Writers Talk

On this week’s episode of 3rd and Fairfax, the official podcast of the Writers Guild of America, the guest is Amy Schumer, who talks about her Hulu series Life and Beth.  Schumer comes across much more low-key than she does when on TV interviews, very thoughtful and personable.  Some of that, I suspect, is that she recognizes early on (and I’m very sorry to put it this way) how truly awful the interviewer is and needs her help.  The only reason I say that upfront is so that no one turning in to listen doesn’t get caught off-guard and put off.  To be fair, she acknowledges it up front, that she’s a TV writer, not a journalist. But still, that’s pretty clear right away.   That aside, not every celebrity being interviewed under such conditions would be as gracious and helpful as Schumer is here.