Las Culturistas: "Monstro SarahNicole" (w/ Sarah Sherman) - RE-RELEASE

Podcast Hosts: Matt Rogers & Bowen Yang
Guest: Sarah Sherman
Release Date: December 31, 2025
Network: Big Money Players Network/iHeartPodcasts

Episode Overview

This riotous episode of Las Culturistas reunites Matt and Bowen with comedian and SNL star Sarah Sherman ("Saturday Night Live"). In a notoriously unfiltered, laughter-filled discussion, the trio navigates the weird and formative pop culture objects and moments that shaped Sarah, with detours into reality TV, Twin Peaks, childhood crushes, fragrance drama, and the latest Real Housewives insanity. Sarah, in full "Monstro" energy, brings her signature surreal wit and chaos, resulting in what Matt dubs "the laughing episode."

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Triple Reunion & Sarah's Triangular Head

• The group marks the rare occasion of all three being together, having missed crossing paths in previous episodes.
• On Sarah's Sitting Posture & Hair:
  • Sarah claims she's sitting in a specific way to hide her "triangle head," joking that her hair is a geometric structure ("isosahedron").
  • "If you guys are my friends, you'd be like, girl, you do have triangle heads at night. But that’s okay. And just rock it." – Sarah (03:32)

2. Serious Silliness: Culture, Evil, and The Traitors

• Sarah launches into ideas about "good and evil" via her obsession with the reality show The Traitors.
• They discuss how contestants blur the line between game and reality, with emotionally real reactions to being called "evil":
  • "People say to each other, this. This. You're being evil. European." – Sarah (08:25)
  • They riff on whether evil is essential or constructed, referencing Wicked:
    • "Do you believe people are born wicked or do they have wickedness thrust upon them?" – Bowen (09:52)

3. David Lynch, Twin Peaks, and The Nature of Evil

• Sarah — a hardcore Lynch fan — brings up the spiritual philosophical underpinnings in Twin Peaks:
  • "I think we do have to be taking a moment for las culturistas to say David Lynch." – Sarah (12:11)
  • She explains, in a passionate monologue, how the show suggests man-made evil entered the world with the atomic bomb, and love might not be enough to combat it:
    • "He posits that true evil was unleashed into every dimension and realm of the universe when the first atomic bomb exploded..." (50:09)
    • "My fear is that love is not enough." (51:20)
  • Encourages Matt and Bowen to finally watch Twin Peaks for the stunning women and Lynchian intrigue.

4. Reality TV Deep Dives: Housewives, The Substance, and Gay Iconography

• Heavy discussion about the latest Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, with breakdowns of cast dynamics, iconic moments, and fan-favorite stars.

• Sarah shares her all-time top 5 Housewives, focusing on the oddballs: Carlton, Ramona, Angie, Karen (Potomac), and a toss-up between Mary Cosby and Elsa (Miami).

  • "She speaks with such clarity this season that I thought that she was channeling spirit." – Sarah on Mary Cosby (61:44)

• The episode is peppered with callbacks to legendary Housewives moments and slandering of “manufactured” Housewife drama.

• Sarah reflects on being called a "gay icon," the importance of queer culture in shaping mainstream culture, and directly credits the queer community for her world view:

  • "Please. Who do you think, besides David Lynch, built culture as we know it? Gay guys." (23:16)

5. Pop Culture Nostalgia & Personal Anecdotes

• Sarah and the hosts swap stories about childhood crushes on teachers, odd teachers' fashion habits, and Long Island/kid memories.
• They riff on school memories, mall culture, and family sayings—culminating in hysterical stories about parental catchphrases and “peanut head” nicknames.

6. Physical Comedy and SNL Prosthetics

• Reflection on Sarah’s recent SNL appearances—her prosthetic, Nosferatu-inspired look described as both terrifying and “supermodel hot.”
  • "She’s supposed to look terrifying, but everyone's like, that's the most adorable person I've ever seen." – Bowen (14:10)

7. Preferences in Men & The Concept of "Cutiful"

• Sarah describes her boyfriend as “cutiful” (cute + beautiful), coining a new term and asserting her preference for unconventional attractiveness as a counterweight to conventional beauty.

8. Fragrance Trauma: The Pachuli Rant

• Extended, hilarious “I Don’t Think So, Honey” about Sarah’s favorite patchouli fragrance being reformulated, complete with email bombarding monk-run Italian apothecaries.
  • "Santa Maria Nolla, I don’t think so, honey. You reformulated my patchouli..." (122:55)
  • Describes nostalgia for the old patchouli’s “sticky brown stain” and being told to “get a job, hippie” in elevators.

9. Rapid-Fire Tangents: Bodily Functions, Art, and Banter

• Jokes about boogers, hemorrhoids, toilets, and the line between gross-out and comedic material.
• Discussion of bodily honesty in art:
  • "As someone who loves blood guts shit, piss, boogers... what are we, two?" – Sarah (46:38)
• Loving banter between the trio about wigs, SNL dressing-room moments, and the transformative power of costume.

10. Cultural Critiques & Comedic Bit Highlights

• Matt and Bowen rip on humidifiers in a signature 'I Don’t Think So, Honey' segment:
  • "I don't think so, honey. Humidifier. I'm waking up in the morning, you're blasting off all night in the corner. I'm waking up in the morning, lips still chapped." – Matt (116:24)
• Full reenactment of Laganja Estranja’s Drag Race standup set and meta-discussion about the lasting impact of camp on culture.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On embracing physical weirdness:

  • "I have to say like this because as you know, I came to the studio today with a triangle head." – Sarah (03:20)

• On Twin Peaks:

  • "Once you enter episode two, then it's full lubrication and it's a nonstop roller coaster." – Sarah (44:16)
  • "He posits that true evil was unleashed into every dimension and realm of the universe when the first atomic bomb exploded." – Sarah (50:09)

• On cultural gatekeeping:

  • "It's not culture that you find in a little box at, like, Bucket of Blood Records in Chicago. It's culture that's for everybody." – Sarah (53:05)

• On Housewives Philosophy:

  • "What can you say about a philosopher king?" – Sarah, on Mary Cosby (61:34)
  • "High body count hair." – On Angie serving iconic, campy Housewives lines (71:23)

• On fragrance loss:

  • “My old patchouli formulation... There would be a big brown stain like you spilled soy sauce on you. We're not gonna be just the way I like it.” – Sarah (123:49)

• On comedy and legacy:

  • “This podcast wouldn’t exist. You think this podcast would exist? You think the Comedy Cellar was built in a day?” – Matt (120:54)

Important Segment Timestamps

• [02:09] Opening banter: laughter as survival, sleep woes
• [03:00] Sarah's explanation of her posture and "triangle head"
• [08:25] Sarah and the hosts break down The Traitors and ideas of evil in reality TV
• [12:11] Sarah’s David Lynch/Twin Peaks philosophy and passionate push for Matt & Bowen to watch
• [14:10] Reflection on prosthetic SNL look, “Monstro” and comedic persona
• [21:04] "Deathbed vibes" and the podcast’s legacy
• [27:08] Long Island childhood memories, ties to Nikki Blonsky
• [31:02] The Substance featurette, admiration for Coralie Fargeat
• [49:09] Twin Peaks’ nuclear thesis and the limits of love’s power
• [56:01] Transition to Housewives opinions
• [61:44] On Mary Cosby as philosopher king
• [116:24] “I Don’t Think So, Honey” - Humidifiers & Patchouli Fragrance Bit

Flow, Tone, & Atmosphere

• The episode is fast-paced, improvisational, and full of wild tangents.
• Sarah is unleashed: equal parts philosophically earnest, absurdly funny, and gleefully gross.
• Hosts match her chaotic energy, resulting in an episode packed with quotable exchanges, inside jokes, and meta-cultural riffs.
• Recurring tone: irreverent, affectionate, and always circling back to the question: “What made you say culture was for you?”

For Listeners Who Haven’t Tuned In...

This episode of Las Culturistas is a sprawling, high-energy hangout that covers everything from the metaphysics of Twin Peaks, camp reality TV archetypes, bodily comedy and SNL backstage details, to unique childhood memories and the carnage of reformulated fragrance. You'll leave with a new appreciation for the intersection of sincerity and comedy, a massive list of iconic Housewives, and a burning curiosity about exactly how "sticky brown" a patchouli cologne can be.

If you love:

• Pop culture as high philosophy
• Unfiltered, surreal, late-night energy
• The humor (and therapy) of reality TV
• Camp queer culture and inside jokes
• SNL glow-ups and backstage secrets
• Rants about perfume, bodily woes, and the trauma of growing up weird

...this is peak Las Culturistas. Let Sarah Sherman’s “triangle head” guide you through the Monstro state of mind.

Summary by segment, key themes, and memorable quotes compiled for listeners seeking a full-frontal blast of pop culture, philosophy, and delirious laughter.