Quinta Brunson: ‘Abbott Elementary’ is Back in Session

Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

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🗓️ 11 February 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Today, we return to our conversation with “Abbott Elementary” creator and star, Quinta Brunson!

On the heels of her historic Emmy wins, we discuss the guiding principles behind the series (6:02), its incomparable cast (9:41), and the show’s personal connection to Quinta’s upbringing in West Philadelphia (14:49). Then, we unpack her earliest comedic influences (19:21), performing in improv in college (26:31), and the solace she found in Second City Chicago (29:09).

On the back-half, Quinta reflects on moving to Los Angeles at twenty-three (33:27), the feelings of alienation that followed (35:02), and the Comedy Store performance that irrevocably altered her course (36:55) and brought her to Abbott Elementary (46:56). To close, she shares her hopes for the years to come (51:00).

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0:27.0	Pushkin. This is talk easy.
0:43.0	I'm San Frigoso. Welcome to the show. Today we return to our conversation with actor, writer, and comedian, Quinta Brunson.
1:14.8	I first sat with Brunson a couple years back around season two of her hit show, Abbott Elementary.
1:21.2	As you may have seen, she recently won an Emmy for lead actress in a comedy series,
1:26.0	making her the first black woman to do so since 1981.
1:31.0	When she's not making history, she's making Abbott Elementary, which as you also may have seen just
1:37.0	return for season 3 on ABC.
1:40.2	Here's a little bit of a preview of what's to come in the new season.
1:43.4	Good day to the fine teachers of Abbott Elementary.
1:47.7	What?
1:50.2	No comment about Gregory being
1:52.2	S-O-I-N-Foyne. No. That. No, that is
1:55.0	that is highly inappropriate.
1:56.0	Come, come, let me show you what to tell about.
1:59.0	E.C.
2:00.0	Yeah.
2:02.0	I went to Harvard this summer.
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