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Wayne Brady's What If?! with Jonathan Mangum

Wayne Brady's What If?! with Jonathan Mangum

By: Headgum
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Wayne Brady and Jonathan Mangum are improv nerds! They’ve made stuff up for shows like “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” and “Let’s Make A Deal”, and now they’re bringing that same energy to the podcast world with WHAT IF?!

On the podcast, Wayne and Jonathan invite smart, funny, and engaging guests from the worlds of comedy, science, & pop culture to have a conversation. The results are spontaneous scenes, songs, and riffs that explore the WHAT IFs of life, the multiverse, and everything!

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Improvisation is a conversation baby! No script, no net, just WHAT IF?!

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Episodes
  • What If Doug Benson Was Our Guest?!

    What If Doug Benson Was Our Guest?!
    Jul 3 2025

    Doug Benson (Doug Loves Movies, Super High Me) joins Wayne and Jonathan for a hilarious What If?! sesh! Doug talks about getting stoned with his fans after shows, doing prop comedy with Judd Apatow in the Valley back in the day, how he almost became an entertainment journalist, and more!


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    57 mins
  • What If Brennan Lee Mulligan Was Our Guest?!

    What If Brennan Lee Mulligan Was Our Guest?!
    Jun 26 2025

    Brennan Lee Mulligan is one of the world's most beloved dungeon masters, and he joins Wayne and Jonathan to roleplay a prison escape, talk about how his players love to sneak in Austin Powers and Kendrick Lamar references into their games, and how D&D prepared him for his eventual career... in D&D!


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    Follow Brennan Lee Mulligan on Instagram

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    This is a Headgum podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok. Advertise on What If?! via Gumball.fm

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    50 mins
  • What If Utkarsh Ambudkar Was Our Guest?!

    What If Utkarsh Ambudkar Was Our Guest?!
    Jun 19 2025

    The incredible Utkarsh Ambudkar, aka UTK (Ghosts, Pitch Perfect, Free Guy) joins Wayne and Jonathan on the Headgum couches to talk and spit rhymes about being "kinda rich", start (and end) beef with Kevin Hart and Kevin James, and dish about "Ghosts." Plus, an Andre 3000 fist bump story to remember!


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    Follow Utkarsh Ambudkar on Instagram

    Follow Wayne Brady on Instagram and TikTok

    Follow Jonathan Mangum on Instagram and TikTok


    This is a Headgum podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok. Advertise on What If?! via Gumball.fm


    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    51 mins
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