BA #256: Emily Heller

December 17, 2018

 

On the two-hundred and fifty-sixth Box Angeles writer Emily Heller (Barry, You’re The Worst) stops by Studio 309. She discusses how she loves to write in Korean spas, making shiitake mushroom foods, doing debate in high school, starting stand up in a college class, and more!

 

 

the BA #256 breakdown
– Box rants the sunglasses emoji.
– Drinking and rituals.
– Growing up in Alameda and doing debate in high school.
– Studying art history at UC Santa Cruz and starting stand up via a class.
– Living / working at a comedy company in San Francisco and moving to NYC.
– Signing with a manager, not wanting to be a road comic and coming to LA for Surviving Jack.
– Having people take some chances, odd jobs like warm-up and wanting to take a break to do stand up.

For more Emily, @mremilyheller on Instagram.

 

STUDIO BEER – Reel Brewery, Untitled Pilsner