Best Friends with Nicole Byer and Sasheer Zamata

Best Friends with Nicole Byer and Sasheer Zamata

Hosted by Nicole Byer and Sasheer Zamata · Headgum

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353
Episodes
108
Transcribed
8,429
Ratings
Weekly
Cadence
2015
First episode

About Best Friends with Nicole Byer and Sasheer Zamata

Gayle & Oprah. Bonnie & Clyde. Nicole & Sasheer. Enter the pantheon of best friendship. When you’re forced to change your number, are sick of being single, or want to take a pole-dancing class, you’re going to need a best friend...and if you don’t, you can still have this podcast. This is a Headgum (https://headgum.com/) podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter (https://x.com/headgum), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/headgum/), and Tiktok (https://www.tiktok.com/@headgum). Advertise on Best Friends (https://gumball.fm/shows/best-friends-with-nicole-byer-and-sasheer-zamata) via Gumball.fm (http://gumball.fm/).

Publisher
Headgum
Category
comedy
Language
en
Explicit
Yes
First episode
1 Jan 2015
Latest episode
4 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

108 of 353 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 4 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Nicole Embraces Screamo

  2. 28 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Sasheer the Builder

  3. 21 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Sasheer's Not A Wrapologist

Inside a recent episode

Nicole Embraces Screamo

Published 4 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] As fellow performers, I figured you might have some insight on friends who don't show up to support you. If we weren't so ingrained in our friend group, I would have started putting space there a long time ago, but things feel too complicated. Any advice or words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated. […]

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Who has been a guest on Best Friends with Nicole Byer and Sasheer Zamata

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  • Alexis Bevels
  • Darby Lynn Cartwright
  • Tracie Thoms

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Apple Podcasts (US)
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4,840 ratings
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3,589 ratings

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Nicole Byer and Sasheer Zamata host the show. Published by Headgum.

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