Rachel Sennott | Good Hang with Amy Poehler

Hello everyone. Welcome to another. episode of Good Hang. Very excited about. our guest today. It is the great Rachel. Sennott. A super interesting, funny, charismatic actress, producer, writer. You know her from the film Shiva Baby, from Bodies Bodies Bodies, from Bottoms. She has a new show that's out right now. on HBO called I Love LA. We're going to. talk about that. We're going to talk. about so many things. Uh open mic nights. We're going to talk.

about TikTok and how to use it and work. it and what we love about it. She's. going to give me fashion advice and. she's going to give me reasons to love. LA, which is what her show is all about. So, very great conversation. But before. we get started, we always talk to. someone who knows our guest, who can. tell me something about our guest and. give me a question to ask our guest. And. we have another supremely talented, delightful young woman joining us today, Molly Gordon. Molly Gordon is. an actor. You may know her from the hit.

show The Bear, where she plays Claire. She is Claire on The Bear. Um and she's. in films such as Theater Camp and Oh Hi. She's super talented and Molly is going. to join us and give us some info about. her buddy Rachel. Hi Molly. Can you hear me? [Music]. This episode of Good Hang is presented. by Walmart Express Delivery, getting. gifts to your doorstep in as fast as an.

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Hi, it's nice to meet you. Yeah, I've. always seen you from afar and like I'm. trying to send you very intense love and. I don't know if I've fully found my way. over but I'm but yeah, but honestly I've. been listening to your podcast before I. go to sleep so you've been spending a. lot of intimate TIME WITH ME. OH, YAY. That makes me feel happy. It's I'm so. thrilled you wanted to talk today. And. I'm so excited to talk about my my wife. So. She really is your wife. Like I.

I was looking at the stuff that you and. Rachel have done together and how long. you've known each other and you really. are are. married, legally married. We're legally married. Um she. Yeah, it's she's my wife. We talk every. single day. Wow. Well, if one of us doesn't respond, we'll just keep calling and it's hard to. know when it's like an emergency or not, I would say with with her. Um but yeah, she's an incredible human. being and like I you guys together is.

going to be magic. Well, I'm thrilled to. talk about her today with you but before. I do, let's not forget about Molly. Okay. >> What's Molly up to today? I'm prepping. um. a movie that I'm going to direct. >> Fantastic. That I'm that I'm actually. going to send you Amy at some point so. we can and you have to tell me live on. the podcast if you want to be a part of. it or not. But. but I'm good. I just I made hot tea and. then I burned I like burned my whole. mouth and then spit it out all over the.

computer and that's kind of where I'm at. right now. >> Let's talk about tea for a second cuz. I'm a tea girl more than a coffee girl. Are you too? I like tea I I violently. wake up and I want like seven coffees. and matcha and then I have a tea around. three. Okay, and what kind of tea do you. like to drink? So, I love this hot cinnamon spice. Harney & Sons tea but usually English. breakfast or a peppermint. You? Thanks for asking. I enjoy. my favorite tea is a an Irish tea called.

Barry's Tea, which I highly recommend. And it's a black tea and I don't like. any other I mean maybe occasionally I'll. do a peppermint like if I've had a like. a big meal. Mhm. just want to chill out. We needed to move through you in a way. Totally got it. Yeah. Totally. But I've switched entirely from I used. to be kind of a coffee person and now. I'm totally tea. And it's made a diff. >> And do you feel like that's changed your.

whole personality? >> It definitely has changed my stomach's. personality cuz I used to have to drink. coffee like it was melted ice cream, like tons of cream and sugar. Yes. Um. and now it's helped a lot to not have to. get into that like just have that much. [ __ ] in my stomach. To not have to go to the bathroom every. moment. Totally. I I yeah, I moved back. to New York and I was like, oh it's it's. really fun to like drink so much coffee. and then like be trying to make it home. to your house. Like it's nostalgic.

living in LA for that like am I going to. make it home? Yes. I mean there peop-. for people who, you know, and this. happen this happens in a lot of cities. but like you get to know where you have. to quickly go to the bathroom. You have. to learn. And in Los Angeles, you're kind of in trouble. You spend a. lot of time in your car. It's tough. A Sweetgreen they're pretty. kind at a Sweetgreen. I I do have to. say. >> They're sweet. Yeah, they're sweet. So, what when was the first time you. met? Tell us about your meet cute when. you met your wife.

So, I met my wife um Emma Seligman, the. director. of Shiva Baby, had a set of breakfast. for me and Rachel. and we all ate and Rachel thought I was. like a real actress cuz Rachel had just. like been a stand-up and and she she was. asking me a lot like what it's like to. be a real actress and and lots of. questions and um and I was kind of like, I'm the normal I'm just I don't really. get work and like we're because I'd been. in like one movie. Um.

but she yeah, and then we like we read. the script together and she was so funny. and I had just never met like women my. age that were that. um unapologetic un- unapologetically. ambitious. Mhm. Like she is so honest. about what she wants in her life and. like what she does, what she's trying to. achieve, like her what she does every. day and I would always hide that I. wanted those things and I feel like. it was just so inspiring. But yeah, I.

agree like I think she kind of showed me. with like. with that film she was trying out so. many different things and you know, it's. that movie's a lot about sexuality and. all these things but she just showed me. you don't have to fit in like some box. She was like, sometimes I want to do. this, sometimes I want to do this and. like I don't know. I I when I was. thinking about what I wanted to ask her, I was like, how did you have that. confidence? Like. >> exactly what I wanted to start with. because but it's a funny question, right? I've been doing this podcast for.

a while and there's people that come in. and I want to say, how did you know what. you knew? Like I like I like how how did. how did you get this sense of yourself? And it's a hard one to answer cuz it. sometimes it's just kind of the way that. they came out into the world. >> Totally. And she's still speaking of. what we're saying about containing. multitudes, like she's still really. vulnerable but she's just but I don't. the first time I met her Amy, she was. like, I wrote four scripts, I'm doing. this, I want to do this and like I had. just never seen anyone act that way. because you think, oh that's like going.

to show that you have a big hat or. something but it's like, no, she wants. to create things. >> Yeah. Um but I don't know. It's it's. you can get into it with her but it's. like, yeah, she wants to create things. and she wants to have great sex and she. wants to have a great meal and she wants. to cuddle with her friends. Like she. wants all of those things and there's. nothing wrong with that and you don't. need to choose one. lane to be in or something. Shiva Baby. was made for $200,000? Yeah. Wow. Yeah, it's crazy. Well, and and how much.

did it end up making? And that all went. to me, just kidding. Yeah, you have a. your quote was $199,000. >> I I had only worked a little bit but my. quote was um I don't know how much it. made but it. definitely not that much cuz it came out. in COVID. We do have to say Emma and I. and Rachel always laughed that the movie. is huge in London. Wow. We don't think. not a people don't know it in the states. but in London, we're huge. You walk.

around and it's it's like the Beatles. In London, I'm like having to go like. this but everywhere else it's completely. yeah. There must be a lot of like Jewish women. who have sex at shivas. I don't know. Yeah, and they all live in London. Um okay, so just to be clear, uh your question for Rachel is what? My. question for Rachel is people have said. that you from a young age were very. unapologetically ambitious. Where did.

that come from or how did you learn to. be that way? Where did that instinct. where was the through line? Great. question. Okay, and then. the uh last thing I'll tell you is there. anything you want me to any story you. want me to prompt Rachel to tell? Cuz she's a very good storyteller I've. noticed on these kind of things. I'd love for you to ask her about the. first time that she was fingered. [Music].

FANTASTIC. >> I JUST it's an incredible story and she. used to do it in Oh, and I'd also love. you to ask her. if she'll come back to stand-up. Great. So, did she tell her fingering story on. stage? Okay, great. It's not like a violation. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. You can say Molly or like. someone was bringing up, you know, some. of your first pleasuring experience or. whatever but. but I think her and I need to get back. to stand up. I know they're famous. actors now, but it's like come on. We.

got to see you on stage. >> I know. They're so funny and it stand up. is. so it is like I want to talk to her. about it because as you know like. and you know from being on stage like if. you can be on stage and hang in there. you build a muscle where you can kind of. almost you can handle almost anything. almost anything. Yeah. It's so good. talking to you. You in in the course of. us talking you have your hair has looked. incredible down and also looks. incredible up. >> honest it's a gorgeous up too. It's so. dirty.

But it's really stunning. It is. stunning. I'll end like and then you go you've got. like perfect. It looks like you're just ready to walk. out into the streets of London and just. be mobbed. I got to be in I got to get to London. I. just got to get to London. It's my. crazy. Um all right have a blast. >> Okay. Thank you so much. It was so fun. talking to you. Bye. Bye. This episode is brought to you by. Visible. When your phone's plan is good. as Visible, you've got to tell your. people. It's the ultimate wireless hack.

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can't reach things. Things are too high. for us and also I like I don't like. feeling I don't like feeling short. >> No. Right now I'm feeling very tall. >> Okay good. I'm feeling 5'6. We're both we're both giving 5'6 right. now. >> Yeah. That's my dream. 5'6 is my dream. actually. Me too. I'm with Rachel. Sennott. She is here. Rachel I'm so happy that you're here. >> I am so happy that you're here and so is. my entire family. My dad was freaking. out and he was like tell me about your.

dad. He. I'm addicted to him. I my love my dad. >> This is what is so incredible about. people in their 30s. They love their. parents. You take you take a journey and I. literally just turned 30 like a couple. weeks ago and I locked it's almost like. you have to like go away and be like I'm. my own I'm an adult. You don't even. [ __ ] know me like and then I like. something shifted and you're like. you're my friends. You know what that's.

actually I do want to talk about that. That's actually really deep. It does. happen in your 20s you have to kind of. separate. >> Yes. And it's painful. >> It's painful. Was it painful for you? Yes and I'm like scared because I know. of everything I've done I'm like both of. my parents are absolutely listening to. every second of this. Other things. they're like we'll skip that one. So I'm. like let me try to let me try to. carefully. >> your parents. They are what are they. what what were they what are they like? What did they do? What was their job?

Because here's one of my highest. compliments. >> You seem like a Manhattan nepo baby and. you're not. Girl don't ruin me. Thank you. Thank you. >> Congrats. Thank you. I am maybe an. insurance nepo baby basically in that my. dad works in insurance and he did hook. me up with car insurance multiple times. cuz I was driving around with a car with. no insurance getting in car accidents. and he was like let me help you. He was.

like this is what I do. >> This is what I do. So my parents both. were accountants and they met when they. were both accountants at the same firm. And then um fell in love dated secretly. because they were sort of like we got to. keep it low-key. Which like you. They're like we don't want it to mess. with the numbers. >> We don't want to mess with We don't want. our romance to get like to screw up the. numbers. >> Literally. By the way they when they got. married they got a mug that said which. doesn't make sense a mug that said.

beware of accountants they multiply. AH. WHICH I'M LIKE they don't. You two were. already accountants and then you got. together. and none of your five children are. accountants. Well excuse me five. children that's a lot of children. Where. are you in the birth order of that? I'm. second oldest. >> Ah okay. So so they fell in love and. they just started. They multiplied. They. I mean multiplied. They started popping. them out. And I will say I feel like they they.

having five or four siblings but being. in a big family is a huge part of who I. am because I think it's like. automatically you have so many different. personalities. It's like if you put us. all together there's like you could kind. of make connections between like pairs. but some of it is really random like. where you're like all of you guys? And I. think like my parents did a really good. job raising us and and sort of like.

taking everyone basically like not. putting anyone's needs above another. like everyone's career and what everyone. does is equally important and like you. sort of had to like. you know. shout at the dinner table to be heard. and like you you automatically have to. compromise because it's like there's no. way everyone's going to be happy all the. time or Well and you you have two very. right brained parents it sounds like. too. Like so are you like a like and you.

have pursued a very artistic path in. your family with the siblings? Does it. go either way? There's some people that. are like strong in STEM and numbers. people and other people that are. artists? We I would say we've got I'm. going to say three artists. >> Mhm. But but because I'm going to say my mom. Secret artist. Secret artist like she. she did like my first play ever with me. I was like I really want to audition for. a play and she was like I'll audition. with you. This is so different.

>> So different. And she and she like sings. and like plays piano. So it's like I. feel like the art was there. My dad not an artist but like trying to. make everyone else do art. So he like. forced me and my siblings like play in a. quartet for our family. >> very mathy. That's very numbery. >> Yes. Like you will play. Like yes. Music. and instruments is still like kind of. math and accountants dream. That's. totally totally. Yeah yeah. >> versus Right. whatever the hell I'm.

doing. It's a little it's a little more. lefty loosey. Well what I love about. what you just said cuz it does feel like. you're in a you grew up in a family. where you had to kind of. you know you just have to make space for. yourself. Yeah. You have to figure it. out like you said you have to kind of. compete in a healthy way. >> Yes. One of the or not or not healthy. One of. the things that I love about you. not knowing you we're meeting for the. first time is that there's something. about the way that you are in your own.

experience like your own body that's. very grounded and very um self-assured. And it's kind of like you have it or you. don't. It's like this ineffable thing. where you just you you make us lean into. you Rachel. Like you you're kind of. yourself in real time and we're and we. all become very interested and curious. about it. Like. there's not a grasping energy from you. You're kind of doing your thing and. people are like invited to come along. and That's really nice of you to say and.

that means a lot coming from you cuz you. have I feel like it's like in comedy and. like I I read your book I read Tina's. book when I was like in college and. starting stand up and like I feel like. especially when I think to like the. beginning when when you're like the. first not the first women in comedy but. like you're forming a group like I feel. like my friend group took so much. inspiration from you guys of being like. I've got my girls. You know what I mean?

And being like I'll go to the weird open. mic with you and the whatever but like. carving out that space for yourself and. being like you come to us as opposed to. like. trying to be a part of the other thing. that you're like not necessarily invited. to. So let's get into okay we we talked. about your parents. You're in. Connecticut. You grow up in Connecticut. and again you seem like a Manhattan kid. Congrats. Thank you. Um Connecticut is a. strange state cuz it's like. where is it? >> is it? Where is it happening? Right like.

Red Sox Yankees like what do you want? >> and thank you for asking that Red Sox. Red Sox. I got actually like absolutely. my dad reamed my ass because I put on my. boyfriend's Yankees cap. I just thought. I would be a little flirty and I picked. up a FaceTime from my dad and he was. like take that off now. Yeah that's not that's not okay. >> do it. You okay. So you're more on the. Boston side but you grew up there and. you get to NYU. >> Yes. Where is that jump from you like at.

the dinner table being funny with your. family and deciding I want to get to NYU. and like be a performer? How does that. happen? It so I always wanted to like. perform. I feel like I did the classic. thing of. >> you were in plays? >> I was forced I was doing plays. >> You were in Les Mis? >> I was in Les Mis. Wow, yes, it What part? I was Madame. Thénardier, of course. Wait, who? The. she um. You just said it in a French way. >> Madame Thénardier. I was I was she was. sort of Do you know the master of the.

the his wife? Oh, the master of the. house lady. Okay, sorry I didn't know. her name. She she is master of the house lady. >> You had the comedic part. >> Yes, I had the comedic part. And you. know anytime I was in a play in high. school they were like that's a witch or. the head of the like the prostitute. Like it was really it was like that was. the only parts I was getting cast in. Why do you think that was? Why as a. little kid did they cuz I know.

I know. >> But I but I kind of know what you mean. cuz it's usually the comedic part. >> Yes, yes. >> Why were they like seeing some like were. you did you have like a maturity in that. age or you just like self-assured on. stage? You know what I mean? Like not. nervous. I think it was like I was not. vocally talented. and loud and I think aloud and I think. like. I don't know. I I look I'm like it was. always like and you're the little the. ratty little whatever and I'm like okay.

I really I it cuz at that time I want I. was like obviously I want to be Cosette. I want to be Eponine. I want to be like. singing the pretty little voice. They heard me sing three bars. They said. But you but you're going to speak the. whole song. And they're they're usually. the most boring of the songs. I mean. even though Eponine has great songs. Cosette has some great songs. Yes, they're not child roles. They're. bangers. And and by the way the girl who. played Eponine in my high school like.

went on to play Eponine on Broadway and. I was like. you know Emily Bautista I got to hand it. to you. You were meant for the part. Voice voice of an angel. >> Incredible. Incredible. So I was like. I'm not taking it personally. >> we talk for a second about loud? Loud. Cuz I'm I'm relating. Like I was a loud. kid. >> Yeah. And there's something like. underneath being like a loud young kid. that's kind of can be very exciting. especially if you're like a young woman. Not always sometimes people don't like. it. They make you feel bad.

>> But it is like it's like carving out. space like taking up space somehow and. people saw that in you. Yeah and they. were like she's not afraid to I guess. that or they were just literally like we. can't get her to shut up. Like just give. her this part and maybe she'll lose her. voice. Yelling on stage and then she. won't be like annoying at home. But I do. think you're right it's like you have to. sort of like be loud first and then. figure out how to make it like.

entertaining as you go. But I think once. you like break that I also like. I feel like I've always had like a loud. laugh which like I've read about like. your laugh at the table reads at SNL and. whatever and it's like I think like not. being afraid to like bring joy into the. space or be like I don't know once once. you start shouting you're like I'm not. going to talk quiet. Like it's just you. break into that space and then you can. refine what what you're saying or how.

funny it is or whatever but I think like. that instinct was always there. >> Yeah and that and that brings you to NYU. where you kind of join this class of. people who are now your friends and. successful actors and actresses in their. own right who you meet. Like tell us. about coming to NYU like those early. days there. I so I think I at first felt. like I didn't fit in at all and I had. like a really hard time because the. acting program was very like serious and.

it was very like Shakespeare and like. we're doing we're like walking around. the room and you're a cat and then. you're like a chicken and I was like but. everyone's like crying while they do it. and I'm like. And you're like why what am I missing? >> What am I missing? The money is gone. We've paid so I got. to do something with this but wow this. is crazy. Like it was that I was scared. and I just felt and. Do you know what I mean? Like it's like. and you're looking around and everyone's.

like so locked into it so you're like. there's something wrong with me. Do you. think they were locked into it or was it. like pure pressure to feel locked into. it? >> I Now it feels like a cult a little. where everyone was like I'm crying as. the chicken. I'm feeling things like you know. But I. I felt like all there were a lot of. opportunities that the school had which. was like the plays the the the school. did shows that you could audition for. Didn't get into any of those. The school.

had like improv and sketch groups. I. didn't get into any of those. Really? Really. Dang, I bet they're regretting that. Probably not. They're probably they're. probably like well another year of doing. our sketches. >> That's really I'm really surprised. >> I didn't and Io that re who I met didn't. either and that's when we first met was. like at the auditions for those groups. >> Sometimes that's just the best. motivator. Literally. I By the way I'm.

like I always need whenever like. something doesn't work out for me I'm. like thank god. Whenever I'm. >> Rejection is God's protection. Period. And also it's like whenever I'm flopping. I'm not scared. It's when I'm doing well. or when I'm happy when I'm terrified. >> Okay, that is the best way to say it. Rachel is that to flop and not be scared. >> and not be scared. >> That's a very powerful thing. It's it's. a super it's a superpower if you can do. it. >> Because I the best things happen to me.

right after I met rock bottom. Like. whenever I'm like rejected hard whenever. like I'm like like in love with someone. who like is treating me like garbage. That's when I fly. That's when cuz you. sort of like let go of everything and. you're like [ __ ] it. I'm at rock bottom. I don't care. Let's go. That's that's a. beautiful time. It's when I'm soaring. that I start I'm I'm like I'm soaring. The ground is really far away. I'm going. to fall. Like and then I get in my head.

and that's when yeah. So you are. auditioning you and Io both not making. what you want to make. What happens. then? Then I think that's when I started. being like okay, I have to find my own. opportunities and I think that's sort of. when I like started to find my friends. and my community and doing stuff on our. own. So I started like I started doing. stand-up. um So tell us about your first mic. >> Yeah, cuz you were on a date. Is that. true? >> So basically this poor guy is like.

He's also in Les Mis. He told you that. >> also in Les Mis. No, I feel bad cuz I'm. like it's like I still know him. He like. is. he is like a comedy producer or. whatever. Great guy but he basically we. went on like what I I want to call it a. date but it was like really like we went. to the dining hall and then he like. fingered me but it was it was I'm like. that that was her date. But he's a. lovely person. I he's a lovely person. That's just college, you know.

But do you know what I mean? Yeah, sometimes it just happens. But so he was. like you should do stand-up. I've been. going to open mics. Do you want to come. with me to one? And so Wait, and he was. going to perform? And he performed. He. did perform. >> Okay, so he was like do you want to come. watch me perform? He was like do you. want to come watch me perform but do you. want to go too? >> Yeah, and try it. >> He encouraged he encouraged. Got it got. it got it. Shout out. He encouraged. So. we go to an open mic and I think I did. stand-up about like him fingering me.

like two days before. So I was I was. just like I have no experiences other. than this. It's like pretty like I'm. still like a freshman like I'm like. >> tell us a little bit more about what you. talked about? Would you be okay to tell. us that? Okay. >> well I this part this is where I got. into. something that I think I've I've. hopefully grown out of but I. the fingering was weird and then my. first joke which I think he helped me. write was that it was like or maybe I.

think maybe my friend my friend Moss. helped me write this part. Moss Pericone. very funny stand-up and writer on SNL. >> Who I just got to work with recently cuz. I was just there and it was really fun. >> He's lovely. He's so funny. >> Yeah. So Moss and I would do open mics. together too. So I think Moss actually. helped me write this part of the joke. which was that like he was fingering me. and it was like trying to trick a. vending machine. [Music]. Great joke. >> Great joke. >> Great joke. That I I think all I brought.

to the story was like it kind of hurt. and then he like wrote helped me write. that part. But I did that. and I got like I also it's like you your. first open mic you go on stage and. you're like also I'm like 18 years old. at like a random open mic with like guys. from New Jersey and I'm like hi it's my. first open mic so obviously like. everyone the room was warm. >> warm. The room was warm. It was toasty. So I go on still with. perverts. Totally. Absolutely. So and at the time I'm like.

I'm a genius saying a joke I didn't. write in a room full of six perverts who. are all just like maybe she'll only be. here for one week and she'll kiss one of. us. Totally. So at the time I'm thinking. like I'm crushing. I am crushing. So I do that joke whatever and I get. that like high. performing. And then like for the next like 2 years. of open mics, I'm really bad but I am.

like chasing that initial that initial. high of performance. >> Yes, and when you were when you were. doing stand-up like were you feeling. like there was a party that was like I'm. going to be a stand-up? Like I'm going. to be a stand-up? Or did you feel like. stand-up was a tool or like a stepping. stone to what you wanted to do which was. right act direct all the stuff you're. doing now. I think like a little bit of. both. I think in the beginning I was. like I just want to do whatever I can. get my hands on and like you can do an.

open mic for like. $5 you buy like a beer or something and. you can do a an open mic. So I was like. okay, I can do this. And I did that I. did like every student film. exercise that I could do. There is like. I have like a whole reel of like some of. the worst dialogue in history. No no no. hate but it was it was really like I'm. doing any I would do them like. back-to-back-to-back and I would like. skip class to all these films but then.

also. I met talented filmmakers that way. I. met my friend Emma Seligman. And who who. directed Shiva Baby and Bottoms. And so. I was doing that and then like I started. writing sketches. Io and I did a sketch. together that that's sort of like one of. my early memories of us like forming a. bond because she was so funny and I was. like. I I was laughing the entire sketch. completely unusable takes for me but I.

was like cracking up at her and then. like I wrote a sketch that these. sketches about the Baby-Sitters Club. that she was in and then we performed on. each other's shows. So it was like I was. slowly like building out the community. of like friends. So it was like I met. Io, Moss. um my friend Katerina who's a writer. director Emma. So it was like I felt. like I got to like build out my. community. >> that's what it kind of feels like the.

20s are about is like figuring out who. is like me how can we help each other. out like how can I form some kind of. community to get me through the next. x amount of years like of of trying to. do the thing that I want to do. Yeah. And and when you were in that period in. your 20s like. Well, I mean you just said that you. turned 30. I just did. What did you do for your 30th birthday? What how did you celebrate it? Because I. got to tell you my vision of you is that.

you're partying every night. [Laughter]. I am I wrong? Sometimes. but okay okay let me I so many things to. say. First I just have to say I just do. Do you know about your Saturn return? Uh. not only that but I believe that I'm. going to in just a year or two be. entering my second. >> Oh my god. >> Because I've been doing research for. this because of your show cuz I love LA. which we're going to talk about and it's.

all about Saturn's return which you just. went through. I did. And I believe you. go through a second one in I'm 54 but I. think you start going through a second. one like 56 57. I have to I. could look it up but Are you are you. scared or excited? I'm excited. >> Very excited. >> Cuz it does I will say it's nice back to. the rock bottom thing when life sort of. like shakes you up and you're like. whatever let's rock. How did it shake. you up? Okay, I.

I feel like it was like. the whole thing is like 3 years long but. there's really like one month that's. like super chaotic or for me there was. like a month where that was like really. bad. and I felt like everything all happened. in one month but basically like I feel. like. in my early 20s I was partying every. night. I was like very messy chaotic. I. was like crying at the bar on the table. like it was really crazy. Yep. Then I.

feel like I moved to LA and I like I got. really like a little weird and like. hermity and like kind of I don't know I. went through this thing where I was just. not feeling good in myself like the. strike was happening. I was really. depressed and I think I also like had a. lot of insecurities about like. myself as a writer a creator like I. didn't think I could like. make something on my own and I was. really scared too.

and then I think like basically the the. big part of the Saturn return was like I. went through a breakup. and I. didn't know about if my show was going. to get picked up yet but in the meantime. I had to sort of saying no to other. opportunities which was really hard for. me especially cuz I I think I define. myself off of my work and my value off. of my work and so I was like I have to. say no to stuff and like trust my gut. that this is going to happen and that I.

can make something on my own. and when I say on my own. literally I made it with amazing room of. writers amazing co-showrunner directors. blah blah blah. >> you know women always feel obliged to. say that and they don't have to. But it. just it was But it but you know I take. it back. I [ __ ] take it back. No. you're absolutely right nobody does. anything alone. alone yeah Nobody does. anything alone but you're you're you're. making a really interesting point which. is like which I see see this in you and. women that you're coming up with which. is this you know this.

moment where you have to kind of decide. to take ownership of the stuff that you. want to make. >> Yeah. And decide that you're ready to do. it. >> Yes because no one's I think like it's. also like you can't do anything until. you do it. Like it's like I directed an. episode. You just have to direct one day. and be like okay like obviously you. prepare and you write and you draw out. the little pictures and you all of these. things of what yeah and you go I think. the shirt should be blue. >> Well, that's the thing about directing.

and and I want to talk to you about this. cuz you've been really I love how you. talk about directing and producing and. writing and showrunning which is. you know people act like everything is. like a secret room like we learned this. from Hamilton like that like there's a. room where it happens and only certain. people are allowed in it and there's a. language and a vocabulary and only one. way to do something and it keeps people. out of the room. >> Yes totally and then you get in the room. and it's like three guys being like I. think it we should shoot it really slow.

I think we should do it really fast and. you're like this is all this is what. they're saying? This is what they're saying in here? Totally. >> You're kidding me and they have snacks? They're ordering like three rounds of. coffees? To say I think we should shoot it slow. or fast. I got pissed. That's how I. honestly the first time I got in there. It's so crazy. And then you get a high. and then you're like I'm staying in here. and I'm ordering 10 coffees and I WILL. SHOOT IT FAST and then slow. It's yeah. >> So you're going through your Saturn's. return you come out the other side and.

you greet 30. Yes. Do you party on your. 30th birthday? >> I do party on my 30th. I do sorry. You know that was that okay. I do party. What what does that look like? >> I went to Sicily Amazing. >> friend's wedding. >> Okay great. >> and I really partied there and then I. stayed there for the week. >> Perfect. This is what I expected Rachel. I'm happy to hear that. >> And I really I really went off. It was. great. It was fabulous. And it was good. it was good because I feel like I've.

been working for so long. Like I went. into the hole of making the show and now. I'm out every night. I'll tell you that. I am. I'm going to a concert tonight if. you want to come. >> Where are you going? >> I'm going okay I'm going to see do you. know that girl Adela? No. She she you you're going to Who is. Adela? I'm like that song sex on the. beat. You got to get into that. Um. Adela. We. you you'll you'll love her. It's her. concert and I'm going and I'm I can't.

wait and then I'm going to do I just. basically I this is the other thing tell. me if you do this She's a Slovakian. singer-songwriter? >> Yes. Very cool. >> She's very cool. Um but she so I'm going. to that tonight but I I do this thing. when I'm like shooting something where. it's like you put off every single. person in your life classic. You you. make promises you can't keep which is. like you're like. I when this is over I am going to be I.

am going to be out. I am going to be. just going to the club and then dinner. and then we should go on a hike the next. morning really early. Like I make so. many promises and then it's like you you. you get into a debt a social debt but. it's actually kind of fabulous cuz then. you just commit to a period where you're. like let's go. You're in that period. right now. So tonight is is a dinner. first. I love talking to people about. plans because I love I don't want to do. them but I want to hear your plan. >> I want to know.

>> Yeah, I want to know what you're doing. tonight. >> Okay, so the plan is we're doing a group. dinner. Amazing where? At my boyfriend's. house we're ordering food. Fun. >> So we have a small group going. We're. pre-gaming. What time is this? This is. probably. 8:00. [ __ ] That's late for dinner. I I. I know. I like an early dinner too but. it's more it's sort of like you know if. we do dinner too early then we're going. to get sleepy before the show. Right. So. I we got a sort of what I'm thinking.

instead is like when when it should be. dinner that's when I'll be taking a nap. Yeah. And then but of course I'll be sleeping. with my Glam On cuz I want to keep it. for the show. So I'll be sleeping like. this. Like a sofa for a star. >> Like a sofa for a star Glam On. >> Like this. Getting lipstick on the pillow and then. I'll jerk awake. >> Mhm. 7:45. >> Mhm. Listerine. You know, swish it around. Yes. Bam. Dinner, people start arriving. Dinner. Order in. Order in. No cooking.

>> That no cooking. We're. No cooking. For that many people? SIX. THAT'S CRAZY. COOKING FOR SIX PEOPLE? >> YES. >> WHAT? What are you some kind of machine? >> NO. >> NO. NO. I ONLY KNOW HOW TO MAKE SWEET. potatoes and ground turkey and then. we're going to be burping garlic all. over the arthouse at the concert. We. can't I can't do that. >> No. So Then you eat. >> Then we eat and it's like, you know, drinking a little, maybe I'm trying on. outfits, maybe I'm leaving dinner, coming back, presenting an outfit to the.

group. >> fun. >> YEAH. OKAY. DO YOU DO THAT? NO. I don't, but I I in general have a weird. relationship to outfits. >> Really? >> That I like I and I love and I'm very. very intrigued by your relationship to. outfits. Cuz for me outfits like I don't. have the feeling like. I'll I'll use my friend my good friend. Maya Rudolph as an example. When Maya. Rudolph gets dressed and she gets to. change, she would love to do that. But.

you're doing like coming and out of the. room with different outfits. You're. like, "Look at my outfit. Look at my. outfit." That to me feels so stressful. Do you know what you should do? >> Mhm. Do you like to smoke weed? >> I don't really smoke it anymore, but I. will. Okay. For this or it could be a. glass of wine or it could be a little. CBD joint or whatever. >> rather weed over wine. >> Okay. Yeah. Let's do a Let's do a weed. >> gummy. Let's do a gummy. >> Okay. All right. You knock back a gummy. >> Okay. Now you I kind of think it's good.

to do this like on your own. >> Okay. Cuz then you and like maybe. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Start by yourself because then you're. not you know you're not doing it for. anyone. Or Ooh. You better believe I'll. come over. I'm in my social chapter. I'm free. So. >> I'm already worried that you're. overbooking yourself. Don't promise. that. >> Okay. Okay. But I'm just saying. Okay. I. would say do it in like the daytime. Gummy iced coffee. So that your kind of. your body's fighting itself.

Okay, I'm in my apartment. It's blazing. sun. Gummy and iced coffee. 2:00 in the afternoon. I just cancel all my plans and what do I. do next? I go to my closet. Plan elevator, getting really high from. the coffee and then getting really down. from the gummy. Then what do I do? Then what do I do? Put on music. Okay, music. What do I. play? What do I play?

>> I think it's like something really like. ethereal fun. >> Okay. >> Like like, you know, "You make me feel. like dancing." Okay. I'm just kind of get telling you about a. Saturday that I had like a week ago. >> perfect. And. And then you just start trying [ __ ] on. Okay. >> stuff on the floor and you take pictures. with stuff and it's like and maybe like. halfway through you stop, you order some. food and it's like and by the way,

you're not picking up any of the clothes. till the next day when you're not high. on the gummy anymore. >> Oh, that's going to be really hard for. me. Okay. But that's okay. But that's. okay. >> part of it. >> Yeah. >> is it's just Like there's no like. there's no I'm cleaning, there's no I'm. organizing. You're playing. You're. trying stuff on. You're and you and you. should also have a mirror with really. good light. This is why I'm saying the. daytime cuz in my house I have a mirror. that only looks good at a certain time. So you can take this and you know, zhuzh. it for like your your vibe. You know,

like But this is this is just for me for. me. >> actually really helpful because. it is about like what you're talking. about is about play like not just not. making everything so serious. >> Not making everything so serious and. it's like you can you can take pictures. of stuff or lots of times I'll do videos. of me like walking and then walk into. the camera and back and then I text them. all to my sisters and I go like heart, which ones you like? Okay, this feels. like a very sister thing. >> Yeah. Yeah.

>> Yeah. >> Like what sisters do for each other. >> Yes. And then you can get feedback and. then they can be like, "Drop the vest, keep the scarf.". Right. >> And do you take that feedback? Do you go. Depends. Depends. >> Depends. Because it's like sometimes I'm. like, "You don't know. This is a really. good outfit.". And sometimes you By the way, sometimes. you'll try on an outfit that you created. that day. >> Mhm. That This is that's inventing. outfits. >> This feels like level two. I feel like. I'm at level two right now. I just need. to start. I just need to start by taking the gummy.

during the day. >> by taking the gummy. Just start by. getting high in the morning. And then work your way And work your way. up. to all of this. Okay. You and your sisters. >> make me think about the women that you. have like kind of like your chosen. sisters. Like you said Ayo and another. chosen sister is. Molly. Yes. Love Molly.

>> Molly Gordon. who we spoke to before this interview. >> Love. I love her. I just talked to her. last night. >> You She said you guys talk every day. >> Yeah. She called you her wife. Wife, sister. We're like we're It's It's just. weird. But we like five different. things. Whatever. >> for people who like are getting cuz I. think like there's a lot of people who. are getting to know your work, Molly's. work, Ayo's work. Like you are this. rising class, I think, of really really. talented artists and filmmakers and.

showrunners and writers and and actors. But Shiva Baby was a a film that you and. Molly did together that was this teeny. tiny. film that really like exploded and took. off. Can you talk a little bit about the. path of that? >> Yes. So that was a crazy experience and. it's crazier now looking back at it. Um. because so it was first a short film. that Emma Seligman wrote and directed.

that I was in. And it got into South by. and after it got into South by Emma was. like I I still remember it was like Emma. and I like met up at a Dig Inn. Um a Dig. Inn? A Dig Inn. What's a Dig Inn? Oh my. god. At a Dig Inn? A Dig Inn. It's a fast. casual lunch place. It's like a. >> Oh, a Dig Inn is a restaurant. It's sort. It's like a Sweetgreen. It's like a. sister of a Sweetgreen. Uh Sweetgreen. was brought up earlier because Molly was.

like, "That's a nice place to go to the. bathroom. They're usually nice at a. Sweetgreen.". >> They They'll let you. So Dig Inn is that. an LA thing? No, it's a New York thing. Look at I don't know it. Okay, good to. know. I think they have them here, too, but there was really a chapter where it. was big Okay. in New York when we were. in college. >> Got it. So we meet at a Dig Inn, we're. catching up and Emma is like, "I'm going. to make Shiva Baby into a feature." And. we were also that's also the same day. that we came up with the loose idea for. Bottoms and we started writing it. >> Wow. So we're writing Bottoms while.

Emma's also writing Shiva Baby. And like. basically it was like. this like slow process of building the. movie out and it's like no one wants to. make a first-time filmmakers movie. It's. like so impossible to get people behind. you. Um and it was sort of like this. this game of like we're trying to cast. the movie, we don't have the money for. the movie. Um I wanted shout out Rhianne. Jones who was one of the producers who. was like the first person to like be.

like, "I'm giving you guys money to make. this movie." And and gave like a big. chunk of money. It was like a super. indie movie. I think the budget was. around like 200k, but it's like that's. really hard. >> Yeah. to raise that money when you are. college students. >> Yeah. And all you have is a short film. to prove. So it's like I remember like. talking with Emma and we're like trying. to cast the movie without the money, get. the locations but get the funding at the. same time. So it's all of that. And.

when Molly signed on to do it, it felt. like oh my god, like she's legit. Cuz we. had seen both seen her in Booksmart and. been like, "She is so funny." Right. >> So funny and like she's a real actress. >> I That's exactly what she was talking. about. Like she said when you guys met, you were like, "You're a real actress.". And she How about us? Yeah, but but it I. relate because when you come through the. door of like comedy.

>> Yeah. you often feel like that's that's. just kind of like you just you've always. That's the door you've always come. through. >> Yeah. And it takes a minute to figure. out that you know, everyone is talented at a lot of things. >> Yeah. Um so were you feeling then. insecure about your acting or anything? Definitely. Okay. >> Because I had never been I was all of a. sudden the lead of a film. >> Mhm. that wasn't fully funded yet and didn't.

have a location like it was so like It. was like I think we got the rest of our. funding like a day before we shot the. movie. And basically we go to film the first. scene and it's me and Molly. and I clam up. and I just. Oh, you whispered. >> I whispered. Right. Cuz you know, sometimes when we're. really nervous we get like very sleepy. and tired. >> Really? Really. And I'm like, "No one. can tell if I'm doing a bad job if they.

can't hear me. or see me.". So it's like the first thing we film is. that scene where we like run into each. other. We talk for the first time at the. Shiva and I'm like this. guy is a genius. And it's like Emma's like cut. And so. then Emma like pulls me aside because. they're an amazing friend and director. and they're like so. we can't hear anything. We can't hear a word that you're saying. and I'm like totally did this in private.

thank god and was and did it really. nicely but was like I think just like. maybe have a little more. voice and I was like totally. We go. again and I'm like. so I just yeah and I it was I was I was. like sweating. >> This is so interesting because we. started talking about like little Rachel. on stage being loud and then you have. this moment you're like okay now I'm a. real actor and now I'm going to get very. quiet.

>> I'm going to do I'm actually going to do. the it's like I'm not going to pitch my. fastball. I'm going to do the opposite. of what I do well. I'm going to drop it. I'm going to drop the ball on the floor. I go I I Well it would be like the. mound. Let's we'll keep the baseball. Your dad and the Red Sox would want to. know that you can extend that baseball. metaphor. So it would be off the mound. >> on the on the mound on the mound We're. sports. So um so you're but that's so. interesting so then and then what. happens? >> And then I think Molly basically was. like. Molly can do she like charmed the pants.

off of me basically and was like she. just started improving and talking to me. and talking before we were rolling. and I didn't feel like I was in a scene. anymore. I felt like I was like talking. to her and flirting with her but feeling. like and it just as. I it clicked for me and like between. Molly and Emma Emma coming and then it. was like we got into a groove and then. Emma came over and was like whispering. stuff in my ear of like really like make.

her work for it on this one or like like. give it on this one giggle on this one. and Molly. >> the camera slower on this one. Let's. camera slower on this one. fast really fast and then Molly was like. improving so and like I just felt like. basically. they. just but I just felt like so like. brought into the space and then I felt. like I know how to do this but it was. like I think.

I just I just watched both of them like. shine and like bring me into their like. like artistry is like a big word but I. kind of felt like they both were like. come here you you can do this and like I. it just anyways it really like opened. everything up for me and it was really. special. >> Yes. >> Now Molly had a question for you. >> Okay. And. um. the first one was uh please have um.

Rachel tell the fingering story which. you already told naturally. >> Did it on my own wow huge. >> Incredible. Um so thank you for that. And then this. and. she said basically said you know when. she met you that what she was so drawn. to. and what I feel drawn to you right now. I'm feeling the same thing which is. you're like the great audacity of here's. what I want to do. I want to do this I. want to do this like like ambition not.

being afraid of it like feeling like you. want to take up a lot of space and she. said that confidence like has that all. has have you always had that? The. question is like where did you where do. you think that came from? >> It's interesting because I I look back. at myself at that time and I think I was. like. I was very insecure and anxious but at. the same time I did always have this. feeling of like I have to do this. and I think I think that's from my.

family for sure like I think it's like I. there was like this thing of like okay. if you're going to do it then do it and. I think like in my mind I was like I. can't even entertain the possibility of. not doing this because I don't have any. other plan. I don't. >> a job you would want to do instead of. this. Did you ever think about like. another major or another job other than. insurance sales manager or accountant? >> I think now that I'm here I'm like I.

would love to do marketing. I love. marketing. >> Wait what do you mean? I just love. marketing. I just started getting on. marketing calls and I'm like. these girls are fabulous. They're just. so I'm just like I love I love. marketing. >> You like you like figuring out how to. get the message out. >> Yes. You're very good at marketing. You're very good at Tik Tok. You're very. good at Twitter. And you better believe. I have I have sounds saved for us. For a. Tik Tok? >> Yeah. If you're down. Um I have a question a.

Tik Tok question for you. How do you get. your Tik Toks to move so fast? You make. it slow I'll show you. Wait do you do. you ever do slow mo so then it speeds it. up? No. We'll do that today. You shoot it in. slow mo? You shoot it yes. So it it. shoots in so the sound. >> about a cap cut situation? >> No. Fantastic. >> I won't do that to you. I I will not do. that to you. Someone's laughing. >> I. Claire.

Claire is laughing because I had her. help me with doing a. what I've always wanted to do which is. green screen basically I'm talking in. front of a picture. >> That's what I want to do and I don't. know how TO DO IT. >> I CAN SHOW YOU. I CAN SHOW YOU TODAY I. CAN SHOW YOU I JUST found out how. Claire taught me and now I can teach. you. >> Okay we might have we might have to do. that part of Tik Tok. is talk about ourselves in front of a. picture. >> We could even take a photo of us pose. and then we can analyze like our. outfits. We could do anything. We can do.

whatever we want. It's so fun. It's so. fun. Why is it fun because I think it's. fun too. Why do you think it's fun? >> I feel like I'm playing with clay. and dough. Like I feel like I'm like. Play-Doh. I feel like I'm doing crafts. and then afterwards you get to watch it. over and over and go I made that. I did. that just now. Yes. It is so fun. >> and the colors it's just the best. But. it makes sense to me because you. definitely have this sense of knowing.

how to exist in that space and it kind. of comes back to you just like being. authentically yourself. Which is just. hard to teach you you know. >> got to rock it I guess. >> you do. >> But sometimes things happen I don't know. if you've had this where it's like. you you're like okay I'm I'm being. authentically myself. I'm being. authentically myself and then. you either these are two things that. have happened to me. You're either being authentically. yourself and everyone's like we hate it. >> Yeah. And you're like I should do be. someone else.

I should be someone else or you're kind. of being a version of yourself and. everyone's like. we love it [ __ ] and then you change a. little. I'm never going to stop being a. [ __ ] but then I say something else sure. You know you're like I'm messy I'm this. whatever and then you go into a. different zone and then you're like but. they still like that I should keep doing. that. >> Yes. But in reality you're changing. You. are the generation that has grown up. Like when did you get your first phone? When I was in middle school. >> Yeah. And you've had a lifetime of being. online. We talked about this a lot when. we were creating the show. I think.

there's like a lot of times people like. look at like I'm going to say my. generation I'm I'm like Zillennial cusp. so I'm not I'm not claiming I'm not. claiming Zillennial. I I. I claim Zillennial cuz I feel real like. I feel a bit of both. Do you know what I. mean? When we start getting into skibidi. toilet I get lost. Sure. >> You know what I mean? I'm like what is. going on? I didn't do kindergarten on. Zoom so I you know what I mean? Like I.

have I I didn't have what is this. called? Um when your brain fully. develops? Oh um your frontal lobe. >> lobe. I think my frontal lobe developed. like. What time does that happen? Halfway. through COVID. >> Say COVID. Weird time to have your. frontal lobe close during COVID. >> But I felt it. snapped She was like snapped. >> snapped. yes. and and and so I I didn't have to go. through like formative development.

developmental years during COVID or. whatever like I think there's something. to do with that that I don't have. >> Right. >> Um but the. the we were just talking about six seven. and I found out I'm in group seven from. Tik Tok. >> I found out I was in group seven. >> Group seven. What does that mean? >> I don't know. >> Okay good. And so if I was fully Gen Z I. would. Claire explain it to me cuz she. is cuz she's 25. >> Okay Claire will explain and she'll show. us how to do the green how to do the. green screen.

Okay let's talk about I love LA okay. >> so much I could just talk forever. Same. I And and and you have a gray cast and. you shoot it in LA and. do you love LA? I do love LA. >> Okay. What can you help me because I'm. actually genuinely it's I'm coming up on. like year 15 or 16 of being here and I. go back and forth between LA and New. York and I'm not loving LA right now. LA is crushing me a little bit. I think. I want to go back to the East Coast. Like I really you know my kids are.

almost out of school I'm like feeling. this giant pull and I'm trying to stay. with LA cuz LA has been very good to me. >> Yeah. And it's there's a lot about it I. love California there's a lot about Los. Angeles I have a lot of friends here. I've had great memories here I made a. lot of stuff I'm really proud of here. but I'm just like what do you love about. LA and can you help me love it too? Yes. I like LA most in the winter. I do too. My favorite January to April is heaven. >> Cuz everywhere else is freezing. >> Everyone else everywhere else is.

freezing meanwhile we're going to the. beach in an Ugg. and a hoodie. Beach in an Ugg and a. hoodie. Yeah. >> And you're getting. Yeah, yeah, get this. You maybe Okay, morning Mhm. to Saturday. Okay. Again, weed gummy coffee. Sorry. You don't have to You could do something. else. >> Who's driving? Somebody's boyfriend. >> Somebody's boyfriend is driving. Okay, great. >> not us. Or you're getting in an Uber. Okay. But ideally, it's like someone's. boyfriend is driving, like the boyfriend. of the friend group. He's He's get He's. driving.

>> Great. I like this. Yeah. And you've got. a playlist. You guys stop, you get. bagels. Okay. Not good bagels though in. LA. Yeah? You go to Courage. Okay. Great. >> You go to Courage, or there's place in. Burbank called Hanks. Underrated. I'm. actually giving away my spot, but. >> Okay. I know you [ __ ] aren't going to. Burbank, so it's fine. Um it's okay. I work there, so I'm going. But. >> at Hanks? I work No, I work at the law. Oh, you work at the law. Okay, sorry. I was like, "Oh my god, you also work at. Hanks?" Okay. I work I have three jobs.

Okay. I have three. So, you get your. bagel. >> So, you get your bagel, and now you're. eating your bagels in the car, or you. save them. You get to the beach, you run. on the sand. You're just sitting on the. sand in like jeans and an Ugg and a. sweater. >> Yeah, I love I love the beach in a. sweater. >> Beach in a sweater. It's completely. empty. Yes. >> Cuz no one else has this good of an idea. except for us. And And you're just like. vibe You're having a beach day, but. you're having a winter beach day. And. you can make it into a thing like you. could then Then you could go like up to.

Topanga Canyon, and you could buy a set. of tarot cards for your friend, Ooh. and. go on a hike over there. There's like. some really nice hikes in Malibu. There's like You could go to the pier. You could get like um seafood at Broad. Street Oyster Company, but like you make. a day in the winter that you couldn't do. somewhere else. >> I completely agree. I think Los Angeles, California in the winter is where it. really shines. >> Is really where it shines. >> The rest of the year is tough for me. So, what if what if you stuck around? We.

do like beach day in the day, weed gummy. cos it. Yeah. And it's like, by the way, we're in bed at 7:00. >> don't believe you. >> We will be. If we're starting the day. with a weed gummy, we're in bed. >> ME ABOUT YOUR PLANS TONIGHT. >> but that's cuz I'm in a social chapter. But in January and February In January. and February, we're hibernating. But. we're hibernating with our friends. >> Okay. Okay. And our community. We're.

We're hibernating with like six people. I I. >> Or three, if that feels better. >> That actually really did make me like. Los Angeles more. What you just said. >> This is the thing. New York, bam, you're. confronted with a new chapter or an. event or whatever, and it's it's thrown. in your face, and it's fabulous, and. it's going like, "Wake up. You just met. this person on the street." Yeah. >> LA, you have to do it a little for. yourself, but you get to sit down in. your room one day, delusional, me, this, alone. Hi, in my in my closet.

New era. Let's go. Okay. Um. lightning round. >> Lightning round. I'm walking in. Have you done ayahuasca? >> No, should I? No. Okay. Um okay. Are cigarettes making a. comeback? They are. They are, but we have to stop, but they. are. >> They are. I'm not good. But also, who. can blame us? Look at what is happening. I know. I know. And they were They were.

feeding They were feeding people the. vapes at 12. I know. The vapes hopefully. are taking a break, but cigarettes are. back. Well, the The cigarettes are people. trying to wean off the vape. >> Oh, that's so brutal. That's like heroin. to not take your oxy Heroin to to take. to build to to heroin pills. It's hard. out there. Okay. Album you're listening. to right now. I've been listening a lot. to the Addison album. It's an album that. makes me feel very like.

free. It makes me feel like my mom's. friend who always wore yoga pants, who. was like really chic. Mhm. And sexy and. like kind of a little sleepy and in a. dream. >> And so free. I was like, yeah. Addison. feels very like free to me. Um is there. a person's career path that you look at. and admire? Definitely, I'm not being a suck-up. You can't You can't say me. I'm not. allowed? You're sitting right in front. of me. I What if I was like, "I need an. idea." What if WHAT IF OKAY. WHAT IF.

BEFORE this podcast someone pulled you. aside and said like, "When Amy asks. that, you have You have to say her. She. gets really upset.". >> gets really upset. So, you have to. pretend. >> crazy if they said that. No, I I just want I do want to say like, "Okay, so I'm sorry." I'll just say it, and then we can cut it and genuinely, and then we'll all say someone else. Okay, but I I do really want to say like. genuinely like you have made a. difference in my life, going to pursue.

comedy, and going to to like. be funny, and be loud, and be bold, like. and also. be kind. Like I feel like when I read. your book, I was like there was. the ability to be like. both like bold and loud, but also like. vulnerable and sensitive. I think it's. that like sometimes it feels like you're. not allowed to have both. And I I I feel.

like you need both, and you should be. able to, and that's something that I get. from you, or like I'm inspired by from. you. And like I think like the women you. your community like Maya Rudolph, Tina. Fey, all of them. Thank you, Rachel. That's really nice. >> So, that's true. But now, do you want me to say someone. else? Okay. Um. I Britney Murphy is an actress that I.

really look up to. >> Wow. >> she's an incredible actress. Um Or was. an incredible actress. >> Yeah. >> She's just someone who like I saw her. in like immediately like when I saw her. in Clueless, I was like she just has. something special, and she's very She. was very true to herself. She was. You. know, I She hosted SNL my first season. there. And she I remember her being like. really kind, really super hard working, very open to.

ideas. And you're right, she had like a. sparkly, interesting quality about her, and she could do a lot of things really. well. >> Yes, like I feel like had so much range. >> Yes. And like. I don't know. I felt. like There's certain people where it's. like It's like the character wouldn't be. the character if it wasn't you playing. it, and I feel like she has that, which. is really special. When was the last. time you cried? Um. yesterday, because I This is the other.

thing. So, I didn't cry for a speed. round, but I'll say it really fast. >> That's okay. You I like speed rounds to. go slow. >> To go slow. I didn't cry for like a long time, because I was so like stressed about the. job, and I was trying to take it. seriously and be locked in, and I was. like, "There's no time to cry. There's. no time to cry." And then I think now. that I'm in my social era, and I have. like a little space to breathe, like the. lid is coming off. So, I'm just crying. more freely. Yesterday, I sort of had a little bit of.

a manic episode. This goes back to the. closet thing, where I remembered a shirt. from three years ago. that I haven't I just was like, "Wait a. second. Where is it?". >> Where is that? And then I started like. rummaging through my closet, not in a. fun way, no weed gummy, just like. panicked. Yeah. Panicked, texting people. pictures of the shirt being like, "Have. you seen this?". Texting my mom being like, "Is this at. home?" She's like, "What?" Like that. >> you think the shirt meant? What was it. What When you thought of the shirt,

where did you Where had you worn it? What did it mean to you? What did it. represent? >> I think it was that I've been living in. my place for too long, and I used to. live there with my ex-boyfriend, and I. lived moved around to Airbnbs before I. lived in that place, and all of a sudden. I was just like, "Where is all my stuff, and who am I?" And then I start to cry. Yes. I think that material I think that. objects can do that. >> Yes. And then the last question is what. are you listening to, watching? What do.

you do when you want to laugh? What do. you What kind of stuff do you do when. you like need a break? Like when you. want to get out of your head and just. feel good. >> And feel good. I have a couple friends. and my sisters where it's like we send. each other like TikToks that are like. really weird, and then like I catch up. on all the TikToks that like my friends. or my sisters sent me, and I like feel. like I'm watching like their show. >> Yeah. The feed that they've curated for. me, and then I reply to all of them.

like, "Haha, this is us when we're in. the car with. This was us when we would go on a walk. drinking water whatever. Yeah. That. feels That's fun and silly for me. It's. funny. It's like we do this at our work. at at our office at Paper Kite. We like. show each other our feeds. >> Yes. >> to see what where everyone's heads are. at. >> Yeah. And and you know, sometimes my. kids will be like, "Mom, your feed is. really sad." You know, like I'm like, "You're right, it's too sad. I need to. like But by the way, sometimes that's. good, cuz then you can go, "I'm in a sad. period right now.". >> Totally. I'm not in my social chapter.

>> I'm not in my social chapter. So, like. what is it What is I'm just as we. finish, can you remember any TikTok that. you enjoy that is funny? >> Yes. Oh my god, amazing. You want to. show it to me? >> I would love to. Let me Let me go. through. >> even know how to get TikTok on my. laptop. I was going to show you on my. phone. >> Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay, here we go. What. are we watching? >> just going through I mean, let's look. Okay, so how would you de. How would you describe Okay, this is. incredible. Yes, this is incredible.

This is a video of it says. congratulations. It's a girl and then it. says the girl and the girl's walking. around wearing a giant pig head holding. a baseball bat. To a creepy little song. >> To a creepy song and she looks awesome. She this diva is I'm like she knows who. she is already. Yes, yeah. That's very. good. That's very very funny. Okay. And. then we've got. Priest DJ. A priest DJ.

[Music]. You just feel like he has a hobby and a. passion. Like do you know what I mean? Like I'm like he's having fun. >> He is having fun. Yeah. All right, Rach. I'm going to have you sit back in your. chair so we can I can properly say thank. you. for coming and doing this. Thank you so. much for having me. This was a damn. delight. This. Thank you so much Rachel Sennett. That. was so fun. You are a delight and so. funny and charming and I could have. talked to you all day and.

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late 50s and late 80s and it's when the. planet Saturn returns to returns to the. same position that it was in when you. were born. So. we all went through it or some of us. went through it or going to go through. it in our 20s. I'm just here to say I'm. looking forward to the next return for. me, the next change. Um. I don't know what's around the corner. If life has taught me anything it's that. I cannot predict what is going to. happen, but I look forward to. the first human robot.

marriage on TV. and um. that we will be. we will have run out of water. and. we'll be drinking other things during. that return. So um. uh but if anyone's going through. Saturn's return right now in their 50s, write in and let me know how it's going. for you. Babe, can't wait. Okay, um. today's polar plunge was presented by. visible. It's one-line wireless on.

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