Betty Gilpin

Audra McDonald, a celebrated Emmy, GRAMMY, and Tony Award-winning actress, shares her groundbreaking role as Mama Rose in Broadway's 'Gypsy.' She discusses the whirlwind impact of performing an iconic character. Betty Gilpin, known for her striking performances in 'Glow' and 'American Primeval,' reflects on the significance of her Broadway debut in 'Oh Mary!' and her transformative training for the Wild West series. Both guests touch on personal connections to theater, authenticity in auditions, and humorous behind-the-scenes antics.

Jordan Klepper takes the guest host seat to talk about the NRA Convention craziness, Clarence Thomas’s corrupt dealings with billionaire Republican donor Harlan Crow and catch up with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at the Bronx's Jacobi Hospital. Betty Gilpin, star of Peacock’s new series “Mrs. Davis,” discusses how she prepared for her role by zooming with real nuns, her thoughts on A.I., and how religion and the internet can have similar intentions and similar drawbacks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Betty Gilpin’s performance on GLOW has brought her critical accolades, Emmy nominations, and personal fulfillment. So why does she feel like she’s constantly running from a monster that is snapping at her ankles? Part of it is she lost a certain degree of invisibility as a performer and as her visibility rises the job gets harder and weirder. Betty and Marc discuss the strange out-of-body experiences of talk shows and junkets, and how learning to fight for yourself becomes a critical survival tool. Betty also deploys an elaborate metaphor for life that involves vestibules, Patti Smith, soil and brain scrolls. This episode is sponsored by Anchor (anchor.fm/wtf), Spotify (spotify.com/drive), Google Fi, and BetterHelp. Sign up here for WTF+ to get the full show archives and weekly bonus material! https://plus.acast.com/s/wtf-with-marc-maron-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.