On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with the hilarious and powerful Heather McMahan, who HAS been getting their DMs. They’ll talk about comedy cruises, the best food in Japan, Mick Ultra vs Bud Heavy, sleep hygiene, sciatica, migraines, IVF, Italy, and Heather’s gout diagnosis. Plus: bouncers tossing babies out of Hillstone, doody everywhere, and “Doc, it’s bad news. It’s Nugget Neck.”

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Watch her new special By A Thread on Hulu 10/16

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This episode was recorded September 14, 2026 at Forever Dog in Los Angeles, CA

Staying Alive is produced by Devon Torrey Bryant and Anne Harris

Engineered and edited by Devon Torrey Bryant, who also wrote the music

Associate producer and video editor is Maddie McCann

Executive produced by Jon Gabrus, Adam Pally, Sean Hayes, Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Bernie Kaminski, and Rich Korson

Keywords for this episode: Polo men’s underwear, Tom Scharpling, the Staying Alive cruise, Brooks Wheelan, Drew Tarver, Paul Scheer, DMs, Tom Holland, Zip Zap Zop, new money, Pretty Dirty, Hillstone, spinach dip, Kyoto, PST, Neapolitan, Atlanta, Delta 360, marijuana, Mick Ultra, Bud Heavy, Italy, gout, meal-prepping, OnlyFans, toe cleavage, LMNT, the Wolf Stack, shingles, sciatica, sleep hygiene, Eight Sleep, Clockwork Orange, childhood home, IVF, inflammation, Big Mac, migraine, Ubrelvy, Zofran, Costco, TFTF, Long Island, neck lift, Upper Bleph, Vince McMahon, Pam Murphy, Jeff Hiller

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