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How being a benchwarmer pushed Ellie Kemper into comedy

Now What? with Brooke Shields

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Pivotal Moments: From Bench to Comedy

The speakers discuss pivotal moments in their lives where they had to ask themselves 'now what?' One of them shares their experience of feeling demoralized sitting on the bench in college after being a star in high school, which ultimately led them to pivot to a different path in improv and comedy.

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