Melissa Villaseñor: Overcoming Doubt and Finding Her Voice from AGT to SNL

Comedian and actress Melissa Villaseñor (Saturday Night Live, America’s Got Talent, Netflix’s Verified Stand-Up) takes her shoes off and joins Rick for a refreshingly honest episode. Melissa opens up about feeling embarrassed early in her career, the fear of not being funny, and learning how to trust her real voice — both on stage and in life. It's a vulnerable and hilarious conversation full of surprises, self-awareness, and some dog interruptions along the way. 🎥 Prefer to watch with video? Check out the full episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/qw4TdNgAU6g 💬 In this episode: 🎤 Melissa’s journey from America’s Got Talent to SNL 😰 Why she felt like a fraud — and how she worked through it 🎙️ Performing while nervous and how it changes your voice 🔥 Creative burnout, doubt, and chasing authenticity 🐶 Rick’s dogs give their brutally honest reviews 🧠 Why being yourself is harder than it sounds (and worth it) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Support TYSO by supporting our sponsors: 🍆 Hims – Feeling a little stalled out in the bedroom? Through Hims, you can get some gas back in the tank with personalized ED treatment options that are accessible without ever stepping foot into a doctor’s office. Start your free online visit today at: https://www.hims.com/tyso 🧠 BetterHelp – This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Your well-being is worth it. Visit https://www.betterhelp.com/tyso today to get 10% off your first month. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ RICK GLASSMAN https://www.instagram.com/rickglassman https://www.tiktok.com/@rickglassma https://www.patreon.com/takeyourshoesoff https://discord.gg/Z2v4HTC https://www.punchup.live/rickglassman https://www.tysocards.com https://www.rickglassman.com/store MELISSA VILLASEÑOR https://www.melissavillasenor.com https://www.instagram.com/melissavcomedy https://www.tiktok.com/@melissavcomedy Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/takeyourshoesoff