I mean, did everybody have a crush on him, of course?Įllie: Matinee idol, but also you have someone who’s just like. You know, sometimes when someone’s good at something, they’re not necessarily good at teaching it?Įllie: He happens to be excellent at both. I do remember, specifically, that he was a very good teacher. When I was a freshman, he taught the improvisation section of our theater class. When he graduated college, he came back to teach theater for a year at John Burroughs School, that’s our school. He is, still is, ten years old than I am. Is this a true story?Įllie: That is the most real news you will read or hear today. But this is the first thing I want to ask you, because the internet told me that-and I just want to know if this is fake news-that Jon Hamm was your teacher in high school. I’ve told my listeners, I mean, obviously they know who you are, but I’ve given them some high-level stuff about you, some of the projects you’ve worked on, and your trajectory. We’re getting to talk to her! My gosh, what took so long?Įllie: You are the sweetest person for saying that. Jen: Oh, you are so beloved to so many of us. I am so honored to be a guest on your show. Welcome, welcome, welcome.Įllie: Thank you so much. I’m sitting at my desk and I’m laughing because I’m so happy to have you on the show. Help me welcome to the show, Ellie Kemper. We’ll talk about that, too.Įllie and her husband, who’s a comedy writer also, Michael Korman, they live in New York with their two-year-old baby son, James. You must run your little legs out and get a copy. She just released her first book of essays, and it’s called My Squirrel Days. She’s written for GQ and Esquire, and New York Times, McSweeney’s, The Onion. She was an English major at Princeton, so she is a writer. We’re going to talk about all of that, which she just wrapped up her fourth season with.Īs creative people often are, Ellie is very talented beyond acting. Then, of course, our beloved Kimmy Schmidt. A lot of us met her for the first time as Erin Hannon in season 5 of The Office. Did some graduate studies, actually, at Oxford, then went to New York and started at the very beginning and worked her way up. Then she went to Princeton and majored in English. I’m so pleased to tell you that Ellie Kemper is our guest on the show today.Ī little bit about her background, which we’ll talk to her about, but she grew up in St. Smart, she’s a super smarty Princeton grad.
It’s like she’s our best friend who just piled on the couch with us. I mean, really, wait till you hear this interview.
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She has starred in two of the most beloved comedy series of the last decade, The Office and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, as well as super major box office smashes, Bridesmaids-you guys, I’ve probably seen Bridesmaids 15 times-and 21 Jump Street. We are incapable of anything but loving her. Today, without a doubt, you already love her. Talking to all of these brilliant, creative people that make it possible is just so delightful and fun.
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I mean, first of all, how much fun are you having in our For the Love of TV series? I am so all in. I’m so happy to have you here, as always. Welcome back to our little podcast community. Jen Hatmaker here, your very glad hostess of the For the Love Podcast. But she mostly loves talking to amazing people, every week, on this podcast. Welcome to the For the Love Podcast, with your host Jen Hatmaker, my mom.