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Matt Rogers
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Bowen Yang
Wow. Is that the culture? Yes. Goodness.
Matt Rogers
Wow.
Bowen Yang
Las culturistas Ding dong.
Matt Rogers
Ding dong. Las culturistas calling. Wow. Was that the first time we were ever out of sync?
Bowen Yang
Bodes well, honestly. Bodes very well.
Matt Rogers
You know what I was distracted thinking about? I'm surrounded by tops.
Bowen Yang
We've got service tops, camera tops, publicist tops.
Matt Rogers
You know, can I. Can I reveal something about Bow and Yang? This is the one. This is the big thing that I wanted to reveal on this podcast the other day in a personal text exchange. So that's how you know it's real. Because we never lie to each other. It's only ever transparent, real, honest, and more. Bowen goes. I think I legitimately might be bi.
Bowen Yang
Which is not the same thing as being a top.
Matt Rogers
Yeah, but the girls you're talking about wanting to have sex with you are.
Bowen Yang
Conflating like having a dick.
Matt Rogers
Okay, don't do sexual politics with me right now. All I'm saying is Bowen has a crush on. Go ahead, come out. Say it. Lucy Dacus.
Bowen Yang
But I've always had this.
Matt Rogers
You love, like a powerful singer songwriter.
Bowen Yang
Lucy and I exchanged a powerful glance at Forest Hills. This was like three years ago.
Matt Rogers
Oh, my God.
Bowen Yang
She was. She was opening. She and Maxahatchie were opening for Connor Oberst. And she had just got. She had just done her set. This was right when Home Video came out her album. And then I just like, glanced over at her and then she glanced over at me and we kind of smiled at each other. And then that was it. And ever since then. And then, obviously since then we've like talked and hung out, but like, there's something powerful about her. She's.
Matt Rogers
Since then, we've talked and hung out. Like, it's like. Did you ever watch Nobody Wants this that thing on Netflix?
Bowen Yang
Yes.
Matt Rogers
When they kiss and that song's like.
Chapel Roan
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.
Matt Rogers
But it's like that Cynthia Romantic pop song.
Bowen Yang
Yeah.
Matt Rogers
That played when you looked at Lucy Dacus across the room. And don't think we have forgot about a thing with Katie Gavin. Oh, yeah, that's a good love triangle.
Bowen Yang
This is my trend alert.
Matt Rogers
Here we go.
Bowen Yang
It's always with a gay woman. Well. And maybe there's a safety in that. It's like, well, there's no stakes in this. So I can safely from afar, pine.
Matt Rogers
So I can't wait to see how this episode turns out anyway, because this actually is a huge moment in history, because I can't believe this is true. But I think I actually have two things on record on this podcast. One was there's an episode where I literally go to you. Have you listened to Driver's License by Olivia Rodrigo?
Bowen Yang
I was like, who's that?
Matt Rogers
And you go, what is that? This is when it first came out, and that's on record. And I believe me, bringing up Chapel to you is on record on this podcast.
Bowen Yang
That is also on record on this podcast as well. It's on record for a lot of people who listened to you. And they were like, I'm gonna check this girl out.
Matt Rogers
It was late 2022 when I first sort of heard Live.
Bowen Yang
Saw her live.
Matt Rogers
But then. No. But then it was fond of. No. It was April 2023, I think you were at the Fonda. And I remember it was a special evening because you could feel the energy. And I remember she sang Pink Pony Club. And then she was saying, the Pink Pony Club is here. And I was like, oh, wow. It really feels like it is here. Like the LA show. It's about la, et cetera. That was a really special night. And I left that being like, she's the one. She's one of the ones. And now she's here.
Bowen Yang
She's a Pisces legend. She's a Grammy winner. Everyone. Welcome. Chapel.
Matt Rogers
Ron.
Bowen Yang
Hey.
Matt Rogers
Hey.
Chapel Roan
Thank you.
Matt Rogers
You won Album of the Year at our Culture Awards before your album was even out. And I've always wanted to ask you how you felt about that. Was it.
Chapel Roan
I was laughing really, really hard. I was like, that is. That makes sense. It was like, that is so funny.
Bowen Yang
I'm dumb.
Matt Rogers
It was.
Chapel Roan
It's so silly.
Matt Rogers
It was earned. I remember the song that changed everything for me. I was like, wait, what the fuck was Casual? Do a lot of people say that?
Chapel Roan
I didn't expect. I, like, literally, casual was the biggest bitch to get done.
Matt Rogers
Really.
Chapel Roan
It was like, a lot of tense Moments because I was like, I think it should be huge. I think it should be a really big pop song. And my co writer was like, I don't think it. I think it's supposed to be sad. And so I was like, wrong. And that's happened so many times about my songs. So, like, it was. It's like, even the subway, you know, Like, I'm just. I was like, nobody's gonna give a about this. Like, I don't. And now people are clamoring so like, casual to me. I was like, I'm just gonna put it out and just not even care. Because I am like, synth pop girl. This is not super synth pop heavy. But people like that. And now I love it. I always like things more when I like it.
Bowen Yang
So you don't think it's both like, us, like, like a moody that also builds to, like, this grandiosity because that's what we love about it.
Chapel Roan
I think I get nervous writing songs that aren't, like, beat heavy and, like, dance forward instead of. It's kind of like a wallowing and misery type of vibe.
Matt Rogers
So I hear that. I mean, when I left your show, when I first saw you, I was like, I feel like the only way to get it across is like, it feels like. And this is lame to do this, but it feels like Kesha meets Annie Lennox. You have this fun. You came out in this shit blonde wig, and then you came back out with your hair and you were like, it's me, Chapel. Chapel Roan. And we were all, like, laughing because there's an awareness and there is like, this is before you were calling what you do drag, but there was such a huge drag element. You had a drag performer open up. Yeah, but yet you have this, like, haunting, gorgeous, ethereal voice that I was like, I don't think we have this out there. So that's what I meant by like, the Kela meets Annie.
Chapel Roan
That's so sweet. I mean, those are icon girls.
Matt Rogers
Yeah, but that's uncasual on a song like that. It's funny to hear you say you're, like, more comfortable doing the beat heavy stuff because what really, like, took me. And maybe this is just the place I was in, but was Coffee was Kaleidoscope was like, those moments that are so, like, important and deep in your show.
Chapel Roan
Thank you. It is, like, so different live. You can really, really feel the. The ballads. Because I'm actually better at performing ballads, like, than I am pop songs just because, like, I have a ballad voice way more suited for him. Than I'm. But. So that's why I feel like the ballads go so heavy live, because I sound better.
Matt Rogers
Well. Well, it's like. It's. It is just like. It's almost like a different singer. You know what I mean? Because I guess it's like, when you're needing to do the pop thing, do you find yourself being like, okay, now I'm a different pop girl.
Chapel Roan
Yeah. Yeah. You have to, like, I can't sing Kaleidoscope and then go. You know what they say. Never waste a Friday night on a Friday. You know, it's really. It is a different. You have to, like, lock into different characters. I feel like for each song, especially, like, making his karma is like, I'm less worried about hitting the notes rather than just, like, screaming as hard as I can, you know?
Bowen Yang
Right.
Matt Rogers
That was an important song for me at the time. I was like, oh, wow. This is.
Chapel Roan
It's an important song for me. Every day I feel like I'm like. I actually still feel pissed. Like, I. I don't know if I'll ever get over it. I don't know if I'll. If I'll ever not be mad.
Bowen Yang
Is it. Is it kind of the song's fault, though, that you're locked into this, like, sentiment?
Chapel Roan
Yeah. And that's what's so hard about writing about exes, is because you're locked and especially if you hate them.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
And, like, I don't. Luckily, like, I don't hate a lot of my exes. I have so many songs about my exes, about different people, about people I never dated but still in love with. Like, and I don't hate them, but it's really hard to sing songs about people that you hate because you still hate them.
Bowen Yang
Everybody gets two in life. How many do you have?
Chapel Roan
How many exes that you hate that you people.
Bowen Yang
I hate exes that you fucking hate. I think everyone gets. Is it more than two?
Matt Rogers
Just.
Bowen Yang
Just. Just. Just. Just greater than or less than 2.
Chapel Roan
I feel like high school people just don't count.
Matt Rogers
Well, you know what? Your feelings were real, but it doesn't count.
Chapel Roan
My feelings were real, but it doesn't count. So one.
Bowen Yang
Okay. That's healthy. That's normal.
Chapel Roan
Only one. But I've dated, like, a lot of dumb people, but, you know, that's not their fault.
Matt Rogers
It's not their fault. You almost feel bad. It's almost like, punching down, and then all of a sudden, they get the distinction of, like, having a song. And that's also hard. It's like, well, fuck you elicited such a response from me that I felt moved to write this thing.
Chapel Roan
It's like, it just. I get angry every time I.
Matt Rogers
But that's good.
Chapel Roan
Sing it. It's real. It's like, it's very real. And that's why it feels real about the ballads is because, like, I am feeling that whenever I sing Coffee. There's been so many times that I've performed Coffee and I'm just like in the middle of the song. It's like, yeah, I'm done. Next.
Matt Rogers
Like, Because I'm like, have you actually ended it?
Chapel Roan
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I've just been like, I can't. Yeah, I don't want to do this.
Bowen Yang
That's so, like, form breaking and cool.
Chapel Roan
It's just like. It's just not worth the rest of the show, you know? Because, like, then you. Because you always do balance, like, in the middle. For me. I do. Right. So then it's like a loop, loop, loop and on, like a high note.
Bowen Yang
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
And sometimes I'm just, like, dreading it so much when, like, the ballad part, the people like, the picture you vibe because, like, I have my wig on the mic stand and I. I drag my wig around and I make it, like, campy. But I hated picture you too, because I was like, this is boring. I'm bored. Like, I want to move around on stage. I want lights, I want, like, the pageantry. Yeah. It's either like, I do a fully ballad set or I do all pop. Because.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
And that's why I like festivals, because there's not enough time to do the balance.
Bowen Yang
What about when you're doing a cover? If you're doing Bad Romance.
Chapel Roan
Yes.
Bowen Yang
What is. What is. Are you just channeling Gaga? Are you feel. Are you, like, finding a way in for yourself?
Chapel Roan
Bad Romance, low key. I always felt like a fraud singing.
Bowen Yang
Really?
Chapel Roan
Yes. Because I was like, oh, my God, I can't live up to what. I think. I should be in my fucking head for this song. Like, I like. And that's like the hardest part of, like, covering songs that are so iconic. It's like people associate Bad Romance with, like, pure. It was the biggest fucking pop song ever. Like, and I think I just. I do covers because I want to feel like, what's in my body? Like, what. What will it feel like in my body to sing Bad Romance in front of a crowd? And, like, that is the closest I'll ever know to what Gaga maybe feeling like. Like, I'm like, okay, this is how it feels to like rage on stage to Bad Romance. Or like this is what it feels like to sing Barracuda in front of like 50,000 people. And so I can like leech off of the other artists experiences in that way, you know, so. But Bad Romance is different because I was just like, she everything. She's everything. I can't match it. That's what I realized. It's like I can't match it.
Bowen Yang
But does the feeling of I kind of can channel what it feels like to be Gaga singing this song? Does that compete with the fraudulent feeling or is that the same thing? It's like even Gaga's putting on a Persona when she sings that song. I know.
Chapel Roan
I just think that I can't cover every song I want to. I think it's like reserved.
Bowen Yang
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
Like, you know, and that's the coolest thing about pop. It's like you can't fucking. Ballads are more attainable. But pop.
Bowen Yang
Yeah.
Matt Rogers
You know what's funny is it's like with Good Luck, Babe, it's so hard to sing and you do see a lot of people taking cracks at it. But you have one of those songs now where it's like, that's a chapel roan song. Do you feel like that?
Chapel Roan
Bitch? I can't even sing it.
Matt Rogers
It's hard.
Chapel Roan
I can't sing. I cannot sing it in the original key. Like in a set of songs. If I was just doing it only maybe.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
But like, I don't even when people sing my songs, I'm just like, I feel bad because, like, that I know how hard.
Matt Rogers
Like, I have compassion for your girl.
Chapel Roan
Just like, good luck. I don't even care if you fucking mess up because like, thank you for trying. Yeah. Because I can't even nail it. Like, and also like, I can't seem fucking in pitch. Like. Like I am maybe 70% of the time, but the songs are just that fucking hard.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
And like it is cool that sometimes, you know, I mean, it feels good. It feels good to be like, only. Yeah.
Matt Rogers
Yeah, that's my song.
Chapel Roan
Yeah.
Matt Rogers
And I you. So is it like when you're. When you're recording, is it. I guess. How do I ask this question from.
Bowen Yang
A place of technique?
Matt Rogers
Yeah. Are you. Do you have the song out and you're like writing it straight through with like Dan or Justin, whoever you're writing with, and then you can like play it on the piano altogether or are you going back and like revisiting different sections of the song? Because that one really feels like it's so many different Things that was.
Chapel Roan
Well, it was originally called Good Luck Jane.
Matt Rogers
Right.
Chapel Roan
And, like, we rewrote it. It was such a. It was so annoying. The best songs take the longest. The longest. Except Pink Pony Club. That took one day to really. And, like, Good Luck Babe. We recorded the entire song four times because we. I could not just, like, find a key that made sense.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
And so I feel like for Naked in Manhattan, it took two years to write the post chorus, which is like, touch me, touch me, touch me, touch me.
Matt Rogers
Yeah, yeah.
Chapel Roan
So we, like, come out usually with the chorus or, like, the song title, and then we'll, like, create melodies around that and then we'll refine from there of, like, the lyrics. And it's always the first edit. We hardly ever, ever. The only song that I used the first draft off was Kaleidoscope.
Matt Rogers
Oh, wow. That's so beautiful, though.
Chapel Roan
Thank you. But, like, everything else is edit after edit. And like, you know, some of these. It feels like shit.
Bowen Yang
Yeah.
Matt Rogers
It has to.
Chapel Roan
Feminine Ominon felt like shit to write.
Matt Rogers
Really?
Chapel Roan
Yes.
Matt Rogers
And that's crazy, too, because it's such a fun song, but it's like you're like, banging your head against the wall being like.
Chapel Roan
Because it was like, this is. That puzzle was hard. It doesn't make sense. Like, I was banging my head against. I've been banging my head against the wall with the subway. Because I'm. It just. Songs can work live. Certain things can work live, and they do not work in the studio. Or like, for like, my kink is karma. Like, every performance, I scroll, scream really loud at the end of the song. I don't do that in the recorded version. Doesn't fucking work. Same with the Giver. It did not work. Like, first of all, I said the wrong thing on snl. I was supposed to say something else. Like, I got nervous and said some, like, fucked up the wording. It kind of like, makes sense 80%.
Bowen Yang
But what was the wording like? You know, the country boys can't treat a woman right. Only a woman knows.
Chapel Roan
Only. It was like, only a woman knows.
Bowen Yang
How to treat a woman right or something.
Chapel Roan
Yeah, it was. It just didn't. It was like, almost made sense. But also I was like, snl. I was so insane. Like, it was just so scary. Your whole career, Your whole career, everyone says, nothing is harder than snl. Nothing is harder than snl.
Bowen Yang
It's sound mixing. It's all that.
Chapel Roan
It's like. But also like, that. It is so live. And there is no, like, your band is live. That's like, the scariest part. It's like the movie magic. Like, girl, it's rare that you see anyone fucking playing, like, anything for real on tv. Like, it is not most of the time for real.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
Because it just doesn't work like. That works live, but not, like, on tv, televised. It just. The sound doesn't work that way.
Matt Rogers
Right?
Chapel Roan
So, like, I was just. I was so fucking stressed. So I'm like. The fact that I even performed the Giver and, like, made it through is amazing. No, it's so great. But I know that, like, it is so awesome to see, like, everyone be like, where the fuck is the bridge? And I'm like, boo, boo, boo, boo, boo, boo, boo. Do you not think I tried?
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
Do you not think I tried over and over and tried different sayings and tried different. The bridge was the hardest thing to figure out. And now I have an even better idea for it live. That's the other thing, is the live shows matter just as much as the songs themselves to me, because that is actually.
Bowen Yang
That's a live. You get to mold it and grow with it, and it gets to change.
Chapel Roan
And it just becomes a character in itself. Just the live performance. Everyone can kind of wait for that character of the song to come out.
Bowen Yang
Because what you're talking about in terms of recording and in terms of, like, cracking the subway, let's say, is not to use this phrase again, but you have to. That's locked in. You are locked into this thing, and that's, like, the thing that people are gonna revisit the most readily and excessively. For what it's worth, I feel like both Pink Pony Club and the Giver on SNL were fucking major. I was listening to the Soundcloud the next day for, like, weeks. Yeah, like, that's. And I'm like. And then the track release, I'm like, fuck, this is so hard for me. Sometimes when, like, an artist puts out a live thing before the release, and then the track comes out, and I'm like, I like the live version better.
Chapel Roan
Do you know why?
Matt Rogers
Why?
Bowen Yang
I don't.
Chapel Roan
It's called demoitis.
Matt Rogers
Demoitis.
Bowen Yang
Demoitis.
Chapel Roan
Demoitis.
Matt Rogers
Okay.
Bowen Yang
Demo.
Matt Rogers
You like demo? I fall in love with demo.
Chapel Roan
The demos. So, like, what happens?
Bowen Yang
School us.
Matt Rogers
Dr. Chapel.
Chapel Roan
And this is like. This is to my detriment, too. This is to every person's detriment of, like, I get a demo, I hear it, I play it for my friend, and then I go back in and, like, work on it, play it to them again, and they're Like, I just liked the other one better. And because you have Demoitis, because you've, like, attached so much to this. Like, you attach memories, like, you attach all of these things to this one version of the song. It's actually not as good, like, as the actual recorded version, like, straight up. Cause the song wasn't done. There was like, pitchiness all over the map. And like, sometimes that's magic, but it's not what I want in my life tracks, but. Or, sorry, my recorded tracks. But you fall in love with what you hear first.
Bowen Yang
Yeah, of course.
Chapel Roan
Because you hear a different version and you're just going to hate it. Because it's different. Yeah, that's the thing. I just go into new things. I'm like, expecting to hate it. It's like, kk, like, you are going to hate this. Get past it and, like, look at it for what it really is. And that is how I get past to releasing, how I even release music.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
Because it's like, I'm going to hate it. Just live with it, like, feel it and take a step away.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
Because like, all the people who have been living with the giver on SoundCloud or whatever, of course they're gonna hate it. That is like, they're attached. They're attached. And like, just because it's different, you'll hate it. Because that's like human nature, you know? So I was not surprised at all when people were like, this doesn't sound. This is losing the magic.
Bowen Yang
And it's like, I think it has the magic, I think.
Chapel Roan
And that's really all that matters. And also, like, people will just get over it.
Matt Rogers
Yeah, they will.
Chapel Roan
Because it's like, it just sounds better. And yeah, for the subway, you know, it's just gonna feel different. And different doesn't always mean bad. You just have to, like, really take yourself out of it and be like, this is different and it's okay.
Matt Rogers
And now you have two versions.
Chapel Roan
And now you have two versions.
Matt Rogers
The SoundCloud version remains.
Chapel Roan
Yeah.
Matt Rogers
And if that's the one you love and there'll be a third version when you come out and, you know, do it live.
Chapel Roan
Perform it at all these festivals coming up.
Bowen Yang
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
So it's like, it's demoitis. Just remind yourself. It's like, like, I, I. There's so many TikTok songs that I've like, oh my God, this is so fun. And I didn't realize it was either a cover sped up or, like, something. And then I hear the original version, I'm like, oh, speed.
Bowen Yang
It up.
Chapel Roan
I like. Yeah. I'm like, oh, I like the Tick Tock one. And then I, like, go back and I'm like, actually, the artist put that out on purpose because it actually fits the art better.
Bowen Yang
Of course.
Chapel Roan
So I understand. People were like, where is the bridge? Yeah, of course. It was probably a man who decided that. Oh, God, no, baby, I did decide that.
Matt Rogers
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Chapel Roan
And also, do not forget this is a lesbian country song. Like, this is, like, a big deal.
Matt Rogers
Yes.
Chapel Roan
Like, this is, for me, what I've always wanted to do. So it may not be what you want.
Matt Rogers
Yeah, right, right, right, right, right.
Bowen Yang
There's this, like, interesting. Entitled. I'm not gonna say this, but it's like, you're not customer service. You know what I mean? You are not there to, like, take in all of these complaints and, like, synthesize them into it. Can't affect your work.
Chapel Roan
I had to stop reading.
Bowen Yang
You got to stop reading.
Matt Rogers
It's probably just.
Chapel Roan
I know I deleted Instagram and Tick Tock off my phone.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
On Sunday, because I was like, I actually, like, if I want to protect my creative psyche, like, because I'm writing right now.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
Nothing. I have to build a force field around it. And the things. If I want to for sure have a bad day, like, 100% guarantee. I read the comments, like, and I just have to remind myself, you know.
Matt Rogers
The stove is hot. Let's go touch it.
Chapel Roan
Yeah. It's like, okay, if you want to open these, you're not going to feel.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
So now it's just like, never.
Bowen Yang
It's never going to be worth it.
Chapel Roan
It's never worth it. And, like, it just hurts my feelings. I thought I would grow out of it hurting my feelings.
Bowen Yang
Build a thicker skin or something. Yeah.
Chapel Roan
I thought I would become callous to it. And sometimes I hate that I'm not callous. And then other times I'm like, actually, thank God I have feelings about people hurting my feelings.
Matt Rogers
Absolutely.
Chapel Roan
That is, like, sad if. I don't know, maybe I'll get there one day. Maybe I can find a healthy medium. But I don't know. People like saying, it's not about my art anymore. All of a sudden, it's about me and how I look or how I talk or my humor. It's like, that is the insufferable part all of a sudden. And not, like, the art. And so that's what hurts my feelings. It's like, when my art even, you know, like, with the giver, you are 100% allowed to judge it. Hate it, love it, rip it apart. Critique it. Like, that is the point. That is fair game. It's art. I think, like everything else I'm like, that's outside of my art and performance. Stay with performance. Critique it. Like, that is visual art. Visually, like, critique my fashion. That's fine. It's just when it comes to your personal personality and, like, my mistakes that I make in public, it's like, it is ruthless.
Bowen Yang
They're not mistakes.
Matt Rogers
But the thing is, even if they are or aren't mistakes, human beings are allowed to make them.
Bowen Yang
Of course.
Matt Rogers
And I think that one thing that people just. Whether they can't reckon with it or they don't want to because people feel complicit in it, is. It's like, it was unprecedented how quickly it changed for you from here to here in terms of the amount of eyes on you and the amount of mouths flapping in regards to what you did. So it's like, even in a world where it's like, we've seen people go from, like, whatever it is, like, zero to 60 or overnight success, whatever that means. Not like this. Cause I remember we were at Coachella.
Chapel Roan
And we were like, oh, it looks different now.
Matt Rogers
We were so excited at Coachella because we were like, oh, and I was with a couple gays who didn't know who you were yet. And that was, you know, April 2024.
Chapel Roan
Yeah, it was a year ago.
Matt Rogers
Meanwhile, at the end of that weekend, not only did everyone know who you were, but everyone had an opinion on you, et cetera. And then Govbo was a whole other fucking thing that was 15, 20 different, like, think pieces. And it's like, that you're never gonna get. You are never gonna get what you want out of that one individual human being. It's impossible. And I don't think there's enough awareness of that or, like, you know, people don't take accountability for their own actions in that regard, because people get excited.
Chapel Roan
Do you feel that? Do you guys feel that?
Bowen Yang
I mean, we're not feeling it on your level.
Chapel Roan
No, but every level, of course, is a level is a level.
Matt Rogers
Every level is a level. It's for the culture.
Bowen Yang
Every level is a level.
Matt Rogers
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Chapel Roan
Creatively, the artist's way. I don't know if you've ever. That book taught me how to protect my creativity and like how to be really treat myself really well and be really gentle with myself. I'm really good at respecting my artistry. What I am not good at is respecting like my feelings outside of artistry. Like it's so interesting. I'm like very good at being gentle with like my critiques on myself and like letting things, you know it's not gonna be great the first time. You may have to like water it and watch it grow. But when it comes to like me making a mistake in life, it's like that's when I'm not good at like giving myself some grace or just like whatever. So my creativity is very.
Bowen Yang
Sacred.
Chapel Roan
She's sacred and healthy.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
Like I just spent the whole last week doing writing and I wrote some songs I really love and like that's, that is magic. The fact that I could do that amidst like the past year and the fact that I can't, like, do a lot of things, like I used to normally and, like, feel normal. That's great. That's awesome. It worked like.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
It's just when it comes to, like, my self confidence or comments or, like, you know, just saying something I didn't mean or whatever, how that's how, like, when I'm really hard on myself.
Matt Rogers
Right.
Bowen Yang
Well, you know what that book does early on? It tells you to, like, picture and think back on the people early on in your life who, like, tried to, like, cut you off creatively.
Chapel Roan
Right.
Bowen Yang
I still go about this process with, like, one specific person.
Matt Rogers
This is the theater teacher.
Bowen Yang
This is the theater teacher, whatever.
Matt Rogers
This is the iconic woman in history.
Bowen Yang
You have to, like, treat them the same way that you Chapel treat your exes.
Chapel Roan
Yeah.
Bowen Yang
You have to, like, fucking go for the jugular in your brain with these people. And you. And I think my thing is we have to keep doing it now. Now that, like, there are these little side quests popping up. Or like, oh, there's this person who, like, is being a little booger. This person's being a fucking asshole. Like, it's a continuous thing where you, like, have to tell these people who make you feel like you're making a mistake, which you're not. You can't even think of them as mistakes because these are just people who are trying to, like, end you creatively and you have to protect that.
Chapel Roan
Yeah. You know, and art is like, for me, I'm such. I do have a thick skin around, like, my art. It's really hard to see something you see online and be like, oh, maybe that's supposed to be funny.
Matt Rogers
Right.
Chapel Roan
But everyone's like, that's serious. And that's actually fucked up. And it's like, huh, Maybe it's just not one about you or two serious.
Matt Rogers
Well, can we talk about also, like, when people were dragging you for doing your mu. Dang thing? And then I was like. I was like, I bet she thinks it's funny.
Chapel Roan
I did.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
I didn't feel anything.
Bowen Yang
Sasha and I. Sasha, Colby and I were talking and I was just like. I mean, yeah, everyone's mad. I was like, but I'm not. I was like. I was like, is she okay? And Sasha was like, yeah, girl. She's laughing, she's loving. And I was like, okay, well, then it's fine.
Chapel Roan
I'm like, why? People don't have to get mad on my behalf.
Matt Rogers
Right.
Chapel Roan
But we're fine. Yeah.
Bowen Yang
Yes.
Chapel Roan
So what is there to be mad about? Also, this Is what happens. Like, that is snl. It's comedy.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
Like, it is so lighthearted. It was, like, to me, harmless.
Bowen Yang
Oh, my God.
Chapel Roan
And for people to. Even if you were to push it further, harmless. It's like, it's comedy. I don't understand. Like, I just don't know the line anymore.
Bowen Yang
I think people just get worked up over someone that they are very. It's like a love bombing thing, or it's like limerence. It's like they're obsessed with you, and so they will die if anything goes wrong.
Matt Rogers
It's parasocial. I mean, what it is is it's like, I need to protect this. They've expressed that they need help, or I feel like I'm projecting what I might need in that situation. But it's hard. Like, you're saying, like, when you look online, is it supposed to be a joke? Is this thing supposed to be funny in a time when we are.
Chapel Roan
Nothing's funny when nothing's funny, when very few things. Life is not funny right now.
Matt Rogers
Exactly. And meanwhile, it's like, that was a really complicated, weird time because it was like. Like, I remember getting texts from people being like, are Bowen and Chapel okay? I was like, first of all, they don't really know each other that well. Second of all, I'm sure they are. Third of, why are we assuming that people don't have senses of humor? It's like, it's chaperone, y'all. It's like, I. I was watching your show, and that's why I was describing you as, like. There was, like, this fun pop Kesha element. You come out in the chiffon wig, and you're like, it's me, Chapel. Like, as if we weren't supposed to know. I'm like, this girl is funny. We're all having fun. It's pop stardom. It's, you know, even if, like. But it comes from a good place.
Chapel Roan
Even if you didn't, like, think the mooding sketch was funny or anything, you don't have to say anything.
Matt Rogers
Yeah, right. There's always silence.
Chapel Roan
Like, you don't. You can always not say, yeah, right. And you know what? People sticking up for me in that situation or not sticking up for me made me feel no different. I didn't feel protected, and I didn't feel unprotected, so. Because I didn't need it either way.
Bowen Yang
Sure. Yeah.
Chapel Roan
Because it. I was not offended. Totally.
Bowen Yang
I want us to have a serious conversation about this. What do you love about service? Topping.
Chapel Roan
Okay. I didn't know what service topping was.
Bowen Yang
But do you identify as one?
Chapel Roan
Cause I read that article. You read an article, and to me, is it like, stone top?
Bowen Yang
This is. I had an encounter in the last year, not recently, but someone who was like, what do you want me to do to make you feel good? I'm a service top. Oh. Said these words to me, like, I get off on watching someone take pleasure in what I'm doing.
Matt Rogers
A true giver.
Chapel Roan
I'm sorry. Isn't that just sex? I'm so sorry.
Matt Rogers
Yeah, honestly, that is. Thank you for saying that.
Chapel Roan
I'm so sorry. Service tops. Sorry. Go ahead.
Bowen Yang
They are in their mind, they are servicing you. Which sometimes, I mean, I'm sure we've been in situations kinky way, and I wouldn't even. I don't even know if they would identify it as kinky. But, like, sometimes it's like, I want to have sex because I want to feel good. They want to have sex because they want to see you feel good. Does that make sense?
Matt Rogers
But that, in turn makes them feel good. And so it's. You know what I mean?
Bowen Yang
Okay.
Matt Rogers
So I agree with you. Sometimes I think we go crazy with the labels of everything.
Chapel Roan
I don't understand.
Bowen Yang
Okay.
Chapel Roan
I mean, I. That's why I ask if it's kinky, because it's like, this may not make me, like, I may not understand this pleasure thing for you, but I'm going to do it anyway because, like, you like to be dominated or something or like, whatever. But to me, like, I just thought that's how sex worked.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Bowen Yang
So what does being a. A giver mean to you, then?
Chapel Roan
That just means I'm. I want to do things that make you feel good.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
Like I'm. I'm a. I will do things. I will just give my time.
Matt Rogers
And if I will.
Bowen Yang
Yeah. And if I take that. If I'm a taker, aren't I giving you something in return by taking it? That's.
Matt Rogers
That.
Bowen Yang
I think that's where all three of us are kind of getting a little mixed up.
Chapel Roan
Maybe I'm. I'm lost, too. I don't.
Matt Rogers
I'm a pillow princess. I know exactly where I am.
Chapel Roan
Okay, good.
Matt Rogers
Just kidding. Are you. No.
Bowen Yang
No.
Matt Rogers
I'm not a pillow princess.
Bowen Yang
I'm. Sometimes I'm a pillow princess.
Matt Rogers
It feels good.
Chapel Roan
I think maybe I just, like. So take it. Like, take her. I wasn't really actually thinking. Thinking about anything when I was. I was just like, oh, that's fun.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
Because a giver and a taker.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
Like a taker. Like, that's literally where my mind went. But when I saw the article about, like, service tops and whatever, I was just like, cool. Did not know that existed. Wasn't the intention. Like, I just liked it. I do love that about pop culture, is that they will make something out of nothing. Like, you know what I mean? Like, they made this. People will make like, this entire outline of, like, what each thing means. Yeah. Like what each character I played means in, like, the lesbian community. And I literally was like, don't know what you're talking about. I just wanted to wear a blazer.
Bowen Yang
Like, I wanted to hold a plunge.
Matt Rogers
You were talking on Apple about, like, really what it was, was you wanted a George Strait type of song. Right. Like you wanted to feel on stage, like that kind of swaggy country, like, character.
Chapel Roan
Yeah.
Matt Rogers
Which I think is different than, like.
Bowen Yang
I get off on making you o face.
Chapel Roan
I thought that was like, the point of sex.
Matt Rogers
Sure it is.
Chapel Roan
Like, for me, I give you pleasure and that gives me pleasure.
Bowen Yang
This is the healthiest discourse on sex anyone's ever had.
Matt Rogers
But it, you know, thank God Dr. Ruth is dead. She's rolling in her grave. One time I asked Dr. Ruth what she thought of prep, and she didn't. She couldn't. It did not compute. She was like, what? I was like, it was at the Sundance Film Festival. I was like, it's so gay guys can have unprotected sex. She goes, well, I hate that.
Bowen Yang
No.
Matt Rogers
And then I was like, oh, oh, okay. And then I. But it was fully Dr. Ruth, and I'm thinking, she knows, like, what prep is and she did not.
Chapel Roan
Mm. Mm.
Matt Rogers
And then I was like, okay, maybe we've. We've missed each other in terms of like, the sexual revolution.
Bowen Yang
The reason I say this is actually a huge reset for people, the way people talk about sex in this day and age is that it has been so divorced from pleasure. I think for a lot of people.
Matt Rogers
That's interesting.
Chapel Roan
I mean, that is why that is my experience when I hooked up with men. Really, that's how I knew I was gay.
Bowen Yang
Uh huh.
Matt Rogers
Cause it was never. It never felt like it was about you or for you.
Chapel Roan
No, I just felt so performative.
Bowen Yang
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
And like, so like, I just did what I thought they wanted, even if it didn't feel good. And maybe that's what to me, when I'm like, okay, service top is that.
Matt Rogers
It's like another.
Chapel Roan
You want to do service even if you don't want to.
Matt Rogers
Right.
Chapel Roan
I don't know. Like, I I just want to do what my partner makes them feel good. And when I make them feel good, I. That makes me feel good.
Bowen Yang
Right.
Chapel Roan
So I think I would not really know what to do if someone I was hooking up with was only stone top.
Bowen Yang
Uh huh.
Chapel Roan
I don't think I would really know what to do because I would want to do something for them, you know?
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Bowen Yang
Are we saying that the term service top is a little bit. It feels like it's a given thing. It's like saying, well, I'm a sensory bottom. It's like, of course you are. You know what I mean?
Chapel Roan
Yeah. You have something in your ass.
Bowen Yang
You're gonna feel that I'm best when I bottom and I can feel it. Well, yeah. What are you talk. You know what I mean?
Chapel Roan
That, like, that's crazy.
Matt Rogers
It's. No, but you know what though? Like, it takes time to like. I think a lot of people say this stuff because they're. It's. It's more a thing of. It's less them expressing what they actually like and more people being like, no, like, I do have sexual agency, I do have a sexual identity. When the fact is it takes a lot of time.
Bowen Yang
Totally.
Matt Rogers
Like, I don't even think it wasn't until my late twenties that I was even having real sex that like consciously took me out of what I had seen in like porn or what. Which I do think, and I have so much respect for everyone, like in the sex work community, et cetera. But I do think when you're ingesting a lot of it young, you of course want to emulate the things that you see. And that is like inherently not going to be natural to you every time. So it's like in that way it becomes a teacher in a way that can be a little rocky. It wasn't. And I was just thinking sitting here like, you know, I had a great sexual experience like last week and I was like, congratulations. Thank you so much. And shout out verse also flip you.
Chapel Roan
Yes.
Bowen Yang
Amazing.
Matt Rogers
And I've been, I've. I've really started like owning myself as like the bottom that I am, but then all of a sudden love. So. But that's what I guess what I mean is it's like I need to stop telling myself I'm one thing. I think we all need to stop telling ourselves our one thing and be open to those different experiences and expressions because I think a lot of it is just us wanting to belong in something.
Chapel Roan
Yeah. That is so real. It's so nice when there's A label that fits you perfectly.
Matt Rogers
Right.
Chapel Roan
Because that makes you be like, oh, like, when I. What is the. What is the one that is where you only are sexually attracted to people that you're friends with. It's like, I don't know that it's a. It's like you have to have, like, a really strong relationship to, like, feel like you want to hook up with him.
Matt Rogers
And it's not even just like, intimate. It's also friendship.
Chapel Roan
Is it demisexual? What is it? I don't know.
Matt Rogers
I'm not sure.
Bowen Yang
It's. It's Ross and Rachel.
Chapel Roan
But when I heard about that, I was like, oh, that makes sense to me. Like, I can't. I don't want to just hook up with people I just met. Like, that is why I'm so uncomfortable when I'm hit on.
Bowen Yang
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
Like, because I'm like, I don't know you.
Bowen Yang
Yeah, right.
Chapel Roan
And that is why I get myself in trouble and date my friends. And then, like, you know what I mean? That is always what happens. And so, like, that's why I'm so. It's such a turn off when people, like, are so bold at the beginning.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
Because I'm like, I don't know you.
Matt Rogers
You got to watch those anyway. Like, people are really bold at the beginning. My experience is, okay, you're. This is for you.
Chapel Roan
Yeah.
Matt Rogers
You know what I mean? Like, we've experienced some love bombing and it's. I'm sure we all have. And it's like, there's no way you're like this.
Chapel Roan
Yeah.
Matt Rogers
I've even asked a question. I've sat back, cocked the brow and been like, how. How can you be this?
Chapel Roan
Yeah.
Matt Rogers
And then they have another line. The one I got was, we deserve to have good things. We're good people. And I was.
Chapel Roan
Where'd you read that, motherfucker? Where'd you read that? Next? Anyways, think of something smarter.
Matt Rogers
But people like, like, period Snapple Cap, you. You're. I'm never surprised anymore when people have rehearsed a whole thing. Like, you find out later they had a bit that they were gonna do when they. You sat down at whatever it is they were meeting. Like, they researched things to say to you up top with your friends. Especially someone like you, I would imagine.
Chapel Roan
Like people that research things about you.
Matt Rogers
Yeah, no. Well, yes. But also, it's like, I'm gonna say. I'm gonna say this joke about a celebrity because I know he likes celebrities or whatever that.
Chapel Roan
No, I was thinking of, like, people that can't you can't just Google, like, whatever. I guess, like, for me, that's, like, gone. And probably, like, for you, like, people, it's gone harder. It's gone. Like, people can, like, kind of guess what you might like and, like, manipulate a sentence that maybe would work best for you because they know you.
Matt Rogers
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Chapel Roan
But like a regular bar, I'm always, you know, before, I guess, before last year. Before last year, if I, like, had a pickup line, I'd be like, that's. I can only laugh.
Matt Rogers
Yeah, yeah.
Bowen Yang
Like, it's hilarious.
Chapel Roan
Because I'm just like. But they had to try.
Matt Rogers
You know what? That's the thing is, it's like they're trying and everyone's trying. It's like some people think and if I go in with an arsenal of things to say and I really, like, you know, dress rehearsed, what this is going to be, I'll feel better about it. But, you know, sometimes it's just like, it is worth being like, okay, when are we going to get to the real you? Because. Because it could take a long time. I feel like, you know, do you.
Chapel Roan
Feel like if people know who you are, it's like, turn off, turn on, or just be honest.
Bowen Yang
Yeah, yeah, yeah, right?
Chapel Roan
Yeah. It does depend. But I am very weary if someone knows who. If someone is a fan and I, like, have hit on them or something and, like, started, like, a relationship with them and I did not know they were a fan. That is scary to me.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Bowen Yang
Embarrassing.
Chapel Roan
Because I feel embarrassed. And also, I'm like, I don't trust you. And, like, are you screenshotting everything we're saying? Are you? I just get really. I've become so paranoid about that stuff. Like, I'm like, girl autos talk like this all the time. Because those freaking lip readers.
Matt Rogers
The lip readers. We were talking about that recently. It's like, which.
Chapel Roan
God bless the lip readers. We need those girls.
Bowen Yang
We do. It is fun when you. When you want to know and you're on the other side of it.
Chapel Roan
But, like, they ain't right all the time.
Matt Rogers
No, they're not.
Bowen Yang
I'll tell you that at the Grammys, you're like, it's fucking open concept. It's crazy. All these people are looking down at you.
Matt Rogers
It's almost like it's designed for that one thing that they really did. This is the recording out of me had posted, like, watch Chapel, watch Benson Boone, or like, watch Sabrina Carpenter, Watch.
Bowen Yang
This person, et cetera.
Matt Rogers
And it's just like, why are we watching these artists Watch the thing. And then all of a sudden, you're like. Your finger starts going, like, should I click? And you're like, I mean, no, it's weird. But why is that available?
Chapel Roan
Because they want so bad to catch you.
Matt Rogers
Catch you.
Chapel Roan
That's the only reason. They just want to fucking catch you.
Bowen Yang
Then why wouldn't you be paranoid if, like, that's on your mind?
Chapel Roan
That's what I'm thinking about always. I'm just.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
I have to think about all the time. I won't win. It's not that I can or can't win. I won't.
Matt Rogers
Right.
Chapel Roan
Like, no matter what, literally, I will not win this.
Bowen Yang
You're not customer service. That's all.
Chapel Roan
But also, it's like, I'm not customer service. And it's everyone else's expectation, like, against my entire humanity. Like, it's so crazy.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
But it's not their fault. It's like, that's how celebrity culture is, where we find our happiness. Our, like, depths of hell. And for the first time, your comment matters. For the first time, something you say people notice.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
And that's why the big comments are all mean. Because for the first time, your voice matters in a country where you've been told that you never will matter.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
So that's why I think the psychologist. My personal psychology around why people hate celebrities online, that's, like, why the biggest. All you look at, the comments, the biggest ones are the meanest.
Matt Rogers
Right.
Chapel Roan
Because finally, finally, finally, finally, something you say is validated.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
After all this time, after you feeling so helpless, after everyone turning you down and saying that you don't matter, the mean parts of you do online. And so, like, I don't blame people. Of course they're gonna hate. It's like, all that there is left is to.
Bowen Yang
Is to be mean because it's incentivizing a mean snarky.
Chapel Roan
And the meaner you are, like, the more attention you get.
Matt Rogers
Right.
Bowen Yang
But it doesn't get them, like, it doesn't get them past the ceiling of, like, the ceiling of the comment section. Of the comment section.
Chapel Roan
That's the other thing. It doesn't get you past the comics. Like, it's not like it's giving you a fucking job. It's not like it's getting you respect. It's not like it's getting you, like, friends.
Bowen Yang
Mm. It's awful because everybody. And I'm saying everybody at. At the highest levels of, like, this kind of stardom, that. That is, like, what they're dealing with. It is I'm just telling, like. I'm just telling everybody, like, from, like. Like, from what I've seen, which is not too much, but it's like. Oh, shit. Like, even in small glimpses, like, at snl, it's like you just cycle through, like, different case studies and fame, and it's just. That's the common thread, and it's really fucked up. Anyway, we should move on.
Matt Rogers
We want to ask you the question that we ask all of our guests, which is Chapel Rome. What was the culture that made you say culture was for you? So basically, this can be a movie, a music artist, environmental. Something about growing up. Just whatever it means to you, the culture that made you you.
Chapel Roan
I'm really glad that guinea pigs have their own culture online, because I'm a guinea pig girl.
Matt Rogers
Wow.
Bowen Yang
Is this gonna be a thing?
Matt Rogers
We've never talked about them.
Chapel Roan
Yeah, no. A lot of people don't know that about me.
Bowen Yang
The guinea pigs were in. Were on SNL for the Giver.
Chapel Roan
Oh, they were not in the background. Yes.
Bowen Yang
And they are forest animals.
Chapel Roan
Yes. The guinea pigs were back there.
Bowen Yang
Talk about guinea pig culture.
Chapel Roan
Well, I'm just obsessed with them. I had four at time, but they passed away. I am obsessed with them. I think they're the cutest animals on Earth. They're good. Worked out of guinea. I volunteered out of guinea pig rescue for a year. I love rodents in general, and I love the guinea pig community online is awesome. I love that community. I think the culture, in, like, all seriousness, that made me feel like me was drag.
Bowen Yang
Yes.
Chapel Roan
At first I was very freaked out by drag. I was like. I was like the Clutch the Pearls girl.
Matt Rogers
Is that coming from where you're. Come. Where you come from? Yeah.
Chapel Roan
Yeah. I've never. Like, the first time I went to a drag Show, I was 18, 17 or 18, and it was Hamburger Mary's.
Matt Rogers
Oh, wow.
Chapel Roan
And I was like, oh, my God, why do they keep saying anus? That's disgusting.
Bowen Yang
They do that?
Chapel Roan
Yeah. And I was like. I just went. I was like, that was so fun. But why do they have to just make everything so dirty?
Matt Rogers
I feel strange. I was very Rocky Horror.
Chapel Roan
Yeah. Yes. And I was like, what the hell? And then I just got addicted to it, so. And that has taken, like, a long time.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
Like, that is in my. Actually in my blood now. And, like, to realize all of that, how it freaked me out at first, was really just me not having any gay culture at all expressed in my life whatsoever. So, like.
Matt Rogers
Yep.
Chapel Roan
And there was no sarcasm like that. There was no Like, I had no idea who John Waters was like. And, like, it was so cool to, like, see a whole community of people being gross on purpose for the sake of being. For the sake of pearl clutching.
Matt Rogers
Yes, yes.
Chapel Roan
Like, that is amazing to me. I love tackiness. I fucking love bad hair. I love bad style. I love camel toe. I love. I love, love, love a bad dye job. I love. Yeah, I love, like, I fudgeing. Love when people get their teeth knocked out. I love, like. I love that shit.
Matt Rogers
One nip slip.
Chapel Roan
Yeah, give me a nip slip. That's the least you could do. So that culture of, like, trashy on purpose is so freeing to me.
Matt Rogers
Yes, yes, yes.
Chapel Roan
I love that and the guinea pig culture. And I also really appreciate the two girls. Don't remember the names. Who also believed in fairies with me. I love the fairy culture. I think that they're real. Maybe I don't. I'm just gonna say that. And I really appreciate the fairy culture because fairies make me happy. And I lied to everyone that I saw them.
Matt Rogers
You are a fairy. Drag queen. Guinea pig.
Chapel Roan
Thank you.
Matt Rogers
Did you know that?
Chapel Roan
Yeah.
Matt Rogers
And you've known that. You knew it.
Bowen Yang
You knew it.
Matt Rogers
You've always known it. Deep down.
Chapel Roan
I like, you know, kind of live up. I love the. Also the. There's been a real awakening, which I grew up on the Barbie movies. Like, the crazy. Crazy.
Bowen Yang
The crazy anime ones. Yeah.
Chapel Roan
I saw a compilation the other day of the Barbie animals of the. How crazy it was. And, like, Barbie raised me.
Matt Rogers
Yeah. Fairies.
Bowen Yang
And Barbie is a huge thing.
Chapel Roan
Barbie, Fairytopia. And that is where Bibble came from. And Bibble is basically a flying guinea pig. So.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Bowen Yang
Do you feel like the fairies visit you when you're writing, when you're being creative? Are you channeling the fairies in a way? Are the fairies in the walls?
Matt Rogers
Yeah. What are your muses?
Bowen Yang
Like, Like, I think the fairies are your muse.
Chapel Roan
I usually. I would say, yes, fairies visit me, but I think, like, the way I write now is from, like, I take things that are really fucked up and then make it really, like. I don't know, like, it's the same with, like, the subway. The lyrics are usually always darker.
Matt Rogers
Right.
Chapel Roan
And they become, like, very, very dark. And then they become, like, light.
Bowen Yang
You do a brightening draft.
Chapel Roan
Yeah, yeah, yeah. So it's always like, heavy dark, and then, you know, then the fairies come and twinkle their fairy dust. Then it's like.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
All of a sudden, can actually be on the radio. Sorry. I've given, like, three cultures.
Matt Rogers
No, they're all so good because they're.
Bowen Yang
Sharing to each other. You need to keep sharing.
Matt Rogers
I want to return to guinea pigs the sentence of the day. Cause I had hamsters when I was little. And one of the most traumatic things I think I've ever been through.
Chapel Roan
Did I tell you this?
Matt Rogers
They were named Chip and Dale. And one day my dad said, I have to talk to you. And I was like, what? And he basically was like, we don't have Chip and Dale anymore. And I was like, what? They had eaten each other, Chapel. That's what happened. They had eaten each other alive. I don't know if it was throes of passion. I don't know if they had a gay fight.
Bowen Yang
They ate each other at the same time.
Matt Rogers
Chip and Dale killed each other. It was. And then betta fish didn't even win.
Chapel Roan
That's betta fish.
Matt Rogers
What is that?
Bowen Yang
The betta fish. They fight each other. They kill each other.
Matt Rogers
It couldn't compute. And now getting older and knowing human nature and animal nature, I sort of get it. Like, they were cooped up together for a long time.
Chapel Roan
They were both boys.
Matt Rogers
They were Chip and Dale.
Chapel Roan
That's hard.
Matt Rogers
Boys.
Chapel Roan
Boys are territorial.
Matt Rogers
They're vicious.
Chapel Roan
It's true.
Matt Rogers
But what were they territorial over? Like, the space.
Chapel Roan
They just. You know. What? Fun fact about guinea pigs.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
Like, you can't normally. Most of the time, you can't have two more than two together. And, like, you're lucky if they bond correctly as two boys. Like, you have to, like, bond them correctly or else they will fucking, like, try to kill each other.
Matt Rogers
Wow.
Chapel Roan
So maybe they just, like, did not get. They were just not bonded correctly.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
Or they were. They're hamster. I don't know.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Bowen Yang
Did you. Did you have gay ones?
Chapel Roan
I only had girls do really well with, like, multiple girls.
Bowen Yang
Oh, God.
Matt Rogers
Isn't that always the case?
Chapel Roan
It is. Okay.
Matt Rogers
It always is the case.
Bowen Yang
Do you want to, like, have one now to, like, have around with you?
Chapel Roan
I wish I had. They. What is. So, like, guinea pigs are not really children's pets. Like, they're way more difficult to take care of than a dog or a cat.
Bowen Yang
Really?
Chapel Roan
Yes.
Matt Rogers
How so?
Chapel Roan
Because you can't just, like, pour them a bowl of food. Like, they need a specific type of hay. They need vitamin C. Like, they need a specific type of fruits and vegetables. Like, you have to give them supplements, and you also, like, have to clean their cage. They can only have certain types of bedding. You have to exercise them. You can't just let them wander around like, they're not potty trained. They have to be cleaned. And, like, they need bubble baths. They need their nails trimmed. It's like, not easy, really.
Bowen Yang
No.
Chapel Roan
We had very serious people come to the rescue. We're like, this is my first pet. I'm nine. And I'm like. And I think that's why so many people have so many traumatic stories. Because they're actually such difficult pets to have.
Matt Rogers
And maybe I. Maybe we just didn't know that because I'm imagining it's the same, like, sociologically, I guess, because they killed each other.
Bowen Yang
Right.
Chapel Roan
But everyone has a crazy hamster, guinea pigger, gerbil story.
Matt Rogers
Gerbils.
Bowen Yang
I can relate to the rodents as I get older. I'm a rodent.
Matt Rogers
No, you're not, girl.
Bowen Yang
Yes, well, okay, I'm maintenance. I'm. I'm. I'm little.
Chapel Roan
You need your vitamin C. I need.
Bowen Yang
My vitamin C. I'm your pellets, your hay. I need my hay, hun, you know?
Matt Rogers
Can I tell you I'm vitamin D deficient? I don't know. Are you? So how do you take, like a vitamin D capsule? I must.
Chapel Roan
You should.
Matt Rogers
Yeah. But it's like sometimes getting out there in the sun is like, you know, it's better in theory, but then you get sunburned.
Bowen Yang
Right.
Chapel Roan
Can I ask you.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
Why do you. Speaking of the sun, in New York, Cruising.
Bowen Yang
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
In I. This is like, I. Someone asked me this, like a gay. A gay guy friend asked me the other day of like, why don't lesbians cruise?
Matt Rogers
Huh?
Chapel Roan
And I want to know what you think.
Matt Rogers
This is what I think. I think because gay sex is a lot more transactional and a lot more projectiony. So it's like. Actually, it's funny. Like this. This person that I was sleeping with, we went on our first date and he goes, yeah, I don't hook up a lot because I feel that it's a lot to do with, like, projection. And I don't really need that, like, talking about what we were talking about earlier, about how, like, sex actually is, like two people coming together and you usually can. I find this too. It's like when you have good eye contact with someone or the conversation is easy. That's why people talk about the banter. And it just directly translates because that's what this person was looking for and is looking for. And I think even more me. And I've never really done the cruisy thing and the random hookup thing. Of course I've done. I've experienced it and experimented But I never felt comfortable going in and out of those situations. A lot of people do and like, that's great. But I think it has to do with just what gay guys are looking for and needing out of sex. And it's just transactional.
Chapel Roan
Yeah.
Bowen Yang
It can live in a marketplace. It can live in like a bathhouse or a park. It can live. There's a space for it. Whereas like, just to generalize, I feel like among lesbians, it's like, it's very. There's no like end point to sex necessarily. It's emotional. It's like.
Chapel Roan
Yeah, it's.
Matt Rogers
It's not achievement based.
Bowen Yang
It's not achievement based. You're investing time and energy and care for each other in a way that like, is not gonna be condensed into like a sexual interaction.
Chapel Roan
Yeah, yeah.
Bowen Yang
That's our theory.
Chapel Roan
Yeah.
Bowen Yang
Does that sound right?
Chapel Roan
I don't know.
Matt Rogers
I imagine you were like, well, the answer is no.
Chapel Roan
I don't know.
Matt Rogers
It was a quiz.
Chapel Roan
I don't know the answer. I've just been. Cause I was naive and I went to Central park and I was like, everybody is loving the sun. Like, everyone is just out in their Speedos.
Matt Rogers
Like, I mean, it was the big audition.
Chapel Roan
Yeah. And I was like, they're like. Someone was like, they're cruising just. Yeah, I was like, what? Cruise? Cruising. What? And so. And I was like. So I've just been asking like, take on cruising. And also why people think that it's not in the lesbian culture as much. I'm sure it is in some capacity that I just know about. Yeah, I'm very out of the loop. But I am just. I'm very curious about it, what people's takes are, especially in New York. Because it's like, maybe it is in San Francisco more too, but I don't really know about it in la.
Matt Rogers
La, I think. Well, LA is. LA is weird because it's, it's. It's the king of this.
Bowen Yang
Looking over your shoulder.
Matt Rogers
It's constant and. But. And you know what it is? It's like it's not even cruising as much as it more is just like constant comparison and like wondering how if you can do better. That's kind of. And it's not to. Again, I hate dragging a whole city because I love LA and like. But I have found with dating, it is a lot harder. That's what a lot of people say.
Chapel Roan
That I came to New York because LA is like really hard to date in.
Matt Rogers
Especially when like, you're not like. Cause now I just turned 35. It's like I'm kind of looking now for something that could be my next relationship. And I understand this. Like, I get it. I. Whatever. But it can be a little demoralizing as you get older and are looking for something else. So better to just take yourself out of the environment entirely. Which is why I moved to New York.
Bowen Yang
Moved back Also New York. We don't have our fucking phone stolen as much at the Abbey.
Matt Rogers
Wait, this is a thing?
Bowen Yang
Did you hear.
Matt Rogers
Have you heard about this?
Bowen Yang
No, no.
Matt Rogers
She hear what happened to the Pink Pony Club?
Bowen Yang
You talked about it.
Chapel Roan
I know.
Matt Rogers
Is it you doing it?
Bowen Yang
No. We've all had our phone stolen. Remember I went to you.
Matt Rogers
I've never had my phone stolen. You guys have.
Bowen Yang
I've had my phone stolen. West Hall.
Chapel Roan
Not at the. Not at the Abbey. But I've had three friends in one night have their phone stolen.
Matt Rogers
Yes.
Chapel Roan
In Westall.
Matt Rogers
And you know what they were saying? It was. It was. The theory was that it was a bunch of short women doing women. Because they could just. Not that they're picking on the women, but that was the theory.
Bowen Yang
They were picking on me.
Chapel Roan
I'm sorry. Why not short guys, period. The short guys said that?
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
All the short guys were like, the short women.
Matt Rogers
It was the short women. They said. But they were. But it was. It became, like, epidemic there for a while in la.
Chapel Roan
It's crazy. It's like. I don't know. My friend just got his phone stolen out the Grove, so.
Matt Rogers
At the Grove.
Chapel Roan
It's crazy out there right now.
Bowen Yang
Barnes and Noble at the Grove.
Matt Rogers
Where are you at?
Bowen Yang
At the Aloe.
Matt Rogers
Oh, my God.
Bowen Yang
Is it alo?
Matt Rogers
Is it not alo?
Bowen Yang
Alo. Oh, I have no idea.
Matt Rogers
I'm.
Bowen Yang
I'm. I'm butchering it.
Matt Rogers
Send us clothes and maybe we'll figure it out. No, but. Yeah. No. The Grove. Wow. Imagine cruising at the Grove. It happens.
Bowen Yang
One time.
Matt Rogers
I saw my favorite porn star at the Grove. Should I say who it is? No. His name is Chris Damned. He's great. And I saw him.
Bowen Yang
I'm Damned.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Bowen Yang
Fun.
Chapel Roan
That's awesome.
Matt Rogers
But he's not, like, demonic. He's, like, quite lovely.
Bowen Yang
I love it.
Matt Rogers
But. And by the way, a lot of people are my favorites. I don't have one favorite. At the time, I was gagged because there he was at the Grove.
Bowen Yang
Yeah.
Matt Rogers
I was like, wow, we're a star.
Bowen Yang
Star. I think it's time.
Matt Rogers
Oh, my God. It might be time.
Bowen Yang
It's time for. I don't think so, honey. For.
Matt Rogers
I don't think so, honey. And I, like, I was sort of going back and forth about what I was going to do. I guess I'll do this.
Bowen Yang
Okay.
Matt Rogers
Because we also had a caffeine conversation before getting on. Yeah, okay, I'll do this. So this is. I don't think so, honey. It's our one minute segment where we take 60 seconds, aka one minute, if you really think about it, to rip something apart in coach. And here we go.
Bowen Yang
This is Matt Rogers. I don't think so, honey. His time starts now.
Matt Rogers
I don't think so, honey. That coffee gives you coffee breath.
Bowen Yang
That sucks.
Matt Rogers
We need to figure it out, like, actually wake up in the morning and I'm become that person where I open my eyes and I need caffe. I don't think so, honey. That it's going to change anytime soon. Our guest is off caffeine, and I feel like I'm inspired by that, but it's just another one of my strange addictions. I now wake up in the morning, and also now I have relationships at the coffee shops. Those are my girls. I have my girls in L. A and I have my girls in New York. And I just realized in this moment, I'm leaving my apartment in LA and I'm leaving my girls. That's really hard.
Bowen Yang
They're really stupid.
Matt Rogers
But back to what I was there. So sweet Fernanda, she also stans Lana Del Rey.
Bowen Yang
Oh, she loves Lana.
Matt Rogers
And we. And like, literally, when I said I was going to Coachella, she goes, I love Lana.
Bowen Yang
She did 15 seconds.
Matt Rogers
And so she's an icon. But listen, the thing about coffee is it gives you coffee breath, which is so bad for kissing, speaking, breathing, et cetera, and more. And I just want to figure out a way to get my fix of caffeine and not have coffee breath, I guess. Here it is. Diet Coke, Celsius, etc. But I love coffee. I don't think so, honey.
Bowen Yang
That's one minute.
Matt Rogers
Like, I'm now at the place where you get.
Bowen Yang
You just got it. You just got to go cold turkey on it, I think.
Matt Rogers
I think so. But it's like now it's, like, so built into my life, getting a cold.
Bowen Yang
Brew right away, first thing when you wake up.
Chapel Roan
I quit over Christmas break.
Matt Rogers
And was it just because, like, you were getting.
Chapel Roan
Yeah, I was just, like, going crazy. Yeah, I was, like, already too anxious. And so, like, I was like, if I want to actually calm down, I have to take every stimulant away. Yeah, free stimulant.
Matt Rogers
So wait, do you smoke weed?
Chapel Roan
Not right now.
Matt Rogers
Not right now.
Chapel Roan
Yeah.
Matt Rogers
Yeah. So, like, basically, are you in a place right now of, like, there's nothing going in?
Bowen Yang
Good.
Matt Rogers
I. I wish.
Chapel Roan
Let me say that as an asterisk. I want a fuck ton of drugs, though. Like.
Bowen Yang
Yeah, yeah, yeah. But it's not recreational.
Chapel Roan
No, not right now. No.
Matt Rogers
SSRI Queen.
Chapel Roan
Yeah.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Bowen Yang
Come on.
Chapel Roan
I'm. Yeah. I've got my. I also have insomnia, so, like. And I'm bipolar, so it's, like, really hard if you are, like, not sleeping and doing weed.
Bowen Yang
So it's the cocktail.
Chapel Roan
The cocktail. But I do love an edible. I do love shrimps. Thank you, Silo, for sending me a box. I don't know how you did that legally.
Matt Rogers
Hey, Silo. We're a man, Bowen, and we love that. I know.
Chapel Roan
Next time, but I agree with you. It's really hard. Quitting caffeine sucks for four weeks straight.
Matt Rogers
Well, because then you're okay. What we're not reckoning with is it is a drug.
Bowen Yang
Totally.
Matt Rogers
It is a drug. Like, and I Now I actually wondered about that. Like, people that are in a. And stuff. Like, I wonder what the relationship is with caffeine.
Bowen Yang
I'm sure there's a support group out there for you.
Matt Rogers
That's wild.
Bowen Yang
I think we can. Let's do it together.
Matt Rogers
Well, it's, like, added to the list. I'm now at the place where it's just like, I don't know why I keep doing this, but I keep. I'm moving to a new apartment in New York, and I keep associating that with the day my new life will begin. But, like, you can. That's like, addict. Speak to yourself. It's like, well, I'll be sober from this thing by age 35. Or, like, I'll just stop doing this on May 12th. You know what I mean? It's like. But why wouldn't you just stop doing it now?
Bowen Yang
Right?
Chapel Roan
Yeah.
Matt Rogers
So that's me with caffeine. And this would solve my coffee breath problem, period.
Bowen Yang
I think.
Matt Rogers
Very afraid of people. Like, I think the. One of the worst things that could happen is for people to be like, oh, he has bad breath. That's bad.
Chapel Roan
That is my worst nightmare.
Bowen Yang
Yeah, we're good.
Matt Rogers
Someone saying that.
Bowen Yang
Don't worry.
Matt Rogers
Anyway.
Bowen Yang
Don't worry about it.
Matt Rogers
Okay. Bowen Yang. You actually came in galvanized today.
Bowen Yang
I did.
Matt Rogers
Okay, so this is Bowen Yang's. I don't think so, honey. His time starts now.
Bowen Yang
I don't think so, honey. Ampersands. You're doing too much why do you look like that? Why do you look like other ways? Stay in one lane, figure out one. Look, I'm gonna draw an ampersand right now. Okay? And now I have carpal tunnel. That is crazy. That shape. And here's. I looked it up. This is what ampersand is short for. Quote unquote and per se. And honey, just say and. Yeah, just say and you will never be plus. You will never be universal, worldwide, global. Like. Plus is good luck finding an amperson in any non Latin based writing system. Plus is here to stay. Plus. Everyone on earth, from children to elders knows what plus means. It will stand for and just fine. And if you're too lazy to write a N D, honey, you're in for a rude awakening. Lots of other challenges in life up ahead for you. Ampersand is not saving you time. It's gonna give you wrist problems and you're being stupid.
Matt Rogers
And that's what I did.
Bowen Yang
I didn't stick the landing.
Matt Rogers
No, no, you did. That was great. That was epic universe.
Bowen Yang
Thank you.
Matt Rogers
I have to say, especially as two people who often are Matt and Bowen. And the ampersand is in there. Don't do it.
Bowen Yang
Don't do it.
Matt Rogers
From now on, it's Matt plus Bowen. Right?
Bowen Yang
Matt plus Bowen. We were doing plus. I've used an ampersand recently. I'm gonna start to retroactively.
Matt Rogers
You ended ampersand today.
Bowen Yang
Thank you. Thank you so much.
Matt Rogers
Sorry.
Bowen Yang
Thoughts on ampersand?
Chapel Roan
I use it every day.
Matt Rogers
No, wait.
Chapel Roan
When you're doing what I write in cursive and so it's like, oh, you're so cool. I'm like, I use and sign all the time though.
Bowen Yang
And how do you write it? How do you write it?
Chapel Roan
I don't do that crazy eight thing.
Bowen Yang
It's the crazy eight things. You do the reverse three and the line down the middle.
Chapel Roan
I just go, do, do it looks like an upside down four.
Bowen Yang
No, that's a plus sign, right?
Chapel Roan
Yeah. Okay, then I do that.
Bowen Yang
Then you do that.
Matt Rogers
Wait, wait, wait. Cause you've also done it. I don't think so. Honey, on the letter nine.
Bowen Yang
On the letter nine.
Matt Rogers
No, sorry. The number nine. Sesame Street Reach out. You need us there to teach the children. Wait, the number nine.
Bowen Yang
You did not.
Matt Rogers
So wait, if you don't like ampersand, how can you stand by the number 8?
Bowen Yang
Because 8 represents the number 8, but.
Matt Rogers
It still would give you carpal tunnel if asked to write it. If tasked with writing it.
Bowen Yang
And it's easier for me to write 8. The numeral than it is to write E, I, G, H, T, and is barely saving you any time from writing A and D. I do agree that.
Matt Rogers
Handwriting and ampersand is like a mind fuck, but, you know, if you can figure it out, which just seems like.
Bowen Yang
Upside down, four, I support. Okay.
Matt Rogers
Okay.
Bowen Yang
Chapel, I feel like you wrote your topic down and we don't know what it is yet.
Chapel Roan
This is how I do it. This is like.
Matt Rogers
Okay, is this the creative process? Are you always carrying around like a moleskin?
Chapel Roan
This isn't mine. This is.
Matt Rogers
No, I know, but I'm in a world where it is yours.
Chapel Roan
Bowen Ann.
Bowen Yang
Bowen Ann. That's chic.
Matt Rogers
Really good.
Bowen Yang
Thank you.
Matt Rogers
Okay, it's time.
Bowen Yang
This is Chapel Rhones. I don't think so, honey. Her time starts now.
Chapel Roan
My I don't think so, honey is stop let people get bad veneers. Let them have veneers. Let the people have bad veneers. Let them have good veneers. Let them fall out. Let them be pure white. Let them be look like coffee. Let them. Who cares if they don't fit? What if they love them? What if people love their veneers? What if they saved up so long to get these veneers?
Matt Rogers
30 seconds.
Chapel Roan
And then you say that they look fucked up. Don't say that to them. Let the girls get veneers.
Matt Rogers
Yes.
Chapel Roan
Like, let them look like buck teeth. And you know what? It's okay if they. They talk different.
Bowen Yang
15 seconds.
Chapel Roan
15. That's what happens when you change your teeth. You're just gonna look and talk different and it's okay. Stop dragging them. Your teeth are probably busted, which is fine. But you know what? I'd support you if you got veneers and you're busted.
Matt Rogers
Yeah. And that's one minute. Okay, this is important. Wait.
Bowen Yang
This is amazing.
Matt Rogers
That's very American of people to be like, I know how teeth are supposed to look.
Chapel Roan
Do you want to know my hottest take? How people drag cosmetic surgery and drag cosmetic whatever. La la la.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
You know what's fucking cosmetic? Braces.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
So you want to tell me you haven't had cosmetic work done, but you've had braces?
Matt Rogers
Got em.
Bowen Yang
Got em.
Chapel Roan
Don't tell me that we've all had.
Bowen Yang
Gender affirming care at all.
Matt Rogers
Me.
Bowen Yang
Me shaving my fucking stubble this morning is G, A, C. Wow. Not to go there, but veneers. Are you speaking? And I will say this is especially meaningful coming from you because I feel like you're. You're. You're orthodontist is Very pristine.
Chapel Roan
I have. Because I had fucking. I had work done.
Bowen Yang
You had braces?
Chapel Roan
Yeah, I had fucking Invisalign for years because I could afford it.
Bowen Yang
Right.
Matt Rogers
How. What was the Invisalign process like for you? I'm actually flirting with it in my. In my brain because people have started to get a little mean about my teeth.
Chapel Roan
Because they're American.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Bowen Yang
Wow.
Chapel Roan
It's only in the United States that it's fucking. People are obsessed, obsessed, obsessed. And if you do have straight teeth and they're fucking yellow, they better not be like, yeah, yeah, yeah. And in reality, you have to have money to do this shit.
Matt Rogers
Right?
Chapel Roan
It's so expensive. No one has fucking health care. No one has can before fucking braces.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
Like, so I say let them be. I say let it be. We need girls with different teeth.
Matt Rogers
I never thought I had bad teeth.
Bowen Yang
I don't tell.
Matt Rogers
You know what it is? It's like they're just. Okay. So this was evenly space. This is the truth. This is the truth. I was. I did a. I did a very small role in a movie called Lyle. Lyle Crocodile, a huge movie called Lala Crocodile called Lala. My co stars Shawn Mendes as the crocodile, and Constance Wu as herself as a character. But she was not.
Bowen Yang
What was your character.
Matt Rogers
So I played Orion Seacrest, like America's Got Talent, like, host. Because of course, Lyle. Lyle goes and wiles the judges at the end, right? So the little boy playing the lead. I'm saying this publicly, comes over to me, like, runs over to me and goes. I'm like, hey, what's up? He goes, you have sharp teeth like a shark. And I go.
Bowen Yang
I literally go, not a bad guy.
Matt Rogers
You can't say that to people. And he just runs away. And I was like, this little actor just dragged me to hell. And then you know what happened? I went into the goddamn bathroom and went like this pretty hug. Shine a light on whatever's words, like me thinking like, what is wrong? And then they started saying, like, he needs braces. But I also want to tell you, I tuck it on one side of my mouth. But this is the stuff you Americans have gotten in my head. And then one guy I was dating said, never change the gap.
Bowen Yang
And I was talking about never change the gap. No, no, no. Everybody.
Chapel Roan
I've dated a lot of different teeth people, and I like them all. Yeah, as long as you don't have bad breath, who fucking cares, right?
Matt Rogers
That's my coffee.
Chapel Roan
I love it. I love it. I love when people have gold teeth. I love it when People have missing teeth. I love it.
Matt Rogers
Yes.
Chapel Roan
I just, like. Let's see. It's also just like, some parents could never afford their kid to have braces. When you grow up, that's just what happens.
Matt Rogers
I know. I know.
Chapel Roan
And you know what? It's hell to have braces. And some people really need them.
Bowen Yang
Yes.
Chapel Roan
Because. Or else they'll have actual, like, jaw problems or, like, teeth will start falling out because it's overcrowding, whatever.
Matt Rogers
Yeah. Like.
Chapel Roan
But I. I was actually admiring your teeth the whole time.
Matt Rogers
Oh, really?
Chapel Roan
Yeah. I was. Like, it's so. They're so cute.
Matt Rogers
And so thank you for saying.
Chapel Roan
Right. And you have very white teeth, too.
Matt Rogers
Yes. Bowen Yang has a great.
Bowen Yang
But I'm saying thank you for saying this important thing about Let veneers be yellow, because they should be a little yellow. Because then someone's gonna say, well, you're. Those veneers are too white. It's like, there's. You can't win with this.
Chapel Roan
You won't win. You won't win. Win.
Matt Rogers
That's important distinction. It's not about can't. It's not about should.
Chapel Roan
Yeah. Or you might win. You will not. That's for my therapist on Monday. Last Monday.
Matt Rogers
Honestly, are you going once a week?
Chapel Roan
Oh, baby, I'm in twice a week.
Bowen Yang
Yes.
Chapel Roan
I'm in twice a week. I have my biodynamic cranial sacral therapy. I have my acupuncture. I have my. All my girls.
Matt Rogers
I need to try acupuncture.
Bowen Yang
Acupuncture will slay.
Matt Rogers
Really?
Chapel Roan
I had to do it, like, 10 times until I really was like, I understand.
Bowen Yang
It takes a minute.
Chapel Roan
It takes a second.
Matt Rogers
What do you mean? Like, physically, it's hard to. To adjust to it or just because.
Chapel Roan
You know, you're like. I was trained in, like, only medicine works. Like, only, like, taking medicine works. And so whenever I don't have, like, an immediate. Like, I take Tylenol, and then I feel better if I go and get acupuncture. And I'm like, nothing's different.
Matt Rogers
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
I was like, does this work? I don't know. And it's like, with wellness medicine, you just. It's about, yeah, you have to keep fucking going and showing up. And, like, I realized if, like, the actual acupuncture itself wasn't doing anything differently, I knew that every time I walked in there, I immediately got calmer.
Bowen Yang
Yeah.
Chapel Roan
And that's enough. And now I believe that it's doing something. It is. You know, it's doing both now.
Bowen Yang
Right. I love that. I'm just lying there for, like, a half hour, and I can't do anything. Yeah, it's kind of cool.
Matt Rogers
It is kind of cool. Today was kind of cool. Today was very cool. We were so happy that you're able to come. Like, we've been wanting to do this with you for such a long time. And we are, you know, obviously, you know, it feels, like, even silly to say, but, like, we are such fans.
Chapel Roan
I know.
Matt Rogers
Like, we really, like. I just think you're the best.
Chapel Roan
You guys made me feel so special. You believed in the art. You were the start of the. Getting the queer community on board.
Bowen Yang
Oh, no, no.
Chapel Roan
And serious. Like, you. Like, I remember guys nominated, and you.
Bowen Yang
You said your acceptance speech from Buckingham Palace.
Chapel Roan
Remember that? We loved that palace. And I was like, I can't believe I'm nominated with, like, muna. Like, that's so crazy. I was like, this is crazy that these were all, like, nominated. That feels so big. And. Cause I had never been, like, recognized on a platform that big yet. So that was so. I don't know. I just really appreciate it and that you got it. Like, you were the first people in media to get it because you articulated it for the. To write for the first time. Because you were like, it's campy. There's lore. And I was like, finally someone understands that it's a joke. Finally they understand that I'm. Everything I'm doing is, like, an homage or reference to, like, the queer elders. Finally someone understands that it's deeper than just what I'm doing on stage or writing about. Like, it felt so nice to be understood. That is what was so awesome. I was like, it's working, and they're the proof.
Matt Rogers
It's so working, and you're so for real. And we just, like, it's been truly surreal and a joy even for us to watch everyone really embrace you. And I just hope that even sometimes when it feels difficult, you know, just how held you are and how loved you are and how special we think you are.
Bowen Yang
Thank you.
Matt Rogers
And, like, you'll always have a place right there and right here.
Chapel Roan
Thank you.
Bowen Yang
Let's get veneers together.
Chapel Roan
Thank you.
Matt Rogers
I know.
Chapel Roan
Yes.
Matt Rogers
So we end every episode with a song. Beau.
Bowen Yang
Great.
Matt Rogers
I mean, we could do one of our guests, but also.
Bowen Yang
Also, let's just do it.
Matt Rogers
Caught in a bad romance O Caught in a bad romance I knew you'd go up.
Bowen Yang
I went up.
Matt Rogers
My girl can hear everything. Bye.
Bowen Yang
Las Coldaris is a production by Will Ferrell's Big Money Players and iHeartRadio podcasts.
Matt Rogers
Created and hosted by Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, executive produced by Anna Hoskins.
Bowen Yang
N and produced by Becca Ramos, edited and mixed by Doug Baim and Monique.
Matt Rogers
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Podcast Summary: Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang
Episode: "Fairy Drag Queen Guinea Pig" (Featuring Chappell Roan)
Release Date: April 16, 2025
Produced by: Big Money Players Network and iHeartPodcasts
The episode opens with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang engaging in their signature banter, showcasing their chemistry and playful dynamics. They set the tone for an engaging discussion centered around culture, creativity, and personal experiences.
[03:50] Chappell Roan: "Thank you."
Chappell Roan, the guest of the episode, makes her entrance, receiving warm welcomes from both hosts. Matt highlights her achievements, mentioning her Grammy win and the critical acclaim of her album. Chappell shares her initial reactions to these accolades, reflecting on the unexpectedness and humor of her success.
[04:15] Chappell Roan: "I didn't expect 'Casual' to be the biggest hit."
The hosts discuss Chappell's breakout song "Casual," exploring the creative tensions during its writing process. Chappell reveals her intent behind the song, emphasizing its melancholic undertones despite its pop structure. She shares anecdotes about collaborating with co-writers and the challenges of balancing artistic vision with commercial appeal.
[05:05] Bowen Yang: "So you don't think it's both, like, a moody that also builds to this grandiosity because that's what we love about it."
Chappell acknowledges the complexity of her music, highlighting her preference for ballads over upbeat pop songs due to her vocal strengths and emotional resonance.
[06:54] Matt Rogers: "It's like a different singer."
The conversation shifts to the nuances of performing live versus recording in the studio. Chappell discusses how certain songs transform in live settings, expressing a greater emotional depth and connection with the audience. She shares her struggles with songs like "Coffee" and "The Giver," detailing the emotional weight they carry and the difficulty in delivering them consistently in live performances.
[08:55] Chappell Roan: "It's very real."
Chappell emphasizes the authenticity of her performances, noting that her genuine emotions translate powerfully on stage, even when she dreads performing certain songs.
[23:38] Bowen Yang: "They're not mistakes."
The trio delves into the complexities of dealing with online criticism and parasocial relationships. Chappell shares her experiences with unsolicited opinions and the pressure of living up to fan expectations. She discusses the phenomenon of "demoitis," where initial demo versions of songs garner a dedicated following, making it challenging to present finalized versions.
[45:10] Matt Rogers: "Yeah."
Chappell articulates the emotional toll of receiving negative feedback on personal aspects rather than her artistry, highlighting the relentless nature of online scrutiny.
[32:09] Chapel Roan: "Cause I read that article, and to me, is it like, stone top?"
The discussion transitions to the intricacies of sexual identity, specifically the concept of "service tops." Chappell and Bowen explore the definitions and personal interpretations of these roles, debating the necessity and clarity of such labels within the queer community.
[36:57] Chappell Roan: "So, do you guys feel that?"
Chappell reflects on her own experiences with dating and sexual dynamics, sharing her preference for emotionally connected relationships over transactional encounters. The hosts and guest analyze societal expectations and personal comfort zones in modern dating landscapes.
[47:46] Chapel Roan: "Yeah, no. A lot of people don't know that about me."
Chappell discusses her early encounters with drag culture and its profound influence on her identity. She recounts her first drag show experience at Hamburger Mary's, initially feeling discomfort but gradually embracing the art form's liberating and expressive nature.
[50:38] Chapel Roan: "And I also really appreciate the two girls who also believed in fairies with me."
Chappell shares her unique cultural interests, including her love for guinea pigs and fairy culture, explaining how these elements shape her creative process and personal identity.
[51:34] Matt Rogers: "But a lot of people have traumatic stories."
The conversation takes a lighthearted turn as Chappell shares her experiences with guinea pigs, highlighting the challenges and joys of pet ownership. She narrates funny and traumatic stories, such as guinea pigs eating each other, emphasizing the responsibility and care required for these pets.
[53:26] Chapel Roan: "Yes."
Chappell elaborates on the complexities of caring for guinea pigs, contrasting them with more common pets like dogs and cats. She discusses the specific dietary and environmental needs, reinforcing why guinea pigs are not ideal for every household.
[60:58] Matt Rogers: "I don't think so, honey. That coffee gives you coffee breath."
In their signature comedic segment, Matt, Bowen, and Chappell engage in humorous riffs, playfully "ripping apart" various topics. Highlights include:
Matt Rogers: "I don't think so, honey. That coffee gives you coffee breath."
[61:03] Bowen Yang: "That sucks."
[61:12] Chappell Roan: "Let people have veneers. Let them look like buck teeth."
Bowen Yang: "I don't think so, honey. Ampersands are doing too much."
[66:07] Chapel Roan: "I don't think so, honey. Let the girls have veneers."
The segment showcases the trio's wit and ability to blend humor with cultural commentary, maintaining an engaging and entertaining atmosphere.
[75:33] Matt Rogers: "It's so working, and you're so for real. And we are such fans."
In the closing moments, Matt and Bowen express their admiration and support for Chappell Roan, highlighting her impact on the queer community and her authentic artistic expression. Chappell shares heartfelt gratitude, acknowledging the hosts' role in her journey and the importance of being understood and appreciated for her true self.
[76:35] Matt Rogers: "Created and hosted by Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang."
The episode wraps up with a final musical segment, leaving listeners with a lasting impression of camaraderie and cultural celebration.
Chappell Roan on "Casual":
"[04:15] I didn't expect 'Casual' to be the biggest hit."
Chappell on Live vs. Studio Performances:
"[06:54] I am feeling that whenever I sing 'Coffee,' there's been so many times that I've performed it and I'm just like, I can't. I don't want to do this."
On Online Criticism:
"[23:38] I'm dumb."
"[45:10] Finally, something you say is validated."
On Sexual Identity:
"[32:09] Cause I read that article, and to me, is it like, service top?"
On Pet Ownership:
"[51:34] A lot of people have traumatic stories because they're actually such difficult pets to have."
Humorous Take on Veneers:
"[68:07] I don't think so, honey. Let people have veneers."
Authenticity in Art: Chappell Roan emphasizes the importance of genuine emotional expression in her music, particularly in live performances, contrasting it with the sometimes commercial nature of studio recordings.
Navigating Fame and Criticism: The episode delves into the challenges of dealing with sudden fame, online criticism, and the complexities of parasocial relationships, highlighting the emotional toll it can take on artists.
Exploration of Sexual Identity: Through the discussion of "service tops" and personal experiences, the hosts and Chappell explore the nuances of sexual roles and identities within the queer community.
Cultural Influences: Chappell's journey into drag culture and her unique interests, such as guinea pigs and fairy culture, showcase the diverse influences that shape her creative and personal identity.
Humor and Lightheartedness: The "I Don't Think So, Honey" segments provide comedic relief, balancing the deeper discussions with playful banter and cultural satire.
Support and Community: The episode underscores the significance of community support and understanding in an artist's journey, with Matt and Bowen expressing unwavering support for Chappell's work and personal growth.
This episode of Las Culturistas offers a rich tapestry of conversations blending deep cultural insights with personal anecdotes and humor. Chappell Roan's candid discussions about her music, identity, and experiences provide listeners with an intimate look into the life of a modern artist navigating the complexities of fame and self-expression.