I always wanted to play the girl off to the side going, you know, did he call?

I liked the Roz Russell's.

Welcome back to where everybody knows your name.

Today's guest, Kristen Johnson, I've admired her for years,

and after our conversation, I admire her even more.

She's had an amazing career from stage to screen.

She's an Emmy-winning actor.

You know her as Sally Solomon on Third Rock from the Sun

and from shows like The Exes, Mom, and the Righteous Gemstones.

She's the author of a New York Times best-selling memoir

and also a recovery advocate.

You can see Kristen in the upcoming

Multicam sitcom Leanne

that's premiering on July 31st on Netflix.

Let's cut to the chase.

Here she is, Kristen Johnston. The last time we were

together was either bored to death in which I wasn't in that scene. You were playing

dominatrix with Jason Schwartzman. And I just saw it again. It's very funny.

Uh-huh. Do you know I had, I spent two days in that latex. And let me tell you,

I don't know how those gals do it. Yeah. Those dominatrix. I've never done that.

Oh, it's an adventure.

Sweaty, I would think. It's very sweaty and getting in and then terrifyingly getting out. There's one used baby powder to get in. Yes. Oh, yeah. Oh, hell yeah. Yeah, it was, it was, and then by the, when you pull it off, your whole body just goes, you know, you just expand. Yeah. Yeah, but that was fun. We're talking bored to death.

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