Risk!

RISK! is a live show and podcast where people tell true stories they never thought they’d dare to share in public. Hosted by Kevin Allison (of MTV’s The State), the RISK! podcast began in 2009 in New York City. Since then, it has exploded in popularity, receiving over 200,000 unique downloads each month, and garnering acclaim from The New York Times, Time Out New York, and the Onion AV Club. A new episode of RISK! is released every Friday, and monthly live shows take place in both New York City and Los Angeles. The RISK! Tour show has traveled to Amsterdam, Albany, Philadelphia, Austin, Portland, San Francisco, and college campuses across the USA. RISK! has featured personal stories and exclusive confessions from celebrities such as Sarah Silverman, Janeane Garofalo, Lisa Lampanelli, Kevin Nealon, Margaret Cho, Marc Maron, Lili Taylor, Adam McKay, and cast members of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart including Samantha Bee, Wyatt Cenac, Al Madrigal, and many more.

Latest Episodes

  • Best of RISK! Music: Part 3

    Released 09.26.12

    More of our favorite music from the most recent RISK! episodes.

  • Everybody Naked!

    Released 09.21.12

    Dave Hill and Allison Moon share stories of moments when clothing was optional.

  • Brutal Youth

    Released 09.14.12

    In our 100th episode, we look back at some of the funniest moments of the series so far. Plus new stories of growing pains by Seth Morris, Helen Hong, Kumail Nanjiani and Pete Holmes.

  • Susan Kent

    Released 09.06.12

    Susan Kent tells how, as a teenager, she hid her pregnancy from her mother.

  • Fraught

    Released 08.30.12

    Reggie Watts, Brent Sullivan and Frankie Fellini share stories about moments loaded with emotion.

  • Ladies and Gentlemen

    Released 08.17.12

    Dwayne Perkins and Melinda Hill share stories of dating gone awry.

  • Blush

    Released 08.10.12

    Kerri Kenney-Silver, Michael Martin, Jolenta Greenberg, Omri Navot and Sam Mullins share tales of embarrassments, large and small.

  • Live From Albany!

    Released 08.02.12

    Chrissy Swanson, Michael Oatman, Ethan Ullman and Gregor Wynnyczuk share stories at our live show at the Linda Theater in Albany.

  • Live From The Story Studio!

    Released 07.26.12

    Story Studio students JC Cassis and Dionna share personal stories at our school's latest live show.

  • Treacherous

    Released 07.19.12

    Selena Coppock, William Mullin, Ariana Seigel, Eric Martin, and Julie Threlkeld share stories from the danger zone.

  • Simon Amstell & Tom Shillue

    Released 07.13.12

    Stories of surviving single life from comedians Simon Amstell and Tom Shillue.

  • Life or Death

    Released 07.04.12

    Scott Whitehair, Laurel Holland and Michael Shawki share about the thin line between here and the hereafter.

  • Martin Moran

    Released 06.27.12

    Martin Moran shares about the abuse he suffered as a child and how it led to his search for healing.

  • Indecent?

    Released 06.21.12

    Dave Hill, Elna Baker, Carlos Kotkin, Michael Pope and Kelli Dunham share stories they would never tell Miss Manners.

  • Jackie Kashian

    Released 06.14.12

    Jackie Kashian tells a story about a friendship that became more than a friendship before becoming a disaster.

  • Live From L.A.!

    Released 06.08.12

    Greg Fitzsimmons, Pete Holmes, Brian Babylon, Jillian Lauren and Jenna Brister at our crazy, monthly NerdMelt Theater show.

  • Kurt Braunohler

    Released 06.02.12

    Kurt Braunohler deals with two traumatic horrors. A panic attack... and a Top 40 song.

  • State of Emergency

    Released 05.23.12

    Tim & Eric's Tim Heidecker and others share stories of crisis and catastrophe.

  • Beyond Kink Camp, Part 2

    Released 05.12.12

    While visiting Amsterdam, your fearless host leaps further into sex adventures... and catastrophes. WARNING: Explicit sexual content.

  • Beyond Kink Camp, Part 1

    Released 05.12.12

    Your fearless host applies lessons he learned last fall at Kink Camp to a friendship here in the real world.

  • Sean Patton

    Released 04.26.12

    Sean Patton tells a tale of ghosts, surprise punches and an explosive vagina in the Bayou.

  • Live From Portland!

    Released 04.20.12

    Maria Bamford, Baron Vaughn, Adam Newman, Janine Brito and Giulia Rozzi share stories at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland, Oregon.

  • Danny Lobell

    Released 04.14.12

    Danny Lobell finds laughter and heartbreak on the job in a Long Island nursing home.

  • Your Attention Please!

    Released 04.02.12

    David Crabb, Beowulf Jones, Margot Leitman and Kevin Allison tell tales that scream Achtung, baby!

  • The Best of RISK! Music: Part 2

    Released 03.23.12

    More of our favorite music from the podcast so far.

  • The Best of RISK! Music: Part 1

    Released 03.20.12

    A mix of our favorite music from the podcast so far.

  • Al Madrigal

    Released 03.16.12

    Al Madrigal tells how, before he got hired by The Daily Show, his job was firing everyone else.

  • What's Going On?!

    Released 03.07.12

    Helen Hong, Steve Agee, Chris Castiglione, Mike Amato and Elise Pettus come face to face with their own cluelessness.

  • Kamau Bell

    Released 02.27.12

    W. Kamau Bell wows the crowd at our big Wesleyan University shows.

  • Unintended

    Released 02.22.12

    Bobcat Goldthwait, Mollena Williams, Vanessa Ragland, Reid Mihalko and Beowulf Jones forge the gap between expectations and results. 

  • Morgan Russo

    Released 02.14.12

    How an ironworker named Joe became a comedienne named Morgan.

  • Outta Place

    Released 02.07.12

    R. Ben Garant, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Sheng Wang and Nikki Glaser tell of times things were off kilter and over the line.

  • Peyton Clarkson

    Released 01.23.12

    Peyton Clarkson tells the tale of a madman, a cat's balls and a pile of British pounds.

  • Shady

    Released 01.13.12

    Carlos Kotkin, Mike Blejer, Trouble Jones and Christine Woodward share about the shade they've thrown and the shade they've been thrown.

  • Lisa Lampanelli

    Released 01.05.12

    Lisa Lampanelli and Kevin listen to and discuss the first story she told at a RISK! live show.

  • Damaged Goods

    Released 12.29.11

    James Reichmuth, Kent Shelton, Kim Nguyen and Drew Prochaska share tales of damage done.

  • The Holidays

    Released 12.22.11

    A Christmas show! Elna Baker, Matteson Perry, Tracy Rowland and Brad Lawrence share wondrous tales of Christmas past.

  • Matt McCarthy

    Released 12.16.11

    Matt McCarthy recalls his freshman year in high school and a boozy mess of an Easter weekend spent with his older brother. 

  • The Family

    Released 12.06.11

    Lili Taylor, Sara Benincasa and Curtis Gwinn share about their nearest, dearest and weirdest. 

  • Go Get the All Star Episode!

    Released 12.01.11

    The new RISK! All Star episode is available at iTunes in the ALBUMS section. Lisa Lampanelli, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Michael Ian Black, Sam Bee and Paul F.

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