Episode 16: Elaine May with Carrie Courogen (Miss May Does Not Exist)
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“People would leave me saying, ‘She’s a nice girl. What is this big thing about? She’s a nice girl.’ And the thing is, of course, I wasn’t a nice girl. And when they found this out, they hated me all the more.”—Elaine May, 2006
Elaine May is a game-changing director, writer, and actress that not enough people know about. Thankfully, I was able to talk to a May expert, writer Carrie Courogen, who wrote an Elaine May biography called 'Miss May Does Not Exist: The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood's Hidden Genius.' We spoke about her significance to cinema and comedy, her fascinating career, her elusiveness, and more!
Show Notes:
Miss May Does Not Exist – Carrie Courogen
Nichols & May -Teenagers in a Car
Nichols & May – Examine Doctors
The Heartbreak Kid (Full Movie on YouTube)
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