Kylie on Family Costume Fail, Saying "We're Pregnant" & Bridesmaids Quote-Off with Maya Rudolph | Ep. 40
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Kylie Kelsey opens her podcast "Not Gonna Lie" with a candid, humorous reflection on Halloween costume planning, sharing how her family’s attempts at themed outfits—like a Little Mermaid collective—ended in chaos due to last-minute changes. She offers practical tips for parenting: avoid itchy, scary, or realistic costumes, favor tail-based designs, and limit glitter. The episode dives into a viral Reddit thread debating the phrase “we’re pregnant,” highlighting the frustration when a partner mislabels a situation, while also touching on her own postpartum experiences and body image. She then hosts a lively conversation with comedian Maya Rudolph, discussing their shared roots in comedy, the challenges of impersonating real people, and the absurdity of being mispronounced or misremembered. The conversation explores how humor and shared experiences in motherhood—like dancing or laughing in the middle of a chaotic life—create deep bonds. Maya shares heartfelt advice on motherhood: love is the most important thing, and no parent can do everything perfectly. The episode blends personal vulnerability, parenting struggles, and comedic insight, ending with a celebration of authenticity, community, and embracing imperfection. It’s a warm, real, and relatable look at modern motherhood through humor and honesty.
not gonna lie today when Maya joined our call I was breastfeeding thin under my shirt and that's not the first time it's happened to them last month when a guest got on so there's that let's get this podcast started welcome back to not gonna lie a wave original brought to you by old navy i'm your host Kylie Kelsey personal short order cook for four tiny humans i'm currently rewatching Gilmore girls because it's fall you're supposed to and i refuse to admit that i can actually sing f*** you queenama i can't actually sing queenama's threatening me with playing loud little town and that's messed up great song if it had been sung by somebody else i'm always slightly fearful that when we have a musical guest on the podcast that someone is going to tip them off that i did something i shouldn't have done and hopped on a charity Christmas album because my husband asked me to coming up on today's episode holoween is only a couple weeks away so i'm gonna get honest about the holoween costume situation this year in the Kelsey house plus my doom scroll was straight scroll in this week really that's what we're saying i'm a plus my doom scroll was straight scroll in this week i'm gonna talk about the phrase were pregnant who the f*** is we after that i'm gonna be joined by a dream guest she's the comedy legend you know from snl and bridesmaids you guessed it i have no business talking to her it's my root off gosh this is incredible but first it's mid-october so i figured we'd get a little spooky around here this is can i be honest about holoween costumes brought to you by skittles taste the rainbow also speaking of skittles i got to get our candy bowl stocked up soon you know i'm going right for the snickers got to get some milky way in the mix because that caramel is good speaking of caramel my favorite who doesn't love cookies and caramel in a twix it's my favorite i like to bite it and try and hit the little divots in the cookie if you don't know what i'm talking about nevermind because it might just be a me thing okay where was i if anyone has young kids you know that the premise of picking a costume can get a little dicey uh we are currently in the situation of buzzer beater okay typically i like to have a three week rule for the girls giving me their costume that they would like in other words i want a three week buffer for me to be able to order the costume and for it to come in the mail but you know what three weeks is in terms of a six-year-old four-year-old two-year-old it's fucking forever it's forever and it's three weeks worth of i have ordered the costume and then it's forever of trying to figure out how many other costumes i can name that i would like to be for halloween before my costume arrives uh i do typically buy their costumes i made their costumes one year we'll insert a picture of that here editor brad's gonna nail that i know it and um they were a corn on the cob and a pea pod that was alien-y and that was a nod to my sister and i were that exact costume when we were little and it was adorable and it was made a felt and it was a one-and-done because i'm pretty sure i had to stitch it onto why it maybe i'll do it next year no i shouldn't i i i didn't enjoy myself but they looked so cute and i do think a homemade costume it builds character because there's always going to be this moment of like huh what is it oh it's a corn on the cob and that brings me to my next point which is family costumes uh family costumes to the people who get their entire family to dress up in the same theme and your kids are older than let's say four or five the fuck how you do that how'd you do that how'd you do that because two years ago we were supposed to do the little mermaid as a collective family i had an Ursula costume that i never put on but it's in a bin in the basement jason was king triton why it was supposed to be aerial ellie was flounder which was one of the cutest costumes i've ever seen accompanied with the other one of the other cutest costumes i've ever seen which was Sebastian and that was Benny okay in the last i'm talking the last the very last minute before we leave the house why it decides she doesn't want to be aerial this girl has a wig a full aerial costume that came you know with ample time she when it came put on the wig put on the whole costume was flipping her hair around she was so into it i'm not joking five minutes before we left the house she goes i don't want to be aerial want to be a witch and the the messed up part is is that we had a witch costume that was a hammy down costume from someone in her closet so we then had mom dressed as nothing dad on the other podcast as king triton why it dressed as a witch and flounder in Sebastian it was in that moment that i decided fuck family costumes fuck them this year i'm pretty sure we're gonna have two else's maybe three who knows i don't care i don't care because the only thing that a that a family costume would do is make a really cute social media post and i don't know if you guys follow me on instagram i don't actually fucking post that much so i'm not committed to that bit and i will not be partaking fuck you're gonna bleep that right while we're talking costumes i figured i'd give you guys some of my tiny human costume tips i've gathered over the years number one don't choose anything that will elicit the response i'm itchy okay maybe even put a layer of clothing under the costume number two don't purchase the costume that will scare the shit out of the other siblings my children would not be allowed to be a spider uh we bought a we bought a dinosaur costume for Ellie last year i think it had to get donated within 48 hours she was like it's in the house i can feel its presence anything that's too realistic or has eyes that are too realistic we're out we're not doing it number three do pick a kid costume that comes with a tail because there's nothing cuter than that god when the flounder costume it was like a bubble costume so the bottom was sort of a little bit wider and then it had flounders little tail are you kidding me number four do limit glitter like your life depends on it glitter horrific number five for all of your diaper tiny humans do seek out costumes you know exactly where i'm headed with this with dypy access okay you know exactly what's gonna happen you're gonna get them dressed head to toe and then their face is going to start to turn red and you're gonna hear a faint you know what that means they got a surprise in store for you trick or treat you know what i'm saying that's it for my costume tips and can i be honest brought to you by skittles send us your tips comment on youtube spotify or the ngl subreddit that's right we're on reddit get in there now let's move right on over to doom scroll
of the week. I doim scrolled past a viral Reddit thread this past week, where people were debating the phrase, quote, "we're pregnant." The post says, "My husband keeps saying we're pregnant, and it drives me up a wall." As supportive as he is, and as much as I appreciate the sentiment behind what he is trying to say when he says we're pregnant, he is not pregnant. I am the pregnant person, uh, men can be so annoying. Now, I do think I've corrected myself a couple times on this show about me saying we are, but we were pregnant or we got a pregnancy test, a positive pregnancy test. I, I completely see where this woman is coming from. It also being on the other side of things, being out of pregnancy, that feels like my brain during pregnancy. This rant that she went on, it feels like my, I feel like I'm having an out of body experience, and I'm just like angry typing onto Reddit. To her credit, they are not pregnant. She is pregnant. A top comment on this Reddit post was, "My husband says, quote, we're expecting which I like." It feels like a good solution. We're expecting. You are expecting. You're both expecting. Coming from someone who does not enjoy being pregnant, I understand the frustration. He is not building a human. He is not tired. Like a pregnant person can be, he probably likes the smell of food, which is honestly one of the most infuriating things, things about pregnancy. Your relationship with food, if you are a person who typically is someone who just gets a lot of joy out of indulging in things that you like. It just, yeah. It really feels like it feels like I've read my inner thoughts while pregnant, although my husband does not say we're pregnant. But I wonder if he caught a vibe. I wonder if there was a, he's a fast learner. I wonder if there was a moment while I was mean during pregnancy, because I am mean during pregnancy. I'm, post part of me can be like, wow, I was in a bad mood. That was, wow, she was scrumpy. I wonder if there was a moment in time where I said something along the lines of like, we're pregnant. No, we're not. I'm pregnant. Where he was just like, oh, okay, you don't say we're pregnant. Because he's a smart guy. Here we go. And the last thing on our Doom Scroll looks like we have some sort of mystery club here from TikTok user at your an asshole. Let me finish my statement at Turtle Girl in an NGL world 876213 Queen Emma. Roll the clip. Is there even a clip? Queen Emma here. Welcome to my TikTok that I definitely didn't want anyone to see, especially not Kylie. This is a PowerPoint presentation party for one. And my PowerPoint presentation is called why the 48 minute rule sucks ass. Okay. Number one. I cry. Chad, it forces us to edit out tangents and great stories from our guests that the real ones deserve to hear. Too long didn't read. It's killing our eyes. The upgrade from 45 to 48 minutes was hell of chill. So what's another 12 minutes of most sisters? Number two. There's never been a real one who was mad about a longer episode. Oh, man, we got extra time with Kylie today. That fucking sucks. Said no one ever. Okay. We make our art for the people and the people want. Call 60. Number three. I'm across 60 episodes are watched by more people. So more fans get to enjoy. Number goes up. So this happiness. Easy following, Kylie. Also, by the way, what's cooler than Jason's mullet that you're not extremely into? Oh, 60. Got your ass. All right. And number four. Oh, I guess you're such an asshole. Okay. Thanks for seeing a little bit. She said, see you in a little bit. And also the 48 minute rule is totally turtled. First of all, I am crying. There are tears in my eyes. What the actual Queen Emma, I want that on TikTok. I want the world to see that for our audio listeners. That was Queen Emma's voice doing a PowerPoint, a PowerPoint presentation in front of her own television in her living room in the dark of night. I'm not guaranteeing a cool 60 if you post that. But I do want to see I want to I want to doom scroll the comments on that TikTok. So you post it to TikTok or I won't even consider it. I'm mad at how much I love that. Okay. That's it for doom scroll the week. Now, let's get to a brand new edition of Tiny Human Question of the Week brought to you by perplexity. Once again, this is a segment dedicated to the random difficult to answer and constant questions I get asked by my own tiny humans. It's a lot of why. And then I answer the why. And then they say why again. And Queen Emma was actually on the phone the other day and was listening to a conversation where I was eating a salad. And Benny asked why I had salad dressing. And I said, because that's what you put on the salad. And she said why. And I said to make it taste better. And she said why. And so we a lot of times I have to find a destination that we can arrive at. It's more difficult than you'd think. So for this week's question, a little backstory. The girls they love lipstick. Otherwise known as LIPPIC. Do we let them wear LIPPIC? No. They're not allowed because that is vehemently against LIPPIC. And to be fair, I don't really want to wearing LIPPIC either. But Bennett's fascination with LIPPIC makes it so that anything in the house that is remotely LIPPIC shaped, paint sticks, non-toxic chillout, glue sticks, also non-toxic chillout, end up slowly migrating towards her lips to be put on as LIPPIC. So Bennett asked the other day, ma why does LIPPIC make you look boofal? And that is exactly how it was pronounced. LIPPIC make you look boofal. Now I said something to the effect of well sometimes when you want to be fancy, you could put a little color on your lips. Of course that was not sufficient and we ended up in another Y tunnel. Why? Because sometimes you want to look fancy. Why? Because maybe you have somewhere to go. Why? Because you got invited somewhere. Even though everyone knows you don't want to leave the house, you get it. Let's get Benny a serious answer though, Queen Emma. Can you pull up perplexity and ask why does LIPPIC make you look beautiful? LIPPIC can make you look beautiful by enhancing the shaped color and fullness of your lips, drawing attention to your face and complimenting your natural features. Easy. Wearing LIPPIC can boost your self-confidence. That's what Benny is talking about. Definitely what Benny is leaning into. Anyone who wears LIPPIC around Benny, she will clock it immediately. That's it for tiny human question of the week brought to you by perplexity coming up. Maya Rudolph is joining me. I'm going to try to compose my thing girl energy while I do that. Enjoy these messages from me. One of my favorite things to do is introduce the real ones to all my favorite things. 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And instead hit us with a 90s style sitcom called Ghost roommate. Ghost roommate follows two roommates, one human, one ghost, as they navigate life, Halloween and their love for skittles. What more could you ask for? Dan's can binge the full season on TikTok in 63 seconds. Add that to your doom scroll. Most brands use short clips to get you to watch longer ads. Skittles is doing the opposite, using longer videos to pull you into their bite size sitcom series. Bite size? Get it? You get it? Guys, they're only six seconds long. Oh. RIP Vine. I love six second videos. Check out Ghost roommate and grab some skittles this Halloween. Sit calm the rainbow. Taste the rainbow. She's the hilarious six-time Emmy award winner and comedy icon you know and love from Saturday Night Live, bridesmaids, grownups, and her hit show loop on Apple TV. Season 3 is streaming now and now she's officially not going to lie. Maya Rudolph, welcome to the show. It's so nice to be here. I am so excited to have you. I don't even know where to start. Every single time I get to watch something, SNL, bridesmaids, literally anything you're in. It's just such a good laugh and you're incredible. That's a really nice compliment. Thank you. You can always tell me that. Oh great. It's nice to hear it. Let's be honest. It really helps. Good. Because at your home, I'm a mom and I have a house full of teenagers and everything I say is wrong. That'll tear you down. You think? It's so heavy. You're like tough critics. Tough critics, man. You think like, oh, I gave birth to these humans. I gave them life and they're my BFFs forever and they let me dress them and I suggest things and they have to obey and then one day they just turn on you. They're like, you're wrong. That's not right. And I know it's right. I'm just preparing you for a beautiful, I'm actually like preparing you for the future so when it hits, it doesn't hit as hard because they come, they come out of it. I do think they're easing me into it though because our four-year-old looked at me this morning when I said, we have to hurry up and put our shoes on and we're going to be late. And she said, like we usually are, he said, okay, well, well, shots fired, got it. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. Yeah, they humble you. Now, now that I've taken this completely off the rails. No, I did. We'll both take a little credit. We're going to come back to SNO because I have to ask you about it, specifically about the group of badass women that you worked with. This is a dumbass question so bear with me as a non-comedian here. What do you think made you all so fucking funny together? It's actually a great question and I have to say it's kind of, I think we were all kind of raised with similar ethics in a similar time, I think, because we've all talked about it. You know, I think we were all good daughters, good students. We all more or less came, well, I think all of us actually came from similar comedy backgrounds which was either groundlings where I came from in the west coast or second city on the east coast and it's where you learn the skills to be part of a group and right for yourself and also right for others in order to elevate the scene and learn, given take as opposed to like just getting up there and me, me, me, me, me, it was like, I look great when you look great and I set you up, you set me up. I just think all of those things happen at the same time and all of us kind of knew each other or knew of each other more or less. Like I didn't know Tina, Amy and Rachel, they all knew each other at second city but when we met it was very similar, it was very much like similar roots like like sister from another mister kind of thing where you're like, we have a lot of the same pop culture references and grew up in the same time. I also just feel like, I don't know, such a great time because we didn't have smartphones. People weren't making the content before we got to make it on Saturday, so we were able to make it and able to, you know, be the first one to coin mom jeans. I mean, that's Tina, 150%. Now, of the following women, Tina, Fay, Amy, Polar, Rachel, Dratch, Kristen Wig, who made you break the most? I'm notoriously known for breaking the least, however, I would say, who was I in sketches with the most? I mean, I guess Amy, right? I'm trying to think, I mean, I have a thing with Rachel where I like to make her laugh but she makes me laugh. I mean, I think Tina's like, she's like the stealth bomber, like she'll lay something so quiet and so direct and you're just like, it's so sharp and insanely funny. I feel like everyone's made me break, but I'm weird, like, it must be a nervous tick. I'm not a, I'm not a breaker. That's not true. But Kristen made me break the most in that, in that one sketch. It was Showcase Showdown when we were saying chicken by chicken man, that's what it was. And you know why? I know why. She started laughing before we, before we started doing the sketch. She started off on the wrong foot. She was just giggling and I was like, what are you doing? She's like, I can't stop. I can't stop. I don't know what's happening. And I thought it was just a dress and then at air, the minute she got into the golf cart, it was over. She was just, she was crying. Like when you see someone crying, it's like a church laughter. You can't stop. It's over. No. It's the back seat of the car when your parents are already pissed. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Now, that's, that's another side of things like you being that good at not breaking. I mean, I don't know if it's good or if it's just like paranoia to be like, don't, don't get in trouble. But is that, is that like what's happening in your brain because my, my brain equates it to like the edge of breastfeeding, right? Like I'm like it with a baby crying near me and I'm like, oh my God, cookies, um, pineapples, uh, happy birth. Like literally anything to not think about, to not think about the child crying. That's, that's how I equate it. Is there a thought process that you do or is it just like, you're just like, I'm powering through? I like, I on the prize. It's so funny. I don't, it's not conscious. It's not conscious. No. As a matter of fact, like I genuinely don't know why like, I don't look nervous when I'm super nervous. Like about to start the show, but, but my body fully sweats. Like I get that horrific, they call it like flop sweat. It's like wet armpit. It's just, it's just wet armpit. It's awful. And it's not even like, like, bio, it's just like water, just like your nervous, your body's nervous. It's letting you know, but I seem really cool and calm. I really, I really don't, I really don't know why, but I'm not. That's so nice. I still remember I got up to public speak somewhere and I walked in and I was so upset because it wasn't acrylic, like, clear podium. And I was like, the minute I got up there, I was like, I'm going to dress the elephant in the room. You're going to be able to see my knees trembling. It's a thing. It happens. We're just going to eyes up here. We're going to pretend. But that's the difference. If I had to go speak to a room of people as myself, I too would look nervous. If I'm performing, I do not look nervous. I don't know why, because like, if you have to, like, when you. go to your kid's school night, and they go over and they say, we're gonna go around the room. I'm like, God dammit. - Can we not? - Can do I have to say my name that's thought of hearing myself say my name makes me, like all the saliva in my mouth just run away. It makes me so nervous to go, hi, I'm Maya. It's awful. Nobody likes that. And I really don't like it. I don't like the sound of my voice. When I had an answering machine and you could hear your outgoing message, you'd be like, hi, I'm Maya. Leave me message. - I don't like it. I don't like the sound. I don't like any of it. - We should get rid of that. We should just, we should hide my name as name tags and call it a day. - Call it a day. Just call it a day, although no one would get my name right, which is a whole other, people still don't know how to spell or say Maya. And you know what, God bless, it's okay. I'm sorry, what? So my whole life, no one can get my name right? Or spell it right? Which is why when I go to Starbucks, I do not say Maya because if I say Maya, then the person will write M-Y-A or M-I-A on the cup, which is not the spelling of my name. And then the next person will say Mia. And then, and then I have to say, yeah, right here. It's me, Mia. I can't get over the fact that people don't know how to spell your name. So what's the worst pronunciation you've heard? - Of my name, I've heard Mia, Mia, Moira. - No, Moira, can you tell me anyone you've met under the age of 85, named Moira? Who's named Moira? Anybody? Do I look like a Moira? - Let's start in a more pressing question. Where the fuck's the R? - There's no, there's no R. - I can't, I don't know if I'm gonna be able to get it. This is gonna keep me up at night. - But just so you know, I do not get my name at Starbucks. It just doesn't work. It's not worth it. - So what's the go to? - Donna. It's Donna. - Everybody knows Donna. - No one's fucking up Donna. - Not one person is fucked up, Donna. Not one. - Wow. - Okay. - So if you see me, she's saying, "Hey, Donna, I'll go, hey." - No, no. - Hey, Donna, how's that chilote? - It's busing. It is busing. - Oh my God. Okay. Let me get, let me, that just, I'm so distracted by that. - No, it's a tragedy, tragedy. Like I had to like reroute my whole morning routine to like figure out how to not get bummed out every time I give my name at Starbucks. - It's quality problems, man. - Moira. Moira. - Also, if I ever see you in person, I'm not saying hi, Donna. I'm saying hi, Moira. - Moira. - Moira? Did I mention Moira? - There's no. - Whoa. - People love to call me Moira. - Oh, it's my Rev Randolph. - I'm, I can't. - Who is name these things? - Moira. - Of course I am. - I've got Moira in the form. - But besides that? - Besides that. How, after all of the iconic shit that you have done, are people not getting your name right? - Oh please, everywhere I go, because everyone has a phone in their hand. People see me and I see their eyes go like this. And then they go like this and they talk to their friend and then they pick up their phone because they're trying to figure out my name and they're like, 'cause they know bridesmaids or they know grownups, but they don't totally remember my name. I also sometimes I feel like maybe because all the years it's Saturday Night Live, you play so many different things. I wore so many wigs. You know, I was so many characters. Maybe people don't really know what I look like. Also, I just feel like like I don't really wear makeup. I, you know what I'm not working? Like I just, I am a normal person in going through life. So I feel like when people see me on the street, they're like, where's your makeup? That's not her, you know, or a lot of times people will say, that's not her, to me, or like in front of me, they'll go, that's not her. That happened to me. You know how you sometimes at the airport, you have to take those buses to the plane and like the shuttle bus and you're like, really? All this, all this construction and you guys made me get on this thing where I'm like doing this with my bags now. - Yes. - Just was on one recently and these two women were like talking to each other and they were like, one was like, and the other goes, that's not her, right in front of me. And I wanted to be like, yeah, that is her. But I, when I, it feels like, yeah, it's not her, not today, today it's not her, today she's tired. - That's like when people used to ask my husband, they'd be like, aren't you, aren't you Travis Kelsey? They'd accidentally slip up on the wrong brother. - It's great. - And he would be like, nah, that's not me. I mean, that's all, that's all, he would give them. And I'm like, I can't even fault you 'cause you didn't lie. - Didn't lie. - Didn't lie. - Wasn't rude, wasn't, it's not him. - Nope, wasn't him. - Now, you mentioned portraying different people on SNL. You portrayed a lot of real people. Oprah, Kamala Harris, Beyonce, who was the hardest to learn to impersonate? - Oprah, Oprah was hard because, and it was early on, like, you know how at this point, everybody kind of knows what the Oprah impression is, or like, at a certain point, like everyone was doing an Obama oppression, you're like, oh yeah, that's it. But like, somebody had to do it first. And I watched Oprah growing up, but I didn't have an impression of her. And I, to be fair, like I never started SNL as an impressionist, an impressionist. I think I'm the person that if I'm telling a story about somebody, I mimic their voice, but I don't think of myself as like, here's my 50 impression, like, that's not, I feel like I do characters more. - Now, speaking of your impressions, I have my producer, Paul Clip, from the last time you played Beyonce. I'd love to play it. And have you break it down if that's okay. - No problem. - Okay. - All right, so Cowboy Carter is part of a three album trilogy. - You need to shut your childy brown looking eyes. You need to listen to me. Beyonce about to do something very human. So I need you to blur my face in three, two, one. - Outstanding, first of all. - Well, thank you. - The hot ones, Clip, I had to take, because this is not the only time that you've been in character on hot ones. - No, this is the third, that was the third time. I, first of all, I love hot ones. When we were shooting loot, I was like, can we do a hot ones? Like, that's the show that Molly would go on. She'd wanna go on hot ones and be like, I got this. And then was it, I think it was somebody else's idea for Beyonce to do hot ones the first time I did it on SNL. It was not mine. I think it was Mikey and Streeters' idea, who I think Mikey's playing Sean. And then we had so much fun, we wanted to do it again, because we wanted the idea of like, she will not, she will not give up, she wants to win hot ones, and she will not be defeated. - Now, you just mentioned Molly on loot, goes on hot ones in season one. What blowing my fucking shorts out on the national television? - It's a YouTube channel. - I don't give a fuck what the fuck it is. - And I'm still not sure if anyone on TikTok realizes that's not really you. - I know. - That doesn't, doesn't that sum up TikTok for you? - It does. No, there are comments on the TikTok. Goddamn, she was so rude at the end. She's being so mean to him, you can clearly see him get uncomfortable. Have you, have you had to correct anyone in real life? Have many times, many times. - So I got a compliment recently from a bartender who said, you were great on hot wings. And I said, thank you. I was never on hot ones. It was just a scene we did on my TV show, didn't matter. He was like, yeah, I want to believe exactly what I believe. It's fascinating. My name is Molly in the clip, it's not Maya. Now granted, maybe the lady from the shuttle bus was watching it and she was like, not her. And then she was on hot ones. like I get it, it's confusing.
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You guys know it's all about Hocus Pocus. Yeah, we're definitely watching that tonight. You can check out all of this fall home day core right now. shop@macy's.com or in store. If you're a real one, you're well aware of my love for Peloton. And if you're new to the show, then welcome, let me tell you about my love of Peloton. Peloton is shaping the future of fitness with a brand new Peloton cross training tread plus powered by Peloton IQ. I love Peloton. I love our tread plus and I love our bike. I love the fact that you can log into your Peloton app on your phone and take a Pilates or Yoga class. If that's all you can squeeze in, I can literally take it wherever with me. And then also hop on the Peloton tread plus and make sure that my joints don't get as mad at me as they do out on the asphalt. Peloton IQ tractor progress and suggests weights that challenge you so you can get stronger. The new movement tracking camera allows Peloton IQ to count your reps and correct your form in real time, taking the guesswork out of your workouts so you can train safer, lift smarter and be called out if you're half-assing it. We're full-assing it only around here, guys. Let yourself run, lift, sculpt, push, and go explore the new Peloton cross training tread plus at onepeloton.com. I'd love to ask you some more about loot. The third season is officially out right now on Apple TV. Go stream it immediately after this. I saw a clip from season three, "Spoiler Alert," where your character Molly says one of my favorite phrases. You want to fuck around and find out? Yeah. I love saying that. When there's moments in life to say it, isn't it satisfying? Beyond satisfying. It hits so harsh. Yes. And it's such a more fun way to say, like, karma's a bitch, you know? Yeah. You fucked around, you found out. Yeah. Yes. It's like, I'm so angry that I'm calm. Yeah. I'm level-headed and I'm filled with rage. You're fucking welcome. Oh, you want to fuck around and find out? Yeah. Right now I'm calm and I'm letting you know that I will fuck you up completely, make such a fun. It's such a fun point of view. It's such a fun position to be in. I'd love to switch gears a little and ask about one of my favorite movies, "Sprice Mades." Please. First of all, I can't explain it, but it scratches an itch in my brain at the end when you and Kristen Wig are doing like this dance. And the air drums and stuff. It just, I don't know what, I don't know what it is. It is so satisfying to watch. You know what? That's just us. On this girlhood. It kills us. That was girlhood. Yeah. And when you said the thing about breaking before, yeah. That's us. That was us making each other laugh. And like that. I mean, we were standing, it was, I don't know, what time of night it was and we were in like botanical gardens somewhere in Pasadena or something. And my dress was maybe 300 pounds. It was so heavy. And they had to have a standing post for me because a leaning post for me because it was so heavy and I couldn't sit. And Wilson Phillips was out there. And we were like, what's life? What's life? What's happening? And you're tired 'cause you've been filming a movie, but also delirious because you're laughing so hard. So much of the time that we were just fucking around. And we found out everyone found out. Everyone found out. But we were having fun. And I do feel like I'm definitely like an air instrument person and I like to make my friends laugh. And I feel like that was the, yeah. It's the dance floor face. It's all of it. It's all of it. Yeah, it's great. Now, what bridesmaids quote, do people say to you the most? People sometimes just crouch down. And I know that they're shitting in the street that happened to me the other day. People just, they say it's happening. They start doing the melt. And they melt down that. I was having dinner in Paris and in the window in the hallway. I saw the man crouch down, crouch down, crouch down, crouch down. No. Yeah, but it was kind of great. I loved it. I mean, I would say the shitting in the street is referenced. My favorite, favorite reference to it was at a Starbucks yet again. And they didn't ask me for my name. And I was like, all right, cool. And I was with my daughter. And then I got my cup. And it said, for the woman that took a shit in the street, on my cup. On my cup. Shit, on your cup. Yeah. He wrote shit on your cup. And my daughter was like, what is it saying, mama? Well, I'll tell you what it says. It says, I mean, it's better than me, you know what? It is. I'll take it. God. I thought you were going to say they yelled, it's happening when your cup is up. I mean, they might as well have either way. I feel like it's that. And I feel like people usually reference Kristen's lines to me, like, it's ready to party. That's great. And then that's great. Not my line, but I did. God. Now, I just read that you were pregnant with your third when you were shooting. Is that right? No. But you will appreciate this. OK. I was nursing my second oldest daughter and she was seven months. So I had that thing where my boobs were filled with milk. And my stomach was like, are we still pregnant? What's happening? These organs were like, wait, we're supposed to go back? Where are we? And then I started reading all of these things about I was pregnant. Because we were-- I mean, Lisa Evans, our costume designer, was a miracle worker and got me into clothing that I didn't think I'd ever get in. But I was seven months postpartum. Being in a movie, even within a year of giving birth to a human being, sounds like my worst nightmare. It's because really hard to get dressed postpartum. I swear to God is one of the worst experiences that a human being can experience in their life. It's human torture. Try was watching, dancing with the stars. My daughter is obsessed with it. And she said that one of the girls on it, which is on Mormon wives, the Mormon wives' short reality show, is how to baby like nine weeks before? Or something bananas where I was like, wait, I couldn't walk. What are you talking about? Is she wearing a diaper? I don't think those dance costumes allow for that much space. She's wearing it. What if it was a diaper, but it was this narrow? Would it be crazy? Would it be crazy if she did a high kick? And you could see the ruffles of the diaper? The Velcro just came undone. I mean, I think she's much younger than me. I started having children when I was 33. And my last one was at 41. So my body was like, you're old. What are you doing? Stop. Stop doing this. I was like, what? But I mean, my body was not-- Is anyone done a welfare check on her? Like, I'm jerky, 'cause they're so hot. Councilor Peck, I think there should be an exercise class that is basically dancing with the stars, but just you don't have to dance on television. Because everyone is in the shape of their lives, and everyone is in the best mood. It's like the most positive, life-enforcing-- oh my god, I'm so proud of myself, moment, and everyone's bodies are banging. But I want to do that just privately. I don't want to do it on television. Don't call Maya about this. Please. Please don't call me because I want to do it, but I just don't want to do it in front of anybody. - No.
- I can love it. - I can love it. - Yeah, I love it. - Now, switching gears again, I just watched a clip of you on Seth Meyers last year where you said, where you had to guess the mascots for the college basketball season. - Oh boy, I remember that. - Is this still safe to say that you're not a huge sports fan? - I don't know that much about most sports. I know some sports. - It's funny because when you were describing your comedy upbringing, it very much mimics how I think sports have prepared me for life. Knowing how to play off of each other, it being a team effort, working together, all of those things. So I love that that's a little bit parallel. - I do say comedy as a group sport. I prefer comedy as a group sport. I say it all the time. I support that. That sounds great. I, because I would not know how to comedy sport. - Comedy, I would not know how to comedy. - I would not know how to comedy sport. - It is my favorite thing you've ever said. - I would not know how to comedy, period. - I disagree. Just gonna say, I think you're funny. Just gonna put it out there. I think you could. - Well, that's a wrap. We can be done now. (laughing) - I just think you're a funny person. Like I think that comedy is also timing and I think that it's about the delivery of things and your take on things. And I think you're doing just fine. I mean, I think that it's relative, right? And so yeah, maybe you didn't do the groundlings and learn sketch and improv. But you know, I've always said this. My favorite, favorite hosts whenever they were on SNL were always professional athletes. Always, you know what? A locker room shapes you. - Yeah. I think so. I think they're also like, I think professional athletes are calm. They're so used to performing live. But by the time they get to SNL, it's like, all right. And their bodies are so relaxed because they've worked out all morning. They're like, I will say, I'm biased, but I do think that my brother-in-law Travis did an outstanding job when he hosted. - I'm standing, I'm not exactly what I'm talking about. - Yeah. - Every single thing. - But they're good at everything. - Yeah. - It's kind of a pain in the ass. - No, I know that your husband loved like, Farley growing up, right? Like, obsessed. So like, grew up watching that stuff and probably was imitating it and like, yeah, they're funny. I saw the new Sounder movie. Travis is funny. Like, they're funny. But Derek Jeter, probably one of my all-time favorite hosts ever. There was a sketch that my friend wrote where he was wearing, where he came to a party with a perm and he was just wearing a perm wig and it might be my favorite memory of that night. That's perfect. - Yeah. - How about we keep the bit from Seth Meyers going and you guess some more NFL team names? - Sure. - We'll start with my hometown, Philadelphia. - Right. Are they the Phillies? - That's baseball. - Okay. (laughing) - Oh, this is gonna go great. This is gonna go great. - I thought for sure, I just lobbed you in the first one. - Okay. - Okay, the Philadelphia football team. - NFL, yep. - Well, I know the Pittsburgh or the Steelers. I know that. - Great. - Because my dad was originally from Pittsburgh Steelers. Got it? - Got it. Philadelphia. - Philadelphia. I have no idea. I could guess. - Sure. - I would say maybe the Philadelphia Buccaneers. That would be Tampa Bay, but it was a good guess. It was a good guess. Okay. - What are they? - Maybe the Eagles? - Yeah, that's right. - I feel like this one I think you have. - Okay. - Kansas City. - Oh. - Chiefs? - Yeah. - Okay. - Good job. - Thank you. - Okay, thank you. - New England? Patriots? - Nice. - Okay, wow. - Wow. - Carolina. - Mm-hmm. - Carolina. - Carolina. - Carolina. - Carolina. Hot sauce. - It's delicious. - Carolina. Corn, corn cobs. Carolina corn cobs. - I vote we change the name immediately. They're the Carolina Panthers, but corn cobs sounds better. Next time I watch the Carolina Panthers, I'm going to cheer on the corn cobs. - How did they become the Panthers? What does that have to do with Carolina? - I'd love to tell you, but I don't have an answer. - It just sounds cool. - Okay. How about Arizona? - I'll give you a hint. It's a bird. - So it's not the diamondbacks. (laughing) - It's the baseball team. - I think we should have gone MLB. - I do watch baseball at my house. My husband loves baseball. - Arizona. - Well, I was going to say chiefs, but that's wrong. - You already said that, and you were right the first time. - So I think we should let that one lie. - I would say Arizona. - Red bird. - Oh, it's a red bird. - Red bird. - Cardinals. - You nailed it. - Isn't that a baseball team? - It is also a baseball team. - But it's a football team too. - It's also a football team. - Okay. I'm going to give you one more. - Okay. - I love this. - Cleveland. - Browns. - Nailed it. - Is that right? - Absolutely nailed it. - Woo! - Look at that. We end on a high note. The last question I have for you. This is something I love to ask all my fellow mom guests. What is the best piece of motherhood advice that you have ever received? - A lot of really good ones. I would say the first one that comes to mind is. What's most important is you love your child. So when you're beating yourself up about whether it's being a working mom or not being there enough or losing your temper, doing something that is just. Or you feel that you're not good enough? But you're the only one that can love your child the way that you do. And you have to make sure that they know that and they do know it. I also just feel like it segues into just being a working mom and feeling like there's this expectation. Or I've been asked so many times like, "How do you do it all?" And I can't believe that that is projected on us because there is no such thing. There is not one human being that can do everything all at once. And I try really hard to do everything I can. But I can't do anything fully. There's no time machine or teleporting machine that I can use to be everywhere all the time for my kids, not to mention I have more than one kid. So I do everything the best that I can, but I do not do anything fully. And I really just try to remind myself not to put pressure on myself about that. There's no such thing. Stop telling me that I'm supposed to look like I didn't have a baby seven months after I had a baby or stop telling me that I'm supposed to be there for every single thing with my kids when I started working before I had kids and it's okay to be a working mother. But I don't do anything fully. I do the best I can. That's so good. I cannot thank you enough for coming on today. It was such a pleasure to talk to you. It's really nice to talk to you. You're the pleasure. I like you more. It was no, I'm so see you are like the such a breath of fresh air. I have enjoyed your work so so much. I hope that everyone else tunes into Apple TV to check out loot. It is outstanding as with the rest of your portfolio. I love, love, love what you're doing. And I cannot thank you enough for coming on today. Thanks Kylie. It's my pleasure and I love that we started with a sound of your baby. Set the tone. It's at the absolute tone. Absolute tone. Made me so happy. Thank you. It's so lovely to talk to you. And that's a wrap on another episode of Not Gonna Lie. You can find even more clips from my longer conversation with Maya on my YouTube channel on More Shit Monday. I'll be back next Thursday with a brand new episode. Follow Not Gonna Lie on all social media at NGO with Kylie. Really listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcast. Not Gonna Lie is a wave original brought to you by Old Navy. Thanks again to the real ones for tuning in.
Podcast Summary
Key Points:
The host shares her honest, messy experiences with Halloween costumes, including difficulty in ordering and the eventual decision to abandon family-themed outfits due to last-minute changes.
She emphasizes key costume tips
A viral Reddit thread sparks a discussion about the phrase “we’re pregnant,” highlighting the frustration when a partner incorrectly assumes pregnancy, while also acknowledging the emotional overlap with postpartum experiences.
The host reflects on her own postpartum body and the challenges of being in a show while nursing, noting how her physical and emotional state influenced her perspective on motherhood and performance.
She interviews comedy legend Maya Rudolph, discussing the dynamics of female comedy groups, the difficulty of impersonating real people like Oprah, and the absurdity of being misremembered or mispronounced.
A playful segment explores the deeper emotional resonance of humor and shared experiences in motherhood, especially through bonding moments like dancing or laughing in the middle of life’s chaos.
The conversation highlights the importance of self-acceptance in motherhood, with Maya emphasizing that no parent can do everything perfectly and that love is the most essential quality.
The episode blends personal storytelling, humor, and real-life parenting struggles, concluding with a call to embrace authenticity and community in everyday life.
Summary:
Kylie Kelsey opens her podcast "Not Gonna Lie" with a candid, humorous reflection on Halloween costume planning, sharing how her family’s attempts at themed outfits—like a Little Mermaid collective—ended in chaos due to last-minute changes. She offers practical tips for parenting: avoid itchy, scary, or realistic costumes, favor tail-based designs, and limit glitter. The episode dives into a viral Reddit thread debating the phrase “we’re pregnant,” highlighting the frustration when a partner mislabels a situation, while also touching on her own postpartum experiences and body image.
She then hosts a lively conversation with comedian Maya Rudolph, discussing their shared roots in comedy, the challenges of impersonating real people, and the absurdity of being mispronounced or misremembered. The conversation explores how humor and shared experiences in motherhood—like dancing or laughing in the middle of a chaotic life—create deep bonds. Maya shares heartfelt advice on motherhood: love is the most important thing, and no parent can do everything perfectly.
The episode blends personal vulnerability, parenting struggles, and comedic insight, ending with a celebration of authenticity, community, and embracing imperfection. It’s a warm, real, and relatable look at modern motherhood through humor and honesty.
FAQs
The host found that family costumes often lead to last-minute last-minute changes and last-minute stress. She decided to abandon them after her daughter suddenly switched from being a mermaid to a witch at the last minute, making the process feel chaotic and unenjoyable.
Avoid costumes that are itchy, scary, or too realistic (like with eyes or a dinosaur). Choose costumes with tails, like a flounder, which are cute and engaging. Also, limit glitter and avoid costumes that might scare siblings or trigger anxiety.
Realistic features such as eyes or animals can be overwhelming or frightening for younger children. The host emphasizes that these elements can create anxiety, especially for kids who are sensitive to sudden or intense stimuli.
The phrase is a source of confusion and frustration, especially when a partner says it without being pregnant. The host explains that it’s a common miscommunication, and she reflects on how the phrase might have been a subconscious cue during pregnancy that her partner picked up on.
The host criticizes the 48-minute limit as restrictive and unappreciative of audience engagement. She believes longer episodes allow for more storytelling, deeper conversation, and greater listener enjoyment, especially when content is rich and meaningful.
The host and her child, Benny, have a playful rule that lipstick (LIPPIC) is forbidden. Benny’s fascination with LIPPIC has led to paint sticks and glue sticks being drawn to her lips, so the rule is both a joke and a way to manage the chaos of a child's obsession.
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