Nick Swardson joins The Rizzuto Show for fake Reno crimes, real Hollywood stories, a surprisingly emotional tribute to Norm Macdonald, and a hockey conversation that somehow turns into a lesson on broomball.
Comedian and actor Nick Swardson is back in the studio, celebrating the 20th anniversary of Grandma's Boy at GalaxyCon St. Louis. And since he's responsible for one of the greatest characters on Reno 911!, naturally the crew decides to test whether Nick can tell the difference between an actual Reno news story and something Rizz made up before his coffee kicked in.
Welcome to The Rizzuto Show, the funny podcast where a celebrity interview can turn into a crime quiz, a wrestling story, or an argument about whether anyone should voluntarily ride to the top of the Gateway Arch.
The morning kicks off with a shout-out from comedian George Wallace, which gets Nick talking about comedy legends and the kind of larger-than-life personalities you don't see much anymore. That includes Ric Flair, whose expensive wrestling robe once ended up in the hands of the Rizz Show crew during a commercial shoot. They were specifically told not to wear it. Guess what happened next.
Nick also talks about Kiefer Sutherland, the crew's upcoming Lost Boys Halloween costumes, and his decision to stop drinking more than two years ago. But the conversation takes a heartfelt turn when Rizz brings up the Norm Macdonald documentary.
Nick shares personal memories of Norm, including the shock of learning about his death, what made his comedy so special, and how audiences reacted when Norm appeared as a surprise guest during Adam Sandler's comedy tours. He also reflects on losing his close friend Louie Anderson. It's a rare, genuinely moving moment in a show that normally can't go five minutes without someone making a terrible decision.
Then comes Fake or Reno, a game built specifically for Nick's Reno 911! credentials.
Rafe reads headlines about bizarre police calls, wild animals, questionable fashion choices, and criminals whose plans apparently involved absolutely no planning. Nick has to decide whether each story really happened in Reno or came from Rizz's imagination. There are alleged condiment-delivering pigeons, a pizza-box Batman, an alpaca staring contest, a raccoon with bagpipes, and an argument involving the last frozen pizza roll.
Some of those headlines are fake. Some are presented as real. All of them sound like they belong in an episode of Reno 911!.
And because this is a funny podcast, Nick's impressive crime-detection skills somehow lead to a discussion about his fear of elevators. The crew immediately starts explaining the tiny tram pods inside the Gateway Arch, how few people fit inside them, and what happens if one gets stuck. Very comforting information for a guy who just told everyone elevators are his number-one fear.
Then St. Louis Blues play-by-play announcer Chris Kerber joins the show to talk hockey with Nick, a lifelong Minnesota North Stars fan who still feels the pain of losing his childhood team.
The conversation covers the Blues, Minnesota Wild, Hollywood hockey fans, and the strange experience of watching beloved sports franchises move to other cities. Nick even recalls an Adam Sandler holiday party where he found Paris Hilton playing hockey with Tom Cruise. That's apparently just a normal sentence in Hollywood.
The hockey talk eventually turns into a full-blown appreciation of broomball, the gloriously chaotic sport that combines hockey, slippery shoes, modified broomsticks, and people who apparently enjoy falling on ice. Nick, Chris, and Moon trade stories about playing it, including Moon's old Kirkwood league.
Speaking of Moon, he's still outside on Olive Boulevard wearing a sandwich board that says "I want my foreskin back" on one side and "Soccer is not a real sport" on the other. When he finally returns, he reports plenty of honking, some questionable drivers, and a visit from police officers who apparently decided his bizarre public protest was somebody else's problem.
Nick wraps things up with more GalaxyCon talk, a little more fear of the Gateway Arch, and some highly questionable advice for Rafe.
It's celebrity interviews, comedy history, St. Louis sports, weird news, ridiculous games, and roadside embarrassment—all packed into one funny podcast that proves The Rizzuto Show can make even a legitimate celebrity guest question how any of this is allowed on the radio.
Listen now. And please, for the love of everything, don't buy Rafe a monkey.
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