On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 10:13 AM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > Plus, I think the "sell out" characterization is Kevin's, not Griffin's, > or even Maron's. She did say repeatedly that she took the gigs she got > because that is all that was available and she was not being offered the > good stuff, but I thought her point was that she went out and hustled and > made things happen for herself. Another difference between the two that I > thought she emphasized was that while she hung out with Maron and his > crew back in the day, he was always (obviously) a real stand up comic, > while she was always something else. For her, "Life on the D List" was not > really selling out, it was making it. > > In any case, I do agree with Kevin that it was a particularly interesting > interview. >
What I thought was interesting is that they both started out in alt comedy with distinctive voices and watched some of their peers' show business careers take off. They both have some level of bitterness and resentment, but they both kept their voices and found ways to attract an audience.But instead of one mirroring the other they found different paths to where they are today. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
