Jeannette Rizzi

Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend

Alison Rosen

Funny, Comic, Interviews, Women, Celebrity, Grief, Psychology, Comedy Interviews, Comedy

4.6 • 6.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2016

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Comedian, writer and documentarian Jeannette Rizzi stops by the show to talk about the inspiration behind Blindsided, the one-woman-show she's performing for one night only Oct 20 at the Hollywood Improv. The show involves the suicides of two of Jeannette's classmates when she was a teen (one of whom was her best friend) and Jeannette's subsequent struggles with feeling suicidal herself—but she promises it's funny. We also talk about growing up the daughter of a former monk and former nun in a tiny Florida town, the voices she gives her dogs and her special relationship with them, being shut down, romance, devoting her life to making suicide something people talk about (and the reasons people often don't want to get near the topic) and so much more. All proceeds from Blindsided go to Didi Hirsch Mental Services. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

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0:00.0	I was in, rose in, I was in, rose in, you best friend.
0:06.2	I was in, I was in, we perfect good times never end.
0:11.8	I was in, rose in, we perfect again.
0:17.4	I was in, rose in, I was in, you best friend.
0:22.6	Hey everyone, hi, hello, it is me, Allison Rosen.
0:25.7	Welcome to another episode of Allison Rosen, as your new best friend.
0:28.6	I am sitting here with today's guest, Jeanette, Rizzi, comedian, writer, documentarian,
0:37.0	activist for suicide prevention.
0:39.6	Does that feel, does descriptions feel right?
0:42.2	Yes, that's Floridian and former Floridian.
0:45.8	Yes, former Floridian.
0:48.8	Welcome.
0:49.8	Thank you for having me.
0:50.8	I'm so excited to be here.
0:51.8	Me too.
0:52.8	That's not, that's not like I'm saying I'm excited to be here.
0:56.2	I'm excited to be here hosting my own show.
0:59.8	But anyway, okay, so you are doing your one woman show, Blindsided at the Hollywood Improv
1:05.6	on October 20th, which is when people are hearing this, it will be Thursday.
1:10.7	And this is a show about the suicide of your best friend when you were very young.
1:17.5	However, I've been told it's very funny as well.
1:20.4	Yes, which sounds awkward as usual people.
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