Sarah Jessica Parker and Dwayne Kennedy

28th November 2016

This week, Jesse sits down with Sarah Jessica Parker, star of HBO’s comedy drama Divorce. They discuss the show, acting onSex And The City, and Thomas Haden Church’s mustache. Then, we hear some of Dwayne Kennedy’s set from Bullseye live at the Chicago Podcast Festival this past November. Then for this week’s outshot, Jesse tells us what music he listens to when he’s feeling down.

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Sarah Jessica Parker on her HBO show Divorce, the hardest part of being on Sex and the City, and finding distance between herself and the characters she plays

Sarah Jessica Parker began her career on Broadway, quickly moving on to acting in classic films throughout the 80’s and 90’s such as Footloose and LA Story. She is probably best known for her role as Carrie Bradshaw on HBO’s Sex And The City, ending in 2004. Now she’s back on HBO in a new comedic drama called Divorce.
She sits down with Jesse this week to discuss her role on that show, the hardest part about acting in Sex And The City, and how she finds distance between herself and the characters she plays on screen. They also talk about the glory of Thomas Haden Church’s mustache.
You can watch Divorce Sundays on HBO.

Dwayne Kennedy

Dwayne Kennedy has been in the stand-up game for about thirty years now, performing everywhere, from Showtime at the Apollo to The Late Show with David Letterman, but he’s still a bit of a comic’s comic.
Listen here for some of his performance at Bullseye with Jesse Thorn live at the Chicago Podcast Festival.

The Outshot: Curtis Mayfield

For this week’s Outshot, Jesse tells us why he listens to Curtis Mayfield when he’s feeling down.

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  • Sarah Jessica Parker
  • Dwayne Kennedy

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