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Bonus Interview: Cathy Ladman -

Show Notes

Ding!  After the first delightful appearance of Elevator Lady in episode 1.16, “Caroline and the Proposal”, we were so excited to get a chance to chat with the hilarious Cathy Ladman!  We talk about Cathy’s adventures on screen and in the writers room on Caroline in the City, what life is like as a stand-up comedian in the Zoom era, and the time she brilliantly turned the tables on the legendary Johnny Carson.  Let Caroline wear sweatpants to brunch, you cowards!

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The delightful and hilarious Cathy Ladman!

  Cathy Ladman:

  • appeared on The Tonight Show nine times; 

  • appeared on the last two of Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show Anniversary shows;

  • multiple appearances on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson;

  • HBO One Night Stand comedy special; 

  • awarded the American Comedy Award for Best Female Stand Up Comic;

  • film credits include Charlie Wilson’s WarThe Aristocrats, White Oleander, What Planet Are You From?, My Fellow Americans, and Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead;

  • guest-starring TV roles include roles on Modern FamilyHow to Get Away with Murder, ScandalPretty Little Liars, NCIS: LA, Mad Men, Brothers and Sisters, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Everybody Loves Raymond;

  • TV pilots include Caroline in the City, in which she had a recurring role - and Carlos, American Nuclear, and Hot Prospects, which you’ve likely never heard of;

  • regular panelist on Bill Maher and Scott Carter’s Politically Incorrect;

  • repeat guest on Comedy Central classic, Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist (she was in the pilot for that);

  • writes original projects, essays, stories;

  • wrote on The Caroline Rhea Show (2002), The Wayne Brady Show (2001), Caroline in the City (different Caroline altogether – 1997), and Roseanne (1996).  She also wrote an episode of King of Queens;

  • starred in LA premiere of Jews, Christians, and Screwing Stalin at the Matrix Theatre;

  • a successful run Off-Broadway in The JAP Show: The Princesses of Comedy; she was in the 25th Anniversary Production of Last Summer at Bluefish Cove in Los Angeles, produced by Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner, which was nominated for several GLAAD awards; she and HBO developed her solo show, Scaredypants, and took it to the Aspen Comedy Festival; and she’s currently developing a new solo show, Does This Show Make Me Look Fat?

  • did a TEDMED talk.

 

Cathy's comedy focuses on family, growing up, relationships, and real life from a very personal perspective. The Los Angeles Times put it best: "...Ladman has such clever, well-written material and such a breezy, unassuming delivery that it would be easy to overlook just how good she is: Her act seems effortless."

 

Website: https://www.cathyladman.com/
Twitter: @cathyladman
Instagram: @cathyladman1

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Here's Cathy making Johnny Carson laugh during one of her appearances in the '80s!

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