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576 - That Time I Spent In A Convent with Comedian Lisa Orkin

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4.1529 Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2019

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Comedian Lisa Orkin (Project Woo Woo, Honestly Lisa) needed to get away from it all so she decided to spend some time at a convent. Listen to see how that worked out! 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

Your favorite band's about to play a sold-out show. You got in. Over here. With a friend,

0:05.3

and found a spot close enough to see the set list. They're definitely playing your song.

0:09.6

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0:16.2

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0:21.4

My family and my patients need me. At WGU, I can earn a master of science and nursing while juggling my busy life.

0:27.7

At WGU, we hear you. That's why we built a non-profit online university around you. Here, you set the deadlines.

0:35.7

You take the courses on your time and you take the test when you're ready.

0:40.8

WGU, the University of You. Learn more at wgU.edu.

0:50.8

Hey, it's Christine from Storyworthy. Today on the show, comedian and podcaster Lisa Orkin talks about spending time in a convent.

0:59.8

I rented like a little room at the Santa Barbara Mission. People go up there when they're struggling with life and they rent like a couple days and spend some time with the nuns.

1:09.4

I walked down another hall.

1:11.4

People's doors are like slightly open and there's nothing decorated.

1:14.7

It's all just, just Jesus and a bed.

1:17.6

So I didn't really do much of anything but cry and walk around crying and looking for the bathroom.

1:24.5

Today on the show, comedian Lisa Orkin talks about getting away from it all

1:28.4

and spending some time at a convent. Stay close.

1:33.4

Hey, this is Lisa Orkin, and you're listening to Storyworthy. My name is Christine Blackburn, and I'm coming you from Los Angeles, California.

1:54.3

Whether you're a longtime fan of the show or a new listener, welcome to Storyworthy.

2:00.3

I hope you guys enjoyed the show last week with actress Mary

2:03.1

Birdsong. Are you familiar with Mary Birdsong's work, Lisa? I am. I think, and I'm not positive,

2:09.1

but I have a strange memory of her and I doing an episode of Becker together. I'm not sure,

2:15.2

but I'm pretty sure it was her and I. My mom loved that show so much because Ted Dan's one's so hot. He was really hot. Mary Steenbergin was on, he was with her then. Yeah, his wife. And she was hanging around. I've never seen anyone rock a pair of Levi's as well as her. She's beautiful. She's beautiful. And I was like literally like I've never seen it like a tushy so beautiful. That's like my fantasy is to hang out with those guys, you know? Yeah, I want to hang out. Yeah. I want to go over to Ted Dansons for a barbecue. Yeah, it's Malibu, right? Let's work on that. Yeah. Saving the ocean. I think we could do that. We should just join his organization. That's a really good idea.

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