Off the Cupp with S.E. Cupp

This week, it's Huey Lewis! S.E. grew up listening to Huey Lewis and the News and now she gets the chance to ask him all the things — from Huey's early days busking with his harmonica in Morocco to the surprising impact 80s punk had on him starting his own band. Huey also shares some fun stories about his segue into the movies — with songs in Back to the Future and American Psycho — and then acting. SE also asks h...

If you want to know where S.E. will be on Thursday Dec. 12, look no further than the Bravo schedule and the debut of the new season of Southern Charm. Who better, then, to have on the show this week than Bravolebrity and friend, Shep Rose! The Southern Charm charmer talks about the upcoming season, dishes on some hot Bravo goss, and talks about what makes Southern Charm different from Bravo's slate of reality TV. S.E. ...

This week on Off the Cusp it's Barry Sonnenfeld! Barry has had a hand in — either as a cinematographer, producer, or director - at least one of your favorite movies, from When Harry Met Sally, to Back to the Future, to A Few Good Men, to Men in Black and the Addams Family. The list goes on and on. S.E. dives into Barry's fantastic behind-the-scenes stories of his time in Hollywood, which is also recounted in his fantas...

This Thanksgiving week, S.E. brings on blogger, travel host and the Comfort Food podcast host, Kelly Rizzo. Kelly started the Comfort Food podcast in 2022 after her husband, comedian Bob Saget, died suddenly. That terrible moment and year threw the newlywed into an identity crisis. But through grief, she leaned on the things she loves — food, travel, and music — to find her sense of self again. S.E. and Kelly talk abou...

This week, S.E. brings in comedian Brad Garrett! Brad talks about growing up with very encouraging parents who also struggled deeply in their own ways. He shares some fantastic stories about opening for Sinatra, being the youngest comic to appear on Johnny Carson and why Ray Romano didn't want him to play his cop brother, Robert, on the hit sitcom, Everyone Loves Raymond. And S.E. divulges the super random connection they have to a...

If you know S.E. at all you'll know that Bravo is her happy place. And she's not alone. The Bravo network of Housewives and reality TV shows is a joy destination for its diverse community of fans who look to it as an escape from whatever ails them. S.E. sits down with Bravo King Andy Cohen to talk about what it's like to be at the center of that joy and how he got there in the first place. They also talk about parenting, his own pa...

This week, S.E. chats with friend, author, journalist, political analyst (honestly, so many things) Molly Jong-Fast. S.E. and Molly talk about the last days of magazines, making friends in cable news, and how not to be the person other people complain to their therapist about. The pair also dive into Molly’s literary family, her grandfather the communist, her mother’s complicated ambitions, and some very stubborn family grudges. An...

It’s a two-fer on Off the Cupp! S.E. sits down with two friends — who happen to be politicians — Rep. Eric Swalwell and former congressman Adam Kinzinger. S.E. and Rep. Swalwell talk about his childhood, growing up the son of a cop and the oldest of four active boys and how the pressures of sibling rivalry sent him on a different path. Adam Kinzinger and S.E. talk about the trills and fears of flying airplanes, how he manages an in...

This week, S.E. talks to one of her favorite people, the multi-hyphenate comedian, writer and award-winning producer Larry Wilmore! S.E. and Larry talk about developing shows in a changed media landscape, the ways Larry has experimented with comedy over the years, and how he got his start in some of S.E.'s favorite sitcoms of all time (can you guess which?). Larry also dives into family life — the ways in which he has supported tho...

It’s the Fonz! On this episode of Off the Cupp, S.E. talks with Henry Winkler about his unlikely path from a dyslexic “bad student” from New York City to the Yale School of Drama, how Arthur Fonzarelli came to be and how Henry reinvented himself after Happy Days came to an end. In fact, the character actor, writer, children’s book author (and so much more) has made a career out of surprising turns and reinvention (from “Scream” to ...

S.E. brings on one of her favorite true crime journalists, Dateline's Josh Mankiewicz, to talk about how he got into the business, how he managed to land the unheard-of forever job, and the one story he never thought he'd tell. SE and Josh also dive into his very famous family, discuss how Josh manages to draw boundaries at work, and just how handsome Stone Phillips is in real life. The lively conversation is all wrapped up with a ...

S.E. Cupp could think of no better person to have as her first guest on her podcast than her pal, the actor, Josh Gad. And Josh Gad delivers! The “Frozen” and “Book of Mormon” star talks openly about his childhood, how he dealt with rejection, what his mom told him when he almost left acting, and about his first big break. He also shares some of his darker moments and his own mental health journey. The whole conversation ends with ...