"Leave Him!" Nancy Norton Gives Relationship Advice on The Morning Brew

Comedian Nancy Norton joins The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett & Best Friends!

Nancy, headliner for Chris Bennett Comedy & Aliberto's Presents at the Show Low Elks Lodge on June 27th, shares stories about growing up in the Ozarks, her journey from registered nurse to stand-up comedian, and helps us tackle some Relationship Advice Thursday questions.

We also play Boo or Cool: Father's Day Edition with Show Low's own Dave Ramsey, give away Diamondbacks tickets, celebrate National Wanna Get Away Day with some travel fact-or-fake-fact fun, and check in with 70-year-old Brian from Pinedale as Chris prepares to race him at the upcoming Pinedale Run to the Bridge.

Thanks for listening, best friends!

Tickets for Nancy Norton at the Show Low Elks Lodge on Saturday, June 27th are available now at ChrisBennettComedy.com.

Transcript

Relationship Advice Thursday Kickoff

SPEAKER_04 0:00

And it is now time for relationship advice. Are you ready?

SPEAKER_00 0:04

Oh, I mean, I don't want to brag, but I've been through two divorces. Let's let's go.

SPEAKER_03 0:10

Perfect. She's got just the experience we're looking for.

SPEAKER_04 0:15

Hello, best friends. It is me, Chris Bennett, and that was comedian Nancy Norton, headliner for our upcoming comedy show Saturday, June 27th at the Solo Elks Lodge. Nancy joined us on today's show to tell us about growing up in the Ozarks, how she went from being a registered nurse to a stand-up comedian, and she helped us tackle some relationship advice. On this relationship advice Thursday, we also gave away some diamondback tickets to a lucky listener, played Boo or Cool Father's Day edition with Show Low's own Dave Ramsey, and checked in with 70-year-old Brian from Pinedale, who I'll be racing this Saturday at the Pinedale Run to the Bridge. Let's get the show

Welcoming Comedian Nancy Norton

SPEAKER_04 0:53

started. Chris Bennett and the morning brew. I am so excited to have on the phone with us Nancy Norton. She is our headliner for our big comedy show. Chris Bennett Comedy and Alabertos presents her summer comedy series at the Show O'Elks Lodge Saturday, June 27th at 6 30 p.m. Nancy has been seen on Dry Bar Comedy, featured on Annie's Evening at the Improv, and she was also the winner of the Seattle International Comedy Competition and winner of the Boston Comedy Festival. Welcome, Nancy Norton.

SPEAKER_00 1:28

Thank you, Chris. What a great introduction. I always like to tell people, yes, I was first in Seattle. I was first in Boston, but just for humility, third in South Dakota.

SPEAKER_04 1:42

We won't hold that against you.

Nursing To Comedy And Healing

SPEAKER_04 1:46

You live in Colorado now. Where did you grow up?

SPEAKER_00 1:48

I actually grew up in the Ozarks, and I know you're curious. Which trailer park? Listen, hey, not everyone in the Ozarks lives in a trailer park, Chris. There is a huge waiting list.

SPEAKER_04 2:01

What's interesting, you were actually a registered nurse uh before comedy, right? How does someone go from helping patients to telling jokes for a living?

SPEAKER_00 2:11

Well, it was it was forced. Uh I actually got out of nursing for the same reason a lot of people get into it to save lives. Yes, I it's better this way. I'm healing with humor now. I was sort of the shift clown. I've always been the c like the family clown, the class clown. And then even as a nurse, I did get written up a few times for laughing inappropriately at the patients. I'm sorry. I I can't help is sometimes I get tickled. It's not that I'm laughing at you, it's just my own fear of my own mortality sometimes gets ahead of us. And you know, people do funny things. I have tons of nursing stories. I don't know if people want to hear them, but hey, do you you know, have you have any healthcare workers out there? You don't have to be, or anybody that's ever been in a hospital or ever, you know, had a funny experience in healthcare. Uh, I may share a few healthcare stories. There's some great ones.

Marriage Money Fight Over 50-50

SPEAKER_04 3:04

And it is now time for relationship advice. Are you ready?

SPEAKER_00 3:09

Oh, I mean, I don't want to brag, but I've been through two divorces. Let's let's go.

SPEAKER_03 3:14

Perfect! She's got just the experience we're looking for.

SPEAKER_04 3:19

All right, here's today's relationship advice story, Nancy. I, 24-year-old female and my boyfriend, 26-year-old male, have been together for five years. And recently we started having serious conversations about marriage and our future together. That's when we discovered we have very different views about finances. Right now, he makes about four and a half times more money than I do. He believes that after we're married, all expenses should still be split. 50-50. That includes rent, groceries, utilities, dining out, and pretty much everything else. I don't mind contributing financially, but I believe marriage should be more of a partnership. If we have children someday, or if I need to take maternity leave, I don't think a strict 50-50 split makes sense. I feel like both people should contribute based on their circumstances and ability. The conversation got heated and he told me maybe you should just ask your father to find you a rich guy. That really hurt. Are we just having a normal disagreement or are we fundamentally incompatible when it comes to marriage? What say you?

SPEAKER_00 4:35

You want my succinct answer?

SPEAKER_04 4:37

Uh well.

SPEAKER_00 4:38

Leave him.

SPEAKER_04 4:40

Get those running shoes on and get out.

SPEAKER_00 4:44

I mean, first of all, actually, I think i she's really good at math. If she knows he makes 4.5, right? 4.5 more times than she makes. So she's really good. I mean, that's good calculation right there. And then time is money, energy is time, time and energy. So if we could look at time is energy and money is energy, I think we need to look at some other charts and graphs on what energetically they're putting into the relationship. And what kind of work does he do versus what kind of work does she do? And who does the work around the house? Like if we are doing more of the dusting or if uh somebody is doing more of the housework. I just think we there's a big flow chart in there. And emotionally, I can already tell she's doing the her more than her share of the work. He didn't write in.

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No.

SPEAKER_00 5:34

So she's like, she's the one doing all this work. But I mean, short answer, leave him.

SPEAKER_04 5:39

Nancy Norton's relationship advice today, leave him.

SPEAKER_00 5:43

Keep in mind I'm single. For a reason. If you want to be single, listen to my my relationship advice.

Comedy Show Details And Tickets

SPEAKER_04 5:51

We have been hanging out with Nancy Norton. Thank you so much for your relationship advice and time today, Nancy. She is our headliner for our big comedy show, Chris Bennett Comedy and Allaberto's presents our summer comedy series at the Solo Elks Lodge Saturday, June 27th. Show starts at 6:30 p.m. This one is 18 and overdoors. Bar and Alberto's food truck open up at 5 p.m. VIP tickets are sold out, but general mission tickets are still left in their $25 at Chris Bennett Comedy.com. You are not going to want to miss this show. It's going to be a lot of fun. Get your tickets today at Chris Bennett Comedy.com.

Boo Or Cool Father’s Day Gifts

SPEAKER_04 6:28

It is now time for Boo or Cool with Show Low's own Dave Ramsey. Father's Day is uh right around the corner, Dave, this Sunday. So I thought we would do a special Boo or Cool Father's Day edition. You ready? I'm ready. All right. Uh these are uh Father's Day gifts. Uh custom bobblehead that looks like dad. Boo or cool. Does darts come with it? Dart, well, it would be like your kids giving you a bobble head that looked like you. So you'd want to throw darts at yourself? Totally. Okay. What if you didn't get darts? And they just gave you a bobblehead that looked like uh Dave? That'd be cool. Yeah, that would be awesome. I would think you'd love that. What about matching father-son mullets?

SPEAKER_02 7:16

My hair would never even tempt to be that long. So totally boo? Totally boo.

SPEAKER_04 7:22

You've never had a mullet in your life? No. Uh, what about a year's supply of beef jerky? That'd be cool. Oh, heck yeah. Uh how about a shirt that said world's okayest dad? That'd be cool. Oh, really? You would like that? I th I would have guessed. Oh, yeah. Uh how about uh some crocs with little decorative charms? Somewhat? Crocs. You know what crocs are? They're those. Oh yeah, they'll boo you know they. Oh, no, thank you. He doesn't want it. All right. What about a pickleball starter kit?

SPEAKER_02 7:56

Boo. I don't have the energy to even get on a pickleball court.

SPEAKER_04 7:59

All right. Uh, how about a subscription to the Jelly of the Month Club? Cool. Oh, there you go. How about one of those smart toilets with the heated seat?

SPEAKER_02 8:11

I don't think I would be willing to electrocute myself, thank you. Okay, totally boo to that. You totally boo.

SPEAKER_04 8:18

How about uh how about socks? Cool. Yeah, socks and underwear, totally cool. And how about taking dad to brunch where there's a 90-minute wait? Boo. Totally boo. All right, that was boo or cool with Show Low's own Dave Ramsey. We love you, Dave. It's always cool hanging out with you. And I hope you have a wonderful Father's Day, best friend.

SPEAKER_02 8:41

Yeah, you too. My kids should be in town by then.

SPEAKER_04 8:44

Heck yeah, there you go. Having kids in town. Boo or cool. Cool. There you go. All right, best friends.

SPEAKER_02 8:50

You're making a long road trip from Washington State.

SPEAKER_04 8:53

Oh, that's awesome, buddy. All right, well, we love you. Have a good day. Take care, buddy. All right, bye. Bye.

Diamondbacks Tickets Winner Surprise

SPEAKER_04 9:00

Good morning. It's the morning brew with Chris. Who's this? Mercedes. Mercedes! Did you hear your name got picked on the wheel of names this morning? I did not. Oh, yeah, we spun the wheel. And uh today we're giving away four tickets to the Diamondbacks game Sunday on Father's Day against the Minnesota Twins. Do you want those tickets? I sure do. Heck yeah, congratulations! You just won four tickets. Who are you gonna take with you to the uh the game?

SPEAKER_00 9:31

I'm not sure.

SPEAKER_04 9:32

Ooh, nice. Before I let you go, will you play a little game with me? Okay. All right, it's an easy game. You don't even have to get it right. Today is Wanna Get Away Day, so we're doing some travel uh uh fact or fake fact. Tell me if this is a travel fact or a fake fact. Here we go. Uh you can drive from Arizona to Alaska without leaving the United States.

SPEAKER_03 9:53

Is that uh no, it's not a fact.

SPEAKER_04 9:57

There you go. Ding ding. You gotta go through Canada, right?

SPEAKER_03 10:00

That's right.

SPEAKER_04 10:01

There you go. Uh, the world's largest hotel has more than 7,000 rooms.

SPEAKER_03 10:07

I don't know.

SPEAKER_04 10:09

Well, if you just give it a guess. Yeah, there you go. Yeah. The first world hotel in Malaysia has over 7,300 rooms. Uh all right, last one just for fun. Uh, there is a desert in Antarctica.

SPEAKER_03 10:27

There's a desert in sure.

SPEAKER_04 10:29

Yeah, in fact, I would have said fake, but you're correct. Antarctica is actually the world's largest desert desert because it receives very little precipitation. Well, congratulations, uh best friend. You just won four tickets to the Diamondbacks game this Sunday against the Minnesota Twins. What radio station hooked you up? Q Country. You know it.

Brian’s Race Challenge In Pinedale

SPEAKER_04 10:53

Good morning. It's the morning brew with Chris. Who's this? Good morning, champion Chris Bennett. Heck yes, Brian from Pinedale, Arizona, home to the run to the bridge happening this Saturday. And uh Brian is 70 years old. He challenged me to a quarter mile of a race. Uh, we're gonna be racing this Saturday, right? Yep. Heck yeah, you've been training. How are you feeling?

SPEAKER_01 11:19

I'm doing good. What about you?

SPEAKER_04 11:21

Well, I have not been training at all. I've just been doing my butt dances. I don't know if uh, you know, uh dancing around down in my blue jeans. I don't know uh if that counts as training. I've been eating ice cream every day. Oh that's gonna hurt. Well, but I'm 45 and you're 70, so I I don't know. I I don't know. I'm a little nervous. I'm not. You're not so I'm not nervous. If you uh like are you actually going to like, can you run? Like, are you gonna run or are you gonna speed walk?

SPEAKER_01 11:53

Well, we'll have to wait and find out.

SPEAKER_04 11:56

Oh, oh, he doesn't want to give me any information. You did tell me the other day when we were talking that w your your uh knee gave out on you, like uh Yeah, yeah, it gives out on me once in a while. Yeah. So um man, if I'm not able to beat you in a quarter mile race, what does that say about me?

SPEAKER_01 12:16

Um, maybe it's time to go to the gym. Nah. I'd rather have your humor than beat you in a race.

SPEAKER_04 12:26

Well, I can't wait, man. It's gonna be a lot of fun. For people that don't know about the Pinedale run to the bridge, tell us a little bit about it and is there still room for people to sign up?

SPEAKER_01 12:35

Oh heck yeah, there's lots of room for people to sign up. If you want to sign up and get involved with it, you need to call Laura Schmidt at 928-231-7233. We start at 6 o'clock for the 5 and 10k runners that morning, so it's an early morning. And everybody else will start at 6 30, and I believe you and me are gonna do it at 7 30.

SPEAKER_04 12:57

Oh, good. Okay. Gives me time to wake up.

SPEAKER_01 13:00

Yeah, get some get some of that iced coffee in you. Get your engine running. So that number again for Laura is 928-231-7233. Call her today, get involved, have come have some fun, get get some breakfast. Uh, y'all have a pancake and bacon and sausage breakfast with fruit and juices there to get everybody back to normal after the race. And and Gris, you get to hand out all the trophies.

SPEAKER_04 13:30

Heck yeah, I can't wait. It's gonna be a lot of fun, a great event for uh the whole family. So I hope to see

Travel Facts And Run Registration

SPEAKER_04 13:36

you guys there. And it is uh Wanna Getaway Day. Uh so we're gonna do a little travel fake fact, or travel fact or fake fact. Uh what's uh the best vacation you've ever taken?

SPEAKER_01 13:48

Um, actually it was Thailand and uh Hawaii. Oh, really? Thailand and Hawaii? Yeah. One year we did Hawaii and stuff for a 10-year wedding anniversary, and uh then we went to Thailand one time and we had a blast over there, but our friends lived there, so they could take us everywhere and show us everything.

SPEAKER_04 14:08

Nice, yeah. That that's always nice when you have a built-in tour guide. Yep. Yep. All right, here's travel fact or fake fact. Uh Arizona has more shoreline than California. I don't think so. You're gonna say uh false? False. Uh no, that is uh that is fact.

SPEAKER_01 14:26

We got more shoreline than California does?

SPEAKER_04 14:28

I guess because of Arizona's lakes and reservoirs, it has over 6,000 miles of shoreline, more than California's Pacific coastline.

SPEAKER_01 14:37

Well, Lake Mead keeps going down, there won't be any.

SPEAKER_04 14:40

Yeah. All right. Next one. Next one. There is a town in Alaska where residents can travel between buildings through tunnels because it's so cold. True. True, yeah, that is a fact. You uh you ever been to Alaska? Nope. You ever want to go to Alaska?

SPEAKER_01 14:59

I I don't know. I have mixed emotions about it.

SPEAKER_04 15:03

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 15:04

I go up and down with that sun, you know, and if that sun stays up all day, I stay up all day.

SPEAKER_04 15:09

Yeah, oh yeah, that's a good point. Yeah. All right, next one. The shortest commercial flight in the world lasts less than two minutes. False. Yeah, yeah. I would say false too, but that is fact. No, you're kidding me. It's a flight in Scotland between Westray and Papa Westray, and it averages about 90 seconds. It must be over water or something, because otherwise, I don't know why you would fly.

SPEAKER_01 15:32

Yeah, you would take a boat even if it's a river, I would think. Okay, you got me this time.

SPEAKER_04 15:41

There you go. That was travel fact or fake fact on this wanna get away day. And now I want to get away. You want to get away? Well, don't go anywhere this weekend. I'm going over there to Pinedale for the Pinedale run to the bridge. I hope to see you all there. Uh, Brian and I are gonna be racing. I'll be making a video of it. It's gonna be a lot of fun. I'll be uh racing you in my blue jeans. And uh if you want to be part of the uh the fun run, the 5K, the 10K, uh you can register by doing what?

SPEAKER_01 16:12

Getting a hold of Laura at 928-231-7233. And she's sitting by waiting for your phone call.

SPEAKER_04 16:19

All right, you're the best, best friend. All right, best

Wrap-Up And Final Reminders

SPEAKER_04 16:22

friends. That's gonna do it for another episode of the Morning Brew with Chris Bennett and best friends. Thanks so much for tuning in. If you had a good time, please subscribe, leave us a review, and share this podcast with another best friend who would enjoy our morning show shenanigans. And don't forget, Chris Bennett Comedy in Allabertos presents our stand-up comedy show with headliner Nancy Norton. It's coming to Solo at the Sho Lo Elks Lodge on Saturday, June 27th. VIP tickets are sold out, but general mission tickets are available for just $25. Doors, bar, and Alberto's food truck open up at 5 p.m. and the show starts at 6 30, and it's open to everyone, 18 and over. Get your tickets today at Chris Bennett Comedy.com. For the morning brew, I've been Chris Bennett, reminding you to be nice to yourself, be nice to others, and don't be a jerk.