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Wayne Brady's What If?! with Jonathan Mangum

Wayne Brady's What If?! with Jonathan Mangum

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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 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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    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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    51 mins
  • What If James Adomian Was Our Guest?!

    What If James Adomian Was Our Guest?!
    Jun 12 2025

    James Adomian (Harley Quinn, Krapopolis, Jimmy Kimmel Live!) joins Wayne and Jonathan to perform an incredible medley of improvised impressions, including a scene where Bane and Blade meet in a laundromat. Plus Jonathan's surprise character cameo, Saturday morning cartoons, an Elon Musk rap, and more!


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

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    55 mins
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