Comedian and actress Melissa Villaseñor (Saturday Night Live, America’s Got Talent, Netflix’s Verified Stand-Up) takes her shoes off and joins Rick for a refreshingly honest episode.
Melissa opens up about feeling embarrassed early in her career, the fear of not being funny, and learning how to trust her real voice — both on stage and in life. It's a vulnerable and hilarious conversation full of surprises, self-awareness, and some dog interruptions along the way.
🎥 Prefer to watch with video? Check out the full episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/qw4TdNgAU6g
💬 In this episode:
🎤 Melissa’s journey from America’s Got Talent to SNL
😰 Why she felt like a fraud — and how she worked through it
🎙️ Performing while nervous and how it changes your voice
🔥 Creative burnout, doubt, and chasing authenticity
🐶 Rick’s dogs give their brutally honest reviews
🧠 Why being yourself is harder than it sounds (and worth it)
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Support TYSO by supporting our sponsors:
🍆 Hims – Feeling a little stalled out in the bedroom? Through Hims, you can get some gas back in the tank with personalized ED treatment options that are accessible without ever stepping foot into a doctor’s office.
Start your free online visit today at: https://www.hims.com/tyso
🧠 BetterHelp – This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Your well-being is worth it.
Visit https://www.betterhelp.com/tyso today to get 10% off your first month.
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
RICK GLASSMAN
https://www.instagram.com/rickglassman
https://www.tiktok.com/@rickglassma
https://www.patreon.com/takeyourshoesoff
https://discord.gg/Z2v4HTC
https://www.punchup.live/rickglassman
https://www.tysocards.com
https://www.rickglassman.com/store
MELISSA VILLASEÑOR
https://www.melissavillasenor.com
https://www.instagram.com/melissavcomedy
https://www.tiktok.com/@melissavcomedy
Popular Podcasts
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
The Joe Rogan Experience
The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Special Summer Offer: Exclusively on Apple Podcasts, try our Dateline Premium subscription completely free for one month! With Dateline Premium, you get every episode ad-free plus exclusive bonus content.