Banging It Out with Elke Thoms

About Banging It Out with Elke Thoms

Season 2 coming 2026. Comedian Elke Thoms pretends she’s a therapist and asks why you really changed your hair. No really, why? Did you always hate your face or—?

Publisher

Elke Thoms

Category

comedy

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

15 Feb 2025

Latest episode

15 Nov 2025

Latest episodes

20 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Nov 2025

   Going Gray as a Senior (in College) with Abigail Jensen

   After finding out the guy she was dating in college hooked up with her sorority sister, Sex Educator and Host of Rat Girls Podcast Abigail Jensen wanted to get her hair dyed with purple tips à la Kylie Jenner's 2014 green hair look. Unfortunately, the hairstylist said this would be a challenge for her and she was correct because she dyed it half gray. For the 2025 season finale of Banging It Out, Elke and Abigail discuss Abigail's plight of going gray as a senior (in college), and how it launched her full-force into throwing caution to the wind, one nipple piercing at a time. Subscribe for more hair-larious tales! ABOUT ABIGAIL Abigail Jensen is the host of Rat Girls Podcast and a Sex Educator who can be found sharing tips and tricks on her Instagram @vibeslut ABOUT BANGING IT OUT WITH ELKE THOMS One morning you woke up, shaved your head or dyed your hair pink. "Why did you do that?!” your parents screamed—Comedian Elke Thoms would also like to know. We’ve all heard about getting bangs after a breakup, but is that really why you got them? Elke delves into her guests’ motivations behind their wildest hair changes (whether that was a mullet or ~gasp~ their first trim that was more than just an inch), and investigates if it was to create a new them, to get back at an ex, or the most unhinged of all—just for fun. Elke Thoms is a rising star on the Los Angeles comedy scene. Get some serious bragging rights and discover her before everyone else does! With her sharp wit and clever humor, she’s already owning stages at The Comedy Store and Laugh Factory, while making waves at top comedy festivals both here and abroad. Elke’s also flexed her writing chops as Editor-in-Chief of Northeastern University’s Literary Arts Magazine, and her plays have been produced in L.A., Boston, and Minneapolis. So, what are you waiting for? Say you found her first! 😎 CONNECT WITH ELKE 😎 🤹🏻♀️ Socials | @elkethoms 🕸️ Website | www.elkethoms.com 🎭 BROUGHT TO YOU BY BIG COMEDY NETWORK 🎭 📸 Socials | @ilovebigcomedy 🌐 Website | https://www.bigcomedynetwork.com 🤝🏼 TEAM 🤝🏼 💜 Creator and Host: Elke Thoms 👩🏼💻Producer: Elke Thoms 🎵 Music: Chloe Grace Kinnon and Austin Luther 🎨 Art: Nat Jean 📸 Art Photography: Stephanie Girard AFFILIATE LINK DISCLOSURE Please note, some of the links in the podcast description are affiliate links. This means that if you click on one of the product links and make a purchase, we may receive a small commission. This helps support our content creation and doesn't result in any additional cost to you. DISCLAIMER In our content, including but not limited to podcasts and streaming series, we may discuss, mention, or review products, services, or companies. This does not imply any form of endorsement or affiliation. We may receive remuneration for mentions or through affiliate links in descriptions, which will be explicitly disclosed. Parts of our content are satirical, intended for entertainment and do not represent our or any discussed entities' views. All product names, logos, and brands are property of their respective owners. Use of these names doesn't imply endorsement. The respective trademark owners are not affiliated with, nor do they sponsor or endorse, our content. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY We aim to respect all intellectual property rights. If we've inadvertently used any materials inappropriately, please contact us so we can promptly address the matter. #Comedian #WomenInComedy #Podcast

2. 

   1 Nov 2025

   Bald In Denial with Josh Edelman

   Comedian and filmmaker Josh Edelman fought back against losing his hair by shaving his head at the end of his upcoming comedy special, but is now letting what's left grow back. Despite acknowledging that he looks cooler with a shaved head, Elke and Josh dive into why he's still hanging on, before debating the virtues of hair that grows like vines versus sheds glitter. Subscribe for more hair-larious tales! ABOUT JOSH Josh Edelman is a comedian and filmmaker. He directed the New York Times "Best Comedy Doc of 2021 "Mentally Al" about cult comedy legend Al Lubel. He runs the LA Comedy Underground that produces a number of the best comedy shows in Los Angeles including Well Dressed at The Hollywood Roosevelt & Undiscovered Genius at the Hollywood Improv. His new comedy special "The Jew Rogaine Experience" will be coming out soon with 800lb Gorilla. Joshedelmancomedy.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEdelmeister Twitter: @theedelmeister Instagram: @joshedelmancomedy TikTok: @theedelmeister ABOUT BANGING IT OUT WITH ELKE THOMS One morning you woke up, shaved your head or dyed your hair pink. "Why did you do that?!” your parents screamed—Comedian Elke Thoms would also like to know. We’ve all heard about getting bangs after a breakup, but is that really why you got them? Elke delves into her guests’ motivations behind their wildest hair changes (whether that was a mullet or ~gasp~ their first trim that was more than just an inch), and investigates if it was to create a new them, to get back at an ex, or the most unhinged of all—just for fun. Elke Thoms is a rising star on the Los Angeles comedy scene. Get some serious bragging rights and discover her before everyone else does! With her sharp wit and clever humor, she’s already owning stages at The Comedy Store and Laugh Factory, while making waves at top comedy festivals both here and abroad. Elke’s also flexed her writing chops as Editor-in-Chief of Northeastern University’s Literary Arts Magazine, and her plays have been produced in L.A., Boston, and Minneapolis. So, what are you waiting for? Say you found her first! 😎 CONNECT WITH ELKE 😎 🤹🏻♀️ Socials | @elkethoms 🕸️ Website | www.elkethoms.com 🎭 BROUGHT TO YOU BY BIG COMEDY NETWORK 🎭 📸 Socials | @ilovebigcomedy 🌐 Website | https://www.bigcomedynetwork.com 🤝🏼 TEAM 🤝🏼 💜 Creator and Host: Elke Thoms 👩🏼💻Producer: Elke Thoms 🎵 Music: Chloe Grace Kinnon and Austin Luther 🎨 Art: Nat Jean 📸 Art Photography: Stephanie Girard AFFILIATE LINK DISCLOSURE Please note, some of the links in the podcast description are affiliate links. This means that if you click on one of the product links and make a purchase, we may receive a small commission. This helps support our content creation and doesn't result in any additional cost to you. DISCLAIMER In our content, including but not limited to podcasts and streaming series, we may discuss, mention, or review products, services, or companies. This does not imply any form of endorsement or affiliation. We may receive remuneration for mentions or through affiliate links in descriptions, which will be explicitly disclosed. Parts of our content are satirical, intended for entertainment and do not represent our or any discussed entities' views. All product names, logos, and brands are property of their respective owners. Use of these names doesn't imply endorsement. The respective trademark owners are not affiliated with, nor do they sponsor or endorse, our content. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY We aim to respect all intellectual property rights. If we've inadvertently used any materials...

3. 

   18 Oct 2025

   "Amicable" Breakups with Rachel Mathieu (Part 2)

   Comedian, actor, and writer Rachel Mathieu dyed her hair blonde at 18 after a break-up that sent her into crisis. In part two of this two-part episode, Elke and Rachel dive into amicable breakups vs. not-amicable breakups, Elke's post-breakup actions that were not giving the main character energy she thought they were, and whether they'd rath-HAIR have hair that allows them to fly or turn invisible. Subscribe for more hair-larious tales! ABOUT RACHEL Rachel Mathieu is a comedian, actor, and writer, you've seen her creating shorts and producing sketch comedy with Elephant Department, and her latest short film L’intemporelle will be premiering this October at Naples Film Festival. ABOUT BANGING IT OUT WITH ELKE THOMS One morning you woke up, shaved your head or dyed your hair pink. "Why did you do that?!” your parents screamed—Comedian Elke Thoms would also like to know. We’ve all heard about getting bangs after a breakup, but is that really why you got them? Elke delves into her guests’ motivations behind their wildest hair changes (whether that was a mullet or ~gasp~ their first trim that was more than just an inch), and investigates if it was to create a new them, to get back at an ex, or the most unhinged of all—just for fun. Elke Thoms is a rising star on the Los Angeles comedy scene. Get some serious bragging rights and discover her before everyone else does! With her sharp wit and clever humor, she’s already owning stages at The Comedy Store and Laugh Factory, while making waves at top comedy festivals both here and abroad. Elke’s also flexed her writing chops as Editor-in-Chief of Northeastern University’s Literary Arts Magazine, and her plays have been produced in L.A., Boston, and Minneapolis. So, what are you waiting for? Say you found her first! 😎 CONNECT WITH ELKE 😎 🤹🏻♀️ Socials | @elkethoms 🕸️ Website | www.elkethoms.com 🎭 BROUGHT TO YOU BY BIG COMEDY NETWORK 🎭 📸 Socials | @ilovebigcomedy 🌐 Website | https://www.bigcomedynetwork.com 🤝🏼 TEAM 🤝🏼 💜 Creator and Host: Elke Thoms 👩🏼💻Producer: Elke Thoms 🎵 Music: Chloe Grace Kinnon and Austin Luther 🎨 Art: Nat Jean 📸 Art Photography: Stephanie Girard AFFILIATE LINK DISCLOSURE Please note, some of the links in the podcast description are affiliate links. This means that if you click on one of the product links and make a purchase, we may receive a small commission. This helps support our content creation and doesn't result in any additional cost to you. DISCLAIMER In our content, including but not limited to podcasts and streaming series, we may discuss, mention, or review products, services, or companies. This does not imply any form of endorsement or affiliation. We may receive remuneration for mentions or through affiliate links in descriptions, which will be explicitly disclosed. Parts of our content are satirical, intended for entertainment and do not represent our or any discussed entities' views. All product names, logos, and brands are property of their respective owners. Use of these names doesn't imply endorsement. The respective trademark owners are not affiliated with, nor do they sponsor or endorse, our content. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY We aim to respect all intellectual property rights. If we've inadvertently used any materials inappropriately, please contact us so we can promptly address the matter. #Comedian #WomenInComedy #Podcast

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 37 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

53

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

Contact Banging It Out with Elke Thoms

Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.