First Date with Lauren Compton
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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July 29, 2025 • 61 mins
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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 murderer...
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July 22, 2025 • 50 mins
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...
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July 15, 2025 • 58 mins
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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 b...
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July 8, 2025 • 47 mins
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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 foo...
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July 1, 2025 • 48 mins
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, pl...
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June 24, 2025 • 46 mins
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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 ...
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June 17, 2025 • 39 mins
*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 fi...
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June 10, 2025 • 53 mins
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This episode goes off the rails FAST. Harland Williams is back for roun...
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June 3, 2025 • 40 mins
Check out the newest podcast from YMH Studios "Not A Damn Chance"! Hosted by pro skateboarder Neen Williams and Michelin-starred chef Phillip Frankland Lee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihy5odp5G9A
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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:
* H...
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May 27, 2025 • 43 mins
Check out the newest podcast from YMH Studios "Not A Damn Chance"! Hosted by pro skateboarder Neen Williams and Michelin-starred chef Phillip Frankland Lee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihy5odp5G9A
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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 ...
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May 20, 2025 • 56 mins
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🎙 First Date with Michael Yo
This week, Lauren welcomes comedian and host Michael Yo for a brutally funny and unexpectedly deep convo. They get into:
• Why women are so bad at taking compliments
• Things white people do that blow Michael’s mind
• Lauren’s dating app disasters (and being forced to journal about them)
• Dating a possibl...
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May 13, 2025 • 53 mins
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On this episode of First Date, Lauren Compton links up with comedian, producer, and actual clown 🤡 Zach Zucker — and things get weird in the best way. Here's what they dive into:
🔹 Life in a traveling circus 🎪
🔹 Clown school in France (yes, that’s real)
🔹 Working with Sacha Baron Cohen 🎬
🔹 Love bombing 💣 (and how it can go...
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May 12, 2025 • 1 min
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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May 6, 2025 • 48 mins
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🎙 First Date with Lauren Compton – New Episode Out Now!
Guest: Comedian Brad Williams (@bradwilliamscomic )
Get ready to laugh with the always hilarious Brad Williams! In this episode, we dive into:
- What life’s like at permanent waist-height
- His take on...
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April 29, 2025 • 55 mins
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On this episode of First Date with Lauren Compton, Lauren makes her triumphant return to the show after having her first child and joining her is comedian and future step-mom Katherine Blanford! The two dive into short-term relationships, finding "the one", dudes who like to out-funny you, and how the real key to a girl's heart is...
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April 22, 2025 • 46 mins
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On this episode of First Date with Lauren Compton, the hilarious Fiona Cauley is back—and she’s engaged! The two dive into wedding plans, dream dresses, and the unexpected challenges of choosing travel-friendly cities for wheelchair users. They also get into lying-for-surprises (men are weirdly good at it), staying friends with your ex, the ...
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April 15, 2025 • 49 mins
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Get ready to laugh your ass off on this wild episode of First Date as Lauren Compton sits down with the outrageously funny Dylan Sullivan! They dive into what not to do on a date, why being mysterious is the ultimate turn-on, and when Dylan flips on his “gay mode”—either to make women feel safe or signal that he’s down to play.
From ...
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April 8, 2025 • 50 mins
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On this episode of First Date with Lauren Compton, the hilarious Bridget Phetasy joins us for a wild ride through her rollercoaster life! She opens up about her past struggles with addiction, meeting her husband in a 12-step program, and embracing ...
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April 1, 2025 • 53 mins
On this episode of First Date with Lauren Compton, we have the hilarious comedian Tyler Fischer! We dive into a wide range of topics, from men with surprisingly nice feet to Tyler's frustrations with the woke world and how that led him to become more conservative. Tyler shares the wildest story of being cheated on and how he found out, as well as the unexpected reason he's on a no-fly list. He opens up about what it was like having...
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March 25, 2025 • 50 mins
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Lauren sits down with comedians Shawn and Lemaire, the hilarious producers of Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast. They talk about how they met through comedy, women with no hobbies, farting vs. burping, and why A...
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