Writer/director Chelsea Peretti poses for a portrait to promote the film "First Time Female Director" on Friday, June 9, 2023, in New York. “First Time Female Director” takes a satire of small-town theater and puts it in the context of a post-#MeToo entertainment world. That's cool.” And: “Whoa, my stand-up life was tumultuous in many ways.”AP: You kind of hold a funhouse mirror up that tumult in “First Time Film Director." AP: You seem quite game to try new things, like film directing, or making a coffee-themed concept album. PERETTI: Sometimes before doing standup, I get really anxious a lot of times, especially in new venues.

Source: The Nation June 10, 2023 02:11 UTC