Moms Unhinged Comedy

Can you be a great mom and still want more? Comedian Jennifer Rawlings thinks so. While raising five kids, Jennifer built a career that took her around the world—from comedy clubs to military bases to war zones. Along the way, she learned that motherhood doesn't have to mean putting your entire identity on hold. In this episode, Jennifer joins Andrea Marie to talk about chasing big dreams while ra...

Some moms order a cake and call it a day. Merit Kahn recruited football players, cheerleaders, train enthusiasts, and family members in costume. Comedians Andrea Marie and Merit swap birthday party stories from childhood and motherhood, including basement parties, Chuck E. Cheese birthdays, homemade cakes, sibling jealousy, and the lengths parents will go to create a memorable celebration. Somewhe...

Most middle schoolers have a favorite video game. Gosia Betancourt's son has a plan for Stanford, Olympic aspirations, and a training schedule that would make most adults need a nap. In this episode, Andrea Marie talks with Gosia about youth sports, gifted kids, online school, and the moment her son decided he was done with gymnastics after years of training. It's a story about big dreams, changin...

Remember when you thought your kids would just eat what you served? In this episode, comedian Emily Holden joins Andrea Marie to swap stories about picky eaters, dinner table negotiations, and the surprisingly strong opinions children develop about food. They talk about kids who won't eat sandwiches, kids who think ketchup belongs on everything, and why feeding a family can feel like running a res...

Have you ever paid a ridiculous amount of money for an activity your child ended up hating? Welcome to summer camp. This week, Andrea Marie, Zoe Rogers, and Jody Carroll discuss camp registration madness, sleepaway camp anxiety, and baseball camp disasters. Plus, the emotional rollercoaster of realizing your kid's best friend in February is now their mortal enemy. If your kids are headed to camp t...

Why does nobody tell women what menopause is actually like? This week on Moms Unhinged, Andrea Marie sits down live with Dr. Savita Ginde from Boulder Valley Health Center to talk about menopause symptoms, mom chaos, and why women were made to feel “crazy” during this stage of life for way too long. They also get into itchy ears (apparently that’s a symptom now), parenting twin boys, airport disas...

Raising three kids while doing standup comedy means sometimes the Tooth Fairy is doing her best. This week, comedian Zoe Rogers joins Moms Unhinged to talk about parenting giant teenage boys, doing standup while visibly pregnant, and why nobody in her house is allowed to be productive for more than 30 seconds. Andrea and Zoe also get into late-night comedy shows, dinosaur books at 1am, and the cha...

After 31 years of teaching elementary school, Patricia Forehand thought she knew exactly how life would go. Then a life-changing diagnosis forced her to ask a terrifying question: What if “later” never comes? So in her 50s, Patricia did something completely unexpected — she walked into an open mic and became a stand-up comedian. In this episode, Patricia shares how motherhood, marriage, empty nest...

Some moms get flowers for Mother’s Day. Donna Lee found out her mom had been secretly storing years of unopened crystal gifts in a cabinet. In this episode, Andrea sits down with fellow Moms Unhinged comedians Donna Lee and Stephanie McHugh for a Mother’s Day conversation that quickly turns into stories about chaotic family traditions, emotional homemade gifts, and the complicated politics of adul...

Anne Stesney didn’t take the usual path into comedy. She started, got discouraged, quit… and then came back anyway. In this episode, Anne talks about being the only woman over 40 at open mics, how a random Zoom mic pulled her back in, and why one person saying “you’re really funny” was enough to keep her going. We also get into raising a kid in New York City (where “go play outside” is not a real...

Kids’ sports start out innocent. A sign-up sheet, a jersey, maybe a Saturday morning game. And then suddenly you’re discussing travel teams, buying new gear every season, and wondering how this became your entire weekend. This week, Andrea is joined by comedians Stacy Pederson and Amanda Marks to talk about the reality of kids’ sports. They get into cost, the chaos, and the part where you accident...

Parenting is a lot… so naturally we’re comparing it to wine. This week, I’m joined by Danielle Frank, author of A Wine Lover’s Guide to Parenting (yes, you need this), and we get into why raising kids and drinking wine have more in common than you’d expect. From being the “fun aunt” who gets to send kids home, to navigating life as a bonus mom, Danielle shares stories that are equal parts hilariou...

Lisa Trank thought she’d never get married. Definitely never have kids. So naturally… she had three by 43, including surprise twins. In this episode, Lisa shares the moment she went in thinking she had the flu and walked out finding out she was having twins. Plus, what it really looked like to raise “triplets separated by two years,” and how she found humor in the middle of a very full, very fast...

Teaching your kid how to drive sounds like a normal parenting milestone. Until you’re actually in the car. This week, we’re talking about the chaos of teen drivers. Parking lot lessons, mixing up the gas and brake, kids who refuse to learn, and the ones who probably shouldn’t have. We get into the fear, the cost, the lack of sleep, and why this might be one of the most stressful parts of parenting...

What happens when the “fun adult” becomes the one making the rules? Andrea Marie sits down with comedian Monica Nevi to talk about standup, stepparenting, and the moment a harmless joke turns into a call from the teacher. They get into becoming a stepmom in real time, why some kids need more structure than you think, and what it looks like to parent without yelling (in theory vs reality). Follow M...

Spring break comes with a lot of expectations… and usually a fair amount of chaos. Andrea Marie is joined by fellow mom comedians Stephanie McHugh and Merit Kahn to share the trips that sounded like a good idea at the time… from cross-country drives to Hawaii vacations that didn’t quite go as planned. Along the way, they get into the pressure moms feel to make everything magical, and why that almo...

Julie Drake raised two kids on her own and learned pretty quickly that moms will always find a way to make things work. In this episode, she shares how she fell in love with stand-up comedy, what pushed her to finally try it, and the parenting story that had her kids asking, “What is wrong with you?” Because moms will always figure it out… one way or another. In this episode: 👉 The moment Julie d...

Toddlers change their minds every five minutes. One minute they love something, the next minute they refuse it completely. Comedian Liz Glazer, who recently made her debut on The Tonight Show, joins the Moms Unhinged podcast to talk about the chaos and comedy of parenting a two-year-old. Liz shares stories about toddler logic, parenting anxiety spirals, and the everyday moments that turn into stan...

After two amazing shows in Minden, Nebraska and Dodge City, Kansas, the moms gather at the Airbnb for nachos, Cabernet, and the real after-party conversation. In this unfiltered post-show chat, Andrea Marie, Nancy Norton, and Stacy Pederson talk about the post-show high (and crash), how they turn messy mom thoughts into relatable comedy, and why saying the quiet parts out loud is so healing. They...

She thought she’d missed her window. Instead, Janae Burris became a mom at 42. One minute it was “let’s rock the streets,” the next it was high-risk pregnancy research and confronting the realities Black women face. Janae opens up to Andrea Marie about fear, medical bias, and processing all of it while still trying to keep a comedy career moving. Because nothing says “career pivot” like a positive...

For the first time, we’re mixing things up and bringing in a comedian who isn’t on the tour. Lynn Harris is the founder of GOLD Comedy, where women and non-binary creators build comedy careers, take classes, find community, and actually get their work seen. We talk about why women are still told they’re “not funny,” building a standup career before kids, trying to do late-night sets after kids, an...

You spend years worrying about naps, screen time, and whether they’ll ever put their shoes on the right feet. Then one day, they’re grown. And somehow… you’re still parenting. This episode of Moms Unhinged is all about that stage no one really warns you about. Comedian Lisa Lane joins Andrea Marie to talk about raising teenagers, parenting adult kids, and learning in real time that letting go is n...

Alyce Chan still remembers the exact spot where she lost her cool as a mom. Years later, her son remembers it too. Comedian Alyce Chan joins Andrea Marie to talk about the parenting moments that stick with us — and the work it takes to try to do things differently. From growing up with Chinese immigrant parents who taught her that love was shown, not said, to raising kids in a completely different...

Dating as a single mom is hard. Dating as a comedian single mom with zero free nights, a mortgage, and Google at your fingertips? Absolute chaos. This week, Andrea Marie sits down with Atlanta-based comedian Jen O'Neill to talk divorce, dating apps that feel like social experiments, and why some men are deeply unsettled by a woman who owns her own home and has jokes. Jen shares: Why she invites da...

Some moms survived quarantine by baking bread. Tiffany Burke survived it by building gardens and making everyone work in them. Comedian Tiffany Burke joins Andrea to talk about raising two sons twelve years apart, navigating grief and career loss, and using comedy as both an outlet and a lifeline. Plus, her most unhinged parenting moment yet—quarantine bread rage turned forced family gardening. Me...