Hannah Berner: What Amy Poehler, Nikki Glaser & Chelsea Handler Taught Her About Comedy

House of Maher

Wave

Society & Culture, Sports, Comedy, Rugby

4.9 • 569 Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2026

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

Comedian, podcast host, and Giggly Squad star Hannah Berner joins the House of Maher this week!! Hannah shares what she's learned from working with legends like Amy Poehler, Nikki Glaser, and Chelsea Handler. She also details how she built her empire, from giggling on Summer House to shooting with Sports Illustrated. But before becoming one of the biggest names in comedy, Hannah was a competitive tennis player. She draws a line between perfection-driven athletes and standup comics, and she dives into the delicious challenge of building a new hour of material ahead of her brand-new Hulu comedy special, None of My Business, premiering June 5th. Support the show by supporting our sponsors! Book Nook is brought to you by JBL: Made to be heard. Pick out your pair at jbl.com! Merit Beauty: Go to meritbeauty.com to get your free signature makeup bag with your first order. ThirdLove: Use code MAHER15 fro $15 off your first purchase at thirdlove.com. U.S. Bank: Visit USBank.com to learn more about Smartly Checking. Book Nook:Strangers by Belle BurdenFamesick by Lena Dunham How to Giggle by Hannah Berner & Paige Desorbo New episodes of House of Maher release every Tuesday! Come hang at our place: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check us out on YouTube @HouseofMaher⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more sister chaos, follow along @HouseofMaher on all platforms. House of Maher is a Wave Original.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/houseofmaher⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠tiktok.com/@HouseofMaher⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Wave.
0:02.0	I've always been attracted to like massive men because they make you feel so dainty.
0:09.0	I said a 6-6 man pick me up like it was nothing and I was like...
0:12.0	Oh, throw me around.
0:14.0	Smitten.
0:15.0	Like a feather.
0:16.0	Are you joking?
0:17.0	Are you freaking joking?
0:18.0	And I just had one of my 5-1 friends tell Tell me, I kind of want a guy your size.
0:22.6	Oh, no!
0:37.3	Welcome or welcome back to House of Mar, Oave Original. Silence your vibrator, and help yourself to whatever is in the fridge.
0:41.0	The Wi-Fi password is Supreme underscore Giggler, all caps.
0:45.2	You should know that we have a few house rules here.
0:47.4	Girls are magic.
0:48.4	Reading is hot.
0:49.2	And so are you.
0:49.8	Make sure to watch on YouTube, subscribe, hit that bell.
0:53.4	Our fourth marches to today is a professional
0:55.5	giggler, a retired tennis bro, a sports illustrated swimsuit model, and a comedian
1:01.6	fresh off a 70 show run. You okay, girl? I'm exhausted. Hold on now. Let me finish it.
1:06.7	I'm exhausted. She co-hosts the iconic Giggly Squad podcast. Her TikTok series, Han on the Street, is a smash.
1:13.5	And she literally wrote the book on how to take life less seriously.
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