Married by the Mob Recap

Married by the Mob Recap

In this episode, Wendy, Kelli, and Lori share their experiences attending a live show featuring Renee Graziano, known for her role in Mob Wives. They discuss the fun atmosphere, family connections, and the cultural significance of Italian weddings. The trio reflects on the performances, the interactions with the cast, and their excitement for the future of Mob Wives. They encourage listeners to attend similar events and share their thoughts on the show's impact.

Takeaways

• The live show was a fun experience reminiscent of family weddings.
• Meeting cast members added a personal touch to the event.
• The atmosphere felt familiar and comfortable, like an Italian wedding.
• Renee Graziano's interaction with the audience was genuine and relatable.
• The show featured a mix of entertainment and personal stories.
• The hosts felt a strong connection to the Italian culture represented.
• They expressed excitement for the return of Mob Wives.
• The event encouraged audience participation and engagement.
• The hosts hope for more live shows in the future.
• The conversation highlighted the importance of community and shared experiences.
  
  

Transcript

Wendy (00:01.185)
Hi, welcome to We Why Whenever, I'm Wendy.

Kelli (00:04.749)
Kelly.

We Wine Whenever (00:05.793)
and I'm Lori.

Wendy (00:08.329)
And we are talking about Married by the Mob tonight. So the three of us went to the Avenel Performing Arts Center in Avenel, New Jersey. And we were a part of an interactive performance with Renee Graziano starring as the mother of the groom. And there was a wedding. And it was so much fun.

We Wine Whenever (00:36.034)
It was a lot of fun.

Kelli (00:36.727)
A lot of fun.

Wendy (00:38.229)
It was so much fun. We were saying, it's like, you know, like you have to go to family weddings and you have to give that really expensive gift. And like, you know, you get to see people, but you, it's just like, it's an obligation, right? So this was like that family wedding that you want to go to and the ticket is cheaper than the family gift that you have to give. So you get.

We Wine Whenever (00:53.007)
Mm-hmm.

Kelli (01:02.37)
by far.

Wendy (01:04.019)
Right, you get the food, you get the dancing, you get to meet strangers, you get to meet other people, you're sitting at a table with other people who are interested in mob wives and the whole mob wife aesthetic and the culture and all that. It was so much fun. It was so much fun.

We Wine Whenever (01:21.103)
Yeah, it was a lot of fun.

Kelli (01:21.314)
We were actually fortunate enough to sit with Renee's first cousin, Alexis, was that her name? Who designed the whole set of the show. And she was lovely. then I don't, was that her? I guess that was her friend that we were also sitting with. And her son at first, but then he had to leave to go to another wedding, a real wedding.

Wendy (01:27.509)
Yes.

Wendy (01:32.0)
Yes.

We Wine Whenever (01:38.285)
Yeah.

Wendy (01:38.645)
Yes.

We Wine Whenever (01:42.765)
Right. And we got to meet Renee Graziano's mother, who was lovely and looks just like her. But the thing I thought was really fun is I guess you have to be somebody who's from like the New Jersey, New York area. And if you have Italian relatives, you know what it's like to go to an Italian wedding. And it was very much

Wendy (01:43.637)
Yes.

Kelli (01:47.598)
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.

We Wine Whenever (02:10.305)
like that, which I thought was absolutely hysterical and I felt very comfortable and familiar in that kind of atmosphere. So it was really, it was a lot of fun. It was a lot of fun.

Kelli (02:15.81)
Yeah. Yes.

Wendy (02:21.599)
I totally agree. Like we also met Renee's sister Jennifer Graziano, who was the writer of this production and the force behind it. She was also the force behind the original Mob Wives. And as we have seen on social media, Mob Wives is coming back and she is also the force behind the Mob Wives that is coming back. So.

We Wine Whenever (02:30.243)
Mm-hmm.

Wendy (02:43.859)
It was just exciting to be there. It was a lot of fun. We laughed, we danced, we ate, we drank. We do what you do at a wedding. And I'll be honest with you, we know New Jersey Italian, but I kind of feel like this has got to be United States Italian, like Italian Americans. Like we only know New Jersey because this is where we're at. But I can't imagine like people in Florida.

Kelli (02:52.108)
Yeah.

We Wine Whenever (03:04.452)
Mm-hmm.

Wendy (03:07.349)
who are from the Northeast or from New Jersey who are down there having their Italian weddings or having the exact same experience.

We Wine Whenever (03:13.753)
The exact same thing, yeah.

Kelli (03:14.36)
Well, yeah, if they're from around here for sure.

Wendy (03:18.721)
Right?

We Wine Whenever (03:20.205)
And I mean, just to let you know how real of an experience it was, Renee Graziano came over to our table because some of her family members were there and we introduced ourselves and she actually, I had a wedding cake and she actually reached over to my wedding cake with her fingers and grabbed a piece of it and ate it. And to me, she endeared herself to me.

just by doing that, I was like, okay, we could definitely be friends because that's the kind of thing like New York, New Jersey people do. Like some people might look at that and be like, oh my God, that's so disgusting. But to me, it was hysterical and it was real and it was funny and it was heartfelt. And the server right away brought me another piece of cake, but it was just, it was great. It was classic.

Kelli (04:01.986)
No, yeah.

Wendy (04:14.207)
It was 100 % great.

Kelli (04:14.316)
I think they hadn't eaten, like the actors and stuff, like they had been there so early. And we went to an early show, we went to a two o'clock show, but I think she was like starving and that's why she did that. it's totally something Lori would do. So the fact that she did that to you was so perfect, so perfect.

We Wine Whenever (04:26.585)
Yeah.

Wendy (04:30.859)
Yes.

We Wine Whenever (04:34.093)
It's great. Absolutely great.

Wendy (04:37.513)
I mean, her exact words were, whose cake is this? And she grabbed a piece of it. was like, Renee, it's your cake now. Like, what do you mean whose cake is this? Like, this is your cake. I mean.

Kelli (04:44.974)
Exactly.

We Wine Whenever (04:45.423)
Absolutely. It's your cake now. It's great. It was great. And I didn't mind like one bit to me that was like, ahead girl, help yourself. Get that cake. Get that cake. It's all you.

Kelli (04:50.798)
Mm-hmm.

Kelli (04:59.17)
Mm-hmm.

Wendy (04:59.945)
And this was in the middle of the show because as she grabbed the cake, they're calling her for her next, like we were in the middle of this interactive show. She had to go back out and perform. Like, so she's talking to us, chatting with us, eating cake, and then going running back out and performing. It just, was perfect. It was 100 % perfect. It was a lot of fun.

Kelli (05:10.988)
Yeah. Yeah, they were calling her back.

Kelli (05:21.9)
Yeah, it was a great show. It was a lot of fun.

We Wine Whenever (05:24.847)
And her grandson was in the show and he is just so, so, so cute. So cute. But it was, it was really like going to an Italian wedding. It was great. We had a great time. And yes.

Wendy (05:27.273)
She's so cute.

Kelli (05:31.349)
Adorable.

Wendy (05:38.901)
I mean, we felt like we were family.

Kelli (05:39.468)
Yeah, mean, yeah, we got up and danced. yeah, yeah. All the good songs, Runaway Sue and you know.

We Wine Whenever (05:48.739)
Yeah, it was great.

Wendy (05:50.729)
And the MC and the singer, my gosh, the MC slash singer, was the same person, was phenomenal. He was very good.

We Wine Whenever (05:56.767)
Mm-hmm. Phenomenal, Yeah, and we met a girl from Midlife Mafia podcast. So we're looking forward to maybe doing a collab with them. They seemed like a lot of fun. were there at that event. So it was a really fun time.

Kelli (06:17.976)
Yeah, we enjoyed ourselves.

Wendy (06:19.125)
Yeah, it was definitely a fun time. We had a great time. If you don't follow Renee Graziano on Instagram, definitely follow her because she's so much fun. She's always dancing with her grandkids. She's just, it's like the old Renee. Like we haven't seen this Renee Graziano in a long time and it's so fun to see. I feel like she's back. I feel like she's back and better than ever. So yeah, we're excited for it. We can't wait for the new Mob Wives.

Kelli (06:41.507)
Yeah.

Kelli (06:45.048)
Yeah.

And being that it's unfortunately the 10 year anniversary of Big Edge passing, they had sound clips of her throughout the show, which was very nice. Yeah.

We Wine Whenever (06:52.707)
Yeah.

We Wine Whenever (06:58.221)
That was very nice. Yeah. And you know, anytime there's anything that has to do with Mob Wives, the three of us are like all up on it. So we were totally in our element. We were like, okay, we're ready to go. We have our jewels on. We're zhuzhed up. We have our furs. We're ready to go. It's beautiful.

Kelli (07:11.822)
We're in.

Kelli (07:18.05)
Right. Totally agree. We were all about

Wendy (07:21.279)
Yeah. Anything else you guys want to add about the Mob Wives or anything bravo we haven't talked about?

We Wine Whenever (07:29.131)
No, just if it's ever in your area, please do go see it and participate because it's a lot of fun. It's a good time. I don't know where else they're going to be, but you know, like we said, they were in Northern New Jersey. That's where we went. Yeah. So if you ever get a chance to do anything like that, go. Cause I had never done anything like that. I had never been to like the murder mystery dinner or you know, the wedding dinner or any of that.

Wendy (07:43.809)
have it now.

Kelli (07:55.01)
Yeah, me neither.

We Wine Whenever (07:58.893)
and I didn't think I was gonna really actually like it as much as I did. So definitely go and do something like that, because it's a lot of fun.

Kelli (08:07.65)
Yeah, so we're thinking that maybe they were testing this out to see how well it did here, and maybe they'll bring it on the road. I I think they should. This would be something great to see in a casino, like that other one, my big fat Italian wedding. I'm sure this was very similar to that. But it was good, it was lot of fun.

We Wine Whenever (08:15.875)
Yeah, I hope so, because it was lot of fun.

We Wine Whenever (08:24.685)
Mm-hmm.

Yeah.

Wendy (08:27.925)
Yeah.

Wendy (08:33.409)
Okay, well that's all we have then for Married by the Mob. Until next time, we will be doing shortly an episode on traitors and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills actually will drop before this one drops, so you'll have already seen that. And we found out that Real Housewives of Rhode Island is coming out on April 2nd, so we will definitely be covering that. We cannot wait. Everything we've heard...

Kelli (08:57.262)
You're sure, for sure.

Wendy (09:00.635)
and seeing it is a Jersey vibe, which we miss because we haven't had Jersey for so long. So we will be all over that.

Kelli (09:09.368)
Yeah, and we're good if Jersey doesn't come back. well, I am.

We Wine Whenever (09:13.487)
Kelly Kelly is so funny Crack me up

Wendy (09:15.169)
I'm still hopeful. I'm still hopeful. All right. I know

Kelli (09:18.604)
Leave it where it is.

There's just no way they can bring it back. There's no way they can bring it back and do it right. It's done. Let it lie.

We Wine Whenever (09:28.281)
I want to sing, we'll sing, we'll sing.

Wendy (09:30.645)
All right, I will also mention this before we go. So in the very beginning of Married by the Mob, they gave us like a backstory. And it turns out, I don't think I'm spoiling anything if you guys go see this. It turns out that Renee's, cause she's the mother of the groom, the mother of the bride is her arch nemesis. Okay? And Renee Graziano is very much like my friend Kelly, who holds a grudge forever. Kelly, if someone,

If someone wronged you in middle school, what are they?

Kelli (10:03.754)
fuck them, they're dead to me.

Wendy (10:05.099)
They're dead to you. They're dead to her, right?

We Wine Whenever (10:05.999)
Please.

Kelli (10:08.514)
And God forbid you were mean to my kids in middle school.

We Wine Whenever (10:11.427)
Yes, and forget it. Yeah, you're done.

Wendy (10:11.597)
my gosh.

Kelli (10:13.102)
Because to me, I might let it go. Not let it go, I hold a grudge. But my kids, you know.

Wendy (10:17.203)
Right. Right.

We Wine Whenever (10:18.627)
Yeah, no, yeah, no, you're done.

Wendy (10:20.723)
Right. So, Renee's character Cookie has this grudge against the bride's mother. What was her name?

Kelli (10:32.718)
Oh my god, it something Vivian? It was something with a V.

Wendy (10:34.387)
I don't... Yeah, Vivian. I think it was Vivian. Anyway, so yes, it's her arch nemesis and she holds a grudge to this day. So as you can imagine, this wedding is a lot of drama, which kind of we like. We like a little bit of drama, right? But Kelly is the cookie of this group here. Okay.

Kelli (10:38.808)
Vivian?

We Wine Whenever (10:39.247)
Yeah, I think it's heavy, yeah.

Kelli (10:55.256)
Yeah, for sure, for sure. Maybe that's what my grandkids can call me cookie.

We Wine Whenever (10:56.579)
Most definitely. I like it.

I like it. I like it.

Wendy (11:02.379)
Cookie, my God, I love that. I love that. All right, see if it's okay with her. Yeah, I love that. All right, so until next time, thank you for watching and listening. Please subscribe and give us five star reviews. Bye.

Kelli (11:04.578)
I'll run that by test. I do too. I will. I like it too.

Kelli (11:17.484)
Bye.

We Wine Whenever (11:17.699)
Bye.