Headgum Premieres “Thanks Dad” with SNL's Ego Nwodim

Headgum, the comedy podcast network behind shows such as We’re Here to Help with Jake Johnson and Gareth Reynolds, Senses Working Overtime with David Cross, Dead Eyes, and Newcomers with Lauren Lapkus & Nicole Byer, announces that Ego Nwodim (Saturday Night Live, Peacock’s Mr. Throwback), will join the network’s award-winning lineup of shows with her new podcast Thanks Dad. Additionally, ad sales for Thanks Dad will be through Gumball, the Headgum-owned marketplace for advertisers to buy host-read ads directly from podcasters.

Premiering September 9, Ego Nwodim invites guests to be her “Dad for the Day”—father figures including Bill Burr, her current ‘SNL’ castmates Kenan Thompson and Mikey Day, Tim Meadows, Adam Pally, Andy Cohen, among others—and has funny, heartfelt conversations with them about their experiences with their own dads and as parents themselves. Each episode wraps up with her getting practical advice from her guests such as how to get the best deal when buying a house, how to know you’ve found “the one,” and how to perfect your jump shot.

Inspiration for the show comes from Nwodim’s own lack of relationship with her father. “It doesn’t bother me the way movies and television want it to bother me, but I’m curious about it,” she told The Hollywood Reporter. “I recognize how much of my experience is a shared one, so I’d like to bring some awareness to that. But I also just love talking to people — I’m such a Pisces, and I love going deep immediately, like ‘Nice to meet you, tell me your greatest fear.'”

The first episode of Thanks Dad with Ego Nwodim is available September 9th and features her Mr. Throwback co-star, Adam Pally. New episodes release every Monday and are available on all major podcast platforms. Upcoming guests this season include Kenan Thompson, Bill Burr, Ty Burrell, Hasan Minaj, Andy Cohen, Kyle Mooney, Tim Meadows, Harry Shum Jr., Mikey Day, Randall Park, Roy Wood Jr., Scott Aukerman, Paul Scheer, Kareem Rahma, Andy Dały, Matt Walsh, John Hodgman, and more.