Ike Barinholtz on Acting With Catherine O’Hara, Embodying Elon Musk and Launching a New Podcast (Exclusive)

Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Ike Barinholtz may play degenerates well, but, off screen, the writer, comedian and star is something of a trivia savant. In fact, as his Studio co-star Seth Rogen likes to tell everyone who comes through their Apple TV hit, Barinoltz has won Jeopardy! – both the celebrity and non-celebrity versions. Now, the man who plays Sal Saperstein on the Emmy winning comedy will bring his vast and eclectic knowledge to his latest project, Funny You Ask , a weekly comedy-trivia podcast that will be available on all major podcast platforms beginning March 25. The premise is simple: Barinholtz will invite his funniest friends, including Jimmy Kimmel, Mindy Kaling and Kate Hudson, to engage him in customized trivia battles. In Kaling’s case, for instance, her questions pertain only to her interests: fashion, food and 1980s Boston Celtics. In between, they’ll riff on, well, everything. Related Stories TV Seth Rogen Calls Out WGA West Awards Show Cancellation at 2026 Actor Awards TV Most Memorable Moments at 2026 Actor Awards: From 'Sinners' Star Delroy Lindo's Emotional Speech to Amy Madigan's Trophy Genitalia Joke “I’m not saying this to be soap-boxy, but we live in an era now where people question facts and have alternate versions of what is true,” he says, momentarily serious after a long day of filming The Studio ’s second season. “So just to be able to have really funny conversations centered around knowledge and facts felt like something that I’d want to listen to right now.” Barinholtz, who’d been on stage accepting The Studio ’s best comedy ensemble at the Actor Awards the evening before, hopped on a Zoom to discuss his latest project as well as his role in Luca Guadagnino’s upcoming AI movie and the devastating loss of his Studio co-star Catherin...