Unbreakable Tituss Burgess

Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Lemonada Media

Society & Culture, Film Interviews, Tv & Film

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2020

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Emmy-nominated actor/singer Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) joins us this week! We start with a recent afternoon in his gazebo (4:16), where he reminded himself that the pandemic is a marathon, not a sprint (7:50). In that same memory he also reflects on why his art is especially of value in 2020 (12:10); his mere existence on screen a political act (16:23). Later, we unpack his run on 30 Rock, and the spiritual experience that followed (20:50). In the aftermath of finding purpose, he’s had to reconcile his relationship with his mother (35:27) and the dark personal storm that is now, finally, passing over (45:28).

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0:00.0	Pushkin. This is talk easy. I'm Sam Fregoso. So, welcome to the show. Hey yo, yo, yo, Hey everyone. Today on the podcast is Titus Burgess. He's an actor and singer who's somehow equally brilliant at both acting and singing.
0:46.6	He's performed on Broadway and beyond in shows like good vibrations, guys and owls, The Little Mermaid, Jesus Christ Superstar, Into the Woods.
0:56.8	I first discovered Titus on 30 Rock, where he played a hairdresser named D'Fuan.
1:03.0	After only four episodes, his co-star Alec Baldwin called him one of the best scene partners I've ever had.
1:12.0	Baldwin insisted to the producers to give Titus a spin-off show.
1:17.4	Five years later, they did.
1:19.9	It was called Unbreakable Kimishmit.
1:22.6	Here's a clip from the program.
1:25.2	Hey Titus, want to take a free career test?
1:27.6	No, thank you.
1:28.4	I check one of those in high school
1:29.6	and it told me to become a mannequin.
1:31.2	Wow.
1:32.4	That would be a good job for you because you get so still when you're angry.
1:36.0	Oh no, are you angry right now?
1:40.0	Yes, I'm angry right now.
1:43.0	Last night I saw Mikey going into his apartment with another man.
1:46.0	Really? Well, that doesn't necessarily mean.
1:49.0	He's cheating on me, Kim Kebo.
1:51.0	They were laughing and touching arms and worse of all you're going to need to sit down for this. I know you're sitting sit again.
1:59.0	Mikey was wearing a date night outfit. He wore on our first date.
2:02.8	Oh, are you sure the other guy was gay?
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