Everybody Knows But Me

Emmy-nominated writer and comedian Laurie Kilmartin spent 11 years making Conan O’Brien laugh, made the entire country laugh on Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central and The Late Late Show. But what did she do when her father was dying in hospice? She made herself laugh, live-tweeting the dark and absurd reality of his final days to the entire world and wrote an entire stand-up special about it. Laurie joins Holly to talk about finding the funny in grief, losing both of their parents, and all the bizarre things nobody prepares you for. This is the episode you should hear long before you think you’ll need it - because sometimes finding the funny in the most painful, inappropriate moments is exactly what gets us through them.

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https://www.instagram.com/anylaurie16/

Do you have a story of family secrets or darkly funny drama that you want to share? We want to hear it! Email us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠everybodyknowspod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Support the show at our new Patreon starting at $5/month: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/cw/everybodyknowsbutme⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Writer - Holly Brown

Executive Producers - Jeremiah Tittle & Holly Brown

Lead Producer, Editor, Music Supervisor & Sound designer - Pete Musto

Associate Producer - Ilana Nevins

Video Editor & Mix Engineer - Alex Musto

Original Score Composer - Kyle Murdock

Original Artwork - Aaron Hill

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What if your family sitcom’s vacation episode came with a few extra shocking plot twists? Comedian and writer Eric Owusu got his own when a trip to Ghana brought some shockingly familiar new faces and a long-held paternal secret. Eric joins Holly to talk about unexpectedly meeting family he never knew he had, what it was like returning home with an entirely different understanding of his dad AND Eric drops another massive family revelation Holly absolutely did NOT see coming.

Plus, stick around for the Mad Libs TV Guide mini game at the end!

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Follow Eric on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/eric.kay.owusu/

Do you have a story of family secrets or darkly funny drama that you want to share? We want to hear it! Email us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠everybodyknowspod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Support the show at our new Patreon starting at $5/month: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/cw/everybodyknowsbutme⁠⁠⁠⁠

And make sure you leave a rating and a review, or drop a comment below!

Writer - Holly Brown

Executive Producers - Jeremiah Tittle & Holly Brown

Lead Producer, Editor, Music Supervisor & Sound designer - Pete Musto

Associate Producer - Ilana Nevins

Video Editor & Mix Engineer - Alex Musto

Original Score Composer - Kyle Murdock

Original Artwork - Aaron Hill

Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hollybrowncomedy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow the show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EverybodyKnowsButMe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram
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What if the person you were watching on TV actually did step out of the screen and into your life? After nearly a decade battling addiction, comedian Evan Ayers walked into his family’s intervention to find Jeff VanVonderen from the actual TV show Intervention waiting for him. Evan joins Holly to talk about addiction from the inside versus what the people who love you see from the outside, the surreal intervention that helped put him on the path to 14 years of sobriety, and how he’s turned a desire for chaos into chaotic good through his comedy and viral hit show Sweaty Sets.

*** SHOW SPONSOR: If you’re struggling with OCD or unrelenting intrusive thoughts, NOCD can help. Book a free 15 minute call to get started at nocd.com/EverybodyKnows ***

Follow Evan on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/iamevanayers/

Do you have a story of family secrets or darkly funny drama that you want to share? We want to hear it! Email us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠everybodyknowspod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Support the show at our new Patreon starting at $5/month: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/cw/everybodyknowsbutme⁠⁠⁠⁠

And make sure you leave a rating and a review, or drop a comment below!

Writer - Holly Brown
Executive Producers - Jeremiah Tittle & Holly Brown
Lead Producer, Editor, Music Supervisor & Sound designer - Pete Musto
Associate Producer - Ilana Nevins
Video Editor - Alex Musto
Original Score Composer - Kyle Murdock
Original Artwork - Aaron Hill

Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hollybrowncomedy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow the show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EverybodyKnowsButMe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram
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Just five days after her engagement to Kenny, Cindy learns that her fiancé was accused of abusing one of Cindy’s children. The facts behind the accusation didn’t add up to Cindy. As the allegation tore her family apart, Cindy faced an impossible choice: stand by her child or stand by what she believed to be the truth. New episodes of Burden of Guilt drop every Wednesday.

You can reach out to the Burden of Guilt team at Burdenofguiltpod@gmail.com.

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Series Description: After a contentious divorce, Cindy was ready to begin again. To her surprise, she found a new partner, Kenny. Days after their engagement came a devastating allegation that Kenny abused her 9-year-old son. To Cindy, the facts behind the accusation didn’t add up. She believed the claims had less to do with reality, and more to do with retribution by her ex-husband. As the allegation tore her family apart, Cindy faced an impossible choice: stand by her child or stand by what she believed to be the truth. Her decision led to years of frustrating court battles and a war over what really happened. In the third season of Burden of Guilt, one family’s painful unraveling raises difficult questions about loyalty, manipulation, and what happens when the people you love no longer agree on what is true. 
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WGA screenwriter and fellow sitcom expert Adam Lloyd always thought his family was just him, his mom, and a dad who wasn’t really in the picture. Then he sent his spit into 23andme got a message that changed everything. Adam joins Holly to examine what happens when a surprise revelation forces you to think on your feet, how much of our family history we actually want to know, and why setting boundaries doesn’t necessarily mean closing a door forever.

Plus, stick around for the Mad Libs TV Guide mini game at the end!

***SHOW SPONSOR: If you're struggling with OCD or unrelenting intrusive thoughts, NOCD can help. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book a free 15 minute call to get started⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.***

Follow Adam on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/admloyd/

Do you have a story of family secrets or darkly funny drama that you want to share? We want to hear it! Email us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠everybodyknowspod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Support the show at our new Patreon starting at $5/month: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/cw/everybodyknowsbutme⁠⁠⁠

And make sure you leave a rating and a review, or drop a comment below!

Writer - Holly Brown

Executive Producers - Jeremiah Tittle & Holly Brown

Lead Producer, Editor, Music Supervisor & Sound designer - Pete Musto

Associate Producer - Ilana Nevins

Video Editor - Alex Musto

Original Score Composer - Kyle Murdock

Original Artwork - Aaron Hill

Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hollybrowncomedy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow the show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EverybodyKnowsButMe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram
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