Arts
Emily Maya Mills (Upright Citizens Brigade, Orange is the New Black, Parks and Recreation) talks about writing and performing comedy for the stage and on television We talk about: Creating and writing her one-woman shows All about Upright Citzens Brigade and the process Her debut stand-up album, By a Thread Improvisation verus acting and memorization The evolution of comedy and gender relationships Strategy for stand-up material and telling jokes Quotes from the show: "I have a love for performance and acting where you can't see the threads." "I think there's a very transcendent thing that's happening when you're free of those wires... there's a zone of sorts that feels a bit like flying." "UCB teaches students, 'Here's how you find funny...'" "When things are unusual... when they tend to have a juxtaposition, they tend to have a reaction within you."