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| Hollywood Handbook | |
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| Presentation | |
| Hosted by | Sean Clements Hayes Davenport |
| Genre | Comedy, Satire |
| Language | English |
| Updates | Weekly |
| Length | 45-90 minutes |
| Production | |
| Theme music composed by | Annaliese Schiersch |
| Audio format | MP3 |
| No. of episodes | 253 |
| Publication | |
| Original release | October 8, 2013 |
| Provider | Earwolf |
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| Website | www |
Hollywood Handbook is a weekly comedy podcast hosted by comedian/writer duo The Boys, which consists of Hayes Davenport and Sean Clements. Episodes generally consist of Davenport, Clements, and a guest offering advice, telling stories, and doing segments, all in a highly satirical, absurdist manner. Guests have included Donald Glover, Ellie Kemper, Aubrey Plaza, Kumail Nanjiani, Nick Kroll, Patton Oswalt, and Sharon Horgan.
Background
Clements and Davenport met while writing on the FOX program Allen Gregory, where they quickly established a friendship and established the Reality Show Show podcast on the Earwolf Network. The podcast featured the duo, alongside reality stars such as Survivor winner John Cochran or comedians like Paul F. Tompkins and Anders Holm, humorously analyzing reality shows such as The Challenge, World's Worst Tenants, and Splash.
Due to the show's small audience and the host's growing disinterest with the premise, Clements and Davenport ended the Reality Show Show after 39 episodes. Two weeks later, on October 8, 2013, the first episode of Hollywood Handbook was released with guest Jake Johnson. In Hollywood Handbook, the hosts play highly-successful versions of themselves, presenting the podcast as "an insider's guide to kicking butt and dropping names in the red-carpet-lined back hallways of this industry we call showbiz". Initially, the show consisted of Clements and Davenport doing segments such as "The Teaser Freezer", wherein they would comment on a trailer for an upcoming movie, followed by an interview with the guest which included audience questions during the "Popcorn Gallery" segment. In recent years, however, the show has adopted a much looser format, featuring less planned segments and more interactions with the guests and Earwolf staff.