My HoneyDew this week is comedian Rosebud Baker! Check out Rosebud’s newest special, The Mother Lode, out on Netflix today! Rosebud joins me to highlight the lowlights of her younger sister’s sudden and tragic passing during their childhood. She opens up about the personal impact of her sister's death and how her perspective has evolved since becom…

Fresh off the heels of Saturday Night Live's 50th Anniversary celebration, we have a special treat for you this week, as the one and only John Farley takes a seat in The Wayback! (Check out his documentary "Meet Me Where I Am"). In this episode, John takes us back to the Farley brothers' childhood home in Madison, Wisconsin, during the 70s and 80s,…

My HoneyDew this week is comedian Michael Yo! Check out his new comedy special, Snack Daddy, on YouTube or at http://MichaelYo.com. Michael joins me this week to Highlight the Lowlights of being patient zero with COVID-19. He dives into his close call with death, what it was like being a guinea pig, and the long road to recovery that followed. We a…

This week, Libbie Higgins takes a seat in The Wayback! (Trailer Tales on YouTube, Slop City podcast). In this episode, Libbie takes us back to what it was like growing up in 1980s St. Louis. She reminisces about childhood games like the “pass out” game, and the Ouija board, which her and her friends would use to try and summon ghosts to hook up wit…

My HoneyDew this week is comedian Felipe Esparza! Catch his newest special, Raging Fool, out on Netflix today, or listen to his podcast, What’s Up Fool? Felipe joins me this week to Highlight the Lowlights of becoming an official U.S. citizen—after 50 years of living here! He shares the complicated process of trying to gain citizenship after legal …

This week, Rachel Feinstein takes a seat in The Wayback! (Check out her special "Big Guy" on Netflix). In this episode, Rachel and Ryan both get nostalgic about growing up in Maryland in the 1980s. Rachel reminisces about long car trips in her parents Datsun station wagon "barfmobile," summer vacations in Ocean City and Rehoboth, and always wanting…

My HoneyDew this week is comedian Fiona Cauley! Fiona joins me to Highlight the Lowlights of being diagnosed with a rare disease called Friedreich's ataxia. Fiona dives into what it was like getting a diagnosis at 18, the progression of going from a cane to now wheelchair, and some of the embarrassing moments she’s found herself in since! SUBSCRIBE…

This week, Jason Ellis takes a seat in The Wayback! In this episode we go international, as Jason takes us back to what it was like growing up in 1980s Australia. He gets nostalgic about riding motocross bikes in the bush, and encountering all types of Outback wildlife such as snakes, kangaroo mobs, scary sounding koalas, and huntsman spiders. Jaso…

My HoneyDew this week is actor and comedian Juston McKinney! Check out Juston’s latest special, On The Brightside, available on YouTube today, or his TED Talk, A Comedian’s Guide to Surviving a Dysfunctional Childhood. Juston joins me this week to Highlight the Lowlights of how he survived his own dysfunctional childhood. We discuss what it was lik…

This week, Hannah Berner takes a seat in The Wayback! ("We Ride at Dawn" on Netflix, Giggly Squad and Berner Phone podcasts). In this episode, Hannah takes us back to what it was like growing up a New York City girl in the 90s/early 00s. Born to an Italian family in Brooklyn, Hannah reminisces about sharing a room with her little brother and having…

My HoneyDew this week is comedian Ari Shaffir! Check out Ari’s newest special, Ari Shaffir: America’s Sweetheart, now streaming on Netflix! Ari joins me to Highlight the Lowlights of watching his parents grow older and how his relationship with each of them has evolved over time. He shares a story about a history-making secret trip his father recen…

This week, Adam Carolla takes a seat in The Wayback! (The Adam Carolla Show, check out his new special "Adam Carolla Comes Clean"). In this episode, Adam takes us way back to 1970s/80s Los Angeles, and what it was like growing up in the San Fernando Valley. We revisit some of his family's early cars, like the VW squareback, VW bug, and his first mo…

My HoneyDew this week is comedian Fortune Feimster! Catch her newest special, Crushing It, now streaming on Netflix. Fortune joins me to Highlight the Lowlights of finding a work-life balance, how she almost lost her father, and the funny moments that came with discovering her sexuality later in life. SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE and watch full episodes…

This week, Paige Ginn takes a seat in The Wayback! (The Viral Podcast). In this episode, Paige takes us back to what it was like growing up in Utah during the late 90s/early 00s. First she reminisces about her standout high school athletic career, highlighted by the time she had a feminine hygiene malfunction in the middle of a basketball game. As …

My guest on The HoneyDew this week is comedian Nick Swardson! Catch Nick out on his "Toilet Head" tour or watch his latest special, Make Joke From Face, now streaming on YouTube. Nick joins me this week to Highlight the Lowlights of being discovered by Adam Sandler, his time working at Planet Hollywood before comedy, and the hilarious story of why …

This week, Jay Larson takes a seat in The Wayback! (Check out his new special "Here We Go Again" on YouTube). In this episode, the old CrabFeast crew is reunited, as Jay takes us back to what it was like growing up in 80s/90s Massachusetts. They get nostalgic about ice cream after little league games, the classic East Coast dessert staple Friendly'…

My HoneyDew this week is our producer Kirsten Schwickerath! Kirsten steps out of the control room and into the studio to Highlight the Lowlights of growing up in small town Iowa, almost failing out of college, and a how she ended up on a week long psych unit hold just months before joining our HoneyCrew! SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE and watch full episo…

This week, Eddie Bravo takes a seat in The Wayback! ("Look Into It" podcast, the band Hook Thieves). In this episode, Eddie takes us back to what it was like growing up in Southern California in the 70s and 80s. He gets nostalgic about the excitement he felt as a kid when going to the original big box departments stores, like Gemco, Montgomery ward…

My HoneyDew this week is comedian Adrienne Iapalucci. Catch her comedy special, The Dark Queen, now streaming on Netflix. Adrienne joins me this week to Highlight the Lowlights of where being a "dark queen" comes from. We discuss the first time Adrienne saw her biological father in a Caldor, how she watched her stepfather pass away from a brain tum…

This week, Eleanor Kerrigan takes a seat in The Wayback! (Check out her special "No Country For Old Women" on YouTube). In this episode, Eleanor takes us back to the absolute chaos of growing up one of ten children in 1970s Philadelphia. She reminisces about long, smoke-filled car rides with her entire family of 12, looking old enough to buy liquor…

My HoneyDew this week is comedian Des Bishop! Check out his special, Of All People, now available on his YouTube channel. Des joins me in the studio this week to Highlight the Lowlights of being part of the "dead dad's club." We discuss what it was like to help his father through the final stages of cancer and hear about a family secret that wasn’t…

This week, Ryan Long takes a seat in The Wayback! (Check out his special "Problem Solved" on YouTube, and his podcast "The Boyscast"). This episode kicks off with both Ryans doing a deep dive on the birth of sneaker culture in 80s/90s. They get into the iconic Reebok Pumps, Air Jordans, Iversons, and classics like Magic and Bird's Converse. Then Ry…

My Honeydew this week is actor Bobby Moynihan! You can catch Bobby on episodes of NCIS: Origins or on his podcast, Who Me? Bobby joins me this week to Highlight the Lowlights of his parents' passing just months after the birth of his first daughter. We dive into the last call Bobby had with his mother and the difficult transition of becoming a pare…

This week, Shapel Lacey takes a seat in The Wayback! ("Lesser Known Characters" podcast). In this episode, Shapel takes us back to what it was like growing up in Mesa, Arizona, in the early 90s. He talks about being raised by a teenage stepdad, taking his first family vacation at 20-years old, getting paid to attend summer school, and going full Br…

My Honeydew this week is comedian Frankie Quiñones! You can catch Frankie on the Hulu series This Fool or The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live. Frankie joins me in the studio to talk about the ripple effect that has occurred since his last HoneyDew episode. He shares his experience of opening up, going through an intensive trauma-processing program,…