
Nikki & Brie reunite with longtime friend and comedy powerhouse Anjelah Johnson-Reyes for a heartfelt, hilarious catch-up that spans motherhood, career evolution, and everything in between. The conversation gets real about how life has changed in their 40s—and how becoming moms has softened, challenged, and reshaped them. Anjelah shares what it’s like bringing her daughter on tour, navigating mom guilt, and learning how to balance it all while staying true to herself. The trio also dives into Anjelah’s brand new comedy special Ugly Baby, her most vulnerable work yet, where she opens up about motherhood, body changes, and finding humor in it all. Plus, they play a fun round of “Ugly Baby Jeopardy,” swap parenting stories, and talk boundaries, fame, and raising confident kids. It’s honest, funny, and full of love. Press play.
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I know we always feel like we have to earn it, right?
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Yeah, but I don't know, is it mom guilt? Do we want to feel like we always have this long to do list that never ends and in our heads we think the minute that list ends then we deserve something?
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Yeah. Well I feel when we want to have like a self investment and invest in ourselves is when the guilt really kicks in because we're like, wait, maybe we should keep giving to others and not take a moment for ourselves.
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I feel like I have had to reframe my mindset to understand my joys and be like, you can in the middle of the day, take a little coffee shop break at Starbucks and have a little you time.
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Totally. We have to totally redefine what rewards mean. Doesn't have to be this full on spa day. It can be something simple as this.
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It does feel like spa day when I drink it. Starbucks has always been one of those little rituals in my day, so this feels like such a natural moment for me to put into my day. And now my favorite flavors come with an added boost of caffeine with the new Starbucks energy refresher.
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You're right. I love the mango dragon fruit energy refresher. You know, sometimes it's just one of the things I do for me in the day and that kind of makes it feel even more special.
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And my favorite one being the strawberry acai energy refresher.
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Seriously, you should try the new energy refreshers at Starbucks.
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Cheers.
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Today is extra special because we have someone on the show who we go way back with. She's one of the funniest women we know, a powerhouse on stage and screen, and honestly, just one of our favorite humans. From sold out tours to multiple comedy specials, including a brand new one we'll talk about today. She acts, she writes, and does it all while being a mom to her baby girl and making it look effortless. Please welcome to the show our girl, Angela Johnson Reyes.
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Yeah.
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Hello, Mamacita.
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Hello. Hello, everyone.
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It's been so long.
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Oh, my gosh. I remember. I remember going out with you guys to like, was it like a Super bowl party or something? And I was just in my fertility stuff. Like I was just starting like IVF stuff and going through it. And then next, you know, here I am about to have a almost three year old now.
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Wow.
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I mean, that's crazy. I can't believe she. I actually even feel like that night too. Well, maybe. Did you think maybe you could have been pregnant? I can't remember. Or maybe it was just you're going
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through the fertility things something. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I was going through all the process, so I wasn't drinking alcohol. I was trying to like, do my best to like prepare my body. But yeah, I ended up getting pregnant later that year and was in October.
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Wow. Oh, my gosh. And she's Three already.
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She about to be three.
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Oh, my gosh. Time just flies. Like, I. I can't believe it.
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Like, I can't even believe I know. And then I see you guys too, online, and your families and your kids are getting so big and so big. It's like, it's wild.
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It's wild. Like. Like, I can't believe the boys are going to be sick soon. Like, that's just crazy.
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And birdie's gonna be nine, like the day before Mother's Day.
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So weird.
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May 9th, which is just crazy. Kids definitely let you know how fast life goes.
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Oh, yeah.
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You know what I mean? Yeah, it's just crazy.
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Well, kids make life go faster too, is what I realized. I used to think everyone's like, no, when you get in your 40s, it just goes by really fast.
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I'm like, well, no, because mainly all
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of us have kids in our 40s. And that's why it goes really fast.
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Yeah. So I have to ask Rosalie, do you notice, like, is she more like you or more like your husband?
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You know, it depends on the day. Right now she's real moody, which I think is me. Like, she gets real emo. And when I was growing up, my nickname was Eeyore because I would always feel sorry for myself and, like, nobody wants to play with me. And so, like, if she'll like, throw the ball and she doesn't catch it, then she'll be like and like, do a whole thing and, like, go hide her face and we'll be like, come on, let's just try it again. No, I can't do it. And, like, she'll get super emo about it. And I'm like, I think that's how I was. I think this is a little bit of me and I don't know where it comes from, but this how we just emo sometimes, you know?
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Hey, it happens. My son gets like, that. He gets a little emo at times. I couldn't believe her little mock stand up she did in the bathroom. That.
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That.
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I mean, that's where I'm like, she's you. That was like, look, I got chills. That was the cutest thing.
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Yeah, thank you. And I had no idea that that was gonna happen. I just threw my phone up real fast. Which is why you see, like, there's a shoe there' off. There's like, just all kinds of stuff all over the floor. Because, like, I had no time to prepare for this comedy special that we were about to film in my bathroom. She just started pretending to Be a stand up comedian. And so I grabbed my cell phone and I set it up on the floor in the corner. And then so I like introduce her and she's just like copying everything that I do that she sees me doing. Sound check and like she's waving like me and she's like doing the whole thing. She's gibberish, telling jokes and like she, she knows that you say words and at the end of words is a punchline and people laugh.
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Yeah.
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So like she said some pretend words and I didn't laugh. Like I didn't understand what was going. And she goes, can you laugh? And I was like, oh yes. Like the cutest thing I. I'm so blown away by how much she's soaking up and. Which also keeps me on my toes a little bit too because you know, she's watching all my bad parts, you know what I'm saying? And. Oh yeah, I was just telling this to my friend the other day. I was like, I need to be careful the way I respond to my husband when he be annoying me sometimes because she's watching me and I don't need her to be sassy with her puppy because she sees mommy get all. You know what I mean? So I gotta chill out.
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I mean, it's so wild cuz they watch everything. And so Mateo's seen a little bit of my wrestling, but I didn't realize there was this promo and it's like aired quite a bit. And he like saw it where I walk in and I'm like, can everyone please shut up? The most famous person just walked in the room. So I found out on picture day, he walked in and he goes, hey everyone, I just want you know I'm the most famous person in the room. And so the teachers were telling me and I'm like, so I, I said to him, I go, who, who even told you that? Like who. How do you even know the word famous? He goes, you did, you said it. And I was like, me or Nikki Bella? Mommy didn't say that. Yeah, but I'm like, dang. Like they. Because you know, they watch us wrestle now and like you a stand up. It's crazy what they pick up on and what they do to try to be us. I'm like, hey, we're all characters on stage.
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Well, you just. Yeah. And you just wrapped your family reunion tour. I mean, you did 100 shows and she was at every single one, right? Wow.
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Oh yeah. She was at most of them. All the bus tour ones. She came with us on the Bus everywhere we went, and she has never seen an actual show. The soundcheck is her show because by the time the show starts, she's already in bed, so. Oh, that's a lie. One show she did because it started at 4pm we did a matinee show. And so she was able to, like, watch me walk on stage and do the whole thing. And. But she got to watch just, like, a little bit of it, and then, you know, she can't watch a whole. She didn't even know what's happening. She's just, like, watching a few minutes of it. So she's yet to see a full show, but she has seen me, like, walk out the audience. It was kind of scary to her, you know, the audience, like, clapping and cheering. It was loud and wow. It was a lot for her senses. But, yeah, it's. It's just. It's a beautiful thing. She got to be with me on tour. Learning how to tour with a toddler is a whole thing. Tour bus.
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How do you even pack the tour bus? Do you have to have, like. Do you put a pack and play or what?
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Yes. Yeah, we did. And that trial and error, too. And I had reached out to a couple of friends of mine that were touring moms, one, both of them musicians. And they gave me some tips for, like, touring on a bus with a toddler. And so we would set up her playpen in the back room. That's typically, like, the lounge room that people can hang out in. Now it's a toddler room. So now we got her playpen, and the bus company had to, like, drill it down into the floor because the bus is moving so her playpen don't be sliding across the floor. So we had to nail down her playpen back there. We had all her books for bedtime. I had her humidifier. I had her sound machine. That was like a whole toddler den back there. And we had her little. Her chair that connects to the counter. We had it hooked up to the table in the little, like, kitchen area of the bush. This was a whole. It was like, hey, everybody, who's coming on this tour, guess what? This is a toddler tour now. So I hope you're okay with toddlers having fits, crying, waking up in the middle of night singing, oh, McDonald had a farm at 2:00am I hope everybody's okay with that, because that's about to happen too. So luckily, everybody on board my opener, he has three kids himself, so he's like, I, please, yeah, say less. I got this. And everybody Else was just a gem and so understanding. And Rosie came away with new aunties and uncles from the bus tour, so it was nice.
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Oh my gosh, I love.
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I love that.
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Okay, so my kids just had spring break and I know all you parents out there know how exhausting that can be entertaining them all day trying to find that energy in the late afternoon. Well, when your afternoon calls for a little extra lift, the new Starbucks Energy Refreshers are entering the chat in the best way. You're probably already a fan of Starbucks refreshers, right? Well, now you can power the moments that matter most with the new Starbucks Energy Refreshers. Now refreshers come with an extra boost of caffeine, which we absolutely love. Starbucks Energy Refreshers are a refreshing way to give your afternoon a real kick and finish your day feeling confident and recharged. During spring break, we do a lot of arts and crafts, but we also do a lot of walking to the parks and by the time the afternoon hits, I needed to make my Starbucks run to get the new Starbucks Mango Strawberry Energy Refresher. The mix of mango and strawberry is my absolute favorite. I mean it even comes with freeze dried strawberries which I love. This drink is so refreshing and definitely made the rest of my day enjoyable. Try the all new Energy Refreshers at Starbucks.
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Huh.
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Huh?
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Watching crime shows. Like, I like my crime shows, but I can't. I'm very intentional about what she sees and hears.
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Yeah.
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And so before I had her, I would see these videos of, like, little toddlers knowing the intro to Law and Order svu. And so many people would send me these videos being like, oh, my gosh, this is about to be your kid. Like, you know, mom's sitting there doing laundry with SBU in the background, and the kid is knowing the dun dun. And, like, all the moments and stuff, they're like, it's about to be your kid. Then I had a kid, and I was like, I don't want her listening to SBU or watching sbu. I don't want her knowing any of this stuff. So I didn't put it on the tv. So she doesn't see, like, adult shows at all?
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Yes.
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Which means I don't see adult shows at all. Like, I gotta wait till I go to bed. By then I get. You know how long it takes me to watch one episode of a show? Like, four days, because I can watch it in 15 minute increments.
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Yeah.
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It's so true.
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So true. It's crazy. Like, when I hear people binge shows, I'm like, how. Like, where do you have the time?
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That's when you get to go to hotel by yourself. And then I find myself going to bed super late because I'm like, oh, my gosh, I'm in bed and I'm gonna watch now four episodes straight with room service.
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Yeah.
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I don't have to clean up after myself. I don't come up after no one.
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Yeah. Yeah. But I don't even enjoy binging. I feel like after. Like, I watch the second episode, and I just feel like I need to go do something. Like, it doesn't. I don't know. It's not my thing.
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Isn't it wild how, like, I can't really commit to watching a movie because I'm like an hour and a half to two hours, like that is a lot of time. But I'll sit and I'll scroll on Instagram and next thing you know, an hour and a half has gone by and I'm like, wait, hold on. How did this happen? Yeah, I hate that.
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I hate that.
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I literally will start to pray and be like, God, just don't give me urges to go on Instagram because, like, I'll be so disappointed that, like, I just wasted all that time when I could have did something like productive or, you know, at least learned, at least watch a movie from like 1840 and learned about a war at that time. But instead, no, I scrolled Instagram watching. They got that. I'm like, what?
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They got me.
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I get so mad about it.
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Unless it's your stand ups, then I don't feel bad. Like, you know the ones.
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Yeah, thank you.
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You know. Yeah.
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I was crying laughing at your Costco one when you're talking about the Kirkland. You're part of the Kirkland game with all that whole thing and Carolyn.
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Yeah, Kirkland girl.
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Yeah.
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I mean, and even what you were
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saying about the taste testers, I literally like was crying laughing because I'm like, dude, I'm like, you know what I love about you, Angela, is you've evolved with your stand up. It's like, you know when you were on the podcast last, Nicole and I were saying, like when you did the nail salon, I mean, you like went everywhere. I mean, so iconic. But it's like crazy because we've like evolved with you and I know, well,
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that's why I'm so the ugly baby. Just seen your trailer. I'm like, oh, I can't wait for this. Because I felt all of it. I was like, yep, yeah.
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Which we gotta really dive into that in a little bit. But I just love how much you're. You're now you're bringing in the motherhood and all of that into your stand up. It's so great.
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Thanks, Queen. Listen, my stand up journey, my material has always been about my life and whatever it is that I'm currently going through. So, like in my first hour special, I'm young, I'm in my early 20s. I'm talking about how I don't want kids, how the different, the ways guys hit on me, different, specific to their ethnicity. And like, I'm like talking about like young, young stuff going out, like getting in fights, like going to the club, whatever, whatever. Then evolved Then I get married. Now I'm talking about, like, oh, what? It's like being married then. And I'm still talking about how we don't want kids. And I'm always talking about, like, whatever my life is going through. My last hour special, I had moved to the south, so I'm like, California girl living in the South. This is a fish out of water experience. Let me tell you what I'm learning now. I'm like, hey, remember when I said I didn't want kids? Jk, Here I am. I'm a mom now, and I'm in my 40s. I'm a geriatric mom. Let's talk about that for a second. So I'm always talking about whatever I'm going through currently in life. And so this is my new season of life. So it's like a new version of me, but still me. Like, it's still same old Ange, but now she's this new version. She's like a mom version. And it's. It's. It was very important for me. This. This hour was super vulnerable for me. I. This is the most vulnerable I've ever been on stage sharing things. I'm talking about breastfeeding, where before I would never even mention my boobs because I don't want anybody to look at my boobs while I'm on stage because I need you to listen to the words that I'm saying, not look at my body and what I look like. And that was something I had to work through in the beginning of my career when people didn't really know who I was. I was fresh off the Raiderette. So I'm like, you know, like, coming through with, like, full glam hair and makeup, like, wearing cute little, like, half tops. And I would go on stage, and I could not. I remember I was in Miami at the improv comedy club there, and I could not get the crowd on my team. Like, they just were not feeling me. And I came back in the green room getting ready for the next show, and the manager was like, okay, for this next show, I want you to put your hoodie on and take your lipstick off and put your hair in a ponytail. And I was like, okay. So I did that. So now I'm out there with jeans, tennies, hoodie hair in a ponytail, no lipstick. It was like night and day difference. The way the audience responded to me because the women didn't feel threatened. The men weren't really sexualizing me while I was on stage because I was now like the girl next door type of vibe. I was kind of tomboyish. I was like, you know what I mean? And they were listening to what I was saying as opposed to what I looked like. And I feel like through my career, I definitely leaned far into that where there's some, I mean, we see now, like my, My friends like Nikki Glazer and Amy Schumer, who can, like, wear hot dresses and like, still be. Be hot and sexy, telling their stand up. And they are great at that. I found for me, where my comfort zone was, at least in the beginning of my career and still now is like, I try to just go out very listen to my words, don't look at me, don't look at my body. And that's what worked for me. And so I, I tried not to call attention to my body unless I was making fun of myself. My very first hour special, I make fun of how I don't have a butt. And I would be like, I'm gonna wear a shirt that says I have a big butt in the back. So I say, just kidding. You know, that way when guys check me out, I'd be like, ah, totally got you. You know, jokes on both of us now. So I would make fun of myself in my body. So in this hour, like, I'm talking about breastfeeding. I'm talking about what happened to my boobs. I'm talking about how they changed. And it's. For me, like, that was something more vulnerable for me to share this, what I'm going through with my body for this audience of, like, mixed people, different ages, different ethnicities, Men, women, gay, straight, like, all kind of different people. I'm like, hey, y', all, let me tell you what happened to my boobs. Like that, for me, I was like, I would never do that before, but now I'm just like, I'm a mom now. Let me tell you what happened. Yeah, I, I'm very proud of this hour. And I just, I hope people connect with it and, and love it and, and enjoy it and see themselves in it, even if you didn't have kids and you didn't go through that. But you, you see your sister, you see your mom, you see your. Whoever it is in your life that, you know, you're like, oh, my gosh. Yep, I feel that. I see that. You know what I mean?
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I even seen your trailer, and I love that it's coming out Mother's Day weekend, but even seeing your trailer on Mother's Day, yeah, it's so refreshing to actually laugh at that. Kind of stuff, because I feel like, as women, like, you know, it is embarrassing and there's things. But then when we can, like, bring light to it and, like, have fun with it, it makes it just. I don't know, it feels better. It feels more natural.
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You get why moms start to hang out with moms, and we have our own community because our bodies change. They never really go back. And we just understand each other more than anyone else because we get the changes and then what we go through, and it never changes in life. Like, everything's just on our shoulders. And I just. Yeah.
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And so much I didn't know and understand about moms when I became one. And, yes, all my friends had kids. I love all. All my nieces and nephews very involved in their lives. And I never fully understood what my friends were going through, what my sister was going through, what my mom went through. Like, I never fully understood and fully connected until it happened to me. And then that's why I say, not when I became a mom until it happened to me. You know what I mean? And I, I, I wish I could go back in time and show up differently for my friends and family members that were having babies just now that I know, like, how I could really support them, really help them, really feel for them and, like, hold space for that. I wish I could go back in time and be like, girl, let me come over and just do your dishes for you. You know what I mean? Like, let me just Let me come hold the baby while you go take a nap. Like, I wish I could go back in time and do that for some of my friends.
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Totally.
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Well, I think of, like, Bri, it's fine. Like, bring Birdie to New York. We're filming total divas. Like, you're fine. You know, Come on. And they would come and be in the hotel room, but, like, now seeing it and, like, some of the things that Brie and Birdie had to do when Bernie was a baby, I'm like, dang. I'm like, it's like I, I wanted, like, helped her in a bit, but, like, to know how it really is, like, wild.
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Yeah. But. And I, you know, because we all became moms later. And so I even think of some of my friends in their 20s, and I never, like, even reached out to be like, is breastfeeding hard? Like, I never.
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And I'm like, why didn't I question it? Yeah, I was at the club. It's like, party, you know?
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But I'm just like, I, I'm like, You, Angela. I just wish sometimes I could go back and, like you said, just, like, go do their dishes or even, like,
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I was going have fun for a night.
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Like, I.
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You trust me, I'll do it for free. You don't even to pay me. I'll just watch your baby sleep for, like, four hours. You guys go have fun, like, anything. I agree. Did none of that, especially now, because we all know, like, you would love to just have someone you trust, like, step in and be like, hey, I'll watch your kid for a few hours. Like, go get your nails done. Like, just to have someone you trust for sure.
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I'm finding I. I don't trust a lot of people.
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No.
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Like, I. Girl, they're like, okay, you want to put her in the Sunday school class? No. No, I don't. Can I come in the Sunday school class? No, you need to have a background check. Well, background check me, because.
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Yeah.
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So I am exactly like you, by the way. Okay.
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So I used to be like that, too. And to even the point with Sunday school, I would sit outside the class, and Brian would be like, you're missing all of church. And I'm like, well, God understands. I have to be out here and protect my kids. And then I finally got used to it. I finally was like, you know what? After being out here for a month straight, if not longer, I. I finally felt good where I could go sit in the church and then. And the kids love Sunday school. Like, they love it. But it was. It's so funny because I was the exact same. And I literally, like, people.
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Right.
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Thought it was crazy they'd see me just sit out there.
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Yeah.
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But the whole time.
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Only thing is, like, hers is, like, gonna be three, right? No. Yeah, it's gonna be. Yeah. I feel like they have to fully talk so they could tell you things that happen. But one time, I was sitting in church, and Bree's like, it'll be fine. And I swear my angels were tugging at me. I'm like, I think I'm gonna go check on the kids. As I was walking out, the boys. Our boys had opened up the gate and were running straight to the road, and I came and intercepted that. And so I haven't been back because I go, see, this is why I don't do this stuff, which I. I know eventually I'll get comfortable because he's getting teenage or like, babe, you know, not to open up the gate. Okay. Like, come on. But then I was like, they were probably three.
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Yeah.
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And I was like, haven't Been back since I do it at home, but I just can't go. So I feel you on that.
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Yeah.
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C
When she's in a certain age that she can like communicate things and understand things, like we're, we're teaching her, you know, like about her body and what is private? And, like, teaching her the actual names. This is your vagina. This is. This is your butt. This is. These are your boobs, your nipples. Like, I'm teaching her all the correct verbiage and learning everything. Like, I. I forget where I was. I had seen. They said, like, if a. A child can communicate their body parts, it's almost like a deterrent to pre. When they know that they can articulate what's happening to their body.
B
Yeah.
C
So I'm like, I'm telling her all her body parts and, you know, all that kind of stuff and just trying to. Like, at her age, she's so young, she doesn't understand, but I'm like, these are private parts. Nobody can touch my private parts. And I said to her the. The other day, I. I started teaching her, like, if, you know, we say, like, these are my private parts. You can't touch my breast. You can't touch my vagina. You can't. I'm telling her all these things. And, like, sometimes she, like, gets. At other times, she's just, like, still playing with her, you know, bath toys and whatever. And the other day, my husband was telling me he was reading a book and putting her to bed, and so she's, like, sitting on his lap and he's, like, moving her leg around, and she goes, you can't touch my body.
B
He was right.
A
Like, and he goes, where is she
C
learning that you can't touch my body? I was like, oh, that. Well, that's. Yeah, I'm teaching her, like, in bath time is, like, telling people, like, you can't touch my body. Like, obviously at her age, she has to figure out, you know, totally when that's appropriate to say that. But anyways, I'm starting young. I'm teaching her as much as I can at her age. You know what I mean? What? She is totally able to comprehend. But just do my best, you know, this is my first time being mom. I don't know what I'm doing, but I'm just like, no, no, you're smart, though.
B
You're very smart. I. I've done that with te. I always do. And I tell them all the right words exactly for how you said it. And I tell him, like, who? Like, no one's allowed to see it. No one's allowed to touch it. This is the name of it, and this is why you need to know the names of it. And I feel bad because I've really have talked to him a lot about the Stranger Danger Z. And so this lady was Saying hi to him at the coffee shop, and he's like, stranger danger. But he also usually says hi to people. And she goes, oh, my gosh, I'm so sorry. I think I scared your son. But then I wanted to be like, I don't know, you might not have good vibes because he can be really friendly to people. But this one, he was, like, straight up, like, stranger danger. And I, like, was double looking at her.
A
Like, she might have given him a weird smile.
B
There's something he definitely. And he ran to me. But because he's so, like, loves to talk to people and stuff, I just needed him to know because one day someone was dropping off a package, and he. I could hear all of a sudden go, hi, I'm Mateo. And, like, going a thing. And I ran out there. And then I was like, like, you can't just, like, walk up to people like that. And he's like, oh. But I introduced myself, so they're my friend. And I'm like, oh, no. So we've had a lot of those talks, which I can tell it scared him a little bit, but he needs to know. I'm like, if they say puppies in
A
a car, you don't go there. They do need to know.
C
Yeah.
A
It's part of growing.
C
I have a question for both of you.
A
Yeah.
C
Of how do you handle. Because you are famous and people recognize you, and when you're out in public with your kids, and maybe people ask for a picture, or they just say, hey, big fan. Or they just communicate with you. Right. In a way that's not normal for other people. Maybe they fawn a little bit. Maybe they're just like, oh, my gosh, I love you. Oh, my God, I love when you, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, whatever, and you're kind to them and you're, you know, engaging with them, being very nice, whatever. How do you explain that to your kids? Of, like, you know, we're friendly with everybody, but that doesn't mean, like, you can just go up to a stranger and, like, like you said, like, go be their friend and walk away with them. Even though they see us talking to strangers, being like, yeah, great. Oh, thank you so much. Hugs, whatever, you know?
B
Yeah, for sure. So that has definitely been hard. And I feel like that's what made him so friendly, is because people would come up. I'm like, oh, Teo, say hi. You know, they're right. Trying to say hi. And I feel like then that is what's made him be okay with people, with, you know, just Saying hi to everyone. And so I've had to have those talks. And I remember for a little bit, Birdie started to ask, like, well, why aren't they asking for my autograph or my photo? Or my photo.
A
Yeah.
B
And Bria to have a talk with her about that. Yeah.
A
And, you know, it's interesting because how I handle strangers into that. Like, I'm very friendly, and I'm a people pleaser. Where my husband instantly, when they start coming because I'm with my family, please give us privacy to every single person. To where I will, like, feel uncomfortable at times because I just like, oh, they probably feel weird now. And, like, I film with them and.
B
Yeah.
A
But Brian's like, you know, our kids didn't sign up for it. So until the day they're like, they're okay with. They can tell me they're okay with it, then I'll allow it. So he's like, really great at setting boundaries.
B
See, I'm.
A
I'm not. I'm.
B
But I just have. That's why I have to explain.
C
I'm so, like, you.
B
Yeah.
C
People pleaser. I feel like. Like I don't want to offend them. You know what I mean? Like, I don't come off mean. I. I. Oh, I get so uneasy. And I would feel weird, too, if. If Manny was here being like, nope. With my family, I'd be like, so sorry next time.
B
Yes, exactly. That's exactly how it is.
A
I'm always like, sorry. And Brian's like, you don't need to say sorry. I'm like, no, I don't know. I'm like, I know. Don't want people to feel weird because I see them.
B
It.
A
It gets very awkward.
B
It gets very awkward. But at least, you know, when she gets to a certain age, you'll be able to have those conversations. Like Tao being five and a half. And I feel like that was around the age you start to have those conversations with Birdie, with the autograph and the photos. And I think they. They start to understand, like, okay, so they just want your photo or to talk to you or. Yeah.
A
And, you know, I'm open with Birdie now. I mean, she's going to be nine, so it's, like, weird how our conversations are now. Like, it blows my mind.
C
Wow.
A
But she'll ask me about fame, and I tell her I'm like, there. I tell her, like, the positives, the negatives, and. But what you do sign up for and, like, this type of career that I picked. And. And so, you know, and I told her, like, you know, if it's something that, like, you look at Daddy, he doesn't enjoy it. So Daddy's taking a big step out of it, and, you know, we talk, and so I think she. She.
B
Mommy loves it. Just kidding. No, you don't.
C
I know.
B
At all. Kidding because you're.
A
Yeah, no, but she.
B
But I wonder if that's what she thinks in her end. Like.
A
No, she doesn't. Okay. But she. But it's interesting because she looks at it. Just. It's neat to see how she looks at it now. And when we're out, I. There are more people who'll be like, hey, I know you're with your family, but I just want to say, like, big fan.
B
Yeah.
A
Majority people are respectful.
B
Yeah.
A
But. And she does way better with it now. Like, she'll kind of just be like, oh, that was cool. So it's nice when they get older and they can understand where my son will just kind of, like, start wanting to wrestle the person or say a lot, too.
B
Like, why do you want a photo with my mommy? And I'm like, hey, yeah.
A
Oh, my buddy will always be like. Like, brie bell. You know this Brie bell. I'm like, okay, okay. But, like, yeah, like, he makes it almost, like, weirder. I'm just like, oh, my.
C
Weirder.
A
But my daughter, like, she does great with it now, which. But, you know, it's interesting because I look at Birdie, and I really feel like how she watches it all. She doesn't want to be a part of any of it. Like, now that she's, like, old enough to kind of recognize everything, like, she does want to be in pictures. She. She literally asked me. She goes, can you please not put me on social media? Because I hear there's a lot of predators on there. Like, straight up, told me, wow, I won't post you. And even, like, when I won the title at WrestleMania, I asked her. I'm like, hey, I wanted to put some photos. And, like, we have a good memory. She's like, yeah, yeah, that's fine. But nothing else. Like, she tells me not to put her on. And so. And I respect.
C
I love that.
A
Okay, good for me, too.
B
I love.
A
Yeah. Where my son, like, the minute you see a camera, he's like, cheese. Like, I'm like, oh, my gosh, it's not for you. I'm filming the chickens. I'm like, get out of here. He, like, loves the camera. I'm like, no, I'm so cute.
B
He does.
A
Yeah.
B
He got the Dimples for it.
A
Oh, my gosh.
B
So, Brie, will. Should we play a game?
A
I say we play a game.
B
Okay, so we have a game that we want to play called Ugly Baby Jeopardy. So, of course, in honor of your new special, we thought it'd be fun to play a quick game of Ugly Baby Jeopardy. We have a Jeopardy. Board with five categories. Mom Mode Tour, Life, Comedy, Confessions, Ugly Baby, and Fungilla Gratitude. Did I say that right?
A
Yes.
C
Yeah.
B
Bundle of Gratitude. You get to choose 5 total questions from whichever categories you wish. There are no wrong answers. Just honest. So let's pull up your board. We even made a really cute board.
A
Yeah, yeah.
C
Look at this. You know, this is professional.
B
Listen, I know.
A
Okay, so you pick a category, and then you pick a number.
C
All right, I will take mom mode for 200, please.
A
All right. One thing pre mom Angela would never believe about current you.
C
So when my daughter's throwing a tantrum, before, when I would see kids throwing tantrum, I'd be like, that kid need a spank. Just go give him a pow.
B
Pow.
C
Okay, now I'm the mom that's like. Like, hey, hey, hey. Let me talk to you for a second. And I'm, like, so regulated that I help her regulate her emotions. And I never in my wildest dreams thought that I would be that mom, especially because I could get real sassy. You know what I mean? So I was like, oh, my gosh, if he. If she's asked me, I'm about to sass her right back. But maybe, like, when she's a teenager, we might go toe to toe. I don't know. But I. I think pre mom Angela would look at me now and be like, dang, girl, you got soft.
B
Yeah, I love that, though.
A
And do you think at all that comes too with age? Because I feel like I'm a lot like that. But I feel like because I had kids when I was older, I have more patience. Like, or maybe I would have been like that my 20s. But I feel like I was so much spicier in my 20s.
C
I don't know, it could be that maybe I'm too tired to deal with it. I'm just like, hey, hey, let's don't do that.
B
Well. And I feel like, though, like how they always say, like, a baby girl softens the dad, but I feel strong women, kids soften us. So I feel like all three of us are strong women. And I feel like our kids just soften us.
A
It's true, you know, they definitely soften me.
B
Yeah, for sure. For sure. Okay, next one.
C
Okay, let's do ugly baby for 300, please.
A
All right. A time you had to laugh to keep from crying, girl.
C
Shoots. Honestly, this special that I did, this is my first time directing, so I wrote it, performed it, produced it, directed it. This was my first time doing all the things, and so I'm learning a lot because it's my first time doing all the things, so I'm learning so much. I'm learning what I would have changed, what I would have done differently, and, like, getting in those. Those. Having those moments where this is wrong, that is wrong, that is wrong, and, like, I don't know how to fix it, but I'm the leader. I'm the one doing all the things. And having those moments of, like, this is what it takes to take a risk on yourself, to go for your dreams, whatever they may be. You. You don't wait until you know how to do it perfectly. You just say, I'm gonna do it, and you just do it. And then in that process, you find yourself being like, no, I'm good.
B
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, my gosh.
C
Totally was lit wrong, but that's okay, you know? Yeah. So I would say this whole process of my new hour special, definitely.
A
Good. Good for you, Angela.
C
Yeah.
B
That's amazing.
A
Did it give you the bug to want to do more directing?
C
Yes, and, like. Yes. And not until later. Like, I need a break. I need to, like, let my brain rest. This is so much work. I need to let my brain rest and also emotionally involved in it. I. I would like to direct for my friends and do some of their specials, but I. I feel like I still want to, like, learn a little bit more. Like, I see the mistakes that I made with my own. I'm like, I don't want to make mistakes on somebody else's special, you know? So it's like, yes, I do want to, but also, that's a lot of pressure and a lot of weight to carry, so I want to make sure that I'm prepared to do that for somebody else.
A
Yeah, yeah, for sure. But that's amazing. And when you are writing your jokes and you're putting the show together, do you go out to, like, local spots and practice in front of a crowd before you do the big one? Yeah.
C
Yeah, for sure. I do a writing tour before I do my actual tour. And there's no name to the writing tour. It's just basically, I just do dates in, like, my B and C markets, and I'll go to smaller comedy clubs and kind of fly under the radar to try new material. And I do that. For me, it takes me about a year and a half of writing and coming up with new material, and then I start my official tour of my new hour. But that's how long it takes me to write. I take a long time to write.
B
Wow, that's so cool. It's.
A
That's why it's so good.
B
Yeah. I feel like. Did you get that from.
A
Yeah.
C
Yeah.
A
Do you watch Hacks at all?
C
I watched the first season. I need to get back into it. I enjoyed it, but I just. I fell off. Yeah.
B
One of the seasons does that goes under the radar to those markets for writing until she's gonna do, like, her big tours.
A
So that's why.
B
That's why I asked. Looked at Brian like, you get that from hacks? Like, that question.
A
Yeah. But I was just like, you stand up comedians. Like you guys. A lot of work. I mean, and a lot of pressure. Yeah.
B
To make people laugh.
C
That's a lot of.
B
Of pressure.
A
I can't even imagine. And so when a joke doesn't go good. So when you're like, at these B.C. markets or you kind of just. You scratch it. You're just like. Or you, like, re. Try to re. Like, I don't know. Do it, like, put it together.
C
Yes. And do all of it. Sometimes it's like, I'm gonna try that a little bit differently for the next show because I feel like there's something there, but that wasn't it. And I'll try it a few times, and if I try it however many times, I'm like, this ain't working. Scratch. Move on.
B
Yeah.
A
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B
Okay, three more. Next one.
C
Okay, three more. Let's do comedy confessions for 100 please.
B
A joke that almost got you in trouble.
C
I mean the nail salon joke. Yeah. That is so viral. It became a part of pop culture to where like if you are in a new city and you need to go get your nails done, you want to google nail salon. My joke is going to pop up before any local nail salon will pop up. It became a part of people's lexicon. When they're talking, they're quoting this with their friends, with their sisters, with their mom, with whoever. This joke people love so much. But there's also some people who hate it so much and it's like it, it was one of those things where either loved it or you hated it. And for me personally, the way I write my material is I know that I'm never mean spirited in whatever it is that I'm saying in my observations. So if I can sleep at the end of the night where I don't feel guilty and I don't feel like, oh, I'm doing something bad, I'm okay with that joke because I'm always going to disappoint somebody. I'm always going to offend somebody. No matter what I say, no matter what I'm talking about, somebody will always be offended and disappointed. So as long as I can sleep and my conscience is clear when I put my head on the pillow, then I'm okay.
A
Oh, that's good. See I love that. Yeah, I, I love all your jokes. So never once felt anything, you know?
B
Okay, next one, two more.
C
Okay, tour life for 200 please.
B
This is fun, right? I love this one thing. You always over pack
C
clothes. So dumb. I, I pack way too many Clothes. And what happens is I just wear the same ones over and over, and I never get to that one dress that I brought. I don't even like wearing dresses. Why did I bring this dress? You know what I mean? But I'm gonna bring it, and I'll probably bring it in two colors just in case. I'm not gonna wear the one color. Why did I do this? I don't know.
A
I'll do the same. Because I'm always like, just in case I go to get invited to a dinner and then I have something, you know? Like, I always think like that, and I'm like, I don't ever want to go to a dinner. I want to go back to my room. But I'm like, you.
C
Yeah. I'm gonna bring these heels just in case we want to, like, go out one night. Girl, I ain't going out. And if I do, I ain't gonna wear heels. Why did I bring these?
B
That's right.
C
So true.
B
Oh, my God.
A
So true.
B
All right, last one.
C
Okay, last one. Fungala. Gratitude for 300, please.
B
Who in your life deserves flowers right now?
C
Right now? Oh, my manager. Oh, man. He has been in the. The thick of it with me for this, our special, like I said, doing all the things. Directing, producing, all of that. He has been so helpful in, like, where I'm. I'm getting my thoughts out in my notes. Like, okay, I'm not liking this in the edit. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. I don't like if any. If we can move this here. If there's another shot we could put here, but then maybe make sure the audio is doing blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. And he's right in the thick of it with me, typing up all my notes. Notes and making sure that the editor gets all my notes so that I don't have to, like, think out my notes and then take the time to write. This process would have been so, so long, so much longer than it has been. But he's, like, in the thick of it with me, like, making phone calls and being like, you know what? Let's just get on the line. Let's. Let's set up a meeting with you so you could go sit with the editor and do it. You know, Like, I. My manager. I am so grateful for him. He's not on my manager. He's my producing partner. He's my friend, and I'm just so, so grateful for my manager, Stephen Gordon Walker.
B
Oh, I love that. That's so cute.
A
Flowers to you.
B
Yes. Flowers to you.
A
Gosh. It's. It is true. I mean, I even think of, you know, our team, like, people. They work so hard. They do, to make things easier, make
B
our dreams come true, you know?
A
So great.
B
Yeah.
A
Well, Angela, we are so excited. Excited for Mother's Day to come to watch ugly baby on YouTube. I honestly cannot wait. Just watch.
B
Cannot wait.
A
I mean, obviously, seeing the family reunion tour, everything was just hilarious, so. And watching the trailer for Ugly Baby, I am like, okay, this is like the perfect Mother's Day wine time. All you moms, you guys need to get your glass of wine, sit and watch this stand up. So I am so excited for you.
B
So excited for you. And also, everyone, make sure to tune into your podcast. Fun July. Is that drop episodes every week?
C
Yes. So funula drops every Tuesday. The premise of my podcast is gratitude. I get to know each guest through the lens of gratitude. We ask you five things that you're grateful for and your matitude, which is the one thing that makes you mad and gets on your nerves. So you guys gotta come and be on my podcast, and we'll do your magnitudes and gratitudes. Would love to have you.
B
Have you.
A
Oh, my gosh, we would love that for sure. Well, we always end our episodes with a little inspiration, affirmation. Is there any type of gratitude or quote that you'd love to live our Listen? Leave our listeners with.
C
Yes, Queens. Okay, so my quote is, do you and do you well, and what that means to me is show up as the best version of you yourself in every room that you walk into. Don't try to be your neighbor. Don't try to be that girl on Instagram that seems like she has it all together. Don't try to be like your co worker who everybody loves her. Maybe I should be more like her. Nah, Queen. Show up in every room that you walk into and do you and do you well to the best of your ability. Because there's only one you. There's nobody like you. Nobody has your point of view. Nobody has your childhood trauma. Nobody has your parents. Nobody has your siblings. Nobody. Nobody has that one time you went through this. Nobody has that one time that you overcame this. There's nobody like you. There's only one you. So every room that you walk into, do you and do you well, love that.
B
Amen.
A
Honestly, that is how you end an episode.
B
Yes, I agree. Well, Angela, thank you so much. And again, everyone make sure to check out Ugly Baby on Mother's Day on YouTube and then, you know, hear gratitude and matitudes on Angela's podcast, Fungula. And you can also get episodes or you could get videos of this episodes, of course, on our IG page, Tick Tock, Facebook, and the Nicki and Brie shows also on SiriusXM Stars109. All right, well, thank you for coming on our show.
A
Oh my gosh, it was so great seeing you again, Angela.
C
You too. It was great chatting with you guys, catching up a little bit. You know I love you and I support you from afar and I'm just, I'm so proud of you. You guys, thanks for having me on.
B
Yes, thank you for coming on.
A
We'll be in Nashville soon, so we'll reach out.
C
Yes, please do. We'll be here.
A
Good. Love it.
B
Bye.
C
Bye. Bye.
A
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B
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Episode: Anjelah Johnson-Reyes: Ugly Baby & Toddler Tour Life
Date: May 4, 2026
Host: Nikki & Brie Garcia (with guest Anjelah Johnson-Reyes)
Podcast by: SiriusXM
This heartfelt and hilarious episode brings comedian Anjelah Johnson-Reyes to the show to dive into her personal journey through motherhood, balancing her career, touring the country with a toddler, the making of her new comedy special "Ugly Baby," and the evolution of her comedic voice. Nikki and Brie, both fellow moms, deeply relate to Anjelah’s adventures and struggles, inviting open dialogue about the challenges and joys of modern motherhood, vulnerability on stage, and the delicate act of learning on the go.
On Mom Vulnerability:
"This is the most vulnerable I've ever been on stage...I'm talking about breastfeeding, what happened to my boobs..." (18:47–22:00, Anjelah)
On Supporting Moms:
"I wish I could go back in time and show up differently for my friends and family members that were having babies." (24:22, Anjelah)
On Setting Boundaries as a Famous Parent:
"Our kids didn't sign up for it...so until the day they're okay with it, then I'll allow it." (36:11, Nikki paraphrasing her husband)
On Evolving Comedy:
"I'm always talking about whatever I'm going through currently in life...so this is my new season of life." (18:47, Anjelah)
Anjelah answers playful and poignant “Jeopardy”-style questions themed to her new comedy special.
Anjelah’s final advice:
"Do you and do you well...show up as the best version of yourself in every room that you walk into...There’s nobody like you. Every room that you walk into, do you and do you well." (53:46, Anjelah)
If you haven’t heard the full episode, this conversation is recommended for parents (especially moms), comedy fans, or anyone navigating a new life season. It provides laughter, camaraderie, and permission to embrace every stage of change—“do you and do you well” (53:46).