Jenny Slate on Her Butt Being Out at the Oscars, Daughter's Love of Girl on Fire & Stand-Up Special

Summary

In this engaging interview, comedian Jenny Slate discusses her new stand-up comedy special 'Seasoned Professional' premiering on Prime Video. She shares amusing anecdotes about her toddler's love for certain songs and her memorable experience at the Oscars, including a wardrobe malfunction and getting lost on her way there. Slate also touches on her nominations for 'Marcel the Shell with Shoes On' and 'Everything Everywhere All at Once,' the latter winning Best Picture. The conversation is filled with humor and a candid look at her life and career.

Takeaways

• 🎬 Jenny Slate is promoting her new stand-up comedy special, 'Seasoned Professional,' premiering on Prime Video.
• 👶 She recently had a daughter, who is now a three-year-old toddler and enjoys listening to songs like 'Girl On Fire' by Alicia Keys and 'You're Welcome' from Moana.
• 🎼 Jenny humorously describes the earworm phenomenon where her daughter constantly plays the same songs in her head.
• 🏆 Jenny Slate was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for her work in a film and was also part of the critically acclaimed film 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'.
• 🚗 She shares a comical anecdote about getting lost on the way to the Oscars, arriving in a sprinter van while wearing a gown that she couldn't sit in.
• 👗 The story includes a mishap where her dress split, revealing her underwear, which she humorously refers to as her 'butt's out' during the award ceremony.
• 🏆 Despite the wardrobe malfunction, 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' won several awards, including Best Picture.
• 📚 Jenny is also writing a book of essays, which she describes as having a point and being non-fictional, following the advice 'say what you're going to say, say it, and then stop'.
• 🤣 Throughout the interview, Jenny Slate's humor and candid storytelling are evident, making for an entertaining and relatable conversation.
• 🤔 The script touches on themes of motherhood, career achievements, and the unpredictability of life events, all delivered with Slate's signature wit.

Q & A

What is the name of Jenny Slate's new stand-up comedy special?

The name of Jenny Slate's new stand-up comedy special is 'A Seasoned Professional'.

When is Jenny Slate's stand-up comedy special premiering on Prime Video?

Jenny Slate's stand-up comedy special 'A Seasoned Professional' is premiering on Friday.

How old is Jenny Slate's daughter?

Jenny Slate's daughter is three years old.

What song is Jenny Slate's daughter currently obsessed with?

Jenny Slate's daughter is currently obsessed with 'Girl On Fire' by Alicia Keys.

What is the term 'earworm' referring to in the context of the script?

In the context of the script, 'earworm' refers to a song that is stuck in one's head and played repeatedly, in this case, 'Girl On Fire'.

What was the embarrassing situation Jenny Slate experienced on her way to the Oscars?

Jenny Slate got lost on her way to the Oscars and arrived in a sprinter van, standing up to avoid wrinkling her gown.

Why did Jenny Slate have to stand up in the sprinter van on her way to the Oscars?

Jenny Slate had to stand up in the sprinter van because she was sewn into her gown and couldn't sit without getting wrinkled.

What was the first award category at the Oscars that Jenny Slate was involved in?

The first award category at the Oscars that Jenny Slate was involved in was for Best Animated Feature.

What happened to Jenny Slate's gown when she sat down at the Oscars?

When Jenny Slate sat down at the Oscars, her gown split, and her butt was partially exposed.

What movie did Jenny Slate work on that won Best Picture at the Oscars?

Jenny Slate worked on the movie 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' which won Best Picture at the Oscars.

What is Jenny Slate currently writing in addition to her stand-up comedy special?

In addition to her stand-up comedy special, Jenny Slate is currently writing a book of essays.

What is the definition of an essay according to the script?

According to the script, an essay is defined as a piece of writing that has a point it's trying to make and is not fictional.

Outlines

00:00

🎥 Jenny Slate's Stand-Up and Oscar Experience

In this paragraph, Jenny Slate is introduced as a guest on a show to promote her new stand-up comedy special, 'Seasoned Professional,' premiering on Prime Video. The conversation quickly shifts to a past interaction over Zoom, where Jenny had just given birth to her daughter. Now, her daughter is three years old and enjoys listening to certain songs on repeat, like 'Girl On Fire' by Alicia Keys and 'You're Welcome' from Moana. The discussion also touches on Jenny's nomination for Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards for 'Marcel the Shell with Shoes On,' and her experience of getting lost on the way to the Oscars, arriving in a sprinter van, and dealing with wardrobe malfunctions during the event.

05:03

🏆 Oscars Misadventure and Jenny's Comedy Special

This paragraph continues the narrative of Jenny Slate's experience at the Oscars, where she faced a series of mishaps. She arrived in a sprinter van, unable to sit due to her dress, and ended up at the Hollywood Bowl instead of the Oscars venue. Upon finally reaching the Oscars, she had a wardrobe malfunction with her dress, which she tried to manage while the award for Best Animated Feature was being presented. Despite the awkward situation, she humorously recounts the event, including losing the award and dealing with seat issues. The paragraph concludes with a mention of her participation in the award-winning film 'Everything Everywhere All at Once,' and her upcoming stand-up comedy special, emphasizing her career highs amidst the chaos.

Keywords

💡Stand-up comedy

Stand-up comedy is a form of comedy where a comedian performs in front of a live audience, usually speaking directly to them, often including planned monologues with any prop or musical devices. In the script, Jenny Slate is mentioned to be wearing her new stand-up comedy special, highlighting her profession as a comedian and setting the context for the video's theme around humor and entertainment.

💡Toddler

A toddler is a young child who is typically between the ages of 1 and 3, who is just beginning to walk and explore the world independently. In the script, Jenny Slate mentions her daughter being a 'full-fledged toddler' and being three years old, which is a key aspect of her personal life and adds a relatable dimension to the conversation.

💡Earworm

An earworm is a piece of music that continually repeats in a person's mind after it is no longer playing. In the context of the video, Jenny talks about her daughter having an 'earworm' with the song 'Girl On Fire' by Alicia Keys, illustrating a common experience parents have with their children who repeatedly listen to and sing certain songs.

💡Academy Awards

The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, is an annual awards ceremony honoring outstanding achievements in the film industry. The script mentions Jenny Slate being nominated for Best Animated Feature and Best Picture, which is a significant professional accomplishment and a central part of the discussion about her career.

💡Karmic balance

Karmic balance refers to the concept of the equilibrium of one's actions and their consequences, often in a spiritual or metaphysical sense. Jenny Slate humorously mentions her 'karmic balance' showing up during the Oscars, indicating an unexpected turn of events that added to the comedic narrative of her story.

💡Sprinter van

A sprinter van is a type of van known for its spacious interior, often used for transporting groups or cargo. In the script, Jenny describes arriving at the Oscars in a sprinter van while wearing a gown that she couldn't sit down in, adding to the comedic anecdote of her Oscar's experience.

💡Wardrobe malfunction

A wardrobe malfunction refers to an incident where a person's clothing has an unexpected problem, such as a tear or a fastening coming undone. Jenny Slate recounts a wardrobe malfunction at the Oscars where her dress 'splits' and her 'butt' is exposed, which is a key part of her humorous story and a significant moment in the script.

💡Best Picture

Best Picture is the award given to the producers of the film that is considered the best of the year at the Academy Awards. The script mentions the film 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' winning Best Picture, which is a high point in the narrative and a testament to Jenny Slate's professional success.

💡Essay

An essay is a short piece of writing that typically deals with a single subject and presents the author's point of view on the subject. Jenny Slate mentions writing a book of essays, indicating her involvement in literary work beyond her acting and comedic career, adding depth to her professional profile.

💡Prime Video

Prime Video is a streaming service offered by Amazon that provides television shows and films for rent or purchase. The script mentions Jenny Slate's stand-up comedy special 'Seasoned Professional' premiering on Prime Video, which is the platform where viewers can access her performance.

Highlights

Jenny Slate's new stand-up comedy special 'Seasoned Professional' premieres on Prime Video.

Jenny discusses her experience of having her daughter and how she's now a three-year-old toddler.

Jenny talks about her daughter's love for the song 'Girl On Fire' by Alicia Keys.

She mentions the earworm phenomenon where her daughter listens to the same song repeatedly.

Jenny shares her Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature for 'Marcel the Shell with Shoes On'.

She humorously recounts getting lost on the way to the Oscars ceremony.

Jenny describes her unique mode of transportation to the Oscars in a sprinter van while standing up.

She mentions the wardrobe malfunction at the Oscars with her dress.

Jenny talks about the film 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' winning Best Picture.

She shares her experience of going back on stage during the Oscars despite the wardrobe issue.

Jenny discusses her upcoming book of essays and what makes them essays.

She humorously reflects on the unpredictability of her career and personal life.

Jenny's candid conversation about the challenges and joys of parenthood.

Her light-hearted take on the pressures and expectations of attending high-profile events like the Oscars.

Jenny's reflections on the importance of humor and authenticity in her comedy and personal life.

She emphasizes the value of staying true to oneself despite the ups and downs of fame.

Transcripts

our next guest is a very funny woman and

Sho wearing shell her new standup comedy

special season professional premieres

Friday on Prime video please welcome

Jenny

[Applause]

slate very good to see you hello do you

remember last time we uh

conversed it was over Zoom I was going

to say it was a computer conversation

but over Zoom is the right way to say

that on the show uh during Co actually

yeah you just you just had your daughter

right I was wearing the exact same dress

and I had just had my

daughter and you still have your

daughter I assume i' I've seen her

around uhhuh yeah she's doing great yes

I still have her she's a full-fledged

toddler she is how old how many years 20

29 she's she's three she's three years

old oh that's fun huh is it fun are you

enjoying it I think it's very fun I

think um it's nice to see someone be so

like willful you know cuz I'm more of a

like you know like a little bit of that

every now and then um it's nice the one

thing that I think is maybe hard is like

the earworm situation she doesn't have

worms in her ears um what I mean by that

is listening to the same song Oh yes

learn yeah yeah even great songs what

songs is she listening to Alicia Keys

Girl On Fire oh wow she's oh wow really

cool my daughter too loved still loves

that song but she Lov as yeah three

years old she would belt it out I mean

let them do that I I really like it but

what I like for me is that it's in here

almost at all times and like we're

speaking and you know this is a

television show but inside my head it's

[Music]

like yeah yeah that's it are there other

songs that are in there or just that one

have you heard the one from Moana that's

like you're welcome oh yeah yeah sure

that one's in there too 247 it could be

worse it could be baby shark that's one

that was in there for a long time oh I

have that as well I just can't speak

about

it if you unleash that Genie it does

never goes back in oh man yeah don't

even get me started on Hot Potato by the

way my daughter uh one of her favorite

movies is Marcel the shelle with no

shoes on shoes on rather yeah and we've

watched it many times and it really is a

wonderful movie you were nominated last

year at the Academy Awards for Best

animated uh feature correct that is

correct yeah and also you were in

everything everywhere all at once uh

which one best uh picture yeah right

yeah yeah it was a it was a really um it

was a really really exciting time time

and I'll also say that my my karmic

balance really showed up whatever that

is for me in that uh we also got lost on

the way to the Oscars you got lost on

the way to the how is that possible yeah

I mean first of all let me back up and

say that I was lucky enough to wear a

beautiful gown that I was like I was

sewn into the Gown yeah right like a

living doll um but with this personality

and these Tendencies and they were like

you're in and I was like so when would I

go to the bathroom and they were like oh

not our problem honestly yeah um so I

was like in the dress beautiful gown and

um I'm also aware that this story is

unrelatable in a way um but if it

weren't such a embarrassing tragedy uh

you know I wouldn't tell it at all but

um oh okay all right go ahead we're

going to be fine I'm going to settle in

yeah do you have the time um okay so

what happened was I went to the Oscars

in a sprinter van standing up no way is

that really true why because you can't

get

wrinkled you can't sit at all you can't

sit at all well so they were like you

can sit when you get there but you know

you can't sit down because you'll get

wrinkled and if I may I'm just going to

stand up I'm going to show you okay so

it's a sprinter van which I'd never been

inside of because I'm trying not to get

kidnapped um and I'm like this I'm like

this let me get that good okay so I'm

like this and my husband was like

holding my butt on one side and my the

the my stylist who got me this beautiful

dress is holding me on the other side

and we're like driving around town and

I'm like I'm going into the Oscars mom

um and then um they're like you'll be

there in 17 minutes this is an ordeal

but it'll be fine okay so then like a

bunch of time goes by and I obviously

have no idea what's going on but I was

like this feels longer than 17 minutes

which again like I don't know how long

that is

um but we show up at the Hollywood Bow

um I don't know that's just like not

worth the Oscars are no a totally

different place no just not at all not

even doesn't even make sense it's a huge

outdoor Amphitheater yeah the guy the

the driver was like okay here you go and

I was like oh I don't think I do go here

and he was like well I don't know and I

was like you don't know and he's like

well do you have you ever been there

before I was like do the Oscars

obviously not I'm like sewn into my

dress and I'm not allowed to pee like

you know this is not like a Julianne

Moore situation where I'm just like

elegant and like really know how to do

this like I was like so then so we're

there Julianne Mo well I feel like she

knows how to do yeah right yeah it's

like have you been here I'm like I've

been to the Hollywood Bowl to see

Florence in the machine but I by mistake

drank an entire bottle of wine by myself

I don't know how to get here I don't

even know how I got here then and I

don't remember leaving so anyway finally

we make it to the Oscars and I'm like oh

oh we got to get in there our award for

best animated feature was the first one

up I get on in there I sit down and it's

splits and it's

like and guess what was out my

butt and not by choice no no no yeah no

it was out how much out like all out I

would say it was half

crack half crack and people if you were

like to walk up on stage that everyone

would see that oh for sure okay so we're

the first award up my butt's out we lose

right

away right so they have you because

you're like I'm so glad that actually

I'm the loser and like you're like on TV

and I'm like my husband's sitting next

to me I'm like my butt's

out my butt's out my butt's out bab out

he's like should we leave I'm like I

don't know let's just go get a drink so

we go we go get a drink we come back and

our seats have been taken um by a team

of Belgian

filmmakers the belgians are clogging up

your seats yeah they're clogging my

seats uhhuh so then we go sit in some

other seats that are weirdly more on

camera and I'm like I should just go

like let's just get out of here man my

butt's out and I lost which is

fine and then I was like oh no I'm

actually like at a career high right now

like I'm in two

films but my butt's out yeah as I keep

saying and then it ended up that

everything everywhere all at once won

many awards including best picture yes

yes and yeah totally deserved it and

when that happens totally

wonderful and then and you were expected

to go up on stage I waddled up there

holding my butt Clos oh yeah I was on

the stage in the back I was like I'm

here I'm back here I'm like thank you so

much I'm back here and then uh as I

waddled off holding my butt but clothes

I saw you and I was like so good to see

you and you're like yeah great to see

you totally normal and I was like he

doesn't know my butts out I don't think

anyone know I never know when people's

butts are out that's the whole thing

it's one of my things it's I can't go to

the zoo yeah that's the wholewood

secret well it all worked out I guess I

think so I believe so I mean I'm not in

jail and I want to mention your very

funny uh standup comedy special yes

which um is called uh a seasoned

professional yeah and um also you're

writing a book of essays is that correct

that is correct what makes it an essay

why why is it an essay oh man this is

the time when a student is like actually

can I go to the bathroom really yeah

right

yeah um I guess what makes it an essay

is that it has a point that it's trying

to make and it's not like fictional and

it uh what do they say say what you're

going to say say it say what you said

who says this that's a teacher say any

teachers I wasn't you know what honestly

I wasn't paying attention yeah no we're

both in trouble you're out of here your

butt's out get

out well it's great to see you and uh

everything you do is very funny and

Jenny slate everybody SE the

professional you can watch that Friday

on Prime video and we'll be back with

Lucas Nelson and

[Applause]

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