Did Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco Win Halloween?

Summary

U Up? Podcast — “Did Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco Win Halloween?”

Hosts: Jordana Abraham & Jared Freid
Date: October 31, 2025
Main Theme:
A witty, rapid-fire Halloween special where Jordana and Jared, in costume, dissect this year’s most notable celebrity couple Halloween costumes. Blending their signature millennial dating commentary with playful costume ratings, they explore what each couple’s Halloween ensemble reveals about their dynamic—and about Halloween culture at large.

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Hosts’ Costumes & Halloween Vibes

00:59–08:10

• Jordana dresses as her dog, Ronnie’s, mom (fully in a dog costume).
• Jared is a “wise old owl” complete with glasses.
• Both riff on costume choices, pet reactions, and the wisdom that comes with being “old” in podcast years.
• Discussion of acting in costume at home:
  • Jordana: “There’s only, like, three people whose opinion I care about. One of them’s the dog.” (03:00)
  • The duo banter about trying on costumes for pets, trick-or-treat scenarios, and the lameness of adults in costumes.
• Quick chat on Halloween plans. Jordana shares she’ll miss trick-or-treaters this year because of her Aruba “babymoon,” and they discuss Aruba’s hurricane-proof appeal.

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Setting the Tone: Halloween, Couples, and Costumes

08:27–16:52

• The pair note Halloween’s cultural transition from childhood to adulthood—a night where couples’ costumes get creative (or cringe).
• Reflections on what makes a great couple’s look: does it play into each partner’s persona? Does it try too hard? Does it tell us something about the couple?
• Jared jokes about showing up at a gym Halloween party as the owl, feeling out of place among “seductive costumes.”
• Throwback to the iconic “How many licks does it take?!” Tootsie Pop commercial and the subtle sexual undertones in old-school Halloween marketing.

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Segment: Rating Celebrity Couple Costumes

17:14–47:07
For photos, see @u.up.podcast on Instagram or the YouTube version of the episode.

1. Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco — Alice & Mad Hatter

17:31–19:29

• Both hosts agree: this is a perfect match for their personalities.
  • Jordana: “She gets to look hot. He gets to, like… he’s kind of a weird guy, so this is his element.” (17:44)
  • Jared: “He looks better here than he does ever. He’s in his element.” (18:02)
• They praise the cohesion, effort, and how the costumes “fit” the couple, avoid “try-hard,” and let each shine.
  • Jared: “He makes the costume, but together, it really comes together.” (18:59)

2. Sarah Hyland & Wells Adams — Taco & Belle

19:30–22:18

• Hosts find this reversal (Wells as Belle) tries too hard to be “wacky.”
  • Jared: “This is a couple I would avoid.” (19:53)
  • Jordana: “They’re a little too wacky for me as a couple… trying to be too alternative.” (20:08)
• The reversal (man in the “woman” role) feels more about attention-seeking than fun, contrasted against the Gomez/Blanco authenticity.

3. Jessica Biel & Justin Timberlake — ‘NSYNC Justin & a Microphone

22:23–26:29

• Debate over Timberlake’s self-centeredness:
  • Jordana: “This is actually the reason that I don’t like Justin Timberlake. It’s always the Justin show.” (22:56, 24:30)
  • After a story about Timberlake eclipsing his ‘NSYNC bandmates, Jared is convinced:
    • “I hate this costume now too.” (24:38)
• Costume is “about Justin Timberlake, for Justin Timberlake,” reinforcing egotistical vibes.

4. Jesse Tyler Ferguson & Justin Mikita — Phineas (Billie Eilish’s brother) & Billie Eilish

26:30–29:18

• The references are too niche for the couple’s age and target audience.
  • Jared: “They’re too old for this costume… I’d have zero chance of knowing who they are.” (27:35, 27:44)
• Uncertainty over dressing as siblings when you’re a married couple.
• Feels like “high effort, low reward.”

5. Nick Cannon & Mariah Carey — Angels

29:22–30:01

• Uninspired, but on-brand. Mariah aims to look “hot,” with Nick as an accessory.
  • Jared: “This was Mariah Carey saying, ‘make me look as hot as possible. Do whatever with Nick.’” (29:34)

6. Joey Fatone & Isabel Araujo — Grady Twins from The Shining

30:07–30:57

• Hosts love the commitment, equal fun, and partnership.
  • Jordana: “They seem like a couple that would enjoy hanging out together.” (30:53)

7. Channing Tatum & Zoë Kravitz — Rosemary & Baby (“Rosemary’s Baby”)

31:05–32:04

• Too obscure, lacks visual clarity.
  • Jordana: “Would you have ever guessed that’s what they were?” (31:32)
  • Seen as lazy given their resources.

8. Taylor Lautner & Taylor Dome — SNL characters

32:14–36:10

• The hosts riff on the weirdness of couples with the same name dating.
• Both are critical of SNL character costumes:
  • Jordana: “SNL isn’t really that funny… To get so into it that you do the Halloween costume is not for me.” (33:51, 35:38)
  • Jared: “You think you’re better than everyone else, like you get it. I don’t know these characters and I don’t get it.” (34:44, 35:57)

9. Justin Bieber & Hailey Bieber — Bam Bam & Pebbles

37:24–38:42

• Notable for their ubiquitous misery in photographs.
  • Jordana: “They always look… like they just got into a fight in every photo shoot.” (37:43)
  • Costume feels like Haley tried to salvage the theme around Justin refusing to wear a shirt.

10. The Weeknd & Bella Hadid — Beetlejuice & Lydia Deetz

38:43–39:10

• High praise for full commitment and authenticity; compared favorably to the Selena/Benny approach.

11. Joe Jonas & Sophie Turner — Gomez & Morticia Addams

39:10–40:18

• Praised for passion and dedication—yet the hosts jokingly speculate that “all sex” might have led to their split.

12. Beyoncé & Jay-Z — Lil Kim & Biggie Smalls

40:18–40:31

• Low effort, last-minute feel.
  • Jordana: “Just stuff we had at home… couldn’t really be bothered.” (40:28)

13. Sacha Baron Cohen & Isla Fisher — Assorted Animal/Incoherent Mishmash

40:31–44:26

• Wildly confused; looks like they raided the kids’ dress-up bin.
  • Jared shares a hilarious story of being heckled by Sacha Baron Cohen at the Comedy Cellar, followed by Isla Fisher following and liking his social posts after their split.
    • “Wouldn’t that be the ultimate revenge? Guy gets heckled—and then I f*** his wife?” (43:33)

14. Heidi Klum & Partner — The Worm & a Fisherman

45:08–47:07

• Heidi gets big respect for pursuing elaborate, unsexy, show-stopping costumes annually.
  • Jordana: “She needs to outdo herself every year.” (45:34)
  • Jared: “Model’s gonna show us she’s cool with her ugly costume—but she does it so well…” (46:02)
• Side note: Jared has lingering resentment about Heidi’s judging style on “America’s Got Talent.”

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Dating Advice: Is It Still “Hot Costume” Season Once You’re Boo’d Up?

47:08–49:48

• Listener email: Should you still go “hot” for Halloween once you’re in a relationship?
• Core insight: Halloween is a time to showcase a different (or weird, or sexy) side—relationship status aside.
  • Jared: “We love different. Same chick, doing different things. It’s the biggest turn-on in the world.” (48:04)
  • Jordana: “If they’ve committed and it hits, that’s hot. If they half-ass it, not really.” (48:57)
  • Jared: “The hottest is when I don’t even recognize who you are.” (48:28)

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• Jordana: “There’s only, like, three creatures’ opinions I care about. One of them is the dog.” (03:00)
• Jared (on Timberlake): “It’s actually batshit cuckoo bananas that he’d be like, ‘You dress as me, I’ll be the microphone. So you’re the star—but really, you’re me.’” (24:41)
• Jordana (on SNL costumes): “To get so into it that you do the Halloween costume… not for me.” (35:38)
• Jared (on costumes in long-term relationships): “We love the same chick doing different things… that’s the biggest turn-on in the world.” (48:04)
• Jordana (on Heidi Klum): “I love it because it’s fun… she’s not going for sexy. She’s going all in.” (45:46)

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Summary & Takeaways

• Best Costumes: Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco, The Weeknd & Bella Hadid, Joey Fatone & Isabel Araujo, Joe Jonas & Sophie Turner — all praised for authenticity, effort, and coupling.
• Worst Offenders: Timberlake/Biel (egocentrism), Hyland/Adams (try-hard), Lautners (niche SNL—missed the mark).
• Halloween Costume Philosophy: Be on theme for your couple’s dynamics, avoid seeking social media manipulation, and don’t be afraid to get weird—or hot!
• Dating Advice: No matter your relationship status, “going different” (be it sexy, funny, or strange) is the move—committed costumes trump half-hearted attempts.

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Listen or Watch for More

Watch this episode (plus actual costume visuals) at youtube.com/betches. For more recaps, polls, and dating commentary: follow @u.up.podcast on Instagram.

Transcript

[Host]

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[Jared Freid]

Time to podcast. Time to.

[Jordana Abraham]

Oh, wow.

[Jared Freid]

Oh, we both went animal.

[Jordana Abraham]

Look at us.

[Jared Freid]

Ronnie. Ronnie's here. Finally get to meet Ronnie.

[Jordana Abraham]

I'm Ronnie's mom.

[Jared Freid]

Iron Prof. Should I be afraid? Ronnie kills owls.

[Host]

Wow.

[Jordana Abraham]

I love the glasses. You look great.

[Jared Freid]

I'm a wise old owl.

[Jordana Abraham]

We both have. Have. Have white circular inserts. Are you reading to go with the outfit?

[Jared Freid]

Yeah, this is me reading first book.

[Jordana Abraham]

And suddenly, suddenly he's an owl. He thinks he's reading.

[Jared Freid]

All of a sudden, I found a new passion. Isn't it awesome?

[Jordana Abraham]

How did you get. How did you pick an owl?

[Jared Freid]

It was really. How did the owl pick me? That's really the question, right?

[Jordana Abraham]

Spoken like a true.

[Jared Freid]

I felt like at this age of the podcast, we are wise and old like an owl.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yes.

[Jared Freid]

And I am one to turn my neck. I can turn it.

[Jordana Abraham]

Are you Harry Potter's owl?

[Jared Freid]

No, I bring the mail.

[Jordana Abraham]

What's the owl's name in Harry Potter? What's the owl's name in Harry Potter?

[Jared Freid]

Henry Hedwig. All right, we found the nerd. So our Halloween episode. You're Ronnie.

[Jordana Abraham]

I'm Ronnie's mom.

[Jared Freid]

Ronnie's mom.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yes. As if I birthed. I've always felt like I birthed him. And you know, now I truly, you know, Part of the reason I got this outfit was I kind of wanted to see. I wanted to try it on in front of him and see what he. Oh, really?

[Jared Freid]

See his reaction.

[Jordana Abraham]

I wanted to see his reaction.

[Host]

That.

[Jared Freid]

Talk about losers. That. That is a real nerd.

[Jordana Abraham]

I mean, I needed a costume.

[Jared Freid]

I want to see what the dog thinks.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yes.

[Jared Freid]

Of me dressed as a dog. This is how fetish.

[Jordana Abraham]

There's only, like, three people's opinion. Three creatures. Opinions I care about. One of them is the dog.

[Jared Freid]

Ronnie.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yes, Ronnie.

[Host]

You and Mike.

[Jordana Abraham]

That's it.

[Jared Freid]

Ronnie looks. Yeah, Ronnie looks.

[Jordana Abraham]

You was like, no. He was so confused.

[Jared Freid]

Really?

[Jordana Abraham]

I think he, like. I smelled like.

[Jared Freid]

Did you get on all fours?

[Host]

I did.

[Jordana Abraham]

I did. I was like, let me, like, let. Let's, like, see what it is one.

[Jared Freid]

Of those things you. Nobody knows what people are doing in their own home.

[Jordana Abraham]

That is what I am doing.

[Jared Freid]

Yeah. The people are like, oh, that's Jordana Abraham. She started baches. She's a big mogul tycoon. I wonder what kind of smart conversations they have in that house. Flash to your house. You're on all fours in front of the dog. I wonder what the dog would think of.

[Jordana Abraham]

Mike took some pictures.

[Jared Freid]

I'll.

[Jordana Abraham]

I'll have him send it to you guys to put it up on YouTube.

[Jared Freid]

If you're watching on YouTube.

[Jordana Abraham]

He took some pictures of Braun freaking the out, not understanding what was going on. He, like, tackled me.

[Jared Freid]

Really?

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah. He was like.

[Jared Freid]

He came. You came on his turf?

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah.

[Jared Freid]

Another dog.

[Jordana Abraham]

I think he really thought. I mean, I look like a dog. I smell like me. But I was like, what's going on? What's. My. My mother has turned into a dog.

[Jared Freid]

No, he's like another dog. He's an alpha.

[Jordana Abraham]

I don't know if he's an Alpha.

[Jared Freid]

I don't know. That's what happens with people with small. Small balls.

[Jordana Abraham]

That's true. They get a complex.

[Jared Freid]

Complex.

[Jordana Abraham]

They get a complex.

[Host]

I.

[Jordana Abraham]

We took him to the dog park, though, and he was not exhibiting alpha behavior. No.

[Host]

No.

[Jared Freid]

What does he do there? He hides in the corner.

[Jordana Abraham]

He immediately, like, sits and, like.

[Jared Freid]

Well, he walked in, wants nothing to do with other.

[Jordana Abraham]

He walked in and, like, 10 dogs just started, like, coming at him. He's hot, and he was like, holy. Like, he literally, like, retreated into his. And then he spent the entire time just, like, following me around.

[Jared Freid]

Really?

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah.

[Jared Freid]

That's so weird how you, like, see the personality play out.

[Jordana Abraham]

I know. He was so timid.

[Jared Freid]

Yeah.

[Jordana Abraham]

And, like, submissive.

[Jared Freid]

Maybe those doctors were right about his little balls.

[Jordana Abraham]

Huge balls.

[Jared Freid]

Oh, big ball.

[Jordana Abraham]

Huge balls.

[Jared Freid]

He has one big ball.

[Jordana Abraham]

No, he has one.

[Host]

He has one small ball, one smaller. It's okay.

[Jordana Abraham]

They're going to. They're going to be removed.

[Jared Freid]

It's okay.

[Jordana Abraham]

Anyway, how are you?

[Jared Freid]

I'm one of the animals that Ronnie attacks and acts like. He's all tough guys.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah, we should. We should have it. When you come to visit, we should have you wear this and see if he tries to eat your face.

[Jared Freid]

It would be funny. Every kid that comes over to trick or treat at your house. Hey, we want to see how Ronnie reacts to the costume. Can you just act it out? Seriously, in front of the dog?

[Jordana Abraham]

Are you hot? I'm hot.

[Jared Freid]

I'm not actually. This is very. I don't know why.

[Jordana Abraham]

Oh, you're not wearing your clothes under it.

[Jared Freid]

I'm completely naked.

[Jordana Abraham]

Oh, you're just wearing. Okay, that's.

[Jared Freid]

That was my clothed underneath.

[Host]

That was my.

[Jared Freid]

I. I've made that mistake here before. YouTube hasn't let me forget. Do you know, someone saw me grabbing my toe on the YouTube and they were like, it's. Everyone's got to be talking about it.

[Jordana Abraham]

I had no. What is that even.

[Jared Freid]

I guess when I was sitting at Veronica's place when we did the Gen.

[Jordana Abraham]

Z, you were like, holding your toe.

[Jared Freid]

I guess I was like, remember they made us take off our shoes?

[Jordana Abraham]

Oh, yeah.

[Jared Freid]

And so I was like this with my toe. And. And this person messaged me. They're like, everyone's going to be talking about you touching your toe. Isn't that help.

[Jordana Abraham]

Why can't you touch your toe?

[Jared Freid]

There's a comment in the YouTube channel.

[Host]

We.

[Jared Freid]

We cut more of your feet out of the video.

[Jordana Abraham]

There was, like, a little too much. There's a little too much foot.

[Jared Freid]

I guess I was tempting the feet.

[Jordana Abraham]

People I could see sitting on the couch like that. That's like, how you.

[Jared Freid]

Right. But I guess I was grabbing my toe to anchor it.

[Jordana Abraham]

What a whore I am.

[Jared Freid]

I'm quite a slut. I'm quite.

[Jordana Abraham]

Your foot.

[Jared Freid]

Yeah. I'm letting people know that could be all theirs. So you're going to be in their mouth.

[Jordana Abraham]

So you're going to the gym today for your big party. Speaking of losers, do you think.

[Jared Freid]

Do you think this costume is good enough for the gym part?

[Jordana Abraham]

We'll have to ask. Let's see if they can get a Spotify poll. Do they still do Spotify polls? Yeah. Is it more illusory to dress up as a dog and see if. And to see what your dog thinks of Your costume or to go to a Halloween party at your local gym. Which one is lamer?

[Jared Freid]

I don't think that's a fair retelling of what's going on. I think it's a weird like, oh, I just got dressed up as a dog. You got on all fours and you barked. Did you bark?

[Jordana Abraham]

I'm in costume. Of course I barked.

[Jared Freid]

Rough, rough, rough. No, you did a real what? I wonder what you're doing. That house Mike's taping you roughing on the ground.

[Jordana Abraham]

You would do it too.

[Jared Freid]

I would do it. Kidding me? I'm going to show up in this, your house? When I'm invited, when I'm allowed over. We all know the two of us.

[Jordana Abraham]

Should have gone to Petco. Right down the street. Have you seen the Petco?

[Jared Freid]

Are they all dressed up?

[Jordana Abraham]

No, but there's like, we should. We should have gone in there just as these animals and see, I would.

[Jared Freid]

Get like, crouch down.

[Jordana Abraham]

You look like a toy. It's funny, the glasses really change your whole.

[Jared Freid]

My whole being vibe. Well, yeah, I, I.

[Jordana Abraham]

What is he giving off with the glasses?

[Jared Freid]

Hot, seductive. What were you gonna say?

[Jordana Abraham]

There's like, you look like some actor with the glasses.

[Jared Freid]

Oh, this glass is really. Yeah, I mean, they're the Coke bottle nerd glass. Literally. You Google nerd glasses. They come up.

[Jordana Abraham]

Maybe I was actually thinking like, maybe it was him.

[Jared Freid]

Hot Eugene Levy. Or dad.

[Jordana Abraham]

Funny, duddy new hot older Eugene.

[Jared Freid]

So how do you feel about Halloween? Are you gonna have trick or treat? You're gonna have a trick or treater?

[Host]

No.

[Jared Freid]

They walk all the way down that mile long driveway.

[Jordana Abraham]

Couple years we bought candy. I wind up eating it all because no one, not one person has come.

[Jared Freid]

Really?

[Jordana Abraham]

Yes. But this year we're not. I'm. We're going to Aruba, so I'm not going to be.

[Jared Freid]

You're going to Aruba?

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah.

[Jared Freid]

When you leave.

[Host]

I've.

[Jordana Abraham]

I'm there right now. Technically. It's the baby moon. Yeah, pretty much, yeah. Thursday. Thursday.

[Jared Freid]

Good for you. 30th at the Ritz. I don't. We don't have to tell people where you're staying.

[Jordana Abraham]

We'll tell them when I get back. When I get back.

[Jared Freid]

That's great. Aruba is the best. Aruba is one of those places where it's a slam dunk because best weather all year round.

[Jordana Abraham]

Right? Well, that's.

[Jared Freid]

I don't want to jinx it, but that's a place where you can't jinx it.

[Jordana Abraham]

Well, October is like hurricane season still, so I that was really my main goal in booking Aruba was like, I googled, like, what islands are not in the hurricane belt.

[Jared Freid]

Yeah.

[Jordana Abraham]

And Baruba was one of them.

[Jared Freid]

The ABC islands. It's far. It's far. You're closer to Venezuela.

[Jordana Abraham]

I didn't realize it was so far until like.

[Jared Freid]

No, it's a flight. I. I mean, I've been going to Aruba for many years.

[Jordana Abraham]

Right. You perform?

[Jared Freid]

I perform there. Maybe if you want to go to a show, you can go to Aruba Ray, my buddy Aruba Ray.

[Host]

Yeah.

[Jared Freid]

He does shows down there forever. And you go to like a club and it's like a American stand up comedy show.

[Jordana Abraham]

You haven't been in a.

[Jared Freid]

It's been a while, Right? A rubber Ray, you know, he brings new people down and your schedules change.

[Jordana Abraham]

You know, they don't give a hoot you down there anymore.

[Jared Freid]

They don't. You know, just this.

[Jordana Abraham]

An owl like you.

[Jared Freid]

A lonely owl. That was the whole plan. A lonely, wise old owl.

[Jordana Abraham]

Are owls lonely? I guess I don't think of them as super social. You ever seen an owl?

[Jared Freid]

I don't think I have. Owls are creepy. You ever seen a wet owl? You ever seen an owl that's wet?

[Host]

No.

[Jordana Abraham]

When.

[Host]

Where would I.

[Jared Freid]

Wet owl. How did you come across sexually turned on owl?

[Host]

How did you.

[Jared Freid]

No, I mean, what is that crazy?

[Host]

Ew.

[Jared Freid]

Yeah, it's like. That looks like something when they're not poofed up.

[Jordana Abraham]

Oh, they're a lot less cute than I. Than I envisioned the cartoon. Owls are cute.

[Jared Freid]

Cartoon owl, Nothing like it.

[Jordana Abraham]

Even Harry Potter's owl is pretty cute.

[Jared Freid]

What's his name again?

[Jordana Abraham]

Hedwig.

[Jared Freid]

Oh.

[Jordana Abraham]

He just made fun of it. Yeah.

[Jared Freid]

Well, listen, if you're. Here's what you're gonna do as a listener. If you're watching on YouTube, you can see our costumes. Do me a favor. Share this with someone. Just be like, hey, this is where I get my dating advice from. And it's just two idiots.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yes. Oh, you should get those like, lollipops from the Tootsie Rolls. From the.

[Jared Freid]

The one.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah.

[Jared Freid]

A two, a three.

[Jordana Abraham]

Make sure you get that.

[Jared Freid]

That commercial has been going on for 7, 000 years.

[Host]

Still on.

[Jared Freid]

It's got to be.

[Jordana Abraham]

No, I don't think so.

[Jared Freid]

Is it a one, a two?

[Jordana Abraham]

How many licks does it take?

[Jared Freid]

And he just eats that thing.

[Jordana Abraham]

It's a kind of sexual.

[Jared Freid]

It's a little sexual. I mean, back in those days, you could really let it fly. There was no one out there to be like, is that Sexual. I'm like, what does he mean by that?

[Jordana Abraham]

Annoying me.

[Jared Freid]

Yeah. So do you think if I showed up like this, hey, you know, Halloween, and I show up like this. Is this okay to the gym guy? The gym party. I'm going to the gym party.

[Jordana Abraham]

I think you could wear that to the single.

[Jared Freid]

Dude. There's definitely gonna be a lot of, like, hard bodies wearing their, like, they're, like, seductive costumes. And then I show up. Wise old owl.

[Jordana Abraham]

Bring the lollipop. It'll make it more sexy.

[Jared Freid]

Oh, yeah, good idea. How many licks does it take? And then I just pull out a lollipop. Yeah, yeah.

[Jordana Abraham]

Out of your. Out of your owl.

[Jared Freid]

My owl pockets. Owl mane.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah.

[Host]

Big animal.

[Jared Freid]

Unless I look forward.

[Jordana Abraham]

Big animal year for us.

[Jared Freid]

Big animal year.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah, I'm gonna.

[Jared Freid]

Big animal energy. Happy Halloween to all and to all a good night.

[Jordana Abraham]

Happy Halloween.

[Jared Freid]

Oh, and also, if you're. If you're looking to go to a Fun Comedy show, jaredfree.com. i am coming to a lot of towns. I just added Tempe, Arizona.

[Jordana Abraham]

Oh, so that's how you say it.

[Jared Freid]

Tempe. Tempe.

[Jordana Abraham]

I think I called it, like, Tempe Tampa. That doesn't make any sense.

[Jared Freid]

You never heard of Tempe before?

[Jordana Abraham]

I've heard of it. I've seen it. It's one of those things with cities where I've seen it spelled many times, but I've never heard anyone say it out loud.

[Jared Freid]

Interesting. Well, that was La Jolla.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah.

[Jared Freid]

Jala.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah.

[Jared Freid]

I am also Tempe.

[Jordana Abraham]

That makes sense. I'm also notoriously horrible pronouncing things.

[Jared Freid]

I. I got you Tempe.

[Jordana Abraham]

Tempe.

[Jared Freid]

But it's not for a while.

[Jordana Abraham]

Tempe.

[Jared Freid]

More close. Chicago, Minneapolis, Milwaukee. We need people to get those tickets. I know, you know, people are late to move, but you don't want to.

[Jordana Abraham]

Be late to these ones.

[Jared Freid]

Chicago might sell out, so those are coming up. Plus, I got Fort Lauderdale and Miami over Thanksgiving weekend and that, like, if you're going to the better get those tickets now. Right? Because that's. That's the key. You want to get away from your family or you want to, like, stop talking to them for an hour, bring them to my show. That's a great way to go, because I'll talk for you and I'll tell them how horrible they're being. I mean, it's like half the show.

[Jordana Abraham]

Which days of Thanksgiving weekend is it?

[Jared Freid]

Friday and Saturday.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah. By Friday and Saturday, you're gonna need an activity.

[Jared Freid]

You need something to do.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah.

[Jared Freid]

And I got tickets out there. So what are we talking about today? Also San Diego for the new year. Orlando. I got all these dates. New York. I'm coming to New York. This Floridian is coming in.

[Jordana Abraham]

Great. I'll be there.

[Jared Freid]

You'll be there.

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[Jared Freid]

Are we doing today?

[Jordana Abraham]

All right, we're going to rate some celebrity Halloween costumes. And I want to say what they say about the couple.

[Jared Freid]

Okay, I love this. We're going through it. And if you want to watch and see these pictures, you got to Turn on the YouTube to see us in costume. See the pictures. But we'll explain each one.

[Jordana Abraham]

All right, first costume, we've got Selena Gomez. And again, you're going to, if you watch on YouTube, we're going to put pictures up. Selena Gomez and Benny Blanc dressed up.

[Host]

As Alice and the Mad Hatter.

[Jared Freid]

What do you think?

[Jordana Abraham]

I. I think this is the perfect costume for them. Yeah, she gets to look hot. Yep, she is hot. He gets to like, he's like a. We kind of like a weird guy.

[Jared Freid]

He likes to weird up. But I gotta say, he looks better here than he does ever.

[Jordana Abraham]

He's in his element. He's in his element and he's more his element here than he is on the red carpet.

[Jared Freid]

Absolutely. And when you look at him, you go, ah, he might be a good looking dude.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah, like they're kind of kills it in Halloween. I could see him being, like, good at Halloween.

[Jared Freid]

Yeah. I mean, this is a very. His takes more time than hers, of course.

[Jordana Abraham]

I mean, she looks sexy.

[Jared Freid]

She looks sexy. She's doing it, you know, she's doing it.

[Host]

Right.

[Jared Freid]

But him is the real. And as far as a couple's costumes concerned, I like this one because, you know, he gets both the. I did a lot of work on it, but it fits me and my vibe.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yes.

[Jared Freid]

Like, this isn't trying really hard, even though he tried.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yes. But it also goes with who he is, so I don't think it's, like, it doesn't feel.

[Host]

Try hard.

[Jared Freid]

Right. And for her, she looks hot. And he almost, you know, I do. I do think, like, he makes the costume, of course. Hers on any other day. Who are you?

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah.

[Jared Freid]

But with him, who cares? Who cares? You're like, oh, hottie wore a blonde wig.

[Jordana Abraham]

Right.

[Jared Freid]

But on with him, the whole thing comes together. Him alone would work.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah. He could go to a party single like that.

[Jared Freid]

Totally. But them together, it's like, whoa.

[Jordana Abraham]

They're. That's what I'm saying. It's the perfect costume. They're kind of, like, leaning into their strengths as a couple.

[Jared Freid]

Absolutely.

[Jordana Abraham]

She looks great. She's playing into it.

[Host]

She's supporting him and his weirdness.

[Jared Freid]

Totally. I'm in.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah.

[Jared Freid]

All right, next one, we have Sarah Hyland and Wells Adams as Taco Bell.

[Jordana Abraham]

And she's the taco, and he's Belle.

[Jared Freid]

Listen, I'm a fan of Wells and what he does on the Bachelor. Listen, I think. I think this is, like. This is a couple I would avoid.

[Jordana Abraham]

I was thinking you were gonna say that you did, and I. I kind of agree.

[Jared Freid]

It's like, I don't give a hoot about this guy.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah. I think especially because it's reversed, you know, because he's wearing costume.

[Jared Freid]

How much attention does he need?

[Jordana Abraham]

They're a little too wacky for me as a couple. Do you know what I mean? They're, like, a little too. That we're trying to be a little, like, too alternative.

[Jared Freid]

Right. Well, this is going back to Benny Blanco and Selena Gomez. They played to their strengths, as you said. It is Benny Blanco going, I'm a little eccentric. I'm a little weird. I'm so Mad Hatter. It's. It's a Selena going, alice is cute and fun, and look at. I get to wear this fun dress. And plus, I'm with the Mad Hatter.

[Host]

Right.

[Jared Freid]

Like, this is, like. It all makes sense. This is like, When I see Sarah Hyland and Wells Adams, all I can think about is how loaded rich Sarah Hyland is. And this guy won the lottery because he was on the Bachelor. This guy goes on the Bachelor as a DJ and hooks up with a woman who can award him an agent in Hollywood.

[Host]

Yeah.

[Jared Freid]

So, like, this guy, like, does. You could say, well, like, Wells, who I like and I think is a good guy, but, like, this is, like, him being like, well, I gotta have my stage.

[Jordana Abraham]

Do you think this is who he is, the guy who dresses? Or do you think he's, like, playing into her?

[Jared Freid]

Like, I think it's him being like, I want to be on stage. Everyone knows you. And I'm the loser who was on the Bachelor. Bad out of. Yeah, right. I'm Sarah Highland's husband. This is my opportunity to break out of the mold. And everyone go, whoa, he's funny. He dresses as Bell and it's a pun. You know what I mean? Like, if she was bell and he was Taco, I actually would like it more.

[Sponsor Voice]

I agree.

[Jordana Abraham]

I think I'd like it more. It's like, it's trying too hard because of the reversal, right? Yes.

[Jared Freid]

It says way more.

[Jordana Abraham]

He's trying to stand out more because of that.

[Jared Freid]

Because him dressed as a woman. I don't give a. Put on whatever you want. But it doesn't play to. It plays to you trying to manipulate us. That's when it's bad. Like social media posts with costumes. It's like, are you trying to make us think a certain thing?

[Jordana Abraham]

This is for us, not for him.

[Host]

Right.

[Jordana Abraham]

And their couple costume.

[Host]

All right.

[Jared Freid]

He looks good in the dress. I gotta.

[Jordana Abraham]

He does look pretty good. I was pretty good. I mean, it would. Yeah, I could like.

[Jared Freid]

Why did she wear a wig for Taco?

[Jordana Abraham]

You don't know?

[Host]

She could have just worn her normal hair.

[Jordana Abraham]

Maybe she's like, mustard or something. I don't know.

[Jared Freid]

You put mustard on a taco.

[Jordana Abraham]

No, you don't. I don't know. It doesn't make any sense.

[Jared Freid]

Makes no sense.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah. All right, all right. Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake is NSYNC era Justin Timberlake and a microphone.

[Jared Freid]

You know what's funny? When I read. So I looked at these on the plane, and for some reason, the pictures wouldn't come up. Okay, So I just had Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake as NSYNC era Justin Timberlake and microphone. And I was like, never thought of what that meant. Like, I thought it was just like, Justin dresses Justin and her holding a microphone.

[Jordana Abraham]

Okay.

[Jared Freid]

I gotta say, this is a better version. This is. I actually like this.

[Jordana Abraham]

I. This is actually the reason that I don't like just Justin Timberlake.

[Jared Freid]

Oh.

[Jordana Abraham]

As you know, I've said it on this podcast many times. I am not a Justin Timberlake fan. Most men love Justin Timberlake. I don't really understand why.

[Jared Freid]

Well, it's because he's got a little bit of soul. He, he. And he knows that he play. He does a little bit. He, he's mainstream, but also does a little bit of scat and sometimes he's got some ability. And I think that's the male thing that we look at.

[Jordana Abraham]

I get like such douchebag vibes from him.

[Jared Freid]

Yeah.

[Jordana Abraham]

Women.

[Jared Freid]

I, I've, I. You've said this before.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah, I mean, I just, I don't think he's that good of a singer or an actor or anything that's anything he feels like. It feels like he thinks he's really great in all ways. And he, after watching the Instinct documentary, it seems like he over his bandmates quite a bit.

[Jared Freid]

Really?

[Host]

Yes.

[Jordana Abraham]

He basically like told them that they were like, they were. That they were gonna like take a little break and then started like a solo career while they were like, thought they were just like on vacation. And then he like, it's like kind of like that obviously, like that's a very.

[Jared Freid]

I'm going to Italy with the family. Where are you going?

[Jordana Abraham]

Let's take a like a year off, enjoy ourselves. And then he like go starts like didn't even tell them that he was going.

[Jared Freid]

And then he became huge on his own.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah, you got to step on some people to get there. But also like I heard, I remember hearing about his wedding to Jessica Beal. Like he only like they played all of his music like at his own wedding.

[Jared Freid]

Oh, so you think he's up his own ass.

[Jordana Abraham]

And this, I mean this. That's why I'm like. When I saw this, I was like, this is really reinforcing my. Justin Timberlake loves all things Justin Timberlake.

[Jared Freid]

You know, sometimes I'm not someone that's set in my ways. I try to be as open minded as possible.

[Jordana Abraham]

Possible.

[Jared Freid]

I hate this costume now too.

[Jordana Abraham]

Oh, thank you. I brought you over.

[Jared Freid]

Yeah, you got me.

[Host]

Wow.

[Jordana Abraham]

I spread the hate. I'm so proud. I'm so proud of him.

[Jared Freid]

That description, it is actually batshit cuckoo bananas that he'd be like, you dress as me and I'll be the microphone. Like for the same reason Wells Adams is trying to manipulate us. So is Justin.

[Jordana Abraham]

So Is Justin. It's all about Justin. Who plays their own songs. That they're only their own songs at their wedding.

[Jared Freid]

Is that true?

[Jordana Abraham]

I. He definitely play. I don't know if it was only.

[Jared Freid]

But I would be none of my songs.

[Jordana Abraham]

Right?

[Host]

Yeah.

[Jordana Abraham]

I think it's so weird. Anyway, yeah, Justin Timberlake is a huge fan of Justin Timberlake. And I don't really.

[Jared Freid]

And this costume proves that. I mean, like. And also, it is the Justin show. Well, it's the Justin show. And also it's high level manipulation. What he's doing is you dress as me and I'll be. I don't care. I'm the microphone.

[Host]

Right?

[Jared Freid]

You're the star.

[Jordana Abraham]

But really, you're the star. But who are you?

[Jared Freid]

Me?

[Host]

You're me.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah.

[Jared Freid]

Right.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yes.

[Jared Freid]

Let's go to the next one.

[Jordana Abraham]

And I'm. You know, I have such a hot wife that she can even pull off dressing as me.

[Jared Freid]

Yeah, she. She actually does pull it off.

[Host]

I like.

[Jordana Abraham]

I actually do really like Jessica Beal.

[Jared Freid]

Well, doesn't that say something for Justin? Do you think she.

[Jordana Abraham]

No, I don't. I mean, I. There was all that stuff with him, like, kind of cheating on her.

[Jared Freid]

Are they back together?

[Jordana Abraham]

They're still together, but I think it's weird.

[Jared Freid]

She. At one point.

[Jordana Abraham]

I love her.

[Jared Freid]

She was like the hottest. Like, not to say she's not hot anymore. I'm saying, like, when she was like the.

[Jordana Abraham]

The seventh heaven.

[Jared Freid]

When she was in, like. No, Chuck and Larry. Chuck and Larry. Jessica Biel. Oh, my God. This owl had a hoot.

[Jordana Abraham]

Okay. All right, so I brought you over to disliking her right here.

[Jared Freid]

My goodness.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah, she's. She's hot.

[Jared Freid]

Got my feathers in a.

[Jordana Abraham]

Okay.

[Jared Freid]

In a knot. All right, next one. Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Justin Makita as Phineas and Billie Eilish. Jesse and Justin are married. Okay.

[Jordana Abraham]

This one's a little niche.

[Jared Freid]

Well, I. I guess I thought it was Finn. When I read Phineas, I don't know why. My head went to Phineas and Ferb. The cartoon.

[Jordana Abraham]

Right.

[Jared Freid]

And it kind of took me off track. And then I guess Phineas, Billie Eilish's brother, has become more of a. A guy, like a person.

[Jordana Abraham]

I think he's like. They perform together. He plays the piano. Right. Yeah. I only knew this from, I think, one of the award shows.

[Jared Freid]

Well, supposedly, he's like a genius. He writes the songs. Like, he's like. Like there's like a. You know, if you're a Billie Eilish fan, who knows about the brother I think it used to be, like, oh, you know.

[Jordana Abraham]

Right.

[Host]

Yeah.

[Jared Freid]

But now it's become more mainstream. Yeah. That made me sound a hundred years old, but I am a wise old owl.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah. Are they like, that big of a pop culture thing that you would be them for Halloween?

[Jared Freid]

Maybe. Here's the problem. They're too old for this costume.

[Jordana Abraham]

Okay.

[Jared Freid]

They're too old for this.

[Jordana Abraham]

The two of them.

[Jared Freid]

Yeah. Yeah, I get it. You get what the kids are doing? Like, I feel too old to, like, reference Billy Island.

[Jordana Abraham]

I didn't really. If you didn't tell me what they were, I would have zero chance of getting it. I would have thought they were both people from, like, the mental institution.

[Jared Freid]

You know, you and I have the same thought.

[Jordana Abraham]

Do they not look like patients?

[Jared Freid]

Yeah, they look like they are in the institution.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yes.

[Jared Freid]

That's the thing. Billie Eilish. I guess the hair does it. This is a no for me.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah. And then I was. I mean, V. Brings up a good point, which I was thinking of, which was like, is it weird to be siblings if you're married for Halloween? Does that just add in a.

[Jared Freid]

It's not for me.

[Host]

Yeah.

[Jared Freid]

It's that. That doesn't. Like, I don't think they're like. I think it's weird to be siblings who dress as married.

[Host]

Right.

[Jordana Abraham]

It's weirder to be siblings dressed as.

[Host]

Married than Mary dressed as siblings.

[Jared Freid]

Exactly.

[Jordana Abraham]

That's fair.

[Jared Freid]

Because siblings dress as married. You have to walk around the whole night as if you.

[Jordana Abraham]

Right.

[Jared Freid]

Mary dresses siblings. You just walk around the whole night. Two buddies.

[Host]

Right.

[Jordana Abraham]

And I think this costume is, like. It seems like it required a lot of effort for something that I don't think is really, like, high effort, low reward. Yes. Yeah. You're not fully. Get. It's not. Doesn't feel like they've fully done.

[Jared Freid]

It didn't hit for me. I mean, to me, Jesse Tyler Ferguson could be playing like, someone from the 1800s in a movie. I have no idea.

[Jordana Abraham]

Right. But that clearly he had to, like, put this together with.

[Jared Freid]

Yeah, this costs money.

[Jordana Abraham]

Justin's outfit.

[Jared Freid]

This cost money. And the only thing that matter, like, they could have done this cheaper. The guy.

[Jordana Abraham]

The guy.

[Jared Freid]

His husband could have worn that wig with, like, you know, a triple XL sweatshirt and been like, Billie Eilish. I'm like, yeah, right.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah. That would have been almost better.

[Jared Freid]

Right. Let's do another one.

[Jordana Abraham]

Okay. So that one was a miss.

[Jared Freid]

That's a miss.

[Host]

All right.

[Jared Freid]

Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey as angels.

[Jordana Abraham]

You know, this feels very them.

[Jared Freid]

Yeah.

[Jordana Abraham]

Not like A ton of, like, visual creativity, but, like, playing into their own shit.

[Jared Freid]

If I. Right, if I saw this, I would go. This was Mariah saying to, like, her stylist, make me look as hot as possible and do whatever with Nick.

[Host]

Yeah.

[Jordana Abraham]

Just make it.

[Jared Freid]

Make it fit, make it work. Yeah.

[Jordana Abraham]

Right.

[Jared Freid]

This tells me. And again, I, I.

[Jordana Abraham]

Which is fine.

[Jared Freid]

Which is fine. There's a piece of me for this. I'm like. I mean, Mariah Carey.

[Jordana Abraham]

We don't all need to try to reinvent the wheel.

[Jared Freid]

No. You know, but they weren't looking to. This was.

[Jordana Abraham]

Right.

[Jared Freid]

Mariah Carey being like, I want to wear a party. Yeah.

[Jordana Abraham]

I gotta show up in a costume. I want to look good.

[Host]

And he's gonna wear whatever the I tell him to.

[Jared Freid]

Right. Joey Fatone, former guest on the UL podcast live show. A live show in Orlando. Isabel Araujo in 2018 as the Grady twins from the Shining. What do you think of this?

[Jordana Abraham]

This is kind of fun.

[Jared Freid]

It's fun.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah. I think because they're both in the dresses, it makes sense. Like, the facial. They've gone all in with the facial expressions.

[Jared Freid]

They did it all.

[Jordana Abraham]

I get it.

[Jared Freid]

Yeah.

[Jordana Abraham]

And, yeah, they seem like a couple that likes each other.

[Jared Freid]

Yeah. And she gets to be as fun as him. I know he's, like, dressed in a, you know, the wig and the women's, you know, in the dress, but they're fun together. Like, there's no. Like, Joey has to be the show.

[Host]

Right.

[Jared Freid]

They're in. They're a tag team. They are.

[Jordana Abraham]

They seem like a couple that would. That. That enjoys hanging out with each other.

[Jared Freid]

All right, let's go to Channing Tatum and Zoe Kravitz as Rosemary and a baby from Rosemary's Baby.

[Jordana Abraham]

This is a no for me.

[Jared Freid]

It's just too. It's too obscure, I guess. Right. Hers isn't Rosemary enough for him to be the baby.

[Jordana Abraham]

Right.

[Jared Freid]

Like, he's just a baby.

[Jordana Abraham]

It just looks like a baby. And the baby is like, nurse.

[Jared Freid]

Right. Books. Like, like, like.

[Jordana Abraham]

How is that?

[Jared Freid]

Very comfortable.

[Host]

Right.

[Jordana Abraham]

Would you have ever guessed they're Rosemary and Rosemary's baby? From seeing this, it looks like she.

[Jared Freid]

Might have her hat off. Like, maybe she has a bonnet. But, like, no, I wouldn't. I would go, oh, he's like a baby from Looney Tunes.

[Host]

Yeah.

[Jordana Abraham]

I feel like they're a hot couple. They could do better. This seems a little lazy.

[Jared Freid]

Yeah, this is lazy. This is.

[Jordana Abraham]

They both right.

[Jared Freid]

You have the money and you're out. So why don't we get into this?

[Host]

Right?

[Jared Freid]

It makes me think they're both boring. It's like Chantatum. I always, like, enjoy him, like, when he's on the circuit, when he's out doing interviews, I'm always like, this guy seems cool.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah.

[Jared Freid]

This makes me, like, like him less.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah, I would agree.

[Jared Freid]

All right, now we have Taylor. The Taylors. Taylor Lautner and Taylor Dome. Her last name is Dome?

[Jordana Abraham]

I guess so.

[Jared Freid]

Okay. As well. Now it's loud Nerd and Smoke. Cheddar the Geta from snl.

[Jordana Abraham]

Could you date someone with your name Jared?

[Jared Freid]

I don't think so. If they went by J Train. If they're like Juliana, who went by J Train, and we're both J Train.

[Jordana Abraham]

But you both. But she could just call you Drain. Yeah.

[Jared Freid]

And she could go, I could call her Julian.

[Jordana Abraham]

That's like.

[Host]

I mean, I don't.

[Jordana Abraham]

It's kind of interesting because it's like, I technically doesn't really matter, but it's a little weird. And then you have the same full name.

[Jared Freid]

I guess when you get over it, like, in the beginning, you. I guess. Here's the thing. Here's what they'd have. I would actually believe they're in love because of it.

[Jordana Abraham]

Because it's easy way to be. Like, if you want to get out.

[Host]

You got it now.

[Jared Freid]

You got it out. And when you first meet them, sexuality is kind of out the door. Right. I gotta introduce you to my friend Taylor. I'm like, oh, we're not gonna.

[Jordana Abraham]

I'm Taylor.

[Host]

Right.

[Jared Freid]

And then you meet and you go.

[Jordana Abraham]

Wow, I could really be with this Taylor.

[Jared Freid]

Right. I don't know. What does she do? I know they have a podcast, the Taylors. And I don't know why people listen to them, but I don't know.

[Jordana Abraham]

I don't know who these characters are. Do you know who?

[Jared Freid]

No.

[Host]

Guap.

[Jordana Abraham]

Lord and Smoke. Cheddar Asketta from.

[Jared Freid]

She's a registered nurse.

[Host]

Okay.

[Jared Freid]

To me. Which is, like, heroic profession.

[Jordana Abraham]

As is podcasting.

[Jared Freid]

She's doing the Lord's work. You can't. SNL character is one of those costumes that I think I hate the person no matter what character they've dressed.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah. You know why? Because SNL isn't really that funny. And I think it's like shots fired. I think it's. I mean, it's like, there's some. There's occasional scenes that are funny. It's not like the worst show I've ever seen, but it's. Overall, I feel like to be a super fan of snl, it's just like There's a lot. I know there are, and I'm sorry if I'm insulted is my opinion.

[Jared Freid]

Well, I. I hear you. I think with snl, something I didn't realize before getting into comedy and knowing some people who work with the show, there are people that are, like, super into the. Just the universe.

[Host]

Okay.

[Jared Freid]

Like, it's a baseball team. Like, they, like. And they don't even watch it because they're, like, they're, like, interested in, like, they watch it for a laugh. But I think there's a lot of people. There's like a. A huge number of people that are like, I watch this for this thing I'm really interested in and what they say about society.

[Jordana Abraham]

Okay.

[Jared Freid]

Like, it's like, it's almost beyond laughter at a certain point. I guess I can't watch it.

[Jordana Abraham]

Right.

[Jared Freid]

I watch certain segments.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah. I'll watch, like, if there's a funny clip going around.

[Jared Freid]

I watch Weekend Update. I mean, I love Che. Sure. Yeah.

[Jordana Abraham]

That's a good segment, too.

[Jared Freid]

I mean, but I. There's parts where sometimes they'll do a political sketch, and it's like, I feel like I'm watching a high school play done by the kids about political scat. You know, I don't trust them as, like, reading up on politics.

[Jordana Abraham]

Right. Or having, like, that interesting of a satirical take or something.

[Jared Freid]

I don't trust the. Yeah. The narrator sometimes. Right. And also the host. I mean, Nikki Glazer hosting. Like, what an amazing achievement. Like that. Like, I. I don't want that achievement to go away.

[Jordana Abraham]

Right.

[Jared Freid]

You know, like, when I heard she was hosting, I was like, good for Nikki Glazer. That's amazing.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah.

[Jared Freid]

What a. What a milestone.

[Jordana Abraham]

No, it's still like a culture. It has cultural significance.

[Jared Freid]

Yeah, sure.

[Jordana Abraham]

I just think, like, the. I don't know, to get so into it that you're doing the Halloween costume is not for me.

[Jared Freid]

I will back to the Halloween costume of it all. I agree with you. When you do the SNL sketch characters, it's a little bit. You think you're better than everyone else. Comedic, like, you think you get it.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah. I.

[Jared Freid]

And I would go to say that I don't know these characters and I don't get it. And I. This is said more about them as a couple than anything I've ever heard of.

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[Jordana Abraham]

All right, next we've got the Biebs.

[Jared Freid]

Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber as Bam Bam and Pebbles from the Flintstones. What do you think of this one?

[Jordana Abraham]

I think I've never seen a couple that looks more consistently miserable in every picture that's taken of them by paparazzi than Justin and Hailey Bieber.

[Jared Freid]

You're right.

[Jordana Abraham]

They always look. Every picture is more miserable than the last picture. But listen, I have resting face too, but it just seems like as a couple, there's like, there's like a. I always feel like there's like a. Like they just got into a fight every, every photo shoot you see of them or they're making up from a fight. Like even when they look like they're like into each other, it looks like they just had a fight and they're, they're like getting over it.

[Jared Freid]

He does always look like he just had a tantrum.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yes. And now they're like, dealing. Like this picture looks like they're like dealing with it.

[Jared Freid]

He had an episode. She's like, you've just do this every night and now they've taken the picture.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yes. That's every picture of them that I've seen.

[Jared Freid]

I agree.

[Jordana Abraham]

This seems to me like we needed a sort of funny, creative costume. Justin, like, refused to wear a shirt tonight, as he does. And so I've. And we've landed on Pebbles and Bam Bam.

[Jared Freid]

I have no respect for guy with good body who goes shirtless for Halloween.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah, I could see him just, like, not feeling like he's not in the mood to wear a shirt. Right. And then having to base the whole costume on that. Right.

[Jared Freid]

I'm with you.

[Jordana Abraham]

Right.

[Jared Freid]

All right, let's go to the next one the weekend. And Bella Hadid as Beetlejuice and lydia deets in 2018.

[Jordana Abraham]

This is kind of giving similar vibes to the Selena Benny costume.

[Jared Freid]

They went all in.

[Jordana Abraham]

They did it.

[Jared Freid]

They achieved it. It's funny. It's. It's truly unbelievable.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah.

[Jared Freid]

Like, his makeup and her, like, the hairstyle and going all. They went all the way. I'm with you. Same as Benny did it right. They did it right.

[Jordana Abraham]

Played into, like, their vibes.

[Jared Freid]

Okay. Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner as Gomez and Morticia Adams. I think they did it too.

[Host]

They did it too.

[Jordana Abraham]

I'm surprised they got divorced after a costume this.

[Jared Freid]

Listen, I think Gomez and Morticia Adams. I see a couple dressed as them. I think that is the most sexually into each other couple that you've ever met. Well, fingers everywhere.

[Jordana Abraham]

Maybe that.

[Jared Freid]

It was every hole.

[Jordana Abraham]

It was all sex.

[Jared Freid]

No, maybe it was all sex. Maybe that's why they broke up. It was just so passionate that it goes both ways in trance.

[Jordana Abraham]

Well, they had, like, that, like, really quick wedding.

[Jared Freid]

I didn't even know that, like, Vegas wedding. I just saw an interview with him and Esquire.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah.

[Jared Freid]

I did it for Pop Culture Thursday for J Train, and they were like, what is dating like for Joe. Joe Jonas. And it's like, it was such a nothing answer. It made me hate him.

[Jordana Abraham]

What'd he say?

[Jared Freid]

He was like, oh, I'm not on the apps, and dating's really hard. And it's like.

[Jordana Abraham]

Like, is it Joe?

[Jared Freid]

No. He's like, on the road. There's not really time to get a cup of coffee with the girl. It's like, yeah, that's what you're doing on the road, right? You're getting a cup of coffee with a girl.

[Jordana Abraham]

With a girl.

[Jared Freid]

Met on white picket fences. Instagram, what you're looking for.

[Jordana Abraham]

All right. Beyonce and Jay Z and they dress.

[Jared Freid]

As Lil Kim and Biggie Smalls. It's fine.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yeah, A little low effort.

[Jared Freid]

Low effort. This is stuff we had at home.

[Host]

Yes.

[Jordana Abraham]

Stuff we had at home. We needed a costume. Couldn't really be bothered.

[Jared Freid]

Yeah, that. Let's do Sasha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher. A wig, tutu, and cat mask while her husband wore a monkey mask and carried a doll.

[Jordana Abraham]

I have no idea what the Is going on here.

[Jared Freid]

I don't either. You know, you want to hear a Little.

[Jordana Abraham]

It's like they. I think it looks like they took their kids old bag of old Halloween and just like kind of threw some stuff on, right?

[Jared Freid]

It feels like they're hiding from the paparazzi. Like they were like, this feels like them messing with the paparazzi in a way where it's like, care about you. Like, we don't care. Do you know? You know, strange fact, I was heckled by Sasha Baron Cohen.

[Jordana Abraham]

What?

[Jared Freid]

I never told you the story.

[Jordana Abraham]

As himself or as Borat?

[Jared Freid]

No, as himself. He came into the cellar and he screamed at me off stage.

[Jordana Abraham]

Why?

[Jared Freid]

And then I said, I, like, notice it was him.

[Jordana Abraham]

What did he say?

[Jared Freid]

And I made fun of him from on stage. And then everyone in the crowd was like, what's going on? Like, everyone's like, is that Sasha bear?

[Jordana Abraham]

When was this?

[Jared Freid]

We have it on. It's on my YouTube.

[Host]

Oh, when? What?

[Jared Freid]

This was six months ago.

[Jordana Abraham]

What did he scream?

[Jared Freid]

I go, like. I was talking about going abroad. And I was like, yeah, you guys ever. I said something like, you've been to Europe? And he's like walking around in the middle of the room because Azizon. Sorry. Was going on next. And he walked in to watch Aziz. So he's like, in the cellar, there's only 110 seats. Like, it's very squeeze squeezed in. And he's just like milling around in the middle of the room. He, like, won't sit down while I'm on stage. And I was getting so annoyed. And then I go, yeah, I just went to Europe. And he. And anybody been to Europe? And he goes, I was just in Ibiza. He did it with the th.

[Jordana Abraham]

Okay.

[Jared Freid]

And it was while he was standing in the middle of the room. Like, I'm not talking. You find a seat. Look, here it is. We'll play it. I went to Europe. Anyone go to Europe recently? Yeah. Where'd you go? I went to you.

[Host]

Thank you.

[Jordana Abraham]

Is that heckling?

[Jared Freid]

It just was him walking for you. You couldn't just shut the up until you sat down. You piece of. What are you, some big celebrity? You got to yell out everywhere you go? I know. I asked this audience that was sitting here for my 10 minute set. I was killing. And then you walked in. They're like, what the fuck is he walking in? This is the funniest argument I've ever been in my entire.

[Jordana Abraham]

So did you guys hang out backstage?

[Jared Freid]

So then I came off and like, at the end of the set, like, it was annoying what he did. Like, like, he's walking around. It's like, when you're walking around, you haven't sat right. I'm not like, he owns the place. Right. So then I came off stage and he said nice things. He was like, that was a great set. Like, he found his way to a spot. And then I left two months later. I didn't know he was getting divorced. Him and Isla have split?

[Jordana Abraham]

Yes.

[Jared Freid]

Guess who follows me on social media.

[Jordana Abraham]

Isla.

[Jared Freid]

Isla Fisher.

[Jordana Abraham]

Wow.

[Jared Freid]

Liking all my stuff.

[Jordana Abraham]

Make a move. The ultimate revenge.

[Jared Freid]

Watching my stories.

[Jordana Abraham]

The ultimate revenge.

[Jared Freid]

Wouldn't that be the ultimate revenge? Guy gets heckled and then I fuck his wife.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yes.

[Jared Freid]

That's crazy. Like, wouldn't that be amazing?

[Jordana Abraham]

That would be a great story.

[Jared Freid]

Great story.

[Jordana Abraham]

So, Isla, why don't you slide into her DMs? We haven't even come back to this. You're supposed to get rejected. It's the end of the month.

[Jared Freid]

She'd be. I actually thought about it. I think she'd be the perfect person to go after.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yes.

[Jared Freid]

She's beautiful.

[Jordana Abraham]

She likes funny Jewish guys.

[Jared Freid]

She used to. I don't know if she's been turned off enough.

[Jordana Abraham]

I think you should do it. It's reject. You haven't been rejected at all.

[Jared Freid]

We had a whole comedians that were heckled by Sacha Baron Cohen.

[Jordana Abraham]

It's October 31st.

[Jared Freid]

I gotta do it.

[Jordana Abraham]

One day left to get rejected. How many times? You're right, I forgot. Three times. We all want to hear an update on you sliding into her dms.

[Jared Freid]

All right. So it should be done. So it's been said. It shall be done.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yes.

[Jared Freid]

All right.

[Jordana Abraham]

I think it could work.

[Jared Freid]

All right, let's do one more.

[Host]

All right.

[Jared Freid]

They got kid. They got kids.

[Jordana Abraham]

So you be a stepdad.

[Jared Freid]

She is foxy. I mean, Wedding Crashers. Her and Wedding Crashers. That's like all we talked about.

[Jordana Abraham]

Her and Wedding Crashers.

[Jared Freid]

Just how hot we always thought, you know, really, this would be quite a clip. What if we got married? Then this clip gets played.

[Jordana Abraham]

Just me as an owl.

[Jared Freid]

As an owl.

[Jordana Abraham]

I forgot I'm an owl talking to.

[Jared Freid]

A dog about how beautiful Isla Fisher is.

[Jordana Abraham]

You better get rejected by Isla Fisher.

[Jared Freid]

By the end of the night. Deal? Deal. Deal. Deal.

[Jordana Abraham]

Deal.

[Jared Freid]

Okay. Let's do one email.

[Host]

Okay.

[Jared Freid]

We were gonna do.

[Jordana Abraham]

We should talk about Heidi Klum.

[Jared Freid]

Just because, like a worm, this is.

[Jordana Abraham]

Like woman who doesn't give a about looking sexy. She goes all.

[Jared Freid]

So this has become her thing. Heidi Klum. And it's kind of the premise of this segment where it's like, all right, let's see these Couple costumes.

[Jordana Abraham]

Because.

[Jared Freid]

The zoom in is crazy. It's crazy. But she's done it before. It's her thing. It's become her thing.

[Jordana Abraham]

She needs to outdo herself every year.

[Jared Freid]

And she's with a fisherman.

[Host]

Yeah.

[Jordana Abraham]

Who gives a shit about him? Yeah.

[Jared Freid]

Who cares? What do you think of this one? What do you think of Heidi Klum's thing?

[Jordana Abraham]

I love it because it's, like, fun, and she gets really into it, and I love that she is a supermodel who, like, will she. Because it is, like, it is a fun night to be, like, like, a little sexy. She's not going that way.

[Jared Freid]

She gets to be a little sexy like, every two weeks, you know, or every night. Yeah. Like, but she gets, like, stylish and glam squad all the time, you know? Like, for her to do this, I. At first, my hater senses would be like, like, oh, model's gonna show us she's cool with her ugly costume now that she's done it so many years. And she does it so well, so good. It's like, you. You've captured my heart.

[Jordana Abraham]

I respect it. Yeah.

[Jared Freid]

I just always couldn't stand her on America's Got Talent. Oh, I don't ever watch her.

[Jordana Abraham]

No. I just don't watch that.

[Jared Freid]

She was such a bad judge of the comedians. She was an unfair judge.

[Jordana Abraham]

I don't know why they would have.

[Host]

Her judging the community.

[Jared Freid]

Because it's America's Got Talent. It's like a talent show. So, like, she was always like, I.

[Jordana Abraham]

Don'T see her as, like, the barometer of who's what's.

[Jared Freid]

But that's the problem. Like, she should have some admission of, like, this isn't my game.

[Jordana Abraham]

Right. But it should be America's Next Top Model. Right.

[Jared Freid]

But it was like, her judging people I knew being like, I don't know about the joke structure. And you're, like, off. Like, you don't even speak the language.

[Jordana Abraham]

All right, well, putting aside your America's Got Vendetta. Yeah.

[Jared Freid]

Yeah.

[Jordana Abraham]

Maybe you should have sex with her. With Seal. You know, Mary Seal, Isla Fisher and Seal. Show them. Yeah.

[Jared Freid]

I'll get all your exes.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yes. Long game.

[Jared Freid]

Okay. Want to do an email?

[Jordana Abraham]

Yes. All right, we'll do a quick email. If I'm dressing up with my boyfriend, should I still be aiming for a hot girl costume now that I've caught the fish? Is it weird to be a hot mouse?

[Jared Freid]

I think this is the time of year to do what makes you a little bit, like, be the weirdest part of yourself. You Know, like, if weird to you is I never put on makeup like this and never like wear the fishnet stockings and get hot, you know, go outside. I think now is the time to go outside. Go hot, go weird, go bad, go good, you know? Like, I think now's the time to do it. And I think when you have a boyfriend, like, I'll say this as like a guy in a relationship. We love different. We love same chick doing different things.

[Jordana Abraham]

Unless you're Medusa from last. From Wednesdays.

[Jared Freid]

That I don't get. That's why I'm so turned on by Medusa. Like, I'm like, I get to see my hot girlfriend be. As someone else be a brunette.

[Host]

Right?

[Jared Freid]

Like that to me is like the biggest turnout in the world. Like the goal forever.

[Jordana Abraham]

So you're saying just be different than you usually are.

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[Jared Freid]

Just don't be you.

[Jordana Abraham]

Okay. That's the hottest. Is when. The hottest is when I don't even recognize who you are.

[Jared Freid]

Not even. I get to. I want to the same chick who's not. I want to a new chick where I don't have to worry about my phone.

[Jordana Abraham]

Okay.

[Jared Freid]

Like, I don't have to worry about getting in trouble. Getting in trouble.

[Jordana Abraham]

A safe adventure, if you will.

[Jared Freid]

Thank you. Safe adventure. Everyone loves safe adventures.

[Jordana Abraham]

Yes.

[Jared Freid]

So I. And I don't know does that a thing for women. Like if you saw, you know, if Mike comes home dressed as like something like way different than he normally looks, but it's him and it's safe, wouldn't that be a turn?

[Jordana Abraham]

I think if they're like thrive. If they did it, whatever they doing, as long as they're doing it, like. Well, yeah, if they've like done it like, you know, that's what the Benny Blanco and the weekend thing is. It's like if they've. If they've committed to doing it and it's. It hits then like, that's hot, right? If they, if they half ass it.

[Host]

Not really. Yeah.

[Jared Freid]

You can't be half an owl, right?

[Jordana Abraham]

That's not sexy. I think like trying and succeeding at something is like hot.

[Jared Freid]

Try, try, try again. That's our message for you. Halloween people. Be safe.

[Jordana Abraham]

Happy Halloween.

[Jared Freid]

Happy Halloween. Wear protection. Tell a friend about this show until next year.

[Jordana Abraham]

Maybe it'll be on the 13th next year.

[Jared Freid]

You never know.

[Jordana Abraham]

13Th. We'll see. Ruff ruffled.