April 17, 2015

EP. 13 — Karen Kilgariff, Nancy Thyre

Tears are shed as Sarah and Susan welcome Sarah’s mother Nancy Thyre to the show to chat about the biopic of Saint Francis of Assisi, Brother Sun, Sister Moon and The Elephant Man. Then they are joined by hilarious singer, comedian, writer Karen Kilgariff to talk about crying alone in a movie theater, the grandma in a State Farm commercial, the Barrow Street playhouse production of Our Town, and the most unusual crying cue yet.

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