Why Charlie Puth Has 'No Problem Making Fun' of Himself on New Roku Show: 'It's Just Not That Serious' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Charlie Puthis lighting… something. The object the star has in his hands is thick, cylindrical and known for its potent aroma. But it’s not what you think.

“This isn’t a giant doobie,” he clarifies over Zoom. “This is a piece of sandalwood. I guess it’s for the vibe.”

Puth may be best known as a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter (with perfect pitch!) but right now, the vibe is all about something else entirely:The Charlie Puth Show,his new mockumentarylaunching Friday, Oct. 4 on The Roku Channel.

Will Ferrell and Charlie Puth.Courtesy of The Roku Channel

Courtesy of The Roku Channel

“I wanted the show to be like that because I’m not really an actor, and if I read lines, it’s going to sound rigid, so we just have to flow,” he tells PEOPLE. “It was just a really fun experience for everybody… I like doing things that I don’t normally do.”

Stars likeWill Ferrell,John Legend,John Mayer,Rosie O’Donnelland more make up an impressive roster of guest stars, and each episode features some sort of song.

Puth says the idea for the show was born in 2020 amid the pandemic, when live music was off the table for artists. He started writing down ideas with some help from friends at Scout Productions, and before long, he had a show with a simple enough premise: be himself. Much of the wardrobe on the show is from Puth’s own closet, and his real-life best friend also appears.

Most of the jokes featured in the show are quippy pop culture references, and no one is safe from a good ribbing — not even Puth himself.

“Weird Al” Yankovic and Charlie Puth.Courtesy of The Roku Channel

“The thing is, I wrote those lines on the spot. I was like, ‘She should say thatShawn Mendesis the better version of me. That’s funny,’” he says. “I have no problem making fun of myself because it’s just not that serious. There’s so many more serious things in the world right now to worry about. It’s nice to just have some comic relief and not take yourself so seriously.”

He continues: “Nobody wants to see a successful artist make a self-righteous, grandiose, ‘Look at me…’ Maybe people want to see that, but I don’t know if people want to see that from me. There’s too much to worry about in the world right now for me to get on my high horse and be like, ‘I was going through this when I wrote this important piece of music.’ Like, no. I’d rather be… It’s funny for me to be made fun of.”

Charlie Puth on ‘The Charlie Puth Show.'.Courtesy of The Roku Channel

Luckily for the star, his family thinks so too. The newlywed — whomarried Brooke Sansonein Montecito, Calif. on Sept. 7 — says his new wife’s family “just dies of laughter” watching the show, which makes him “feel really, really good.”

“I like entertaining people, and it’s really why I made the show, because I love entertaining people. Musically, of course, but also in this new way,” he says. “I want everybody to order Chinese food, anything, at 8:00, and just put it on and just have a laugh and just take your mind off all the seriousness in the world for a bit.”

The Charlie Puth Showpremieres on Friday, Oct. 4 on The Roku Channel, with all six episodes streaming for free.

source: people.com