How being a benchwarmer pushed Ellie Kemper into comedy

Now What? with Brooke Shields

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Society & Culture

4.8 • 708 Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Ellie Kemper (The Office, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) and Brooke bond over memories of their alma mater Princeton (Go Tigers!), and their shared love for Wawa hoagies. Ellie also opens up about her short-lived career as a D1 athlete, her 'terrifying' audition for SNL, and why you won’t see her in a drama anytime soon.

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0:08.3	This season, we've got a legendary lineup serving of broke dishes and even better stories.
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