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Fueggots, we're here with drag artist DD Fuego from season 18 of RuPaul's Drag Race. And what a joyful day it is to be with one of the friends of You Might Know Her From. We're old pals with DD so it's been a complete joy to watch her go from art director for NY theatre and Billy on the Street (and closeted at-home drag queen) to a New York City queen and hostess to a contestant on the biggest queer show on TV right now. DD talks about her experiences on the show, being the Miss Porkchop of the season, those final lip sync numbers, what she had up her sleeve for Snatch Game, and what we can...
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Folks, we did it! We did another live-recording and dipped our toe into the world of academia. Thank you to CU-Denver and Professor Stephanie Kornick for bringing us out and thank you to Beth Malone for being down to clown with us for the peoples. We are just doing a little check-in here and giving you some of mindgrapes the morning after. Won't you indulge us, babe? Patreon: Follow us on social media: on IG || on TT || Discussed this week: We like from Good Morning, Miami Banana Split drag queen dressed as Cousin Itt for the rerturn of DD Fuego on Drag Race @ We can't find a...
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You Might Know Her From Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, The Perfect Couple, The First Lady, Birdman, and Broadway productions of Hollywood Arms, By Jeeves, and Sweeney Todd. This week, Donna Lynne gave us the goods on figuring out the rules of the Crazy Ex-Girlfriend universe and now the fans helped shaped the show’s future. We also talked about bringing the authentic Fall River accent to The Perfect Couple, nailing that one iconic scene in Birdman without any permits, and her short hand in the theatre with legends like Sondheim, Carol Burnett, and Hal Prince. Patreon: Follow us on...
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You Might Know Her From Carrie, Split, The Happening, Frantic, Oz, Eight is Enough, Tender Mercies, Wyatt Earp, Eternity, and theatrical productions of CATS, Sunset Boulevard, Gypsy, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, and 1776. We talk to Tony-winner Betty Buckley about her upcoming residence at Joe’s Pub April 24-26 2026. Betty also teased the new Amanda Kramer sci-fi drama By Design, the Annie Get Your Gun rodeo pitch that never came to be, and all the Easter-egg voices she’s provided from Tender Mercies to Hair. Betty also gave us all the epic juice from starring in Brian De Palma’s Carrie...
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You Might Know Her From Shameless, One of Them Days, Coming to America, Coming 2 America, Harriet, Bebe’s Kids, Saints & Sinners, Daylight, the original cast of Dreamgirls on Broadway, and What’s Love Got To Do With It? We talked to Vanessa about her full-circle Tina Turner moment from the “What’s Love Got to Do With It?” music video to the Angela Bassett-led biopic; playing Tina’s Ikette-turned-bestie Jackie; and the stunt gone wrong in the diner. Plus barking in Coming to America, acting opposite influencers and “housewives,” and originating in the iconic OBC of...
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You Might Know Her From Phantom Thread, Licorice Pizza, Addams Family Values, Desperate Housewives, The 5 Mrs. Buchannons, Ratchet, The Agency: Central Intelligence, and the Broadway production of Thoroughly Modern Millie. Harriet Harris gave us the skinny on being directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, acting opposite Daniel Day Lewis in Phantom Thread, and being pied in the face (at least twice) at the hands of Paul Rudnick. All that plus she walked us through all of Felicia Tillman’s delicious Desperate Housewives plotlines, the “queerness” of The 5 Mrs. Buchannons, and her influence...
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Folks, we're here with our pals Andy Beckerman and Naomi Ekperigin. Both brilliant writers, comedians, and performers who also co-host the podcast Couples Therapy together. We were so tickled to have them join us on the show to talk sitcoms, Hollywood gossip, body talk, our dogs being actors, and more. Interested in more of this? Subscribe at the Patreon for AD-FREE LISTENING and lots od extra Damian and Anne stuff. ==== || beef Go watch
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It’s Olga, with the German name! That’s right, we are here with actress and singer Olga Merediz. You Might Know Her From In the Heights, Encanto, Blockbuster, Eternity, Evita, Music of the Heart, Mr. Popper’s Penguins, Orange is the New Black, and the Original Broadway Company of The Human Comedy. Olga gave us all the good on her Tony-nominated turn in In the Heights and recreating Abuela Claudia 14 years later in Jon M. Chu’s 2021 film adaptation. Plus, we got to hear what it was like to play ONLY the singing voice for a character in Encanto, working on a never-saw-the-light-of-day...
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We watched the Oscars and want to discuss with you. We're elated for Amy Madigan! Enjoy this sneak peek of our 2026 Oscars Recap and head on over to patreon.com/youmightknowherfrom to hear the rest where we get into Barbra and a missing Wendi McLendon-Covey. We will be movie clubbing Amy Madigan's other Oscar nominated performance, .
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We are here with the one and only Dr. Dawnn Lewis. You Might Know Her From A Different World, Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper, Young Rock, Major Crimes, I’m Gonna Git You Sucka, Star Trek: Lower Decks, The Wood, Dreamgirls, and the Broadway production of Tina: The Tina Turner Musical. We talk to Dawnn about writing the theme song for (and starring on) A Different World, how she’ll be involved in the Netflix revival, and what it was like when Jaleesa went to Africa AKA Hangin’ with Mr Cooper. From her almost-runs on Broadwa–in Sister Act as Dolores and How to Succeed in Business Without...
info_outline“But, have you played lesbian multiple times!?” We’re journalists, kids. And we’re here with the one and only Beth Broderick. You Might Know Her From Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Lost, Psycho Beach Party, The 5 Mrs Buchanans, Bad Actress, Sharp Objects, Love & Death, Hearts Afire, and The Bonfire of the Vanities. Beth gave us all the goods on playing witch-cum-scientist-cum-CANDLE (!) Zelda Spellman on Sabrina the Teenage Witch and the specialness of reprising that role in The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina 18 years later. We also got to discuss her working relationships with everyone from Marc Cherry to Brad Pitt to her Psycho Beach Party co-star Charles Busch; the wild ride that was the notorious The Bonfire of The Vanities (how tall is Bruce Willis, really?), and how her AIDS activism has connected her to the LGBT community. We had a beautiful conversation with Beth and just in time for Halloweenie! Happy Spooky Season to all you ghouls.
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Discussed this episode:
Kristen Bell, Forest Whitaker, Andy Cohen, Billy Eichner, Emily from The Chicks
Damian recommends the Annie Murphy show, Kevin Can F*** Himself
Series with Brad Pitt, Glory Days
Marc Cherry was, you guessed it, mean
Was in a relationship with Brian DePalma while making Bonfire of the Vanity
The Devil's Candy: The Bonfire of the Vanities Goes to Hollywood by Julie Salamon
Chuck Vincent was a director who made Hard-R and XXX films and loved Beth
Bordello House of the Rising Sun (billed as Norris O’Neal)
Charles Busch and Bob King created Psycho Beach Party
Stealing Home with Jonathan Silverman
Casting director, Bonnie Timmerman
Play German prostitute in Thousand Pieces of Gold and British accent in Bonfire of the Vanities
Delta Burke movie, Maternal Instincts
Tom Cruise standing on an apple crate?
Mike from Real World: Miami and his tall girlfriend, Nic
Reba McEntyre has new show with Melissa Peterman (her old co-star from Reba)
Cissy Houston’s note in “Ain’t No Way”
Cissy singing background for Aretha’s “Rollin in the Deep” (esp 1:20 mark)