I'm a Rescue

On this episode of the I'm A Rescue Podcast Steph and I interview Steven Slater.  Steven achieved international fame after becoming fed up with one too many rude customers while serving as a flight attendant on Jet Blue Airlines. We learn the real story about what happened and all the trouble that came with that fame.  His struggle with drugs and alcohol, the TV offers, losing his mother, and his house.  But we also learn how he's battling back.  Really great, inspiring episode from a very resilient guy. 

This week we interview Kimia Behpoornia. Kimia is one of the stars of the ensemble comedy Abby's on NBC and will soon be appearing in Brie Larson's Unicorn Store (Netflix on April 5th).  We talk to Kimia about her high school years building robots and doing improv, how she lost her manager because she gave her too much information, and losing one of her first big roles and how she handled it.  Kimia is definitely someone you're going to be hearing big things about...so why not learn how it all started. 

In this episode Tom and Steph talk all things Brody Stevens.  Brody passed away last month and really left a hole in our comedy world.  He was such a fixture on the comedy scene here in LA as well as on social media.  Tom talks about first meeting and competing against Brody in stand up way back in 2000 and their encounters over the years. Steph talks about her and a friend going to see Brody in front of an audience of six people and the impression he left. The club, Steph and I were performing at when we heard the news about Brody, was the same club Brody would be performing at the next week. This episode was tough, but I'm glad we did it because I think it's important more people know about Brody. Also, check out his half hour special on Comedy Central - available on YouTube.   Brody is gone, but will never be forgotten. Always remember PUSH! BELIEVE! and ENJOY IT!

Comedian Andy Gold joins Steph and Tom.  Tom and Andy discuss their Dry Bar Comedy Specials and Andy's unique way of dealing with the haters--it's pretty brilliant.  Then we go deep discussing Andy overcoming his heroin addiction and going on tour with the Addicts of Comedy and doing his own independent tour.

Lauren Pritchard is a very talented comedian/actress/improvisor. She talks about her journey from Orlando  to Hollywood. Preparing for her Mad TV audition while also battling rats in her apartment. We've known Lauren a long time and watching her rise as a performer is truly an inspiration. This is definitely an episode worth checking out for any aspiring comedian or actor.

Steph's mom, Carol, joins Tom and Steph on the podcast. She talks her fear of elevators, Steph's ban from most shoe stores in Southern California (except Nordstrom's) and the death of her husband and their, at times, tumultuous relationship! Somebody cries in this one.

Matthew talks working on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno & growing up without a dad and his long journey in finding out who his dad really was...a very famous Hollywood celebrity (ya have to listen to find out.) He goes into the details of how he was finally able to speak to him and get some answers.  This is a juicy one!

On this episode Tom and Steph get to interview 80s legend Diane Franklin. You may know Diane as the princess from Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, the French exchange student from Better Off Dead, or The Last American Virgin, among many others.  Currently she stars in The Amityville Murders: The Haunting on Long Island, which comes out this weekend in many markets. Enjoy our journey thru the 80s and be excellent to each other....San Dimas High School Football rules!!!!

In our very first episode Tom interviews his wife, Steph, about overcoming the loss of her dad at age 10 and how they're both too lazy to change Steph's last name to Clark. Also we talk stand up comedy, quitting booze, the patriarchy/matriarchy, high school, and rescue dogs!