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Kristen Schaal discusses her career, recent projects, and the challenges of performing live.

Chances are you’re already familiar with Kristen Schaal 's work. You've seen her in What We Do in the Shadows, The Last Man on Earth, The Muppets, Bill & Ted Face the Music, My Spy, The Boss and A Walk in the Woods. And as a voice actor, you’ve heard her as Louise Belcher in Bob's Burgers, alongside memorable roles in Toy Story, Gravity Falls, and BoJack Horseman. Kristen now comes to the UK with The Legend Of Crystal Shell , a show about an extraordinary soul who has been hiding from the world because of a fantastic secret. She now prepares to execute her long-held dream: a solo dance interpretation of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake. We discuss: returning to Edinburgh after 10 years with changing audiences what it was like working with The Muppets pretending to bomb on stage in Live At The Fillmore , and Comedy Central's reluctance to air it playing with how much trust an audience will extend to a performer voicing Louise on Bob's Burgers , one of the only animated shows where the cast still gets in a room together the struggle to get projects off the ground and we find out Kristen Schaal is happy… Join the Insiders Club at Patreon.com/ComComPod where you can instantly WATCH the…

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