Chapter 1: What childhood experiences shaped Nicole Byer's personality?
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Hello, teen beaters. Oh, okay. No, glad I said that out loud. That is not a good nickname for my listeners. Gonna have to workshop that one. In the meanwhile, I'm Danielle Fishel, podcaster, TV director, aspiring celebrity dancer, boy mom, and as mentioned in two different Lil Wayne songs, I played Topanga on the 90s family sitcom, Boy Meets World.
And if you did watch that show, you witnessed every awkward stage of my entire teenage existence from 12 to 19 years old. From my first kiss to my first haircut, everything was documented and shoehorned into scripts perfectly written to fit a 22-minute format, with the ultimate goal being its ability to sell things like toothpaste and luxury family vehicles.
And so now, 30 years later, it's time to turn the tables. On Teen Beat, I will sit down with interesting people who have accomplished interesting things, hoping that a look into their un-televised upbringings can help me get to know them better today. I gave you my childhood.
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Chapter 2: What stories does Nicole share about her hometown of Middletown, New Jersey?
It's time we hear yours. And this week, I'm living a bit on easy street because I'm sitting down with a guest, a Hall of Fame podcaster, if you ask me, who appears to enjoy being wildly honest and open when it comes to her childhood.
While hosting podcasts like Why Won't You Date Me, Best Friends, and Newcomers, listeners have heard pieces of her origin story with details rarely censored for embarrassment. And on TV, she's best known as the four-time Emmy-nominated face of Nailed It, one of Netflix's most popular game shows of all time, pitting contestants against an unbeatable opponent, their own terrible baking skills.
She's also appeared on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Good Place, Transparent, and The Simpsons. And her 2021 comedy special, BBW, Big Beautiful Weirdo, is available now on Netflix. also Emmy nominated. Her confident approach to comedy has helped her become one of the most exciting voices in the field.
But today, when she sits down with me, we're going to focus on those more awkward, less assured moments that everyone, even those with multiple Emmy nominations, can never avoid. So welcome to Teen Beat, my larger than life guest this week, the hilarious Nicole Byer.
Thank you. That's a lovely intro. I was like, whoa. Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
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Chapter 3: How did Nicole's high school experiences influence her career?
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I want everyone to feel as spectacular as they are, especially you. Well, thank you. It's truly an honor to have you here. I feel like I should have met you a million times. Yes, because we have mutual friends in common. We sure do. Many a mutual friends. And yet somehow we have never met. And you are podcast royalties. I love just talking. Yeah. Were you a talkative kid? Always. Yeah.
Chapter 4: What funny incidents from high school does Nicole recount?
Always. That's how I got into like acting and performing. I just talk so much. My mom was like, how about you like talk on stage, do the play, do anything. And I was like, OK, OK. But yeah, I just I love talking.
As a kid, all my report cards said, we really enjoy her, but boy, she doesn't like to stop talking.
It was like a real sign from the time I was young. Yes, same. I also was very nosy.
Oh.
I was in people's business. I was like, what are you drawing? What's going on? What are you doing?
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Chapter 5: What was it like for Nicole to work with John Cena?
Where are you going? And I'm still very nosy as an adult.
I feel like that's a good quality to have. When we call it nosy, it doesn't sound as great. But when you call it inquisitive. Inquisitive quality. Curious. Curious. Wants to discover the world. So interested in others and their story. Okay. I want to talk about hometowns. Okay. What is the craziest thing that happened in your hometown growing up?
Like what's the lore in Middletown Township, New Jersey?
Chapter 6: How does Nicole view her past relationships during her teenage years?
I don't know if we have lore. It's truly like a very, very small, boring town. Okay. Because I grew up in Lanecroft, which is in Middletown Township, which is even smaller than Middletown. But in high school... a kid was driving and a deer jumped through his windshield, which is pretty crazy. And I don't know if he came to school. That's so funny that I'm like, I don't think he came.
He didn't show up.
He was absent. Yeah. A deer jumped through his windshield. You wanted him to just walk in guys. Sorry. I'm late.
Chapter 7: What are Nicole's thoughts on the pressures of growing up?
The craziest thing happened. Oh my God. Yeah. I just remember people talking about it in school and I was like, oh my God. Yeah. But I think that's maybe the craziest.
That sounds like the craziest thing. Was he injured?
I don't remember him being injured. He just got a free absent day. Yeah. And nobody ever gave me a free absent day. Yeah. No. You could have staged a deer.
Chapter 8: How does Nicole feel about her identity and confidence as a performer?
Imagine. I'm like dragging a deer. Just a week later.
Me too. Me too. Oh my God.
Isn't that crazy? You'll never believe. At my school, the kids from Alpha Dog, you know, the Jesse James Hollywood guy, he was a successful drug dealer. He went to my school.
Oh.
Yeah. Someone owed him like $1,500.
Wait, Jesse James?
Yeah. Jesse James Hollywood.
Who did it? Sandra Bullock?
No. That's a different guy.
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