Pretty, Funny Women Podcast

Lisa sits down with one of her favorite former students, Justine Marino, and they discuss Justine's career path from when she first starting taking a stand up class to selling her own TV show to E! Entertainment.

Lisa sits down with one of her favorite comedians, Brooklyn Jones, and they discuss how hard work, determination and a spiritual practice can bring about success.    

After taking a few months off from recording, Lisa sits down with comedian, Vicki Barbolak, via Zoom, and the women discuss Vicki’s stand up comedy journey.  They go deep into Vicki’s insane childhood and growing up in a gambling family, to being bullied for being overweight to becoming a top 10 finalist on America’s Got Talent. Vicki also tells Lisa a creepy story that gives her chills. And no, Lisa is not coming down with Covid…she just loves ghosts.    

Lisa interviews the first man on her podcast, comedy manager and president of Omnipop Talent agency. Bruce gives advice on what he looks for when considering signing a new client.

Comedian Bridget Sell sits down with Lisa and they dish about angels, demons, ghosts and comedy.

Former student and comic, Justine O’Neill, talks about her love of true crime, her obsession with the Law Of Attraction and why getting dumped by her Fiancé  6 weeks before their wedding was the best thing that ever happened to her.

Comedian and former student, Chelsea Skidmore talks to Lisa about how to really hustle in comedy, what it’s like being married to a comic and how she turned her life around by going from stripping on a stage to standing at a mic. 

One of Lisa’s former students, Tokyo Kuntpunch, (that’s not her real name) shares about her music career, growing up in a cult and what it’s like to be a real life hooker.

Fashion stylist and Lisa’s bud, Amber Dawn Lee, is back on the podcast for a special episode where she shares everything you ever need to know about how to look great on a budget.

Comedian and actress, Tangelia Rouse shares about how she and her husband survived being homeless and how she eventually manifested her dream home. She also teaches Lisa how to chant.

Actress and comedian, Monika Casey, talks to Lisa about how to audition, the benefits of crystals and how not to walk a red carpet.

Actress and former student, Yasmin Jade Kassim, talks to Lisa about soap operas, stand up, spirituality and sexuality.

Comedian, producer and talent scout for "Just For Laughs,” Tammy Jo Dearen, talks to Lisa about how she got started producing shows and what she is looking for when scouting talent for the most prestigious comedy festival in the world.

Author, comedian and Lisa’s long time pal, Dani Klein Modisett, talks about how to keep a sense of humor when dealing with losing a loved one to Alzheimers.

Kick ass comedian, Audrey Stewart, is back on the podcast and per usual, the girls have a blast discussing all kinds of fun topics including showbiz, Vegas and when not to take Adderall!

Lisa interviews former student, Jessaica Shields, and learns everything she needs to know about fetishes.

Lisa and casting director turned comedian, Kim Clevenger, bond over sobriety, food addiction, peri-menopause, stand up comedy and what it means to really own your 50s.

Comedian and former PFW student, Chelsea London Lloyd, sits down with Lisa and shares what is was like growing up with a father who had ALS.

Actress and filmmaker, Courtney Lloyd, talks to Lisa about her traumatic upbringing and all the work she has done on herself to overcome it.

Lisa interviews former student, Court Rundell, and they go DEEP. They discuss Bipolar disorder, PTSD, Postpartum depression and Court teaches Lisa about TMS and how it saved her life.

Comedian and mental health advocate, Angelina Spicer and Lisa bond on how therapy, psych wards and meds saved their lives.

Comedian and former student, Lin Sun, talks to Lisa about producing her own stand up comedy shows, being a “basic" mom and her days as a masseuse when she gave happy endings.

Comedian and former PFW student, Camilla Cleese, talks about her checkered past, what is was like growing up with a famous father and the douchebag male comic she met in the greenroom at a show who offered to “teach her how to tell a joke."

Lisa’s BFF, Stefanie Wilder Taylor, is back on the podcast and Lisa couldn’t be happier! The women dish on energy vampires, sobriety and angry male comics. Also, if you’ve ever been to a commercial audition and bombed, don’t feel bad…they have too!

Julie Follette is back on the podcast and she’s newly sober! The women discuss sobriety, the best way to use a vibrator, Lisa’s new studio in WEHO and the time Julie’s vagina was almost destroyed on a Magic Mountain rollercoaster.

Comedienne and entrepreneur, Melanie Vesey, talks to Lisa about her thriving company “Promotional Rescue” that helps creative people market and brand themselves. Melanie also opens up about her troubled childhood, addiction and the many 12 step programs she belongs to.

Comedian and former student, Sarah Lawrence, talks to Lisa about her love of the movie "The Secret" and how it changed her life over night. Sarah also shares stories of her many breakups and how happy she is that she is finally going to live alone for the first time ever.  

One of Lisa’s comedy buddies and an original Pretty, Funny Woman, Sharon Houston, talks about working on America’s Got Talent, producing reality shows and tells a story about the time she bombed and got boo'd offstage at a Lesbian bar in NYC. She also talks about the podcast workshop she teaches and how to get started with producing your own.

One of Lisa’s former students and actress/model, Kiersten Hall, talks to Lisa about her modeling career and how she manifested her dream role in a feature film. The girls also talk about the law of attraction and why getting into a van with a strange man at night isn’t always a bad thing.

Lisa interviews comedian and lawyer, Gilda Gazor, and the two women discuss making money, finding your life’s purpose and how to manifest what you want in life.

Lisa sits down with actress and comedian, Kimrie Lewis, from the ABC sitcom, “Single Parents” and they talk about showbiz, acting, stand up, how to handle rejection and how to get out of a bad date.

Lisa interviews one of her former students, Ymane Lakhlif, and the women talk about what it really takes to make it in comedy. Ymane also educates Lisa on the Islam religion and what it was like growing up Muslim.

Lisa’s former student and social media manager for the PFW page, Caitlin Alyn, also does the social media for the Laugh Factory. On this episode, Caitlin opens up about getting bullied as a kid and feeling like she never quite fit in. But its not all doom and gloom because she also educates Lisa on social media and gives her top 10 tips on how to build a brand and get your numbers up on IG.

One of Lisa’s former students, April Eckfeld, is also a medium and Lisa is obsessed! She picks April’s brain about what it’s like to be psychic and she learns everything she ever needed to know about talking to the dead.

On this episode, the tables are turned as one of Lisa’s besties, comedian Courtney Cronin-Dold, interviews her. Lisa talks about how she got her start in showbiz and her long time gig with Sha Na Na . The women recount the original members of “Pretty, Funny Women,”  and Lisa talks about why she decided to start teaching stand up comedy in 2005. She also opens up about her Bipolar diagnoses and how one of her beloved dogs, Murphy, saved her life.

Lisa interviews one of her favorite and funniest former students , Megan Dunn, and they dive deep into their worlds of childhood trauma, depression, anxiety and addiction. Trigger warning, stories of sexual assault and suicide are discussed.

Comic turned make up artist, Molly Gardner, talks to Lisa about making the transition from performing to owning and running her own successful hair extension line. The two ladies are close friends who regularly take gratitude hikes together while they set goals, intentions and manifest miracles in their lives.    

Seasoned comic, (and cat lover) Joy Gohring, started comedy around the same time Lisa did. After taking a long break from doing stand up and touring colleges, Joy got into Lisa’s class, started writing and performing again and is now ready to hit the road. Joy educates Lisa on what colleges are like, then, the girls bond on how to deal with the loss of a mother.

Actress and comedian, Jamie Anne Allman, sits down with Lisa and opens up about Christianity, her fabulous acting career and what it was like to sleep with Ryan Gosling in “The Notebook.”

Lisa sits down with one of her most fascinating students, Moriah McAda-Salvia, and learns everything there is to know about the underground BDSM community, polyamory, bisexuality, autism and Irish Step dancing.

Comedian Marla Schultz, an original member of PFW, and Lisa have known each other since the late 90s and they are great friends. Marla shares stories about being bullied, bombing, binging and how years of therapy and hard work in 12 step programs has helped her heal from an eating disorder and low self esteem.

After taking Lisa’s stand up class over 5 times and hustling her ass off, Devon Drew’s comedy career is starting to take off. Devon talks about setting and achieving her showbiz goals, submitting to SNL and "Just For Laughs" Comedy Festival in Montreal and one of Lisa’s favorite subjects…growing up in a haunted house!

Former student and rockstar comedian, Kaela Crawford and Lisa share stories of comparing themselves to others who are “more successful.” The girls also discuss co-dependency and their crazy jealousy issues in their relationships while still finding the time to break down the mechanics of joke writing and crowd work.  

Lisa hosts a threesome episode with Meagan Grainger and Dana Moon (From the "Superficial Magic" Podcast) after just returning home from spending four electrifying hours at an Abraham Hicks conference. The women are “vibing" at a very high frequency while they recap the magical morning they spent with Esther and the entity she channels called “Abraham."

Comedian and casting director, Lesley Wolff, and Lisa go way back. They also have a shitload of stuff in common. They both came up in showbiz together, they both teach stand up, they both produce comedy shows and they’ve both been known to frequent Indian reservation casinos. On this episode, Lesley opens up about what it was like trying to conceive after 40 and the devastating depression she fell into after the birth of her daughter.   

Lisa interviews PFW regular, Annabelle DeSisto (Adderall and Compliments Podcast) and they discuss their unhealthy addictions - including but not limited to gambling, shopping, crafting and murder shows.

Former student and Playboy Playmate, Raquel Pomplun talks about growing up in Mexico with hippy parents, her belief in God, her bush and what it’s like to be Playmate of the Year.

Lisa’s former student, comedian and weed enthusiast, Rachel Wolfson, talks about bombing on stage, self medicating and her stint in a psych ward at age twelve…all while she’s high out of her mind.

Comedian, Chloe Jacobs, has battled depression on and off since she was six years old. On this episode, she talks with Lisa about her time spent in rehab, ketamine infusions and emotionally unavailable men.

Comedian and former student, Sam Hale, sits down with Lisa and talks about her love of stand up, musicians and drag queens.

Lisa’s former student and future comedy superstar, Audrey Stewart, talks about her obsession with stand up, her belief in God and the time she flashed a room full of strangers at a dinner party.