Marissa Jaret Winokur

You Might Know Her From

Good morning, Baltimore babies. We are delighted to be joined by actress, singer, and Tony-winner Marissa Jaret Winokur on this week’s show. You Might Know Her From American Beauty, What We Do in the Shadows, Celebrity Big Brother, Fever Pitch, Stacked, Dancing with the Stars, Retired at 35, and Hairspray on Broadway. We had a total romp with Marissa Jaret Win-oh-kurr chatting about her historic win on the inaugural season of American Celebrity Big Brother, her career-defining performance as Tracy Turbnlad, cutting her teeth as Jan in Grease in the ‘90s revival and befriending now-best friends Adrian Zmed and Lucy Lawless, and her decision to expand her career as a host and personality. We also got into her iconic scene in American Beauty (“You are so busted”), getting to don animal prints and a New York accent as Charmaine in What We Do in the Shadows, and why we believe she should play Fanny Brice in Funny Girl. This one was just, timeless to us!

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Discussed this week

Disappearing NYC: Chat N Chew, The Coffee Shop, Around the Clock Diner, Virgin Megastore, Lincoln Center Barnes & Noble, Colony Records

“The Sunscreen Song” Baz Luhrman

Michelle Yeoh’s Everything Everywhere All at Once

Therabox

Boudreaux’s Butt Paste

Won first ever American season of Celebrity Big Brother

Won a Tony for Best Supporting Actress for her performances as Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray

Did Hairspray at the Hollywood Bowl with Nick Jonas

Maddie was the Tracy from Hairspray Live! (Ricki & Marissa were Mr Pinky’s Girls)

Made semi-finals for Dancing with the Stars, hosted Dance Your Ass Off (created by former guest Lisa Ann Walter)

Should def step in to play Fanny Brice in Funny Girl on Broadway

Played Jan in 90s Broadway revival of Grease

“Come Look at the Freaks” from Side Show @ Easter Bonnet

Adrian Zmed in Blood Brothers on Broadway

Stacked, 2005 FOX sitcom co-starring Pam Anderson, current star of Chicago

Plays a version of herself in Feel the Beat where she references Rupaul because she was a guest judge in Season 2 for the Jujubee / Tatiana

Appeared in sitcoms: Moesha, Hot In Cleveland, Mellssa and Joey,

Fight with Larry David on Curb Your Enthusiasm

Plays Charmaine, neighbor to the vampires in What We Do in the Shadows

Was a correspondent on the first season of The Talk (buddies with Julie Chen Moonves)

Iconic drive-thru scene with Kevin Spacey in American Beauty

Played ice skater in comedy On Edge

Had small roles in Never Been Kissed, Fever Pitch, Scary Movie, Teaching Mrs.Tingle

Elijah auditioned for the fictional White Men Can’t Jump musical in Girls and Marissa was the casting director

Andrew Rannells was a Link Larkin understudy

God we love Marc Shaiman (Sister Act, Beaches, Hairspray, Sweeney Sisters, Addams Family, South Park)

Abigail Breslin vs Ariana Grande

We can’t forgive Abigail for ABC’sDirty Dancing the Musical

Debra Messing in Birthday Candles

The Commons of Pensacola starring Blythe Danner & SJP (written by Amanda Peet)

The Brothers McMullen / The Sisters Rosensweig

Outside Mullingar a play starring Messing written by John Patrick Shanley (Moonstruck, Doubt)

BD Wong posted this picture last week

Bill Macy & Felicity “Flicka” Huffman friends with David Mamet (Atlantic Theatre)

Patti LuPone wrote this about her friend David Mamet in her memoir

Ann Miller talking about Judy and Mickey