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Bridget Everett On Not Fitting In, Then Finding Her People

2024/10/21
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Bridget Everett (剧中角色Sam): 在姐姐去世后，Sam回到堪萨斯州曼哈顿的家乡，却感到格格不入，找不到自己的位置。她沉浸在悲伤中，对未来感到迷茫，直到她遇到了Joel，并加入了他的LGBTQ朋友圈，才逐渐找到了归属感和友谊。但是，找到归属感和挚友并没有治愈她内心的不安全感、易怒以及对亲近之人的冒犯行为。她仍然在与悲伤和自我怀疑作斗争。 Jeff Hiller (剧中角色Joel): Joel是Sam在小城镇中遇到的挚友，他理解Sam的感受，并帮助她融入LGBTQ社群。他为Sam提供了支持和陪伴，也见证了Sam在克服内心障碍和疗伤过程中的成长。

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Bridget Everett discusses her journey from feeling like an outsider in Manhattan, Kansas, to finding her people in New York's cabaret scene.
  • Bridget Everett's cabaret act is described as a wild, raunchy performance.
  • Stephen Holden compares her to early Bette Midler and Divine.

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Growing up in Manhattan, Kansas, Bridget Everett and her "blue sense of humor" never quite fit in. After moving to New York City and developing a cabaret show, she returned home for her HBO show* Somebody Somewhere. *The series is semi-autobiographical, about a woman struggling with self-worth and grief as she finds her people and her voice. **Subscribe)* to Fresh Air's weekly newsletter and get highlights from the show, gems from the archive, and staff recommendations. *Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)