Mary and Pat tell a story of our over-committing to our son's school project. Then Sofiya Cheyenne joins us to share a couple of stories about dealing with the doctors in her son's life.

Episode 27: The Rock with a Plaque & The Tiniest Hearing Aids

Liz Allen joins us to tell a tale about the day she offered to help her son's teacher on a 7th grade class event in the Las Vegas sun.

Episode 28: Leaning in Las Vegas

Mo Reynolds joins us to share several tales about telling myths and telling the truth to her kids. Check out her website at www.moreynolds.com

Hosted by Mary Theresa Archbold and Pat Shay
drop by funnyparentspodcast.com

Episode 29: Leprechaun Feet and Where Babies Come From

Matt Braunger tells us about an amazing road trip... Coast to Coast... in an electric car... with a six-week-old. 
Check out Matt's Podcast This Might Help with Matt Braunger right here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-might-help-with-matt-braunger/id634244731
hosted by Mary Theresa Archbold & Pat Shay

Episode 30: ROAD TRIP!!! (with a newborn)

Bob Kulhan joins us to tell three stories about trying to find the balance between letting your kids fully invest and helping them to know what's appropriate. Bob's the CEO of Business Improv! Check it out here: www.businessimprov.com

Hosted by Mary Theresa Archbold and Pat Shay
Parents of 3-5 year olds, check out our Word Play workshop starting in July!
Find more at www.funnyparentspodcast.com

Episode 31: Swing for the Fences

Kelly Moylan Lyons shares the story of the night she lost her family pet.

Episode 32: A Farewell to Dog

Rebekka Johnson tells us about a perfect cousins' sleepover... or at least that's how it started. Check out Rebekka's short film Consent: A short comedy about a serious subject - or @hellorebekka on IG & Twitter.

Hosted by Mary Theresa Archbold & Pat Shay

Ep33: They can take our backpacks, but they can't take our FREEDOM!

Welcome to Season 2!
Meagan O'Brien (Second City) tells us about the day she drew the line.

S2 Episode 1: The day the iPads went away

Gary Rudoren tells us about his aspirations of being comedy's Mozarts dad, and moving to Jerusalem with toddler twins. Check out Gary's book Comedy By The Numbers. http://www.comedybythenumbers.com/

Then Yvonne Landry shares her adventures taking the kids across borders to spend the summers in a small Portuguese town where no one speaks their language. Check out Yvonne's amazing program, The Superhero Training Center: http://superherotrainingcenter.com/

S2 Episode 2: The Israeli Playground & The Portuguese River

Alex Zalben tells us about how his family tried to salvage Halloween during Covid. Then he shares the tale of what should have been a straightforward night out.
Check out Alex's amazing podcast Comic Book Club, along with Riverdale After Dark, Marvelvision, and more here: https://comicbookclublive.com/

Hosted by Mary Theresa Archbold & Pat Shay

S2 Episode 3: Unlimited Halloween and the First Night Out

Kate Tellers tells us about buldling her son's Halloween costume, and why she'll go to such lengths to do it right. 

Check out Kate's work in How to Tell a Story: coming from the Moth this fall:https://themoth.org/ 
Hosted by Mary Theresa Archbold & Pat Shay

S2 Episode 4: Harriet Beecher Stowe builds a Robot

Kate James returns and tells us about how an incident at her son's school makes her realize that his life now has stories he may not share. 

Check out Kate's work on Work in Progress, season 2 on Showtime. 

Hosted by Mary Theresa Archbold and Pat Shay

S2 Episode 5: If you tell him that I cried, I will deny it

Mary and Pat share a story of their own: about the year one of their kids made a simple request to Santa that turned out to be... not so simple.

Hosted by Mary Theresa Archbold & Pat Shay

S2 Episode 6: The Flying Scotsman **WARNING: Grownup Santa Talk Stuff**

Steve Waltien (Klepper, Late Night with Stephen Colbert) joins us to tell the amazing story of when his son first put together letter sounds to.... read a word. Warning! Profanity. 

Hosted by Mary Theresa Archbold and Pat Shay

S2 Episode 7: Learning to Read

Ophira Eisenberg tells about her amazingly detailed birthing plan. And then what happened. 

Hosted by Mary Theresa Archbold & Pat Shay

S2 Episode 8: Labor Got Back

Mike Brumm (The Late Show) shares a story of preparing his new yard for the arrival of his first child. WARNING: Major Cringe Factor. In fact, promote it to Colonel Cringe Factor. 

Hosted by Mary Theresa Archbold and Pat Shay

S2 Episode 9: BETRAYAL!

Brandi and Matt Larsen join us to share the story of a simple trip to the playground that ended up being not simple at all. 

Check out Matt's app Scorch Injector here: https://lkwdcast.com/scorch-injector-game
Check out Brandi's upcoming book Uncultured: a Memoir, Co-written with Daniella Mestyanek Young, here: https://brandilarsen.com/books

Hosted by Mary Theresa Archbold and Pat Shay

S2, Episode 10: Daddy Didnt Catch Me!

A preview of our new podcast: The Mark Chan Elementary School PTA. Every month, you get to join the concerned parents and intrepid principal of Mark Chan Elementary: a school with a lot of aspirations.

Introducing the Mark Chan Elementary PTA

Funny Parents presents the Mark Chan Elementary School PTA, a fully improvised PTA meeting. In this meeting, new member Burt questions the recent grant for finger paints. JJ's Exterminators have finally removed the Raccoon wreaking havoc on the outdoor classroom, and Jill, the master organizer of the Spring Carnival, is nowhere to be found - not even to her husband. With - Mary Theresa Archbold as Liz, Molly Erdman as Lori, Kate James as Paige, Rachel Miller as Trina, Tamara Nolte as Ms . Dr. Murphy,  Joe Canale as Burt, Pat Shay as Cory, and Steve Waltien as Richard.

Episode 1: Mark Chan Elementary School PTA March meeting - Where's Jill?

The annual fundraising carnival is coming up in just over a month, and Jill - who usually runs it - still is nowhere to be found. Plus, Principal Murphy is combatting theft at the Book Fair, Paige battles the police state, and Lori was besieged with complaints just because her email was on a sign-up doodle. With - Mary Theresa Archbold as Liz, Molly Erdman as Lori, Kate James as Paige, Rachel Miller as Trina, Tamara Nolte as Ms . Dr. Murphy, Joe Canale as Burt, Pat Shay as Cory, and Steve Waltien as Richard.

Episode 2: Mark Chan Elementary School PTA April Meeting - The Future of the Past

While Jill is still missing, Cory has received a sizeable anonymous donation earmarked for the carnival. Something seems to be wrong with Richard's bank account. Finally, the group needs to brainstorm ideas for the carnival around the theme of "Back to the Future". With - Mary Theresa Archbold as Liz, Molly Erdman as Lori, Kate James as Paige, Rachel Miller as Trina, Tamara Nolte as Ms . Dr. Murphy, Joe Canale as Burt, Pat Shay as Cory, and Steve Waltien as Richard.

Episode 3: Mark Chan Elementary PTA May Meeting - Carnival TIme

The PTA must forge ahead with the carnival... and maybe find a way to find Jill and goad her into into organizing it at the last minute.  With - Mary Theresa Archbold as Liz, Molly Erdman as Lori, Kate James as Paige, Rachel Miller as Trina, Tamara Nolte as Ms . Dr. Murphy, Joe Canale as Burt, Pat Shay as Cory, and Steve Waltien as Richard.

Episode 4: Mark Chan Elementary PTA - Jillbait

Welcome to Funny Parents! Real stories from parents who work in the comedy industry. Hosted by Mary Theresa Archbold and Pat Shay.

Funny Parents Episode 0

We're joined by Molly Erdman and Joe Canale, who share a story about stepsisters and sleep. And blood.
Check out Molly & Joe on the Sports Widow Podcast http://sportswidow.podbean.com/
Check out Molly on The Breakwomb https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuW44WN9psqL1ls8uMCxfvw
And subscribe to us for more funny stories! 
Thanks for Listening!

Episode 1 Bedtime and Broken Noses

Erin MacEvoy Mason tells us what happens when you fly with a baby on your lap and have the Cheddar Cheese Sweats. Then Ben Jaeger-Thomas talks about how Dr. Who ruined bedtime. 

Check out Erin in Chicago in Louder than a Mom https://www.facebook.com/louderthanamom/

Check at Ben in Gypsy Danger at the Peoples Improv Theater
https://thepit-nyc.com/teams/gypsydanger 
Or at his awesome Youtube page:
https://thepit-nyc.com/teams/gypsydanger

Episode 2: Cheddar Cheese & Dr. Who

Thanks for Listening! In this episode, Dani Sher shares the moment she "transitions" to a mom. Then Erin Payton talks about kids Benedryl, temper tantrums, and her realization that she'll be a mom forever.

Hosted by:  Pat Shay and Mary Theresa Archbold

Follow us at @funnyparentspod or on FB at Funny Parents

Episode 4: The Hot Doctor & The Starfish

Joe Kaplan joins us to share three brief stories from raising his two daughters from birth to college dorm.

Episode 22: A story of *Almost* neglect, Keg Baby & Late Night Letter

Paul Luikart tells us about an attempted autumn camping trip. Check out Paul as The Noob on the Talkin' Funny Podcast! https://www.facebook.com/talkinfunny/

Hosted by Mary Theresa Archbold and Pat Shay

Episode 24: As Normal as We Can

Frank Caeti joins to share two stories with us: one about the birth of his first child, and one about the big question on his son's mind. Frank directs the Second City's online family-friendly offering The Really Awesome Improv Show. Check it out here: https://www.tixr.com/promoters/TheReallyAwesomeImprovShow

Find our Janurary Journaling pages at https://www.facebook.com/funnyparents

Episode 25: Of Cupcakes and Tigerpants

The incomparable Susan Messing joins us to share a series of stories and moments from raising her daughter, who heads off to college next year. See Susan in Messing with a Friend, in Chicago whenever we can go to live theater again. 
And drop by our facebook page for more: www. facebook.com/funnyparents

Episode 26: The Arc of a Child

Parents who work in the comedy industry tell honest stories about raising their kids. Some are funny. Some are heartbreaking. Some are just disgusting.

Funny Parents

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