Leanne Morgan May Be the World’s Funniest Grandma

Biscuits & Jam

Meredith Corporation

Music Interviews, Arts, Food, Music

4.8 • 608 Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Leanne Morgan was raised in Adams, Tennessee, a little farming community not far from the Kentucky border. Her parents ran a small grocery store, and eventually a meat processing plant, but meanwhile Leeanne was nursing dreams of a career in Hollywood. It took her until her fifties to get there, but after more than 20 years of selling jewelry, doing small gigs on the comedy circuit, and some serious ups and downs, she’s now becoming a household name. Last year she had a Netflix show called I’m Every Woman, she’s selling out huge venues nationwide, and she’s just come out with a memoir called What In the World? A Southern Woman’s Guide to Laughing at Life’s Unexpected Curveballs and Beautiful Blessings. Sid talks to Leanne about why the funeral home was a local hangout when she was growing up, how her family reacts to being part of her comedy routine, and whether that accent of hers is really real. They also talk about why Leanne’s story has resonated with fans in such a powerful way. For more info visit: southernliving.com/biscuitsandjam Biscuits & Jam is produced by: Sid Evans - Editor-in-Chief, Southern Living Krissy Tiglias - GM, Southern Living Lottie Leymarie - Executive Producer Michael Onufrak - Audio Engineer/Producer Jeremiah McVay - Producer/Audio Editor Jennifer Del Sole - Director of Audio Growth Strategy & Operations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:32.0	Hey, y'all, welcome to Biscuits and Jam from Southern Living.
0:34.9	I'm your host, Sid Evans.
0:36.9	And most of you probably know that I talk to a lot of musicians, chefs, and authors on this show.
0:42.3	Well, today I'm talking to a comedian who has rocketed to fame with her down-home brand of Southern humor.
0:49.3	And once you listen, you'll understand why.
0:51.3	Leanne Morgan was raised in Adams, Tennessee, a little farming community not far from the
0:57.1	Kentucky border.
0:58.4	Her parents ran a small grocery store and eventually a meat processing plant.
1:03.2	But meanwhile, Leanne was nursing dreams of a career in Hollywood.
1:07.8	It took her until her 50s to get there.
1:10.4	But after more than 20 years of selling
1:12.3	jewelry, doing small gigs on the comedy circuit, and some serious ups and downs, she's now
1:18.6	becoming a household name. Last year, she had a Netflix show called I'm Every Woman. She's
1:25.1	selling out huge venues nationwide, and she's just come out with a
1:29.0	memoir called What in the World, a Southern woman's guide to laughing at life's unexpected
1:34.9	curveballs and beautiful blessings. We'll talk about all that, plus why the funeral home was a
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