Stand Me Up, Stand Me Down

 is the seventh episode of the second season of Bonding. It premiered on January 27, 2021.

Summary
Blowups with Tiff and Josh leave Pete felling crushed. And now he has to do a stand-up set with an agent in the audience.

Plot
Josh introduces Pete to his father as his “good friend”. His dad introduces himself as John Paul. John Paul tells Josh he understands what this is- assuming it’s an intervention about him being a sub. John Paul admits to being a submissive and admits he knows Pete.

Pete tries to make Josh feel better and accidentally outs him as gay in the process. Josh gets mad at Pete and turns to his father and tells him he’s gay. John Paul tells Josh that what he does privately is his own business but mentions that the Bible says otherwise.

Josh storms out of the office and breaks up with Pete.

Pete performs again at the comedy club and tells part of the story at the club.

Doug waits outside of Tiff’s apartment and apologizes, knowing she’s mad at him. She storms inside but then runs out and hugs him, breaking down in tears.

Main Characters

 * Zoe Levin as Tiffany Chester
 * Brendan Scannell as Peter Devin

Supporting

 * Micah Stock as Doug
 * Kevin Kane as Professor Charles
 * Stephanie Styles as Kate
 * D'Arcy Carden as Daphne
 * Theo Stockman as Josh
 * Alex Hurt as Frank
 * Gabrielle Ryan as Portia
 * Eric Berryman as Andy, Daphne's husband
 * Charles Gould as Fred
 * Matthew Wilkas as Rolph
 * Jade Elysan as Cat Dom
 * Alysha Umphress as Murphy
 * Amy Bettina as Chelsea
 * Stephen Reich as Trevor