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Gastronauts
GenreCooking show
Created byDropout
JudgesVarious comedians
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
ProducerMorgan Evans
EditorJames Fitzpatrick
Production companyDropout
Original release
NetworkDropout
ReleaseOctober 11, 2024

Gastronauts is an American reality television cooking competition produced and aired on Dropout, hosted by Jordan Myrick. The show follows three chefs competing against each other, cooking food based on prompts from a panel of comedians.[1] The show premiered on October 11, 2024,[2][3] and episodes were released every other week. As of August 2025, there have been two seasons, with 16 episodes in total.

Format

In each episode, three chefs compete against each other, cooking food for a panel of comedians, along with Myrick.[3] Each round, one comedian gives a prompt that the dish must follow[1] (such as making the dish "heavy,"[4] "the blandest dish you can imagine,"[1] or "horny"[5]). The game continues, having one round per comedian, and after all the rounds end the comedians debate amongst themselves which chef should win. Whichever chef wins is rewarded a prop made to look like pieces of the moon. Then, the comedians are judged by the chefs based on how interesting or fun the challenges were, and the winning comedian is rewarded a prop made to look like a piece of the sun.[6]

Production

The show's idea was brought up by Dropout CEO Sam Reich in an attempt to air new shows on Dropout.[3][7] The idea was also brought up by Lily Du, Luke Field, and Rekha Shankar.[8] Myrick, first believing Reich's eagerness to do a cooking show was a joke, received an email requesting them[a] to be the host and creative producer of the show.[7]

Myrick stated in an interview with Polygon that they wanted a variety of chefs and comedians on the show, having chefs of different culinary and professional backgrounds, saying that they wanted chefs "who actively want extra attention, which some chefs really do and some chefs really don’t". Speaking about the comedians, they said that they think "having a mix of people that had varying levels of skill and also varying levels of interest was important".[6]

The show's first season premiered on October 11, 2024,[2][3] and season two premiered on August 15, 2025,[1] with episodes being released every other week.[9][10] Season two finished production in March 2025,[3] and the season was filmed over the course of five days.[11] Episodes were released every other week on Dropout.[2][12]

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
16October 11, 2024December 20, 2024
210August 15, 2025Dec 19, 2025
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleJudgesChefsOriginal release date
11"Make Love, Not S'mores"Brennan Lee Mulligan, Oscar Montoya, Isabella RolandMark Esposito, Jessica Tiffany Luevano, and Trevor RossSeptember 20, 2019 (2019-09-20)
22"Make Some Noise"Josh Ruben, Zac Oyama, Brennan Lee MulliganSeptember 27, 2019 (2019-09-27)
The players are given a series of impressions and improv prompts they must perform. This episode was spun off into the show Make Some Noise.
33"Game of Prizes"Jess Ross, Lily Du, Raphael ChestangOctober 4, 2019 (2019-10-04)
The players must wager points to guess whether several prizes being offered are actually real and potentially win them.
44"Whodunnit"Josh Ruben, Rekha Shankar, Grant O'BrienOctober 11, 2019 (2019-10-11)
When one of the players is "murdered," the other two must interrogate members of the show's crew in order to determine the killer's identity.
55"Nom Nom Nom"Mike Trapp, Tao Yang, Lily DuOctober 18, 2019 (2019-10-18)
To appease a giant mouth, players must feed it the correct food based on the clues provided.

Notes

  1. ^ Myrick uses they/them and she/her pronouns. This article uses they/them for consistency.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Manchester, Austin (July 18, 2025). "Dropout's Gastronauts season 2 trailer sold me on picking up the show". Polygon. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
  2. ^ a b c Maas, Jennifer (August 19, 2024). "Dropout Orders Culinary Competition 'Gastronauts' With Brennan Lee Mulligan, Sam Reich and More as Judges". Variety. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
  3. ^ a b c d e Maas, Jennifer (March 13, 2025). "'Gastronauts' Renewed for Season 2 at Dropout, New Chef Contestants and Guest Judges Revealed (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
  4. ^ Tyrrell, Caitlin (August 15, 2025). "Jordan Myrick Promises Gastronauts Season 2 Is Even Wilder Than The First". TEMPLE OF GEEK. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
  5. ^ Radulovic, Petrana (August 19, 2024). "Dropout's new cooking show is full of questionable culinary creations". Polygon. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
  6. ^ a b Volk, Pete (October 13, 2024). "The host of Dropout's new cooking show wants you to 'have more fun' with your food". Polygon.com. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
  7. ^ a b "Jordan Myrick • GASTRONAUTS". Starburst. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
  8. ^ Tyrrell, Caitlin (October 15, 2024). "Jordan Myrick on Launching Dropout's 'Gastronauts'". TEMPLE OF GEEK. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
  9. ^ Maas, Jennifer (August 19, 2024). "Dropout Orders Culinary Competition 'Gastronauts' With Brennan Lee Mulligan, Sam Reich and More as Judges". Variety. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
  10. ^ Comments, Gavin Sheehan (July 18, 2025). "Dropout Confirms Gastronauts Will Return For Second Season". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
  11. ^ Jordan Myrick (August 14, 2025). Shooting an ENTIRE SEASON of DROPOUT Show in 5 Days!. Retrieved June 3, 2026 – via YouTube.
  12. ^ Comments, Gavin Sheehan (July 18, 2025). "Dropout Confirms Gastronauts Will Return For Second Season". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved June 3, 2026.

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