Get a Hobby, Be Happy with Jessica Williams
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What insights does Jessica Williams share about her time on The Daily Show?
I'm doing a rom-com right now that I think you'll be really excited about. It's like me and a shorter, a guy who's shorter than me. I love you. And I'm really excited. And I was like trying to tell him, I was like, look at Tom and Zendaya. And he's like, no, I'm not going to Google that. But I know for me, it's my inspo is Tom and Zendaya. And I love looking at them walking around in London with their little dog. And he's a little short king and she's a tall queen. And it just looks so right. It just looks so right. And it's like, why Hollywood? Why? It looks good.
We can do this.
How does Jessica navigate her identity as a tall Black woman in Hollywood?
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This is very comfortable. It looks like a pajama top.
Well, that's what it's supposed to. It's fashion, as they say.
Really?
There's the look. It's the pajama look. No wonder kids are wearing pajamas to school. Who's giggling about pajamas?
It's like... Crystal, what are you talking... It looks like a pajama top and she said... And it's supposed to look like a pajama top.
Well, what's so funny?
What crafting projects has Jessica taken up during her downtime?
I'm just making an observation. It's just you not knowing things about the world and fashion.
I didn't know that you could wear a pajama top because I like my pajamas.
It's not a pajama's top. It just looks like... It mimics a pajama.
It mimics sort of the comfortable... But if it actually looks like a pajama top, Why couldn't you wear a pajama top?
You could. And some people do actually wear the pajama top as fashion. This just happens to be a blouse that is fashioned after pajamas. And there's also, now I don't know whether this had bottoms, but a look would be this exact same bottom matching the bottoms. Have you seen people walking around the airport like that? It's probably not their pajamas. Yes.
I have learned something.
How does Jessica describe her experience working on the show Shrinking?
It could be a very high and expensive pantsuit.
Yeah. Yeah. Because you wouldn't want to wear it to bed after you wore it around the airport. I just like this look because it's my look.
Well, it's working for you. Let's get Jessica out here.
She's my friend. I just met her and she's my friend.
She's going to be nicer to you than I am.
Her mom likes me.
Oh, my God.
Her mom likes me, though.
Yeah, you don't know.
She better be nice to me or I'm going to tell her mom.
What challenges does Jessica face in the acting industry?
Oh, my goodness. Let's do our official introduction.
Okay, so we have today Jessica Williams, a two-time Emmy and Critics' Choice-nominated comedian, writer, and performer who currently stars as Gabby in Apple TV's hit comedy series, Shrinking, which I happen to have seen. In 2016, she... She co-launched a podcast, Two Dope Queens, which became an HBO series in 2018 with a four-hour-long special. And if I remember correctly, you were on that.
Yes.
You were on that.
Yes. Okay. Yeah. Just finished the introduction.
So anyway, I did a podcast in 2016. Come on out, Jessica. Wait, where do I go?
How does Jessica discuss the importance of mentorship in her career?
Where do I go?
Thank you. And then I was on The Daily Show. I was on The Daily Show. I was the youngest ever correspondent on that show for now.
It just takes him so long to read.
Hey, you. What's going on? I'm excited. Remember we joked about this carpet on carpet.
Yes, carpet on carpet. Big chairs. Get it in there.
But once you get set, it's comfortable. It's super comfortable.
What advice does Jessica give about pursuing passions and hobbies?
I feel like I can just... Welcome. Welcome. Thank you. Wait, you said you've actually seen, you've seen our show. Do you not watch a lot of TV?
No, I don't.
He doesn't.
It's hard for me to watch TV because I have four children, two are grown, two are 16 and 14. So, and I'm coaching their teams and I'm, you know, I'm, I'm life. Understood. So I, it's, I got, if, if I'm watching your show, you know, it must be good.
Absolutely. Understood, because you're trying not to be on the couch.
No, because I would be sound asleep. Totally, I get it.
How does Jessica reflect on the role of representation in media?
Watch all the stuff. She's like, you don't watch enough popular culture stuff.
Yeah, yeah.
I'm like, I'll be watching the inside of my eyelids.
I know, that's right. That's like the most dad old man thing, Midwest. Watching the inside of my eyelids.
Because he is, he's a dad old man.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What insights does Jessica Williams share about her time on The Daily Show?
0:00–0:30
2
How does Jessica navigate her identity as a tall Black woman in Hollywood?
0:30–1:05
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What crafting projects has Jessica taken up during her downtime?
1:05–1:50
4
How does Jessica describe her experience working on the show Shrinking?
1:50–2:29
5
What challenges does Jessica face in the acting industry?
2:29–3:23
6
How does Jessica discuss the importance of mentorship in her career?
3:23–3:50
7
What advice does Jessica give about pursuing passions and hobbies?
3:50–4:23
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How does Jessica reflect on the role of representation in media?
4:23–1:09:08
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