

First Date with Lauren Compton
YMH Studios
Finding a decent person to date is hard work and comedian and viral content creator Lauren Compton is here to get to the bottom of it. It’s a dirty job, but someone’s gotta do it. Weekly, Lauren invites celebrity guests on to have a first date with her and figures out how many red flags they have, if they’re dateable, AND if there will be a second date! Dating is a wild ride... strap in!
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Jul 29, 2025 • 1h 1min
Second Date Derailed by Ozzy’s Death w/ Ian Fidance | First Date with Lauren Compton
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Lauren Compton catches up with the always-chaotic Ian Fidance 💥
In this episode, they get into:
🧷 Ian’s new tattoos and new flings
🎭 His upcoming show where he tours the country doing strangers’ odd jobs
🚩 Red flags he’s spotted while on the road
🍕 A wild not-sober story that ends in pizza
🔪 A conversation about hot murderers
💍 Will Ian ever settle down? Lauren bets $5,000 he won’t
🕊️ Their live reaction to hearing Ozzy Osbourne died
Hilarious, unhinged, and somehow a little heartfelt.
👉 Follow Ian on Instagram: @ianimal69
🎤 See his tour dates + more: https://www.ianfidance.com/
🎧 Check out his podcast: Bein’ Ian with Jordan https://www.youtube.com/@UCVCiKCwhFCZEnx2lk-FS7lA
First Date Ep. 110
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Chapters
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:44 - Kiss My Ass
00:06:48 - Any New Flings?
00:13:29 - Ian Doing Odd Jobs
00:20:52 - Meeting People On Tour
00:25:56 - Ian's Redflags
00:28:08 - Lauren Gets Mushrooms In NY
00:29:54 - Naughty Antics
00:33:09 - Sober Downsides
00:41:33 - Hot Murderer
00:46:33 - The Right Person Matters
00:51:51 - The Big Bet
00:53:15 - Ian Find Out About Ozzy
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Jul 22, 2025 • 51min
The Art of the Female Argument w/ Maddy Smith | First Date with Lauren Compton
Lauren sits down with Maddy Smith for a first date full of hot takes and hilarious overshares. They cover:
– Keeping her love life off social media
– Gay rumors??
– Making money vs making babies
– Blacking out used to be date night
– Tall vs short angry dudes
– Her red flags (there’s a few)
– Her feral little morning rituals
Check her out here:
📸 @somaddysmith: https://www.instagram.com/somaddysmith/
🎟 Tour Dates: https://punchup.live/maddysmith
🎧 Mad House Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNOxEr10Vnw
First Date Ep. 109
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Chapters
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:46 - She Has A Private Lover
00:03:12 - Is She Gay?
00:08:50 - Money Over Kids
00:11:39 - Ideal Date Night
00:16:20 - Lets Get Drunk
00:21:53 - Red Flag Alert
00:28:29 - Maddy's Morning Routine
00:34:46 - Turn Offs
00:41:58 - Dessert Question
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Jul 15, 2025 • 59min
A Match Made in Skankfest w/ Tommy Pope | First Date with Lauren Compton
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On this week's episode, Lauren takes Tommy Pope on a first date. Tommy is newly engaged. Everyone say congratulations. He tells the hilarious story of how they met and their proposal story. In between Tommy's nonstop zingers, they talk about vices, past relationships, and pigeon toes. One thing Lauren and Tommy can agree on is the fastest way to someone's heart is through their stomach. They wrap the episode with Tommy roasting Lauren. Watch it, it's great.
First Date Ep. 108
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Chapters
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:54 - Proposal Story
00:04:01 - Serendipitous Meeting
00:13:38 - Appetizer Questions
00:24:00 - Dealbreakers
00:29:38 - Open Relationships
00:37:56 - Love Language of Food
00:45:46 - Family & Sexy Things
00:51:45 - The Sweetest Thing
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Jul 8, 2025 • 48min
Ketamine Queen w/ Farrah Abraham | First Date with Lauren Compton
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On this episode of First Date, Lauren Compton links up with Farrah Abraham—and let’s just say, she’s in her single and unbothered era. Here’s what goes down:
- 💸 No more sugar mama life—Farrah’s done footing the bill.
- 💍If she was looking, she wants someone spiritual, devoted… and rich.
- 🚫 Boundaries? Non-negotiable. Respect them or get lost.
- 🧠 She’s deep into ketamine therapy (and swears by Dramamine for the side effects).
- 🔥 This is a new Farrah—no regrets, no filters, and no looking back.
- 🌈 Big things ahead… if you can’t handle the energy, step aside.
You’ve never seen a first date like this.
First Date Ep. 107
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Chapters
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:54 - Single And Free
00:04:31 - No More Sugar
00:08:30 - No One Can Keep Up
00:13:57 - NDA To Date
00:21:54 - Respect The Boundaries
00:25:42 - Ketamine and Dramamine
00:29:06 - Getting Her Degree
00:32:35 - Dating Ex's
00:36:44 - The New Farrah The New Farrah
00:39:46 - No Regrets
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Jul 1, 2025 • 48min
M*sturbation Saves Marriages w/ Yannis Pappas | First Date with Lauren Compton
On this episode of First Date, Lauren sits down with comedian Yannis Pappas to talk about:
- Why jerking off might be the key to a successful marriage 💍
- How much is too much before it gets a little gay?
- Yannis' wild Miami days as a single hunk 🌴
- His deep love for long-term relationships
- Lauren’s one-month strategy to get over a breakup 🧠
- Would Lauren let her husband have an AI sex robot? 🤖💋
- The future of dating, pleasure, and simulated women
👀 Don’t miss this hilarious, honest, and unfiltered convo.
📱 Follow Yannis on IG: @yannispappas
🎤 Watch his special Property Owner: Watch Here
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First Date Ep. 106
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Chapters
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:30 - Yannis Pappas
00:03:46 - Masturbating Is Getting Gay
00:07:20 - Austin Has Colon Cancer
00:11:18 - Pappa's Mamma
00:14:46 - The Hippo
00:18:52 - Father's Don't Exist
00:21:34 - The Fun Word
00:26:07 - Yannis's Key To Love
00:29:19 - Bang
00:31:33 - Long term guy
00:34:37 - How To Lose A Guy In 1 Month
00:37:50 - Hot Ai Girls Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 24, 2025 • 46min
It's Our Second Date, Dude w/ Pauly Shore | First Date with Lauren Compton
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On this wild episode of First Date, Lauren sits down with comedy icon *Pauly Shore* for a convo that goes totally off the rails:
* 🎬 Manifesting a fake movie (spoiler: “it’s all in your head, dude”)
* ✈️ Life between LA, Austin, and Vegas
* 🍆 The struggle of sperm production & boners after 50
* 🐕 His dog Buster... who might actually be a hyena or a wolf
* 💀 Why people randomly dying freaks him out
* 😂 What Pauly wants in a woman: laughs at his jokes & stays quiet
* 🍼 Pauly learns about Lauren’s boobs, breastfeeding, and yes... *milk-squirting*
It’s unfiltered, unexpected, and fully Pauly.
Watch now and subscribe for more dates that get way too real.
First Date Ep. 105
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Chapters
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:32 - Pauly Shore Dude
00:02:29 - Manifesting A Movie
00:06:01 - It's Just A Bit
00:10:30 - Pauly's Travels
00:15:31 - Pauly Wants Children
00:18:18 - Semen Production
00:20:10 - He's Not A Dog
00:22:04 - Where Is The Ring?
00:26:22 - Mushrooms
00:31:04 - People Die
00:32:55 - Laugh At Me
00:35:32 - Manners Matter
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Jun 17, 2025 • 40min
Dating After Divorce w/ Jessica Kirson | First Date with Lauren Compton
*Jessica Kirson joins Lauren Compton on the First Date Podcast*
Honest, funny, and surprisingly relatable—this episode hits all the feels.
They dive into:
• Going through a divorce (that should’ve happened forever ago)
• Getting back into the dating scene
• Why traveling with your partner can make or break the relationship
• Friends who constantly complain about their boyfriends… like, do you even like him? 😅
• Jessica’s first girlfriend and coming out 🌈
• How lucky she was to have supportive parents
• Bonding over food—because who doesn’t love food? 🍕
• Saying “I love you” for the first time (cue the anxiety)
• Finding out they’re both into astrology and numerology 🔮 (Jessica’s a Scorpio, btw…)
• Their favorite hate comments—and how they laugh it off
Don’t sleep on this one.
Follow Jessica Kirson:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessykirson/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jessicakirson
Tour Dates: http://jessicakirson.com
First Date Ep. 104
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Chapters
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:33 - Almost Divorced
00:03:18 - First Date Back
00:07:33 - Traveling Makes Or Breaks
00:11:20 - Do You Even Like Him?
00:14:43 - The First Girlfriend
00:18:20 - We Love Food
00:22:43 - Astrology Girlies
00:28:20 - The L-Word
00:32:31 - Scorpios
00:34:53 - Hate Comments
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Jun 10, 2025 • 53min
Second Date Chaos w/ Harland Williams | First Date with Lauren Compton
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This episode goes off the rails FAST. Harland Williams is back for round two, and within minutes we’re talking soulmates, exes, cheating scandals, and straight-up insanity.
💥 They get into:
* Harland’s mysterious new girlfriend 👀
* The unhinged things he yells while driving 🚗🗯️
* Why being friends with your ex is a high-stakes gamble
* What it actually feels like to fall out of love 💔
* Soulmates: do we all get one, or are most of us just winging it? 🫠
* Lauren’s wild story about getting cheated on by a guy who couldn’t even speak English 😳
* And Harland’s chaotic energy has Lauren absolutely flustered the whole time 😂
It’s weird, it’s honest, and it’s fun as hell. Tap in.
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📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/harlandhighwaypodcast
First Date Ep. 103
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Chapters
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:54 - Smack
00:02:17 - What Makes Harland Laugh?
00:04:15 - Harland's Honey
00:14:17 - Getting Facials
00:16:00 - Main Course Questions
00:17:05 - Big Yeller
00:18:49 - Friends With Exes
00:25:53 - Narcissists
00:29:36 - Falling Out Of Love
00:31:29 - Soul Mate(s)
00:34:41 - Communication Is Key
00:41:37 - Harland's Red Flag
00:45:07 - Imaginary Proposal
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Jun 3, 2025 • 40min
From Ghosting to Green Flags: Maria Bamford Tells All | First Date with Lauren Compton
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This week on First Date, Lauren Compton sits down with the legendary Maria Bamford—and things get delightfully weird.
Here’s what’s on the menu:
* How she met her husband online (and basically hacked the dating system)
* First heartbreaks—and why they hit like a freight train 💔
* When green flags turn red (and vice versa??)
* Making besties on set... then ghosting each other forever 🎬
* Her secret talent? Neck rubs. Just ask her husband.
* Real talk on eating disorders and mental health 🧠
It’s awkward, insightful, hilarious, and totally Bamford. Buckle up. This date gets deep.
🎟️ Catch Maria live: Tour Dates https://mariabamford.com/tourdates
🌐 More Maria: https://mariabamford.com
📲 Follow her on Instagram: @mariabamfordcomedy https://www.instagram.com/mariabamfordcomedy/
First Date Ep. 102
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Chapters
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:24 - Meeting Hubby
00:04:12 - Kitten Heals
00:06:03 - Foreign Love
00:10:26 - First Heartbreak
00:12:58 - Green Means Red
00:17:04 - Eating Disorder
00:19:44 - Set Friends
00:24:19 - Hidden Talents
00:27:16 - Split the Bill
00:30:32 - Tasting Menu
00:33:54 - Dessert Question
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May 27, 2025 • 43min
Heartfelt with a Side of Ranch w/ Chelcie Lynn | First Date with Lauren Compton
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This one’s got laughs, love, and a whole lot of ranch.
We’re joined by the legendary Chelcie Lynn (@chelcielynn_), and she doesn’t hold back. In this episode:
🗨️ How a Facebook DM turned into 20 years of real-deal love
🍗 From comedy videos to mukbang mayhem — how it all started
👻 The rules of getting ghosted (and how to bounce back)
🎯 Her type of guy — and it’s not what you'd expect
🥣 A passionate defense of ranch dressing (with recs)
💍 One of the most unexpectedly sweet proposal stories we’ve heard
It’s hilarious, down to earth, and seriously worth a listen.
🎟️ See Chelcie live: https://eatmytrash.com/pages/tour-schedule
📲 Follow her: @trailertrashtammyy https://www.instagram.com/trailertrashtammyy/ @chelcielynn_ https://www.instagram.com/chelcielynn_/
First Date Ep. 101
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Chapters
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:35 - Facebook Lovin'
00:04:55 - The Break
00:06:29 - Fur Babies
00:12:30 - Muk-Bangin'
00:16:49 - The Type
00:20:17 - Ranch Is For The People
00:27:16 - Fart Right Now
00:29:17 - I'm Busy
00:31:54 - Block The Number
00:34:56 - Guy Friends Look Attractive
00:35:38 - The Proposal
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