Stepping into The Comedy Store in the late '90s, Ice Cube was looking for a comedian with enough unhinged charisma to play Craig's cousin Day-Day in Next Friday . He didn't realize it would lead to the start of a great friendship.

From Next Friday to All About the Benjamins to Janky Promoters , the collaborations between Cube and Mike Epps have made them one of culture’s funniest double-acts—to the point that it’s almost weird seeing one without the other. Now, over two decades after first sharing the screen, the longtime friends are stepping into new territory, launching a podcast called Listen & Laugh .

On set with Cube and Epps, it's as if Craig and Day-Day walked straight off their security guard shift at Holy Moly's strip mall into the real world.…