House or Home? (with Lisa Ann Walter)

About this episode

Lisa Ann Walter joins Samantha Bee to discuss her journey in comedy and personal experiences related to resilience and role models.

Actress and comedian Lisa Ann Walter joins Sam to talk about becoming the “man of the house” when she was ten and what it means to finally have a “Nancy Meyers kitchen” of her own. They talk about what led her to be involved in the various LA unions, growing up without a female comedy role model, and why the skill of being able to talk to anyone is an amazing sense of security. They discuss the difference between resilience and stubbornness, doing Dancing with the Stars with Elaine Hendrix, the ex-husband who told her standup was “unfeminine”, and why she should have been doing comedy specials the past 30 years. Keep up with Samantha Bee @realsambee on Instagram and X. And stay up to date with us @LemonadaMedia on X, Facebook, and Instagram. For a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and every other Lemonada show, go to lemonadamedia.com/sponsors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Samantha Bee

Guest: Lisa Ann Walter

Topics covered

• comedy
• resilience
• female role models
• LA unions
• personal growth
• standup comedy

Keywords

• Lisa Ann Walter
• Samantha Bee
• comedy
• resilience
• female role models
• Dancing with the Stars
• Nancy Meyers kitchen

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lemonada Media, Dancing with the Stars

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