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Chapter 1: Who are the hosts and guest of this episode?
Hi pussies, welcome back to Therapus. I am really, really, really tired today. I just got back from New York last night. I had a very fun time last week. My first episode of Hacks came out, which was so incredible. I watched it in bed and I was like, I seriously can't believe this is real. So I just wanted to say a quick thank you to Paul, Lucia and Jen for taking a chance on me and letting me
be a part of their incredible show. And they also introduced me to the wonderful Meg Stalter, who is our guest tonight. She is so fantastic. We worked together on Hacks for the few days I was there, and she was just so welcoming and so lovely. I was such a huge fan of her before, and meeting her after just... made me an even bigger fan.
Chapter 2: What is Meg Stalter's experience working on the show Hacks?
We didn't really touch on Hacks during the interview because I think I thought it was going to come out before and I didn't want to spoil the surprise, but she was so, so lovely to work with. She's so hysterical. She's such a pro and I just adore her. Everyone on that set was so wonderful. But yeah, I was in New York this week. I had a lot of fun. Yeah, I had a great, great time. I love New York.
I do, though, have an anxiety there that I don't have.
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Yeah. Enjoy tonight's episode. Love you, pussies. Hi, pussies. Welcome back to Therapist. Today we have... You know, I'm going to say it. My favorite comedian in the entire world. Nobody makes me laugh harder. Nobody is more original. Nobody is better.
Wait, do you mean that?
I mean everyone, I'm saying. She's about to embark on her Prettiest Girl in America tour. She is a star of the Emmy Award winning, Golden Globe winning, Critics Choice Award winning comedy show, Hacks, and the star of the new Lena Dunham directed show, Too Much. Max Salter.
Thank you. Is this my camera?
This is your camera.
Do you think I'm better than Dave Chappelle?
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Chapter 3: How does Meg describe her comedy style and stage presence?
No, I was.
Turn the cameras on. Turn them off. Who cares?
I was so nervous. I still am.
You don't seem nervous at all.
Really?
I get nervous to do podcasts. I'm not very good at them.
You're excellent at everything you do.
I went on the Bald and Beautiful and people in the comments were saying, boring interview. Who's that? Are you serious? Yeah. But then some people defended me and they're like, no, no, it's funny. It's like they're just old friends hanging out. And that's what I really want to listen to. Just normal conversation. I thought I left going, oh, I wish it was another hour long.
I felt like I was so funny.
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Chapter 4: What inspired Meg to pursue acting and comedy over other careers?
Really?
Yeah, Hacks has been around since, what, 2020?
Oh, yeah, I guess. Okay, yeah, so maybe she saw me on Hacks, maybe. But either way, if she's listening, I love you and I love your music. I'd love to do a collaboration.
Have you ever thought about doing a comedy album?
I thought about doing a singing album.
Okay, like dead serious? Yes.
I think that it would be so fun to transition I think it would too not not because I don't want to act or do comedy but like it would be like I think not like funny songs I don't think it'd be like sexual songs yeah it would be like pop star songs and I feel like my dream would be Like Addison Rae, where it's like, wait, she actually is. That's a bop. But I don't ever want to leave comedy behind.
Of course not. But OK, have I thought about doing a comedy album? Well, the thing is, is my jokes don't always play. The stuff I do on stage doesn't always play for the ear.
What do you mean?
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Chapter 5: How does Meg approach performing political satire in her comedy tour?
Okay. I think so, too. Well, to me, it's hot to have a college degree, and it's hot to not. It's hot to do what you do. It's hot to do what you're meant to be doing, I think.
Period.
And I'm a God girl, so it's hot to do what you feel like God's put you on the earth to do and make people happy.
What do you feel like God's put you on this earth to do?
To model.
Mm-hmm.
I think that comedy makes me so happy and performing in general. I'm not against doing a drama. So I think that when I was in nursing classes and teaching classes, I was like, this isn't for me, but I want to do something to help people. And now I realize I think it helps by berating the audience member just because it makes them happy. It does.
Your video of when you do... So for those that don't know, Meg does meet and greets during the show.
Yes, sometimes. Yes, yes, yes.
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Chapter 6: What is Meg’s relationship with her family and their influence on her?
I think so. I'll send it to you. You'll like it.
That means you did a good job. When straight man hates something, it means you did a good job.
Oh, yeah. Yeah, definitely.
One time someone told me, I think it was a straight guy, that he wished I was on the top floor in the Twin Towers during 9-11.
In a comment, they said that?
Top four, which means I have no way of getting down.
Wait, that's crazy. Why would they say that?
I did a Google ad that they really didn't like.
A Google ad made them say that? Yes. Could you imagine someone with a family text putting that in writing or saying that to anyone? And they don't even know you, right?
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Chapter 7: How does Meg talk about her physical uniqueness and views on beauty?
Yeah, it was just gross.
When I used to date men, I feel like that would be the vibe sometimes. Like anger. Anger after not getting something. Fury.
Yeah.
It's switching up on a dime. That's men. Yeah. That is like straight men, but it seems like also... Gay men. Gay men too. That's just men. Yeah, men. Men in general. Yeah. But not you. And there's some, I like to say some men are goddesses. Who? You, my brother. Your brother? Yeah. How old? He's like 26. Okay. Yeah.
Because you think what you do is really cool?
No. Oh. No, I'm kidding. Oh. Oh, no, he does. I used to do a podcast with him. Did you really? Yeah. And it was called Confronting Demons with Megan Salter. And it actually was really funny. Why'd you stop? Because he's so funny. You know, I love doing it, but it was getting hard, I think, with schedule.
And I think like it was getting hard because at the time we were doing it, we lived together because it was like during the pandemic. But then like when we left, it's like the time difference. It's hard to like schedule. It's hard to schedule. Where does he live? In Ohio. What does he do? He's a tattoo artist. Him and my dad are. That's cool. So I have tattoos from them.
And so it's hard for a tattoo artist to do a podcast. I got that. I guess unless they want to do it on the weekends. No, no. He works on the weekends. But Voodoo Monkey Tattoo in Cleveland, if you're ever there.
Voodoo Monkey Tattoo in Cleveland. Done.
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Chapter 8: What was it like for Meg working with Lena Dunham on Too Much?
I started panicking, yeah. I was like, I'll never be able to hear again. That's what I thought.
And then finally when it pops, it's like you're, like, orgasming.
And nobody really cares. Like, every time I was complaining, like, people are like, okay, like, you're okay. But it's like, no, it actually feels, it hurts so bad. And I think it just is like, oh, well, they'll pop eventually. Like, people don't, like, I care because I know what the feeling is. But if you don't get it, people don't, like, they're like, okay, you're fine.
You know what I always think about when cleaning ears? What? Have you ever seen that episode of Girls where Hannah has an OCD attack and has to... Oh, my God.
It's so scary.
It's so scary.
I don't use those in my ears.
Neither do I because of that episode. What was it like working with Lena Dunham?
I love her. She's so funny. She's my idol. She's literally so incredible and so good at her job. And she's so funny and sweet. I just really loved working with her. And I just think she's the best writer. She's such a good director. And I just had the best time. I can't wait to see her again. Oh, she's awesome. Is she just as funny in person? She's so funny.
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Chapter 9: What personal stories does Meg share about relationships and travel?
I like that. But the first time is never like that, unless it's your wedding night. And I think even then would be... I don't know why I said that because I'm like, wait, what? The wedding night would be so scary and awkward. Where do you want to get married? I saw a beautiful TikTok the other day of someone getting married under a waterfall.
And I was like, that would, I always joke that I want to come down. Have you seen that video of like this bride coming down on like a parasail? Is that what it is? No. So it's like tons of balloons. No, yes, that is what it is, but I've never seen that. Okay, so she's on a parasail and there's tons of balloons around her and she's coming down into the wedding.
And I always joke I'm going to do that.
That'd be awesome.
But no jokes on the wedding day. No, a parasail.
They're like parasailing.
Oh, okay. Maybe I'm getting the video. She's on some device where she's flying down. I think I want to have an outside wedding. An outside? Yeah.
Yeah, but okay. So I once went to a wedding that was an outside wedding and it rained.
See, that is, maybe I go somewhere where there's never rain.
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Chapter 10: How does the episode conclude with sponsor messages and upcoming events?
Yeah, the publisher dies.
Oh yeah, that it was bad.
And Hannah's like at the funeral being like,
shopping her book oh wait sorry not jenny slate you're talking about her yes yes the guy she has book and she's like well what happens to my book i thought you were talking about how um that she's like really angry at jenny slate's character because she has it all and her boyfriend dies and she's like well cool you have this cool book like yes yeah she's like her boy and then uh everyone's like you're such a narcissist hannah
Yeah.
I understood her. I was like, well, what's she supposed to do? She was really relying on this book.
It is like people are like... Like, Lena's so good at making real people. Yes. And, like, being able to show bad people the good side of them, too. Like, Lena wouldn't act like that, but I'm sure she knows people that... Right.
But it's also, I think what's so good about her is like, those are like very real feelings that everyone's ashamed to feel and everyone's ashamed to say.
You are so right. Cause like that is a lot of people's first thought, but they wouldn't say it out loud. Yeah.
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