A great weekend of Tom Kelly sneaking a Covid test out of the house. Will Tom test positive for Covid? What does it mean when you send your best? What is the bar in your town that you always “wind up at”? Plus a tour of Jones Beach Field 6 and Tom Rains On Parades!
Janette Barber is a former Sirius XM radio and Food Network host. She was a Supervising Producer and Head Writer at the Rosie O’Donnell Show. She is a New York Times best selling author. She was a stand up comedian and mentor to Tom Kelly. She talks to Tom about the importance of not just keeping it real but creating a “Perception of Success.”
Tom Kelly met Kalea McNeill at the Improv comedy club in Los Angeles. Kalea McNeill is a stand up comic known for her roles on SWAT and as Hanifa on Crazy Ex Girlfriend. Kalea McNeill talks with Tom about how as a black, gay, celibate woman, she has a sense a clear sense of self and knows exactly who she is!
Tom Kelly and filmmaker Steve Burger nostalgically explore Massapequa New York’s Sunrise Mall. The Sunrise Mall was an icon on Long Island’s Nassau / Suffolk border. The mall has declined as online shopping has cut into retail. It’s dancing the line between “ghost mall” and soon to be closed mall. Over the years, the Sunrise Mall has been a home to Sears, JC Penny, Macy’s, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Walmart, Stern’s, Woolworth, a movie theater, and countless other “mall stores”. The mall’s owners Urban Edge Properties are not renewing leases as they expire and are planning to redevelop the property but have not yet announced specific plans.
Tom is joined by Caitlin O’Connor an actress and TV host with over 500,000 followers in Instagram. Caitlin and Tom discuss dating confidence and whether or not Tom would be able to date some of Caitlin’s friends influencer Lindsey Pelas and F Boy Island’s CJ Franco. Caitlin surprises Tom with a quick interview with CJ Franco. CJ dishes on HBO Max’s FBoy Island starring Nikki Glaser. Tom asks CJ to go out while he’s in Los Angeles.
Tom is joined by Caitlin O’Connor an actress and TV host with over 500,000 followers in Instagram. Tom and Caitlin met when Tom was swiping on Bumble. But it turns out, someone had stolen Caitlin’s pictures for Bumble. Caitlin and Tom discuss whether self-effacing humor adversely affects the rest of Tom’s life. Plus: Caitlin discusses whether or not Tom would be a good fit for model and actress CJ Franco. This is the beginning of a two parter of fun.
Tom Kelly grew up a little more than he wanted to on the week of his 46th birthday. Facing a new birth year and the loss of a loved one, Tom shares why he ends almost every phone call with “I Love You”. Plus he gives great advice on turning “We gotta” into “Glad We Dids”.
Tom Kelly of the Tom Kelly Show podcast reminisces on the craziness of the “Girls Gone Wild” VHS series and how hard it was to “shame” yourself with a night of bad choices.
What does Tom Kelly think of the holiday Juneteenth and Juneteenth memorabilia? Tom has advice for Walmart, big companies and white people. Plus: How is Tom making the podcast more complicated? And what would you do if you found a flip phone on the floor? Tom travels to Higgins Beach, Maine in his Jeep Wrangler!