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.”