My First Big Feature Film with Comedian Erica Rhodes

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4.1 • 529 Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2016

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Comic/actress Erica Rhodes got her first big break landing the lead role in a feature film. "Fairytale dreams do come true!" she thought. Or do they? Listen to this Hollywood tale. You won't believe what happens... Here's a few links to help you get the most out of Story Worthy! If you're listening on an iPhone, all you need to do is tap the cover art while the show is playing, and you'll see the episode notes, including the links. There is one to subscribe, http://bit.ly/2eSlJZw please do! There's one to our Facebook page and to our email address. We'd love to hear from you, either there, or on our survey at wondery.com/survey. You'll also find some special deals courtesy of our sponsors like Hello Fresh (promo code STORY30) Casper Mattress, Audible and Shari's Berries (promo code STORYWORTHY). It's good karma guys! See our Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and our California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Storyworthy Media, the best in story-driven content.
0:07.3	Hey, it's Erica Rhodes, and you're listening to Storyworthy.
0:32.3	Welcome to Storyworthy. My name is Christine Blackburn, and I'm coming to you from Wondery
0:37.0	Sunset Studio in West Hollywood, California. You guys have tuned in on a fabulous day. We've got comedian Erica Rhodes telling a story about her first big feature film. And you guys, this is one of the most amazing stories I've ever I've ever heard. I don't want to say
0:55.2	too much about it because I don't want to give anything away. But here's what I will say and what
0:59.9	I really feel with Erica in this. And that is that when you are like talent and you book a gig,
1:06.5	whether that's like a voiceover or an acting gig or a commercial, whatever, it really is exciting.
1:13.1	You know what I mean? Like it's, it's truly exciting. And you think to yourself like, well,
1:17.5	you know, maybe this will be a hit. You know what I mean? Like maybe this will be the vehicle that I
1:24.1	will be able to use to do the fruitful labor that I am intended to do. Do you know what I mean?
1:30.0	Like you think like, well, maybe if I get this gig and it goes well, then this is like my launching pad.
1:36.5	I know that feeling very well. It's like a sense of anticipation. Erica describes it really well.
1:42.6	All right. Before we bring Erica on, I did want to mention that if you'd like to follow Storyworthy on Twitter and Instagram, that would be great at Storyworthy. That'd be fantastic. And feel free to shoot me an email at info at storyworthypodcast.com. And of course, that's the name of our website, Storyworthypodcast.com. I make that simple, don't I? We have a banner ad there for Amazon. You know what to do there, right? You click on that Amazon ad. But boom, boom, but boom, everybody's happy, yeah? All right, you guys. She's here right now. Erica Rhodes. She is a comedian and she is an actress and a writer, and she's just so delightful. I can't even tell you. I just saw the other day that she is in the running to be a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live.
2:20.2	I really hope that happens for her. delightful. I can't even tell you. I just saw the other day that she is in the running to be a
2:17.7	regular cast member on Saturday Night Live. I really hope that happens for her. Anyway, you got to
2:22.7	follow Erica Rhodes on social media. She's just delightful. Her website is adorable. Erica Rhodes.com.
2:29.0	You can also follow her on Twitter at Erica Rhodes. Without further ado, Erica Rhodes. So I was 20 years old and had recently
2:38.6	dropped out of Boston University to follow my dreams, I meet my boyfriend, to New York City. And after
2:45.4	being cast in my first off, off, off, off, off Broadway play, I realized this is it. Acting is what I'm meant to be doing.
2:54.2	The stars have aligned. The universe is telling me what to do. So I jumped in headfirst. I started
3:01.9	taking an acting class. I got my first head shots and started taking auditions for pretty much anything I got called in for.
3:09.8	And I just, I knew my big break was just around the corner.
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