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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