It’s American Thanksgiving and Damian and Anne are serving you a special hot mini-episode of You Might Know Her From with all the finishings: Starlight Express, the Macy’s Day Parade, Diana Ross, quaaludes, and, of course, some behind-the-scenes scoop on how we decide who to interview and how and why we are such terrors at taking photos with our guests. 

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Starlight Express Original Broadway Cast

“Belle the Sleeping Car”

Andrea McArdle - original Annie in Annie on Broadway, Ashley the smoking car in Starlight Express on Broadway, textured voice singer/actress

Megan Hilty expertly lip syncing with mic in front of face at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Rita Ora at the Thanksgiving Day Parade

Diana Ross and Tracie Ellis Ross at Parade

Diana Ross’ children: Tracie Ellis Ross, Rhonda Ross Kendrick, Chudney Ross, Evan Ross, and Ross Næss

Evan Ross and Ashlee Simpson’s canceled reality show: Evan & Ashlee

Evan Ross real name: Evan Olav Næss

Blindspot not “Blood Spot” lols

Anne’s rider includes: Quaaludes

Julia Roberts’ first credited film role: Satisfaction - not “No Satisfaction”

Julia Roberts in Mystic Pizza with Annabeth Gish and Lily Taylor

Not to be confused with Annabella Sciorra and AnnaLynne McCord

Possible names for You Might Know Her From: “Oeuvre and Out” and “Best Supporting Actress”

Cynthia Stevens - Happiness, Home for the Holidays, Hope & Gloria  

Caroline Aaron - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Edward Scissorhands, Sleepless in Seattle

Park Overall - Empty Nest

Susan Oakes original “Anybodys” in West Side Story film (1961)

New West Side Story directed by Stephen Spielberg

Ezra Menas is new “Anybodys” also starring in Jagged Little Pill on Broadway

Dreams do come true and we were finally able to finish our interview with Lainie Kazan. You Might Know Her From My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Beaches, My Favorite Year, Lust in the Dust, Funny Girl, The Nanny, and her five decade recording career. Lainie remembered getting her start as Barbra Streisand’s understudy in Funny Girl, being embraced by the LGBTQ+ community, & her transition from chanteuse to film vixen to ethnic mom. A wonderful conversation with a fucking a living legend. Folks, it’s Lainie Kazan! 

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Discussed this week: 

Lainie’s IMDB 

Upspeak 

Vocal fry

Catalina Bar and Grill

Feinstein’s/54 Below

Funny Girl era Lainie Kazan (originated by Barbra Streisand)

Funny Girl revival canceled || Lea Michele + Funny Girl

Funny Girl Producer, Ray Stark

“Lekos“

Lainie does Playboy

Lust in the Dust (1984) w/ Tab Hunter & Divine; dir: Paul Bartel

Costume designer, Dona Granata

Coppola One from the Heart (1981) playing a  “broken down valise of a woman”

Nightclubs with Hugh Hefner, Lainie’s Room East and Lainie’s Room West

My Favorite Year (1982); dir: Richard Benjamin

My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)

Cesar Romero was reportedly hung like a horse

Movies with Adam Sandler (8 Crazy Nights,  Don’t Mess with the Zohan)

Gigli (2003)

Ben & Jen (Lopez)

On Jennifer Lopez: “She’s very plain looking until the camera gets ahold of her”

Coaching Mayim Bialik in Beaches

Producer, Bonnie Bruckheimer, Lainie’s bff

On Hollywood: “It’s a community...nobody likes anybody”

Peter O’Toole in My Favorite Year

Fran Drescher in The Nanny had best craft services 

Pinnochio (part of Shelley Duvall’s Faerie Tale Theatre) “Okie a doke Pinocch”

Director, Peter Medeck

Aqua Velva commercial

Lainie singing “Black is the Color of My True Love’s Hair”

We are so stoked to have actress Frances Turner as our guest this week. You Might Know Her From The Man in the High Castle, The Gifted, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and The Exes. Frances talked to us about the fourth & final season of Amazon’s binge worthy series, The Man in the High Castle. Plus: how she left corporate lawyer life to pursue her dreams, what Comic Con is really like, and getting the Regina King church “mm.” All that & Anne shares a very personal letter to one of her heroes. Eat it!

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Discussed this week: 

Spice Girls dolls

Jamie Kennedy

Randy in Scream

Jamie Kennedy in blackface on The Jamie Kennedy Experiment

Jenna Elfman

Dharma & Greg 

Can’t Hardly Wait

The Man in the High Castle (Amazon)

Angela Davis and her autobio

San Diego Comic Con

Susan Batson Studios (Susan has worked with Nicole Kidman, Juliette Binoche)

Law & Order with Mariel Hemingway as an Anna Nicole type: Remains of the Day

The Finest w/ Tisha Campbell (dir: Regina King)

2 Bros Pizza

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Georgetown Hoyas

The Exes

Donald Faison

Kristen Johnston & Leah Remini

Frances loved:Diana Ross in Mahogany, Diahann Caroll (Claudine), Pam Grier, Eartha Kitt, Josephine Baker

Damian loved 3 named women: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar 

Anne loved: Angelina Jolie & Jenna Elfman

Diahann Carroll in White Collar

Diahann Carroll played Whitley’s mom on A Different World

Josephine Premice

We spent a warm LA morning with actress, writer, director, producer, and ‘90s style icon Lori Petty. You Might Know Her From Orange is the New Black, A League of Their Own, Point Break, Free Willy, Tank Girl, Lush Life, and The Poker House. Lori got real with us about saying goodbye to OITNB, playing one of the most divisive characters in cinematic history, not sealing the deal with Keanu, and directing a young Jennifer Lawrence in her directorial debut. A delightful chat about “the work” and Hollywood juice, not to mention David Alan Grier, Penny Marshall, and Karyn Parsons talk. Guys...folks, enjoy! 

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Discussed this week:

Enormous hippo in water

Hippo gender reveal 

Lori as Lolly in OITNB

The Bechdel test

The Poker House (dir: Lori Petty) starring Jennifer Lawrence

Behind the scenes of A League of Their Own

Madonna/Madame X

Lori and Rosie O’Donnell didn’t have stunt doubles. Rosie did the two baseball toss and the bat flip. 

BTS of League 

Madonna & Rosie on set

Lush Life with Karyn Parsons

2 Broke Girls ripped off Lush Life

Living Single is better than Friends

Keanu Reeves beach scene in Point Break

A League of Their Own ending w/older actresses & Geena voiceover

Worked with Tupac (Poetic Justice), Ice Tea (Tank Girl), Ice Cube (The Glass Shield)

Andy Dick has stinky feet

Free Willy vs Pauly Shore, whom she worked with on In The Army Now

Top that? Top this: Halloween icon Mandy Ingber is in this haunted house, ghouls. You Might Know Her From Teen Witch, Cheers, The Tortellis, Brighton Beach Memoirs, the Dirty Dancing TV series, and her NY Times best selling Yogalosophy books. We gathered around a cauldron with Mandy for a special Halloween episode of You Might Know Her From to talk about every ounce of juicy gossip and behind-the-scenes tea from Teen Witch, her vast career working on Cheers and its spin-off, and her transition from actor to yoga instructor to the stars. Happy Halloween, ghouls! 

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Discussed this week:

Anne Ramsay, Ann Cusack in A League of Their Own

Shaking ghost Halloween noise

Damian and Anne as George and Martha in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Travelocity gnome

Paranormal Activity

A&D carried a musket to see Julie Klausner at The Bell House

Elizabeth Taylor “What a dump”-ing during the opening of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 

Anne had a pet chicken named Shawn Kemp

Spent one Halloween at Suite where Miz Cracker awarded as Best Costume (we were the robbers from Home Alone)

Witch Fest: Teen Witch, The Craft, Practical Magic (alt: Hocus Pocus, The Witches)

Teen Witch cast: Zelda Rubinstein (Poltergeist, Sixteen Candles) Robyn Lively, Dan Gauthier, Lisa Fuller

“Top That” rap in Teen Witch

Joshua John Miller

Rosie O in Tarzan 

Brighton Beach Memoirs with Matthew Broderick

Joyce Van Patten 

Dirty Dancing TV series, starring Melora Hardin

Dan Hedaya in the Cheers spinoff The Tortellis 

Errol Flynn story in Shelley Winters’ autobio, Shelley

Charo

Yogi to the stars

Yogalosophy

Tina Caspary is fake Rita Wilson in Teen Witch

Pals: RIP Kim Walker in Heathers, Joely Fisher, Ricki Lake, Talia Balsam, Tonya Crow (Knots Landing), Woody Harrelson and Jen Aniston

Damian and Anne welcome the inimitable Sakina Jaffrey to this week’s show. You Might Know Her From House of Cards, The Mindy Project, Chutney Popcorn, Timeless, Sex and the City, Raising Helen, American Gods, and Daylight. Sakina regales us with stories of her artist stock, with actor parents Madhur and Saeed Jaffrey and musician stepfather Sanford Allen, playing Mindy Kaling’s mother, working with Kevin Spacey, her iconic episode of SATC, and then blows our fucking minds with the lesbian trope we didn’t know existed. You know what we’re gonna say? It was a delight. Also, please leave us a GD review, kittens.

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Discussed this week:

Nabisco Giggles

Anne was trying to name Cheez Nips

Boo Berry & monster cereals etc

Mr Peanut through the years

Planters Cheez Balls 

Chutney Popcorn (1999)

Sakina’s mom: Madhur Jaffrey; father: Saeed Jaffrey ; stepfather: Sanford Allen

Lion’s Head Tavern & Stonewall Riots

Sakina on The Mindy Project 

Sakina's friend and fellow Indian-American actress, Sarita Choudhury

Play at the New Group, Rafta Rafta

Dead Lesbian Trope or Lesbian Killer Trope 

The Full Jaffrey: women of color cast as lesbian couple (9-1-1, Timeless, Glow, Jessica Jones, The First)

Lisa Gay Hamilton

Sakina played Linda Vasquez in House of Cards as a lesbian (!!!)

Playing Irish in Defending Jacob (Apple TV+ series) 

House of Cards Kevin Spacey situation

Family friend: Wallace “Wally” Shawn. She appeared in his play, Marie and Bruce 

Oral history of Splat! Sakina’s famous episode of Sex and the City

Starred opposite her father, Saeed in Masala

Father starred on famous UK sitcom, Tandoori Nights 

Sakina’s diner scene in American Gods

Played opposite Kate Hudson & Joan Cusack Raising Helen

Sakina Jaffrey danced for the Joffrey Ballet - how do you spell man’s name Geoffrey?

Daylight shot in Rome 

Warm blanket movie: Talledega Nights

Sakina Jaffrey in Red Sparrow with Jennifer Lawrence, but couldn’t watch it

Loved Jordan Peele’s Get Out  (2017)

Glow Season 3’s Arthie and Yolanda are The Full Jaffrey

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

Damian and Anne are just giddy to be joined by actress, writer, and activist Shakina Nayfack. You Might Know Her From Difficult People, Transparent, Jessica Jones, Detour, and her multitudinous solo shows. Shakina talked to us about sorta stepping into Moira’s shoes in the Transparent musical finale, her favorite musicals, and the possibility of a Difficult People holiday reunion.

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Discussed this week:

Shakina’s IMDB

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Elizabeth Perkins in Weeds

Margaret Qualley, Andie MacDowell’s daughter

Glenn Close dubbing Andie MacDowell

Tarantino almost killed Uma Thurman

Quentin Tarantino’s foot obsession

Julie Klausner’s podcast: How Was Your Week?

Transparent musical finale

New York Musical Theatre Factory

Faith Soloway’s show at Joe’s Pub

Jill Soloway’s ritual: Box

Shakina as Lola on Difficult People 

Shakina’s favorite musicals: Little Shop of Horrors, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Annie, Rocky Horror Show, Fiddler on the Roof, RENT

Our interview with Shakina’s friend, Tony winner Tonya Pinkins

Fox’s RENT Live! with an injured Roger

Shakina’s solo show Manifest Pussy

Damian and Anne are joined by Emmy-winner Mary Kay Place and we are just gagged. You Might Know Her From Diane, The Big Chill, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Big Love, Lady Dynamite, The Rainmaker, It’s Complicated, and New York, New York. Mary Kay gave us all that sweet Hollywood talk from her start as a writer on Mary Tyler Moore and M*A*S*H, to her decades-long career which spans acting, writing, singing, voiceover (she dubbed a lesser actress in Terms of Endearment) to her first lead role in Diane. We are ready for the Oscar nom, folks. Get on the train.

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Discussed this week:

Mary Kay Place’s IMDB Diane (dir: Kent Jones, 2019)

Co-stars Estelle Parsons, Phyllis Somerville, Andrea Martin, Joyce Van Patten, Deirdre O’Connell 

The Rainmaker (dir: Francis Ford Coppola, 1997)

Got her start on the Tim Conway Comedy Hour

Worked with Norman Lear, wrote for M*A*S*H, The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Met writing partner, Linda Bloodworth Thomason (Evening Shade, Designing Women) working at CBS. 

Wrote song for All in the Family “If Communism Comes a Knockin….”

Louise Lasser and Greg Mulavey Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (dir: Joan Darling)

Sang w/  Emmylou Harris

Duet w/  Willy Nelson @ 54:28

Christian anti-American songs in Citizen Ruth

The Big Chill (dir: Larry Kasdan, 1983)

Fleabag Season 2

Credit in You and Me and Everyone We Know 

Miranda July and Mary Kay Place 

Mary Kay Place on SNL as host and musical guest

Betty Buckley + Mary Kay Place at Second Stage E Katherine Kerr’s Juno’s Swan

MKP voiceover credits: Julie and Julia (dir: Nora Ephron), Terms of Endearment (dir: Jim Brooks), The Intern (dir: Nancy Meyers).

Glenn Close dubs all of Andie MacDowell’s lines in Greystroke: The Legend of Tarzan.

Would most like to go to a funeral with: Kevin Kline, Jeff Goldblum, Glenn Close

Good friend, Jeanne Tripplehorne is an Okie 

Betty Buckley is so good in Getting On

Why does Nancy Meyers love beige, white, and cream? She just loves it.

Mary Kay on Ellen Barkin’s Captain Kangaroo problem

Mary Kay Place needs an Oscar!

Damian and Anne are joined by celebrated comedian Margaret Cho for the season two premiere of this dumb little podcast. You Might Know Her From All-American Girl, Face/Off, Drop Dead Diva, 30 Rock, Sex and the City, The Golden Palace, The Masked Singer, and her numerous comedy specials. Margaret welcomed your lovely hosts into her haunted home to talk about her experience as The Poodle on The Masked Singer, John Travolta eating whole pies, and casting B.D. Wong and Amy Hill in All-American Girl. Giddy up, because it’s a good one, hunnies. We’ve missed you. 

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Discussed this week: 

Wicked the musical 

Masked Singer

“Shiny floor shows”

Space Pussy 

Gay of Thrones - Jonathan Van Ness

Madonna in David Mamet’s Speed the Plow

Co-stars: Joe Mantegna & Ron Silver

Jeremy Piven sushigate

Madonna was actually blonde when she directed We 

All-American Girl, starring BD Wong and Amy Hill 

The Golden Palace and Rue McClanahan’s perfect pitch 

Don Cheadle on TGP

Dating Quentin Tarantino 

Video Archives in Hermosa Beach

Drop Dead Diva similar in tone to Ally McBeal (rom-com procedural)

TV shows pulling out of Georgia due to abortion policies

Chick Fil-A’s hateful policies 

Margaret as Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un on 30 rock + GGs

The Interview w/Seth Rogan & James Franco was pulled because of Kim Jong Un assasination plot in the movie. 

DMZ

Face/Off

Tonya/Nancy

Sex and the City - “The Real Me” Kevyn Aucoin

If These Walls Could Talk 2; Fried Green Tomatoes; Bound

Showgirls - Gina Gershon and Elizabeth Berkley (exploitation film)

Showgirls talkback that Damian and Anne attended 

The L Word

The L Word: Generation Q

Shane on The L Word, played by Kate Moennig 

Shawn Colvin on The L Word

Dana died - Jenny murder mystery