When Kate Berlant graced the stage of performance/video artist Dynasty Handbag’s new monthly show Weirdo Night at El Cid late last month, she admitted that she was having some problems leaving the stage. She kept walking off and returning, as if some force kept drawing her back. Either way, audience members wanted her to stay.
Luckily, no one will have to wait for Berlant to stay or go because her new Netflix special is out today. She joins seven other up-and-coming comedians like Lauren Lapkus (Orange Is the New Black) and her best friend/collaborator John Early (Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp) in dropping a 30-minute episode for Netflix Presents: The Characters.
Berlant’s episode plays with the now-familiar archetype of a famous female artist living in New York City who is so accomplished, no one can ego-check her. The episode follows her latest “masterpiece”: a chance to work with Sprite. None of her friends, students, or colleagues dare say anything about the fact that she’s just making corporate commercial art. Slowly we learn more about this character, including her privileged upbringing in Palm Springs and unabashed denial of anything possibly problematic with her work.
Read the full interview on DailyDot Entertainment: http://www.dailydot.com/entertainment/kate-berlant-netflix-characters-interview/
