May 16, 2019
This week our mic is graced by a vocal legend when Constance “Patti Mayonnaise” Shulman stops by. You Might Know Her From Orange is the New Black, Doug, Fried Green Tomatoes, Sweet and Lowdown, and Weekend at Bernie’s II. We dig deep into the “Southern Wave” that hit pop culture in the ‘90s and hear about how Dolly Parton handpicked Connie from the original Off-Broadway production of Steel Magnolias. We talk about Connie’s collaborations with her husband, Reed Birney, her years as the Kraft Mayonnaise lady, and the ups and downs of being back in the zeitgeist as Yoga Jones on OITNB.
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Discussed this
week:
Connie’s IMDB
Hot glue-gun || thermometer gun || dentist gun
The Ladies Who Punch:The Explosive Inside Story of The View
Being Mary Jane movie
Anjelica Huston article (Vulture)
Jacki Weaver on Anjelica Huston “she can go fuck herself”
Steel Magnolias (Broadway cast, film cast)
Say Goodnight Gracie (Ralph Pape)
Backstage at Steel Magnolias on Broadway: Bette Davis, Dolly Parton, Elizabeth Taylor
Driving Miss Daisy (1989), Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), Designing Women (1986-93)
Doug (creator: Jim Jinkins)
Orange is the New Black (2013)
Reed Birney (in first ever Netlfix show, House of Cards)
OITNB castmates: Taylor Schilling, Kimiko Glenn, Annie Golden, Lea Delaria, Beth Fowler, Dale Soules, Yael Stone
Patti Mayonnaise + Kraft Mayonnaise
Documentary that Connie produced: Looks Like Laury
Emily Dickinson series: Dickinson with Connie’s daughter, Gus Birney
Jonathan Silverman (WaB, These Old Broads)
Weekend at Bernie’s, Weekend at Bernie’s II
William Ragsdale (Mannequin 2, Herman’s Head)
Jane Sibbett (Carol on Friends)