Embarrassing Family David B.

Has your family ever embarrassed you in front of a new boyfriend or girlfriend? Joe Gallant’s family certainly has - they talked about a certain sex act during their first dinner with his girlfriend! (Thankfully, she stayed with him, and now they’re married.)

Joe also shares the hilarious story of how he discovered his brother’s sexuality by watching his porno tapes. Lastly, he talks about the time he mortified his dad at school, and how that led to his teacher encouraging him to become a comedian.

Bio: Joe Gallant has been doing comedy for twenty years and has performed to crowds of hundreds. He is the host of the Gallantski and Friends Podcast which can be found on all major platforms. Joe also thinks bigfoot is out there and the Mcrib should be available all year long.

Podcast: gallantskiandfriends.com


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There’s big families, and then there’s the family of Ken Mottard, who has 51 first cousins! Ken recounts several side-splitting stories about his upper Michigan farm family - including two of his cousins who were brothers and married each other’s wives!

Ken also shares wild tales about himself, from getting drunk and stealing a horse during his time in the Marines, to meeting his wife in AA when she cursed him out, to being tricked into seeing his 92-year-old grandma-in-law sunbathing nearly nude!

Bio: My name is Ken Mottard. United States Marine. Happily married, she says so. Been in the comedy scene for about 4 years.   


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This week’s guest is a psychotherapist…and with a family like hers, you’ll know why! Nancy Rose’s mom ran a criminal business making falsified documents for illegal immigrants. She was caught and went to jail, but that didn’t stop her illegal activities!

If that wasn’t wacky enough, Nancy’s dad is a pathological liar who makes ridiculous claims - like saying he’ll spontaneously combust if he wears shorts. Lastly, there’s the strange yet sweet story of Nancy’s grandma, who was in a psychiatric ward and married her nurse!

Bio: Nancy Rose is a psychotherapist turned actor and comedian.


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No one wants to think about their parents having sex. Now imagine having to hear about it all the time…in graphic detail! That’s what happened to Donna Shannon, whose 80-year-old father and stepmother would constantly complain to her about their sex lives.

Donna shares more cringey stories about her dad, like why he hates Christmas more than Scrooge and the Grinch. She also dishes on both her mother, who may be the worst cook ever, and her son, who dressed up like a pirate and lived with a dominatrix twice his age.

Bio: Career coach by day and a stand-up comic by night, Donna Shannon appears in and produces showcases throughout Colorado through Coyote Visions Productions. Her podcast, Donna Shannon’s Coyote Tales, highlights her personal stories and observations on the ridiculousness of life. Find all her links at linktr.ee/donnashannon


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In what may be our strangest story yet, April Norris talks about her Grandpa Dick, who left his wife and kids to live as a nudist with a man in Florida. April visited her booze-loving grandpa for the first (and last) time during a Spring Break she’ll never forget.

You won’t believe the crazy hijinks that occurred on this wacky adventure, from Grandpa Dick accusing April of trying to kill him, to Dick pointing a gun at April’s boyfriend. April also reminisces about her “dirty birdy grandma” and her Playgirl collection.

Bio: April created a podcast called, Of Course…They Make Me Crazy! She started it while on furlough from work because of Covid. The podcast circles around mental health. But, with a twist. It’s for those of you living with someone suffering with a mental illness. 

April started writing a book about the ups and downs of living with a mom who was bipolar. The book started to develop into side stories about her mom’s family. They are a cast of crazy characters. While writing it, she decided to turn it into a podcast. 

April is no stranger to writing and talking. She was a television news reporter, photographer, and anchor for more than 12 years.


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In this hilarious yet heartbreaking episode, Dobie Maxwell, a.k.a. “Mr. Lucky,” talks about having a dad who was in a biker gang and a mom who was a drug addict. Dobie was raised by his eccentric grandparents: a germaphobic grandma who carried a gun with her everywhere (even church) and a wise grandpa who kept him on the straight and narrow through some unique parenting methods.

Dobie also tells the tragic story of having to testify against his best friend - a wild tale that involves a bank robber in a gorilla mask, a near-fatal car crash, and an FBI investigation.

Bio: Dobie Maxwell - aka “Mr. Lucky” - has an uncanny knack for being in the wrong place at the wrong time – ALL the time – has spawned some of the most tragically hilarious stories of anyone anywhere.

His remarkable memoir “Monkey in the Middle” chronicles his life from being born to motorcycle gang parents and abandoned at five months old to having to testify against his childhood best friend in federal court for robbing a local bank not once but twice.

Dobie has appeared on CBS TV’s “The Late LateShow with Craig Ferguson” and Byron Allen’s ‘Comics.TV’ among many other shows. He has also been on nationally syndicated radio on the “Bob and Tom”show which is in more than 200 U.S. markets.

For all correspondence, please visit www.dobiemaxwell.com


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