Bowen Yang & Matt Rogers Collab On Marshalls Gift Guide

If there’s one thing we can count on Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers for, it’s a hyper-specific pop culture reference. For the last decade, the comedic duo have mined the deepest corners of queer cultural zeitgeist on their podcast Las Culturistas, which snagged iHeartRadio’s Podcast Of The Year Award in 2023. This holiday season, their new Marshalls campaign — It’s Giving Gifts! — channels their encyclopedic archive of niche archetypes into the highest form of holiday-season community service: helping shoppers find the perfect present for every type of person in their lives.

From best gifts “for the homebody who loves their sourdough starter more than you, and you have accepted that” to selections for “the cool girl who is always late and makes you think punctuality is kind of embarrassing” and “the teen who has so much drip you were left with no choice but to use the word “‘drip’ to describe them” — each gift guide offers meticulously curated, cross-category selections from designer labels and beloved brands at a wide variety of price points. 

“Saying that you love Marshalls is like ordering Diet Coke for the table,” Yang tells Refinery29 while we chat in-store at Marshalls in Manhattan. “You empower other people to say something they thought was buried: ‘Oh, wait, I’ve always loved Marshalls too.’”

Below, Yang and Rogers share their best tips for picking the perfect gift, their most formative holiday memories, and the greatest presents they’ve ever given — and received.