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Choice Words with Samantha Bee

Star on Broadway or Bail? (with Ellie Kemper)

Choice Words with Samantha Bee

Lemonada Media

Comedy

4.41.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

When actress and comedian Ellie Kemper was supposed to make her Broadway debut a few months ago, she was so nervous she kinda hoped she’d get sick and be unable to take the stage. Many negative COVID tests later, she made it through her show’s run, but did end up losing her voice at the end due to stress and anxiety. Sam asks Ellie if she’d consider upping the fear factor and doing a one-woman live stage show and if she’s good at setting boundaries for herself at work. Plus, a surprisingly in-depth discussion about rat eradication efforts in New York City.

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Look, I am from Canada.

1:05.0

My first word might as well have been, sorry.

1:11.0

Setting boundaries for myself and prioritizing my

1:14.9

happiness over the happiness of everybody else is always going to be a work in

1:20.8

progress for me but learning that not everyone needs to like me has been liberating.

1:27.0

I mean, look, it's extremely painful. Everybody should like me. I'm very, I'm very good, but if you don't, then I guess I am okay with that. If you are

1:38.7

someone who prioritizes other people, like if you need permission to choose yourself let me be here to

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