Non Threatening Boys*: Caleb Hearon on So True, Collaborating with Friends, and Cultivating Joy

“I hate working.” Caleb Hearon tells me between set changes, during our shoot day. “If my bills are paid, my rent is paid and I get offered a job? I turn it down.” The anti-work sentiment is met with a cheer but on reflection, I’m amazed that Caleb manages to prioritise taking me-time, considering his absolutely stacked list of outputs. From starring in I Used To Be Funny (2024) alongside Rachel Sennott, hosting a weekly podcast, So True, and bopping about the States for live shows, from an outsider's perspective it seems like Caleb is a workaholic. 

The next time we speak, it’s for our formal interview over Facetime, as Caleb’s left the UK after a two week stint staying in London, and is now with friends in New York for a couple of nights before hitting the road. I bring up our chat on set and I’m met with more enthusiasm for the lazy lifestyle.

For the latest edition of our fabulous Substack Non Threatening Boys*, Gina Tonic chatted to Caleb Hearon about radical laziness, being a politician in art, and the cinematic universe of comedians that inspire his viral podcast clips.

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