Show Notes
When Jill Sipkins met her future husband, she wasn't the only one with a few tricks up her sleeve.
This week on Plus One with Lisa and Morgan, Jill shares her story about life with magician and comedian Justin Willman who gained fame with shows like Netflix' "Magic for Humans."
Learn about Jill and Justin's magical meet cute, their wedding video that went viral, her secret struggle with Type 1 diabetes, and her courageous career change. You will be on the edge of your seat hearing about Justin's frantic race to make it to the birth of their first child and how they chose to expand their family through surrogacy.
Then Justin joins the conversation and reveals what it’s like living with the
"coolest person in the room" and why she’s his most trusted creative advisor — and “cringe check.”
It’s a funny, honest conversation about partnership, ambition, parenting, and why she loves being spotlight adjacent.
(00:00) – Cold Open
(00:21) – Welcome to Plus One
(00:43) – Lisa & Morgan’s Puppy Problems
(05:24) – Meet Jill Sipkins
(07:28) – Life Married to a Touring Magician
(13:02) – How Jill & Justin Met
(17:22) – From Photography to Interior Design
(20:29) – The Viral Magical Wedding Dance
(22:28) – Their Drunk History Love Story
(23:52) – Justin Almost Missed Their Son’s Birth
(27:03) – Jill’s Surrogacy Journey
(29:20) – Jill’s Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis
(37:15) – The Hidden Work of Being a Plus One
(40:11) – Raising Kids Around Fame
(41:34) – Jill on Being Out of the Spotlight
(44:54) – Justin Tells His Side of the Story
(46:40) – When Justin Is Jill’s Plus One
(49:13) – Jill: Justin’s Ultimate “Cringe Check”
(50:41) – The Story Behind Their Viral Wedding
(52:31) – Justin’s Tribute to Jill
(54:34) – Who Would Jill Choose as Her Plus One?
(56:23) – How Jill Wants to Be Remembered Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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