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Next up is Sophie Zucker.
Often to my face.
Or worse, on my Facebook.
It gets funnier, I promise!
Honestly, very early Doja Cat of me.
It doesnt sound that funny now, but at the time, trust it was.
I had my friends cracking up.
So then I rapped about another person who hated me, and another, and another.
And now I have no shame at all, ever, which is both a blessing and a curse.
What unscripted or reality series do you think youd excel at?
I can tell you every single contestant onInk Masterand which ones have sexual-assault charges (its a bunch).
So instead, Ill go classic with theReal Housewives of New York.
I think Id be a Dorinda Medley pop in she is a mean drunk with a heart of gold.
She is quick to put people in their place, but just as quick to apologize.
Shes also smarter than the average housewife and sows discord in an impressively under-the-radar way.
Am I describing an archetype?
I might just be writing a character summary of Dorinda.
But either way, thats who Id be: loyal bitch smartypants who simps for some random dude.
(See also: Gizelle Bryant onRHOP, Heather Gay onRHOSLC.)
Going into the festival, I truly wasnt sure if I was going to make it through the month.
I felt like if I had three days off, I couldve done another month.
But more than just making it through, I was proud of how well the show was received.
Which is not a lot to go off of.
Very naive of me, very dumb.
But I didnt die.
Which has always been my goal.
It felt awesome not better than drugs, but close.
So, incredibly Jewish.
What would that character have to say about getting an abortion?
About playing the ukulele?
I guess since I am a character actor, its helpful to have a character.
Tell us everything about your worst show ever.
(This can involve venue, audience, other comedians on the lineup, anything!
But his audience was the same audience as always, a.k.a.
older drunk men who were not interested in seeing any women.
One by one, every single girl bombed.
You cant really walk that shit back.
At the front of the stage.
I think Kelly actually said something during her set like, Am I interrupting you?
It was so bizarre.
And then, of course, Kelly and I had to trek all the way back to Brooklyn.
That comic-producer and I are still friends on Facebook.
She lives on the West Coast now.
Whats yours and why?Mine would be … Are you serious?
but said in that super-nasally eye-roll way.
Its a hypothetical question.
That actually is something Ive definitely said to a friend.
But I will choose someone who I dont regularly hang out with (although of course Im down!
), and that isJames Wendt.
I love watching James onstage, and I have for years.
Their comedy is so clever and so relaxed.
They truly make me giggle whenever they say something sexy and shocking, which is often.
And they do it all while wearing a perfect pair of false eyelashes.
what hill will you die on?I personally am so bored of ironic comedy.
Im bored of comedy thats supposed to be funny because it sounds like bad comedy.
Dont make fun of telling a joke, just tell a joke!
I know its harder, but I think you’ve got the option to do it!
To me, ironic comedy is so flat and has run its course.
I think it more or less only works online, and even then, its so overdone.
Feel your feelings for me onstage.
I cant make myself care about your jokes whenyoudont even care about your jokes.
We can all do it.
I slayed it my junior year of high school as Sally Bowles, and Id slay it again.
I still get excited just walking to a gig, or getting an email for an exciting audition.
Its kept me going for sure.
The worst advice I got was also when I was starting out.
And 16-hour production days are not conducive to making your art.
Just answer phones for a shaving company and put up improv shows in a basement!
Being an assistant was not worth it and didnt get me to where I was today.
All it gave me was PTSD around white vans.
