#11 - Emily Maya Mills (actress&comedian) in Burbank - a podcast by Tom Benedek

Emily Maya Mills (Upright Citizens Brigade, Orange is the New Black, Parks and Recreation) talks about writing and performing comedy for the stage and on television

 

We talk about:

• Creating and writing her one-woman shows


• All about Upright Citzens Brigade and the process


• Her debut stand-up album, By a Thread


• Improvisation verus acting and memorization


• The evolution of comedy and gender relationships


• Strategy for stand-up material and telling jokes

 

Quotes from the show: 

"I have a love for performance and acting where you can't see the threads."

"I think there's a very transcendent thing that's happening when you're free of those wires... there's a zone of sorts that feels a bit like flying."

"UCB teaches students, 'Here's how you find funny...'"

"When things are unusual... when they tend to have a juxtaposition, they tend to have a reaction within you."

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