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Release Date: 07/24/2025

PATREON PEEK: Liza's PATREON PEEK: Liza's "Kids, Wait Til You Hear This" Book Club (Part 1)

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Folks, it's a part one because we can't stop talking. We are finally digging into Liza Minnelli's autobiography Kids, Wait Till You Hear This! There is just so much: obviously Judy Garland (and Liza's surprising frankness about their relationship), Vincente Minnelli, Lorna, Joe, Kay Thompson, Peter Allen, Peter Sellers, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz Jr., Halston, Kander and Ebb, Bob Fosse, Chita, Gwen VerDON (a little), and wow, what else? So much. And this is only like the first--halfish? Buckle up, because we are in-real-time processing this incredible work (with the caveat that it is read by a...

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Charlayne Woodard show art Charlayne Woodard

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You Might Know Her From Pose, Unbreakable, Glass, Secret Invasion, Cindy, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The Crucible, and the original Broadway company of Aint' Misbehavin'. Charlayne told us all about her prolific solo work as a writer and performer and how Micki Grant inspired her to carve her own way. She also discussed the working with playwrights in rehearsal from Suzan-Lori Parks and to Arthur Miller and The Crucible film adaptation. Charlayne also gave us the skinny on working with Samuel L. Jackson in the MCU and in the M. Night Shyamalan universe. All that, plus her work on the...

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PATREON SNEAK PEEK: We React to the 2026 Tony Noms (& Snubs) show art PATREON SNEAK PEEK: We React to the 2026 Tony Noms (& Snubs)

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Folks! The Tony nominations are and we have thoughts! We are breaking down this years noms, the snubs that we didn't see coming, we're sharing what we LOVED, what we haven't seen (but want to!), and what (and who) we're rooting for! We are so happy for our girl June Squibb (and former guest of YMKHF) and also for Hannah Cruz (an actor we have long been rooting for from her performance as Rose in her high school production of Gypsy. Yes, actually....) What have you seen? Who are YOU rooting for? What do you still want to see? And which snub hit you hardest? What role do you think Alecia Pink...

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Annie Golden show art Annie Golden

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You Might Know Her From Orange Is The New Black, Hair, Cheers, Desperately Seeking Susan, Baby Boom, The Pebble & The Penguin, and Broadway productions of Assassins, Violet, Leader of the Pack, and Into the Woods. We get into so much Broadway and punk rock history of New York legend, Annie Golden. From playing the "flower girl who will not wilt" in Hair, to Norma, the almost-mute, on Orange is the New Black, to singing with Darlene Love, singing AS Squeaky Fromme, and singing as a tree-mama in Into the Woods. She is a hoot and a beacon of light in these dark times. Get into it!...

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Keiko Agena show art Keiko Agena

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You Might Know Her From Gilmore Girls, Better Call Saul, Prodigal Son, The First, Shameless, Hair Show, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, 13 Reasons Why, and Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life. Keiko gave us all the scoop on playing Lane on Gilmore Girls, how she REALLY felt about where her character ended up, and if she thinks there's more story to tell in Stars Hollow. Plus, improvising with Mo'Nique and Taraji, shadowing Frances McDormand as she finessed Michael Bay, and transitioning to authority figure roles when you're so iconically a "teen" on screen. Keiko was so kind and warm and maybe...

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PATREON Sneak: DD Fuego from Rupaul's Drag Race show art PATREON Sneak: DD Fuego from Rupaul's Drag Race

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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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Roomies for a Weekend: We Did a Live Show in Denver show art Roomies for a Weekend: We Did a Live Show in Denver

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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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Donna Lynne Champlin show art Donna Lynne Champlin

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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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Betty Buckley show art Betty Buckley

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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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Vanessa Bell Calloway show art Vanessa Bell Calloway

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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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Special summer episode with actress-adjacent darling and new author AND Emmy-nominee Jeff Hiller. Yes, Jeff is only the second self-identified man on the show but it’s important! Anne and Damian talk to friend of the pod, Jeff Hiller about his new memoir Actress of a Certain Age, his star-making turn as Joel on HBO’s Somebody Somewhere, and his love of celebrity autobiographies and great ladies of the theatre. We just LOVE, Jeff, and we know you will too! 

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Discussed this episode:

Starlight Express with Jane Krakowski and Andrea McArdle

Rachel Zegler singing “Shallow” in her bathroom 

Rachel Zegler singing “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina”

We saw Rachel play Fiona in her high school production of Shrek

Jamie Lloyd doing Evita in London right now

2012 revival of Evita with Elena Roger, Ricky Martin and Michael Cerveris

Patti LuPone skiing the slopes here? 

What about Bernadette Peters in concert?

Anne thinks Ben Platt is evolving but the only man Damian cares about is Robert DeNiro

We love Ethel Merman but Arthur Laurents always called her dumb

Ethel Merman Gypsy is underrated! 

Gossip columnist Ted Casablanca was the only other cis man we’ve had on YMKHF

Jeff’s favorite theatrical experiences: Operation Mincemeat, Fun Home, Pippin revival, Jane Krakowski in Nine, Dreamgirls slime tutorial

Andrea Martin’s big moment in Pippin made all of us weep

Never produced musical with Jane Krakowski Jeff Hiller musical

We are all excited about Jennifer Lopez in Kiss of the Spiderwoman movie

Chita on the Tonys for Kiss of the Spiderwoman

Jimmy Ray Bennett, Phillip Taratula, John Flynn, Stephen Guarino, Drew Droege, Brian Gallivan, Pete Zayas

Maybe had 3 episodes as Francois the Tailor in Guiding Light

Jeff’s new show Basic 

Phillp Taratula  

Ruth Buzzi story on That Girl

Beth Grant episode of YMKHF

Dale Dickey episode of YMKHF

Jeff’s actress memoir recommendations: Rita Moreno, Rosie Perez, Lee Grant

Patricia Field memoir is underrated (Rebecca Weinberg is her former partner in life and business). Also there is a Pat Field documentary called Happy Clothes!? 

Pat is a lesbian and her parents met on the Isle of Lesbos

Go watch Somebody Somewhere

Watch Pop Star Academy and then let’s go see Katseye at Hammerstein Ballroom