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January 19: Week in Review

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Phew! This week flew by. We had "Grown-ish" star Trevor Jackson, Larisa Oleynik (aka Alex Mack!!!), and two of our favorite funny people, Abby McEnany and Josh Thomas, on the show this week!

Scroll on for their full interviews, and don't forget to follow us on Twitter for full shows and clips, and on Instagram for behind-the-scenes stories 💕

ABBY MCENANY TOLD US ABOUT THE IMPACT THE "SNL" CHARACTER PAT HAD ON HER LIFE

The ease that people have to take something and make it their own to hurt people, or shame people and hate people, that ruined my life."

"GROWN-ISH" STAR TREVOR JACKSON RECALLED AUDITIONING FOR A FILM AND BEING TOLD THEY ALREADY HAD A BLACK LEAD AND COULDN'T HAVE TWO

His "Grown-ish" costar Halle Bailey was the subject of backlash after being cast as Ariel in "The Little Mermaid"

LARISA OLEYNIK REMINISCED ABOUT HER TIME ON "THE SECRET WORLD OF ALEX MACK"

She said she'd be curious to see what the character is up to these days

JOSH THOMAS TALKED ABOUT FINDING COMEDY IN DARK TOPICS

His new series is about a man becoming his sisters' guardian after their dad passes away

FOR YOUR 👀 ONLY, THESE GAWGEOUS PICS OF OUR GAWGEOUS GUESTS ARE A NEWSLETTER EXCLUSIVE

A WORD FROM OUR HOSTS

ZACH: Okay, so this week: Abby McEnany. That's the tweet. But no, really. Having her on was such a joy. Beyond her show being incredible (go watch immediately), she is just such a warm person and sitting down with her and talking mental health, queerness, and everything else was a treat.

Beyond that, I spent Friday's show really just letting it all hang out. I talked about an accidental text I sent my family that then inspired many of you to share your own text-horror stories, and after that segment I got some relationship advice from Tracy McMillan. And here is the behind-the-scenes tea: my mom and brother were on set, so that was just so much fun to have someone tell me to have more sexual energy with them there 🙂

ALEX: Abby McEnany. If you don't know that name yet, you better get used to hearing it.

Zach and I sat down with Abby McEnany, the creator and star of the show "Work In Progress," to talk about its debut and she was one of the most delightful guests we've ever had on the show. "Work In Progress" is a true depiction of queer life and shows mental health issues and depression in a candid and moving way. I highly recommend it if you want a counterpoint to many of the LGBTQ-centric shows on air today!

🔥 TWEET OF THE WEEK

COMING UP NEXT WEEK 🔮

You're not gonna want to miss the show this week — we've got Laila Ali, June Diane Raphael, Lindy West, and Lolly Adefope, and more joining us!

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