Don't Tell My Mother

Our intrepid leader is back with her Mother's Day performance in honor of the DOMA overturn and the recent National Coming Out Day celebration. It's Nikki's coming out story, both to her mother and to the world.

Comedian and official voice of Comedy Central Kyle Kinane joined Nikki in her West Hollywood studio for a serious discussion of the current governmental crisis. Or not. They talk about porno stashes, moustaches and just being funny. We want to thank all of our fans and friends for an AMAZING night last night in Los Angeles at our return show at Cafe Fais Do Do! What wonderful performances from Rob Gleeson, Courtney Act, Hal Sparks, Jen Kober and Edgar Blackmon! Such a fantastic night!

Seventeen years old in New York City, Terri Mintz (Co Founder of "Tale") found herself a naive young girl desperately looking for a way out.  So she answered a want ad...  If that sounds like the start of any number of films, *ahem* you're not far off the mark.  Take a listen! We are back in Los Angeles on October 10th at Cafe Fais Do Do! Our special guest is Beth Grant (The Mindy Project, Donnie Darko) and we hope you'll join us.  Get your tickets here.

Laura Revness, veteran Moth Storyteller, joined Nikki at her house to share a personal and touching story about what it means to try your best to hold onto the ones you love and how that can manifest itself in the strangest ways, such as a Pot Roast. We are back in Los Angeles on October 10th at Cafe Fais Do Do! Our special guest is Beth Grant (The Mindy Project, Donnie Darko) and we hope you'll join us.  Get your tickets here.

We have an extra special treat for you Don't Tell My Mother! subscribers.  This week, we break format and bring you one of our very own for a private, personal interview.  Lizzie Czerner, fabulous producer of DTMM! and award winning performer sat down with her best friend Nikki Levy to talk about the origins of the show and share a cautionary tale of her youth. We hope you like the format, we'll be in this format on and off going forward as we ramp up to our big Fall show return in Los Angeles on October 10th.  Please let us know what you think!

She's back! Jen Kober, a DTMM! regular returns with Cupcake Wars! if you're not on the Jen Kober bandwagon, you better hurry up. She's on The Mindy Project, Anger Management and in the new movie, Grudge Match, with ROBERT DENIRO AND SYLVESTER STALLONE.  So, you know, no one huge or anything.  Seriously, we love Jen! Our theme song was written and performed by Steve O'Reilly with lead vocals by Karen Rockower Glass.

That's right, ladies and gentlemen, we have THE Traci Lords for your listening pleasure this week. She headlined our season finale and opened her heart to our DTMM! audience and we're very happy to share it with you.  She shares a poignant story about fighting her way through Hollywood while keeping her eye on the prize... Don't Tell My Mother! will be back soon with live shows, stay tuned for details! Our theme song was written and performed by Steve O'Reilly with lead vocals by Karen Rockower Glass.

Steve Agee is fantastic.  You know him from The Sarah Silverman Show, The New Girl and his hilarious stand up work. We were so very happy to have him join us for our June Season Finale.  We love this story so much, it makes us feel tingly... you know, in that good way, like we just want to be touched when we listen to it. Just touching, that wouldn't be that bad, it's cool right, doesn't that feel good... ok let's fuck. Our theme song was written and performed by Steve O'Reilly with lead vocals by Karen Rockower Glass... and we wanna fuck them too.

Who among us hasn't stumbled into an orgy?  We're sure you've heard this story before, but never before through the eyes of a Lesbian, stepping out as a hetero for the night.  Yes, this story has everything and best of all, it's told by our beloved founder, Nikki Levy! Our theme song was written and performed by Steve O'Reilly with lead vocals by Karen Rockower Glass.

Tom Lenk has major geek cred due to his role as "Andrew" in Joss Whedon's Buffy The Vampire Slayer.  He was in Argo, Cabin in the Woods and most recently Much Ado About Nothing. What we learned from this story, is that his geek fandom didn't start with Buffy, it goes all the way back to Star Trek: The Next Generation. Someone call Patrick Stewart and tell him he has a big fan! Our theme song was written and performed by Steve O'Reilly with lead vocals by Karen Rockower Glass.

Nancy Lee Grahn is a Soap Opera Goddess! As Alexis Davis on General Hospital she's been through it all... Killed, resurrected, married, divorced, gave a daughter up for adoption, battled cancer, plea bargained a hit and run, attempted murder, drug possession, faked an alternate personality, pretended to be a butler, killed a guy and slapped many, many people.  You can see all of that on GH, what you hear today is her true life soap opera and the journey that she took to find true love. It does not involve a long lost twin or aliens, but we think you'll love it anyway. Our theme song was written and performed by Steve O'Reilly with lead vocals by Karen Rockower Glass.

Grant Cotter is a very funny up and coming stand up comic who Nikki Levy saw in the clubs and knew he had to join the show! Now, we've all smuggled something.  Cigarrettes into school, alcohol past our parents, humans across the border.  Happens to everyone, right? Our theme song was written and performed by Steve O'Reilly with lead vocals by Karen Rockower Glass.

You all know Mary Lynn Rajskub from her indelible performance as Chloe O'Brien on the long running hit series, 24. We were so glad to have her on Don't Tell My Mother! because if terrorists attack, we could rely on Mary Lynn to hack our iphones and save the day. Or, perhaps, she can just tell a hilarious story about her stalker girlfriend and keep the terrorists laughing while we all escaped. Either one works for us, thanks Mary Lynn! Our theme song was written and performed by Steve O'Reilly with lead vocals by Karen Rockower Glass.

Nikki Levy our proud creator is back! She shares a story from her recent Passover trip where she tries to reconnect with her Jewish roots by wandering in the desert. Very authentic. Our theme song was written and performed by Steve O'Reilly with lead vocals by Karen Rockower Glass.

We are so happy to feature this story during this week of historic political victories for the LGBT community. October was our National Coming Out show and our great friend Jen Kober took the stage.  This is her story of dropping that proverbial bomb on her mother and we love her for it. Thank you all so much for supporting us this season! Our live show returns in September and in the meantime stay tuned here and at www.donttellmymother.com for updates! Our theme song was written and performed by Steve O'Reilly with lead vocals by Karen Rockower Glass.

Ron Morehouse (Boston Public, NCIS, The Starter Wife) is here to share a tale of his youth, titled Fireworks. What is it about the childhood fascination with fire that well, we don't want to spoil it for you. We just want you to enjoy the story and our wonderfully talented storyteller! Thank you SO MUCH to all of you that joined us last night at Cafe Faid Do Do. Another sellout show and wonderful way to close out our season. We couldn't do this without you. Please tell your friends and share the show and we promise to be back live in the fall. Stay tuned to this podcast for our summertime schedule! Our theme song was written and performed by Steve O'Reilly with lead vocals by Karen Rockower Glass.

Teddy Margas (Margaret Cho's Blind Dinner Party, Streep Tease) is an actor/standup/writer and moreso a wonderful storyteller.  Teddy joined us live at Cafe Fais Do Do to share with us the story of how he broke into the acting business.  More specifically, the telephone acting business.  If you're not sure what telephone acting is... Listen close. We are LIVE back in LA on June 20th! Come out to Cafe Fais Do Do to see these amazing performers... Lynda Obst (Sleepless in Seattle) Traci Lords (pop icon) Steve Agee (New Girl) James Adomian (Last Comic Standing) Grant Cotter (R is for Radical) Nikki Levy (Epic) Get your tickets here and we'll see you on Thursday! Our theme song was written and performed by Steve O'Reilly with lead vocals by Karen Rockower Glass.

Jackie Kashian is a huge dork, which is appropriate as her wonderful podcast The Dork Forest tickles our ears every week. As a stand up, she's been on Conan and is currently destroying crowds across the country.  Check her website here for upcoming dates. DTMM! is back LIVE in LA on June 20th with an amazing lineup! Lynda Obst (Sleepless in Seattle) Traci Lords (pop icon) Steve Agee (New Girl) James Adomian (Last Comic Standing) Grant Cotter (R is for Radical) Nikki Levy (Epic) Click Here for Tickets! Our theme song was written and performed by Steve O'Reilly with lead vocals by Karen Rockower Glass.

We're very happy to bring you Adam Shapiro this week! You've seen him on 1600 Penn, Scandal and Grey's Anatomy. He's in the new film Now You See Me, which is about young magicians committing crimes. Here's a story of Adam, being young and not exactly magical when it comes to women. Remember, in comedy and apparently sex, timing is everything. Don't Tell My Mother is back in LA! June 20th at Cafe Fais Do Do we're featuring the Traci Lords, Steve Agee, James Adomian, Grant Cotter and more! Visit www.donttellmymother.com for tickets! Our theme song was written and performed by Steve O'Reilly with lead vocals by Karen Rockower Glass.

Jen Kirkman (Drunk History, Chelsea Lately, Conan, Craig Ferguson) is a funny, funny lady. She's also the author of "I Can Barely Take Care of Myself: Tales of a Happy Life Without Kids". Which, after hearing her story, we understand and applaud her choices. So funny, so engaging and very heartwarming. Be sure to check Donttellmymother.com for upcoming shows!Our theme song was written and performed by Steve O'Reilly with lead vocals by Karen Rockower Glass.