Comments by Celebs
Comments by Celebs, or CBC, is a brand consisting of several social media accounts and a weekly podcast created by Emma Diamond and Julie Kramer that focuses on pop culture and entertainment news.[1][2] The brand curates a collection of social media interactions between celebrities, emphasizing lighthearted interactions while trying to humanize celebrities.[3][4][5][6] The account gained popularity through Instagram, although they also have Twitter, and Facebook accounts.
| Comments by Celebs | |
|---|---|
| Presentation | |
| Hosted by | Emma Diamond and Julie Kramer |
| Genre | pop culture, comedy |
| Language | English |
| Updates | Weekly |
| Production | |
| Audio format | Podcast |
| No. of episodes | 45 |
| Publication | |
| Original release | July 10, 2018 – present |
| Provider | Cadence13 |
| Website | commentsbycelebs |
Background
Comments by Celebs was co-founded by Diamond and Kramer in April 2017.[5][7][6] At the time, Instagram had recently changed its algorithm so that comments from verified accounts were visible first.[8][9] This led Kramer and Diamond to create an Instagram account featuring a variety of comments and social media interactions between celebrities.[10] Comments by Celebs' popularity grew after Kelly Ripa mentioned the account on the air on her show Live with Kelly and Ryan.[2][7][11][6] In early 2018, they also added a watermark to their posts, which they claim helped to grow the account.[12] The company is based in New York City and Kramer and Diamond work out of the WeWork spaces in the city.[13]
Their account has also become a source of entertainment news due to the fact that they capture and instantly release information about which celebrities are interacting with one another.[2][6][14] Because of this, they have built relationships with several entertainment reporters and celebrities, and many gossip bloggers have featured work from the accounts.[1][15] To maintain positive relationships with celebrities, they request permission to post comments that may be considered questionable.[16] As a result of the popularity, they started various spinoff accounts with the handles @CommentsByBravo, @CommentsByBachelor, @CommentsByAthletes, @CommentsByInfluencers, and @CommentsByTikTok.[5] While Kramer and Diamond run most of the accounts themselves, they hired someone to run @CommentsbyAthletes.[17]
Diamond and Kramer are alumnae of Syracuse University,[6] where they met and were in the same sorority.[2][5] They bonded through a group chat which discussed Keeping Up with the Kardashians.[13] Diamond holds a bachelor's degree in communications and rhetorical studies, while Kramer holds a Bachelors in psychology. At the time the account started, Diamond was pursuing a Masters in Social Work at Columbia University and Kramer was also planning on attending graduate school, but after the account's popularity grew, they deferred to pursue Comments by Celebs full-time.[3] Both women are Jewish.[2]
Comments by Celebs was named as an honoree in the 2019 Webby Awards.
On June 2, 2019, Kramer and Diamond launched a Patreon account. Subscribers pay for a membership which provides access to bonus episodes of the podcast, a Facebook group, and behind the scenes information about the company.[18][19]
Podcast
Diamond and Kramer's podcast began in July 2018 as a partnership with Betches, with their first episode airing on July 10, 2018, and featuring Kelly Ripa as a guest host.[3][7][6][20] Other occasional celebrity guest hosts have included Katie Couric, Lisa Rinna, and Gary Janetti.[7][6] In January 2019 they left Betches and partnered with Cadence13.[21][22] The podcast generally consists of five sections: weekly celebrity news, a comments award ceremony, a Kardashian update, and sometimes a Q&A or game.[20]
Kardashian bonus episodes
In February 2019, they started releasing weekly bonus podcast episodes which focus on the stars of Keeping Up With the Kardashians. The episodes discuss Kardashian news, scandals, and past and current episodes of the reality show. They covered the Jordyn Woods and Tristan Thompson scandal on the podcast through a series of episodes which they named "JORDYNGATE" and which began trending on the Apple podcast app.
List of episodes
Main episodes
| No. | Title | Length (minutes:seconds) | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | "Teaser Episode: The Dinner Party Game" | 14:44 | July 9, 2018 |
| 1 | "The Kickoff Episode of Our Dreams Ft. Kelly Ripa" | 66:42 | July 10, 2018 |
| 2 | "Our Second Episode: Is Kris Jenner on to us?" | 41:29 | July 17, 2018 |
| 3 | "If Meryl Streep Was a Water Bottle" | 54:17 | July 24, 2018 |
| 4 | "Lindsay Lohan Should Be On Top Again Ft. Lisa Rinna" | 39:22 | July 31, 2018 |
| 5 | "What Can't Beyoncé Do? Ft. Betches Co-Founder Sami Fishbein" | 57:45 | August 6, 2018 |
| 6 | "Scoot Find ME A Husband Ft. Betches Co-Founder Aleen Kuperman" | 53:45 | August 13, 2018 |
| 7 | "Did You Even Go To The Hamptons If You Didn't Run Into Alec Baldwin" | 41:52 | August 20, 2018 |
| 8 | "Andy Cohen Is Living His Best Life ft. Daryn Carp" | 63:57 | August 27, 2018 |
| 9 | "The Sequel Is Never As Good As The Original" | 42:31 | September 4, 2018 |
| 10 | "Dad, We're About To Break A Story" | 57:04 | September 11, 2018 |
| 11 | "Our First Fight: The SJP Comment Gone Wrong" | 64:28 | September 18, 2018 |
| 12 | "No One Puts Gary In A Roundup ft. Gary Janetti" | 71:46 | September 25, 2018 |
| 13 | "Nobody Does It Like Chrissy ft. Jenny Mollen" | 75:03 | October 2, 2018 |
| 14 | "Move Over, John Legend, There's A New King In Town" | 41:04 | October 9, 2018 |
| 15 | "We Want A Jennifer Lawrence Round Up" | 42:19 | October 17, 2018 |
| 16 | "Triple Clang ft. The Foster Sisters" | 88:32 | October 22, 2018 |
| 17 | "Come Back To Us, Mindy" | 39:18 | October 31, 2018 |
| 18 | "The Power Of The Blue Check ft. Nikki Glaser" | 70:30 | November 7, 2018 |
| 19 | "Back in the New York Groove" | 49:01 | November 14, 2018 |
| 20 | "2019: The Year of Paris Hilton" | 42:39 | November 21, 2018 |
| 21 | "From Baldwin to Bieber" | 55:29 | November 27, 2018 |
| 22 | "An Ode To Jeff Leatham" | 74:11 | December 5, 2018 |
| 23 | "1, 2, 3 .. GO" | 1:02:56 | December 12, 2018 |
| 24 | "Ain't That The Damn Truth" | 46:36 | December 17, 2018 |
| 25 | "David Dobrik Can Get It" | TBA | December 24, 2018 |
| 26 | "Facetuned to the Gods ft. Simon Huck" | TBA | January 8, 2019 |
| 27 | "Egg vs. Kylie" | TBA | January 15, 2019 |
| 28 | "The Things We Do For Water" | 40:02 | January 22, 2019 |
| 29 | "The Palm Will Never Be The Same" | TBA | January 29, 2019 |
| 30 | "Bounty, The Quicker Picker Upper" | 1:03:52 | February 5, 2019 |
| 31 | "It's A Stormi World After All" | 52:39 | February 12, 2019 |
| 32 | "Kardashian Bonus Show #1: Mindy Weiss 2020" | 25:42 | February 14, 2019 |
| 33 | "A Heart to Heart with Katie Couric" | 114:50 | February 19, 2019 |
| 34 | "Kardashian Bonus Show #2: JORDYNGATE" | 51:15 | February 20, 2019 |
| 35 | "Kardashian Bonus Show #3: JORDYNGATE PART 2" | 58:37 | February 25, 2019 |
| 36 | "Backstage at the Oscars" | 45:07 | February 26, 2019 |
| 37 | "Kardashian Bonus Show #4: JORDYNGATE PART 3" | 58:56 | March 4, 2019 |
| 38 | "This Just In: The Jonas Brothers Have Sex" | 43:29 | March 5, 2019 |
| 39 | "Johnny Weir Could Do Tricks On That Ring ft. Jill Kargman" | 57:23 | March 12, 2019 |
| 40 | "Kardashian Bonus Show #5: A Walk Down Memory Lane" | 33:39 | March 14, 2019 |
| 41 | "Thanksgiving With The Bezoses" | 49:42 | March 19, 2019 |
| 42 | "Kardashian Bonus Show #6: A Break Down of Rob Kardashian" | 32:54 | March 21, 2019 |
| 43 | "From Your Lips to Moses' Ears Ft. Justin Sylvester" | 70:42 | March 26, 2019 |
| 44 | "Kardashian Bonus Show #7: The History of Kardashian Feuds" | 52:56 | March 28, 2019 |
| 45 | "Nothing Gets Us Going Like A Hyphen" | 55:29 | April 4, 2019 |
| 46 | "Kardashian Bonus Show #8:Chivalry is Alive, and it's called Scott Disick" | 42:53 | April 4, 2019 |
| 47 | "Kardashian Bonus Show #9: Once a Lord, Always a Lord" | 53:05 | April 8, 2019 |
| 48 | "It's Ms. Winfrey To You" | 47:28 | April 4, 2019 |
Kardashian bonus episodes
| No. | Title | Length (minutes:seconds) | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Mindy Weiss 2020" | 25:42 | February 14, 2019 |
| 2 | "JORDYNGATE" | 51:15 | February 20, 2019 |
| 3 | "JORDYNGATE PART 2" | 58:37 | February 25, 2019 |
| 4 | "JORDYNGATE PART 3" | 58:56 | March 4, 2019 |
| 5 | "A Walk Down Memory Lane" | 33:39 | March 14, 2019 |
| 6 | "A Break Down of Rob Kardashian" | 32:54 | March 21, 2019 |
| 7 | "The History of Kardashian Feuds" | 52:56 | March 28, 2019 |
| 8 | "Chivalry is Alive, and it's called Scott Disick" | 42:53 | April 4, 2019 |
| 9 | "Once a Lord, Always a Lord" | 53:05 | April 8, 2019 |
| 10 | TBA | TBA | 2019 |
Bravo bonus episodes
| No. | Title | Length (minutes:seconds) | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | "Bravo Bonus Ep: It's Not About The Pasta ft. Jerry O'Connell" | 68:18 | September 24, 2018 |
| - | "Bravo Bonus Episode ft. Margaret Josephs" | TBA | November 8, 2018 |
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