Milk & Honeys is the perfect blend of raw industry insights and unfiltered realness.
Like the ingredients that sweeten and smooth out a cup of tea, hosts Kayla Becker (TV host of 10 years) and Vanessa Curry (model and actress of 10 years) bring their own flavors to the conversation— Together, they spill the tea on what it really takes to live and thrive in LA’s entertainment and comedy scene.
Kayla Becker: Best known for her time in WWE, where she worked as a backstage interviewer under the ring name Kayla Braxton. She graduated from Belmont University with a degree in broadcast journalism. During her time in college, she started creating online content and had a few digital entertainment shows for her school and around Nashville, Tennessee. Six months after she graduated, she began hosting her own entertainment web and TV segment in the top-20 television market in Orlando, Florida. Braxton was a backstage interviewer on SmackDown and co-host of The Bump. Since 2020, she has been the host of Talking Smack, which at that point was renamed to SmackDown LowDown, alongside Paul Heyman. Along with TV correspondent, Becker is also an actress, podcaster, and stand-up comedian in Los Angeles, CA.
Vanessa Curry: Vanessa Curry originally form the Bay Area California has been featured in several commercials, TV shows and print work. She has been seen in commercials for AT&T, BMW, Home Depot, 5hr Energy, Urban Decay Cosmetics, Applebee’s, Target and Cover Girl Cosmetics. Vanessa has also acted in television shows and Films such as Lethal Weapon, Glee, CSI NY, Behind The Trees and Always And Forever. Some of her print work has included Sports Illustrated, Adidas, KKW Beauty, Skechers, Target, Nike, Ulta Beauty and Sephora. In addition, she is also and accomplished dancer, dancing for artists such as Christina Aguilera, Pitbull, Leighton Meester and Sensato. Vanessa has performed on shows such as Dancing With The Stars, XFactor, American Music Awards, Latin Grammys and IHeart Radio Music Awards.
So, grab a mug and sip on some Milk & Honeys—because they’re serving the tea with all the right ingredients.
This week, Kayla and Vanessa sit down with comedian Papp Johnson for a hilarious and surprisingly honest conversation about chasing your dreams in one of the toughest industries on the planet.
Papp shares what it was really like competing on Kevin Hart’s Netflix comedy competition series Funny AF, including the pressure of performing for celebrity judges, the feedback that stuck with him, and how he handled the highs and lows after the show aired.
They also dive into the reality of being a working comedian in Los Angeles, dealing with rejection, staying motivated when success doesn’t come as quickly as you’d like, and the goals Papp still has for his career.
Plus, Papp opens up about his upbringing, early comedy influences, and the moments that made him fall in love with making people laugh.
Checkout previous episodes of Milk & Honey w/ Kayla Becker & Vanessa Curry featuring some of entertainment’s biggest names HERE
