Comedian and speaker Kerri Pomarolli joins the GOA Speakers Podcast to share her wild journey from chasing a Hollywood Walk of Fame star to becoming a full-time clean comic and outspoken Christian. Kerri talks about her early days on The Tonight Show, touring with big-name Christian artists, her powerful pro-life testimony through her daughter Ruby, walking through divorce with grace, and battling breast cancer with faith and humor.

If you care about calling, resilience, and how God can turn pain into ministry (and great material), this one’s for you.

Timed highlights:
0:57 – From musical theater and Hollywood to God calling her into stand-up
4:31 – The Matt Damon “restraining order” joke in The Tonight Show green room
5:46 – Playing Britney Spears and Tonya Harding on late night TV
7:39 – Soap operas, films, and that 2 a.m. alien movie role
9:36 – Touring with Newsboys, Dove Awards, and misidentifying Casting Crowns’ Mark
11:19 – Being the only single on a marriage cruise
12:15 – Bus touring with Candace Cameron Bure (and her very healthy snacks)
13:34 – Ruby’s diagnosis, 80% abortion rate, and why Kerri fights for life
17:37 – Ruby’s healing, personality, and White House letter
18:20 – Raising two daughters in ministry and show business
20:07 – Being one of the first women on Dry Bar Comedy
21:20 – Earning “bro respect” in the comedy club
22:39 – Two comedians, one marriage, and an eventual heartbreaking divorce
26:15 – Turning divorce into jokes, co-parenting, and staying family
27:49 – Breast cancer diagnosis, peace from God, and miracle moments
30:07 – Laughing through treatment and raising money for breast cancer
32:07 – Why ongoing struggle can still be a testimony
34:12 – Isaiah 43, Psalms, and obeying nudges to pray for strangers

To learn more about GOA and Kerri:
https://goaspeakers.com/speakers/kerri-pomarolli/