It’s really a credit to Busy Phillips that while talking about a work scenario where she was rejected for the most superficial reason (her looks), she can still inject a little humor into that serious conversation and make Sam laugh.

Busy is awesome... Can't wait to read her book. BTW - 'Freaks & Geeks' was one of the best coming of age teen shows ever made, of any type or format. I think it should be considered every bit as much a part of the American 'teen genre' lexicon as any John Hughes movie is.

@Maialeen

5 жыл бұрын

Ah yes. Freaks & Geeks and My So-Called Life.

Thanks Sam, another great conversation.

How did I not know she was so amazing?

@rosalieclark7578

5 жыл бұрын

harveythepooka I felt the same way when I saw this...

@ianbell6252

4 жыл бұрын

bc shes not.

@fieryredpodcast

4 жыл бұрын

Infanticide based on an organization formed by a racist eugenist is now amazing?!?

I only know her from White Chicks but I love her in these interviews. Gotta watch more of her!

@tssmith581

5 жыл бұрын

Her talk show is super good! Love her!

@AvgJane19

5 жыл бұрын

@@tssmith581 Seconded!

@76JStucki

5 жыл бұрын

Watch Freaks and Geeks! Amazing show!

@interwebpsychiosis

4 жыл бұрын

Wow then you don't watch any good shows or movies then jesus

@michaeljj43

4 жыл бұрын

HER BOOK IS TERRIFIC

Busy, I don't know who you are. I'm on the other side of the world with a different reality check, but I am a woman and no matter where in the world you are, that is the consistent reality. Busy, never change how you say this truth. you rock

@olive-gy2rt

2 жыл бұрын

Aww this was such a sweet comment

OMG, thank you sooooooo much for talking about this! We are so fucked up about Body Image in this country (and the way we eat/our relationship with food, which yoyos from one extreme to another and we are NEVER at peace with ourselves). This so needs to be the conversation we're having. Hallelujah-Busy-Philipps.

His reaction at 4:19 is hysterical !!!!!!!

So disgusting. And so very Hollywood. What a cesspool.

This is so interesting cuz I’ve seen her in things and I always think she’s so pretty🥰😫

I LIVE FOR BUSY PHILIPS!

I like Liz Caplan in that role, wonder how different the show would have panned out. The show became a bit of a cult show, mostly inside the industry is seems like, so she probably didn't miss out on a lot of money.

Is insane the thing with the body in hollywood. Insane!!!

Show was great. But damn they cancelled it so fast. And she would have been great in it. Showtime is TERRIBLE at tv shows. They make some great shows but then something happens after two seasons to where the show somehow goes downhill or its cancelled. IT'S SUPER WEIRD. It's almost like they hired the person who ran the shows on Fox. Fox would start a show...show would be pretty good and then BAM CANCELLED.

Busy Phillips is a treasure for the ages

❤️

Busy speaking FACTS!! This is just awful and pisses me off. Representation is so important! All walks of life need to be represented!

Thats upsetting. Ive always liked her and wanted more. Those executives are trash.

Vein

It’s even more annoying when you see the male characters in Party Down. None of them are like the most insanely gorgeous specimens. Particularly compared with Lizzie Caplan, who got the role I assume Busy went for, they are not anywhere near as good looking. Not to be mean. None of them are hideous but it just shows the double standard. Even with her baby weight Busy would have been leagues more attractive than the men they eventually cast for that show. If she wasn’t right for the part because of her take on the character, I could understand it, but not hiring her because she was a little bit heavy is just ridiculous. It’s short-sighted too. I’m always really excited when I see Busy Phillips is in a show. She has so much nostalgia for me.

@yeahiprotest

3 жыл бұрын

But isn’t there a standard for men for height ?

@reillyeichelberger499

2 жыл бұрын

@@yeahiprotest super old comment, but it’s way easier for a shorter than average man to be a lead than it is for a larger than industry average sized woman. tom cruise, mark wahlberg, James mcavoy, Steve carrell, RDJ, josh hutcherson, Dan Radcliffe, Jessie eisenberg, etc etc. all are regularly cast in lead roles, whereas plus sized women are rarely anything more than supporting, background, or “character” roles

@yeahiprotest

2 жыл бұрын

@@reillyeichelberger499 hmm that’s true

or just not have the financiers of the work to not be part of the creative process.

That’s so fucking disgusting

You should have tried out for a black show. We prefer 'em thick.

@paullebon323

3 жыл бұрын

@CasSUNdra Do the Lord's work, you dippy snowflake.

What is even sadder is that the show would have really been much better with Busy. Lizzy Caplan is a good actress and was in almost every indie movie, at least at the time, but the show was much less fun than it could have been with Busy. And in the end it got cancelled.

Correction she is not acceptable visually...to men. Well fuck men. I'm sure Mr. Corporate would not be visually acceptable to me either.

Interesting story but her vocal fry and speaking style is hard to take.

She is so off-putting.

Here’s the thing: busy May be blaming the executive for how he thinks, but that’s how PEOPLE think. People aren’t going to see a movie where they’re uncomfortable with someone’s presence and both men AND women are guilty of it. Both sexes go to see a movie because they’d ‘hit it’ With the actor/actress in the movie.

@beatlemania1234

5 жыл бұрын

Natalie Zayas-Bazan gotta disagree here. British film and television in particular feature actors that are not necessarily Hollywood beautiful and these productions have success.

@ahmadrabbani6009

5 жыл бұрын

Really? Because Jack Black's been in a ton of romantic comedies. Vince Vaughn has been in a TON of romantic comedies. Adam Sandler has been in a ton of romantic comedies. Seth Rogen has been in a ton of romantic comedies. The list goes on, and the thread is that none of these dudes are traditionally "Hollywood beautiful" and they're definitely not shredded. So clearly, Hollywood expects different things from their male leads and female leads.

@kimc207

4 жыл бұрын

I disagree completely.

Blah blah blah.

Her personality is just so off-putting.

@jeremymlad

5 жыл бұрын

Incorrect.

@Walls2008

3 жыл бұрын

She is very distinctive, and her speech pattern is jarring if you're not used to it: she is almost at 'fast speed'. But there are a *lot* worse out there.