About this episode

Comedian Kelsey Cook shares nostalgic stories from her childhood, including family vacations and growing up with professional foosball players as parents.

SPONSORS: DripDrop -Go to dripdrop.com and use promo code WAYBACK for 20% off your first order Poncho -Go to ponchooutdoors.com/thewayback for $10 off your first purchase when you enter your email! Comedian Kelsey Cook hops in The Wayback and we head to 1990s Spokane, Washington! Kelsey gets nostalgic about childhood family vacations to the strange German-themed town of Leavenworth, Washington, her grandma’s questionable sandwiches, and the hard times she endured at leadership camp. She also reminisces about her childhood pet chinchilla and what it was like growing up as the daughter of two professional foosball players and traveling to foosball tournaments. We revisit some of Kelsey’s questionable 1990s childhood fashion choices and hear a wild, small-world story you won’t believe. Watch Kelsey new Netflix comedy special, Happy Hour, and check out her podcast Pretend Problems! 🎟️See me live. All tickets at https://www.ryansickler.com/tour 🎤Check out my new standup special “Live & Alive” streaming on my YouTube now! https://youtu.be/PMGWVyM2NJo?si=SrhXjgzR1pe6CyYE 👉 Subscribe for more standup and new episodes of The HoneyDew, The Wayback, and more! http://youtube.com/@rsickler…

People in this episode

Host: Ryan Sickler

Guest: Kelsey Cook

Topics covered

• nostalgia
• childhood
• family vacations
• foosball
• pets
• comedy

Keywords

• Kelsey Cook
• foosball
• chinchillas
• sandwiches
• 1990s
• comedy
• nostalgia

Sponsors

DripDrop, Poncho

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Happy Hour, Pretend Problems, Live & Alive

Places: Spokane, Washington, Leavenworth, Washington

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