I't know, Jen Alpha' just is fucking Maybe before Jen Epha But I think like, It's funny, the world is realizing like we gott to undo some stuff because we've gone too far I think whatever our generation's kids are, they're going to be fine I think once like the young all the younger millennials have kids, we'll save the world ine Just added to our goddamn tab of things that we've had to deal with Now we have to fix the whole human race. L Can I say one thing that pissed me off this week Yes, I love when other people get pissed off A man A man called me sweetheart Give me the context Like it was like in passing. Like it was like an older man that was just like you know where this is sweetheart? L not in a creepy way, but it's like, I think we're done with that I don't o You love that. I hate that. I love that because like, okay, how old Not like eighty, That's fine That's okay. He was probably like sixty. Okay, so he's someone's dad? Yeah, don't call me sweetheart. Also I'm thirty four S see, I don't hate it because you like being a sweetheart. Am I around a lot of creepy men? No I'm like, wait a minute. No, because I feel like I've heard that growing up my whole life from either like my uncles's or my dad's being like, sweetheart, can you get like Yeah. My dad never called me. I don't know, but yeah, I guess like a man that you don't know like But also I realize I am projecting, but like in my household, I wasn't sweetheart I was a bad bitch. So like when a man tries to infantilize me and call me sweetheart, I'm like I'm nobody's sweetheart. I'll ruin your fucking life Sweetheart Seetheart. I'm gonna start calling men sweetheart Imagine. I go thanks Seetheart Thanks sweetheart That's how you know it's wrong because if I can't do it back to you, don't do it to me Even just the context in which I put that in, like, oh, wella, I feel like there's a lot of men in my life that like in my life I've been called sweetheart. Is there anything that like our moms have called boy L any boy. Well, it's funny to think of like what boys call each other. They call each other boss, chief, like thanks chief. Chief they get chief and boss and we get sweetheart Or ma'am. Yeah Have you been called Mam Yeah, that's like a slur. Yeah, I've been called Maam by like a fifteen year old while I had to be sixteen because it was like a valet parking attendant And I looked and I was like, But it just made me really upset. but then I ran the math in my head, likeike, yeah, he saw me and was like this old bitch as someone's mom. See I've been S syndrome where I think we're twenty seven. Not when you talk to someone that's like sixteen. Yes with us, like around people like us. Yeah, talking to you. I'm twenty seven when I'm Dealing with anyone under twenty five I'm a strong thirty. I'm even pushing forty because I'm like, you're doing what withith whom? Even my friends that are like two years younger, I'm like, you're drinking at this h eleven PM. You know, when you're talking to older people and they make references of like movies and actors and you're like and they're like, you don't know who that is and And you're like, no, ye Yeah, yeah, yeah. And you're like, that's so annoying. Like Wh why would you even say that? But then you literally do it to them. You're like, you don't know who Justin Timberlake is and And they're like, why are like you fuckingy What in our defense. We didn't have social media to learn those things. They have social media. all our famous people are still famous for them. Des will bring something up and be like, you never saw that movie. I'm like, when did it come out? And he's like, nineteen ninety two. I'm like I couldn't Walk I was I couldn't put a sense together. And what was it? I had to wait for a rerun that my dad had to click. Like, you know the chances I literally just stepped down on my mom's vagina. G me a minute. L I don't even have my own room yet. I around to hi. Hello. How are you I guess some people's parents were a little more like, you gotta watch these cult classics. But like I was busy. and also it literally was every night, my dad was watching the Kicks and then during the commercial breaks, he would like go to the middle of the Godfather and I'd watch it from the middle and then I'd go back I don't care as much. L when I meet someone younger and we're talking about something that's very millennial coded and they're like, I haven't seen it or I don't know it. I don't get upset about that. I'm like, yeah, why would you? Unless you had an older sibling. But when I meet someone that's my age and I bring up a show and I'm like, For example, like Clarissa explains it all, or like Sabrina, the teenage Witch Um Boy Meets worldorld and someone's like, oh, I didn't watch that. That's when I'm like what were you doing Because I was the same age and I know that it was a Friday night and it was TGIF. Friday. so Where were you when Boy Me Sir was on? What were we watching? What's Clarissa? What's Clarissa Clarissa Clarissa explains it all What is she explaining It was Melissa Joan Hart, who is Sabrina the teenage witch. It was her show before. It was Close that explains it all. And she sits in her room and the guy comes up from her window That wasn't It start. Okay, that's from nineteen ninety one to nineteen ninety six. So you were watching reruns No, I was watching it in nineteen ninety six when you were O It was on Maybe I was watching rev That I'm just saying that was a throwback a little bit You know I hold you accountable. I have a distinct memory of watch Even Stevens like put it into my veins. Yes, E Steven. Okay ye

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