Mean Girls icon Daniel Franzese joins Joseph Shepherd to revisit his iconic career, from playing Damian in the beloved comedy to competing on RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race. Daniel shares hilarious stories about working at Blockbuster, collecting VHS tapes, creating a rock opera with Willam and Derrick Barry, and taking Drag Race way too seriously. He also opens up about his ADHD journey, the financial realities actors face, his love of indie film, preparing for his first comedy special, and why thrifting is his ultimate hyperfixation.

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0:36 Working at Blockbuster

6:20 Collecting VHS Tapes

9:26 Thrifting Every Day

10:25 The Legacy of Mean Girls

14:28 Creating a Drag Musical

17:03 Writing and ADHD

22:20 The Reality for Actors

25:13 The Future of Indie Film

29:58 The Return of Auditions

30:49 His First Comedy Special

32:53 Secret Celebrity Drag Race

40:26 Danny’s Hyperfixation

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MADtv icon Mo Collins joins Joseph Shepherd to revisit some of her most beloved characters and sketches, including Lorraine, Doreen and Stuart, and her unforgettable Shakira music video parody. Mo shares behind-the-scenes stories from her MADtv audition, working with Michael McDonald, getting cut from Jingle All the Way, and transitioning into drama on Fear the Walking Dead. She also opens up about overcoming childhood shyness, the teacher who changed her life, getting kicked out of college, surviving cancer, and using her platform to speak out.

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0:54 The Impact of MADtv

4:22 Auditioning for MADtv

7:00 Creating Lorraine

10:10 The Shakira Parody

15:35 Stuart and Doreen

22:18 Jingle All the Way

25:45 Fear the Walking Dead

33:31 Overcoming Childhood Shyness

39:15 Kicked Out of College

41:25 Speaking Out

47:17 Mo’s Hyperfixation

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Music video director Chris Applebaum joins Joseph Shepherd to go behind the scenes of some of the most iconic music videos of the 2000s, including Britney Spears' Overprotected (Darkchild Remix), Paris Hilton's Stars Are Blind, Rihanna's Umbrella, Miley Cyrus' Party in the U.S.A., Natasha Bedingfield's Unwritten, and more. Chris shares incredible stories about working with Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Miley Cyrus, and what it was like directing music videos throughout his legendary career.

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