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Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Three Busy Debras

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

NPR

Society & Culture

4.72.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

In a time where there is a lot going on in the world, it is nice to have a break every once in a while. To find something silly, something weird and something that can transport you somewhere else completely. Perhaps to a place where iguanas are mail carriers, one where ATMs sprout from the ground in the city park and lawn hedges are trimmed with shaving cream and razors. Lemoncurd, Connecticut, is one such place. It is the fictional setting for the Adult Swim show Three Busy Debras, which is sublime, bizarre and a little disturbing. The show is well into its second season and it is just as weird and funny as ever. In 2020, the stars of the show joined Bullseye to talk about the new Adult Swim series and its truly eccentric and hilarious antics. They also explained what it means to be a Debra, and where they initially got the idea of the Debras. Plus, what it was like to perform at Carnegie Hall and why they still think about the venue's seating chart.

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0:00.0

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn is a production of MaximumFun.org and is distributed by NPR.

0:12.8

I'm Jesse Thorn, it's Bullseye.

0:14.8

Look, there's a lot going on in the world right now. You know, you made it tell you that.

0:27.8

NPR, listener. Maybe you're looking for a break, something silly, something weird, something

0:34.0

that can transport you somewhere else entirely.

0:38.4

Maybe to a place where iguanas carry the mail. One where ATMs sprout from the ground in

0:44.4

the city park and hedges are trimmed with shaving cream and razors.

0:49.9

Lemon curd, Connecticut is one such place. It is a pristine, filthy rich suburb where

0:55.4

pretty much everyone drives SUVs and owns a huge, perfect house.

1:00.9

Lemon curd is the fictional setting for the adult swim show Three Busy Debras, and it is

1:06.2

sublime and bizarre and frankly a little disturbing. The show follows the day-to-day lives of

1:12.8

three housewives, all of whom are named Debra. They're all a bit deranged. They branch

1:19.2

a lot. They kind of hate each other. They hang out all the time. Look, there have been a lot

1:25.8

of stories about the strange things going on behind white picket fences in suburban America.

1:31.9

But three busy Debras might be the strangest. It is also really silly and really funny.

1:40.9

I got to talk with the cast and creators of the show a couple of years ago. They are

1:45.5

Sandy Honeg, Asdebra, Mietra Johari, Asdebra, and Alissa Stoneha as Debra. The show is in

1:54.7

its second season now. It's just as weird and funny as ever. I really love this show.

1:59.4

I think you should watch it. To kick things off, let's hear a little bit from the very beginning

2:04.0

of Three Busy Debras pilot episode. The three Debras have sat down together for brunch.

2:09.8

Like I said, they brunch a lot. The first Debra you'll hear from is played by Sandy Honeg.

2:18.3

Debra, your hilarious story reminded me that I have a better one. It's so funny and

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