I Said No Gifts! A comedy interview podcast with Bridger Winegar

by Exactly Right Media – the original true crime comedy network

4,194

Comedy #152, Comedy Interviews #33

On I Said No Gifts!, host Bridger Winegar invites friends, loved ones and people he’s secretly trying to destroy to join him for conversation and a game or two. He only has one request: No gifts! Naturally, every guest disobeys, meaning their chat will eventually turn to whatever object lies beneath the wrapping paper.With over 100 episodes, this comedy podcast lets Bridger bring the funniest people to his backyard for all kinds of conversations. Guests including Weird Al Yankovic, Nicole Byer, Paul Scheer, Betsy Sodaro, Paul F. Tompkins and D’Arcy Carden have disobeyed the rules and bombarded the gracious host with a thoughtful or useless gift. Sometimes both.I Said No Gifts! is part of the Exactly Right podcast network that provides a platform for bold, creative voices to bring to life provocative, entertaining and relatable stories for audiences everywhere. The Exactly Right roster of podcasts covers a variety of topics including historic true crime, comedic interviews and news, science, pop culture and more. Podcasts on the network include My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast, This Podcast Will Kill You, Bananas and more. Pick up a copy of Bridger’s game Gift Master in the Exactly Right Store: www.exactlyrightstore.com.

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cmdm

bridger is funny, charming & fit…

and he really listens. i love and adore him.
cmart163

Gift gift gift

ASMR to my ears. Crinkly tissue paper, sultry deep voices (bridger’s), and passive aggressiveness. I love!
Cat Maldo

Funny and Calming

Somehow this is mostly a cookie podcast but you won’t be mad about it.
808needisaymore

I want to be Bridger’s friend

OK Bridger, hear me out… And I got nothing. I am listening to you and Karen Kilgariff try to figure out who JoJo Siwa is after watching one dance video. You are so incredibly close! She did bust out and is living her best life. Thank you for making me laugh every episode. EDIT: Can Jimmy please be a permanent guest. 5 minutes of the two of you bickering…best radio ever!! 💖💖 EDIT #2: Vinny Thomas and Bridger discussing RFK…I keep rewinding. Hilarious! I will be noting the time stamps so that I can listen to it daily. This whole episode… chef’s kiss! Edit #3: Polyps Galore is my favorite super villain and a perfect Halloween costume!!
AddyB!

Love everything about it

Would listen to Bridger and Sam Pancake every day. So enjoy that this podcast has celebrities on and they just get into the most random topics, instead of promoting new projects or talking about the industry. You really get to just know the guests as people and Bridger is the perfect witty, droll interviewer. I love his humor! So happy to listen to each episode! Thanks Bridger and team!
💕brener

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Here I am giving 5 stars before even listening to Sam Pancake. Because I know!
Heythere83

Gross

I was a day 1 listener until yesterday. The way you put down people that you deem “problematic” is unsettling. After listening to you and Vinny Thomas make fun of Robert Kennedy was just gross. How can you justify making jokes about someone’s disability??? What exactly have you done to contribute to society that gives you such a grandiose sense of self? Sit behind a microphone and buffoon? You’re a bully. Just because you disagree with something doesn’t give you the right to be a bigot. Nasty!
LaineyJordan740

Favorite podcast

This podcast is the highlight of my week and I don’t care how sad that sounds
TexInTheCity172

Blacklisted

“That horrible director… *Jason* Baldoni” Here’s hoping you flail around like Blake Lively trying to act. Shame. I liked this podcast for the past 6 months.
Trianglesandtigers

“I Said No Gifts” is the podcast I didn’t know I needed—until I hit play.

Bridger Winegar’s brilliance isn’t just in his humor (though it’s razor-sharp and perfectly unhinged). It’s in how he creates a space where every guest feels like your oddly charming best friend—and you’re somehow invited to the dinner party. The premise? Ingeniously absurd. The execution? Flawlessly chaotic. Each episode is a wild rollercoaster of unexpected detours, outrageous laughs, and oddly touching moments. It’s like the perfectly wrapped gift you didn’t ask for but now can’t live without. Bridger is the friend we all wish we had: judgmental in the best way, shockingly relatable, and endlessly entertaining. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been laughing in public, looking like a lunatic, because of this podcast. If you haven’t listened, what are you doing with your life? Seriously, stop reading this review, grab your headphones, and get ready for the best “gift” you’ll never be able to give back.
Linda JLo

You always make me laugh!

Bridger is my favorite listen to lift me up and make me laugh! Thanks to all at your fabulous podcast!
gmd15

So funny

Bridger you make us laugh so hard. Pls update us soon so we know you’re safe ❤️.
LydiaFaithfull

Lovely

Most soothing voice in the game. Though I suspect that beneath his composure, he’s Serial Mom snipping letters out of magazines. Maybe with a splash of Gore Vidal terrorizing William F Buckley. Followed by a chaser of Wendy O Williams telling Mrs Fields that she’s no better than a heroin pusher on daytime tv.
Vetch8

Life changing

The panacea for all suffering. A revelation, a revolution. Bridger is my gift master.
Mcstinkyfinger420

LOLZ Galore

I think I first encountered Bridger’s IG which is the best on the entire platform. Perhaps not a high bar. Then I quit IG years ago and heard this podcast. I’m not really prone to finding people amusing but Bridger gets the job done. Maybe my favorite part is when he answers listener questions at the end. And don’t write back!
Shannon Kline

It’s a Gift!

My favorite podcast. An absolute delight. 🎁
Lcgoezzzz

Bridger is Hilarious

The conversation with the (disrespectful) guest is always gorgeous.
Tdsunshine

Absolute delight

This podcast is an absolute gift. I can’t imagine my life without it what a pleasure!
Clauts09

Please be advised

Dooooo not listen to this pod cast if you work in a semi quiet office. I made the mistake of listening to the Adam Rippon episode this morning and I laughed so loud… Gaaaawd.. How embarrassing. Had to save the episode to listen to it again. Sickening 😭
shawalzer

My comfort podcast

If you don’t agree, I don’t care.
Tree L B

Love

Always entertaining!!
MotherOfPods1

Love...

Katya and Bridger…what more could you want from a podcast?
Benpaint

Love

My favorite! Favorite eps are Zach Woods and D’arcy Carden
jackilor

The Best

Obsessed 🤩
LillianMcLellan

Love it

The joy this podcast brings me is hard to put in words. The soothing introduction and then his sneaky snark. Yes. I love Bridger!
rockypandora

More please

I love this pod, but the pinnacle for me is when Bridger and Zach Noe Taylor get together. Pure happiness.
sunnysweetheart

The best!

Best show ever! I could listen to you two for hours. You two have to colab on something soon. Just terrific. 😃💕
shuafly

Elliott Glazers Ep

I totally remember seeing John Tesh eating water cereal… my favorite podcast… best part of my week…. Sonically anyway;) Thank you, I love you Goodbye
shellyk25

Never not laughing

Seriously, this may be the funniest pod. Also, love when he and the guests get real. Such a joy in my week!
knxumalo

So fun!

Stressed? Sad? Bridger is the antidote.
HoHoHopefully

Gift or a curse?

100% gift
:)P

Very very funny podcast

Bridger is beleaguered with rude guests who come bearing *gifts* even when they’ve been expressly forbidden from doing so! He somehow keeps it together despite the egregious breach of etiquette and manages to have an enchanting conversation. He does it every week! After three times, I might have died.
Listener 3027

A show that goes the distance

Bridger’s bespoke mix of old Hollywood charm and depression never fails to cheer and inform. Ten out of ten, gotta listen.
no-names-availible33785036

Bring Back the Yard

I love this podcast. It’s absolutely amazing and I would recommend it to ANYONE!! Bridger is one of my favorite people in the entire world and I’ve never met him. BUT the podcast is RUINED now that it’s in the studio!! Bring back Bridger’s yard!! It was natural. It was beautiful. It’s been one episode and I miss Bridger’s backyard.
khliguyviuyoi

The greatest

..podcast. Adore Bridger and his backyard However, get back to the backyard! This is not an inside show
MargoThomas

Perfect, perfect

The sweetest, funniest, wildest podcast in all the land. A gem and a jewel and a dearly beloved companion to my days.
PecosBill1111

Bridger

Hilarious! Thank you
mangiasour

Why?

Really really boring.
Gus Margaret

the only podcast that matters

No disrespect to Aimee, but Jimmy singing the theme song at the live show felt like a post shower Q-tip in my ear holes.
banboozeler

Definitely a gift!

I love this podcast! So fun and it makes me happy. Thanks Bridger! Love from a fellow Utahn
Bodhi65

Gift or a curse?

Gift. A very welcome gift at that. Plus: now I know the answer to “Brazil nuts—gift or curse?” (Gift!)
Trixie’s Dad

Jimmy Smagula’s bf has a podcast?

Bridger practices patience and models how to have crucial conversations while confronting a parade of charming visitors who bring him gifts. The Darcy Carden and Blair Socci eps are highlights.
DailyDoseofJulia

Truly Hilarious

This is my 2024 summer “listen to its entire backlog” podcast and I couldn’t be happier or more comforted. If you like laughing you will like listening.
Miawokaeve

Best Episode

I just finished listening to your episode with Johnny Pemberton. Now I’m a new fan of his as well. You both made me smile and laugh through the entire episode. Thank you for that. Huge fan of the show. Please please have him on again with you.
¿**Reviewer**?

Delightful!

Delightful host and podcast all around. Bridger’s voice, sensibility, and word choice are just wonderful.
irismagpie

This is every relationship I’ve ever had

It took me too long to figure out Bridger and Jimmy are literally boyfriends. No wonder they keep snipping at each other- reminds me of how I usually tease people I’m dating. Y’all will be together for 1000 years.
MsMysz

I wish Bridger was my friend so I could call him up to chat

Honestly, this podcast is such a delight. I found it last year and have been working my way through the back catalogue. I’ll be so sad when I’m fully caught up.
Hannahyourbiggestfan

Jim!

I’m sorry to disrespect you Bridger but the episode with Jimmy Smagula is one of the funniest yet. The two of you going back and forth, I was crying laughing. I thoroughly enjoy this podcast and I know I will always get a good laugh in. Thank you for all that you do!
kmizzzy

One of my favorites!

Let me start by saying that I adore this podcast. Listening to Jimmy Smagula’s episode pushed me over the edge, and I knew I needed to write a review. This episode was… an absolute delight. Listening to the banter between Jimmy and Bridger had me cackling in the car worrying about how crazy I looked to the people next to me in traffic. I absolutely loved the energy of this episode. More Jimmy please!!!
chica from place

Smagula on the show?

My spirits are lifted