641 - Breaking Promises with Comedy Writer/Comedian Monica Piper

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4.1 • 529 Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2020

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Monica Piper, Emmy Award-winning comedy writer and stand up comedian (Rugrats, Mad About You, Veronica's Closet, Roseanne, "Not That Jewish") made a promise to her baby she found hard to keep. Listen to this touching yet hysterical story from one of the most talented women in the business, Monica Piper! 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 guys, it's Christine from Storyworthy.
0:07.4	Today on the show, comedian and sitcom writer and performer Monica Piper talks about a promise
0:14.3	that she broke.
0:15.5	I had reached a sudden point in my life where I knew I wanted to be a mother because I had spent my prime
0:27.4	baby bearing years, like all my 30s, with a man I truly believed was the love of my life.
0:35.2	And it kills me too because I honestly still think it could have worked. If only
0:41.2	he'd been an entirely different person. Today on the show, comedian and comedy writer Monica
0:51.4	Piper tells a fantastic story about breaking promises.
0:56.5	Stay close.
1:01.0	Hey, my name is Monica Piper, and you're listening to Storyworthy.
1:06.1	Music Welcome to StoryWorthy. My name is Christine Blackburn, and I'm coming to you from Los Angeles, California.
1:24.9	Whether you're a longtime fan of the show of over 10 years or your new
1:29.0	listener, welcome to Storyworthy. Now, I hope you guys had a chance to listen to Debbie Casper last
1:35.8	week. Monica, you know Debbie, right? She's one of my great friends. She's hilarious. That's so
1:43.0	ironic. I know. It's just so ironic. I don't know how I didn't even
1:47.5	connect that you guys were friends. Total coincidence. But, um, you know, I think if all of us, you know,
1:55.5	six degrees for everybody, everybody knows somebody through somebody when we're, we're a small community, comedy community,
2:03.9	even though there's lots of us. You know, we know each other. I say that too. I really do.
2:10.1	However, I didn't know Debbie before I just met her last week. And I've been here 23 years. Like,
2:16.3	how didn't I know Debbie Casper?
2:18.0	I don't know.
2:18.8	How didn't I know you?
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