Evan Lazarus of Girls Rewatch Tells Us Which Jessa Quote They’re Tattooing on Their Lip

Evan Lazarus, the self-identified “Auschwitz Triple Threat” (Jewish, queer, disabled), has probably made their way into your algorithm, spouting gay mathematics and assessing Bethenny Frankel’s life choices. The Brooklyn comedian covets a borrowed collection of “one size” white tees (which infamously got them banned from all Brandy Melville locations) and was blocked by the former RHONY star herself, but things have been trending up. Since 2022, they’ve co-hosted the Girls Rewatch Podcast alongside Amelia Ritthaler, in which the pair revisit generation-defining moments from the HBO series. Recently, they hosted two episodes featuring Lena Dunham herself, where they got a chance to ask the show’s creator and star, “Girlllll, which Girl are you?” (“I’m a Shosh,” Dunham revealed). With 118k followers and a podcast award issued by Vogue, it’s fair to ask if Lazarus, too, is a voice.. of a generation. So, for this week’s SEARCH HISTORY, we slid into their DMs to discuss Brooklyn nightlife, feeling mother or manic, and why BJ Novak and Mindy Kaling’s romance is their “Epstein list.”

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KATHERINE SIMON: Hey, ready to get started?

EVAN LAZARUS: I am!

SIMON: To start off, A/S/L?

LAZARUS: 27, non-binary gay guy, Bushwick.

SIMON: Wait, where are you?

LAZARUS: Gallery in a coffee shop. It’s called selva. It’s my fav place on earth.

SIMON: What’s your order?

LAZARUS: Black coffee. But I try to buy it to support the business because I take Vyvanse hahah. I don’t drink it.

SIMON: Support your local business ♥️

LAZARUS: Legit. Most of the owners are Latin American it’s five small businesses in one location. It’s very cute.

SIMON: What’s the first thing you did this morning?

LAZARUS: Washed my face, followed by an audio book and my famous run-walk where I run and then I walk.

SIMON: What were you listening to?

LAZARUS: Edward Hallowell/John Ratey and the book is ADHD 2.0. Plus, I can look at my phone. I read more books in the last two weeks than last year because of Vyvanses. 

SIMON: Follow up question: what would be the first thing you would do if you woke up as Bethenny Frankel?

LAZARUS: Call the police. I would also eat a carb. Maybe like, four pounds of them. See how the body handles it. For science. 

SIMON: Can you send a screenshot of your last three Google searches? 

SIMON: I loved Adults. I need a season two.

LAZARUS: Truly so fun. 

SIMON: Like, do they move out of Queens?

LAZARUS: Well, they were never there. It was filmed in Toronto.

SIMON: Like everything in Hollywood. 

LAZARUS: I knew a few cast members and I am always like, I would love to show u Queens. 

SIMON: What’s the craziest place you’ve been banned from?

LAZARUS: Well I was banned from swim camp. Because I could not really swim. It was for people who took swimming seriously.

SIMON: Okay fish. FMK: Brooklyn clubs.

LAZARUS: Kill Animal because one time my friend dragged me to the dark room there and I had no intention of going with him. He thought he successfully did but we had actually walked out the emergency exit. Marry events at clubs. Fuck Mansion when it used to be gayer. 

SIMON: Can you describe Bushwick in three words? 

LAZARUS: Oberlin had an 80% acceptance rate.

SIMON: Where have all the girls gone?

LAZARUS: They are nonbinary. Or you mean HBO? Jessa: trans masc. Shosh: rich but wants more. Marnie: married! Hannah: married to Marnie.

SIMON: Speaking of the show, which you cohost a podcast on, what quote from Girls would you get tattooed on your body? 

LAZARUS: “You don’t wanna be like those women like those terrible women like Bethenny Frankel or Khloé Kardashian. If those women were not completely awesome.” It’s a little off but it’s this great quote from Jessa as she leaves the Jamba jeans party.

SIMON: Would it be a patchwork on your arm or above your butt?

LAZARUS: Lip.

SIMON: In true Jessa fashion. What’s the weirdest DM you’ve gotten?

LAZARUS: I made an Instagram story saying I made the choice to be happy and it worked. And someone swiped up, saying I need to know what your disability is.

SIMON: Who would you want to play you in a biopic or HBO show?

LAZARUS: Reneé Rapp. She just brings something special to every role.

SIMON: Send the last meme you screenshotted.

LAZARUS: These are the two. I’m a huge Mindy head. 

SIMON: She gets hate and for what?

LAZARUS: The whole BJ Novak thing is my Epstein list.

SIMON: No because why did he do her like that?

LAZARUS: They were spotted together this week. He’s rumored to be dating Delaney Rowe. 

SIMON: Which is such an odd pairing. But she doesn’t seem happy.

LAZARUS: They’re both hot. So what’s so odd?

SIMON: Like, how did they meet?

LAZARUS: I think hot people get to go to events. I feel like men love ironic women. 

SIMON: Did you do improv in high school?

LAZARUS: Truly so new to it! I started like 18 months ago. But I’m having the best time. 

SIMON: Are you feeling mother or manic right now?

LAZARUS: Manic. But when you’re feeling manic, the best thing you can do is go on your phone and look at people you deem to be better than you. And the same when you’re mother. 

SIMON: Send us a fit pic.

LAZARUS: I did just walk home and get an order from the Chinese Internet, so I am trying it on now. Just got my first speedo. 

SIMON: Maybe the swim camp will unban you.

LAZARUS: That would be major.

SIMON: Lastly, what’s your password?

LAZARUS: Humanbyorientation3!

SIMON: Unhackable.

LAZARUS: Hack away. I have nothing anyone wants.