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This week's Honeydew is Jim Florentine! Don't miss his latest special, 'Bite the Bullet,' available on his website, and check out his podcast 'Everybody is Awful.' Jim joins me to highlight the lows of losing his father when he was 28. Growing up as one of seven kids, Jim recalls his father's incredible involvement throughout his childhood. We swap stories about our dads coaching our Little League teams. Jim also reminisces about times his dad helped him sneak into Madison Square Garden wearing his mother’s platform boots for pro wrestling shows. We discuss the impact of his father's passing on their family dynamics and how these memories influence Jim's approach to parenting today.
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This week, my HoneyDew guest is Dan St. Germain! Don't miss his latest special, "Dance Fatty, Dance!", now available on YouTube. You can also catch him on shows like "This is Not Happening", "Conan", and "The Roast of Ric Flair". Dan joins me to Highlight the Lowlights of grappling with sobriety, recounting his recent relapse, the role alcohol has played through his family, and the loss of his mother. From performing comedy at a detox center to becoming a patient himself, Dan describes his experience with rehab this time around. He candidly shares a moment when his father's alcohol-induced illness led him to believe Tina Fey was pursuing him. Delving further into his emotions, Dan opens up about the guilt he's wrestled with since his mother's passing.
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My HoneyDew this week is Rachel Feinstein! Make sure to catch her new special, “Big Guy,” on Netflix now! Rachel joins me to Highlight the Lowlights of relationships throughout her life. Starting with her father, Howie, a civil rights attorney turned blues musician, who started his own band called "The Vomitones" and loved goofing around. We dive into Rachel’s past of being addicted to addicts, trying to find love in people who were not interested (even if she went as far as naming a pet rock after them), and how she ended up finding her husband. Rachel opens up about what married life has been like and how friends, family, and fans have helped her better understand certain experiences of being married to a firefighter.
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My HoneyDew this week is Ali Siddiq! Make sure to catch his new special "The Domino Effect 3: First Day of School" on YouTube right now! Also check out his other specials on YouTube as well as his stories on Ari Shaffir's "This Is Not Happening. Ali returns to Highlight the Lowlights of the challenges he faced as a convicted felon incarcerated in prison. We discuss how mixing violent and non-violent offenders makes for a dangerous booking process. Ali explains just how important prison workouts are, and the creative ways prisoners come up with getting their reps in. Ali also reflects on the lingering effects that prison has after regaining freedom, the role his family and loved ones played in helping him lower his guard after being released, and what it means for him to be genuinely happy with life now.
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My Honeydew this week is comedian Will Sasso! (Mad TV, Young Sheldon, Loudermilk) Will Highlights the Lowlights of growing up in a small suburb in British Columbia with parents who immigrated from Naples, Italy before World War 2. We dive into Will’s childhood and his love for fine arts and theater. (Enough love to recruit his football team into their school's production of 'West Side Story') Both Ryan and Will share personal stories of what it can mean to have a teacher really believe in you. Will also opens up about battling with clinical depression throughout life, shedding light on his own personal journey to find what has helped him best.
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My Honeydew this week is veteran comedian Todd Glass! (Ten Year Old Tom, Act Happy) Todd Highlights the Lowlights of losing his mother to cancer abruptly, and what helping her through those last few days were like. Todd also shares his deep-seated love and thrill for performing comedy, looking at his grief to reflect on how this tragedy is driving him to pursue his passion project now more than ever.
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