The HoneyDew with Ryan Sickler - 395: Kelly Rizzo: The Night Bob Saget Died | The HoneyDew with Ryan Sickler #395

Episode Date: July 20, 2026

SPONSORS Monarch -Thanks to Monarch for partnering with this show. Go to https://monarch.com and use code HONEYDEW to get 50% off your first year of Monarch Core. My HoneyDew this week is Kelly... Rizzo! Kelly joins me to Highlight the Lowlights of losing her husband, legendary comedian Bob Saget, and the unimaginable moments that followed. Kelly shares the incredible story of how a simple Instagram DM led to meeting Bob in Los Angeles and how she convinced him to join her and her manager for dinner four nights in a row before they ever started dating. She also opens up about the night Bob passed away, how she learned he was gone, and the surreal experience of TMZ breaking the news just 20 minutes later while she was still trying to process what had happened. We also talk about the bond she continues to share with Bob’s daughters, and the emotional story of his granddaughter, Robbie, who was born after his passing and named in his honor. Check out Kelly’s podcast Comfort Food, and her new digital series focused on cooking titled Is It As Good As It Looks with Katie Couric 🎟️See me live. All tickets at www.ryansickler.com/tour 🎤Check out my new standup special “Live & Alive” streaming on my YouTube now! http://youtu.be/PMGWVyM2NJo?si=SrhXjgzR1pe6CyYE 👉 Subscribe for more standup and new episodes of The HoneyDew, The Wayback, and more! http://youtube.com/@rsickler ✅ Subscribe to my Patreon “The HoneyDew with Y’all”! Get The HoneyDew audio and video a day early, ad-free, for just $5/month! Want more? Upgrade to the $8/month premium tier and get everything above plus The Wayback a day early, ad-free, censor-free, and exclusive bonus content you won’t find anywhere else! http://patreon.com/RyanSickler 📧What’s your story?? Submit at honeydewpodcast@gmail.com 👕Get Your Merch👕 http://www.bonfire.com/store/ryansickler/ 🎧 Listen to my Podcasts 🎧 The HoneyDew - http://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-honeydew-with-ryan-sickler/id527446250 The Wayback - http://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wayback-with-ryan-sickler/id1721601479 Patreon - http://www.patreon.com/ryansickler 📣 Follow Me📣 ▪ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ryansickler/ ▪ TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/@ryan.sickler ▪ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RyanSicklerOfficial 🕸️ryansickler.com/ 🍈thehoneydewpodcast.com/ 🦀Subscribe to The CrabFeast Podcast🦀 http://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-crabfeast-with-ryan-sickler-and-jay-larson/id1452403187 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Starting point is 00:01:59 We highlight the low lights. I always say these are the stories behind the storytellers. I am very excited to have this guest with us here today. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Kelly Rizzo. Welcome to the honeymoon, Kelly Rizzo. That's my favorite intro I've ever received. Thank you. You got to give energy.
Starting point is 00:02:15 You know what I mean? That's very nice you to say. It's so true. You know, you got to bring it. And that was, oh, I feel pumped. Can I just say my favorite intro I've ever had, Todd Glass had a podcast, Todd Glass show. Okay.
Starting point is 00:02:31 And we start talking first, just like this. We're 10 minutes into the podcast. He's, I know we're recording. He's like, all right, now we're going to introduce you. And I was like, what? And he's like, yeah, now we're going to introduce you. I was like, we're about 10 in or something. He's like, yeah, but we're going to introduce you.
Starting point is 00:02:45 And he goes, you have two options. He had a little three or four piece band right here. And he goes, we can either just announce you at the table or you can go over there down the stairs a little bit and then the band will play you in. And I was like, if I can be played in, I want to be played in. But want to know what I just felt like. That intro, I felt a little bit. like, and now from North Carolina number 23, six foot six, Michael Jordan. Good.
Starting point is 00:03:16 That's how I felt a little bit. That's who you are in that chair right now. I'm a Chicago gal, so I just got really excited feeling a little bit of an MJ intro. Well, thank you very much for being here. Before we get into your story, please, right here, tell them everything and anything you'd like to promote. Well, my podcast, Comfort Food, is out. Anywhere you get your podcasts, you can follow me at Kelly Rizzo, Kelly-Rizzo.com or on Instagram at
Starting point is 00:03:43 Kelly Rizzo. And what about books? No books. No books. I thought you had a book. Maybe one day. You don't have a cookbook or a food book. People ask about when I'm coming out with a cookbook.
Starting point is 00:03:56 And at this point, it seems like a little bit more of a headache than I want to deal with. I'm working on focusing on the podcast right now. Well, let me ask you about comfort food because I have a very unhealthy relationship with food. Ooh, okay. Same. I, when things are good and I want to celebrate, let's eat. Yep. My favorite to Bulls lose. I was a huge of Bulls fan.
Starting point is 00:04:19 They didn't lose, thank God. Not six times they didn't. If they lose, I want to eat. Let's eat. So good and bad you want to eat. Even indifferent, I want to eat. Good, bad, and just bored. I want to eat too.
Starting point is 00:04:33 I look to food is definitely comfort. Yeah, same. I don't drug or drink or anything, but I certainly have that. So what made you want to start that? So food has always been when it came to my public presence, I did a lot of cooking segments and a lot of recipe creation and just a lot of food shows. And so food was really a big part of my background. But then after losing Bob and wanting to.
Starting point is 00:05:03 to create a podcast that was a little bit more about grief. I was like, how can I make grief a little bit more, he's impelitable because that's a pun, but you know, how to make grief more approachable. And I was like, let's use my guest's favorite comfort food. So when the guest is we're chatting about grief and death, at least we're eating their favorite pizza or grilled cheese or whatever it was. So we're actually incorporating food into the conversation. It was kind of a backdrop. It wasn't about the food, but it made the conversation cozier. So that first season was all about grief. And now the second season, I did drop the food element. But it's still called comfort food because now there's so many different topics that we're talking about that are at least hoping to bring comfort to people.
Starting point is 00:06:00 And do you bring humor into it as well? Yeah, I always try. I mean, that's, you know, one of the biggest things I learned from Bob was that you have to. Yeah, I mean, you're married to Bob Saggett. You got to have a good sense of humor. Gallo's humor was his thing. And he had so much death and loss in his life and so much negativity that happened over, you know, divorce and death. And he just taught me that you can laugh at anything, even death.
Starting point is 00:06:30 And after he passed, I was almost initially a little wary of that. Like, ooh, it still wasn't in my nature to laugh at the worst thing that ever happened to me. But I was surrounded by so many of his best friends who were comedians and they were doing it. And then when I saw them doing it, I was like, okay, I have the permission to do it. Let me ask you if I could make a suggestion. If you ever do do a food book. Okay. make do do like good food for wakes you know what I'm talking about you ever been to a wake
Starting point is 00:07:02 of course and it's always ham and shit you know what I mean like I've been to so many funerals in my life everybody died and I was like are we doing ham again you know what I mean you should have a food book where it's like have this at your wake well Bob would always say that you know Jewish people are they do the death food really really well you know the spreads that you get at whether it's the wake or the food that they would just send to my house. Yeah. I'm Italian.
Starting point is 00:07:32 It was the food that we would send. Or the people would send. I wouldn't see. I didn't know you were Italian because of your last name. Yeah. So your mom's Italian. The only person in our entire family who wasn't was my dad's dad. My paternal grandmother is de memo.
Starting point is 00:07:47 My maternal grandmother is DeVito. My mom is DeVito. The whole. D.I or D.E. Cicler. comes in and now we can't join the mob. You know what I mean? Now we're Ray Leota and Goodfellas because we got a little...
Starting point is 00:07:59 Oh my God. Henry Hill. Yeah. What a... That was so interesting to me because I... Because I'm Sicilian. My dad was born in Sicily. And so I'm like, I've got the last name Rizzo.
Starting point is 00:08:11 Like, if I wanted to... Yeah. I probably could. And I used to talk about this too because of growing up, both sides were Italian. So at the holidays, when I got... go for Easter or Christmas. It's traditional turkey, whatever, but it's stuffed shells, it's lasagna, it's baked ziti. And it wasn't until I got into high school and I started dating this girl and I went over to their house. And I was like, where's the shells and the stuff? And they're like,
Starting point is 00:08:39 what are you talking about? And I was like, oh, everyone on both sides. So whenever you go, there's something. And I, yeah. See, I didn't have that. So my dad was born in Sicily. So my whole dad's side of the family is very, very. But. Not the American Italian, you know, where they say like Mutsero. Yeah, I know. Overdo that. This was, I follow the Italian accounts. Right. This was like Muzadella, you know, it was like very authentic.
Starting point is 00:09:04 But then my mom is, you know, German and Irish from Indiana. So she grew up in Pleasantville, literally. So the exact opposite of my dad's upbringing. So I didn't have the Italian side on her side. It was, you know, she did Thanksgiving really well. Yeah. So you grew up in Chicago. then. All right. Tell me about that. Mom and dad are living in Chicago. So yeah, my dad came from
Starting point is 00:09:29 Sicily. My mom came from Indiana. But in the 70s, they were both in Chicago. And my mom was a model. She was the main national spokesperson for Cadillac. So she was doing all of the, she lived in the Playboy Mansion in the 60s. Oh, shit. Yeah, crazy, crazy times. But she was doing the auto show. She was one of the, you know, fancy. At the time, it was very fancy and very glamorous. And my dad was a 23-year-old Sicilian immigrant kid working in the parking garage while my mom was this glamorous model. And he saw her one day and he goes, I'm going to marry her. And, you know, anyone with half a brain at the time would have been like, absolutely not.
Starting point is 00:10:15 She's way out of your league. Right. You're parking them. She's model. Right. Exactly. But, you know, he was a he was a good looking in-shaped guy. And he asked her out and she was like, well, I feel bad saying no. And so she went out and then, you know, 50 plus years later, they're still together. They're still together. Oh, that's a great fucking story. Isn't that crazy? So you love love then. It comes in your, it's longevity love and your family. I have a very good role model system in place of a good, strong, solid foundation. How many siblings?
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Starting point is 00:13:05 Eastern Time on TNT and streaming on HBO Max. Our first DM recently, he reached out to me on Instagram. you know, the old-fashioned way. Good for an older guy. He shot, he shot. And he... I wouldn't even know if it goes to the right folder or anything. You know what I mean?
Starting point is 00:13:27 He actually reached... We were both on the same dating app. He saw me on the dating app. But then we didn't match on the dating app because I never saw him because he was out of my age range. But then he went to my Instagram and sent me a DM there. And then... At first I was like, oh, like that's weird.
Starting point is 00:13:48 Bob Saggett. I was just saying you know who Bob Sagitt is, of course. Of course. I used to watch him growing up. But it was too almost surreal. I was like, that doesn't connect with me. I'm just Chicago gal. Like, you know, Bob Sagitt.
Starting point is 00:14:04 That's so, it was a little too weird. He was a little not my type and he was a little too old for me. So I thought. We were 23 years apart. And but he's like, hey, I had. I'd love to invite you to a show sometime and take you out for some burgers and lobsters because you saw it was a foodie. And I was like, thanks, Bob. We would love to check out a show sometime.
Starting point is 00:14:26 And then he was like, wow, I'm flattered. You replied so quickly or something like that. And then we just kind of developed a little bit of a social media friendship for about a month. And I came out to L.A. He really wanted to get to- Oh, you're still in Chicago at the time. I was living in Chicago. Oh, you're not out here.
Starting point is 00:14:42 No. Oh, okay. This was 2016. So this was exactly 10 years ago this month. Wow. All right. And sorry, just a quick rewrite. What are you doing in Chicago at the time?
Starting point is 00:14:53 I lived there my whole life. That's where I grew up. What are you doing for work? So I had been in real estate with my family because that's their business for almost 20 years. I got my real estate license in 99, doing real estate forever. The market crashed in case you remember that little thing in like, oh, wait. Not fun. Started to hate real estate.
Starting point is 00:15:15 And then I'm like, I'm just going to, I went through a divorce. I hated my job or my career. And I'm like, what am I going to do? I'm like, I love food. I love travel. I love music. I'm going to start a blog, which, you know, was the thing at the time. And I started eat travel rock.com.
Starting point is 00:15:32 And so I just started writing about food and travel and music. And then I started doing on-camera interviews of chefs and musicians. And it just kind of snowballed to where I was able to phase out of real estate. phase into this new career. Okay. And during that time, Bob shoots his shot. Yeah. You say, what the heck?
Starting point is 00:15:54 I came out to L.A. And I was still not sold on anything in a romantic way. And what are you coming out for, if you don't mind me? For some meetings with, because I was trying to really build up my business. Are you also going to see a show as well of his? No, I was, no. I don't think he had one at the time. But I was working with a manager at the time.
Starting point is 00:16:13 and she and her assistant and I came out for some meetings. And Bob said, oh, let me help set you up on some meetings. And I was like, I've heard some Hollywood stories before. I know how this goes. Like, I'd rather not. And he's like, I swear on my life, no strings attached. You know, it's not like that. I think you're talented.
Starting point is 00:16:36 I want to help. I've got some great connections. Even at Food Network, whatever it is, I'm happy to help. I was like, fine. So he did a couple little intros, which was nice. And then he's like, can I take you out to dinner while you're here? I was like, oh, see, I knew it was coming. And he's like, I'm like, you know what?
Starting point is 00:16:53 You can come out to dinner with my manager and her assistant and myself. So he did that four nights in a row. Hold on. The fact that you made him do it four nights in a row is hilarious. And he still did it. He still did it. He liked you. He liked me.
Starting point is 00:17:10 And it was very sweet. You know what I mean? You know what I mean? Like, I'm not doing this show again. No, it was very sweet. It was very genuine. And can I ask you why you wouldn't do a one-on-one after three or two? I was still, I was like, oh, I'm starting to kind of like him a little.
Starting point is 00:17:27 But I was like, it's still weird. It's too weird. Like, I don't know because it was such a strange thing for me. Where's the first restaurant? We went to Soho House and then the nice guy. I don't know the nice guy. It was like a big kind of club loungey kind of place about 10 years ago. And then I think one night we went to Isabel, this really great restaurant in Fairfax.
Starting point is 00:17:56 And then we went to Laurel Hardware one night. He brought John Mayer that night. He's like pulling out all the stops. He's like, yeah. Literally it's me and all my friends. And then him and John Mayer. That's great. And I was like, all right, fine, he's kind of cool.
Starting point is 00:18:15 And then by the last- It's also rolling the dice. What if you like John Mayer? What if John Mayer likes you? There was that gamble. John Mayer is a heartthrob for some ladies. He is, but fortunately he became like my brother. And so that's a great thing about John is that it's great to only look at John as nothing but a platonic friend, you know, and reciprocal.
Starting point is 00:18:38 But what was so interesting is that after these four days of this, we were going to go out for like the last night. And it was my friend's birthday and I invited him out for this dinner. And he's like, you know, I think I'm going to pass. I like you. It just doesn't seem like you like me like that. So I'm going to pass if you don't mind. And I was like, well, he's like, I just, you know, I don't really think you're attracted
Starting point is 00:19:07 to me like that and I was like, well, what if I am attracted to you? He was, what time's dinner? And then he came to dinner. And then after that, it was like, all right. And then I went back to Chicago. And then a month later, we went on an official first date to Las Vegas. And so you both meet in Vegas? We met in Vegas. And then after that, I was like, all right. I'm sold. And then that was it. And then 10 months later, I moved to L.A. And a year after that, we got engaged. And then a year after that, we got married. And when do you like, when do you know?
Starting point is 00:19:45 When are you like, I do love them? Like, when does that hear you? Pretty, I think we said, I love you on our first date. That first date in Vegas, which is crazy. I mean, we'd been talking for a couple months. But that first official date, we're like, all right, we're a boyfriend, girlfriend, and I love you. Which is crazy. Because, I mean, that's usually, to me, a red flag.
Starting point is 00:20:07 if somebody was going to do that. But with him, it just kind of works. You're also in the city for that. I mean, more, a lot of people just go, I love you. Let's get married. Yeah. But also, let's not forget, he was 60 years old at the time and knew what he wanted. And he thought he was going to be alone the rest of his life.
Starting point is 00:20:24 And he finally found somebody who he really cared about. And he's like, I don't give a shit. I'm going to go for this and just put all my cards on the table. So I appreciated that there were no. games whatsoever. That's great to hear. That is a big plus of dating somebody who's 60 is that there are no games. And at that point you said he was out of your age range. So again, it's it's Bob Saggett. And that comes with you like knowing who this person is. He doesn't know a damn thing about you. I knew he wasn't a serial killer, which is great. You also, it's out of your age range. So these are
Starting point is 00:20:59 two things you're going out of your comfort zone for. Yeah. And but he was just such a special, unique, complicated, neurotic, beautiful, wonderful, insane individual that I'm like, I can't pass this up. You know, it was too much of a once in a lifetime. You will never meet somebody else like this for the rest of your life. And who also, like, treated me like a queen and worshipped me and was so unbelievably wonderful and kind and just the most. loving, special, incredible husband that I'm like, how do you pass this up? You know?
Starting point is 00:21:42 I mean, I love hearing everything you're saying. Oh, thanks. But you said you were divorced, right? Yes. So I was married. How long were you out of your marriage when you met Bob? So I had been divorced for like four years and he had been divorced for 19 years. I was going to ask that is my next question. Yeah. And you had no children? I have no kids. He has three daughters. Did you think you'd get married again after your divorce? Like marriage? I thought so. Because at that, you know, I was divorced when I was 32.
Starting point is 00:22:17 Oh, yeah. And so I was like, yeah, I assumed I would. And at that point between my divorce and then meeting Bob, I kind of assumed that I would want kids or have kids. And so obviously I figured that marriage would be a part of that. But then I realized I did not want kids. And so it worked out great. Okay. So it wasn't that you wanted him.
Starting point is 00:22:43 He didn't. You were like, no. Right. Or like I just aged out. Right. Aged out. No, I, he didn't. He kind of was open to it in the beginning because I was on the fence.
Starting point is 00:22:57 And I was like, well, I kind of want the option. He really liked you. He loved you then. He sure did. He'd be 60 with a kid. That's a lot for a 60 year old. And that's why I. appreciated when he, you know, we were dating a few months, but before I moved out to L.A., he's like,
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Starting point is 00:25:01 Please play responsibly. I was like, I don't blame me. Kind of get a little personal? Did he have a vasectomy? Like, would he have to go get it undone? You know? He didn't at that time, but he did after we were together when he got one. Got it.
Starting point is 00:25:17 So when he told me he didn't want them, I was like, I don't blame you. I wouldn't want to be 70 pushing a stroller. That's not. I don't want to do it now, you know, let alone after having three grown children and then doing it again. Like, I think it sounds awful at any age. And he's like, all right. So I understand if, you know, that's something, if this isn't going to work because you do want kids. I was like, no.
Starting point is 00:25:50 I'm like, I'm not going to pass up this wonderful human for a kid I don't think I want. So, yeah, best decision I ever made. Okay. Can I ask you that? It's a person. Yeah. No, I'm not. Obviously not knowing Bob was going to pass.
Starting point is 00:26:06 Do you regret not having a child with him? You know what I'm asking? No, because looking back, looking forward and back, I'm realizing that I just did not want to be a parent. Okay. And in terms of me having a baby, I'm a stepmom. I have three amazing stepdaughters who I love. I'm now a step grandma. Oh, good.
Starting point is 00:26:32 I had a little baby. So you are close with his daughters. Oh my gosh. Okay, good. Oh, we talk, you know, constantly. I was just with my oldest stepdaughter who just had the baby named after Bob. Her name is Robbie. Aw.
Starting point is 00:26:46 And I mean, she's like four and a half months old. She's really little. And I was just with her the other day with Breckin, my boyfriend. Like, he was over visiting the baby with me and we're all so close. And then Brecken has two daughters. So it's, you got a lot of kids. I have like. And grandkids.
Starting point is 00:27:03 Mm-hmm. So and all girls. And I have two nieces. So it's like, yeah, it's crazy, surrounded by them. So I feel very fulfilled in having, you know, the love of these little ones. But I didn't have to really do anything or have any responsibility, which is great. So I personally want to know. I'm sure a lot of people do. We're constantly giving misinformation on the internet. Can you tell us what happened? and where were you when you found out who told you? Like how did it, how did you all find? How did you find out? So I was, and it's so crazy, I just did an episode of my podcast called The Day My Husband died.
Starting point is 00:27:47 And I kind of went through a play by play of what happened. So that goes into, for anyone who's interested, a lot of detail. But it was January 9th, well, January 8th, I should say. He was performing in Florida in Pontevideo, like outside of St. Augustine Jacksonville. And he did, as you know, as a stand-up.
Starting point is 00:28:13 He did two hours and 15 minutes. Listen, as a stand-up, no, I don't. I've never done. That's two shows. Right. Normally he does an hour 40 maybe. I'm not, hour, hour 10, 15. He did like, it was like 2.10, 2.15.
Starting point is 00:28:30 And he's not taking a break or anything? And he just. No intermission. No. He just like it was exuding out of him. And I mean, even to sorry didn't keep interrupting here. No. But to talk for two hours and 15 minutes is one thing.
Starting point is 00:28:46 To have material and to control an audience to make people laugh like that. And a lot of it. And he does, you know, crowd work. And he's interactive. And so I remember he called me on the way home and he had to drive from Jacksonville to Orlando that. because he was staying in Orlando. And he called me. He's like, oh, you don't understand.
Starting point is 00:29:04 I just had the most amazing show standing ovation. They loved it. I did over two hours. And, you know, such an amazing show. He's like, but I'm so tired. You know, I was like, yeah, I don't blame you. So, and then he still had that drive back. And I had COVID.
Starting point is 00:29:21 So I'm in bed. I feel like shit. I have the worst sore throat of my life. And, you know, he's trying to, he was always. you know, get some sleep, take this med, like do this. He was always trying to tell me, you know, what to do. And I'm like, I'm trying. I just want to, you know, it's not getting better.
Starting point is 00:29:42 I want to rest. And so anyway, I went to sleep kind of early that night. He gets back to his hotel. I think we texted, you know, can't wait to see you tomorrow. Love you so much. He's coming back the next day. And so the next day I wake up a little bit later. than I normally would have.
Starting point is 00:30:01 And I, you know, hadn't gotten a text from him, which was fine. But I knew he was supposed to be heading to the airport. And I check his location and I see that he's still at the hotel. And I'm texting him and he's not responding. And I don't get too freaked out at first. But I mean, Bob so reliable. So like he, if you, you know, called him or texted him, he responded right away. But I'm like, maybe he's sleeping.
Starting point is 00:30:27 And he had obviously a very long night. And, but then it got to a point where it started getting weird. And I tried to calm myself down because I'm a warrior. And like, I'm sure he's fine. He's always fine. Don't freak out. But then it was like hours are going by. And I'm like, his flight was at three o'clock, which was noon my time.
Starting point is 00:30:52 And the phone still where? And the phone still, like, he should have been at the airport by now. So I called a hotel. and they couldn't put me through to his room, but they're like, we'll call him and then, you know, call you or call us back or whatever. And they're like, yeah, the phone's on do not disturb. We can't get through. And then at this point, a friend of mine happened to call me and I was starting to panic. And she's like, do want me to come over? And I said, yeah. So now she and I are trying to get to the bottom of this. We're calling the hotel over and over and over. I'm calling Bob's daughters. I'm calling Bob's daughters. I'm I'm calling my family. And the hotel's not sending someone up to knock on the door? Well, that's what they finally did.
Starting point is 00:31:34 Finally. What the hell are we doing here? This was like over an hour where I'm panicked. I'm talking to Bob's daughters. And now we have this like chain of command where they're calling, did you hear anything? And I'm calling it. Did you hear anything? But then finally they said we're going to do a wellness check.
Starting point is 00:31:52 Which I'm like, that doesn't sound good. But I have to be patient. which wasn't a thing. And then finally, they're like, we're sending somebody to break down the door. I'm like, what? And of course, now with every little bit of information, I'm calling Bob's girls. And I was like, this is what they're saying. And we're all trying to be like, all right, well, maybe he just is sleeping really heavily.
Starting point is 00:32:22 And then they said the paramedics are here. Oh, no. And but we're still thinking maybe it was a heart attack. Maybe it was something where, okay, they'll find him, they'll rush him to the hospital, he could still be okay. So we're still like holding out so much hope, obviously. And then they're like, the paramedics left, but law enforcement's here. We're like, what? And they still haven't told you any?
Starting point is 00:32:48 No one's told me anything. How long is this? This is like a two-hour process. I was going to say, it's, yeah. And so my friend is getting... You're just freaking out at home? Yeah. Freaking out.
Starting point is 00:33:00 I mean, I'm shaking. I'm... I don't know what to do. And I'm at this point now, I'm like, am I going to get the worst news of my whole life? And then finally my friend was livid. She's like, give us some fucking answers. This is insane. And so then finally, a security guard got on the phone with me.
Starting point is 00:33:24 and said, like, are you Mrs. Saga? And I said, yes. And they said, unfortunately, he passed away. And sorry, but, like, every time I hear that, it's like, it's just so, I'll never not hear it. It's like I can go right back to that place in an instant. And, of course, I lost it. And then it was on TMZ, like 20 minutes later. Yeah, how?
Starting point is 00:33:53 Because. Tell me. Who are they paying down there? I don't know that. But what I know was, which is so insane is while I'm not even, I didn't even know what was going on yet and Stamos calls me. And I'm like, why Stamos? Like he didn't just call me every.
Starting point is 00:34:12 I was like, why Stamos calling me? And I didn't even know for sure what was happening yet. I was in the midst of like figuring it out. And I'm like, that's weird. And then I think maybe Candace called me too. And so I was like, why are they calling me? But obviously, I didn't answer because I was like overwhelmed. So what happened was one of the police who found Bob in bed, thankfully he was found peacefully sleeping in bed.
Starting point is 00:34:42 Okay, good. He's not collapsed on the floor. No, no, no, no, no, no. Thank God. that one of the police called his sister and said, Bob Sagitt died. I'm with him right now. The sister DMed Candice,
Starting point is 00:35:01 Candice Cameron Bray for anyone who's wondering. So sorry to hear about Bob. Just so this is a random person to Candace. Totally random. And Candice was like, what? This is weird. And texted John like, is Bob okay? like have you heard John's like I'm sure it's one of those like weird first things you know
Starting point is 00:35:22 and he's like let me call him called him in an answer and then that's when John called me I see and then so somehow this was already circulating and I think maybe TMZ might have held out until they knew I knew for sure I don't know but it's crazy but so obviously for the first couple weeks or so, we just assumed that it was a heart attack or a stroke. Right. Because he was found peacefully in bed. Obviously, we knew there were no drugs or alcohol or anything like that. And we didn't know at the time.
Starting point is 00:36:02 I remember one of the investigators asked me, they said, we found a little, like, bump on his head. Did he mention anything about like hitting his head or something? thing. And at the time I didn't, I was just like, well, a little bump on his head. I was like, no. I was like, but I know Bob. He's six four. He's a little lanky and a little clumsy. And he was always like on an airplane every time he got off the airplane. He bang his head on the overhead compartment. You know, it was always something. And I was like, well, I mean, he might have, you know, done that or done something similar and they're like, oh, okay, you know, but didn't say much else. And then it was two weeks later. So we found out that he fell and hit his head. We never found out exactly where in the hotel
Starting point is 00:36:57 room. So the fall was inside the room and the door club, not before he got there or anything. Because he was completely fine. He was taking pictures with people in the lobby. He was texting me after he got in his room. He was totally fine. And. Then after, and then we know that nobody else came in or left the room because, you know, you could tell with the key card. There was nobody else who came in and he went in the room and then it happened. I think he went to sleep, got up in the middle of the night, was probably a little disoriented. He was on his sleep meds and was really tired. and I think you might have been in like a half kind of dream state or something and then like tripped and fell.
Starting point is 00:37:45 They said it was an unwitnessed fall backwards. So meaning and it was here and it was really severe. It was. Like really severe. Yeah, because we would hear rumors that it seemed as if someone broke in and hurt him. Right. And we just know that it was impossible to have happened. We know it didn't.
Starting point is 00:38:07 And plus, I mean like nothing was taken. Taken from the room, there was no, I mean, there was no sign of a store. Yeah. Like, was his pillow bloody when he laid back down? No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no blood anywhere. So he, you think maybe got up to use the restroom or something falls? I think they said the medical examiner said that it was, must have been something covered by something soft. So like, you know, in a hotel room, the carpet, it's like still hard though underneath.
Starting point is 00:38:29 It's not like plush carpeting. So that, you know, and he was so tall that maybe he could have, his feet could have gone out from under him. And if he fell from standing on the back of his head. And then if he was already kind of half asleep and out of it, he might have just been like, like they thought that he thought nothing of it and went back to bed. And maybe he was like, oh, that was bad. But maybe before he could call for help or something, he just went to sleep or passed out. Or he was just like, that was weird. I'm just going to go to sleep.
Starting point is 00:39:05 And hopefully it'll be okay in the morning. And then it wasn't. But no, there was no blood or anything. So that's why they couldn't tell where it happened. And so what is the actual cause of death then? It was an unwitness fall backwards. It was head trauma. Head trauma.
Starting point is 00:39:25 Yeah. God. Yeah, like a brain bleed. I always feel like I almost trip over my dog. You met my dog so much. I always feel like old people. I know it's pets that make old people trip a lot, trying to move out of the way and they fall, whatever. I'm sure.
Starting point is 00:39:41 But to hit your head like that, you're probably right. So relaxed. I think he was just, I think he was halfway not, you know, if you wake, when you wake up in the middle of the night, sometimes you're just out of it. And especially if you're on sleep meds, like he could have thought he was dreaming. Mm-hmm. So, you know, it's, I know enough to be at people. with it. I don't know exactly like where in the room it happened. But we know enough that that's what happened. And it was just a weird freak accident. But I will tell you that to this
Starting point is 00:40:21 day, like there have been a couple times where I've hit my head and I lose my mind and I immediately go get a CT scan. Yeah. Oh yeah. Like three times since this happened. I don't mean to laugh. No, it's true. Would you normally though? No, I wouldn't have thought about yesterday. I'm worried about that now. My sister fell in her garage yesterday and sent me a video of it and said, I can't tell if I hit my head or not. I was like, how do you not know? And I looked at the video.
Starting point is 00:40:52 I'm like, it doesn't look like it. And she's like, well, I just felt kind of out of it afterwards. I'm like, do not come to me with a potential head injury unless you're sure, because now I'm going to freak out. and I'm going to be paranoid and I'm going to tell you to go to the ER, you know? Like I am so hyper sensitive to this now. I mean, there were been like once I was at Breckin's house and his like the couch cushion wasn't where it was supposed to be and I just went back really hard and hit my head like in the exact spot where Bob did.
Starting point is 00:41:25 And I just started bawling like thinking that like getting a flashback to what it might have been like for him and then just freaking out and then getting so emotional about it. And then of course Breckin's so sweet. You know, he like gets it. He's like, I'm so sorry. You're okay. You know, he does not think I'm the crazy person that I look like when I'm freaking out over just something that you never would have thought about before.
Starting point is 00:41:51 I mean, I'm 53. We grew up riding bikes without helmets and shit. This is what I wanted to ask you. Did he ever play football? Was there any history of a CTE or anything? No, he was not a. There was no. He was not very sporty.
Starting point is 00:42:03 No, he was not, he was not very athletic. No, yeah. No car accidents, major car accidents? No. I've had a major blow to the head and I always wonder like if I only have one more in me, you know. No, no. This was a one-time thing. That's funny crazy.
Starting point is 00:42:19 And it's just, I think if he truly knew how bad it was, he would have done something. But I don't think he knew how bad it was because he was either fully asleep or half. sleep or sleep walking, you know. So then your whole life changes. Yeah. In an instant. Yeah. What's the next thing for you guys?
Starting point is 00:42:43 You have to get Bob's body back here for a burial. Yeah, that was not fun. Oh, my God. How does all that work? Well, he was in Florida. Right. And see, these are the things that people don't understand about, like, the logistics of death a lot of times, especially when, you know, you know,
Starting point is 00:43:02 you know, it happens like this. And, you know, sorry to drop the John Mayer name again, but he's such a wonderful, kind, amazing friend that he sent a plane to pick up Bob and bring him back. That's nice. And then the joke was that Bob would have been very happy about that because he would have hated to fly commercial. But. Also, doesn't it suck that you fucking go private, you're fucking dead? Right.
Starting point is 00:43:27 You know what I mean? He's like, it's the biggest party of your life. Right. not there, all of it. Exactly. So he, yeah, they, John brought him back, or the plane did. And no additional autopsy or anything like that. No, I mean, that was. That was when you, that was initially. Right. No, no, no, that was initially, but then you don't get the results for like two weeks. So we didn't find out until after the funeral. But it had already been done, obviously. And then, yeah, we had the
Starting point is 00:43:59 funeral five days later. Who's helping you with that? I didn't do anything. Really? I was not capable. I didn't do anything. Adam, Bob's nephew, who was, you know, he was like a son, brother, nephew, best friend to Bob.
Starting point is 00:44:20 And I'm very, very close with him as well. He was an angel and he really stepped up and did a lot. And it was... beautiful. It was very, very wonderful. The after party was at Jeff Franklin's house who, you know, created full house. And so it was like this big, huge thing that I was a zombie for. But you still managed to get out and go. Yeah. And it was,
Starting point is 00:44:45 you know, it was one of those things where you look back. I have like weird photos from it and like Chappelle did a whole thing. And all these comedians got up and did a whole thing. And it was it was how he would have wanted it to be. But yeah, it was really, really crazy. And yeah, he's, I go visit him. I went and visited him like a few days ago. I try to go every couple months at least.
Starting point is 00:45:14 Is he in Mount Sinai, right? Oh, he is. And, yeah. In the ground or in a? Yeah. In the ground, it's so beautiful over there. You don't normally think that cemeteries are very, very pretty, but it is so beautiful. And the weird irony is that it's like directly across from Warner Brothers, like where he shot Fulas.
Starting point is 00:45:37 He would have been like, really? Eternally, I have to look at the stage where. Forever. Yeah. But it's so beautiful there. And it actually makes me because I've gone so much, I'm okay to do it now. It's just like people always be like, I feel, oh, I'm. don't want to bring up Bob or I feel bad. I'm like, I talk about this all the time. And I look at,
Starting point is 00:46:00 you know, his nephew or his daughters, like they don't talk about it publicly as much. And we're doing this documentary about him right now. Oh, good. And they've recently had to talk about him. And it's, you know, harder for other people who don't do it all the time. And so for me, I'm almost just like desensitized to it. And same thing with visiting him. For me, I'm just like, I'll pop by when I'm driving through Burbank. I'm like, oh, go visit Bob. You know, but for somebody else who maybe doesn't do it all the time. It's like really, really heavy, you know. What was your first dream after you passed that you had of them? I haven't had many. I didn't have one at all for well over a year, probably. But then he started to pop up,
Starting point is 00:46:47 but on the periphery a bit, you know, I'd be a dinner. And I know he's like sitting next to me at the dinner table, but we're not really interacting. And then not that long ago, maybe only a few months ago, I had a much more direct dream where I remember I went up to him and I gave him a big hug and I was, it was a little bit of that kind of cliche, like, why do you have to go? You know, like that type of thing. But, you know, when I woke up, it was a little fuzzy so I don't remember it completely. But I remember there was definitely an interaction. We hug. And I was kind of like, it wasn't super sad, but it was also like, wait, don't go, you know, that type of thing. So, but I haven't had a lot.
Starting point is 00:47:31 No. And sometimes people have, you know, like one of my best friends just lost her husband a few months ago and she would have nightmares about it every night. And I'm like, I didn't have a dream about him for over a year, you know. Yeah. I lost my dad at when I was 16 and I've still had. I can count under, I bet you under five dreams. Oh, wow. It's not many.
Starting point is 00:47:58 That's why I was wondering if you popped up, at least you get to see him a little bit. And then do you, when you have those dreams, are they like happy dreams? Are you happy to have them or are they upsetting? I'm always happy to have them. Okay. The last one I had was right before my daughter and it was the, I wrote it down. I've even researched it. It was just this weird thing where I can remember it vividly.
Starting point is 00:48:17 I'm, for some reason, I'm flying a helicopter. I'm in it. My dad's sitting. That's not something you normally do. At all. Okay. And I'm fucking bouncing it off the freeway. We're going under a tunnel.
Starting point is 00:48:30 I'm hitting. And he's very calm instructing me how to fly this thing as if he's done it a million times. And then I finally get it. And when I look over, he slumped over and done. And I don't know what's going on in the dream. Like what's going on, what's going on? And then all of a sudden, our door is open, like one of those military helicopters. and another helicopter pulls up next to us.
Starting point is 00:48:55 And my dad pops up. He doesn't speak. And he just points at that thing. And I fucking, I'm looking out. It's foggy and hazy. And he just points at that. And then I wake up.
Starting point is 00:49:06 And I was like, that is very vivid. It's either the answer to everything or absolutely nothing and fucking all. And probably a little bit of both. But it was right before I had my daughter. And I look back at it. And I'm like,
Starting point is 00:49:19 well, I wonder if that was him. telling me, look, you've never been a parent before, like you've never been a pilot before. It's not going to be easy. It's going to be a bumpy, bumpy ride. But you'll get it. You'll fucking get it. Take the leap. Get out of this one and take the fucking leap. That's at least what I came to put together in the end. Could also be like, don't ever get on a fucking hell. You're right. Don't ever. Well, that's a good message that I will fully stand by. But yeah, I do think now that you mention it, because I had never, I hadn't really looked into
Starting point is 00:49:51 meaning in that more recent dream. But he definitely seemed happy with me and he still liked me, which made me happy because I still have this fear that because, you know, I'm in a new relationship that he would have been, how dare you, how could you? But, you know, when I had the ultimate blessing from his daughters and his best friends that, no, this is okay. This is what you should be doing. you know, I was like, well, I have to go with that.
Starting point is 00:50:27 Because the Bob I knew would have been like, don't you dare ever think of moving. I don't even like to see moving on, but moving forward. Like, no, no, no. You don't get to be with anyone else ever. If you do, it means you never love me. That's the Bob I knew.
Starting point is 00:50:43 But I separate earthly Bob from Heavenly Bob. Yeah. You know, heavenly Bob, they say, would want me to be happy. So that's why at least that dream, I was like, okay, good. He's still happy with me. He still likes me. What's it like moving out of the house and finally having to go into your own place now as a widow when you did that? That was really hard because we had to sell the house.
Starting point is 00:51:10 I mean, it belonged to the girls. And so it would have been weird for me to stay in this big house that Bob was in for 20 years. but so it wasn't like it was my decision to sell the house and move but I still felt like I was abandoning him and like I was betraying him by leaving the house that he loved so much and because Bob was you know for instance if we were driving down the street and if I would just see a house that looked really pretty I'd be like oh look at that That's a cool house. Most normal people would be like, yeah, that's a cool house.
Starting point is 00:51:53 Bob would be like, oh, so our house isn't good enough. So I need to buy you that house now. So now you like that house. So you don't like our house anymore? And I was like, I didn't see. I just said that was a nice house. Or if we would be in somebody else's house and I'd be like, oh, look how cool their kitchen is. He's like, oh, so our kitchen isn't good enough.
Starting point is 00:52:07 I'm like, you know, so because of that when I moved, I was hearing Bob in my head go, like, oh, so you're leaving the house. See, I knew you didn't like the house. I'm like, I love the house. It's an amazing house. But it was very complicated. A lot of emotions. At the same time, I was also, like, that house was so heavy to me because it was his house. Everything was his stuff.
Starting point is 00:52:31 It was, that's the place where he didn't come home to. You know, he just never came back. That's where I was when I found out the worst news in my entire life. So that house to me was very heavy. So it was a bit of a relief to go somewhere. new, but at the same time I felt so horrible for leaving the house. I bet. Yeah, it was really weird.
Starting point is 00:52:53 It took me a while to get over that. How long before you even, like, forget about dating again. How long before you even allow your mind to tell you it's okay? You know, like the even. About dating again? Yeah, even consider trying to meet someone. So in my mind, I knew. And no offense also.
Starting point is 00:53:11 You're Bob Sagitt's X too out there now. not just Kelly Rizzo, like this is a lady who just lost her husband too. And it was not a secret. It wasn't something that like anyone who. But it's also not a divorce where you're both still alive and well and wishing each other. Well, this is a lady who's lost her husband. And she's not single because of choice. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:53:36 It was. So in my head, I knew not that I would have been ready anyway, but I said, well, society says that this isn't even appropriate before one year. So I knew I was like, I'm not even going to allow myself to think about it before one year, even if I, for whatever reason, felt like I wanted to. I'm like, one year is the very least, like the marker. And then a little after a year, like a year in a few months is when I went to Bob's daughters. And I was like, you know, I am getting a little lonely. You know, it might be nice to like get a coffee with somebody. Like, I'm not ready to date date, but you know, like, Kelly, we want you to
Starting point is 00:54:20 be happy, of course. Like, we don't want you to be lonely. Like, if you feel that that's right, then by all means. I remember on the one-year anniversary of Bob's death, Jeff Ross was over at my house, and he's like, all right, Kel, it's a dressy elephant in the room here. When are you going to start dating? I was like, Jeff, it's been one year. He goes, all right, you do what you need to do. But if two years comes around and you're not, then we're going to have a talk again. I was like, all right, fine. But then a couple months after that, so like 18 months after Bob passed, I met Brecken. We'd met before because he and Bob were friendly.
Starting point is 00:54:56 Like, they really liked each other and respected each other. And we met at Seth Green and his wife, their anniversary party because Seth is Brecken's best friend and Seth was one of Bob's best friends. And we just hit it off. But you went by yourself to that? I went by myself and he went by himself. So you're getting out there. Yeah. And look what happens.
Starting point is 00:55:17 And then, yeah, we hit it off right away. And like a few weeks later, he asked me out on a date. And like, that was it. So you didn't have to go through a gauntlet of losers between. No. I had two kind of brief cocktail dates. And they were very nice. They were very pleasant.
Starting point is 00:55:35 Nothing bad to say about them. Fortunately, it was not like a bad experience. but they were not, they just didn't turn into second dates. You know, like they were fine. But it was nice to go through the motions again. And then I met Breckin. And literally from our first date, I was, we didn't say this to each other, but I was like, oh, I like him. And I was like, I don't think I need to go out with anybody else.
Starting point is 00:55:58 And he was kind of thinking the same thing. And then finally, you know, a couple months later, we're like, we're not like going out with other people, right? And then that was it. And that was almost three years ago. Oh, wow. Okay. Yeah. A couple more questions for you.
Starting point is 00:56:11 How do you keep Bob his memory? I mean, obviously your friend's friendly with his daughters and stuff. But how do you keep him alive in your home? You have photos. Like, what do you do to celebrate him? Yeah, I actually, I was looking at your show art, these posters that you have. And I have something like that from his last show ever. Oh, the one in Florida?
Starting point is 00:56:35 It just so happened that that venue had this brilliant art. artist do these incredible custom, you know, artwork, promos for every show. And so I had some that Bob signed, actually. So I have that. I mean, I have stuff of his everywhere. So many little trinkets and so, you know, photos. When I first moved out into a new house, it was almost a little too much. It was like a Bob museum. Like everything, I mean, it was Bob everywhere. And And then it got to the point where I'm like, okay, I don't know how healthy it is necessarily to have him everywhere. And then especially when I started dating again.
Starting point is 00:57:18 So I left it up, you know, it was almost like that for a little over a year. And then I gradually started, you know, putting some things away. And now it's, you know, I have like a photo of Brecken in me and then two feet away is a photo of Bob in me, you know? So it's a good balance now, though. It's not overly done. And did he get to meet any of his grandchildren? He only has the one and she's just, she's just four and a half months old.
Starting point is 00:57:44 Yeah. And so it's very bittersweet because he would have been so, so happy and so excited. But the weird kind of gift or blessing is how often do you get to grow up and have your grandfather be someone who there's thousands of hours of content? that you can see, watch hundreds of hours of his podcast or, you know, really get to know him through so many different types of media and, you know, see all the work he did. And I mean, some of it won't be appropriate until she's a lot older. But some of it, you know, would be. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:58:28 And I just think that that's so cool. Like I would give anything to. Imagine being a little kid who gets to grow up on full house and you're like, that's my grandfather. Yeah. That's pretty wild. Because you can do that now. You know, my daughter streams all the old stuff still. Like she watches Full House, sister's sister.
Starting point is 00:58:46 I'm like, you're watching old school shit on here. She watches. She finds it and watches it. Full House is never going away. No. Bob would always use to be like the show is never going away. So can I ask you that? Speaking of never going away, when you're out in the world and just doing your day-to-day shit,
Starting point is 00:59:02 you're minding your biz. He's in our zeitgeist. He pops up. Where's a weird one where you're like, I didn't expect to see you here today? Oh, gosh. A lot. I was watching the, oh, no, what's his name? He's the young kid on SNL now who just had a special.
Starting point is 00:59:28 Yeah. Oh, shame on me. Marcello. Marcello Hernandez. I was watching his special, and he has a 10-minute bit. about full house, but he says Bob Saggett 300 times. He's like, oh, you're gonna come downstairs, Bob Saggett, Bob Sagget, Bob, and he goes, like, and I'm watching this. I'm like, I didn't expect to hear my husband's name 50 times in the middle of this special.
Starting point is 00:59:56 It just kind of hit me. And I was like, whoa, like he just really is out in the ether and will always be. and it makes me so damn happy. Every time I, you know, happen to come across something or even, even those weird, creepy AI videos where, you know, it shows like when they were young and they're weird and they're creepy. And they don't even look like him half the time. But still, I always stop and watch. And I'm always like, oh, like somebody made that video. Yes, they did.
Starting point is 01:00:29 Somebody felt the need to celebrate Bob in some way where they're. took the time to make a video about him. So I don't know, it just, it strangely makes me happy that he's never going anywhere. And now that, you know, we're doing this documentary about him, all the people who show up and, you know, on the production crew, I'm like, they're all here to make this about Bob. And when it was my turn for my interview, we did it at my house And it was like three hours. And but the first moment, you know, I'm ready. I'm in the chair.
Starting point is 01:01:07 And the whole production crew is like, all right. And action. And then they, you know, that little clapper thingy, right then in that moment, I just started bawling. And they were like, are you okay? I'm like, just hit me. Because I'm so used to talking about him all the time. But it's usually a one-on-one conversation or, you know, me doing some press or something. But this was a special thing.
Starting point is 01:01:31 I'm like, all of you are here because you want to tell Bob's story? And I just started bawling. And they're like, we didn't even start yet. I'm like, I know, but it's just so special. Somebody had better been rolling on that. I know. I'm like, it's just so special that you all are here. I'm just so touched, you know.
Starting point is 01:01:46 And I'm like, well, yeah. Like, we love him too, you know. So I know you're doing it now. Is there any sort of deadline or when can we see that? Oh, um, do you? I don't know for sure, but we're hoping. This year? Maybe towards the end or beginning of the next year.
Starting point is 01:02:09 Like they're still doing tons of interviews. Like yesterday they did Jimmy Kimmel. And they're interviewing a ton of his friends and family. And they're really going deep. So I might take, like, to me, I'm like, oh, it's just some interviews. Like, splice it together off we go. But it's like, no, they're doing it right. They're doing it really, really, really well.
Starting point is 01:02:34 And they're just so lovely this whole team. So hopefully by early next year. Okay, great. Listen, I thank you so much. I can't imagine what you've gone through and how you have to sit here. And I love hearing how you still celebrated, how you're still happy that he's around and in your world. And I love the ever relationship with his daughters. and your step-granddaughter now, too.
Starting point is 01:03:00 What did they name her again? Robbie. Robbie, and I'm step-grammy Kelly. I love it. Yeah, no, Bob's not going anywhere. No, if I have anything to do it. No doubt. Before we plug one more time, I want to know advice you'd give to a 16-year-old Kelly Rizzo.
Starting point is 01:03:14 This is interesting. So when I was 16, I had the picture-perfect life. You know, I had parents who are still happily married, and, you know, I had these great house, great upbringing. Everything was perfect. And I think I always just assume like, oh my God, life is easy. What an easy time I'm having, you know? And I think just to say, like, hey, this is not always how it's going to be. But just know that bad shit's going to happen, but you will get through it. And like, that's it.
Starting point is 01:03:58 Because I think I was so jaded to like not even think that bad things could happen because everything was just so easy in my childhood. And I know not everyone was that blessed, but I was very, very fortunate. And but then it's like divorce. Husband dies like a lot of bad stuff. And just to be like, it's going to happen. And that's okay. You'll be okay. That's great. Yeah. So it's not really advice. It's more of just be on the lookout that life is not always this easy. Well, thank you so much. Thank you for having
Starting point is 01:04:36 you. You're great. I enjoyed it. Right there. Plug your everything. All right. Yeah. Comfort food podcast. Anywhere you get your podcasts. And websites, Kelly-Rizzo.com and Instagram at Kelly Rizzo. You're easy. Thank you so much. Thank you, Ryan. And as always, Ryan Sickler, on all your social media, we'll talk to you all next week.

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