Fast jokes, loud takes, no clean lanes.
Not That Serious runs on friend-group chemistry: half sports bar, half group chat, always one joke away from a hard pivot. Episodes bounce from basketball complaints to Dragon Ball debates, bizarre viral trends, Patreon housekeeping, and whatever tangent survives the pile-on.
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Not That Serious is a chaotic roundtable built from quick jokes, side arguments, and sudden pivots. It does not move like a tidy interview show. It moves like a group chat with microphones. A stray comment about Nash, gas prices, cranberry juice, or a turtleneck can turn into a five-minute pile-on before anyone remembers the original subject. Sports sit near the center, but the show is not boxed in by sports. Basketball complaints, bare-knuckle boxing, strongman competitions, and Zion Williamson references all become raw material for jokes and mock-serious analysis. Pop culture gets the same treatment. The panel argues through Dragon Ball Super, GT, One Piece, and Hunter x Hunter with the confidence of people who know the bit is as important as the take. Internet behavior is another frequent target. Viral body trends, odd fetishes, restaurant dance characters, Patreon subscription tactics, and public apology cycles all get pulled into the room. The result is blunt, messy, and frequently funny. The show can also veer into heavier territory without changing its loose shape. A discussion about Tourette's, racial slurs, shame, and apology starts from online controversy and becomes a real argument about responsibility. That move is typical: nonsense first, then a real opinion appears inside the chaos. Not That Serious works because the panel does not overproduce its chemistry. People interrupt, correct, repeat, rename each other, and stretch tiny observations into running jokes. Ads and housekeeping are stitched into the same table-talk rhythm, sometimes becoming bits of their own. The show is best when the speakers are daring each other to make the next comparison worse, sharper, or more specific. It is not for listeners who want quiet structure or careful transitions. It is for listeners who enjoy loud friend-group comedy with sports, anime, internet culture, and adult life all colliding in real time.
Made for: For listeners who like rowdy friend-group comedy, sports arguments, anime side quests, and internet-culture debates that turn messy fast. Best for an adult audience comfortable with blunt banter.
What sets it apart: The appeal is the pile-on chemistry: ordinary topics become running arguments through repetition, callbacks, nicknames, and sudden serious turns. It feels less hosted than unleashed.
"Not That Serious" is a podcast with 4 friends (Mike, Elzee, Keenen & Lamont) chatting about all things sports, life, and culture. Subjects from irrational Philly Sports fandom, Hip Hop/Pop Culture, Relationships, and life as a 20-somethings in Jersey. This Podcast serves to remind you that no matter what's going on in life or the craziness around you, it's not that serious... Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/not-that-serious--5918410/support.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
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