This Is (Not) It

Jared Lipscomb talks about cultivating his drag queen persona the Famous Sparkle, growing up on the space coast, turning the auto-tune up to 100, seeing Britney 7 times (mostly in drag), learning about those California wines, confronting Fergie, negotiating with the paparazzi, developing a relationship with Paris Hilton, becoming a meme, using his drag skills to raise money for charity, and dressing up as Honey Boo Boo for Halloween.

https://twitter.com/jaredmakeup

https://www.instagram.com/famoussparkle/

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Adam McCabe talks about pull-up bars, home gyms and working out, Bangarang, having to choose between football and theatre, having very big muscles... under fat, the delicious wonders of Del Taco, managing a Blockbuster Video in Bakersfield, getting that immunity boost, going on podcasts just to sell his things, the nightmare of Craigslist, getting too good at escape rooms, and being comfortable spending twenty bucks on lunch.

Check out Adam's podcast, @horny4horror

(Also you can buy his punching bag for $150 obo)

https://twitter.com/AdamSMcCabe

Julie Brister talks about being goth in Texas, the aesthetics of darkness, standing out in the crowd, Throbbing Gristle, Christian Death & Alien Sex Fiend, being the subject of a college newspaper article about weirdos, the beginnings of ecstasy, a gay bar called the Boathouse, a Halloween party with a real pig's head, not wanting to have dreads in her headshots, adding color to her wardrobe, gloomsters, Cathy Cowboy, fights with frat boys, and wanting to be a plant lady.

https://twitter.com/bristahsouljah

Ron Babcock talks about devil sicks (flower sticks or wonder sticks if you fear the wrath of Satan), trying to get to a Scranton level of fame, the footbag lifestyle, basic bitch Cirque du Soleil, awkwardly constrained boobs at the Renaissance Faire, ska being the veganism of music, flying too close to the sun with fire sticks, dabbling in minimalism, and the sex finally coming when he stopped the hobbies.

http://heyron.com

Deanna Neil talks about Yellowstone Dan and the fantasy of the rural life experience, having a bio that she forgets, being Jewish and rabbi-ish, writing historical fiction, dating a man who lives in a town of 800 people, being a country mouse at heart who chooses to live in cities, living on a giant boiling super volcano, making Los Angeles her own, making sure she's hot when she's 50, salsa dancing, and why New York is an everlasting gobstopper.

http://deedeebird.com

Will Greenberg (Wrecked, Wet Hot, Halt & Catch Fire) talks about acting, unsupervised high school sports trips, Doogie Howser creating oxycontin, not getting to do enough swordplay, switching into producer mode, the hardships of shooting in Fiji, the crash after the project is over, having to work harder, and being the Jewish Matthew McConaughey.

Check Will out in Wrecked on TBS

https://twitter.com/willgreenberg

Dan Hodapp talks about minimalism, going to Joe Biden's high school, being an early adopter token millennial, contemplating his relationship to things, living biblically, angering the tiny house community (getting a lot of tiny letters), running his sketch comedy team like a NY financial firm, not having subway time anymore, and the horrifying nightmare of people who have multiple unread notifications on their phones.

http://danhodapp.com

Laura Beckner talks about being a very serious singer, weeping behind her scary angel mask, getting to sing the melody, getting that Messiah paycheck, moving to New York at 18, casting herself into a fictitious role on the Sopranos, wanting to be accredited, accidentally discovering comedy, dreaming of Piano On Ice, and the knowledge that clowns are never defeated.

https://www.lereboundfilm.com/

Nefertiti Lovelace talks about dressing like an 80s power executive, a vault of different heads, having the personal style of a (homeless) stoned toddler, Instagram "models", changing the internal via the external, not wearing capri pants to a funeral, being a Renaissance woman, and tips for caring for your Afro-textured hair.

https://www.youtube.com/user/nappyheadedjojoba

Jon Orner talks about going to law school to become a lawyer, the glory days of mock trial, being ordered by a judge to rap, being mistaken for a political spy, the ecstasy of being rejected, accidentally becoming a newspaper cartoonist, packing it up and moving to Los Angeles, and Moonwalking with Einstein.