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Bobbi Althoff Ends The Really Good Podcast to Pursue TV Comedy

The podcast wrapped its final episode with a dark-humored farewell ahead of Althoff’s move into scripted TV development.

Overview

  • In Thursday’s finale Althoff, dressed in funeral black, confirmed the end of the series and performed an off-tune rendition of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” with her sister Lexi.
  • Debuting in April 2023 with a viral Drake interview, The Really Good Podcast amassed over one billion views and 300 million likes through intentionally awkward celebrity sit-downs.
  • The series secured an exclusive distribution, advertising, and marketing agreement with Studio71 and won Best Emerging Podcast at the 2024 iHeart Podcast Awards.
  • Guests spanned A-listers such as Jimmy Kimmel, Shaquille O’Neal, Scarlett Johansson and Mark Cuban to artists like Offset and Peso Pluma.
  • Althoff has not detailed her next steps but is reported to be developing a scripted comedy series to produce, write and star in.