On this season finale we asked you to set the line-up. So, by your agenda, we’re unpacking the work of Aidy Bryant, and our work recommendations for Chrissy Teigen, the British Royal Family, and we end where we should: with Bennifer! Thank you for listening! Join us each week as Duana and Lainey deep dive into work behind the gossip, the shows, the scripts, and the screenplays. From casting decisions to image management to the process of putting an idea onto the stage or the big screen,...

Discussions of In The Heights focus on the star power of Anthony Ramos, the joy of summer in the city on a big screen -- and the fact that the actual Washington Heights is dominated by Afro-Latinx people, who don't have *any* presence in the film's many lead roles. It's not 'cancel culture' to discuss the casting decisions made by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jon M Chu that got the film to this point. The critique, the implications - and the impact on the "good guy" careers. Join us each week as...

Everything is coming up Kathryn Hahn. Did you always know? Or do you just know now? Same goes for Renée Elise Goldsberry. On this episode we discuss making it later. And if there are benefits to non-ingenue fame and success. If so… what are they? Join us each week as Duana and Lainey deep dive into work behind the gossip, the shows, the scripts, and the screenplays. From casting decisions to image management to the process of putting an idea onto the stage or the big screen, 'Show Your Work'...

Unbelievably, the best-ever 'concert' film - actually an intimate (if highly-produced) diary of Madonna at Peak Superstar -- is 30 years old. We discuss how it shaped a generation, what still resonates decades later, Madonna's strategic exhibition and exploitation of other people's stories (and the parts that were clearly not calculated), and why it marks a turning point for the way gay culture was seen in media. We also touch on the specific shame of our specific geographic connection to...

We procrastinate discussing the worst-rated Oscars on record by discussing our now first-person experiences of vaccination - including which brand has indie cool cred. But eventually we get to business - could these COVID-styled Oscars have been any better? What were the unforced errors, and what could possibly have been done to avoid them? Plus, we show our work in a deeply petty argument that delights us both. Join us each week as Duana and Lainey deep dive into work behind the gossip, the...

Amanda Gorman looks like herself on the cover of VOGUE, and in Doreen St. Felix's profile, she doubles down on being worthy of all the attention - in her speech, dress, and actions. But if she's already 'perfect' - where will all the talent and opportunities take her, and how will she change? Plus, what if you're super talented, working hard, and not getting attention? One SNL star is leaning into the unlikely label of 'The One Who's Overlooked'. Join us each week as Duana and Lainey deep...

Surprise - Hollywood has perpetuated stereotypes about Asians and continues to create challenges for the still-too-few Asians in media. We discuss Hollywood’s anti-Asian blindspots and the difference that storytelling can make in pushing for change. Then, actress & director Sarah Ramos was almost a Gossip Girl. What did it cost her - and what did she gain? Join us each week as Duana and Lainey deep dive into work behind the gossip, the shows, the scripts, and the screenplays. From...

Harry & Meghan's explosive interview with Oprah was a master class. We had to break down all the ways Oprah's tone, technique and even her sitting position created the first must-see TV we've had in years -- and how Harry, the surprise star of the show, harnessed vulnerability and pain to hit the Royal Family where it definitely hurts. Join us each week as Duana and Lainey deep dive into work behind the gossip, the shows, the scripts, and the screenplays. From casting decisions to image...

There’s a lot of disappointment about Joss Whedon and rightly so, but not everyone who worked on Buffy and Angel was an a*****e. That said, we were all assholes where Britney Spears is concerned – but in talking about Britney’s situation, it’s also worth discussing the realities of achieving child stardom. And then, always and forever? To All The Boys and its legacy. Each week Duana and Lainey deep dive into work behind the gossip, the shows, the scripts, and the screenplays. From casting...

Rebecca Hall just revealed her surprise personal connection to the theme of her directorial debut film, Passing, starring Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga – and our personal connection to that connection. Then the debate about Carey Mulligan’s appearance in Promising Young Woman. Each week Duana and Lainey deep dive into work behind the gossip, the shows, the scripts, and the screenplays. From casting decisions to image management to the process of putting an idea onto the stage or the big...

We're back - dissecting a profile of Awkwafina OR Nora Lum, depending on who's speaking, whose project it is -- and what each 'name' is allowed to do. We dive into how 'stage' names help and hinder, and what it means when one becomes the dominant name? We even dive into 'Lainey' vs Elaine, and which is used when. Then, we discuss cast chemistry -- what it looks like, how to create it -- and what happens to shows and movies when it doesn't exist. Each week Duana and Lainey deep dive into work...

Everyone's been obsessing over the steamy sex scenes in the binge-of-the-break Bridgerton, but what are we supposed to think about that scene of non-consent? Or about the racial representation? Does Bridgerton know what it wants to be? Then at your behest, we've got a few of our favourite new recommendations, and a note from one of you that's firing us up to actually face 2021! Each week Duana and Lainey deep dive into work behind the gossip, the shows, the scripts, and the screenplays. From...

Tom Cruise’s on set tirade and what it says about workplace culture. Also, a listener asks us, how do we move past imposter syndrome or can a certain kind of imposter attitude actually help us work better? Each week Duana and Lainey deep dive into work behind the gossip, the shows, the scripts, and the screenplays. From casting decisions to image management to the process of putting an idea onto the stage or the big screen, Show Your Work is a film or theatre geek's essential weekly listen....

We saved Mariah's, uh, 'literary triumph' for December, since she owns Christmas -- but the jury's out on whether she owns other things, like coherent writing, BDE, or any sense of humility. Plus 'Big Mouth' and 'SNL' tackled the Red Wave of tween periods in two very different ways -- is one better than another, or do both signal a Red Wave of period acceptance? Each week Duana and Lainey deep dive into work behind the gossip, the shows, the scripts, and the screenplays. From casting...

Our ideas of who stars are and what they do are changing - Cardi B is Billboard's Woman of the Year, and her critics say she's undeserving - but do they really just want her to stay out of 'their' spaces? Then, Cazzie David is the latest celebrity offspring with a book of essays - but anything you think about her being a spoiled rich kid, she also thinks - and says out loud. Plus, what do you do when your coworkers are COVID deniers and want you along for the ride? Each week Duana and...

By request, we focus on the Show Your Work of Stacey Abrams this week… but the conversation might be hornier than you expect. And we pay tribute to Alex Trebek: the work that went into becoming the most beloved game show host of our time. Each week Duana and Lainey deep dive into work behind the gossip, the shows, the scripts, and the screenplays. From casting decisions to image management to the process of putting an idea onto the stage or the big screen, Show Your Work is a film or theatre...

One measly Disneyland pass turned out to be Shonda's ticket out of ABC's Magic Kingdom and into the Netflix universe. On this episode, we discuss how ABC lost the “candy”. And then there’s Borat. What is the work from Sasha Baron Cohen that goes into making and being Borat – and which lines shouldn’t be crossed, even in the name of work? Each week Duana and Lainey deep dive into work behind the gossip, the shows, the scripts, and the screenplays. From casting decisions to image management to...

Do we have to rethink the couples we used to ship on our favourite shows from the past? Which romance on The West Wing reads differently through a 2020 lens? How looking back on your work is also part of the work. And what did you read from Kate McKinnon “breaking character” last week on Saturday Night Live? Did she take a break from her work or was it actually just really great work? Plus the star we CAN'T STOP MENTIONING. Help. Each week Duana and Lainey deep dive into work behind the...

We're back! There’s a new job opportunity on film and television sets... in this episode, we discuss the upsides and downsides of the job, and who's actually suited to it. Then -- it’s a new Chris Rock, are you surprised? . How choosing to know himself helped him to finally to embrace his power. Plus - it's fall, and Mimi has homework for us all! Each week Duana and Lainey deep dive into work behind the gossip, the shows, the scripts, and the screenplays. From casting decisions to image...

Dolly Parton's Billboard feature is famous for her quote about Black Lives Matter - but it's actually all about the long game of building her status as a legend while she's still here. Plus we dig into the work of a surprise booming industry - do you have what it takes to excel at phone sex? Each week Duana and Lainey deep dive into work behind the gossip, the shows, the scripts, and the screenplays. From casting decisions to image management to the process of putting an idea onto the stage...

The Emmys will go on…but virtually. What’s the work involved in putting on television’s biggest night – and how much more work will this be for celebrities? Then, after tons of accusations that The Ellen Show is a toxic workplace, how do Ellen and her show go on - and should it? Each week Duana and Lainey deep dive into work behind the gossip, the shows, the scripts, and the screenplays. From casting decisions to image management to the process of putting an idea onto the stage or the big...

E. Alex Jung has written some of the best celebrity profiles online and conducts the most insightful celebrity interviews. We discuss how his work process makes him so successful. And then… the ins and outs of working with our friends, plus some high-level Netflix conspiracy theories. Each week Duana and Lainey deep dive into work behind the gossip, the shows, the scripts, and the screenplays. From casting decisions to image management to the process of putting an idea onto the stage or the...

As promised, YOUR work is in the spotlight this week as we discuss work questions submitted by listeners about storytelling, white privilege, and the right way to leave a job. Each week Duana and Lainey deep dive into work behind the gossip, the shows, the scripts, and the screenplays. From casting decisions to image management to the process of putting an idea onto the stage or the big screen, Show Your Work is a film or theatre geek's essential weekly listen. Tune in weekly and let us know...

Ahead of the premiere of Hamilton on Disney+, we discuss the Hamilton model of success – and why this musical masterpiece is so much more than the turntable and the stage. Hamilton was a true trailblazer even before it opened on Broadway. Each week Duana and Lainey deep dive into work behind the gossip, the shows, the scripts, and the screenplays. From casting decisions to image management to the process of putting an idea onto the stage or the big screen, Show Your Work is a film or theatre...