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The incredibly talented Sasha Allen joins us on today’s episode. You Might Know Her From Camp, The Voice, for colored girls…, Hair, and Pippin. Sasha talked about how the cult film Camp shaped her career, finding balance between her music career and the theatre, how The Voice uplifted her when she was down on her luck, and the power of Ntozake Shange's choreopoem for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf. All that goodness, plus her behind-the-scenes experiences backing up The Rolling Stones. Sasha was our last in-person interview for a little bit but we’ll be back next week with something new and fresh. Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Discussed this week:  Vintage eyeglasses shop in East Village: Fabulous Fanny’s Pince nez, monocle WTF apparently Mr Moneybags from Monopoly never wore a monocle we all just assumed he did Cucumber on Amazon Queer as Folk featured Sharon Gless in a wig Gale Harold as Brian Kinney  Galt MacDermot who wrote Hair died in 201

This week we are chatting with our youngest guest ever, Sydney Lucas. You Might Know Her From Fun Home, Girl Mostly Likely, The Skeleton Twins, and The Son. Sydney gives us the skinny on playing young Alison (aka world famous lesbian, Alison Bechdel) in the Broadway musical adaptation of Bechdel’s graphic novel, Fun Home. And yes, she now makes sure all future projects she’s involved in pass the Bechdel test. Sydney also dished on working with Mamma Mia icon Pierce Brosnan in The Son and the juice is delicious.  Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Discussed this week:  Older brother, Jake is also an actor who was on Broadway at same time Fun Home (Alison Bechdel) is a graphic novel that was turned into a Tony winning musical Sydney sings “Ring of Keys” at The Tony’s Sydney was up for 2012 revival of Annie starring Lilla Crawford Plays Pierce Brosnan’s granddaughter on AMC’s The Son If anyone can find info on stuntwoman Jimmy Smith (Sydney’s stunt double on The Son) 11 callbacks for Matil

This week we are joined by the very dreamy Roma Maffia. You Might Know Her From Nip/Tuck, Disclosure, Double Jeopardy, Pretty Little Liars, Queen Sugar, Nick of Time, and Profiler. Roma dished with us about the highs and lows of playing lesbian Liz Cruz on Ryan’s Murphy’s Nip/Tuck, navigating Hollywood as a woman of color while never playing your own ethnicity, and having to consider whether or not you can let your hair go grey for your job. All that, plus Anne and Roma are the same height, back to back.  Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Discussed this week: Roma’s IMDB N Sync “Dirty Pop” Backstreet Boys “Everybody” Justin Timberlake ruined Jessica Biel’s potential for lesbian icon status  Roma Maffia as Liz Cruz on Nip/Tuck saying lesbians are losers Disclosure scene woman-splaining sexual harassment to Michael Douglas Head to head with Johnny Depp in Nick of Time Also in blockbusters opp heavy hitters: Eraser (Vanessa Williams), Double Jeopardy (Ashley Judd), KIss the Girls (Morg

We are holed up in quarantine but we are still Great Depression content creators. This week we have compiled a brand new clip show featuring: us warming up Sakina Jaffrey (House of Cards), Mary Kay Place (Diane), and Sepideh Moafi (The L Word: Generation Q); Melanie Hutsell (SNL) talking about her connection to the queer community; Mandy Ingber (Teen Witch) dishing on that time Helen Hunt shouted her out on the Oscar red carpet; Kimberly Elise talking about her time on the nightime soap, Hit the Floor; and Lori Petty (A League of Their Own) giving us the most ‘90s Hollywood story ever about Whitney Houston! We hope you’re safe and we miss you. DM us!  Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Discussed this week: Sakina Jaffrey episode 25 Mary Kay Place, episode 22 Harry’s Law Sepideh Moafi, episode 33 Pelvic floor PT “BareNaked”  Jennifer Love Hewitt was not revealed on The Masked Singer  The L Word: Generation Q Gigi for Gigi Melanie Hutsell, episode 37 Drew Droege, Jill Soloway, and Fa

We have the star of one of our favorite shows here this week, Theo Germaine. You Might Know Them From Work In Progress and The Politician. Theo is a non-binary actor from Chicago with a background in theatre, circus, and burlesque, who blew up from the Netflix series, The Politician. Theo gave us all the goods on working with Ryan Murphy, navigating Hollywood as a trans artist, and, of course, all the juice on our current favorite show, Showtime’s Work In Progress. Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Discussed this week: Easy Cheese The Pipettes Rene Russo’s Outbreak (1995) Cheez Whiz Anne believes in the power of Duncan Hines box brownies Gushers, Dunkaroos, EL Fudge Keebler Elves We hate David the Gnome Voice of David the Gnome: Tom Bosley  Work in Progress Julia Sweeney Damian will give you his Showtime credentials The Politician co-creator/star: Abby McEnany; co-creator: Tim Mason; writer: Lily Wachowski Theo watched the following Ryan Murphy: GleeSe, Running with Scissors (20

Stay indoors to the sweet sounds of actress, singer, and two-time Tony winner Katie Finneran. You Might Know Her From Noises Off, Why Women Kill, Annie, Why I Hate My Teenage Daughter, Bloodline, Night of the Living Dead, and Promises, Promises. Katie gave us the goods on cutting your teeth on a horror film, studying with iconic acting teacher Uta Hagen, and one of the most epic Lucy Liu stories you can imagine. Stay safe out there kittens and let us know how you’re doing! Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Discussed this week: Living on Emergen-C, Metamucil, & Pure for Men Katie won the Tony for playing Brooke Ashton in Noises Off (2001)   Megan Hilty played same role in the 2016 revival Played Judy Rose in 1990 remake of  Night of the Living Dead (dir: Tom Savini) Patricia Tallman gave her sage advice on set of NotLD Katie’s High School: New World School of the Arts Katie went to Carnegie Mellon before leaving to study with Uta Hagen at HB Studio in New York Shouting out Uta Ha

Dubbed the "Queen of Screen and Cuisine," the "Scheherazade of the Kitchen" and "the Julia Child of Indian Cookery," actor and chef Madhur Jaffrey graciously joins us on the show. You Might Know Her From Shakespeare Wallah, Chutney Popcorn, Cotton Mary, I Feel Bad, Prime, and Bombay Dreams. Madhur talked about being responsible for connecting filmmakers Merchant and Ivory, acting opposite a powerhouse like Meryl Streep, and finding a second career as a chef. Madhur is also the mother of previous YMKHF guest Sakina Jaffrey. Folks, we know it’s a strange time in the world right now and we hope this brings you a little light. Stay safe!  Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Discussed this week: Rita Wilson’s “Girls Night In” Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have Covid-19 My mom hates Forrest Gump (1994) Colin Hanks Hankskercheifs Chet Hanks speaking Patois Everly Brothers not The Mamas and the Papas  Love is Blind Damian interviewed Carlton from LiB Madhur is “the Julia Child of Indian cookery” (

Tony-nominee and theatre mainstay, Nancy Opel joins us for our first ever pizza party! You Might Know Her From Urinetown, The Toxic Avenger, Honeymoon in Vegas, Sunday in the Park with George, Fiddler on the Roof, and numerous David Ives productions. Nancy generously walked us through the Urinetown experience as it is an all time favorite theatrical piece for both Damian and Anne. Nancy also dished on making her Broadway debut as Patti LuPone’s cover in Evita, being unable to hear her co-stars in The Ice Storm, and becoming the go-to replacement for heavy hitting roles on Broadway. It was a true privilege!  Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Discussed this week: Nancy Opel IBDB Stop buying masks, the CDC needs them! Ryan Haggett presented me w/ the Celine tank I didn’t buy in Vegas Janet Jackson on tour this summer Nancy flew herself to NYC to audition for Juilliard and got in Urinetown (Mark Hollmann & Greg Kotis) “It’s a Privilege to Pee” from OBC Urinetown bootleg Nancy Opel

Bow down, witches cause Demetria McKinney is on the show! You Might Know Her From Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, Saints & Sinners, Real Housewives of Atlanta, Bobbi Kristina, and Motherland: Fort Salem. We saddled up with Demetria when we were down in Atlanta and got all the scoop on her forthcoming Freeform witch series Motherland, getting a gig in Dreamgirls with a co-sign from Jennifer Holliday, and the struggles from portraying her number one: Whitney Houston. Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne    Discussed this week: Ann Curry gmorning Matt Lauer making Ann Curry cry as she’s kicked off Today The great Al Roker reading Matt Lauer for throwing Ann Curry “under the bus” Natalie Morales’ quiet departure from Today Natalie’s Florence Henderson special Kit Hoover of Road Rules fame Talk show guests we’d have on: Meredith Viera, Katie Couric, Sally Jesse Raphael. Leeza Gibbons, Tempest Bledsoe, Ricki Lake Damian thought The Monster Season 2 of The Masked Singer was Nikki Blonsky. It w

It’s a beautiful day with actress, singer, and Tony winner Maryann Plunkett. You Might Know Her From A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Little Women, Center Stage, The Squid and the Whale, and Broadway productions of Me and My Girl, The Crucible, and Sunday in the Park with George. Maryann gave us the skinny on playing the piano to play Joanne Rogers, receiving the highest compliment from legendary playwright Arthur Miller, and enduring the horrors of Los Angeles. Plus we go deep on her guest spot as Lieutenant Commander Susanna Leijten on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Will she be on Picard? We are here to “make it so." Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Discussed this week: My Sister’s Room J.R. Crickets The show that got us our first 1 star review Maryann married to Jay O Sanders Joanne Rogers was a concert pianist A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Richard Nelson‘s The Rhinebeck Panorama Plays: The Apple Family Plays (2013); The Gabriels (2017);  The Michaels (2019) Maryann

Make way for one of our most prestigious guests! Actress, dancer, choreographer, and teacher Carmen de Lavallade joins us this week and becomes our first ever Kennedy Center Honoree. You Might Know Her From Carmen Jones, Odds Against Tomorrow, House of Flowers, and a Streetcar Named Desire. Carmen dishes on her beginnings as a dancer with Alvin Ailey, being cast in the historic movie musical Carmen Jones starring Dorothy Dandridge and Harry Belafonte, and teaching at Yale where her students included a young Meryl Streep. An embarrassment of riches that could only be topped by the news that Busta Rhymes was a true gentleman. *cue Soul Bossa nova* Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne    Discussed this week: Julainne Hough energy removal Julianne:  is “not straight”  Is a cult leader of Kinrgy (also here)  Is in Burlesque  Has been given an platform by Oprah Marie Osmond dances as a doll on DWTS Tom Bergeron charms us (narrow shoulders,) Shira Piven improv teacher Carrie Ann Inaba was a Fl

Our real life friend and very real life Tony winner Annaleigh Ashford is joining us on the show today and we are pleased as punch. You Might Know Her From Kinky Boots, Masters of Sex, Sunday in the Park with George, American Crime Story, Unbelievable, You Can’t Take It with You, Late Night, and Second Act. Annaleigh talks to us about her eventual variety show, joining the Ryan Murphy universe to play Paula Jones, and what it’s like working opposite huge stars like Jake Gylenhaal and Jennifer Lopez. Omigod, you guys, it’s Annaleigh Ashford!  Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Discussed this week: Julia Roberts reviews for Three Days of Rain (Richard Greenberg) Aniston Dumplin’ Tina and Bette l word Lindsay and Melanie Queer as Folk Variety shows : Rosie O’Donnell’s; Martin Short and Maya Rudolph’s, Judy Garland’s; Carol Burnett’s  The Chipmunk Adventure John Mulaney’s Sack Lunch Bunch Paula Jones in new Ryan Murphy American Crime Story  Sunday in the Park with George starting Jake Gyll

It's Damian and Anne and we drank two martinis and shared a bottle of Tito's. We are putting our previously scheduled episode on hold so we can share our real life reactions to the news that Natalie Wood's (alleged) rapist & Catherine Zeta-Jones' terror-in-law is finally dead. Anne's been keeping track of Kirk's unwillingness to die for years so we wanted to bring you our takes as soon as our martini-soaked fingers could. Long live Natalie Wood. Watch her movies and for the love of god, Lana Wood, say his name. 

Are you a Beth or a Marmee? Fresh off playing Hannah in Greta Gerwig’s Little Women, Anne and Damian dig into the March women with theatre stalwart, Jayne Houdyshell. You Might Know Her From: Little Women, Maid in Manhattan, The Bounty Hunter, Garden State, and the Broadway productions of The Humans, Well, King Lear, and A Doll’s House Part 2. Jayne's film career is taking off, but we cover her thirty years in regional theatre before winning a Tony Award at 62! Plus, the joys of Louisa May Alcott, recreating her role in the movie version of The Humans (hi, Amy Schumer and Beanie Feldstein!), the sexual energy of John Stamos and Gina Gershon in Bye Bye Birdie, and why strangers would chase her around Manhattan saying, "Fuck you, Nora." Shit, we loved this Kansan so much. Git into it. Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Discussed this week: Jayne’s IMDB || Jayne’s IBDB Anne was trying to think of the nasty nickname for motorcycles but couldn’t get there. Isn’t “ambulance ____” but ER docs

Anne and Damian are delighted to be joined by actress, singer, dancer, and director, Sondra Lee. You Might Know Her From original Broadway productions of Peter Pan;  Hello, Dolly!; Hotel Paradiso; High Button Shoes; and Fellini’s La Dolce Vita. Sondra invited us into her penthouse to talk about coaching film directors, working with the mystery that was Carol Channing, collaborating with Jerome Robbins, and wooing moviestar Marlon Brando. Wonderful woman!  Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Chip n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers The “woman” Rescue Ranger was Gadget Anne’s favorite Survivor players: Shambo Waters, Sandra Diaz-Twine Sondra Lee’s IBDB & IMDB Sondra’s book I’ve Slept with Everybody: A Memoir Sondra Lee as Tiger Lily in the Peter Pan musical (music by Mark "Moose" Charlap, Jule Styne, and lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green) Directed and choreographer by Jerome Robbins  Mary Martin’s daughter, Heller Halliday, played Liza  Sondra could have been Anybodys in W

It’s a big day for Anne and Damian as they welcome one of their childhood heroes onto the show: actor and comedian, Melanie Hutsell. You Might Know Her From Saturday Night Live, Lady Dynamite, Transparent, Bridesmaids, The Real Live Brady Bunch, and Mother’s Little Helpers. Melanie talked to us about finding her people in the queer community, being on SNL when the women were criminally underused, and coming face to face with Mayim Bialik years after her controversial impression of Blossom on SNL. Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Discussed this week: Melanie’s IMDB + Twitter Oscar nominations The L Word: Generation Q and Work in Progress renewed Chicago pals: Jill Soloway & Faith Soloway (Transparent), Becky Thayer (Strangers with Candy), Kate Flannery (The Office), and Jane Lynch (Glee, Christopher Guest films) Annoyance Theatre and The Real Live Brady Bunch (Jan Brady) Transparent season two had Anjelica Huston, Melanie, and Cherry Jones, Indigo Girls  Marci Klein recruited Mel

Acclaimed character actress Joyce Van Patten has appeared in everything from Desperate Housewives to Bad News Bears; from The Danny Kaye Show, to our ever-favorite, Diane, to over twenty Broadway shows. So where do we even begin!? You Might Know Her From Monkey Shines, I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!, Mame, Grown Ups, and numerous productions of Neil Simon works. JVP is the sister of character actor, Dick Van Patten, but she is also the first mother of one of our previous guests, Talia Balsam. Joyce gave us the skinny on getting her start as a child actor, working with a cast of Saturday Night Live alums, starring in the historic film version of Mame with Lucille Ball, and working with Dinah Manoff and Nell Carter in our favorite incredibly strange film, Maid for Each Other. Fill your iced tea glass with us and enjoy our chat with the wonderful Joyce Van Patten. Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Discussed this week:  Joyce’s IMDB || IBDB Talia and Joyce Hawaii 5-0 Joyce’s brother Dick Va

New year, new actress, new episode. This week we chop it up with actress and singer, Molly McCook. You Might Know Her From Last Man Standing, Good Trouble, The Ranch, and Glee. Molly dishes on replacing a character on a network sitcom, growing up with veteran actor parents, John McCook and Laurette Spang, and how she really feels about magic. Her answer...surprised us. What a way to ring in ‘20. Happy New Year, kittens. Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Discussed this week: Molly’s IMDB Hindsight on Vh1 featuring Sarah Goldberg from Barry & Drew Sidora from Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story TLC on Macy’s Day Parade The Last Days of Lisa Left Eye Lopes Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve special (good news is there’s no bad news I could find about Dick Clark) Susan Sarandon and her tooth bracelet Sarandon vs Messing Reggie Love in The Client Last Man Standing  Christoph Sanders, a friend  We love Nancy Travis  Good Trouble (spin-off of The Fosters) Cruel Intentions movie || pil

Damian and Anne are back to whet your post-holiday appetites with an end of year extravaganza. As 2019 comes to an end, we take it upon ourselves to list our top 20 (ok, 22ish) performances by an actress of the decade! We wax poetic about everything from Keke Palmer in Grease Live! to Lisa Kudrow in The Comeback. Tune in and play along for this, the very last episode of You Might Know Her From of 2019! Anne’s top performances by women 2010-2019 Patti LuPone as a ghost on YouTube in Union Square (2011) (trailer) Lisa Kudrow in The Comeback Season 2 (2014) Valerie in a trunk Mary Kay Place in Diane (2018) Sandra Oh + Jodie Comer in Killing Eve (tweet about Comer’s girlfriend) * Lorraine Toussaint as Vee in Orange is the New Black (2015) Megan Hilty in Noises Off (2016) Ann Harada in Smash (2011) Sidney Lucas in Fun Home (“Ring of Keys” at the 2015 Tonys) Justina Machado in One Day at a Time (2017) Keke Palmer in Grease Live (2016) *** Nina Arianda in Venus in Fur (2011) Glenn Close in The Wife (2018) Oliv

We came in at a solid ten with actress Sepideh Moafi because she is a part of one of the only things we ever discuss. You Might Know Her From The L Word: Generation Q, The Deuce, Falling Water, Black Box, and Notorious. We grilled Sepideh for an hour and a half about her new role on The L Word revival as well as the OG L Word. We also got real about playing Loretta on David Simon’s gritty The Deuce alongside James Franco and while we were with her, we just had to ask about The Full Jaffrey in relation to lesbian interracial relationships. Email and DM us examples of The Full Jaffrey, folks, and please enjoy this week’s lovely chat with Sepi. Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Discussed this week:  Talkin laughin lovin breathin  L Word = Melrose Place + Single White Female The L Word: Generation Q Musical guests on original series: Sleater-Kinney, Ditty Bops, Toshi Regon, Shawn Colvin Marja Lewis-Ryan (Gen Q show-runner) On Iranian women in Gen Q The Deuce (David Simon) Ilene Chaiken, cr