Original review: 5/5 stars. I found this podcast through Ali’s fabulous TikTok videos, and I was intrigued by the idea that she was a twin and there was another person like this in the world and they got together to discuss current events once a week. And while, yes, I can’t distinguish who is speaking at any given time, I will say that listening to Ali and Kelly speak feels like spending time with the cool aunts at a family gathering, except they’re not aunt age, they’re my age. And I wish I knew these ladies in real life because I’m convinced we’d be besties. And that has all the makings for a great podcast. My binge listen since discovering NIGHTCOOP has brought me plenty of laughs and lots of joy over the past few weeks. Give this one a listen, y’all.
Updated - 3/5 stars Occasionally Kelly and Ali are very fun to listen to together and they do play off each other well, to be expected, being siblings and all. But certain points are hammered home to death. The ‘hen house open mic’ segment at the end is routinely painfully unfunny, and I tend to just skip that. The duo has gone on two extended rants about how much they hate fat people in the last month. And the part that bugged me is these weren’t in the service of any jokes. They sometimes go on long, rambling rants that seem to go nowhere and aren’t funny. And this comedy podcast was great for awhile. I am now convinced I wouldn’t be friends with these two people, and they would probably love to hear that since they seem to thrive off the ‘we’re right and everyone else is stupid and wrong’ point of view. But they’re becoming less relatable and this podcast is becoming a frustrating listening experience. I will leave my 5/5 star rating, but approach with caution.
