Celeste Barber on the Beauty of Being Totally Unfiltered

Mar 20, 2024

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We’ve got someone on the show this week who makes it her business to show us exactly how wonderful we as women are–just as we are! She is the queen of keeping it real, a hilariously honest actress, standup comedian, and the Instagram star who has become our go-to for a belly laugh when the world's expectations just seem a tad too polished–it’s Celeste Barber!

If you haven’t seen Celeste on her Instagram account, get on over there and join the nearly 10 million people who are clamoring for her content each week (and if you have any doubt, she won the “Funniest Lady on Instagram Award” back in 2017). She’s also a successful standup comedian who sold out three seasons of her “Challenge Accepted” Tour in the US, and has a Netflix Special (“Fine, Thanks”) and a dramatic comedy series that we just love called “Wellmania.”

Jen and Celeste get into it about:

The riotous juggle Celeste manages by shining a light on the quirks of the beauty industry, all while paving her own extraordinary path.
Celeste opens up about the nuanced battles of being valued for her sharp mind and quicker wit in a scene often unforgiving to women.
Celeste and Jen share about the beautiful chaos of balancing a career with being a superhero mom (or at least trying to be).

This episode is more than just laughs (though, swear, you'll have plenty); it's a pat on the back for every one of us out here, doing the thing, being utterly magnificent in our complexity. Here’s to celebrating the splendid and wonderful you!

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Thought-Provoking Quotes:

“I would like to live one day without anxiety. I would also like to be a Janet Jackson backup dancer. That's all I ask for.” - Celeste Barber

“I take my hat off to women in general, just always and forever.

"The mothers who work in the day and then go home and be excellent mothers at night, and they go back to work in the day and they come home and they're excellent mothers. How do they do that?” - Celeste Barber

“With women, [being] funny or smart or boundary-pushing is fine as an idea, but [we're asked] 'can you be safe and pretty because that's just easier for us.' And so shifting that lens, the thing is, we're multifaceted. There are so many different types of things to celebrate within women." - Celeste Barber

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

Celeste Barber: Challenge Accepted (Celeste’s 2019 Comedy Special)

Celeste Barber: Fine, Thanks (Celeste’s 2023 Comedy Special)

All Saints (Medical Drama that got Celeste her start)

Wellmania (2023 Netflix Series Starring Celeste)

Celeste Barber: Backup Dancer Tour

Celeste Barber and Tom Ford Collab

Celeste will be in Dallas June 10th at the Majestic Theatre, in Austin June 13th at the Paramount Theatre, and in Houston June 14th at 713 Music Hall

Guest’s Links:

Celeste’s Website

Celeste’s Instagram

Celeste’s Facebook