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2025-08-08

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Send us a textCelebrity gossip has NEVER been juicer than this. Like, literally. It’s the 1660s. We just invented celebrities last week.Pepys and "Valentino" have begun their podcast, The Peek with Samuel Pepys, in earnest. Their first topic? What exactly is going on with the monarchy (Valentino was never much of a history buff), where's Shakespeare, and which came first: King Charles II or his spaniels? The men are then unexpectedly visited by actress Nell Gwyn, and her arrival brings them one step closer to uncovering where the concept of celebrity truly be...

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Celebrity gossip has NEVER been juicer than this.

Like, literally. It’s the 1660s. We just invented celebrities last week.

Pepys and "Valentino" have begun their podcast, The Peek with Samuel Pepys, in earnest. Their first topic? What exactly is going on with the monarchy (Valentino was never much of a history buff), where's Shakespeare, and which came first: King Charles II or his spaniels? The men are then unexpectedly visited by actress Nell Gwyn, and her arrival brings them one step closer to uncovering where the concept of celebrity truly began.

S1 of The Peek Stars:

Samuel Pepys – Ethan Peña Mock

The Stranger / Valentino – Charlie B. Foster

Jane Birch – Melissa Bautista

This episode also guest stars:

Francesca Pinilla as Nell Gwyn

Anna Mayo as Elizabeth Pepys

Also featured in S1 of The Peek are:

Kana Seiki, Eunan Cannon, Major Curda, Celeste Samson, James Carlos Lacey, James Kenna, Aaron Dorelien, Jacqueline McKenna, Alex Ramirez Cannon, Zachary Harrison Poli, Lee Melillo, & Jason Maina.