Work in Progress: Whitney Cummings
Work in Progress with Sophia Bush
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4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 20 March 2025
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
When comedian Whitney Cummings stops by the pod, she doesn’t hold back!
Whitney takes Sophia on an emotional roller coaster, opening up about freezing her eggs, dating while navigating motherhood, dealing with postpartum depression, and why she was begging her parents to get a divorce! Plus, during their candid chat, one of them reveals they are a ‘Disney Adult’ and the other wants to be a Ren Faire Queen! There’s a lot to unpack, so strap in!
Whitney Cummings is hitting the road with her “Big Baby Tour.” For tickets and info visit whitneycummings.com
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, everyone. It's Sophia. |
| 0:02.5 | Welcome to Work in Progress. |
| 0:15.1 | Hey, Whips Marties, one of our favorite early guests is back on the podcast today. We are joined by none other than |
| 0:23.3 | award-winning comedian Whitney Cummings. You know her for her bold observational humor, and currently |
| 0:30.3 | she is on the road with her Big Baby North America tour, exploring some pretty signature |
| 0:36.2 | themes of relationships, gender dynamics, and modern |
| 0:39.1 | dating from a very new perspective that includes being a mom, what it's like to age, and |
| 0:46.0 | societal expectations of all those things. She has so many great stories and laughs and so much wisdom to share. And I'm just so thrilled that she is here |
| 0:58.1 | today. So let's dive in. |
| 1:09.6 | I'm so happy to have you back. |
| 1:11.5 | I feel like we had the best conversation. |
| 1:13.7 | You were one of my first guests on the pod in 2019. |
| 1:16.4 | We made all these plans to hang out and ride horses and then the fucking world shut down. |
| 1:21.2 | And I was like, oh, I guess I'm just never going to be social again. |
| 1:25.2 | But I feel like we're getting back to it now. |
| 1:28.6 | I also think, I mean, this might be a hot take, but like we do also get to socialize for |
| 1:34.7 | public consumption, which is slightly toxic, but also radically feminist to just monetize our |
| 1:42.3 | friendships. Like everyone's too busy, whatever. |
| 1:45.2 | I mean, it is funny because whenever I hang out with a girlfriend of mine or run into a |
| 1:48.8 | female comic friend of mine at the comedy store, it's always like 10 minutes in to |
| 1:52.9 | they're like, should, do you want a pod? |
| 1:55.0 | Like, why are we doing this for free? |
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