Moms Are Not Funny
27 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWannabe comics, Christine Hall and Jen Richardson, interview comedians about the moms that inspired them. Whether it's their own mom, their wives, friends, themselves or Kitty from that 70s Show. They talk about their favourite mom comedians, sitcom moms and more!
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Martha O'Neill, the Queen's purse
May 26, 2021 10:00 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBMartha O’Neill’s wry, often edgy comedy is at odds with her laid-back, likeable stage presence; a combination which has made her an audience favourite wherever she performs. This Toronto native spent the first 10 years of her comedy career performing improv and sketch, but shifted her focus to stand-up 16 years ago and hasn’t looked back since. She performs regularly at the Absolute Comedy chain of clubs, at corporate/private events and has performed all over Canada, and as far away as Dub...
Stacey Prieur: A crime against condoms
May 19, 2021 10:00 - 51 minutes - 46.7 MBStacey Prieur brings a background from Stand Up, Sketch, and even Improv at the legendary Second City, Prieur's ambition was apparent. Prieur worked comedy rooms like it was her second job. She landed spots on The Laugh Attack (Sirius XM Radio), Comedy Corner, Featured Amateur at Yuk Yuk's, The Naked News, Breakfast TV, SLICE, MC/Host of various charitable events and the list continues. Prieur co-created a travel web series in Australia in 2009 where she packed up and went down unda to run ...
Justin Pedick: The Buttcrack Kid
May 12, 2021 11:00 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBOn today's interview we speak with Detroit based Comedian, Writer and Actor Justin Pedick. He fell for Comedy at a young age and followed his dreams to New York. He has since headlined clubs there as well as travelling the Mid West. He was a finalist at the Windsor's Next Best Comic competition and he has also opened for Pauly Shore and Erik Stohhanske from Super Troopers. We speak about his great and hilarious relationship with his parents. How he got the nickname The Buttcrack Kid and ...
Lianne Mauladin - Sausage on a bun.
May 05, 2021 09:00 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBLianne Mauladin has been killing crowds at comedy clubs and venues across Canada and the USA. She’s performed live on ABC's "The View" and her comedy has been recorded and or televised on ABC, Bite TV, iChannel, Sirius XM, CBC and Rogers TV. In 2021 she released her first album "Late for the Party" produced by Cottage Comedy Digital. Mauladin hosts and produces the monthly Merry-Janes of Comedy Show, the longest running all female stand-up showcase in Toronto. When the world is functioning,...
Louis Brady - TY Freddie Mercury's Mom
April 28, 2021 09:00 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBJen and Christine interview young comic Louis Brady. An up and coming comic who's as driven as he's talented. His devoted parents have been nothing but supportive, driving him 30+ minutes to do comedy shows downtown since he was 15! We talk about his momager, his aunts, his grandma, Wanda Sykes and so much more. We chat about him being Gen Z, leaving TikTok because of getting bullied about his trans videos (why do people suck?) and how everyone will have a liberal arts degree eating a ve...
Kerri Louise: Mean Mommy
April 21, 2021 09:00 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBThis conversation runs the gamut. Kerri is a seasoned comedian, with a comedian husband, mother of 3. She doesn't encourage her kids to go into comedy at all. We chat about cancel culture. Her mom, beauty pageants, having a comedian as a husband, having kids later, wishing she had them earlier and how she wants her kids to have them young, but not too young, getting her son to pee in a cup, and so so much more! How it was once the norm for moms to smoke while pregnant. Check out her books...
Mike Bobbitt: Formerly Marginally Famous
April 14, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBWith Mike we cover everything. To modifying comedy to fit with the times, super heroes, female directors, his mom and her love of words. His hilarious wife and how she's 11 years his junior. We chat about his podcast T.R.U.T.H.Cast which is an improvised comedy podcast that parodies conspiracy theories hosted by Mike and Alex Bozinovic, interviewing their funniest friends portraying different eccentric characters. We chat about how great Marc Maron was to him. We chat about the mom in A ...
Ronny Pascale: Liberace's Bling
April 07, 2021 10:00 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBRonny Pascale is a Brooklyn based comedian. Who has amassed over 40K twitter followers! Ronny has had his tweets featured on Comedy Central, Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, among others. Ronny formerly was the Associate Artistic Director of The PIT, was on the sketch house team Raditude, and was on improv teams Kibbles and Bits and Brunch Conflict. He has something in the works with Kevin Hart, a YouTube show called Roast Yerself and so much more. He's a real sweetheart who's goal for his twi...
Courtney Gilmour: The Aunt Viv Transition
March 31, 2021 10:00 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBOk, so Courtney is incredible. She's one of Canada's most unique voices, a comedy powerhouse. She won the Homegrown Comics Competition in 2017 at Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, she filmed a set for Kevin Hart's LOL Network. She's taped a set for The Comedy Network, was part of the JFL Roadshow and performed on The Howie Mandel All Stars Gala on The CW Network. She does the Fringe Festival and wins awards there. She's been on The Beaverton, CBC's The Debaters and has an animated serie...
Leslie Ehm - Why not you?
March 24, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBGosh, what didn't we cover in this. First we go through her impressive and lengthly bio. From being the host of the UK Fashion police, getting a monk to show his undergarments, her upcoming book Swagger: Unleash everything you are and become everything you want. We talk about her mom, Evelyn Hannon, the Original JourneyWoman and how she pushed and inspired her daughters to be truly authentic. Her inspiring sister Erica Ehm. Her neighbour, boxing, the benefits of summer camp. How she adopte...
Mike Geeter: spreading love like mayonnaise
March 17, 2021 10:00 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBMike Geeter has headlined some of the best comedy venues in the US and has worked with leading comedians like Kevin Hart, Hannibal Burress, Natasha Leggero, Jim Norton and Rickey Smiley. He was featured on Fox Television’s comedy showcase “Laughs” (Season 1) and the Detroit episode of “Kevin Hart Presents: Hart Of The City 2” on Comedy Central (Season 2). On today's episode we cover: What it was like in a family of 17 kids That time he drank bleach (by accident as a child, not to preven...
Cathy Boyd a Dick Joke Came Up
March 10, 2021 11:00 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBWe interview Comedian Cathy Boyd. She's a regular at Absolute and so so so funny. We talk about her four kids, her millions of brothers and sisters. She's a huge fan of Amy Schumer, Tina Fey, Maya Rudolf, and Rosanne. She's a real up-and-comer in the comedy world and someone you have to see! Cathy got into comedy later in life, but she's been funny her entire life because she had to be. Her parents had 11 children. Check out her new website here: https://www.boydsoflondon.com/ https:...
Paul Bellini - Mouth Congress
March 03, 2021 11:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBJen's former Second City Comedy Writing teacher Paul Bellini joins Mom's Are Not Funny to discuss his band Mouth Congress, which premiers March 5th at the Kingston Canadian Film Festival. It's about his band with Kids in the Hall's Scott Thompson that they started in the 80s. It was a first of its kind, a Gay Punk band (in the 80's when most people were still in the closet). He talks about his supportive mom, how she loved lying, his dutch neighbour and more. A long lover of all things c...
Fiona O'Brien - Hogtied and Gagged
February 24, 2021 11:00 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBFiona got into comedy by writing jokes for a friend in Ireland. When she moved to Canada, she decided to start doing her jokes for herself. She’s a mother of three. And a joy to be around. She grew up in a family of strong and funny women that inspired her to see the humour in life. Her nana had 10 children, she golfed and drank whiskey all day long. She was hilarious. He mom was wild, and took parenting into her own hands. Her album Magically Malicious is found on iTunes, Sirius XM and m...
Tim Reaburn and Scott Gaughan - Lorelai Gilmore
December 23, 2020 12:00 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBWow! Season one is done. What a ride! Today's episode we interview Scott Gaughan and Tim Reaburn from the 'with Tim and Scott' podcast. We talk about Joan Rivers, Lorelai Gilmore, and their top five moms. At one point they flip it around on Christine and Jen and ask them questions. Tim talks about how Amy Schumer's joke structure helped him with his comedy, and Scott talks about how his mom is like Rosanne. Find their podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcas...
Rob Mailloux - New Mexico
December 16, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBWith Rob we talk about comedy during the pandemic, his childhood, politics, Rosanne and growing up in Windsor. He's currently living in Chicago and is an incredible comedian! Topics range from: Bernie Sanders New Mexico The natural beauty of the US Comedy during the pandemic His adoptive mom His step mom Carly's mom The Dark Comedy Festival How growing up in Windsor you could just show up in someones house The former bar scene in Windsor Ontario Living in Chicago vs. New York An...
Rachel K. Olsen and Taunia Mathias
December 09, 2020 11:00 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBWe talk about getting stage time in Windsor, being nervous and shy, Rosanne Barr, the spelling of Taunia's name, Cardi B, Brittany Spears and her gym bag. @rk.olsen @rkocomics @taunlee
Steph Tolev - Who has a landline?
December 02, 2020 11:00 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBSteph Tolev is a stand up and sketch comedian from Toronto, Canada currently living in Los Angeles. She's wildly funny, and full of energy. Steph has done the prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal four times! She made her American TV debut on on Comedy Central part of Bill Burr’s show “The Ringers”. AND she was recently named one of Vultures “Comics You Should and Will Know” and one of Comedy Central’s “Up Next” comics to watch. She also has a Comedy Central web series th...
Ron Tite - The power of comedy
November 25, 2020 12:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBRon Tite is founder of Church+State (an advertising and creative agency), host and executive producer of the hit podcast, “The Coup”, and publisher of This is That Travel Guide to Canada – a best-selling and award-winning satirical book. He has written for television. Penned a children’s book. Wrote, produced and performed a hit play. Created a branded art gallery. And was executive producer & host of the award-winning comedy show, Monkey Toast. Ron speaks all over the world about leadershi...
Paul Montanier - Spaghetti for humanity
November 18, 2020 12:00 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBToday we interview Paul Montanier about how maybe Eve wasn't so bad. And how thankful he is for Eminem's mom. Follow him on Twitter/Instagram: @paulmontanier
Leslie Seiler - Crossbow and Loopy
November 11, 2020 11:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBLeslie Seiler is an actor, improviser, director and most recently, a stand up comedian who gave up free health care and a reasonable government to move to LA to expand her career. An Alumnus of the Second City Toronto, she currently teaches with The Second City Hollywood, where she also performed before the world closed. This interview is so enjoyable and hilarious. We talk about her upbringing in Nova Scotia. How her mom and dad are her biggest champions and her favourite comedians. https...
Jill Kimmel - You got the juice
November 04, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBJill Kimmel is a comedian, mom, actor and delightful human being. She grew up with mom who got pleasure in scaring her kids, an Aunt Chippy who would say the darndest things and two brothers. She started comedy at 35, and fell in love with it instantly. To this day, her mom can be found hiding behind doors and under beds. www.instagram.com/itsmejillkimmel www.facebook.com/jillkimmelcomedy www.jillkimmel.com https://twitter.com/itsmejillkimmel FUNNIEST KIMMEL: https://twitter....
Rob Kemeny - Someone married this
October 28, 2020 11:00 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBLots of swearing. Lots of laughing. https://www.instagram.com/robkemeny/ https://twitter.com/robkemeny?lang=en
Josh Gondelman - Hit me where I live
October 21, 2020 04:05 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBJosh is known as a pathological nice guy. And it's true. He's nice, kind and generous of his time. Josh hosts the amazing podcast Make My Day, where his guests are challenged to make his day. It's entertaining and very very funny. He's also a writer and producer for the late night hit Desus & Mero. Josh is originally from Boston, a former teacher, a talented writer, hilarious comedian and an actual nice guy. We talk about his mom, his pug, his wife and pug mama and more. We also talk a l...
JJ Whitehead - Oh dear, come home.
October 14, 2020 04:05 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBJJ Whitehead is a talented comedian who tours the globe on individual tours, as well as touring with Jim Jefferies. He was a writer on The Jim Jefferies Show, he's the voice of Elliot on Hot Wheels City and his album Live Before Lockdown came out last May. http://jjwhitehead.net/ https://www.facebook.com/jasonjohnwhitehead https://twitter.com/JJWhitesnake https://www.youtube.com/doubleJdoubleU https://www.instagram.com/jjwhitesnake/
Tyler Morrison - Leave it on the doorstep
October 06, 2020 15:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBOn this episode, we talk with Tyler Morrison about roasting, dark comedy, and most importantly, we talk about the moms in his life that influenced him. Regarded by many as Canada’s best roast comedian, he has written and performed on roasts featuring notable names such as Gilbert Gottfried, Jim Norton, Big Jay Oakerson, Tony Hinchcliffe, the NHL Alumni, and the Toronto Raptors. He has even written roast material for the current mayor of Toronto, John Tory. Tyler is hilarious. His grandma, ...
Moms Are Not Funny - Trailer
September 29, 2020 13:49 - 36 seconds - 556 KBIntroducing Moms Are Not Funny hosts, Christine Hall and Jen Richardson. Launching Oct 7th, 2020!