Sonic is Here! Ben Schwartz and Nicole Talk All Things Sonic The Hedgehog

It’s an extra special holiday treat! Nicole Byer is joined by her friend, comedian, and actor Ben Schwartz to talk about the true love of her life — Sonic the Hedgehog. Nicole opens up to Ben about her deep, genuine emotional connection to Sonic and why it’s not just a bit. Ben shares the unexpected journey of landing the role, the fan backlash to the original 'Ugly Sonic' design, and debunks some of the internet’s wildest Sonic fan theories. Nicole makes her formal pitch for how she’d like to join the Sonic universe herself. Plus, special guest call-in appearances with the voice of Tails, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, and Sonic artist and co-producer, Tyson Hesse. See Sonic 3, in theaters today! See Ben Schwartz live on tour. Get tickets at rejectedjokes.com/tour Follow Ben Schwartz »   / rejectedjokes   ______________________________________ ABOUT WHY WON'T YOU DATE ME? Love, dating, and relationships can be a total mess—so let’s talk about it. On Why Won’t You Date Me?, multi-award-winning comedian Nicole Byer dives headfirst into the highs, lows, and absolute WTF moments of modern romance. From ghosting horror stories to bad first dates and relationship mishaps, Nicole and her guests—comedians, experts, and sometimes even her exes—get brutally honest about it all. New episodes every Friday. Subscribe to Why Won't You Date Me? with Nicole Byer, here on YouTube or on your favorite podcast player. Send a dirty message to Nicole! Write it to [email protected] with the subject line "Dirty Message" and Nicole may read it in a future episode. ______________________________________ All links » https://linktr.ee/whywontyoudateme Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts » https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Subscribe to the show on Spotify » https://open.spotify.com/show/6zdp3X2... All sponsors and discount codes » https://wwydm.notion.site/sponsors Podcast Playlist:    • Why Won’t You Date Me? with Nicole Byer Fu...   Nicole's Instagram »   / nicolebyer   Nicole's X »   / nicolebyer   Show's TikTok »   / whywontyoudatemepod   #sonic #sonicthehedgehog #nicolebyer #benschwartz #funny #videogames #podcast #sonic3 #sonicmovie #comedy #tails ________________________________ Chapters: 00:00 - Why Won't You Date Me? 03:45 - How Ben Schwartz became Sonic 33:19 - The backlash of "Ugly Sonic" 38:27 - Sponsored by Essie nail polish 39:25 - Back to the show 1:08:29 - Nicole speaks to Tails (Colleen O'Shaughnessey) 1:11:40 - Nicole speaks with Sonic Illustrator and Co-Producer Tyson Hesse 1:17:45 - Dirty Message ________________________________ #sponsored: » Essie: Shop essie nail polish at Target. Sonic the Hedgehog furnishing provided by Nicole Byer, Mars, Von Edwards, and Paramount 💙 ________________________________ About Headgum: Headgum is an LA & NY-based podcast network creating premium podcasts with the funniest, most engaging voices in comedy to achieve one goal: Making our audience and ourselves laugh. Listen to our shows at https://www.headgum.com. » SUBSCRIBE to Headgum:    / headgum   » FOLLOW us on Twitter:   / headgum   » FOLLOW us on Instagram:   / headgum   » FOLLOW us on TikTok:   / headgum