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Seek Treatment with Cat & Pat

"The S-Word" (w/ Sarah Sherman)

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Cat and Pat welcome Sarah Sherman back, joking about their last unusable episode and lamenting a Zoom call instead of being in person.
The episode opens with hosts Cat Cohen and Pat Regan welcoming back comedian and 'SNL' writer Sarah Sherman. They joke about a previous in-person episode ruined by air conditioner noise and express disappointment about recording remotely via Zoom due to Sarah living in California. Sarah discusses the challenges of being a TV writer in LA, including the need for flexible housing. The conversation turns personal as Sarah recalls a high school classmate telling her that her facial features, while individually beautiful, don't come together harmoniously. Pat delves into a deep dive on 2008 TV shows 'Lipstick Jungle' and 'Cashmere Mafia,' sparked by watching their pilots, and vividly recounts a dramatic monologue from 'Cashmere Mafia' about infidelity. Cat asks Sarah to reflect on her personal growth since her last appearance in summer 2023, a period Sarah describes as difficult. Sarah shares her current anxiety that her upcoming HBO comedy special might be exported blurry. She tells a story about a moment of social regret where she said the wrong thing to someone, leading to intense feelings of panic. The hosts and guest discuss the pressures of show business, including on-set behavior and apology tours. Sarah recounts a mundane celebrity sighting of Kirsten Dunst at an Italian restaurant in a mall. The episode includes multiple ad reads for sponsors like Factor, Quince, and Saley. They discuss memories, the overload of modern information compared to 'rock and stick,' and share 'crush of the week' segments, which include well-behaved Long Island boys, used furniture website Apt Deco, and Emma Stone's performance in 'Poor Things.' The episode closes with promotion for Sarah's special 'Sarah Squirm: Live and in the Flesh' on HBO.

As heard by us

A funny, candid return that turns forehead lines, bodies, and jokes into a sideways argument about the soul.

Sarah Sherman returns to Seek Treatment for a loose, funny check-in on the time since her last visit, from a nearly unusable air conditioner to deeper forehead lines and the strange job of having a body that has to land a joke.

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Why you'd press play

You want forehead-lines talk that swerves, beautifully, into comedians as vessels for the joke and the soul suddenly on display.

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