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701- Performing at an Insane Aslym with Comedian/Actress Kathleen Roll

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4.1529 Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2021

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Comic/Actress Kathleen Roll ( The Thirteenth Floor, Gattaca and Melvin Goes to Dinner) was asked to do a benefit for an insane asylum. What they didn't tell her was that the patients were.... prisoners! Listen to hear Kathleen's funny true story about doing stand-up in a very unlikely place. 

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0:00.0

Hey, it's Christine with Storyworthy.

0:04.8

Today on the show, comedian and writer Kathleen Roll talks about doing a benefit for the criminally insane.

0:12.2

She asked me if I would do a benefit at an insane asylum.

0:19.7

So I said, yeah, sure.

0:23.5

You know, and she was like, well, they're very,

0:27.5

we don't call them insane.

0:30.8

They're mentally blah, blah.

0:33.1

I'm like, I don't care.

0:35.2

Well, I was misinformed.

0:38.4

I thought they would be law-abiding.

0:42.1

And they brought in mats, like gym mats, like they were too violent.

0:48.7

And that's when I found out they were prisoners.

0:51.8

Today on the show, comedian and writer Kathleen Roll talks about doing a benefit for the criminally insane.

0:58.5

Stay close.

0:59.7

Hi, my name is Kathleen Roll, and you're listening to Storytime.

1:05.7

Boc.

1:06.6

Storyworthy.

1:16.3

Hey! Hey! Storyworthy. Welcome to Storyworthy. My name is Christine Blackburn, and I'm coming to you from

1:20.3

Los Angeles, California. Whether you're a longtime fan of the show of over 11 years or a new

1:25.7

listener, welcome to Storyworthy.

1:28.8

Now, I hope you guys enjoyed the show last week with writer, author, and actress Annabel

1:34.8

Gerwicz.

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