Interview · moment 19 of 22
What Wendy Learned From Rich Clients
from Seeking Arrangements (with Wendi Starling) · #47
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4 minGuest
Wendy reflects on lessons from wealthy clients — their relentless work ethic, casual attitude toward money as 'not even real,' and whether she secretly wants deeper relationships with any of them.
- 58:27Wealthy clients work 12-14 hours a day constantly, motivated and hyper-driven rather than coasting on inherited money.
- 59:09Tim notes the appeal of money in New York—taking cars places, wearing nice shoes—without framing it as evil.
- 59:24Wendy jokes that working with rich clients has taught her she's a full-blown sociopath.
- 59:40Rich people reach a point where they say money isn't even real, just energy, which changes how they relate to it.
- 1:00:12Tim asks if Wendy ever spooned with her clients, leading to her relief that the question wasn't darker.
- 1:00:35Wendy describes sometimes going to dinner with clients without sex, just hanging out together.
- 1:01:08Tim probes whether Wendy ever wants more from these relationships or if she's shut off that instinct entirely.
- 1:01:21Wendy admits to occasional twinges of wanting more, but realizes dating someone wealthy would require being around constantly and sacrificing her comedy work.