You Might Know Her From
Queer comedians Damian Bellino and Anne Rodeman are best friends who are devoted to actresses and each other. These pop culture savants chew the fat about what they’re so into and what they’re decidedly not. Each episode they lead a brilliant and sometimes idiotic conversation with a different actress, delving into the guest's life, work, and the hogwash that comes along with being overqualified and underutilized.
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PATREON PEEK: Liza's "Kids, Wait Til You Hear this" Book Club (Part 2)
05/29/2026
PATREON PEEK: Liza's "Kids, Wait Til You Hear this" Book Club (Part 2)
Here's a little sneak peek into this week's Patreon episode. If you want to hear the rest of the ep, head on over to Kids, we're back with even more thoughts, feelings, and musing on Liza Minnelli's epic autobiography Kids, Wait 'Til You This. Anne is keeping us on track with a laundry list of must-talk-about items while Damian derails the whole thing screaming about David Gest. There's so much to unpack in the latter half of KWTYHT: David Gest (loser!), Kathleen Turner, Princess Di, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Ernest Borgnine, Elizabeth Taylor, Smash!!!, hotdogs, cigarettes in non-smoking homes, and being a "big fan" of Lady Gaga. Did you finish? Please oh please sound off in the comments or our DMs. We could go on for another 50 minutes, easy. Love ewes.
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PATREON PEEK: Travolta at Cannes, Dubbing Actors in Musicals, Survivor 50 and more
05/25/2026
PATREON PEEK: Travolta at Cannes, Dubbing Actors in Musicals, Survivor 50 and more
We shoot the shet and tackle the hot topics of the day, including John Travolta and his traveling berets at Cannes, the nature of sweetening celeb voices in musicals, and the Survivor 50 finale. Look folks, every once in a while we get deep over here on the Patreon and this was one of 'em. A simple conversation about toilet paper and bidets gives way to talk of ethical consumerism and mutual aid. Are you with us? We hope so, we love you, mean it!
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Marsha Mason
05/21/2026
Marsha Mason
It's Marsha Mason. You Might Know Her From The Goodbye Girl, Chapter Two, The Middle, Grace & Frankie, Drop Dead Fred, Heartbreak Ridge, Frasier, Only When I Laugh, Cinderella Liberty, and Judy Garland: Me & My Shadows. Marsha is a prolific stage and screen actor, a 4-time Oscar-nominee, an organic herb farmer, a race car driver, and a theatre director who gave us all the scoop on jumping in as a last-minute understudy for The Roommate starring Patti LuPone and Mia Farrow on Broadway. We talk about her artistic (and personal) partnership with her ex-husband Neil Simon, the original Goodbye Girl directed by Mike Nichols and starring Robert Deniro that never was (Bogart Slept Here), and what it was like seeing Kathleen Turner "play her" in her stepdaughter, Ellen Simon's film Moonlight and Valentino. All that plus, the cult status of Drop Dead Fred, her failed sitcom Sibs, and the Ethel Gumm of it all. This one was such an incredible full-circle moment for us and a great way to close out this half of the season but we'll be back real soon! Love yous, mean it. Patreon: Follow us on social media: on IG || on TT || Discussed this week: with James Caan (The Goodbye Girl, Chapter 2) 3 of those 4 were written by Neil Simon . Still friends with Jane Fonda The Goodbye Girl with who played her 9 year old daughter Got another Oscar nom for which was semi based on her relationship with Neil Simon written by Neil Simon’s daughter Ellen, and the “Marsha” character was played by Kathleen Turner in the movie Friends with writer and turning his book Swimming Upstream into a musical was one season sitcom with Margaret Collen and Jami Gertz Played Ethel Gumm, Judy Garland’s mom in Barnabus Collins turned her into a Was directed by Robert Wise opposite Anthony Hopkins in the 1977 thriller, (reincarnation psychological thriller) 0:57 “” (Shirley MacLaine is her New Mexico friend) Losing Oscar to Glenda Jackson worse than losing to Kate Hepburn Lucille Bremer played by in Me and My Shadows Anne’s story has to go behind a paywall
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Chyler Leigh
05/14/2026
Chyler Leigh
You Might Know Her From Grey’s Anatomy, Supergirl, Not Another Teen Movie, and The Way Home. Chyler Leigh gave us all the goods on her time on Grey’s Anatomy: working with the late great Eric Dane, THAT musical episode, the scuttlebutt around Ellen Pompeo leaving, and shooting a cameo during COVID. We also get into Supergirl and how Alex Danvers coming out helped spark her own coming out as bisexual. All that plus, working with the time-traveling pond in Hallmark’s The Way Home, accessing deep emotion at the turn of a dime, and having to jump in a hot tub with Marilyn Manson. Seriously. We were SO tickled by this interview and hope you are too. Patreon: Follow us on social media: on IG || on TT || Discussed this week: Emily and Amy from Indigo Girls post on TikTok 97 year old Marilyn Maye doing “” last year Damian had a religious experience at ’s MSG show on Hallmark Had an intense NDA as Sandra Oh took Chyler under her wing Rumors were swirling that if Pompeo left the show, Lexie could be the Grey’s in Grey’s Anatomy Did crossover eps of Grey’s/Private Practice and then Supergirl/Arrows… Chyler on another time travel show, from Not Another Teen Movie soundtrack DWTS fanfic for chyler How bad are YOUR eyes?! Send me your Rx from A League of Their Own
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PATREON PEEK: Liza's "Kids, Wait Til You Hear This" Book Club (Part 1)
05/12/2026
PATREON PEEK: Liza's "Kids, Wait Til You Hear This" Book Club (Part 1)
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 Liza-bot). We hope you've listened and/or read and are ready to deep dive with us, too. What did you think?
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Charlayne Woodard
05/07/2026
Charlayne Woodard
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 historic Pose, working with Nell Carter on Ain't Misbehavin', and her connection to friend of the show Sandra Caldwell. Patreon: Follow us on social media: on IG || on TT || Discussed this week: Turn your pet into a human with AI (Anne never makes an allowance but maybe now?) Ronnette the Intern is allegedly 8 years young Jeremy O’Harris’ play with Charlayne, Started on bus & truck tour of Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope by and directed by Played Hester, La Negrita in Suzan-Lori Parks’ play , directed by George C Wolfe and loved Reggie Montgomery directed by Nicholas Hytner — Arthur Miller played Reverend Parris in the table read Was Samuel L Jackson’s wife in the , where she got to wear alien green makeup Also plays his and then Played Helena, Damon’s dance teacher on came for the first day of shooting Pose Brought a trans friend to the Pose screening and we didn’t connect until later that that was previous guest of YMKHF, who had told us the same story 7 years earlier Starred in a Harlem musical retelling of Cinderella called with Nell Carter Sang “Auld Lang Syne” for her Ain’t Misbehavin’ audition1978 Broadway return of ’ was luckily filmed PBS Played Gail in the tv film, directed by Neema Barnette where Melanie was NOT in the same universe Scene with Angela Bassett in John Sayles’ Sally Field in
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PATREON SNEAK PEEK: We React to the 2026 Tony Noms (& Snubs)
05/05/2026
PATREON SNEAK PEEK: We React to the 2026 Tony Noms (& Snubs)
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 Moore is eyeing and will this hosting gig get her job?
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Annie Golden
04/30/2026
Annie Golden
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! Patreon: Follow us on social media: on IG || on TT || Discussed this week: Anne hates but it is Italian so she feels bad. Damian thinks it’s boring To our knowledge, Jiminy Cricket is not racist Anne love crickets and grasshoppers “” is Jiminy Cricket’s big number isn’t gay but Anne thinks is gay-coded Anne hates hero’s journeys saves The Jungle Book And Just LIke That Anthony’s boyfriend’s weird old roommate and jerked off to it at The Bottom Line downtown family “” from Sixteen Candles soundtrack Was buddies with on Leader of the Pack LotP was choreographed by , who choreographed the “Beat It” music video Lea DeLaria showed the young cast members videos of Annie in Leader of the Pack and Opened for Peter Gabriel, was a CBGB’s mainstay as lead singer of The Shirts Originated the role of Squeaky Fromme in Assassins with the song “” Sang with her face in a tree as Cinderella’s mom and also as in the most recent revival of Into the Woods (1992) by Nora Ephron Desperately Seeking Susan by Susan Seidelman (1985) directed by Joan Freeman Was with Laurie Beechman was the Gym Teacher in the original workshop of Carrie. Darlene Love went on to play the role and is a friend of Darlene’s (1989) scenes were cut but you can hear her voice in hospital with Dermot Mulroney Worked at Barney’s when worked at Henri Bendel Diane Keaton DID COVERAGE in and so did Don Johnson in Miami Vice (her duo with Frank Carillo) Annie’s episode of Father Dowling Mysteries was opposite Tom Bosley and Ricky Nelson’s daughter, Annie was the last Audrey ‘put in’ to the original Off-Broadway production of Charlotte’s father-in-law’s new love interest,
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Keiko Agena
04/23/2026
Keiko Agena
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 made Anne and Damian think about improvisation in an ideally way? We loved it! Patreon: Follow us on social media: on IG || on TT || Discussed this week Damian revisiting his indie rock past: New Pornographers, Belle & Sebastian , tap dancer as their percussionist (she is NOT daughter of Harve Presnell) in Doom Patrol with show runner (House of Cards)ated a creative workbook for Random House Artistic home is (Los Angeles) “All battles are internal battles” w/ Frances McDormand, who wrangled Michael Bay Played for 7 seasons of The Gilmore Girls, plus the movie spin-off A Year in the Life Character is based on tv writer, who is married to Dave Rygalski came PREPARED No clue what the deal was with Did stage adaptation of No No Boy with , who played Lane’s mom on GG Kept age a secret from the cast of GG Playing adults and moms in and Plays a press secretary who gets shot and killed in played grandmother in an episode of . Also starring Sharon Omi (2008) with Jessica Simpson “Pregnant Bookstore Woman” in (2009) with Lindsay Lohan For the record, her scenes in was with Tamera is Lane’s favorite cooking show (blind judging) Keiko is a motorcycle person. Is her license still active? Will she ride us in a sidecar?!? (not Stevens) vs Joel Shumacher
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PATREON Sneak: DD Fuego from Rupaul's Drag Race
04/21/2026
PATREON Sneak: DD Fuego from Rupaul's Drag Race
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 expect next from DD Fuego. Follow DD on your socials: + + Head over to the to listen to the entire interview with DD Fuego!
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Roomies for a Weekend: We Did a Live Show in Denver
04/17/2026
Roomies for a Weekend: We Did a Live Show in Denver
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 slime tutorial of Alice Ripley's "Toucha Toucha Toucha Me" plz someone send help (Beth Malone co-wrote the book and wrote the music) Lesbians are nothing if not loyal Playing in the Broadway-bound Dolly Parton musical, Dolly Broadways lesbians: Marla Mindelle, Marla Mindelle, Jenn Colella Lesbian musical: (2008), also Lesbian plays: StopKiss, Last Summer at Bluefish Cove, The Children's Hour Lea DeLaria's is sadly now closed Where is Amanda Bearse? We WILL be finishing Liza's book
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Donna Lynne Champlin
04/16/2026
Donna Lynne Champlin
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 social media: on IG || on TT || Discussed this week Suzanne Somers’ widow (Alan Hamel) helped her , but now Half naked pic of Suzanne that her now widow, Played Paula on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend “” “” Solo show, Finishing the Hat she reveals she “” from 3hree directed by Hal Prince Became de facto dialect coach on thanks to Fall River background Played the Carol Burnett role in her show with daughter Carrie Hamilton’s Patti LuPone in
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Betty Buckley
04/09/2026
Betty Buckley
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 and then going on to originate it in the notorious Broadway musical adaptation. Oh baby, that’s just the tip of the iceberg! Go see Betty at Joe’s Pub if you’re nearby! (Get your tix Patreon: Follow us on social media: on IG || on TT || Discussed this week played a lesbian in Eternity DMV vs Delco Worked with a bunch but never got to do Shakespeare Originated in Cats on Broadway Arthur Laurents & Stephen Sondheim came to see her in and Sondheim made Laurents deliver the bad news in her dressing room said years later that Betty would’ve been his Witch in Into the Woods (Sondheim wrote “” for her voice and told her she was playing Rose against expectation Works with psychologist on dark psyched portrayals Played Carrie’s mom Margaret in Carrie the Musical, directed by
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Vanessa Bell Calloway
04/01/2026
Vanessa Bell Calloway
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 Dreamgirls. We LOVED Vanessa Bell Calloway. May we all manifest more Mama Ruth in the rumored One of Them Days sequel. Patreon: Follow us on social media: on IG || on TT || Discussed this week: Makeshift matriarch in the Keke Palmer, Sza movie, Was in the room with Jackie in (1993) Also a dancer in the music video for Did nighttime soaps: and “Know your lines and be on time, no exceptions, no excuses” Is a (VBC on far right) choreographed Dreamgirls Vanessa’s review in the with Donald O’Conner and Chita Rivera (directed by Joe Layton) Debbie Allen directed her in and its sequel , plus Got a leaning board as Sylvester Stallone maybe did NOT do his coverage in the last scene at Played , the original manager of The Temptations tv miniseries has all-star cast that filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina (Wrightsville Beach) Has worked with multiple times Sitcom with Gets speared through the neck in (1988) (1992) Robin Harris died before production even started
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Harriet Sansom Harris
03/26/2026
Harriet Sansom Harris
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 in alt rock from the Eve 6 episode of The X-Files. Harriet Harris is just a woman for all of us! Patreon: Follow us on social media: on IG || on TT || Discussed this week worked with Charles Busch and died of AIDS at 35 In Marc Cherry’s masterpiece as Felicia Tillman, sister of Wisteria Lane’s nosey neighbor, Did a play with Christine and a show called (1995-96) Amanda Seyfried with Michael Fassbender Most recognized as and the revival (Rachel Bloom plays her daughter) Was at Juilliard with Kelsey Grammer Mary Testa let Harriet know that woman was a menace (the OTHER Harriet Harris was in that) “ episode of X-Files is an all-time banger
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Patreon SNEAK PEEK: Andy Beckerman and Naomi Ekperigin on Anal Glands, Webster, Diff'rent Strokes, & Archie Panjabi
03/24/2026
Patreon SNEAK PEEK: Andy Beckerman and Naomi Ekperigin on Anal Glands, Webster, Diff'rent Strokes, & Archie Panjabi
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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Olga Merediz
03/19/2026
Olga Merediz
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 play with John Cassavetes, and originating the role of “Mexican Woman” in The Human Comedy where she gets one of the best musical sequences in the show: “I Let Him Kiss Me Once.” Oh! And yes, two Madonna stories from BOTH Evita and Music of the Heart, giddy up! Patreon: Follow us on social media: on IG || on TT || Discussed this week: Libra/Aquarius connection based on air signs and big emotions Made a documentary: (2022) Playing opposite Elizabeth Olsen in the afterlife romcom “I Let Him Kiss Me Once” in The Human Comedy, by Galt McDermot and William Dumaresq on Broadway and on film Olga’s big number, Olga played “Mexican Woman” in the famous Broadway flop, which closed after 13 performances. She loved the harmonies. “little angel munchkin” wrote the score (also Hair) Donna Murphy was understudy for Bess (Elizabeth Mastrontonio) in OBC Directed by Loved working with (Evita) and (Q&A + 100 Centre Street) Derek Cianfrance (The Place Beyond the Pines), Robert Redford (The Milagro Beanfield War) with Bette Midler Appeared in the Netflix sitcom, with Randall Park and JB Smoove Raising Gloria’s kids on Orange is the New Black where she practiced Santeria Singing voice of (had to match voice actor’s intonation and accent) Was the voice of the MTA: “Going Your Way” on 1 train CGI penguins in Mr Popper’s Penguins vs Kevin Spacey in his (1999) shot in Morocco and writer was paid in Moroccan boys and was in SAG litigation for years because no one got paid Plays mom of student in Music of the Heart is an underseen New York movie (favorite train is the 1) Cuban sandwich competition on Throwdown with Bobby Flay (Flay lost)
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Patreon Sneak Peek: Oscars 2026 Recap
03/16/2026
Patreon Sneak Peek: Oscars 2026 Recap
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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Dawnn Lewis
03/12/2026
Dawnn Lewis
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 Really Trying opposite Matthew Broderick–to her Hurricanes connection to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, we got into it all. Patreon: Follow us on social media: on IG || on TT || Discussed this week: Tap dance Kid tour Won the NY audition for replacing Jodi Watley in at Michael Bolton concert show on Broadway Did How to Succeed in La Jolla, but she didn’t transfer it to Broadway Jaleesa Wrote and demanded 50% cut brought into A Different World (old Square Pegs plots) Dawnn and Sinbad became defacto parents on the show Poor Jaleesa “went to Africa” (1988) Angela Honig on New Rock Like Dwayne Johnson, Dawnn is an alum of Univ of Miami (Hurricanes. He DID his coverage Bill Condon complimented Dawnn on Voice of in Star Trek: Lower Decks Played a detective ; played and people told her “Jaleesa shut down the hospital”
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PATREON SNEAK PEEK: Oscar Predictions & Lore with Nathaniel Rogers
03/10/2026
PATREON SNEAK PEEK: Oscar Predictions & Lore with Nathaniel Rogers
HOH BOY, it's Oscar talk with film critic and writer Nathaniel Rogers of ! We're thrilled to chat with Nathaniel about general Oscar lore (Is Glenn going the way of Deborah Kerr? Is the Best Supporting Actress curse real?) + this year's nominations (and snubs) for the (women) acting categories + and who Nathaniel believes should and will win on March 15th. For the full episode: Patreon: Follow us on social media: on IG || on TT || Women acting nominations, for reference: Best Supporting Actress 2026 Elle Fanning (Sentimental Value) Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Sentimental Value) Amy Madigan (Weapons) Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners) Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another) Best Leading Actress 2026 Jessie Buckley (Hamnet) Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You) Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue) Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value) Emma Stone (Bugonia) Nathaniel Rogers' site: ! by Nathaniel Rogers
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Dana Ivey
03/05/2026
Dana Ivey
Oh, yes, we’re here with 5x-Tony-nominated singer-actor, Dana Ivey. You Might Know Her From The Addams Family, Addams Family Values, Home Alone 2, The Color Purple, Two Weeks Notice, Heartburn, The Help, Post Cards from the Edge, Sabrina, Oceans 8, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Rush Hour 3, AND theatre productions of Sunday in the Park with George, The Last Night of Ballyhoo, Heartbreak House, The Rivals, Butley, and Driving Miss Daisy. Dana talked to us about adjusting her technique for the camera, always being cast as Southern or British, and acting opposite Cousin Itt in The Addams Family films. We also got all the stories from the little-known sitcom Easy Street with Loni Anderson and the Ruby Wax pilot Mama's Back opposite Joan Collins. All that plus so much more! Dana was just the best! Patreon: Follow us on social media: on IG || on TT || Discussed this week: Most recognized for Home Alone 2 and Addams Family films Lauren Bacall the consummate film actress Loved working with Grew up in Atlanta and had a Had to pay to see movie (never got to audition) Has been an Anglophile her whole life (got a Fulbright grant to study at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) Connection between Southern and English accents because of dropped consonants Double Tony Award Nominee for and Addams Family Values written by ( Sitcom w/ Loni Anderson and Ruby Wax written sitcom w/ Rupert Everett and Joan Collins Played , original owner of Elizabeth Taylor (the dog) on Sex and the City Plays was a nod to character actresses— they’d all be good Raked stage was torture in Sunday in the Park with George Dana Ivey’s Theatre Talk Roundtable: Nathan Lane & and Dana Ivey are NOT related Speak French, Latin and English in (“anytime brother” was her adlib) “”
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We Did A Live Recording! Anne & Damian Recap
03/03/2026
We Did A Live Recording! Anne & Damian Recap
Babessssss, we did a live show! (WE did a live show!) We are so grateful to the Laurie Beechman and Tom and Michael D'Angora, who helped make our dreams of doing a live-recording come true. We're walking you through some of the machinations of how we got here (we know some of you like to know how the sausage is made) and gassing each other up like it's an Oscar acceptance speech, ya know? But we MOST ESPECIALLY want to thank YOUS. You here on the Patreon who support us with your monies, and your "likes," and your "engagements," and for your belief in this product that we are putting out there in this world. Whether it's because you are a fellow actress-sexual (WE ASSUME YOU MUST BE?) and/or because you love us in IRL, we are beyond grateful. So many thank yous and they're worth repeating: thank you Ann Harada, Annaleigh Ashford, Sandra Caldwell, all the women who cameo'd, Daphne Rubin Vega, Brent and Brent, Adam Brown, Andrea Blanco, Nick Coburn, and Taylor Steele. Also many thank yous to NotABoyAlex , Angie and Sarah, David Huggins, Sarah Quinn, Mike Beato, Brian & Jon, Jean, Kelly, Sheila & Bill, Cale and Ashley, Matt Smith, Robin, Colleen, Jennifer, the Bellinos, the Rodemans, the OBs, Ronnie, and Hannah. We appreciate you more than words can say! Much love always, Anne & Damian
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Wendi McLendon-Covey
02/26/2026
Wendi McLendon-Covey
It’s season seven, babe! We’re here with actor Wendi McLendon-Covey. You Might Know Her From St. Denis Medical, The Goldbergs, Reno 911, What Men Want, Paint, Think Like a Man Too, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, and Bridesmaids. Wendi opened up to us about leading the cast of the indie drama Blush, “playing defeat” on St. Denis Medical, and navigating The Goldbergs post-George Segal and Jeff Garlin’s departures. ALL THAT, plus, the real bridal shower that inspired Bridesmaids, auditioning for Warren Beatty’s Dick Tracy TV special, and the Goldie Hawn/Darren Starr series that never came to be. Honey bees, we just loved this one. We’re just so glad to be back! Patreon: Follow us on social media: on IG || on TT || Editor: Adam R. Brown Discussed this week: 2019 indie drama from Debra Eisenstadt Stars as Joyce in the new NBC comedy, as Officer Clementine Johnson Reno 911 was created by members of Wendi brought the famous ” to her audition for Reno 911 Wendi loves working with , and Has worked with multiple times (Paint, My Name is Doris) Wendi’s bits as Rita in kill Anne every time “smells like someone pissed in an open jar of vitamins” and wrote Bridesmaids and Wendi was part of original table read with Nicolas Cage was INTENSE bc he stayed in character after time in Morocco The Goldbergs was “canceled” after 10 seasons There’s a George Segal documentary that The Goldbergs crew members made and is traveling the film festival circuit It was of inappropriate behavior on set Wendi was ALWAYS the #1 on The Goldbergs, which took place outside of Philly Had to audition for the with Mindy Sterling. Warren Beatty “IP Squatting” on the Dick Tracy rights Appeared on Was set to star as Goldie Hawn’s daughter in Darren Starr pilot, that was ultimately Would cast as her on-screen dad Really did the Bel Biv Devoe “Poison” rap in with Taraji Henson, Gabrielle Union, Regina Hall, LaLa Anthony Music video for Skeevy is from the Italian word for disgusting, “schifoso”
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Live Show in New York City!
12/30/2025
Live Show in New York City!
Get your tickets here: You Might Know Her From LIVE! Saturday, February 28, 2026; 7pm (doors at 5:45pm) The Laurie Beechman Theatre 407 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036
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Actress Adjacent with Jeff Hiller
07/24/2025
Actress Adjacent with Jeff Hiller
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! Patreon: Follow us on social media: || || Discussed this episode: Anne thinks Ben Platt is evolving but the only man Damian cares about is Robert DeNiro Ethel Merman Gypsy is underrated! 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 made all of us weep We are all excited about Jennifer Lopez in movie 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 Jeff’s actress memoir recommendations: , , is underrated (Rebecca Weinberg is her former partner in life and business). Also there is a Pat Field documentary called !? Go watch Watch Pop Star Academy and then let’s go see at Hammerstein Ballroom
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Top 5 Gay (But Not Gay) Movies...According to Us
06/26/2025
Top 5 Gay (But Not Gay) Movies...According to Us
Happy Pride, babies! We love you all from the bottom of our queer little hearts. For June's episode we are doing a "talking shet" kinda-manic-mind-meld-wormhole-brain-rot-mindgrapes- episode where we are narrowing down OUR list of the top 5 gay (but not gay) movies, according to us (Anne and Damian, two geriatric millennials, so set your expectations on what kind of wild ride this is.) But FIRST, we have a few quick orders of business: We are taking a bit of a summer hiatus as it relates to actress interviews. We know, we know, we're already only feeding you once a month but trust that this hiatus is an exciting lead-up to a big announcement. In the interim, we will be on the -original recipe feed monthly giving you some "just us" b.s. and also maybe even a non-actress interview if some of our stars align. We'll also be chugging away here for YOU, the subscribers. We are still recapping And Just Like That, we are still working on our "everything is connected" musical theatre project (RENT, Gypsy, Sunset Boulevard), and also committed to what you want MORE of us from us. So feel free to shout out in the comments here what you'd like from us this summer. Truly, DO this, we are here because of YOUS so we want to make content you want from UZ. Thank you for sticking with us all these years. We are grateful for your grace as we cool down for the summer while gearing up for this BIG announcement. Now please enjoy over an hour of us screaming at each other and into the ether about movies that we declare GAY but NOT GAY. No Imagine Me & You, No Broken Hearts Club. But what about Thelma & Louise? You'll have to listen and sound off in the comments with what we forgot! Also, actress interviews from the past name-checked in this episode if you want to reacquaint yourselves: Kathleen Turner, re: Moonlight Lori Petty, re: A League of Their Own Wendy Makkena, re: Sister Act Kate Burton, re: The First Wives Club Elisa Donovan & Nicole Bilderback, re: Clueless Frances Fisher, re: Waiting for Guffman
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Faith Prince
05/15/2025
Faith Prince
Achoo! We’re falling in love with the one and only Faith Prince. You Might Know Her From Modern Family, Emily in Paris, Melissa & Joey, Spin City, My Father the Hero, The Last Dragon, and Broadway productions of Guys & Dolls, A Catered Affair, Bells Are Ringing, and BOOP! Faith talked to us about grounding her character, Valentina, in the cartoonish plot of BOOP!, coping with fame during her star-making turn in Guys & Dolls, and leaning on her co-star Gerard Depardieu in one of her first leading roles on camera in My Father the Hero. Faith also shared stories from working as a Broadway replacement in the cumbersome costume of Ursula in The Little Mermaid and the notoriously “realistic” production of Anne as Miss Hannigan. All that, plus working with theatre legends like Jerome Robbins, Abe Burrows, Betty Comden & Adolph Green, doing dialect work at Joey Lawrence and Lily Collins, doing her best Cyndi Lauper in cult fave The Last Dragon (and making pals with Berry Gordy, and working with Jean Smart and Mary McDonnell in the short-lived High Society. This one was a HOOT. Patreon: Follow us on social media: || || Discussed this episode: Evergreen topics for Anne and Damian: Tyne Daly in Gypsy, Grease, Spice Girls track listings, we look like cats in Heathcliff, the cast of Mannequin 2 aka is it Jonathan Silverman, no it’s William Ragsdale in Herman’s Head, Sex and the City/AJLT and their SJP adventure Plays Valentina in on Broadway We love Dancer/Choreographer was tougher than talking and singing in character voice Bob Saget used his stand-up to differentiate himself from Danny Tanner Nathan & Adelaide are famously the in Guys & Dolls so put them forward instead of Sky and Sarah (this changed how future productions positioned the 2 couples) Jerry Mitchell says it’s important to pass the baton down to the next generation of musical theatre stars Arthur Laurents aka “the meanest man in show-business”, Jerry Gutierrez, Abe Burrows, Comden & Green, Sondheim, Barishnykov, Howard Ashman, Jack Plotnick, Tina Landau, w/ Gerard Depardieu “” from The Last Dragon / and produced the soundtrack. Berry Gordy took her OUT and called her “baby” “One More Time” in First Wives Club “How do you know if someone has lived through trauma — by the way they get someone who doesn’t like them, to like them.” Was in first 6 episodes of High Society with Jean Smart and Mary McDonnell (based on AbFab and Faith played the Saffy character) Faith Prince’s “Men” from . The show was a notorious flop. Arthur told Faith she was making a big mistake by leaving show to do Guys & Dolls. Mary Rodgers told her she could find a way into Anna through , who was a comedienne. Was offered the role of Audrey in the original Off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors Went to CCM with Had taken the revue, and was doing an IBM industrial so couldn't’ take LSOH is currently in Just in Time at The Hollywood Bowl Studied Donna Murphy who she replaced in and then did (at LA Opera) talked with us about James Lapine’s realistic interpretation of Annie and Miss Hannigan in the 2012 revival. . Re the 2012 revival of Annie: Andrea McArdle said “I didn’t know we were doing Secret Garden” Associate Director Wes Grantham LOVES HUMOR, unlike Lapine Martin Charnin & Charles Strouse KISSED HER FEET when they visited her backstage John Doyle who directed also backs away from the humor We love - Faith starred in the 2001 Broadway revival. Difficult because of Mitchell Maxwell who produced because character’s IUD got stuck on her ex-husband’s Prince Albert penis piercing Does some great character work in the indie film (got gig from doing reading of The Women with Allison Janney) IMDB lists her on an ep of Mad Men. INCORRECT. Martin Short was in Dennis Quaid movie, was an incredible, formative concert was worse than managing the wig in her Lifetime movie with Kathleen Turner, in a production of Mame she was in with Faith Christopher Walken kept pickled things in the pockets of his costume during (Marni Nixon was also in the show) We who is maybe made in the mold of Faith Prince Damian is seeing an Italian production of Cats / Anne is seeing her nephew do Grease Jr. in Sicily for Danny Zuko
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Miriam Shor
04/24/2025
Miriam Shor
It's Miriam Shor, y'all! You Might Know Her From Younger, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Magic Hour, GCB, Shortbus, Swingtown, Maestro, American Fiction, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3. Miriam gave us all the scoop on grounding the zaniness of Diana Trout on Darren Star's Younger, leading the indie comedy Magic Hour, and appearing in "brilliant but canceled" series like GCB and Swingtown. All that, plus Miriam talked to us about being one of John Cameron Mitchell's "players," appearing in Shortbus and, of course, originating the role of Yitzhak in the Hedwig universe; popping up in prestige Oscar films; her musical theatre roots; New York City history; and dying by way of a paintbrush in The Americans. We just LOVED Miriam. Patreon: Follow us on social media: || || Discussed this episode: Genesis’ “” + + on TikTok Damian loves a sexy network drama and also HBO’s Real Sex, Taxicab Confessions ; MIriam’s first leading film role is in Dons a had a $5M budget Played for 6 seasons Darren Star also made Beverly Hills, 90210, Melrose Place, Sex and the City, Emily in Paris, Good Christian Bitches wrote Steel Magnolias Met her husband doing karaoke - also with Bridget Everett by Ada Calhoun (thanks to Debi Mazar); Supper; Gnocco Swingtown was championed by Nina Tassler but killed by Les Moonves was Miriam’s first audition and show in New York Met Lou Reed, Joey Ramone, Elliot Smith, Pete Townsend because of Hedwig Anne saw in the Jane Street Theatre but didn’t get to see Hedwig with John Cameron Mitchell Did Fiddler on the Roof tour in 1994 with (Captain Von Trapp in Original Broadway cast of The Sound of Music). “Edelweiss” was written for him by Rodgers & Hammerstein Appeared at Public Theatre’s production Lynn Nottage’s (it later won the Pulitzer Prize) Wants to do Shakespeare in the Park Was (A GREAT DRUNK in a FAT SUIT, her big scene at 15:40) Was a waitress in miniseries Was directed by Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein in Appeared as lesbian in The Wild Party with Sutton at Encores, played gay in And Just Like That Season 2; and was Yitzak in Hedwig Anne’s obsessed with this portrait Morgan Freeman is supposed to have painted of a nude Diane Keaton in Five Flights Up (see right) Friends with Cynthia Nixon and her wife Christine (“I’m pulling the drawing OUT of the paper”) Adam Scott and Carol Burnett are great drunks; we love a pilled out Samatha Mathis in American Psycho “” is when Sound Dept records sound of the room to lay under the scene if necessary “” is when you break character (Peter Hermann is worst) Miriam is We hope Amanda Bynes gets a comeback. Faye Dunaway, Tatyana Ali, Leanna Creel and her triplets. Not Millie Bobby Brown
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L. Scott Caldwell
03/27/2025
L. Scott Caldwell
"I DIED?!?!" We are here with Tony-nominated actor, L. Scott Caldwell. You Might Know Her From Insecure, Lost, The Fugitive, Bad Monkey, How to Get Away with Murder, Waiting to Exhale, The Net, Soweto Green and the Broadway production of Joe Turner’s Come and Gone. L. Scott gave us all the scoop on acting opposite Crystal the Monkey in Bad Monkey, bringing her personal story to Rose's story on Lost, and working with August Wilson on the Broadway production of his 1988 play Joe Turner's Come and Gone. All that, plus being killed off as Molly's mom on Insecure (she forgot!), working with Uta Hagen and the Negro Ensemble Company, and what she learned from Joe Pantoliano on the set of The Fugitive. L. Scott was a total dream and we hope you love it as much as we did! Patreon: Follow us on social media: || || Discussed this episode: and (Chris Kattan as Mel Be) and The Curious Case of Natalia Grace made into a mini-series with called Good American Family Anne currently binging 2 seasons of on Netflix featured Jon Benet Ramsey’s father was the keynote speaker Cult-y video Damian sent Anne on TikTok We are currently reading Sarah Schulman’s books: People in Trouble, Stagestruck L Scott plays Jodi Turner Smith’s grandmother in Fear of cats: Had a chemistry test with Dies in A Million Little Pieces, The Gridiron Gang, Insecure Played Rose Nadler of on the phenomenon known as Lost Co-starred in big 90s movies like The Fugitive, Devil in a Blue Dress, The Net, Waiting to Exhale was the costume designer for The Fugitive dies while shooting of The Fugitive and was replaced with written by Mfundi Vundla Was named “Nombula” = bringer of the rain Won a Tony for her role In on Broadway at Yale Rep 1984 NEC members: , , , , , , OG company: , , , , Men: , Robert Hooks, NEC: The Room and it moved to Broadway the next year promoted some movie called The Other on Mike Douglas show Got injured going in How to Get Away with Murder Has played a judge, lawyer or doctor more times than she can count Tom Petty music video for “” and Genesis “” video with giant Reagan puppets
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Cherry Jones
02/27/2025
Cherry Jones
Cherry, baby! We are here with two-time Tony-winner and three-time Emmy-winner Cherry Jones. You Might Know Her From The Handmaid's Tale, 24, Transparent, Succession, The West Wing, The Village, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, and her numerous theatre credits including The Heiress, Doubt, Mrs. Warren's Profession, and The Glass Menagerie. Cherry talked to us about playing the real life Eileen Myles on Transparent, grounding the violence on 24, whether or not she’ll appear in the final season of The Handmaid’s Tale, and she shares with us an actor’s secret: her “moment before” from the Broadway production of Doubt. Plus, we got the scoop on going toe to toe with Brian Cox on Succession, whether or not she’d ever play Madame/Mama Rose in Gypsy, and trailblazing as a queer person in entertainment when she won her Tonys. This one was just a total treat! Patreon: Follow us on social media: || || Discussed this episode: ? directed original production of Rent Gypsy Rose Lee’s autobiography, : 2 memoirs: Early Havoc and More Havoc Arthur Laurents’ memoir: Original Story By: + Book about original production of Sunset Boulevard We are digging into the source material for our: YEAR OF Rent | Gypsy | Sunset Boulevard | Chicago in stirrup pants to Nickelodeon and when he died they made a musical and lots of spin-offs introduced Anne to Raul Esparza “” (Apple TV) was the bus and truck Katherine Graham After doing , she went on national tour with the show Dennis Haysbert was first President on Had been doing rep at ART for 10 years when she opened as Catherine in the directed by Cherry saw Tyne Daly and Angela was a tall woman Jane Greenwood was costume designer for The Heiress and the ’s Has Colleen’s student id card from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts hanging on her wall last summer (will not transfer) Jessica Chastain got the phone stuff out of the way at pre-show was so good in Summer of 1976 and Eureka Day Cherry loves in anything M Night Shyamalan’s and told us M Night’s camp was fun but didn’t inform the work with Diane Lane (directed by ) Lifetime lesbian movie with Brooke Shields, (2001) We interviewed Veronica Cartwright who was in Played in Tina Howe and Jack O’Brien’s is the thing Cherry wants us to see Played even though she is 14 years younger than him MOVIES CHERRY IS NOT IN: Cold Mountain and A League of Their Own (aka Avita Vayonne) Does the books Claire Danes reads Essentially played Eileen Myles in Transparent Was NOT in the with Mickey Rooney Was never ASKED to be on The L Word We and Laurette Taylor but said it was RUMORED, no receipts Character in Noel Coward’s Hay Fever based on “They Like Me” is actually “”
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