Lorrie Moore is one of my heroes. Can't wait to buy this.
Lorrie Moore is one of my heroes. Can't wait to buy this.
I feel like they place way too much importance on Lorne Michaels. I would say more, but I'm even too scared to bad-mouth the guy even from hiding behind a computer screen.
I love Jen Kirkman, but judging by her podcast, she's more suited for scripted TV. I feel like she wouldn't like the idea of having to interview someone every night. Although she would have a great monologue.
Maria Bamford deserves a sketch show on Comedy Central or IFC.
When you do limit it to network, there really hasn't been that many in development. However, that still isn't an excuse for the fact that NBC has had the chance to "replace," three of their late-night talk show hosts in the past five years and none of the replacements have been women. That's actually pretty sad…
There actually has been many (failed) talk-shows since then that we don't really remember. It's notoriously hard to start a brand-new talk-show.
That would be a talk-show I'd actually watch the entirety of instead of just waiting to see what the highlights are the next morning.
Thora Birch?
Talk-show format would inhibit the greatness that is Amy Schumer.
—Tig Notaro would give great interviews and monologues.
—Jena Friedman.
—Amy Sedaris.
—Amy Poehler (But she's just too damn amazing on scripted TV).
—Chelsea Peretti — her interviews would be mean, but you know they would be hilarious…her voice is extremely grating though.
—Rachel Dratch would host what would probably…
Even if you hate her show or think she's a horrible comedienne (she's not that great of a stand-up), she's actually right. There hasn't been a female host on a prime-time, network talk-show since Joan Rivers got the Tonight Show gig for a couple of months (weeks? I know it was not a very long time) as Carson's…
This may be the absolute greatest description of the Marnie character.
I will watch any show with TJ Miller and Martin Starr.
"Rocco! Come back! I'm so fucking bored!"
"I know, it's like, literally —I swear to God— sometimes I feel like I'm in The Truman Show but it's just like a walking American Apparel ad and like I don't even know it!"
"Too late for you, poor baby. You got any cocaine?"
"No. I don't do cocaine."
"You're clearly on cocaine"
I also loved Hannah's response, "So we maybe shouldn't have taken her out of rehab."
"I love Michelle Branch—"
"—Dylan"
"Dylan, too"
"I always wake up, ready to take on the day. Like, I dunno, I wanna fuckin'say good morning to strangers. Shit I usually hate. And then, without fail, something happens at the yogurt shop that really just fucks my shit up. It ruins my whole day. By the way your Netflix came. Bridget Jones Two. Seriously? "
I'd rather read that than Lena Dunham's actual memoir/book she apparently already has a deal to write.
I loved that montage — It showed that although technically Hannah and Jessa "sold-out," they were still growing up, having real jobs. Both weren't really invested in what they were doing as their jobs, but it's what they had to do to pay the bills. Hence, Jessa saying that she's making "transactions," and Hannah…