S5 Ep164: Bringing the Comic Relief with Leeann and Michelle

This week on CTL, host MacKenzie Koppa has a fun chat with Leeann Dearing and Michelle Fortin, the dynamic comedy duo known simply as Leeann & Michelle. Both wives and mothers having backgrounds in acting and television, Leeann and Michelle are passionate about using comedy to bring a smile to the faces of those in their audience. We think their conversation with MacKenzie will do that for you, as well!

How Michelle and Leeann met and immediately formed a deep friendship How they started turning their parodies and sketches into a business The way their backgrounds helped them have success What got Leeann and Michelle into doing Enneagram type comedy What it is like playing their own types as well as the others How they each handle filming in public locations Michelle talks about how they divide up the work

MacKenzie talks about the fun she remembers from her time in a theatre troupe Michelle and Leeann try to narrow down their videos to one favorite Leeann talks about what it is like doing live shows What it has been like creating content during the corona crisis The value of getting feedback in creating content A typical day for Leeann and Michelle in their own families and work

Current Lovelies- Leeann: having an impromptu “distance picnic” with Michelle and their kids

Michelle: painting rocks with her kids and placing them around the neighborhood for others to find

Resources Mentioned- Books: (Amazon affiliate links are used in this content.)

The Road Back to You by Ian Crohn

The Honest Enneagram by Sarajane Case

Movies: Gone with the Wind

The Sound of Music

The King and I

Dumb and Dumber

Podcasts: Typology

Jen Hatmaker

The Popcast

The Dearing Studio

Find Leeann and Michelle- You can find Leeann and Michelle on their YouTube Channel Leeann & Michelle and their website LeeannandMichelle.com. You can also follow them on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

Find MacKenzie- You can find MacKenzie Koppa on Instagram, Facebook, and the CTL Facebook Group, of course! Join us on Patreon at Patreon.com/CultivatingtheLovely.

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