478 - My Near Death Experience with Comedian/Actor Johnno Wilson

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4.1 • 529 Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2018

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Comedian/Actor Johnno Wilson (Groundlings Sunday Company) used to start each morning with a swim off Venice Beach, but a rip tide tried to change that. He would have been a goner without some crazy luck, or was it divine intervention? Listen to the harrowing story here! Watch Story Smash the Storytelling Game Show on YouTube anytime! https://bit.ly/39OoTdw With your host Christine Blackburn and comedian Blaine Capatch, writer Danny Zuker and many more talented people like Wayne Federman, MaryLynn Rajskub, Melissa Peterman, Ed Crasnick, Wendi McLendon-Covey, and Greg Proops! Four comedians spin the Story Worthy Wheel of Truth and tell a true 1 or 2 minute story on the topic they land. The "expert judges" comment and everyone laughs their ass off. Story Smash sold-out consistently at the Hollywood Improv for 3 years. It's a blast! Check out the Story Smash website here- https://www.storysmashshow.com The Story Worthy Hour & 1/2 Of Power is now once a month on the third Sunday at 5:00pm PST, at Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank California! Watch 7 true hilarious stories in 1 hour! More info on the website- https://www.storyworthypodcast.com Please follow for free, rate, and review Story Worthy on Apple Podcasts here- http://apple.co/1MceZ2Q It really helps. Follow Christine and Story Worthy on Social Media- Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/storyworthy/ Twitter-https://twitter.com/StoryWorthy Facebook- https://facebook.com/StoryWorthy/ and at ChristineBlackburn.com. Thanks guys! Christine

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Christine from Storyworthy.
0:08.0	Today on the show, we hear a story from comedian actor John O' Wilson about his near-death
0:12.9	experience.
0:14.2	I go down the beach, nobody's there.
0:16.9	I'm sitting on the sand, take a couple deep breaths.
0:21.0	It's beautiful. It's deep breaths. It's beautiful.
0:22.0	It's serene.
0:22.9	It's peaceful.
0:24.0	The lifeguard tower isn't even open yet.
0:26.7	And I go into the water and I dive under.
0:30.4	I come back up.
0:32.2	And I turn around to look back at the shore.
0:35.6	I'm like, geez, I must have dove in pretty far.
0:39.8	Uh-oh.
0:41.0	I was starting to breaststroke, and that wasn't working.
0:44.7	And so I went under the water, and I started freestyling like a madman.
0:49.7	And I came back up, and I was even further out.
0:52.6	Today on the show, we hear a story about a situation you never want to find yourself in.
0:58.0	Listen to the incredibly talented John O Wilson talk about his near-death experience.
1:02.8	Today on Storyworthy.
1:04.2	Stick around.
1:06.5	Hey, it's John O Wilson and you're listening to Storywarden.
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