BPS 240: Bringing Comedy to Netflix with Iliza Shlesinger

Let’s pivot a bit, shall we? I have with me today, entertainment
triple threat, Iliza Shlesinger. The award-winning standup
comedian, actor, writer, producer, and author, is one of the most
natural entertainers there is, out here. Her new film Good on
Paper premieres on Netflix on June 23.

After years of putting her career ahead of love, stand-up comic
Andrea Singer has stumbled upon the perfect guy. On paper, he
checks all the boxes but is he everything he appears to be?

The Girl Logic author has not allowed the pandemic to slow her
down. She’s appeared in eight films between 2020 until now and
executive produced her six-part series, The Iliza Shlesinger
Sketch Show.  A secret world filled with absurd
characters, insight into the female experience, and irreverent yet
poignant social commentary. 

Shlesinger’s comedic genius has catalysized her very successful
career – currently streaming five specials on Netflix, including
her 2018 masterpiece, Elder Millennial which remains a
top contender on Netflix’s 2021 best standup comedy specials
list.

Besides being known as a phenomenal comedian, Shlesinger
shared more strength and fearlessness in her 2018 book Gil
Logic: The Genius and the Absurdity to empower other
women and girls. Girl Logic is a characteristically female way
of thinking that appears contradictory and circuitous but is
actually a complicated and highly evolved way of looking at the
world. The fact is, whether you’re obsessing over his last text or
the most important meeting of your career, your Girl Logic serves a
purpose: It helps push you, question what you want, and clarify
what will make you a happier, better person. Girl Logic can be
every confident woman’s secret weapon, and this book shows you how
to wield it.

Enjoy my entertaining conversation with Iliza
Shlesinger.

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