Full Show PT 3: Thursday, January 15 [Vault]

Summary

The Bert Show (Pionaire Podcasting)

Episode: Full Show PT 3: Thursday, January 15 [Vault]
Date: January 15, 2026

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Overview

This episode dives into two primary themes:

1. A Candid Listener Dilemma: The majority of the show focuses on a call from “Melanie” (voice disguised), who is struggling with intimacy, communication, and sexual expectations with her husband during her pregnancy, particularly his desire to bring another woman into their relationship.
2. Lighthearted Listener Call-Ins: The show later shifts gears with hilarious listener stories about the strange, often unflattering celebrities they've been told they resemble.

The Bert Show crew tackles these real-life issues and awkward moments with their characteristic humor, empathy, and honesty.

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Segment One: Melanie’s Relationship Dilemma

(01:42 - 20:07)

The Situation

• Melanie (caller, name changed): Pregnant, feels her husband is less attracted to her and increasingly distant (finding excuses for absence, avoiding intimacy) since the pregnancy.
• Main concern: Husband frequently suggests bringing another woman into their sex life to "solve" their intimacy issues.

Key Discussion Points

• Changes in Intimacy (01:57 - 03:47):

  • Pre-pregnancy: Their sex life was normal.
  • Post-pregnancy: Husband lost interest; she suspects her weight gain is an issue (gained 50 lbs), but he's never explicitly said so.
  • Attempts at Communication: Talks usually end in blame and arguments.

  "He says that I don't talk to him. ...for some reason he thinks that I'm holding a grudge or holding onto something that has happened in my past."
  — Melanie (03:56)

• Quality vs. Quantity (04:24 - 04:34):

  • Husband complains about the "quality" of sex, not the "quantity."

• History & Threesome Proposition (05:02 - 05:48):

  • Early in relationship, there was openness to the idea of being with another woman; past threesomes before getting married.
  • Husband repeatedly references this as justification for now wanting to bring another woman in, even referencing it at social gatherings.

  "That's one of the reasons why I got with you, because you said something that you would be interested in another woman."
  — Melanie, quoting husband (05:14)

• The Pregnancy Factor (06:31 - 07:48):

  • Husband was “a little standoffish” during her last pregnancy, but it’s worse now.
  • Bert and Jeff share their own discomfort and awkwardness about sex during pregnancy, normalizing that many couples experience changes.

  "I didn't enjoy it that much. ...We both found nothing sexy about it whatsoever."
  — Bert (07:20)

• Swinging & Jealousy Concerns (09:05 - 10:02):

  • Husband pushes swinging, has discussed it with friends (who are interested in joining in).
  • Melanie feels pressured and worries about jealousy, especially regarding comparisons or being replaced.

• Shift in Values (10:49 - 12:07):

  • Melanie: “I’m a mother. … That’s not something I really want to do."
  • Husband: Pushes back, says she’s “changed.”
  • The crew reflects that people grow, values shift, and relationships must adapt.

  "When you have a baby, it changes everything... things that were cool then might not be now."
  — Bert (10:49)

• Loss of Mutuality and Respect (11:26 - 14:21):

  • Melanie no longer feels she and her husband are a team in these decisions.
  • Many co-hosts and callers stress that whether or not a couple explores swinging or threesomes, mutual respect and communication are essential—and missing here.

  "You have to respect each other the same way as at the beginning... He's not showing her the same respect."
  — Jeff (14:01)

• Feedback from Listeners (12:47 - 16:53):

  • Callers like Laura and Bless emphasize the couple is at different stages of life, and their expectations no longer align.
  • Bless gives a supportive, energetic pep talk, warning that the husband’s insistence could mean he's acting out elsewhere and suggesting a tongue-in-cheek reversal: “Ask for a threesome with another man, see how he likes it."
  • Jim and Jen point out that healthy swinging requires a "code," built on partnership, which this couple lacks.

  "Even in the swingers community, couples can remain solid because they have a code between them. And I don't even think Melanie has that with her husband."
  — Jen (17:34)

• Path Forward: Counseling (19:44 - 19:54):

  • Melanie open to counseling; the hosts encourage this as a positive next step for the sake of their two children and relationship.

  "You guys made a commitment to each other. ...Before you decide to go separate ways, you gotta try everything, right?"
  — Bert (19:54)

Notable Quotes & Moments

• "I think there are deeper issues between you and him."
  — Jen (19:25)
• "He should worship the ground she walks on. She’s pregnant with his baby."
  — Caller Laura (14:41)
• "That's the best loving any man can get in the world is when your woman is carrying your child."
  — Caller Bless (16:26)

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Segment Two: Awkward Celebrity Lookalike Stories

(21:23 - 26:32)

In a tonal shift, the show invites listeners to share stories about the odd, sometimes backhanded celebrity lookalike comments they've received.

Key Discussion Points

• The Lookalike ‘Compliment’ (21:23 - 22:06):

  • Bert: Recalls the awkward feeling of hoping to be compared to an attractive celebrity and the letdown when it’s someone less flattering (Chris Farley, for example).
  • Laura: Told she looks like Barbra Streisand, expressing mixed feelings—older generations see it as a compliment; she does not.

  “A lot of older people have glaucoma too.”
  — Jim (22:00)

• More Listener Stories (22:25 - 26:15):

  • Bless (6’ tall) told he looks like Emmanuel Lewis (Webster), laughter ensues.
  • Variety of female callers share their own ‘curse’: Mayim Bialik ("Blossom"), Carney Wilson (before and after surgery), Rosie O’Donnell.
  • Encounters often happen in bars or random social situations, usually delivered by someone with “a little liquid courage.”

  “They’re invading your personal space… you’re feeling their humidity.”
  — Jen (24:48)

• Children’s Honest Comments (25:51 - 26:19):

  • A caller recounts her 4-year-old loudly comparing a passing stranger to Shrek in the grocery store.
  • Bert: Kids often call any bearded man “Santa Claus”—they have immunity from offense!

  "Every time my kid sees an older man with a beard and a mustache, he yells out Santa Claus."
  — Bert (26:19)

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Memorable Moments & Tone

• Honest and Vulnerable: Melanie’s segment is treated with empathy and directness. The hosts are open about their own awkwardness or inadequacies, normalizing Melanie’s experience.
• Humorous Transitions: The move to lookalike stories brings comic relief, leaning into the show’s signature blend of honesty and levity.
• Listener Engagement: Call-ins—whether heart-to-heart or hilariously offbeat—keep the show lively and relatable.

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Timestamps: Key Segments

• Melanie’s Call Starts: 01:42
• Proposal of Threesome: 05:02
• Pregnancy and Sex Discussion: 06:31
• Swinging, Friends, and Pressure: 09:05 - 10:49
• Loss of Respect and Communication: 14:01
• Bless’s Advice: 15:21
• Swingers’ Code and Final Thoughts: 17:34 - 19:44
• Move to Counseling: 19:44
• Celebrity Lookalike Fun Begins: 21:23
• Kids’ Brutal Honesty Stories: 25:51

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Summary

This episode exemplifies The Bert Show’s ability to offer both heartfelt advice on real-life dilemmas and light, engaging content drawn directly from listener experiences. Whether delving into sensitive marital issues or riffing on embarrassing lookalike moments, the hosts maintain a real, approachable, and humorous tone throughout. The listener quandary about intimacy and swinging during pregnancy is met with empathy and realism, while the celebrity lookalike calls bring much-needed laughs and relatability to the mix.

Transcript

[A]

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[C]

The bird show. All right, we're gonna need the voice disguiser for. We're gonna call her Melanie here. Good morning, Melanie. You're on all the hits. Q100. Hi.

[D]

Hi. How are you?

[C]

Good. Your voice is completely disguised. There's no way anybody that can recognize it.

[D]

Okay, thank goodness.

[C]

Well, tell us, give us all the details about your husband's proposal here. Because to us it kind of sounds a little on the crazy side, but maybe there's something here we're not getting.

[D]

Well, when I found out that I was pregnant, you know, everything in the beginning was okay or it was actually great. And then the further along I got, the less attracted it seemed that he has gotten to me. It's like I try to start, you know, I try to start it and he'll get up or he'll, you know, he'll roll over and go to bed. I'm tired. Or make excuses not to. Not to have sex. And then I keep trying and trying and trying. I try different things and it still doesn't seem to work. It's like he'll. He'll start arguments, he'll want to do things away from the house to stay away from me, find things to do, hang out with his friends and then I Get jealous because he's been hanging out with his friends more than me. And he's like, I'm a man, I need my space. I can understand that. But it's like through the whole pregnancy, I don't really have. You know, we're not together that much. He finds he. He works a lot, he finds side jobs on the weekends, and I'm just. I'm clueless. I don't know what to do.

[C]

Before the pregnancy, was he acting like this or was this just since you got pregnant?

[D]

Just since I've gotten pregnant.

[C]

And he hasn't come clean with you and said. I mean, because in your email it says you've gained 50 pounds with his child and he doesn't want to, you know, make love. You're assuming it's the £50. Has he said that?

[D]

No, he has not.

[E]

Have you talked with him about. I mean, I know you say he starts arguments, but I'm just curious, have you ever had a conversation with each other about your concern for your sex life and his response?

[D]

Yes, I have. And then it's like I'll end up blaming it on him and he'll end up blaming it on me, and then it'll just end up starting an argument.

[E]

When he blames it on you, what does he say? If it's not the weight, what is it?

[D]

He said it. He says that I don't talk to him. We're actually talking at the moment. He says that he thinks, for some reason he thinks that I'm holding a grudge or holding onto something that has happened in my past. And I don't understand where he's coming from. I'm not holding on to anything. He thinks it's the way I was brought up. I mean, it's different things like that that he'll bring into.

[F]

Is he frustrated with how much or like, quality or quantity is his complaint?

[D]

Quality.

[C]

Quality.

[E]

Now, because, I mean, for somebody to say, to bring up something from your past, there has to be something consistent you've been doing. You know what I'm saying? Like, that's a. That's an awful deep response to you to say, well, you're holding onto a grudge. It's something from your past. What is he talking about?

[D]

You know, I have no clue. We've sat and talked about it, and then it's like he'll. He'll end up saying something else you. Or bring something else into it. It's not like anything that I can really pinpoint and say the second layer.

[C]

Of this whole thing because Obviously, you guys are having some communication stuff, issues going on, but when and how does he say to you, why don't we bring another woman into the bedroom and maybe that'll make everything okay?

[D]

Well, I mean, we've talked about it before. I've gotten married before I have another child before. I've gotten married before, I got pregnant with the first one. We've kind of talked about it. And then when we first got together, he was like, you know, that's one of the reasons why I got with you, because you said something that you would be interested in another woman. And then I got pregnant and we got married, and then it just. That was kind of put that on the back burner, you know, that wasn't one of the things that I wanted to pursue in our relationship.

[C]

Because you had become a mother at that point. You just felt differently about that.

[D]

Exactly.

[C]

Okay. It makes sense to me. Total sense to me.

[F]

But you were already a mother when you married him.

[D]

No, no, no, no, no, no.

[F]

Okay.

[D]

So when we got married, we got. We had a child, and then we got married a couple months later. But that is his child. Both. Both of my children are his.

[F]

Oh, gotcha.

[E]

Okay.

[C]

All right. In your past, there is a history of. Of threesomes.

[D]

Yes. And, you know, just a couple, you know. You know, in Panama City, drunk one night, you know, something like that.

[G]

But you can't be held accountable for anything that happens in Panama City or Vegas.

[C]

It's like it never happened at all.

[E]

I don't mean to go back just for a second, but you said both of the children are from him, right?

[D]

Correct.

[E]

Did he treat you this way when you were pregnant the first time?

[D]

Not as much, but a little bit. Yes. I could see that he was a little standoffish.

[F]

I wonder, what if he's just got issues with having sex while you're pregnant. Like, some men freak out about that. Like, they think they're going to, like, hit the baby or, like.

[C]

I will be honest with you, and this won't put me in a really fantastic light with a lot of our listening audience, but I didn't enjoy it that much. Stacey didn't either. We both are really kind of weird. Yeah. I mean, I think we did it because we both had needs that we had to do it, but I wasn't a big fan of it, I got to be honest with you.

[F]

For what reasons? Like, were you freaked out that there was a baby in there?

[C]

Yeah, I guess. You know, I suppose so. I think that. And just. It's a. It's difficult. I'm not real good at it. Even under the best case circumstances, maneuvering.

[F]

Maneuvering around a big belly is kind of hard. Yeah.

[C]

And you're, you know. Yeah. You're sensitive because she's not comfortable in to begin with and I just didn't find a lot attractive about it. She didn't find a lot about it attractive about it either. And there was nothing sexy about it. There was nothing sensual about it. I know a lot of guys love it and I know a lot of women loved being pregnant, but I just. We both found nothing sexy about it whatsoever.

[F]

I've also heard that your boobs swell up and get really big, but it's kind of like, it's kind of like for naught because they hurt. Yeah.

[C]

It's God's cruel joke that he makes these, these big beautiful breasts, I mean for you for nine months, but it's so painful for your wife that you can't really enjoy him. It's, it's God's cruel joke.

[E]

Now, Melanie, do you think any of that is part of the reason or. I mean like I'm, I'm still confused, I think by, you know, what his. Because I really don't think there's been communication between the you. What the issues are. Like Jen said it could be something innocent instead of him judging you.

[D]

Uh huh. You know, I really, I really don't know. It's like, I mean, he says that I don't communicate. I try to communicate all the time with him. I tell him about what's going on and then when I, when I talk about it, he doesn't want to listen.

[C]

So when did he decide that bringing this other woman in was going to be a good idea?

[D]

I mean, from the very beginning. And then when, I mean, it's been like that and I think he's got that in his head that, you know, that's not something that I really want to do, you know, I mean, I'll consider it. Yeah. But it's just, I think that one of us will end up just being jealous, you know, or, you know, he's touching her or she's touching him and it looks like he likes it more, she likes it more, you know, and it's just not something that I really want to do.

[G]

So if this is something that came up even before you were pregnant. Right, you said that.

[D]

Right.

[G]

So is it important that this experience happens while you are pregnant to him, do you think?

[D]

No, I think that, you know, we actually went over to a friend's house a Couple nights ago, and they were just like, oh, I can't wait till you get back down to your side so we can do this officially. You know, I think that he would feel more comfortable if I was not pregnant.

[G]

Do what officially?

[C]

Yeah. Do what officially?

[G]

Yeah.

[C]

It sounds like he's making a deal for you.

[D]

No, I mean, being with another woman, you know?

[G]

And this is in front of friends of yours?

[D]

Yes. Well, friends of his, yes.

[G]

Are they swingers?

[D]

Yes.

[E]

Are you guys. I mean, have you.

[C]

Have you agreed to be with this couple?

[D]

No, I haven't. He just kind of. He kind of put it up to me and just said, oh, yeah, when you're not pregnant, we're going to be with that couple. I'm like, you're like some kind of.

[C]

Sex slave or something.

[E]

Yeah. First of all, I think, yeah. I mean, you've got, I don't know, the communication between. I mean, because you said, well, they're his friends, not mine. Well, I mean, you're together, so you assume that, you know, friends are your friends.

[C]

It's very disrespectful.

[F]

Did you know he was a swinger or wanted to be a swinger when you married him?

[D]

Yes, I did. And then he knew that I was kind of up in the air about it.

[C]

Does that change?

[F]

This sounds like this is. This is something that's been going on since the day you guys decided to get married or since before that even.

[D]

Huh. But it didn't really. It didn't really happen or he didn't really talk about it too much. He kind of talked about it here and there. When. Before I had the baby. And then when I had the baby, he started talking about it a lot more.

[C]

Look, your attitude changes once you. Once you have a baby and you become a mom. I mean, in a lot of. In a lot of cases, things that might have been discussed before, ways you felt about some things were cool then, but the reality of a baby and being a mom changes things.

[G]

We were just talking about Stacy and the motorcycles.

[C]

Yeah.

[G]

Like something totally unrelated. Bert was saying that, you know, Stacy is a big fan of Harleys and likes riding motorcycles. And nothing would be hotter to her than Bert pulling up on one of those, you know, crotch rocket things. Motorcycles, wearing a leather jacket. But they made a decision when they had the baby that neither of them would do that because you have a baby now.

[E]

But the difference is totally different world. They're not making a decision together. Like, your original email talked about finding another woman. Well, first of all, you know, I'm not A swinger. And I don't condone action out, you know, within a committed relationship. So I am not, you know, going to condone that or help you with that. What I do think, though, is that there is a problem between the two of you. Like Jeff just said, and like we've said, you know, any, you know, I. Swingers, whatever. If it makes sense to you guys, then, you know, great for you. But the thing is, I don't think that you are a part of that with him. Like, you're not working together, right?

[D]

I mean, and I told him that, you know, that that's not something I really want to do because I'm a mother. And he's like, you've changed. I don't understand why you don't want to do something like that.

[F]

Well, it kind of goes back to what we were talking about earlier this morning with Crash's new girlfriend, like, you know, trying to curb his. His crazy behavior. It's the same thing. Like, you kind of married him, thinking, oh, well, he'll grow out of that. He'll change. He won't want to be a swinger anymore once he marries me, because he'll love me that much. But that's still there. He was that person before. He's that person now. And now you're upset about it because you maybe entertained the idea before, and now you're not anymore, but you're upset that he hasn't changed with you. You know what I'm saying? Which you have to do, and you have to make sacrifices in a couple. But you knew about this before it happened, right?

[E]

I mean, you knew this and you participated. I mean, you were that person, too.

[C]

Hey, Selena, you're on all the hits. Q100.

[D]

Good morning, guys. I don't know who pushed their crazy.

[H]

Buttons, but they really need to deactivate them. The problem with this is the fact that they're at different stages in their life and they need some deep therapy. I think that the fact is, when you start off a relationship, they were both single, and maybe they were at different stages. You know, when you get older, your life cycle changes and your expectations of life changes. When they met, she was in Panama City doing threesomes and getting drunk, and probably he was at the same stage, but now she's a married woman, pregnant, and she wants to settle down. I see nothing wrong with that, except for the fact that he's probably still back there in Panama City trying to get his freak on.

[G]

Well, there's a significant difference. Like, she's in Panama City, getting her freak on, doing the threesomes and getting drunk. And he's in Panama City getting drunk, trying to convince every single woman to participate in a threesome.

[E]

That's right.

[G]

And their path didn't cross in Panama City. And now it is his life's mission to accomplish that goal.

[D]

Right.

[H]

I just think they're at totally different.

[C]

Stages, you know, from a guy that's been with the same woman for 11 years now and married for eight, you just become. You start to become different people than you were, you know, 10 years ago or whatever. And you have to be flexible with each other. I mean, there's just no way you can stay the same.

[F]

Well, your respect level has to stay the same, though. You have to respect each other the same way that you did at the beginning and realize that you're gonna change. He's gonna change. And you've gotta. Like you said, you've gotta be able to move with, you know, the ebbs and flows of the relationship. And he's gotta. He's gotta be more respectful. Cause that's the thing, is, he's not showing her the same respect that he did when they first met.

[C]

There have been a whole bunch of times in our relationship, mine and my wife's relationship, where we have had to sit down with each other and say, you know, what was totally cool in the relationship when we first met, or even for the first couple of years, I can't handle anymore. And we've had to adjust to that. And I think it's kind of the same situation here, maybe. Hey, Michelle, you're on all the hits. Q100. Hi.

[H]

Hey. How are y' all doing this morning?

[B]

Good.

[C]

How are you doing?

[H]

Great. He should worship the guy she walks on. She's pregnant with his baby. Even though people do change, he needs to learn how to grow up. You know, when you have children, you do change.

[E]

Take the airbrush shirt off from pcb, move on through life.

[G]

He's still got a airbrushed, you know, license plate in the front of his.

[E]

Car with three hearts, not just two.

[C]

He's still walking around the dog with the leash, but there's no dog on it.

[G]

He's got his T shirt actually says Melissa and Jeff in Jen forever.

[E]

Forever, all airbrushed with a palm tree.

[C]

Not a lot of people calling up, saying, hey, it sounds great. Bring the woman in. What's your problem? Hey, bless. What's going on?

[I]

What's going on? Burt, babe, how are you?

[C]

Good, man. How are you?

[I]

I'm doing all right now. It's actually saying that one, if son is still doing this, still wants to bring the other woman in, then you might want to look in to see if he's creeping around.

[C]

Yeah, yeah.

[E]

Because that kind of goes back to what Jim was just saying about respect. In fact, I'm wondering if when they were, you know, kind of swinging or interested in swinging in the beginning, if he respected her completely, you know what I'm saying?

[I]

Cause if one, she spoiled him. I mean, because she, she. She brought in the swinger from the beginning. So you gave him his cake and you let him eat him too. So he just continued to kick the bobo until he really got the cake and eating it too. So since that happened, now you're married, you all got kids, and, you know, he's. A lot of men are scared to sleep with their wives or whomever when they're pregnant, which I think is the dumbest thing in the world, because that's when a woman is at her best. That's the best loving any man can get in the world is when you want me is carrying your child. I don't care what nobody say, that's the best loving you're gonna get. All I can say, baby, is keep your head up. Now I'm saying don't let it stress you. He'll eventually calm down and get over it. Once she dropped the baby, everything will probably go back to normal. But if not, then you might want to take the suggestion you getting a bobo kick to and that he might still be out there creeping or swinging with somebody else and not you.

[G]

I think that she should bring this guy home and say, look, you want to have a three way? That way I want to have a three way with this guy, right? See how that works out.

[I]

That might work too. And see how he would fill that. That's something she should do. She should bring that. And then you can see how the table's turned. And if he disagree, then you already know that it was just BS from G from jump Street. So all I can say is, baby, keep your head up. Congratulations on your baby. Good looking out. Burt in the morning show. And everybody be easy.

[C]

Bless. I love when you call in, man. You got a green light, dude. Whenever you want to call in, get in, dude.

[I]

I appreciate you, baby.

[G]

If I ever meet you in person, I would be disappointed if you're not wearing a big clock around your neck.

[E]

No, yeah, he was actually. He was at Wellness One on Saturday.

[G]

Oh, really?

[D]

He's cool.

[E]

Well, now, even so, swingers have a code, you know, like I do think swingers code. Seriously, We've talked to swingers before. There's a there. I mean, again, it goes back to Jen's comment about respect level. I mean, even in the swingers community, couples can remain solid because they have a code between them. And I don't even think Melanie has that with her husband.

[C]

You know, it's like we, we can be with another couple, but once you start talking or once you start dating somebody outside of the three or four of us, that's when things get a little murky in that whole thing is what we've learned. Good morning, Melanie. You're back on the voice disguiser.

[D]

Okay.

[C]

I could take a hundred calls and nobody is calling up and saying this is a really great idea.

[D]

Well, we have never actually been with another couple.

[C]

Right.

[D]

This is just something. You know, the thing in Panama City was before we got together, we didn't meet in Panama City. We met at a job that we both used to work at.

[C]

I think people were talking figuratively, though, like his mind is still in Panama City or whatever. And you're a mother now of two and you're just not there. And most are calling up saying, hey, you know what, you've got to explain to him that that person is gone now.

[E]

And my concern also is, first of all, you mentioned in the email about the weight gain. So obviously you're self conscious about that. Secondly, friends as well as your husband saying, oh, I can't wait to get back down to your regular size, whatever. So then there'll be that pressure to worry about after you have your child when you shouldn't have to worry about losing the baby fat, especially for purposes like this. And if you've never been with another couple with him, I don't think starting now is going to improve your relationship. Because, I mean, if you bring another woman in and let's say that she's in physical shape, that's different than yours, and you're self conscious even being with her, it's not going to ever be good for you to do that, you know, So I just. Yeah, I think you need. I think there are deeper issues between you and him.

[C]

Yeah, that's what most are calling up and saying, Melanie.

[E]

You know, and that this is a family, so you're gonna have to, I don't know, you're just gonna. Somehow you're gonna have to communicate with your husband. I know he says he's tried, you've tried, but obviously whatever you're doing is not working. So you gotta try something new.

[D]

Right?

[F]

Would he go to counseling with you?

[D]

I think he would, yes.

[C]

There's a start.

[E]

Well, I think it's worth it. You got two children together, huh?

[D]

To save our marriage.

[C]

Yeah. Well, you gotta. Yeah. You guys made a commitment to each other. You gotta do everything. I think, man, before you decide to go separate ways, you gotta try everything, Right? All right, Melanie, we gotta roll on.

[D]

Okay. Well, thank you so much.

[C]

Appreciate you calling the bird show.

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[C]

It's funny when people tell you that you look for. So let. Like a celebrity, generally, you're hoping they're going to say somebody good looking, you know? And then there's that. That moment when you realize that's not a flattering compliment at all.

[E]

And you start, why would people say it? Why? Why would you. Why would you go up to Jeff and say, man, you look like Chris Farley?

[C]

I know, right?

[E]

Why would you? Yeah, why would you do that?

[C]

Good morning, Laura.

[H]

Hi.

[C]

Hi.

[H]

People tell me I look like Barbra Streisand.

[C]

That's not a good response, is it?

[D]

No, no.

[H]

Obviously, in its opinion, a lot of older people think, you know, she's really beautiful, instead of like, no, that's a compliment, but I'm just not seeing it.

[G]

A lot of older people have glaucoma too.

[C]

That's generally what they try to say. Also when they see the disappointment in your face. Hey, you look like Robin Williams. You're like, oh, you're an ass. They're like, no, that's a good thing. He's good looking.

[G]

No, how about this?

[C]

I know you're BSing me.

[F]

No, no, no.

[B]

No, no, no.

[G]

It's a good thing he's funny.

[E]

Yeah, yeah. Thanks.

[G]

Really? Why do I have to look like him?

[C]

Hey, Stacy, you're Gallagher, but you're on all the hits. Q100.

[D]

How you doing, Bert?

[I]

All right, check it out, man. I'm like six feet tall, right?

[D]

And people always tell me I look.

[I]

Like Emmanuel Lewis, AKA Webster.

[G]

Do you have Webster's face?

[D]

Yeah.

[G]

That's got to look funny on a six foot tall. We're not making. We're not laughing at you. We're just laughing near you.

[C]

No, hold on a second.

[E]

Underneath.

[C]

No, we are. We're laughing at you.

[D]

Okay.

[E]

Say it like I. I'm trying to think if I ever said somebody looked like a ugly actor or something. No, you just don't say it.

[C]

Phil has one of these. Let's try and guess what celebrity Phil has been told he looks like.

[E]

Some sort of NASCAR driver.

[D]

Who?

[E]

No, I'm saying somebody that would insult you. I. I don't know.

[C]

I. I gotta back Jeff up on the Chris Farley thing because I think any big guy gets the Chris Farley reference because I get it all the time. Come on. Really? Yeah. That and my buddy George, he gets it too. I get Chris Farley.

[G]

Don't look anything like Chris.

[C]

You do something funny or you do a sporadic movement like, dude, you're just like Chris Farley. I get that. And Kevin James from King of Queens. Dude, I've gotten Kevin James. Yeah, I don't know. I think if you're. If you're bigger and you're funny, they gotta, you know, associate you with a. That comedian.

[G]

I've gotten Carney Wilson before the surgery. They've given me that. So I think it's just a big person thing. Mama Cass.

[C]

Candace, you're on all the hits. Q100A.

[H]

Hi. I've been told that I look like Mayim B. The actress who played Blossom.

[G]

Oh, that's unfortunate.

[C]

I always get her and Punky Brewster mixed up because one of them's hot now.

[G]

Punky Brewster was hot.

[H]

Yeah, that would be Punky Brewster.

[F]

So Lay Moon Fry.

[C]

Oh, you're the other one.

[G]

And Bialik was. She was a handsome fellow.

[C]

Good looking dude. Hey, Kelly.

[H]

Hey.

[C]

Hi.

[H]

I have been told Ricky Lake, but the thin Ricky Lake, which is non existent. And I've been told, I've just said it. Carney Wilson. But you know, after the surgery, really not making it any better.

[C]

That's jacked up, man. And you know that. Disappointing. You know that. That time period where someone says, you look like you look like. And you're hoping for somebody that's really good looking and they come out with Carney Wilson and it's just ruins your day.

[F]

You're like Demi Moore. Demi Moore. Demi Moore. Say Demi Moore.

[E]

Say Demi Moore just yet. And this always happens like especially like if you're in a bar situation. The person's a little lit when they.

[C]

Come up to you. So the tough not staying straight anymore.

[G]

You're invading your personal space. You're feeling their humidity.

[E]

Yeah. And they're like you look like. And they're the ones that like over apologize if you're insulted by what they. No, no, look, look. And then they come up with somebody else that is just as bad.

[C]

Hello, Kelly, you're on all the hits. Q100.

[H]

Hey, I have been told that I look like Rosie O', Donnell, which was extremely devastating because I've always been a pretty hot looking girl until I went home with the bartender and got used to that kind of life. And what happened that day?

[C]

What did that bartender serve you for weeks?

[G]

Put you in the basement and just throw you nothing but angel food cake?

[H]

No, just drinking a lot and eating bar feedback.

[C]

Oh, is that. Oh my poor thing.

[H]

Right? Hey. Got me motivated. It's better now. But the thing is I have long strawberry blonde hair and I'm just like nothing. I look absolutely nothing like her.

[G]

That is a funny bid for Phil.

[C]

What's that?

[G]

Just send him out on the street to go up to like, you know, hey, hey, like go up to like a really tall black guy and go, you know who you look like the dad on Family Ties. What was his name? And there's going to be no one in it.

[C]

What's up, Casey?

[B]

Hey.

[H]

I was just gonna say we were in the grocery store the other day and my son, he's four and this guy's walking by us and he goes, hey, you look just like Shrek. And I was like, oh honey, I don't think that was very nice. And I think the man got mad actually. He like looked at him. I was like, oh no, that wasn't a good thing.

[G]

And he got mad because your son called him a green ogre.

[C]

Shank. You can't get mad at them.

[F]

They have immunity. They don't know any better.

[C]

Every time my kid sees an older man with a beard and a mustache, he yells out Santa Claus. Every single time. There's nothing you can do about it.

[E]

I think Shrek, Santa Claus.

[C]

I think those are two different. Either way, you're kind of screwed if you're on the receiving.

[G]

Santa Claus is like a legendary American folklore, and Shrek is an animated green ogre.

[C]

Okay, now I see the difference. Get it The Bird Show.

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