Women in Comedy - with comedian Natalie Madsen

Breaking Down Patriarchy

Amy McPhie Allebest

Society & Culture, History, Education

4.9 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Amy is joined by comedian Natalie Madsen to discuss her career as a woman in comedy, following her from her first stand-up set to the release of her new movie, Go West, exploring gender dynamics and the changing political landscape along the way.

Natalie Madsen is an actor, writer, producer, and director. She is best known for her eight years on the sketch comedy show Studio C, where she was an original cast member and writer. She has since co-founded JK! Studios, a creative house and production company that produces TV shows, web series, and feature films. She has three children, one husband, and a slightly concerning caffeine addiction.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Breaking Down Patriarchy. I'm Amy McPhee. All the Best.
0:05.0	Who are your favorite comedians?
0:07.6	Spend just a minute in gratitude for the joy that they brought to your life,
0:12.3	and then allow me to start today's episode with some quotes from some of my favorite comedians.
0:18.4	From Mindy Kaling.
0:19.9	I say, if you love something, set it in a small cage and
0:23.3	pester and smother it with love until it either loves you back or dies. From Amy Polar,
0:29.1	fighting aging is like the war on drugs. It's expensive, does more harm than good, and has
0:35.6	been proven to never end.
0:42.2	And from Tina Fey, and this is part of a prayer for her daughter.
0:46.8	Lord, lead her away from acting, but not all the way to finance.
0:51.5	Something where she can make her own hours, but still feel intellectually fulfilled and get outside sometimes, and not have to wear high heels.
0:55.3	What would that be, Lord? Architecture, Midwifery, golf course design? I'm asking you,
1:00.6	because if I knew, I'd be doing it. You may have noticed that all my favorite comedians are
1:06.4	women. I was lucky enough to grow up in a world where pioneers like Lucille Ball and later
1:12.0	Carol Burnett had paved the way for Julia Louis Dreyfus and later my favorites, Tina Faye and Amy
1:18.5	Polar. And if you asked my kids and their friends who were some of their most influential
1:24.3	comedians as they were growing up, they would without a doubt say the original
1:28.7	cast of Studio C. So I am so excited to welcome to the podcast today. You one and only Natalie Madsen.
1:36.7	Welcome, Natalie. Hey, thanks for having me. I'm excited to be here. So excited to have this conversation.
1:42.0	And first we'll start off with your professional bio and then I'll ask you some questions about your personal life. And we can get into that later. But I'll just read your official bio first. Great. Natalie Madsen is an actor, writer, producer, and director. She is best known for her eight years on the sketch comedy show Studio C, where she was an original cast member and writer.
2:02.2	She has since co-founded JK Studios, a creative house and production company that produces TV shows,
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