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Comfort Food with Kelly Rizzo

Comfort Food with Kelly Rizzo

Kelly Rizzo 55 episodes Nov 4, 2026

In January 2022, Kelly Rizzo’s life changed forever when she suddenly lost her husband, Bob Saget. What followed were a lot of tears, a lot of conversations, and a new way of moving forward. Comfort Food is a podcast about honest storytelling and real conversations that offer comfort, clarity, and perspective. Through conversations with friends, notable guests, and solo episodes, Kelly explores important topics with warmth, humor, and thoughtful takeaways. It’s real, relatable, and designed to help listeners feel a little less alone.

Episodes

David Dastmalchian on Grief, Surviving Darkness & How Bob Saget Helped Him Live Again- A Comfort Food Classic
David Dastmalchian on Grief, Surviving Darkness & How Bob Saget Helped Him Live Again- A Comfort Food Classic Nov 4, 2026 1:11:03 This Comfort Club Classic revisits Kelly’s conversation with David Dastmalchian, originally recorded in 2024.David shares a deeply moving story about how Bob Saget’s comedy helped him through the loss of his best friend at 13, and what it meant to finally share that story with Kelly. Together, they talk candidly about grief, addiction, mental health, and the moments of laughter and connection that
Dr. Laura Berman on Child Loss, Living With Grief & Finding a Path Forward
Dr. Laura Berman on Child Loss, Living With Grief & Finding a Path Forward Oct 28, 2026 1:07:45 Dr. Laura Berman spent decades helping people through their most painful experiences. Then she lost her 16-year-old son, Sammy, to an accidental fentanyl overdose, and had to rethink everything she thought she knew about grief.She joins Kelly for an intimate conversation about surviving unimaginable loss and her book, Crying Out Loud, which Kelly calls the best book she’s ever read on grief. It br
Craig Conover on Heartbreak, Bullying & Turning His Passion Into Purpose
Craig Conover on Heartbreak, Bullying & Turning His Passion Into Purpose Oct 21, 2026 1:01:54 Craig Conover was bullied as a child, then faced ridicule as an adult for loving to sew. Now, he’s sharing that experience through his new children’s book, Patchwork, to help kids understand that the things that make them different can become their strengths.The Southern Charm star joins Kelly for an honest, funny, and personal conversation about bullying, heartbreak, and finding the confidence to
Dating Anxiety, Mixed Signals & Finding Secure Love with Sabrina Zohar
Dating Anxiety, Mixed Signals & Finding Secure Love with Sabrina Zohar Oct 14, 2026 59:59 Kelly saved one of Sabrina Zohar’s dating advice videos two days after her first date with Breckin. The message? You don’t need to text every day, and you don’t need to turn one good date into your entire future. More than three years later, Kelly gets to thank Sabrina in person.The host of The Sabrina Zohar Show joins Kelly for a candid, funny conversation about dating anxiety, anxious attachment
Overcome Your Trauma with Barb Schmidt and Michelle Maros
Overcome Your Trauma with Barb Schmidt and Michelle Maros Oct 7, 2026 1:01:53 What happens when you’re already hurting, and then you judge yourself for not handling it better?Kelly sits down with mother-daughter duo Barb Schmidt, known online as Peaceful Barb, and Michelle Maros, the team behind the nonprofit and online community Peaceful Mind, Peaceful Life, for an honest, surprisingly funny conversation about trauma, grief, recovery, and learning to be on your own side.Ba
Cheryl Burke on Dancing with the Stars,  Finally Choosing Herself, and Finding Peace
Cheryl Burke on Dancing with the Stars, Finally Choosing Herself, and Finding Peace Sep 30, 2026 43:48 Cheryl Burke spent 26 seasons and 17 years as one of the most iconic pros on Dancing with the Stars. Then in one year, she walked away from the show, went through a divorce, and moved to a city where she didn't know a soul. Starting over at 38 with no idea what her favorite color even was.Kelly and Cheryl connected through mutual friends and bonded over tough times, and this conversation goes
Dave Coulier Revisted: Why Comedy Is a Survival Skill
Dave Coulier Revisted: Why Comedy Is a Survival Skill Sep 23, 2026 55:58 This episode was recorded in early 2024, and it means even more now knowing everything Dave has been through since. He was diagnosed with Stage 3 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, beat it, and then just seven months later was diagnosed with a second cancer. He has since been declared cancer free, and everything he says in this conversation about finding joy, honoring the people you've lost, and getting throug
Cortney LaCorte AKA Cheese Gal on Dirty Martinis, Content Creation, and Oversharing
Cortney LaCorte AKA Cheese Gal on Dirty Martinis, Content Creation, and Oversharing Sep 16, 2026 57:32  Kelly sits down with Courtney LaCorte, aka Cheese Gal, the Nashville-based content creator who accidentally built a brand around beautiful, approachable hosting and never looked back. They make the Bob Martini together (Stoli Elite, no vermouth, stupid cold, dead penguins floating), talk about the reality behind the perfectly curated feed, and get into what it actually takes to build a commu
Kelsey Cook on Comedy, Grief, and How Bob Saget Helped Her Get a Big Break
Kelsey Cook on Comedy, Grief, and How Bob Saget Helped Her Get a Big Break Sep 9, 2026 59:54 Kelly sits down with comedian Kelsey Cook, whose brand new Netflix special Happy Hour is out right now and it is absolutely spectacular. Kelsey grew up in the most wonderfully bizarre household: her parents met at a professional foosball tournament, her mom is literally in the Foosball Hall of Fame, and her dad toured Europe and Hawaii as an International Yo-Yo Man. But underneath all that quirk w
How My Boyfriend Honors My Late Husband
How My Boyfriend Honors My Late Husband Sep 2, 2026 15:54 This week Kelly is getting really personal about one of the most common fears in the grief and dating world: what does it actually look like when your new person truly honors your late spouse?Kelly opens up about all the specific, beautiful ways her boyfriend Breckin shows up for both her and Bob's memory. From always asking about Bob in everyday conversation and never making it weird when Kelly
Nina Parker: Grief, Perimenopause, and Being Child-Free in Your 40s
Nina Parker: Grief, Perimenopause, and Being Child-Free in Your 40s Aug 26, 2026 55:30 Nina Parker is one of those people who walks into a room and owns it. She's hosted TMZ Live, co-hosted E! News, and is now co-hosting Keep It on Crooked Media. But what you really need to know is that she is one of the most honest, grounded, and genuinely funny women I have met in a long time.We started talking about grief, because that's just what happens when two women who have been through real
Joey Zauzig: The Internet's Best Friend on Dating, Divorce, and Climbing Cringe Mountain
Joey Zauzig: The Internet's Best Friend on Dating, Divorce, and Climbing Cringe Mountain Aug 19, 2026 59:43 Kelly sits down with Joey Zauzig, aka the internet's best friend, and this might genuinely be the most fun episode of Comfort Food ever. Joey is the wildly popular content creator and Instagram personality known for his direct, no-BS take on dating, relationships, and real life, and the energy between these two is absolutely unmatched from the first second.They get into everything: how Joey went f

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