Mae Martin - Beth Chats

This week, Beth's guest is comedian Mae Martin. Mae is has accolades across different comedy genres, radio shows, a book and musical comedy. Most recently, Mae starred in 'Feel Good' a semi-autobiographical show about her life that she also wrote for Channel 4/Netflix. Beth and Mae discuss her battle with addiction, why honesty is important in comedy, how society perceives sex and gender and what it was like acting for the first time. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feedback and ideas for future videos/podcasts are always welcomed! Email theroarcast@bethroars.com Support the Podcast ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Episode Highlights: 01.01 - What is Mae’s worst ever job? 02.32 - How did Mae Martin get into comedy? 03.22 - What journey has Mae had with Musical Comedy? 04.48 - Is feeling comfortable in the job you do learned or something you’re naturally born with? 05.27 - Mae speaks about her semi-autobiographical TV show Feel Good and how did she approach acting in it? 07.47 - How did Mae find it performing in a show that was based on events in her real life? 08.39 - How much does addiction apply to everyone and where do they stem from 12.00 - What does Mae hope people take away from Feel Good ? Does she think it’s important for art to have a wider societal point? 14.00 - Quickfire Round 15.07 - Fun Fact 15.53 - Mae speaks about her book ‘Can Everyone Please Calm Down? A guide to 21st Century Sexuality’ 18.35 - How much has the public perception on sexuality changed in recent years? 20.41 - Does Mae doubt her direction or her work? 22.12 - If Mae could wake up tomorrow having gained one quality or ability, what would it be? 22.52 - Does Mae Martin feel successful? What defines success? 25.24 - What has been Mae’s biggest challenge? 26.15 - What does Mae want to do next? 27.07 - Does Mae believe in fate or choice? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Resources Mentioned: Beth Roars: Website YouTube Instagram Twitter Facebook Patreon Mae Martin: Website YouTube Instagram Twitter Facebook Ace Ventura , Jim Carrey Feel Good , Charlotte Ritchie (actress) , Joe Hampson (co-writer of Feel Good) Dope (Mae’s Stand Up Show) French & Saunders , Mighty Boosh The Second City - Tina Fey , Mike Myers , Steve Carell Mae's Book: Can Everyone Please Calm Down? A 21st Century Guide to Sexuality Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Mae Martin - Beth Chats is an episode from The Roarcast by Tom Cawte.

This episode is 30:33 long.

This episode was published on Jul 19, 2020.

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