730- The Year That Changed My Life with Comedian Anjelah Johnson-Reyes

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4.1 • 529 Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Comedian Anjelah Johnson-Reyes (Who Do You Think I Am? MADtv, The Real Dirty Dancing) made a pact with herself, that if she made cheerleader for the Oakland Raiders, she'd move to LA and pursue her dreams. Guess what? In 1997, it happened. Listen to this magnificent story about the year that changed Anjelah Johnson-Reye's life.

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0:31.0	Hey, it's storyworthy. Today on the show, comedian Angela Johnson-Reyes talks about the year that changed her life. I'm going to try out for the Oakland Raiders cheerleading squad. And if I make the squad, then I'm going to do it for one year. And then I'm going to move to L.A. and I'm going to pursue my dreams. I'm going to try to be an actress. But if I don't make the squad, then I'm going to take this as my sign that the entertainment industry was not for me, and I will go in a whole different direction. Like, I'll do something with dogs or I'll be a massage therapist, because that's the only other thing I know how to do. And the woman Lisa Alvarado, who was teaching the class, saw me in the acting class and was like, hey, you're funny. Do you want to come and take my joke writing class? And I was like, is it free? She's like, yeah, I'm like, I guess so. So I take her class. One of the first jokes that I wrote was this nail salon bit that ends up blowing up my spot on YouTube. Today on the show, comedian Angela Johnson-Reyes talks about the year that changed her life. Stay close.
1:29.6	Hey, it's Angela Johnson-Reyes, and you're listening to Storyworthy.
1:44.1	Welcome to Storyworthy. My name is Christine Blackburn, and I'm coming to you from Los Angeles, California.
1:50.0	Whether you're a longtime fan of the show or a new listener, welcome to Storyworthy.
1:55.3	I will tell you, if you are a new listener, you have, you got some episodes to catch up on.
2:02.4	Okay, because Angela, my guest today, she is actually guest number 730.
2:08.6	So you need to go back, you guys, over the last 12 years and listen to some of the back catalog of Storyworthy.
2:15.7	I have some amazing talents on on like my talent today.
2:19.8	And I do hope you guys listened to the show last week with comedian Ed Krasnick.
2:24.8	Ed Krasnick told a story about camping.
2:29.5	And, you know, it's just so funny because Ed Krasnick, he's not a camper.
2:35.9	Here's how he trained for his camping trip, Angela.
2:39.1	He got a dome tent and he camped in his parents' living room.
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