Michaela Watkins Makes Everything Better

The Last Laugh

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4.6 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2020

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Michaela Watkins was “rudely” fired by SNL after just one season. She has been proving them wrong ever since. This week, the comedian and actress opens up about celebrity activism in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, hosting a “Zoom shiva” for director Lynn Shelton, sex scenes from a “female lens” on ‘Casual,’ her rocky one season as a cast member on SNL and a lot more. Michaela also previews her role as a Marcia Clark-esque prosecutor on the upcoming third season of ‘Search Party.’

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0:00.0	You might recognize today's guest from New Girl, or Transparent, or Modern Family, or Catastrophe,
0:14.4	or Curb Your Enthusiasm, or Saturday Night Live, or dozens of other TV shows and movies.
0:20.5	She's been in everything and she is always
0:22.8	fantastic. This is the last laugh. I'm Matt Wilstein from The Daily Beast and I am so thrilled
0:29.8	that Michaela Watkins is my guest on today's show. Michaela and I got on Zoom late last week
0:36.5	at the height of the protests against police brutality.
0:40.3	And the horrifying reality that people of color are facing right now was weighing heavily on both of our minds.
0:47.3	In addition to talking about how celebrities have been addressing this crisis in both good ways and bad,
0:53.3	Michaela opened up about the recent loss of her friend,
0:56.3	the director Lynn Shelton. Lynn, who died suddenly last month, first directed Michaela on her
1:02.7	Hulu show Casual. Then last year, Michaela co-starred with Mark Marin in what ended up being
1:08.6	Lynn's final film, Sort of Trust.
1:15.7	If you haven't seen that movie, please seek it out. It's phenomenal.
1:22.4	We also got into her rocky season as a cast member on SNL, and her hilarious performance as a Marcia Clark-inspired prosecutor on the upcoming third season of Search Party on HBO Max.
1:30.0	Before we get to our conversation, if you're enjoying this show, please let us know by leaving
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1:43.6	in a future episode.
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1:51.5	Now, let's go to my conversation with Michaela Watkins.
1:56.3	Okay, we're on recording there too.
2:01.1	Okay, cool.
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