Unqualified is an American advice podcast created and hosted by actress Anna Faris, featuring interviews with celebrities and cultural figures, followed by personal phonecalls to listeners asking for relationship and other advice.[1] It was co-hosted by Faris's producer Sim Sarna until 2019. In 2017, Faris published a memoir under the same name as the podcast.[2][3]
Faris was inspired to create the podcast after listening to Serial.[1] Explaining the evolution of the idea, she said:
I love to talk about relationships; that's all I want to talk about with my friends. And then I just thought, I kind of want a hobby, since [my husband] Chris has been shooting a lot. So I started asking around to some friends, and I asked this technical producer guy what equipment I should buy on Amazon. And I just started recording my friends when they would come over. And then with my dear friend Sim, we started flushing out the whole thing, which clearly there's still a lot more flushing out to do. It started out as a dinky hobby. It still is, for sure—we don't make any money. We would love to at some point, but we want to know a little bit more what we're doing first.[1]
Formatedit
Each episode has two parts. In the first, a guest interview, Faris sometimes incorporates ad libbing or improvisational comedic sketches with the guest[4] and posts questions centered on hypothetical relationship or dating situations.[1] In some segments, she plays the character of Karen Sarducci, a disaffected studio executive with pronounced vocal fry who often makes reference to her privileged, brilliant sons, Milo (Paul Scheer) and Ventimiglia (based in name on actor Milo Ventimiglia), who are often vacationing abroad or at music festivals such as Coachella.[5]
Former producer Sim Sarna used to participate in the second part of the show, which consisted of Sarna, Faris and the guest placing a phone call to a listener who has a relationship or personal dilemma and seeks "unqualified" advice. Since Sarna's leaving, the segment has been conducted primarily by Anna and guests.[1]
Persons involvededit
Hosts and recurring personsedit
Anna Faris – main host; also plays various characters during improvised segments.
Michael Barrett – executive producer
Rob Holysz – executive producer
Jeph Porter – executive producer
Kasper Bræin Selvig – producer
Production servicesedit
Rabbit Grin Productions – Rabbit Grin Productions
Former host and produceredit
Sim Sarna – former producer and co-host (no longer involved as of the March 7, 2019, episode).
Charactersedit
Karen Sarducci (Anna Faris) – an insouciant studio executive who interviews actor guests about potential film ideas[5]
Donavan (Sim Sarna) – Karen Sarducci's put-upon assistant, who often tried to engage in the general meetings but was promptly told to 'shut the F**K up'[5]
Milo (Paul Scheer) – spoiled and verbally-abusive son of Karen Sarducci
Chad (Anna Faris) – an emotionally manipulative and oblivious boyfriend who engages in self-defensive arguments with female guests
Kayla (Anna Faris) – an imposing and desperate aspiring actress who attempts to ingratiate herself with show guests[a]
^"Kayla" appears in numerous episodes of the podcast, often in hypothetical sketch scenarios in which she confronts the celebrity guest(s) and asks them various questions and is oblivious to social hints. Some notable appearances include episodes: 41, 45, 61, and 62.
^Featured guests adapted from the official Unqualified website archives.[6]
Referencesedit
^ abcdeGarcia, Patricia (July 26, 2016). "Anna Faris's Hilarious Advice Podcast Is WTF with Marc Maron Meets Dear Abby". Vogue. from the original on May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^Alter, Alexandra (23 October 2017). "Is Anna Faris Unqualified?". The New York Times. from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
^Adams, Char; Coyne, Kate (19 October 2017). "Anna Faris Opens Up About Son Jack's Health Battle in Revealing New Book: 'It Was Us Against the World'". People. from the original on 30 January 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
^Hershon, Marc (November 6, 2016). "Soundcast Reviews: Anna Faris Is Unqualified & This Is That". The Huffington Post. from the original on April 24, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^ abc"Episode #53 Milo Ventimiglia". Unqualified.com. December 13, 2016. from the original on June 15, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^"Anna Faris is Unqualified". Unqualified.com. from the original on May 10, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
^"Anna Faris is Unqualified". Shorty Awards. from the original on May 19, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
External linksedit
Official website
February 13, 2024
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This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Unqualified news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Unqualified is an American advice podcast created and hosted by actress Anna Faris featuring interviews with celebrities and cultural figures followed by personal phonecalls to listeners asking for relationship and other advice 1 It was co hosted by Faris s producer Sim Sarna until 2019 In 2017 Faris published a memoir under the same name as the podcast 2 3 UnqualifiedPresentationHosted byAnna FarisGenreAdvicecomedyLanguageEnglishUpdatesWeeklyProductionAudio formatPodcast via streaming or downloadable MP3 PublicationOriginal releaseNovember 23 2015RelatedWebsiteunqualified com Contents 1 Concept 2 Format 2 1 Persons involved 2 1 1 Hosts and recurring persons 2 1 2 Production services 2 2 Former host and producer 2 2 1 Characters 3 Episodes 4 Accolades 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksConcept editFaris was inspired to create the podcast after listening to Serial 1 Explaining the evolution of the idea she said I love to talk about relationships that s all I want to talk about with my friends And then I just thought I kind of want a hobby since my husband Chris has been shooting a lot So I started asking around to some friends and I asked this technical producer guy what equipment I should buy on Amazon And I just started recording my friends when they would come over And then with my dear friend Sim we started flushing out the whole thing which clearly there s still a lot more flushing out to do It started out as a dinky hobby It still is for sure we don t make any money We would love to at some point but we want to know a little bit more what we re doing first 1 Format editEach episode has two parts In the first a guest interview Faris sometimes incorporates ad libbing or improvisational comedic sketches with the guest 4 and posts questions centered on hypothetical relationship or dating situations 1 In some segments she plays the character of Karen Sarducci a disaffected studio executive with pronounced vocal fry who often makes reference to her privileged brilliant sons Milo Paul Scheer and Ventimiglia based in name on actor Milo Ventimiglia who are often vacationing abroad or at music festivals such as Coachella 5 Former producer Sim Sarna used to participate in the second part of the show which consisted of Sarna Faris and the guest placing a phone call to a listener who has a relationship or personal dilemma and seeks unqualified advice Since Sarna s leaving the segment has been conducted primarily by Anna and guests 1 Persons involved edit Hosts and recurring persons edit Anna Faris main host also plays various characters during improvised segments Michael Barrett executive producer Rob Holysz executive producer Jeph Porter executive producer Kasper Braein Selvig producerProduction services edit Rabbit Grin Productions Rabbit Grin ProductionsFormer host and producer edit Sim Sarna former producer and co host no longer involved as of the March 7 2019 episode Characters edit Karen Sarducci Anna Faris an insouciant studio executive who interviews actor guests about potential film ideas 5 Donavan Sim Sarna Karen Sarducci s put upon assistant who often tried to engage in the general meetings but was promptly told to shut the F K up 5 Milo Paul Scheer spoiled and verbally abusive son of Karen Sarducci Chad Anna Faris an emotionally manipulative and oblivious boyfriend who engages in self defensive arguments with female guests Kayla Anna Faris an imposing and desperate aspiring actress who attempts to ingratiate herself with show guests a Episodes editNo Release date Guest s b Notes1 November 23 2015 T J Miller2 November 30 2015 Rosie O Donnell3 December 15 2015 Judah Friedlander December 23 2015 Aria Pullman Josh Ostrander Bonus episode4 December 28 2015 David Krumholtz5 January 11 2016 Aubrey Plaza6 January 18 2016 Michael Rapaport7 January 25 2016 Ike Barinholtz8 February 1 2016 Lance Bass9 February 8 2016 Adam Carolla10 February 15 2016 Jaime Pressly11 February 22 2016 Lisa Kudrow12 February 29 2016 Elliot Page13 March 8 2016 Missi Pyle Zach Selwyn14 March 15 2016 Jenna Dewan Tatum15 March 22 2016 Melissa Benoist16 March 29 2016 Alison Rosen Jack and Karen Faris17 April 4 5 2016 Chris Evans Jenny Slate Two part episode18 April 11 12 2016 Olivia Munn Two part episode19 April 18 2016 Shaquille O Neal20 April 25 2016 Jason Mantzoukas21 May 2 2016 Britt Robertson22 May 9 2016 Tiffany Haddish23 May 16 17 2016 Chelsea Handler Two part episode24 May 23 24 2016 Paul Scheer Two part episode25 May 30 2016 Anna Chlumsky26 June 6 7 2016 Dave Bautista Two part episode27 June 13 14 2016 James Gunn Two part episode28 June 20 2016 Keegan Michael Key29 June 28 2016 Frank Grillo30 July 4 5 2016 Aubrey Plaza Retta Two part episode31 July 11 12 2016 Shane Dawson Two part episode July 14 2016 Inside Unqualified bonus episode32 July 18 2016 Phoebe Robinson33 July 25 26 2016 Julia Stiles Two part episode34 August 2 2016 Tatiana Maslany Two part episode35 August 9 2016 Patti Stanger Two part episode36 August 16 17 2016 Mike Birbiglia Two part episode37 August 22 2016 Courtney Love August 25 2016 Tavi Gevinson Bonus episode38 August 29 30 2016 Eric Andre Two part episode August 31 2016 Matthew Berry Bonus episode39 September 5 6 2016 Johnny Galecki Two part episode40 September 12 2016 Regina King41 September 19 20 2016 Regina Hall Two part episode42 September 26 27 2016 Ken Jeong Two part episode43 October 4 5 2016 Katie Couric Two part episode44 October 11 12 2016 Whitney Cummings Live episode with audience45 October 17 18 2016 Dax Shepard Two part episode46 October 24 25 2016 Rachel Bloom Two part episode October 27 2016 Susan McMartin Bonus episode47 October 31 November 1 2016 Allison Janney Two part episode48 November 7 8 2016 Seth Rogen Live episode with audience49 November 14 15 2016 Chris Hardwick Two part episode50 November 21 2016 Andy Cohen Features caller updates51 November 28 29 2016 Isla Fisher Two part episode December 2 2016 Nina Anna amp Sam Hire an Intern bonus episode52 December 5 2016 Jason Mantzoukas Paul Scheer June Diane Raphael Anna s Birthday Episode 53 December 13 2016 Milo Ventimiglia54 December 19 2016 Jeremy Renner55 December 26 2016 Zachary Levi January 2 2017 Memorable Moments Volume 1 January 9 2017 Memorable Moments Volume 2 56 January 16 2017 Kaitlin Olson Scott MacArthur57 January 23 2017 Russell Peters58 January 30 2017 RuPaul59 February 6 2017 Stan Lee60 February 13 2017 Charlie Day61 February 20 2017 Bob Odenkirk62 February 27 2017 Lauren Graham63 March 6 2017 Malin Akerman64 March 13 2017 Joel McHale65 March 20 2017 Michael Pena March 22 2017 Sneak preview of Missi and Zach Might Bang podcast66 March 27 2017 Jillian Bell Charlotte Newhouse67 April 3 2017 Eric Stonestreet68 April 10 2017 Sharon Stone69 April 17 2017 Kristin Chenoweth70 April 24 2017 Thomas Middleditch71 May 1 2017 Lance Bass Michael Turchin72 May 8 2017 Terry Crews73 May 15 2017 Timothy Simons74 May 22 2017 Kelly Rohrbach75 May 29 2017 Adam Pally Zoe Lister Jones76 June 5 2017 Ari Graynor Carrie Goldberg77 June 12 2017 Nick Kroll78 June 19 2017 Hannibal Buress Lizzo79 June 26 2017 Maria Bamford80 July 3 2017 Justin Long Chris Pratt Zachary Levi Adam Pally Zoe Lister Jones The Lost Tapes Vol 1 81 July 10 2017 Regina Hall Tiffany Haddish The Lost Tapes Vol 2 82 July 17 2017 Andy Cohen83 July 24 2017 Eva Longoria84 July 31 2017 Josh Ostrander85 August 15 2017 Karen Kilgariff Georgia Hardstark86 August 22 2017 Karen Kilgariff Georgia Hardstark87 August 29 2017 Alanis Morissette88 September 5 2017 Emma Roberts89 September 12 2017 Lake Bell90 September 19 2017 Elizabeth Olsen91 September 26 2017 Jack Johnson92 October 3 2017 Lee Daniels93 October 10 2017 Mel Rodriguez94 October 17 2017 Jim Jefferies95 October 24 2017 Arielle Kebbel96 October 31 2017 Kelly Clarkson97 November 7 2017 Marc Maron98 November 14 2017 Adam Scott99 November 21 28 2017 Lane Moore Special two part episode Part one features interview with Sim and wife Amy part two features Moore and takes place at the USC Gamma Phi Beta sorority100 December 5 2017 Rob Riggle101 December 12 2017 Jesse Tyler Ferguson102 December 19 2017 Denis Leary103 January 2 2018 Nick Jonas104 January 9 2018 Ed Helms105 January 16 2018 Brittany Snow106 January 23 2018 Colin Hanks107 January 30 2018 Jimmy Kimmel Molly McNearney108 February 6 2018 Whitney Cummings109 February 13 2018 Jena Friedman110 February 20 2018 Tom Segura111 February 27 2018 Allison Janney112 March 5 2018 Olivia Cooke Anya Taylor Joy113 March 13 2018 Heather Graham114 March 20 2018 Macaulay Culkin115 March 27 2018 Zach Braff116 April 3 2018 Shay Mitchell117 April 10 2018 Zoey Deutch118 April 17 2018 Hayley Atwell119 April 24 2018 Billy Eichner120 May 1 2018 Eugenio Derbez121 May 8 2018 Dax Shepard122 May 15 2018 Bella Thorne123 May 22 2018 Erika Jayne124 May 29 2018 Becca Kufrin125 June 5 2018 Natasha Leggero amp Moshe Kasher126 June 12 2018 Logan Browning127 June 19 2018 Bert Kreischer128 June 26 2018 Mayim Bialik129 July 3 2018 Pete Holmes130 July 10 2018 Topher Grace131 July 17 2018 Shiri Appleby132 July 24 2018 Kelly Ripa Special appearance by Mark Consuelos and recorded on location at San Diego Comic Con International133 July 31 2018 Stephen Amell amp Colton Haynes Grant Gustin Special appearance by Tom Cavanagh and recorded on location at San Diego Comic Con International134 August 7 2018 Kelly Ripa 2 amp Camila Mendes Final recording on location at San Diego Comic Con International135 August 14 2018 Bo Burnham136 August 21 2018 David Spade137 August 28 2018 Kat Dennings138 September 4 2018 Jerrod Carmichael139 September 11 2018 Judd Apatow140 September 18 2018 Adam Rippon141 September 25 2018 Constance Zimmer142 October 2 2018 Kevin Smith143 October 9 2018 Yvette Nicole Brown144 October 16 2018 Skyler Samuels145 October 23 2018 Mark Duplass146 October 30 2018 Bobby Lee147 November 6 2018 Maura Tierney148 November 13 2018 Emily Ratajkowski149 November 20 2018 Jay Pharoah150 November 27 2018 Bill Hader151 December 4 2018 Sophia Bush152 December 11 2018 Jake Johnson Recorded on location at The University of Southern California153 December 18 2018 Elizabeth Reaser154 January 3 2019 Bill Hader Sophia Bush Macaulay Culkin Billy Eichner Adam Rippon Adam Scott Heather Graham The Lost Tapes Vol 3155 January 8 2019 Eric Christian Olsen amp Sarah Wright156 January 15 2019 Colton Underwood157 January 22 2019 Mark Paul Gosselaar158 January 29 2019 Nina Dobrev159 February 5 2019 Tony Hale160 February 12 2019 Lena Headey161 February 19 2019 Kobe Bryant162 February 26 2019 Katharine Mcphee163 March 5 2019 Ashley Benson164 September 30 2019 Alison Brie165 October 7 2019 Lilly Singh166 October 14 2019 Justin Long167 October 21 2019 Busy Philipps168 October 28 2019 Elisha Cuthbert169 November 4 2019 Tig Notaro170 November 11 2019 Chris Sullivan171 November 18 2019 Lizzy Caplan172 November 25 2019 Bill Fichtner173 December 2 2019 Kat Von D174 December 9 2019 Sam Taylor Johnson and Aaron Taylor Johnson175 December 16 2019 Whitney Cummings176 December 23 2019 Christian Siriano177 January 6 2020 Jeff Garlin178 January 13 2020 Ed Droste179 January 20 2020 Fortune Feimster180 January 27 2020 Melissa Villasenor181 February 3 2020 Josh Gad182 February 10 2020 Jason Biggs183 February 17 2020 Judy Greer184 February 24 2020 Andrea Savage185 March 2 2020 Pamela Adlon186 March 9 2020 Casey Wilson187 March 16 2020 Nikki Glaser188 March 23 2020 Wendi McLendon Covey189 March 30 2020 David Dobrik190 April 6 2020 Alexandra Daddario191 April 13 2020 Elizabeth Banks192 April 20 2020 Josh Hutcherson193 April 27 2020 Amanda Hess194 May 4 2020 Nat Faxon and Jim Rash195 May 11 2020 Lauren Lapkus196 May 18 2020 Drew Scott and Linda Scott197 May 25 2020 Clark Duke198 June 1 2020 Bob Saget199 June 8 2020 Sam Richardson200 June 15 2020 Samin Nosrat201 June 22 2020 Padma Lakshmi202 June 29 2020 Chelsea Handler203 July 6 2020 Samantha Irby204 July 15 2020 Esther Povitsky205 July 20 2020 Paul Scheer206 July 27 2020 Thomas Middleditch207 August 3 2020 Sean Hayes208 August 10 2020 Seth Rogen209 August 17 2020 Demi Moore and Shana Feste210 August 24 2020 Kenan Thompson211 August 31 2020 Ellie Kemper212 September 7 2020 Olivia Munn213 September 14 2020 Paris Hilton214 September 21 2020 Tika Sumpter215 September 28 2020 Adam DeVine216 October 5 2020 Eva Longoria217 October 12 2020 Norah Jones218 October 19 2020 David Chang219 October 26 2020 Jim Jefferies220 November 2 2020 April Beyer221 November 9 2020 Malcolm Gladwell222 November 16 2020 Beth Behrs223 November 23 2020 Kate Mara224 November 30 2020 Joel McHale225 December 7 2020 Seth Green226 December 14 2020 Kaley Cuoco227 December 21 2020 Clea DuVall228 January 4 2021 Emerald Fennell and Carey Mulligan229 January 11 2021 Meagan Good230 January 18 2021 Amy Schumer231 January 25 2021 Elizabeth Berkley Lauren232 February 1 2021 Melissa McCarthy233 February 8 2021 Carrie Brownstein234 February 15 2021 Kyra Sedgwick235 February 22 2021 Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke236 March 1 2021 Chloe Grace Moretz237 March 8 2021 Ciara Bravo238 March 15 2021 Brie Larson and Jessie Ennis239 March 22 2021 Gwyneth Paltrow240 March 29 2021 Adam Brody241 April 5 2021 Ben Falcone242 April 12 2021 Bob Odenkirk243 April 19 2021 Vanessa Bayer244 April 26 2021 Lamorne Morris245 May 3 2021 Rachel Bilson246 May 10 2021 Carla Hall247 May 17 2021 Zoey Deutch248 May 24 2021 Tia Mowry249 May 31 2021 Glennon DoyleFirst Episode was originally with Allison Janney but was later removed supposedly due to explicit content Accolades editWinner Shorty Awards 2017 for Best Podcast 7 Nominated iHeartRadio Podcast Awards 2019 for Best comedy PodcastNotes edit Kayla appears in numerous episodes of the podcast often in hypothetical sketch scenarios in which she confronts the celebrity guest s and asks them various questions and is oblivious to social hints Some notable appearances include episodes 41 45 61 and 62 Featured guests adapted from the official Unqualified website archives 6 References edit a b c d e Garcia Patricia July 26 2016 Anna Faris s Hilarious Advice Podcast Is WTF with Marc Maron Meets Dear Abby Vogue Archived from the original on May 8 2017 Retrieved May 9 2017 Alter Alexandra 23 October 2017 Is Anna Faris Unqualified The New York Times Archived from the original on 18 January 2018 Retrieved 25 October 2022 Adams Char Coyne Kate 19 October 2017 Anna Faris Opens Up About Son Jack s Health Battle in Revealing New Book It Was Us Against the World People Archived from the original on 30 January 2019 Retrieved 25 October 2022 Hershon Marc November 6 2016 Soundcast Reviews Anna Faris Is Unqualified amp This Is That The Huffington Post Archived from the original on April 24 2017 Retrieved May 9 2017 a b c Episode 53 Milo Ventimiglia Unqualified com December 13 2016 Archived from the original on June 15 2017 Retrieved May 9 2017 Anna Faris is Unqualified Unqualified com Archived from the original on May 10 2018 Retrieved May 9 2018 Anna Faris is Unqualified Shorty Awards Archived from the original on May 19 2017 Retrieved May 9 2017 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Unqualified amp oldid 1171727209, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
