It’s been 26 years since Craig and Day-Day sat on that porch.
On October 30, 2026, they did it again — same porch energy, same laugh, no script.
Ice Cube and Mike Epps have teamed up to create a new podcast titled Listen & Laugh, drawing inspiration from their iconic roles in the Friday movie series.
The duo unveiled the first trailer for the podcast on October 30, 2026, teasing a lineup of high-profile guests from various fields such as music, entertainment, sports, and comedy.
New episodes drop every Friday at 6 PM ET. On purpose. Because Friday.
What Is Listen & Laugh?
Ice Cube and Mike Epps launch Listen & Laugh, a new podcast inspired by Friday, featuring Dr. Dre, T.I., Bill Burr and more.
Ice Cube and Mike Epps have entered the podcast game with Listen & Laugh, a new pod inspired by their roles in the Friday film series.
The setup is stupid simple — and that’s why it works:
Ice Cube and Mike Epps have a podcast now. The two launched Listen & Laugh this week, a weekly talk show built on the simplest setup in the world: Craig and Day-Day on a porch, talking to famous people.
Watch trailer: Two lawn chairs, a cooler, a porch that looks exactly like Craig’s mama’s house on 126th Street. Ice Cube in his usual beanie and Raiders cap, calm. Mike Epps doing what Mike Epps does — interrupting, laughing at his own joke before he finishes it, making Cube break.
The three-minute official ” Listen & Laugh” trailer previews a show that puts the two longtime friends in conversations about music, movies, comedy and sports.
Guests already teased:
- Dr. Dre — Cube’s N.W.A brother, who never does podcasts
- Regina King — who was in Friday? No, but she’s South Central royalty
- T.I., Bill Burr, Regina King, and more — The ‘Friday’ favorites have unveiled the trailer for their new podcast, ‘ Listen & Laugh’, featuring appearances from Dr. Dre, Regina King, T.I., and more.
The legends Ice Cube and Mike Epps are BACK and channeling their energy in the roles of DaeDae and Craig but instead of playing them as characters, they started a whole podcast on the stoop of Friday. This is called Listen and Laugh and they are bringing the humor as they interview guests, go over stories, and bring out the truth.
New episodes are expected to drop every Friday at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT on YouTube and major podcast platforms.
Apple listing already says: New episodes every Friday. Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
Why This Feels Bigger Than Just Another Celebrity Podcast
Because Friday was never just a movie. It was a hang.
If you grew up Black in the 90s/2000s, Friday (1995), Next Friday (2000 — where Mike Epps debuted as Day-Day), and Friday After Next (2002) were not films you watched. They were houses you lived in. You knew Mrs. Parker, you knew Roach, you knew Big Worm.
Ice Cube and Mike Epps have that rare chemistry that can’t be written: Cube is the straight man who thinks he’s cooler than everyone (he is), Epps is the cousin who will get you in trouble and make you laugh while you run.
That’s why Ice Cube & Mike Epps Bring Craig & Day-Day Energy to New Podcast is exactly right. It’s not Craig & Day-Day — it’s Cube & Epps as grown men, 56 and 55, still with that same energy: “You got knocked the f*** out” vs “You got to coordinate.”
For years, fans begged for Last Friday — the 4th film that Cube has written three versions of but can’t get made because Warner Bros wants more money, Chris Tucker won’t come back, and John Witherspoon (Pops) passed in 2019.
Cube said in 2024: “I want to do Last Friday, but Hollywood is scared.”
So he did this instead. No studio. Just a porch.
Can a Podcast Bring Back the Magic of Friday?
Short answer: It already has, in trailer.
Long answer: Friday’s magic was never about plot. There was no plot — it’s literally a day where nothing happens and everything happens. Its magic was:
1. The porch. Two friends talking trash about the neighborhood while world goes by. Listen & Laugh is literally that — but guests are Dr. Dre telling story about Eazy-E, or Regina King talking about growing up near Crenshaw.
2. No filter. Friday worked because it felt unscripted — because Cube let comics improvise. Podcasts are the only place in 2026 where celebrities still talk unfiltered for 90 minutes. Cube’s last interview where he could be honest for 90 minutes? Not on Breakfast Club (15 min), not on movie press. Here.
3. Every Friday. New episodes o — dropping every Friday at 6pm ET. That’s appointment viewing. Like church. Friday used to be day you rented VHS. Now it’s day you watch Craig & Day-Day on YouTube after work, with a beer, before you go out.
And let’s be real: We don’t need another Friday movie with CGI Debo. We need Cube and Epps laughing on a porch, telling us how they almost fought on set of Friday After Next, how Mike Epps really got cast (he was supposed to be extra), how Ice Cube wrote Friday in 1995 because he was tired of seeing South Central only as gang movie.
This is LISTEN & LAUGH — the new weekly podcast from Ice Cube and Mike Epps. NEW EPISODES EVERY FRIDAY.
Ice Cube and Mike Epps are launching a brand-new podcast together, and the first episode of LISTEN & LAUGH marks the beginning of a new chapter for two of entertainment’s most recognizable personalities.
Will It Work?
If you watch trailer comments:
“DaeDae and Craig but older and still broke — I’m here for it”
“This is the Last Friday we actually wanted — not a movie, just them hanging”
The Friday favorites have unveiled the trailer — and yes, fans already say it’s Friday again.
Will it bring back the magic? No. It is the magic — the part of Friday that never needed a script, a villain, or a studio.
Just two friends on a porch, laughing at life.
And now Dr. Dre on the porch with them.
Are you watching Friday 6pm? And real question — what’s your favorite Friday movie — first one with Smokey, Next Friday with Day-Day, or Friday After Next with Money Mike?
