Damian and Anne are in the company of Hollywood royalty with actress, singer, writer, Joely Fisher this week. You Might Know Her From Ellen, Inspector Gadget, ‘Til Death, Desperate Housewives, Cabaret, and her book, Growing Up Fisher. Joely talked about her upbringing with her famous parents Connie Stevens and Eddie Fisher and A-list sister Carrie Fisher, being a part of LGBTQ+ history with Ellen DeGeneres’ coming out on network TV, and whether or not she is on the second season of The Masked Singer.

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Discussed this week:

Joely’s IMDB || IBDB

Movin’ Out on Broadway 

Choreographer Twyla Tharp

Choreographer Pat Birch

Billy Joel’s “Pressure”

Encarta

Grease T-Birds vs Hamburger Boys

Spice Girls’ “Mama”

Mel C’s “Northern Star”

Joely’s book: Growing Up Fisher: Musings, Memories, and Misadventures

Connie Stevens and Eddie Fisher’s relationship

Fisher siblings: Carrie Fisher, Todd Fisher, and Tricia Leigh Fisher

Todd’s book: My Girls: A Lifetime with Carrie and Debbie

Me and My Shadows, Lorna Luft’s memoir and later a miniseries about her time with mother Judy Garland

Beverly Hills Nannies, Tricia Leigh’s reality TV series

Joely as Rizzo in the Grease revival

Other Rizzos: Rosie O’Donnell, Maureen McCormick, Brooke Shields, Lucy Lawless 

Musicals Joely would be into: Sunset Boulevard, Gypsy, Grey Gardens

Joely in Cabaret

Norbert Leo Butz as Joely’s Emcee on tour

Michael C. Hall as Joely’s Emcee on Broadway

Teri Hatcher singing on American Idol

Rick Holmes, Teri’s Cliff in Cabaret

Jay Getty, Joely’s Cliff in Cabaret

Joely wore Eddie’s fur coat in Cabaret

Connie Stevens and Debbie Reynolds togetherJoely as Paige on Ellen

Ellen sitcom cast reunion on The Ellen Show

Ellen DeGeneres’ coming out episode: “The Puppy Episode”

Ellen talking about being “Lebanese” with Rosie on The Rosie O’Donnell Show

Anne’s mother, poet Juliet Rodeman gave Anne Ellen’s memoir when she was a closeted kid

Joely came out as sexually fluid

Joely in Inspector Gadget and getting blasted with toothpaste

Inspector Gadget and commercial director Michael Kellogg

‘Til Death with Brad Garrett

Grey Gardens with Rachel York & Betty Buckley

Lainie Kazan with Connie Stevens and Joely (plus Sally Kellerman)

The Ladybug clues on The Masked Singer. Is it Joely?

Connie Stevens in Grease 2