Bad Friends
Weekly comedy podcast hosted by comedians Andrew Santino and Bobby Lee since February 2020, produced by 7EQUIS and, since October 2026, distributed by Wave, with a recurring crew of producers and regulars who end up on the mic.
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Bad Friends is a weekly comedy podcast hosted by Andrew Santino and Bobby Lee, known for the two comedians arguing, recurring bits and the crew members the hosts pull into them, most famously Rudy Jules. The pilot came out on February 17, 2020, per the show’s feed, and new episodes still arrive every Monday, most recently Ep 346, Live Long and Floss More on November 9, 2026. Neither host has left: as of November 2026 the regulars around them include Rudy, Fancy B, Carlos, McKone and comedian Doc Willis, who returned in June 2026, while Juicy, a fixture from 2022, has not been credited since August 2025. The YouTube channel has about 2.5 million subscribers and more than 867 million views. In October 2026 the show signed an ad sales and distribution deal with Wave, and TheWrap reported that it draws more than 38 million monthly views across platforms.
Bad Friends cast and crew, past and present
Bad Friends has no official cast list, so this one follows the episode titles, chapter lists and “More” credits in the show’s feed from February 2020 to November 2026. Status is as of November 2026. Ages are from Famous Birthdays, read November 2026.
| Name | Role | Years | Status (November 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Santino | Co-host and co-creator | 2020 to now | Current. Hosts every Monday; Ep 343 on October 19, 2026 opened with his birthday. Also hosts Whiskey Ginger |
| Bobby Lee | Co-host and co-creator | 2020 to now | Current. Hosts every Monday, including Ep 345 with Dane Cook on November 2, 2026. Also hosts TigerBelly |
| Rudy Jules (Rudy, Jules) | Recurring personality; the hosts build bits, games and characters around her | Since at least May 2020 | Current. Most recently titled for her: Ep 339, Trash Rummaging with Rudy (September 21, 2026); named again in the chapters of Ep 344 (October 26, 2026) |
| Fancy B (Fancy) | Crew member and on-air regular; the credits link him to the SOS VHS channel and Instagram @fancyb.1 | Since at least August 2020 | Current. Titled out in We Are Firing Fancy (July 14, 2025) and Fancy’s Replacement (November 3, 2025), back by November 17, 2025, and credited on every episode through November 9, 2026 |
| Carlos | Crew member and on-air regular | Since at least February 2022 | Current. Named in the September 21, 2026 notes (“Carlos Needs a Swear Jar”); the show has joked about replacing him since 2023 |
| McKone | Crew member and on-air regular | Since at least June 2024 | Current. Named in the August 17 and September 21, 2026 notes |
| Doc Willis | Comedian and recurring guest | 2021 to 2022; back since June 2026 | Current. Introduced August 30, 2021; returned in Return of the Doc! (June 8, 2026) and is named in the October 12, 2026 notes |
| Jesse “Jetski” Johnson (Juicy) | Introduced as the show’s door person, then a regular credited as Juicy | June 2022 to August 2025 | Not credited since August 4, 2025. Her last credit was on Ouch! w/ Marc Maron; no departure was announced in the notes or in press we found |
| Dax Flame | YouTuber and recurring guest | Since May 2024 | Current. Credited in October 2025 and named in the August 17, 2026 notes |
| Khalyla Kuhn | Fill-in host | February 2022; October 2022 | Guest. Credited when she sat in, including Bobby’s Replacement (October 10, 2022); co-hosts TigerBelly with Bobby Lee |
| Andrés Rosende | Podcast producer | Since October 2020 | Current. Credited as podcast producer on the November 9, 2026 episode |
| George Kimmel and Bryce Hallock | Producers credited for 7EQUIS | 2020 to 2022 | Credited from the pilot to December 5, 2022; later credits read only 7EQUIS. Kimmel is still credited on TigerBelly as PD George in 2026 |
| Pete Forthun | Podcast producer | April 2021 to July 2023 | Not credited since July 31, 2023; no departure announced that we found |
| Jenna Sunde and Joe Faria | Podcast producers | October 2020 to spring 2021 | Faria credited until March 15, 2021 and Sunde until April 12, 2021 |
Years come from the first and last time a name appears in the feed’s titles, chapter lists or credits, so a person may have been around longer. The show runs a long bit about firing and replacing its crew (Rudy’s Replacement, Bobby Fires George, We Are Firing Fancy, We’re Firing Our Crew), and people “fired” on air have usually come back the next week; we only call someone gone when the credits stop. Ages: Andrew Santino and Bobby Lee per Famous Birthdays.
Bad Friends tours, spin-offs and deals
Live shows, side projects and business deals around the podcast, from trade press, promoters and the show’s own feed.
| Project | What it is | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad Friends live stream | The show’s first ticketed live stream | June 2022 | Announced in June 2022 and streamed June 28, per the feed |
| Bad Friends tour (US and Canada) | Live Nation tour of the podcast | 2023 | 32 cities from April 12 to June 25, per Live Nation (February 2023) |
| Patreon | Bonus episodes for paying members | August 2023 | Announced at the top of the August 7, 2023 episode, per the feed; nearly every 2026 episode links it |
| Bad Friends animated series | Adult animated comedy in development at Hulu with 20th Television Animation | May 2024 | Santino and Lee as adolescent misfit bugs in high school, written by Nick Kreiss and Santino, per Deadline; no premiere has been announced |
| Australia, New Zealand and Singapore shows | Live shows promoted by TEG Dainty | November 2024 | Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, per The Note, and Singapore on November 26, per PR Newswire |
| London show | Bad Friends live at OVO Arena Wembley | July 18, 2025 | Per the venue; the August 11, 2025 episode is titled London Calling |
| The Bad Game Show | Unscripted celebrity game show inspired by the podcast, set in Bobby Lee’s mom’s basement | 2026 | 10 episodes, created by Santino and Nick Kreiss and financed by All Things Comedy, per Deadline; episode 1 premiered June 17, 2026 on YouTube and Spotify, per the feed |
| Wave deal | Ad sales and distribution across YouTube, podcast apps and social | October 5, 2026 | 7EQUIS still produces, per TheWrap; Wave already handled Santino’s Whiskey Ginger |
| Bad Friends Halloween short | There’s Something Foul on Clark Street, a horror comedy short film | October 2026 | About 411,000 views on YouTube, November 2026 |
Bad Friends guests in our index
Comedians with an entry in our index who have been guests on the show, from the episode titles in the feed.
| Guest | Episodes | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Distefano | September 2020 to February 2025 | The most frequent guest in our index, including the 5th Badiversary episode on February 17, 2025 |
| Stavros Halkias | January 2023 to September 2026 | Most recently on Bobby’s Moana Birthday! (September 14, 2026) |
| Andrew Schulz | July 2022 and March 2025 | Andrew Schulz Knows Rudy is a Spy (July 18, 2022) and Life As an Uggo (March 10, 2025) |
Timeline
- Jan 16, 2020The Bad Friends YouTube channel opens, per its About page.
- Feb 17, 2020Andrew Santino and Bobby Lee release the pilot, produced by George Kimmel and Bryce Hallock of 7EQUIS, per the show’s feed.
- Mar 3, 2020Santino tells High Times that he and Lee met at The Comedy Store about a decade earlier and teamed up because fans liked them on each other’s podcasts.
- May 25, 2020Rudy Jules is in the notes of Ep 15, the start of a run as the show’s most named regular.
- Aug 10, 2020Fancy B first appears in the episode notes, in an episode where “Rudy and Fancy B take over,” per the feed.
- Aug 30, 2021Comedian Doc Willis joins as a recurring guest, per the episode notes in the feed.
- Jan 17, 2022Ep 99, Bobby Cries & Rudy Becomes Jules, gives Rudy the second name the show still uses.
- Jun 2022The show introduces Jesse “Jetski” Johnson, later credited as Juicy, as its door person on June 27 and holds its first live stream on June 28, per the feed.
- Apr 12, 2023A 32-city Live Nation tour of the US and Canada begins, running to June 25, per Live Nation.
- Aug 7, 2023Bad Friends announces its Patreon, per the feed.
- Oct 16, 2023The show marks one million YouTube subscribers in an episode title, per the feed.
- May 2024Hulu picks up a Bad Friends animated series for development with 20th Television Animation, per Deadline.
- Nov 2024The hosts tour Australia and New Zealand, per The Note, and play Singapore on November 26, per PR Newswire.
- May 12, 2025An episode titled 2 Million Subscribers marks the YouTube milestone, per the feed.
- Jul 18, 2025Bad Friends plays OVO Arena Wembley in London, per the venue; weeks later, on August 4, Juicy gets her last credit, per the feed.
- Jun 17, 2026The Bad Game Show premieres on YouTube and Spotify, two months after Deadline reported that its 10-episode first season had wrapped.
- Oct 5, 2026Bad Friends joins Wave for ad sales and distribution, with 7EQUIS still producing, per TheWrap.
- Nov 9, 2026The show releases Ep 346, Live Long and Floss More, its latest as of this update.
Questions people ask
What is Bad Friends? Who hosts the Bad Friends podcast?
Bad Friends is a weekly comedy podcast hosted by comedians Andrew Santino and Bobby Lee, released every Monday since February 17, 2020, per the show’s feed. Each episode is about an hour of the two hosts needling each other, running bits with the crew and, some weeks, a comedian guest such as Dane Cook (Ep 345) or Sam Morril (Ep 344). The YouTube channel has about 2.5 million subscribers as of November 2026, and TheWrap reported in October 2026 that the show draws more than 38 million monthly views across platforms. This page is about the podcast, not any drama, film, band or advice article with a similar name.
Who are the Bad Friends members? Who is in the Bad Friends cast and crew?
As of November 2026, Bad Friends is hosted by Andrew Santino and Bobby Lee, and the regulars named in its 2026 episode notes are Rudy Jules, Fancy B, Carlos, McKone and comedian Doc Willis, per the show’s feed. Rudy, the “girl” most searchers mean, is the person the hosts tease and cast in sketches, and she has been on the show since at least May 2020. Fancy is a crew member credited on every 2026 episode, Carlos and McKone are crew members the hosts pull onto the mic, and YouTuber Dax Flame drops in often. Andrés Rosende is credited as podcast producer, and 7EQUIS produces the show. The show publishes no official cast list; the full table with each person’s status is above.
Who left the Bad Friends podcast?
No host has left Bad Friends: as of November 2026 Andrew Santino and Bobby Lee still host every episode, and we found no announcement from either of them or from press that one plans to leave. What the feed shows is quieter crew turnover. Jesse “Jetski” Johnson, credited as Juicy, was a regular from June 2022 and has not been credited since August 4, 2025. Podcast producer Pete Forthun was last credited on July 31, 2023, and producers George Kimmel and Bryce Hallock were last named on December 5, 2022, after which the credits read only 7EQUIS. None of these exits came with an announcement in the notes or in an outlet we accept. Much of what sounds like a departure is a bit: episodes titled Rudy’s Replacement, Bobby Fires George and We Are Firing Fancy were followed by the same people coming back.
What happened to Fancy on Bad Friends? Is Fancy still on the show?
Fancy B is still on Bad Friends as of November 2026: he is credited on every episode through Ep 346 on November 9, 2026, with links to the SOS VHS channel and his Instagram, @fancyb.1, per the show’s feed. His exits are a running joke. The notes had him “fired” over an editing mistake in June 2021 before Fancy Is Back! on August 2, 2021; in 2025 the show titled episodes We Are Firing Fancy (July 14) and Fancy’s Replacement (November 3) and interviewed for a “new Fancy,” then opened the November 17, 2025 episode with “Fancy’s Back.” In 2026 the show celebrated his birthday on air on March 30.
What happened to Juicy on Bad Friends?
Juicy, credited by Bad Friends as Jesse “Jetski” Johnson, has not been credited on the show since August 4, 2025, and as of November 2026 neither she nor the show has explained why in the notes or in an outlet we accept, per the show’s feed. She was introduced on June 27, 2022 as “Jessie Johnson, The Door Person” and became a regular, credited with her Instagram, @jetskijohnson, from 2022 to 2025. She stepped away once before: the September 2, 2024 episode with Bill Burr ends with a chapter called “Juicy’s Return.” We found no report of a falling out.
What happened to Doc on Bad Friends?
Doc Willis is back on Bad Friends as of November 2026: the show titled its June 8, 2026 episode Return of the Doc!, and he is in the notes again in July, August and on October 12, 2026 (“Finding Love For Doc”), per the show’s feed. The comedian joined on August 30, 2021 (“Welcome to Bad Friends ft. Doc Willis”) and was a regular through mid 2022, when he dropped out of the notes for almost four years. Neither he nor the show has said publicly why he was away.
What happened to Rudy on Bad Friends? Is Rudy Jules still on Bad Friends?
Rudy Jules is still on Bad Friends as of November 2026: the latest episode titled for her is Ep 339, Trash Rummaging with Rudy (September 21, 2026), and the chapters of Ep 344 on October 26, 2026 open with “Rudy’s Grudge Smoking.” She is not in every episode because she is not a host, which is why some weeks she seems to vanish. She has been on the show since at least Ep 15 in May 2020 and became “Jules” too in Ep 99 in January 2022. The show also ran “Rudy’s Replacement” episodes in April 2021 and February 2022, and she stayed. More on our Rudy Jules entry.
Who is Carlos on Bad Friends, and what happened to him?
Carlos is a Bad Friends crew member who has been part of the on-air bits since at least February 2022, and as of November 2026 he is still there: the September 21, 2026 notes open a chapter with “Carlos Needs a Swear Jar,” per the show’s feed. Like Fancy, he is the subject of a replacement joke: episodes in 2023 carried chapters called “Carlos Replaces Fancy,” “We Got a New Carlos,” “Steve Aoki is the New Carlos” and “Carlos’ Replacement is Just Like Carlos,” and he kept appearing. The show has not published his full name in the notes we read, so we use the name it uses.
What happened to George and Pete on Bad Friends?
George Kimmel and Pete Forthun are former Bad Friends producers who are no longer named in the show’s credits as of November 2026, and neither exit was announced, per the show’s feed. Kimmel was credited with Bryce Hallock as a 7EQUIS producer from the pilot in February 2020 to December 5, 2022; the April 26, 2021 episode Bobby Fires George was a bit, and he stayed in the credits until December 2022; a George is still named in the chapters as late as February 2024. He is still credited as “PD George” on Bobby Lee’s other show, TigerBelly, in 2026. Forthun was credited as podcast producer from April 2021 to July 31, 2023; since then Andrés Rosende is the only podcast producer credited.
Did Andrew Santino and Bobby Lee fall out? Is there Bad Friends drama, or drama with Joe Rogan?
Andrew Santino and Bobby Lee have not split, and as of November 2026 we found no reported falling out between them, or between Bad Friends and Joe Rogan, in major or trade press. The arguing is the format: Live Nation billed their relationship as “contentious” when it sent the show on tour in 2023, and Santino told High Times in March 2020 that Lee had been “a big champion” of his since they met at The Comedy Store. In 2026 they made The Bad Game Show together and signed the Wave deal, and both still host every week. The show’s notes mention Rogan in friendly terms, such as “Santino’s Big Moment with Rogan” in April 2023 and “Backstage With Rogan and The Black Keys” in March 2024; Santino’s own guest spots on The Joe Rogan Experience are on his entry.
Who owns Bad Friends? What network is it on?
Bad Friends is hosted and co-created by Andrew Santino and Bobby Lee and produced by 7EQUIS, which the show’s feed lists with Wave as its owner and which holds the copyright as of November 2026. It is not part of TigerBelly or All Things Comedy, TigerBelly’s publisher, although All Things Comedy financed The Bad Game Show, per Deadline. On October 5, 2026, TheWrap reported that Wave, the company behind Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce, had taken over ad sales and distribution across YouTube, podcast apps and social, with 7EQUIS still producing. TheWrap also said Santino is represented by UTA and Lee by CAA. No dollar figure for any deal has been published.
Where can I watch Bad Friends, and where is the merch?
Bad Friends releases a new episode every Monday on YouTube, about 2.5 million subscribers and about 1,000 videos as of November 2026, and on podcast apps such as Apple Podcasts, where it rates 4.7 out of 5 from about 14,100 ratings. Short clips run on the Bad Friends Clips channel (about 398,000 subscribers), Instagram @badfriendspod and TikTok @badfriendspodofficial, and bonus episodes are on Patreon. Merch is sold at badfriendsmerch.com.
Is Bad Friends on tour? Where has the Bad Friends tour been?
Bad Friends has taken its live show to North America, Australia and New Zealand, Asia and Europe, and as of November 2026 we found no new Bad Friends tour dates announced. The live show went to 32 cities in the US and Canada from April 12 to June 25, 2023, per Live Nation; to Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth in November 2024, per The Note; to Singapore on November 26, 2024, per PR Newswire; and to OVO Arena Wembley in London on July 18, 2025, per the venue.
What is The Bad Game Show? Is there a Bad Friends cartoon?
The Bad Game Show is a 10-episode unscripted game show inspired by Bad Friends, created by Andrew Santino and director Nick Kreiss and financed by All Things Comedy, which Deadline reported had wrapped production on April 21, 2026; celebrities play trivia and absurd challenges in Bobby Lee’s mom’s basement, per Deadline. Its first episode premiered on June 17, 2026 on YouTube and Spotify, per the show’s feed. Separately, Hulu picked up a Bad Friends animated comedy for development with 20th Television Animation in May 2024, starring the hosts as adolescent misfit bugs, per Deadline. As of November 2026 we found no premiere date for the animated series.
Is Rudy dating anyone? What about the cast’s personal lives, ages and families?
Not something we cover.
Our read
Ames Create does not work with Bad Friends. This is our view, from a team that works on creator brands for a living.
The format. Two comedians who argue for a living, with a crew that keeps getting pulled into the bit. Santino needles, Lee escalates, and a rotating cast of regulars, Rudy above all, gives the show recurring characters fans follow by first name. The firing and replacement jokes have run so long that they are a format of their own.
Why it travels. The show is built for clips: a Monday episode, chapter titles written around single moments and a separate clips channel with about 398,000 subscribers. Recent episodes draw about 570,000 to 1.2 million views each on YouTube, and the “what happened to” questions about the crew keep people searching the back catalog.
Brand fit. Direct-to-consumer sponsors already buy here, with host reads in fall 2026 for DraftKings, Ultra, Cash App, BlueChew, Liquid IV and Rocket Money, and Wave now sells the ads. The humor is explicit and the read usually becomes part of the joke, so cautious family brands are a hard fit. The Bad Game Show was designed around brand integrations, per Deadline.
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- TigerBellyWeekly comedy podcast hosted by comedian Bobby Lee and Khalyla Kuhn since September 2015, published by All Things Comedy, with a recurring cast of crew members and friends and a new episode every Wednesday.
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Sources: Bad Friends’ feed, episode titles, chapters and credits from February 2020 to November 2026; Bad Friends on Apple Podcasts; Bad Friends on YouTube and its About page, including Ep 15, Ep 99, Ep 339, Ep 342, Ep 343, Ep 344, Ep 345, Ep 346 and the 2026 Halloween short; Bad Friends Clips; TheWrap, October 5, 2026; Deadline on the animated series, May 2024 and The Bad Game Show, April 21, 2026; Live Nation, February 2023; The Note, May 28, 2024; PR Newswire, September 25, 2024; OVO Arena Wembley; High Times, March 3, 2020; Famous Birthdays on Andrew Santino and Bobby Lee. Statuses cross-checked against the Andrew Santino, Bobby Lee and Rudy Jules entries and the TigerBelly hub. Subscriber, view and video counts read from YouTube, November 13, 2026; ratings read from Apple Podcasts, November 2026.
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