The HoneyDew with Ryan Sickler

My HoneyDew this week is actor and comedian Juston McKinney! Check out Juston’s latest special, On The Brightside, available on YouTube today, or his TED Talk, A Comedian’s Guide to Surviving a Dysfunctional Childhood. Juston joins me this week to Highlight the Lowlights of how he survived his own dysfunctional childhood. We discuss what it was like losing his mother at six years old, how his fath...

My HoneyDew this week is comedian Ari Shaffir! Check out Ari’s newest special, Ari Shaffir: America’s Sweetheart, now streaming on Netflix! Ari joins me to Highlight the Lowlights of watching his parents grow older and how his relationship with each of them has evolved over time. He shares a story about a history-making secret trip his father recently took, and we dive into how we’d like to be rem...

My HoneyDew this week is comedian Fortune Feimster! Catch her newest special, Crushing It, now streaming on Netflix. Fortune joins me to Highlight the Lowlights of finding a work-life balance, how she almost lost her father, and the funny moments that came with discovering her sexuality later in life. SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE and watch full episodes of The Dew every toozdee! https://youtube.com/@rs...

My guest on The HoneyDew this week is comedian Nick Swardson! Catch Nick out on his "Toilet Head" tour or watch his latest special, Make Joke From Face, now streaming on YouTube. Nick joins me this week to Highlight the Lowlights of being discovered by Adam Sandler, his time working at Planet Hollywood before comedy, and the hilarious story of why his grandma wrote a three-page paper telling him h...

My HoneyDew this week is our producer Kirsten Schwickerath! Kirsten steps out of the control room and into the studio to Highlight the Lowlights of growing up in small town Iowa, almost failing out of college, and a how she ended up on a week long psych unit hold just months before joining our HoneyCrew!  SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE and watch full episodes of The Dew every toozdee! https://youtube.com...

My HoneyDew this week is comedian Adrienne Iapalucci. Catch her comedy special, The Dark Queen, now streaming on Netflix. Adrienne joins me this week to Highlight the Lowlights of where being a "dark queen" comes from. We discuss the first time Adrienne saw her biological father in a Caldor, how she watched her stepfather pass away from a brain tumor, and the time she had to move back in with her...

My HoneyDew this week is comedian Des Bishop! Check out his special, Of All People, now available on his YouTube channel. Des joins me in the studio this week to Highlight the Lowlights of being part of the "dead dad's club." We discuss what it was like to help his father through the final stages of cancer and hear about a family secret that wasn’t revealed to Des until after his passing. SUBSCRIB...

My Honeydew this week is actor Bobby Moynihan! You can catch Bobby on episodes of NCIS: Origins or on his podcast, Who Me? Bobby joins me this week to Highlight the Lowlights of his parents' passing just months after the birth of his first daughter. We dive into the last call Bobby had with his mother and the difficult transition of becoming a parent after losing his own. SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE a...

My Honeydew this week is comedian Frankie Quiñones! You can catch Frankie on the Hulu series This Fool or The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live. Frankie joins me in the studio to talk about the ripple effect that has occurred since his last HoneyDew episode. He shares his experience of opening up, going through an intensive trauma-processing program, and leading the way for his family as they begin...

My Honeydew this week is Tom Papa! You can catch his new special, Homefree on Netflix or his podcast, Breaking Bread with Tom Papa. Tom joins me to Highlight the Lowlights of his Jersey upbringing and a long history of losing his best friends. SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE and watch full episodes of The Dew every toozdee! https://youtube.com/@rsickler SUBSCRIBE TO MY PATREON, The HoneyDew with Y’all, wh...

Josh Wolf is back on The HoneyDew to Highlight some of our favorite Lowlights from my Patreon show, The HoneyDew with Y’all! And that’s not all! We’ve added another tier to our patreon! For $8 a month you”ll get The HoneyDew with Y’all, PLUS the HoneyDew AND The Wayback a day early and ad-free! You'll even start seeing some bonus content! SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE and watch full episodes of The Dew...

My Honeydew this week is LeeAnn Kreischer! You can hear LeeAnn on her podcast, Wife of the Party, but today she joins me in the studio to Highlight the Lowlights of becoming an empty nester! We talk about balancing parenting with careers, the importance of community when raising kids, and how life changes once they move out of the house. SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE and watch full episodes of The Dew e...

My Honeydew this week is actor Andy Richter! Check out Andy’s podcast, Three Questions. Andy joins me to Highlight the Lowlights of parenting! We discuss Andy’s father coming out to him as a kid, watching his parents divorce, and how it shaped his upbringing. Andy shares his experiences being raised by mostly women and the influence it’s had on his parenting. SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE and watch full...

My Honeydew this week is comedian Gianmarco Soresi! Check out Gianmarco’s podcast, The Downside. Gianmarco joins me to Highlight the Lowlights of his upbringing. We dive into his parents' divorce, the wild relationships that followed, and the challenges that come with being part of a blended family. SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE and watch full episodes of The Dew every toozdee! https://youtube.com/@rsic...

My Honeydew this week is actor Jim O'Heir! Grab a copy of Jim’s new book Welcome to Pawnee: Stories of Friendship, Waffles, and Parks and Recreation. Jim joins me to Highlight the Lowlights of growing up in Chicago, his father's life before passing, and how he’s overcome his own mental health struggles. We dive into Jim’s father's career switch to support the family, and a long-held secret that ca...

My Honeydew this week is comedian Sam Tripoli! Check out Sam’s newest special, "Quiet," on his YouTube, or his podcasts "Broken Simulation" and "Tin Foil Hat." Sam joins me in the studio this week to Highlight the Lowlights of being a dad to twins! He shares the unique personalities of both his daughters and reflects on how his father's influence shapes his parenting today. We also discuss the con...

My HoneyDew this week is comedian Jay Larson! You can catch his new special, “Here We Go Again,” out on YouTube now. Jay joins me to Highlight the Lowlights of being a single dad and co-parenting. We discuss how Jay’s dad parented and the way that affects how Jay chooses to parent now. We also dive into what Jay is most excited about in being a single dad and whether or not he would ever want to m...

My Honeydew this week is actor Langston Kerman! You can catch Langston’s newest special, Bad Poetry, on Netflix now! Langston joins me to Highlight the Lowlights of his family dynamic growing up and the challenges that come with navigating a blended family. We talk about all things divorce, remarriage, step-siblings, and family drama in this episode. Plus, Langston shares a wild, funny story invol...

My Honeydew this week is John Farley! Check out John in the new film Meet Me Where I Am, a documentary that explores the topic of grief through personal stories. John joins me to Highlight the Lowlights of his personal experience with grief after the loss of his brother, Chris Farley. We dive into old memories and traditions from growing up in the Farley household. John shares what it has been lik...

My Honeydew guest this week is comedian Kathy Griffin! Catch her out on her latest tour “My Life on the PTSD List.” Kathy joins me to Highlight the Lowlights of a complex PTSD diagnoses, overcoming health issues, and the loss of her mother. We dive into what it was like for Kathy to be investigated by The Department of Justice, and how difficult it is trying to travel when you’re on the Terror Wat...

My Honeydew this week is comedian Greg Fitzsimmons! Check out Greg’s newest special, You Know Me, available on his YouTube channel today. Greg returns to Highlight the Lowlights of his time living in a gambling community, a massage gone wrong, and stories from his early days in comedy. He shares a story about helping his wife with breastfeeding and how she gifted him a massage coupon that led to a...

This week's Honeydew is comedian Jason Ellis! You can catch him on tour or teaching older folks how to skate in his video series, "Father Grind." Jason is back to Highlight the Lowlights of his recent journey into sobriety. He candidly shares the challenges of confronting old coping mechanisms, the weight of past mistakes, and the importance of finding self-forgiveness.  SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE an...

My HoneyDew this week is comedian Francisco Ramos! Check out his new comedy special, Venezuela'Merican, on YouTube now! Francisco joins me to highlight the lowlights of his Venezuelan upbringing in America, his family dynamic, the passing of his late father, and the impact it has had on his life since. Francisco describes what it’s like living with a double identity—being himself at home, but ‘Fra...

My HoneyDew this week is comedian George Perez! Check out his podcast, George Perez Stories. George joins me to highlight the lowlights of his experience being a father while incarcerated and the dynamics of raising his kids after being released. George opens up about the emotional impact of being separated from his family and the challenges of explaining to his kids why he couldn’t come home yet....

This week, my HoneyDew is the incredible Eleanor Kerrigan! Be sure to check out her new special, "No Country For Old Women," now available on YouTube. Eleanor joins us in the studio to Highlight the Lowlights of her stand-up journey, from her early days as a waitress at the world-famous Comedy Store, to opening for Andrew Dice Clay, and eventually headlining her own tours. Eleanor shares memories...