What would you do if you found out — in your 50s — that you were adopted?

Tonight on The Tom Kelly Show, comedian and author Al Isaacs shares the unbelievable true story behind his book Finding Mary Smith. What starts as dealing with his parents' dementia turns into a life-altering discovery… and a search for the truth about who he really is.

This episode has everything:

• A shocking revelation from a doctor
• A decades-long family secret
• DNA tests, dead ends, and breakthroughs
• A cross-country search for biological family
• And a live, emotional surprise ending

It's funny, raw, and deeply human — a story about identity, family, and what happens when your entire life suddenly makes more sense.

Stick around to the end — the twist happens live.

00:00 – Opening & setting the stage
00:20 – The premise: finding out you're adopted
03:50 – The doctor call that changes everything
05:00 – A Christmas story that defines Tom
07:20 – Identity crisis & growing up "different"
10:45 – Why Al never told his father
12:40 – Dementia and realizing something's wrong
14:25 – Beginning the search during COVID
19:30 – DNA tests & ancestry surprises
20:30 – "Gray market" adoption explained
23:00 – First major breakthrough
26:30 – Reaching out to a possible sister
27:30 – "I've been looking for you for 20 years"
30:50 – Discovering his real parents
32:30 – Finding his mother online
34:20 – The message that changes everything
36:20 – Reaching out (and the fear of it)
37:25 – Life after finding the truth
39:30 – Why he wrote the book
40:20 – Q&A and audience stories
48:30 – Live surprise ending
49:25 – Emotional reunion
53:10 – Advice for others in similar situations

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Podcasting from a loaner car on Sunrise Highway, blinded by golden hour like a true Long Island poet, comedian Tom Kelly and producer Steve Burger break down the ultimate list of Long Island's favorite things — past and present. From legendary bars and extinct malls… to pizza spots, chain restaurants, and 90s club stories that probably should've stayed in the 90s. If you grew up on Long Island, this episode is basically a time machine.

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Electronics Stores: PC Richard, The Wiz, Circuit City, Best Buy, Crazy Eddie and . . . Tower Records (which did not belong on the list). Tom Kelly and comedian Steve Burger discuss electronic stores past and present. What went right? What went wrong? And how did we miss Radio Shack? - Plus: Tom Kelly will be swimming in a shark tank at the Long Island aquarium to promote People's ARC a non profit that helps children and adults with special needs. - Tickets For The Shark Tank Showdown https://www.peoplesarc.org/event/shark-tank-showdown-2/

The final review of the Bad Bunny Superbowl Half Time Show that you didn't want to watch. Did caucasians miss out on some of the important nuances of Bad Bunny's performance because he performed in Spanish? Did Tom benefit from a translator? Plus we promote: the People's Arc Shark Tank Showdown fundraiser at Long Island Aquarium. - ⏱️ Timestamps 0:00 Welcome to The Tom Kelly Show 0:20 James Van Der Beek & Bud Cort discussion 0:41 Dogma, Harold and Maude & Kevin Smith connections 1:02 Dawson's Creek nostalgia & comedy bit origins 2:09 Stand-up joke about "looking like Dawson" 3:00 90s theme songs vs. today's TV 4:27 Jason Kelce comparisons & bushy eyebrows theory 5:44 Super Bowl party setup (Catholic house, mixed politics) 6:46 Bad Bunny halftime show in a divided political room 7:25 Cultural context behind Bad Bunny's performance 8:16 Comparing it to The Weeknd's halftime show 9:21 Puerto Rico & political commentary discussion 10:30 Was it better on TV than live? 11:04 Kid Rock alternate halftime review 12:26 Super Bowl gambling pools & changing fan behavior 13:52 When one guy wins every box (classic Bob) 14:37 People's Arc "Shark Tank Showdown" at Long Island Aquarium 15:21 Supporting developmentally different adults 16:09 Mermaid tail fundraiser idea Links: ---------------- Socials: @TomKellyShow Website And Podcast: https://tomkellyshow.com

Tom Kelly and Steve Burger take a drive to Merrick to check out The Barn — the former Dairy Barn turned viral drive-thru drink factory that's somehow both nostalgic and wildly unhinged. After a recent Newsday report spotlighted the Barn's glow-up into a social-media fueled "Coffee Barn," Tom and Steve needed to see it for themselves. Forty-plus drinks, donuts on top of coffees, milkshakes doing the absolute most — and a line that suggests nobody on Long Island has patience except when sugar is involved. They break down: How an old-school Dairy Barn became a TikTok destination Whether this is charming Long Island nostalgia or beverage anarchy Why people are traveling across counties (and possibly state lines) for drinks