Don't Panic with Anthony Atamanuik

Don't Panic with Anthony Atamanuik

Staying alive in the most ridiculous situations keeps comedian Anthony Atamanuik up at night. If you’re attacked by a swarm of killer bees, do you lay on the ground and play dead? Climb up a tree? Jump into the nearest body of water with a little straw poking out as a breathing apparatus? We could find ourselves caught in a million wild situations, and if you don’t know what to do, you might not make it out alive! On Don’t Panic, Wondery’s new weekly comedy show, super-worrier Anthony Atamanuik brings to life our most irrational fears and anxieties with some of the funniest people on the planet, from how to escape from a submerged vehicle to how to avoid sinking in quicksand. Along the way, guests will also share what keeps them doomscrolling on their phones, and learn what to do in every worst-case scenario that couldn’t possibly happen in real life. Or could it?

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May 13, 2024 4 mins

When Frank Farian first laid eyes on Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan, he saw everything he wasn’t. They were handsome, young, and Black. But Frank had something they didn’t. He had power.


So, Frank offered them a devil’s bargain. Almost overnight, Milli Vanilli’s debut album went five times platinum and scored a Grammy nomination. But when the lie at the center of their success started to unravel, Rob and Fab would discover ...

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Don’t Panic but... it’s our final episode! We dusted off an old recording of Tony and the very funny, very talented Chris Gethard. In this finale, Chris and Tony try not to panic about… SURVIVING PRISON. What would you do? Keep to yourself? Link up with a prison gang? Try to write your manifesto in solitary confinement? We’ll hear what Chris thinks he’d do if he was spending the next 10 years in a supermax, hear what “expe...

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BLECH! This week, the very funny Christine Nangle joins Tony as they try not to PANIC about… BEING POISONED! Tony is crafting Christine mocktails in her new kitchen when he accidentally adds the wrong ingredient: poison! What would you do? Call Poison Control? Vomit? Give a ghost a blowjob? We’ll find out what Christine thinks she’d do, hear what experts say to do, and discover that even if someone is choking on poison it’...

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April 23, 2024 6 mins

When ex-Bunny girl Jayne Gaskin spots the desert island of her dreams for sale online, she decides to risk it all. Trading in their English village home, Jayne and her family relocate to their own private paradise, just off the coast of Nicaragua. And a reality TV crew follows them to film a new show, No Going Back. But soon they all discover that paradise has its secrets. The locals claim the island belongs to t...

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HELP! This week, the very funny Julie Klausner joins Tony as they try not to PANIC about… SKYDIVING WITH A FAULTY PARACHUTE! Julie and Tony jump off a plane to “keep things interesting” when Julie’s parachute fails to open! What would you do? Pull the emergency chute? Try to find a soft place to land? Come to terms that you’ll be a human pancake soon? We’ll hear how Julie thinks she’d survive this panic inducing scenario, ...

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The walls are caving in! This week, Carl Tart joins Tony as they try not to PANIC about… BEING STUCK IN A CAVE. Carl and Tony are repelling down a giant sinkhole when they fall in with no way out. What would you do? Try to climb the wall? Look for food? Immediately have a heart attack and give up? We’ll hear what Carl thinks he’d do in this cavernous scenario, hear what the experts say to do, and discover there’s nothing b...

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The ground is shaking! This week, Emmy Blotnick joins Tony as they try not to PANIC about… SURVIVING AN EARTHQUAKE. Emmy and Tony are enjoying a day at the mall when suddenly – the Earth starts quaking! What would you do? Run? Hide in a doorway? Worry about the inevitable societal collapse that is to come? We’ll hear what Emmy thinks she’d do in this seismic scenario, hear what experts say to do, and discover the most impo...

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HELP! This week, the very funny Neil Casey joins Tony as they try not to PANIC about… A COMPLETE SOCIETAL COLLAPSE. This one’s a doozy! Neil and Tony take a stroll around their neighborhood when the city’s power generators malfunction, F-16 fighter planes fly overhead, and every news station claims ‘America has fallen’. What would you do? Hole up at home? Buy survival gear? Start a militia? We’ll hear what Neil thinks he’d...

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HELP! This week, the very funny Jessica McKenna joins Tony as they try not to PANIC about… GETTING ABDUCTED BY ALIENS. Jessica and Tony are a couple out on a nature walk when a UFO appears and beams them up to the ship! What would you do? Whatever the aliens told you? Would you fight them? Maybe listen to their shitty alien music and tell them it’s good just so they leave you alone? We’ll find out what Jessica would do if ...

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Oh no! This week, SNL icon Rachel Dratch joins Tony as they try not to PANIC about… BEING STUCK ON A RUNAWAY TRAIN! Rachel and Tony are a couple of Bostonians on the AmTrack when the train speeds up and doesn’t stop! What would you do? Pull the emergency brake? Jump out? Make the train go faster in hopes of creating a wormhole to go back in time? We’ll hear what Rachel thinks she’d do if she was a passenger on a runaway ro...

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BRRR! This week, the hilarious Ashley Ray joins Tony as they try not to PANIC about… BEING LOCKED IN A WALK-IN FREEZER. Ashley and Tony are two restaurant waiters looking to find a spot to smoke a joint when they accidentally lock themselves in a walk-in freezer! What would you do? Scream for help? Try to break the lock? Do non-stop jumping-jacks to keep your heart rate up? We’ll hear what Ashley thinks she’d do in this fr...

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STOP, DROP, AND ROLL! This week, the sweet and funny D’Arcy Carden joins Tony as they try not to PANIC about… BEING SET ON FIRE! D’Arcy and Tony dine at a fancy restaurant when it gets a little chilly. D’Arcy goes to turn the janky patio heaters on when, you guessed it, she catches on fire! What would you do? Stop, drop, and roll? Grab a fire extinguisher? Resign yourself to the flames and just die? We’ll hear what D’Arcy ...

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Help! This week, the very funny Broti Gupta joins Tony as they try not to PANIC about… SURVIVING A WOLF ATTACK! Broti and Tony are two buds driving through the Montana wilderness when their 4-wheeler breaks down and they find themselves cornered by a pack of snarling wolves! What would you do? Run? Freeze up? Use your comedy chops to ease the tension between you and your canine attacker? We’ll hear what Broti would do if s...

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Oh no! This week, the very funny London Hughes joins Tony as they try not to panic about surviving a lightning strike! London is midway through a job interview in Central Park when a storm rolls in. She and Tony try to outrun it when – she’s struck by lightning! What would you do? Stop, drop, and roll? Lay flat on the ground? Break up with your boyfriend because he gave you the 'ick' when he runs under a tree; the biggest ...

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Run! This week, "Modern Family" star Jesse Tyler Ferguson joins Tony as they try not to PANIC about... SURVIVING A BULL ATTACK! Jesse and Tony are vacationing on the streets of Spain when suddenly the ground shakes, the buildings rumble, and they look up to see - a stampede of bulls charging right at them! What would you do? Duck? Hug the wall and try to evade them? Jump on a bull and ride the stampede? We’ll hear what Jes...

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Up up and away! This week, the very funny Blaire Erskine joins Tony as they try not to PANIC about… SURVIVING A RUNAWAY HOT AIR BALLOON! Tony and Blaire are horrible parents taking their kids on a hot air balloon ride when it veers off course! What would you do? Land the balloon yourself? Jump off? Push your family overboard to lighten the load? We’ll hear what Blaire thinks she’d do if encountered with this panic inducing...

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WE'RE GETTING CRUSHED! This week, SNL star James Austin Johnson joins Tony as they try not to panic about... SURVIVING A CROWD CRUSH. Tony and James are Ren-Fair enthusiasts who get caught up in a crowd that just keeps growing. Ultimately, the mob turns deadly. What would you do? Try to wiggle your way out? Help the less fortunate find a way to safety? Admit you're a selfish monster and stomp your way to the top? We'll fin...

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WIPEOUT! This week, “The Office” co-star Oscar Nunez joins Tony as they try not to panic about… SURVIVING A TSUNAMI. Oscar and Tony are two friends looking to hang loose on the beaches of Singapore when they’re overcome by a wall of ocean water. What would you do? Try to out run it? Climb a building? Worry about the argument you’re gonna have with your family about what to bring during for the evacuation? We’ll hear what O...

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BRR! This week, comedian Lennon Parham joins Tony as they try not to panic about… FALLING INTO A FROZEN LAKE. Lennon and Tony are two hot-shot lawyers looking to fish a frozen lake when the surface cracks open, and Lennon FALLS IN. What would you do? Scream for help? Strip naked to shed weight? Give up and sink to an icy death? We’ll find out how Lennon thinks she’d survive this frosty scenario, hear what the “experts” say...

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Help! On this Don’t Panic Holiday Special, comedy star Jillian Bell joins Tony as they try not to panic about… GETTING YOUR TONGUE STUCK ON A FROZEN POLE. It’s a full-blown “Christmas Story” panic scenario when a hungover Jillian pays two quarters to stick her tongue on a dirty pole… and gets STUCK TO IT. What would you do? Poor warm water on it? Rip it off like a Band-Aid? Spiral into doom and gloom planning for life with...

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