In the latest installment of Coffee With Friends, I'm super excited to introduce you to my dear friend Leah Sprecher, who I met, wrote and performed with in The Groundlings Sunday Company. She's a hilarious triple threat - not only can she write and act, she can also sing and dance (so I guess she's technically a quadruple threat) - and is gorgeous, AND is a former Rockette. But you can't hate her because she's also a kind and wonderful human. She wrote and stars in a one-woman show called "Old Lady Parts" that incorporates all of the above-stated talents, and it is spectacular. I saw it when it first premiered at The Groundlings, and you can see it tomorrow night, June 9th, at The Rockwell here in L.A. (use discount code OLDLADY20 courtesy of Leah!) I'm chatting with her here about how the show came to be, and her advice for aspiring comedians...View Article
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My dad's genius godson Tommy graduated from law school and business school and passed the bar this weekend. He's my dad's best friend Bill's son, and like a brother to me. I'm almost exactly a year older, so I can technically say I've known him since he was born, even though neither of us remember meeting each other. He's probably the most accomplished person I know... All I accomplished this weekend was eating my own weight in tacos, fried chicken and cocktails. But it was worth it, for a weekend long celebration with Tommy's family in town. I love the family I was born into, but I'm doubly lucky to have such a loving extended family of people who (while not blood relatives) are like second parents and brothers to me. (I just wish I actually was related to Tommy's mom Barb, because she can do the splits and I can't even touch my toes.) Here are a few "snaps," as Barb likes to say, from our weekend...View Article
In the latest installment of Coffee With Friends, I'm chatting with Ariane Price, one of the funniest ladies I know whose one-woman show, "There Will Be Blood," is TONIGHT at The Groundlings Theatre! As stated on the poster, she bills it: "From losing my mom to becoming a mom and all the heinous, awkward, coming of age hilarity in between." I caught the premiere, and it was incredible - it made me cry from laughing and cry from feeling all the feelings. Ariane was sweet enough to chat with me in anticipation of tonight's show, and share her experiences and advice on getting into comedy in Hollywood...View Article
In the latest installment of the Coffee With Friends series, I am SO EXCITED to introduce you to The Curated Tee and the mamas behind this awesome business: Vanessa Ragland and Mandy Sheffer. I met Vanessa through The Groundlings (she's a current member of the Sunday Company) and in addition to being Mom of the Year (I gave her the award... Congratulations, Vanessa!) and a genius comedian, she and her best friend Mandy recently launched The Curated Tee, a subscription-based company that offers a monthly gender-neutral t-shirt featuring a guest artist's design, along with a digital download of an activity based around that month's artwork. In addition to supporting up-and-coming artists, they also expose kids (ages 1-4) to different forms of art that encourage them to think and play! Subscriptions are a perfect baby shower or children's birthday party gift. I'm not the only fan... Molly Sims recently Instagrammed her love for them!View Article