I’m like, “I’m not a dramatic actor.” And he’s like, “Trust me on this.” And the same thing with Amy when she wanted me to go on tour with her. They just liked coming to see the show and I’d be like, “Oh so-and-so hot shit director’s out in the audience, maybe that’ll mean something,” but it just never really translated.Īfter Amy Schumer put me in her show, closing the season with a song, Geremy Jasper said he was doing this movie called Patti Cake$, and so I went to the Sundance lounge with him. I felt like I was a lot of people’s best-kept secret for a long time, but nobody really knew what to do with me. This is my dream!” And I started getting involved in cabaret and that show just slowly - and I mean very slowly - built an audience.Īlso Read Isaac Fitzgerald on Being a ‘Dirtbag’Īs it progressed, you get a couple people from Hollywood or a couple Broadway so-and-so’s in the audience. When I moved to New York, I was like, “Oh, holy shit, this is it. And then I met some of these performers from the downtown performance scene with cabaret artists and drag queens and stuff. That was really all that was happening for me. In the beginning, all I was doing was singing in karaoke bars. How did it lead you to this point?īridget Everett: Honestly, I just stumbled my way here. SPIN: You’ve had an unorthodox career path. Below, Everett takes SPIN through the journey that led her to this career renaissance. Her bawdy, musical act has gotten her attention before - opening for Amy Schumer, starring in Sundance darling indie movie Patti Cake$, recording a Comedy Central hour-long special - but with the critically-lauded HBO hit Somebody Somewhere, she’s getting the accolades she has long deserved. Says Everett, “there’s going to be some hiccups along the way, for sure.”Įverett, 49, a longtime New York City cabaret staple, has found herself in the mainstream spotlight for the first time in her career. But she’s trying - doing the best she can. By harnessing her passion - and meeting a like-minded group of outsiders -Sam embarks on a journey of self-discovery. The series follows Kansan Sam (Everett, who was born in Manhattan, Kansas), who returns to her hometown and struggles to fit in while grappling with loss and acceptance. A mantra of many, especially throughout the past two years, but particularly relevant for the cabaret singer/comedian/actress’ HBO comedy Somebody Somewhere. “We’re all doing the best we can,” says Bridget Everett.
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