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Jeffrey Tambor's Transparent Speech and Amy Schumer's Diversity Comment
from Kurt Metzger · #135
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3 minDiscussion of the awkward Joffrey Owens Trader Joe's viral redemption story, Jeffrey Tambor's self-congratulatory Emmys speech about playing a trans woman, and Amy Schumer's hollow diversity remark on Ellen.
- 44:07Joffrey Owens worked at Trader Joe's after falling on hard times, then got cast in a Tyler Perry project and received applause at a SAG event.
- 44:49Tim thinks it's weird to celebrate an actor simply for returning to acting after a rough patch.
- 45:36Jeffrey Tambor won an Emmy for Transparent and gave a speech saying if he were the last cis man to play a trans woman, he wouldn't be sad.
- 45:54Tim compares Tambor's statement to Al Jolson saying he'd be fine if blackface was eliminated—both claiming virtue from abandoning work they profited from.
- 46:11Amy Schumer told Ellen she wished a woman of color could have played the lead in her new movie.
- 46:29The movie Schumer made is about a comic who gets hit on the head and experiences surreal situations, not a vehicle for explicit political messaging.
Jeffrey TamborJoffrey OwensAmy SchumerTransparentScreen Actors GuildDjangoJill SolowayTyler Perry