Rachel Dratch's Memoir Girl Walks into a Bar (with Mitchell Fain)

Glamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir Podcast

Chelsea Devantez

Society & Culture, Arts, Books

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2025

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Guest host Maria Randazzo is joined by performer Mitchell Fain to dive deep into "Girl Walks into a Bar," the 2012 memoir of "Saturday Night Live" legend Rachel Dratch. They unpack Rachel’s journey through Second City to her "30 Rock" casting swap with Jane Krakowski all while enjoying the dating horror stories and symbolic pigs she picked up along the way. Plus: Rachel’s surprise path to motherhood at 44 and the psychic moments that make this one of the most magical memoirs we’ve covered. Join the cookie community: Become a member of the Patreon Follow Maria Randazzo: Instagram @mariafreakin Where to find our guest, Mitchell Fain: Instagram *** Glamorous Trash is all about going high and low at the same time— Glam and Trash. We recap and book club celebrity memoirs, deconstruct pop culture, and sometimes, we cry! If you've ever referenced Mariah Carey in therapy... then this is the podcast for you. Thank you to our sponsors: Quince - Go to quince.com/glamorous for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Libro.fm - Click here to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 with your first month of membership using code TRASH. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, it is me your host, Chelsea Devontes. While I was away, we recorded a bunch of episodes
0:07.4	with amazing guest hosts, and this is the final in that series. I will be back hosting the podcast,
0:14.2	recapping books just like normal, starting next week. I've already started recording some books.
0:18.9	We just did the sister wife memoir. It's wild.
0:22.2	Anyways, today you're getting a very extra special episode because on this podcast, I don't normally
0:28.1	cover comedian memoirs because it's just too close to my world to have a subjective read.
0:33.0	And today, you are getting one of my favorite Comedy Gal memoirs of all time, Rachel Dratch's memoir.
0:40.9	And the hosts could not be any more special or perfect for this episode.
0:45.5	Plus, for subscribers only, we have an interview with Rachel herself.
0:49.7	I am so excited to get to listen to this episode, and I hope you love it.
0:53.1	Thank you. am so excited to get to listen to this episode, and I hope you love it.
1:04.0	Welcome to Glamorous Trash, a podcast that bookclubs viral articles, celebrity memoirs, and trashy discourse to elevate your life. I'm your guest host, Maria Randazo, filling in for
1:09.7	Chelsea Devontes.
1:10.9	I'm a comedian, TV writer, and actress.
1:13.9	You also might know me from The Parker Posey, Tina Noles, and Griffin Dunn episodes I guested
1:19.5	on Glamorous Trash.
1:21.1	Chelsea was my head writer when I worked on the problem with John Stewart, but I've
1:25.4	known her for a long time from our Chicago Comedy Days.
1:28.8	I'm also a moderator of Chelsea and Jordan Mankata's creative writing program behind the bang.
1:34.1	So shout out to any BTB members who are listening in.
1:38.7	Today we are book clubbing Girl Walks Into a Bar by comedian, actor, and writer Rachel Dratch, published in March of 2012.
1:47.1	You know Rachel Dratch from her seven-season run on SNL, where she played iconic characters like
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