It's the nicest comedian in LA, Erin Cholakian! Erin is blowing up on the internets, and she just performed at the Comedy Store for the "Is This Thing On" premier with Will Arnett. It's a classic Yenta sesh about mom trauma, comedy drama, and emotionally topping Michael B Jordan.

We Yenta about:

- Being “mom-fearing,” not God-fearing

- Performing for Searchlight Pictures at the Comedy Store

- Why comedians on Threads are exhausting

- Gatekeeping, insecurity, and high-school energy

- Doming Michael B. Jordan at axe throwing

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Announcement! You're invited to take part in the Yenta Matchmaking Experiment!! If you want to be matched with a potential date from the Yenta listener universe, you can submit your profile now! We'll be releasing Patreon episodes of "Yenta Matchmaking" where we go in detail behind the scenes of the matchmaking process. More info here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7TuxHM4DOMN_xfEDkfdhjE9EHjMH7mIoBlFu2N7sQEDiQyg/viewform

Erin Cholakian: https://www.instagram.com/erin_cholakian/?hl=en

Raye Schiller: https://www.instagram.com/rayeschiller

Antonia Lassar: https://www.instagram.com/antonialastar

Uncut and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/yenta

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Timestamps:

0:00 – Intro

1:45 – Searchlight / Comedy Store story

5:20 – Hecklers in life and the internet

9:37 – Comedians on the internet

13:55 – Gratitude, insecurity, and gatekeeping

31:35 – Religious traumaaaaaa

43:30 – Gossip!!

It's just the Yentas this week, and we're spending an entire episode on our new obsession: HOCKEY SMUT. It's nothing but Heat Rivalry today, including our very own pitch for a religious sapphic version of Shane and Ilya.

We Yenta about:

- Why people pretend they’re over coming-out stories

- Emotional intimacy as the true climax (queeeeeer)

- Why sapphic stories never get the same cultural attention

- The sapphic version of Heated Rivalry

Sponsored by the Mandel Cultural Leadership Program: https://mandelinstitute.org/programs/cultural-leadership/cultural-leadership-application-faq/

**Side note, you'll notice that the video quality is weird. This was our first day shooting with our new upgraded cameras, but put them on the wrong setting! We promise it'll get better! xoxoxo

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Announcement! You're invited to take part in the Yenta Matchmaking Experiment!! If you want to be matched with a potential date from the Yenta listener universe, you can submit your profile now! We'll be releasing Patreon episodes of "Yenta Matchmaking" where we go in detail behind the scenes of the matchmaking process. More info here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7TuxHM4DOMN_xfEDkfdhjE9EHjMH7mIoBlFu2N7sQEDiQyg/viewform

Raye Schiller: https://www.instagram.com/rayeschiller

Antonia Lassar: https://www.instagram.com/antonialastar

Uncut and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/yenta

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Timestamps

0:00 - Intro

3:48 - Literally nothing but Heated Rivalry

Jonah Feingold has created the most Jewish rom-com we've ever seen. He’s the writer, director, actor, and editor behind the brand-new 31 Candles (playing in AMCs), as well as Dating & New York, At Midnight (Paramount+), and EXmas (Amazon). Jonah is obsessed with chemistry, crushes, and sweaters, and he's our official straight boy crush of 2025! (Plus we have a cameo from 31 Candles' producer Jonah Weinstein who is a queer Jewish icon.)

We Yenta about:

- Sliding into DMs

- Why 31 Candles is the most Jewish romcom ever

- Jewish identity without belief

- Romcom chemistry, movie stars, and why studios ruined everything

- Lesbian-coded sweaters

- Dating in 2025: no contact, shared locations

- Winning your ex back (bad advice, worked anyway)

- Hiding tattoos from Jewish parents forever

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Announcement! You're invited to take part in the Yenta Matchmaking Experiment!! If you want to be matched with a potential date from the Yenta listener universe, you can submit your profile now! We'll be releasing Patreon episodes of "Yenta Matchmaking" where we go in detail behind the scenes of the matchmaking process. More info here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7TuxHM4DOMN_xfEDkfdhjE9EHjMH7mIoBlFu2N7sQEDiQyg/viewform

Jonah Feingold: https://www.instagram.com/jonahfeingold/

Raye Schiller: https://www.instagram.com/rayeschiller

Antonia Lassar: https://www.instagram.com/antonialastar

Uncut and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/yenta

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

1:55 - 31 Candles: The Most Jewish RomCom

3:55 - Casting for chemistry

8:57 - Queer & Jewish identity

11:32 - “Being Jewish isn’t about feeling Jewish”

18:22 - Writing a romcom

35:52 - Judaism onscreen (Nobody Wants This)

42:38 - Dating in 2025

55:37 - Secrets!!