Handsome - Megan Falley asks about unwanted questions

Episode Date: January 27, 2026

The incredible Megan Falley of the Oscar-nominated doc "Come See Me in the Good Light" asks Handsome a suitably poetic question on today's episode! Plus Mae meets a fan in the bathroom, Tig scratches weird, and the one and only... "Meegan Lazaru".Handsome is hosted by Tig Notaro, Mae Martin, and Fortune FeimsterFollow us on social media @handsomepodMerch at handsomepod.comWatch Handsome on YouTubeThis is a Headgum podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok. Advertise on Handsome via Gumball.fm.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Girl, you go. Girl, you go. It's Tignotaro on the handsome pot. I'm sitting here with my co-hosts. I'll go. May Martin. And? I'm Fortune Feimster.

How is it going? Good. Good morning. Good morning. Oh, yeah. How did you have your eggs in the marnon, May? I haven't had them yet. I had a smooth.

A smoothie. Had a smooth. Did you just wake up, May? I'll be honest. And I, yeah, yeah, I did. I got to be honest. I know. That's fine.

We appreciate the honesty. Yeah, it's almost past lunch. And I did text. Coming up on dinner time on the East Coast. Go on. I'm embarrassed because I texted. I'm so sorry. I'm going to be eight minutes late.

Uh-huh. And that's how long I'd calculated to like get dressed, get a coffee and make a smooth. I saw you last night. Did you, and I left at a reasonable, well, fairly reasonable. So we had the Golden Globes. Yeah. And I saw you at an after party.

Yeah, you left at about 12.30 or 1? 12.30, yeah. I think I was maybe the last person there. Oh, my Lord. Was it the Amazon? It was Nikki Glazer's after party. I went to the award show, so I was spent from, it was an all day thing. Yeah, those are long, long days.

Yeah. Oh, Lordy. I did not. I only went to that one party. It wore you out. It wore me right out. I was with Lisa Gilroy. I was her plus one.

And she just gets me riled up. I just, we just get hyper and we stayed, we stayed very late. And then we came back here. And we were listening to really obscure Canadian 2000s pop. And it was a great night. Yeah. Did you have fun? You looked great.

You looked so handsome. Oh, thanks, bud. What were you wearing? I wore a Navy Dolce and Gabana tuxedo. Hello. Yeah. And assless chaps. And assless chaps.

I had never been to the actual word show. So I went with the Zootopia 2 filmmakers. You had never been to the Golden Globes, you're saying. Yeah, I'd been to after parties and stuff, but never the actual award show. So it was cool. It was fun to just like watch people mingle. I stared at Julia Roberts for a long time.

Oh, that's so good to stare at all right. Do you have a thing for her? Are you just a fan or what's going on? You know, I love those grown next door movie star actresses from my childhood, you know, Sandra Bullock. Julie Roberts I used to live on Julia's street in Venice I don't know if she still has that house

but yeah I lived on the same street that she did and I would see her and her husband pushing their little cubs they have twins yeah they have twins yeah yeah I'd see them pushing their cubs around the neighborhood and I was like that's Julie Roberts I think she is one of ten

houses that she probably has. Yeah. She's pretty. Oh my God. There were a lot of beautiful people there last night. It was Yeah. In Hollywood? How unusual? Ghoulish. Ghoulish people.

When I walked in in the first person, I was Breck and Meyer who asked a question on our podcast. And I saw a friend of the pod, we chatted to Allison Brie and Dave Franco. Yeah. And G-Flip. G-Flips asked a question. Oh, yeah. G-flip was there.

Yeah, it was good. It does feel insane, though, with everything going on in the world to be at those parties. And then I feel like I have to say that, which is a real bummer at a party. Like, I'm going, well, anyway, but of course, all this is going on. But I was saying that to someone last night, and she was so, like, flippant about it. She was like, yeah, but, you know, it comes in – these things go in cycles politically. like, you know, we're in a bad spot and then it'll just swing back. And I was like, yeah, I guess. But then I was like, but it's not affecting you at all. Like that's like we, I do think we got to take action. Anyway, I just woke up. But I will say my only, my two cents about everything is the state and local election alliance. That's a great thing to do if you're feeling helpless, which is they direct money to the really crucial local and state elections. And it's a great place to donate if you're feeling helpless.

I just when that woman said that like, yeah, well, you know, wait it out. I was like, but no. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

Do stuff. Do stuff. Well, there's no real waiting it out because there's always something terrible happening in the world. And there always has been terrible stuff happening in the world. So I get that things come in phases, but hell is always going on. Yeah. Anyway, how is every one?

Sorry, we went from Golden Globes. Well, I saw Paris Hilton last night, though. That was exciting. There you go. Yeah, that was very cool. J-Lo was dancing quickly. Really? Was J-Lasers cyclical?

J-Lo was dancing in the corner. In the corner alone. I've been, how, have you guys been feeling very up and down with everything or, like, glued to your phone? Yeah, so it is a lot going on. Well, I was just telling Fortune and Thomas that I'm driving Stephanie nuts because I got an Apple Watch and I don't know how to use it. So I am, I'm leaving my phone at home and at my hotel rooms and I'm trying to figure out how to use my Apple Watch with no success. And so I'll get home. And the other day I had 68 texts.

to be fair, I'm on text threads with different friends or jobs or whatever. But I was like, this is hilarious. Like, I must seem like I just don't care about anything or anyone anymore, which is not the case. I'm just trying to figure out how to use my phone. Right. And, but I'm loving it because I told you about how I'm only getting emails on Thursdays now. No? I didn't tell you that.

I missed that somehow. Maybe there's on a mini episode. You didn't tell us though. You're only getting emails on Thursdays? Well, I told my assistant, my manager, that if something's urgent, reach out anytime. But if it's not urgent, send it to me on Thursday morning. And then I'll have Thursday and Friday to deal with emails solely. And now I have an Apple watch.

And no one can contact me. So I'm even more out of touch. Oh, my God. And so I'm trying to find a happy medium. So I haven't been glued to everything, but I am checking. in with things here and there when I get back to my phone and I catch up and respond and whatever. But I'm trying to find the happy medium. But I'm very excited about the direction I'm going because I don't want to be at the beck and call of every text and buzz that comes in.

Right. It's so bold to say I'm only receiving emails on Thursday. It's like it didn't even occurred to me that you could do that. But yeah. Well, I'm already experienced it with TIG because I, at the award show last night, saw TIG's crush Carrie Russell. Okay. Were you shocked that I didn't respond immediately? Yeah. Were you like, what's up with this bitch? Yeah. I'll tell you what. Well, I was also in San Francisco. I did spell Carrie's first name wrong, which TIG did eventually correct me on. I did. But it was a lovely backshot of Carrie sitting with her. a very talented husband, Matthew Reese.

Don't bring him up. I'm sorry. And I was like, hey, it's your girl. And no response. And I was like, well, maybe she's moved on. Maybe you don't know who. Maybe Tig was like jabbing at her wrist trying to figure out how to respond. Yeah.

No, I, I promise you, I was completely, completely out of touch. But the good news is, okay, all right? Yep. I did respond to fortune. but I won up to her. Well, one up to you, big time. Big time. Yeah, hear me out.

I'm at a red carpet for, I've been having to do a lot of different events, like all day and night for the last push for the Oscar nominations. Yeah. And so I'm in line at this red light, red carpet. And I see, who I've never seen in the flesh, Carrie Russell waving her hair. hands, mouthing, I love you. To you? Well, that's what I was like, well, that's obviously not to me. I don't want to one up TIG, but she also did it to me last night.

Okay. Wait, what is happening? Hold on a second. Hear me out. So I'm just saying, I'm looking at her and I'm thinking, well, clearly that's not for me. And she's like, I love you. And I look around and I pointed myself, I said, are you talking to me? Did you say, moi?

Mua? And she's like, yes. And so we start talking. And I said, hey, you know I've talked about you publicly. And she was like, no, no, what? And I said, I'm blushing. I said, I've spoken about how you are my type. I think you're hot.

You didn't hear that. And she was like. You did like a whole thing or ride a bike. What? And she was like, no, no. And anyway, so we chat, we take photos. And she's trying to get like the perfect light. And so we both look as hot as we are.

And they did. And they looked very hot. Yeah. And then as she's walking off, she was like, yeah, I actually did hear about it. Oh, my God. And she was like, but I, I loved you before that. And I was like, all right. I'll take it.

That's fun. Yeah, it was really fun. And she is an attractive person. I will, I'll confirm it. And she seemed as a super bubbly personality because she was like waving. She was like, hey! We didn't take a picture because, you know, I didn't want to do that as a TIG. Yeah, back off.

Back off, peanut butter bitch. Those shirts are flying off the shelves. Are they? They are. Wow. How do you know? The merch people said that that's the hot ticket. The hot ticket right now.

More than Fortune Marie? Yeah. Can you believe it? You know what's embarrassing? I ordered one of the peanut butter bitch shirts from the website. And then I thought, I probably could have that for free. You can't be a shirt of your own merch. Yes.

Yeah, I ordered it. So that means you guys are making $3 each from. I don't think we're making that much. No. My stepfather, Cowboy Rick, he, when he would go to my shows, maybe I've told you this, he would stand in line if I was at the merchandise table meeting people or doing any sort of meet and greet. He would stand in line with the rest of the audience. Waiting to meet you?

Waiting to tell me that I did a good job. I love that. And I was like, Rick. you can cut the wine. And he was like, absolutely not. Absolutely not. I will wait. Yeah.

I'm going to wait my turn to tell you. Every show he came to, he was like, I believe that was your best performance you've ever, that I've ever seen. That was the best one. That's cute. Yeah. Pretty great. I last night was in the bathroom with Lisa and Layton Meester. Leighton Meester was there waiting to use the bathroom.

You know, Leighton Meester? from nobody wants this and she's married to... She was in Gossip Girl. Yeah, yeah. Anyway, married to Adam Brody. Yeah, so she's there and then... Tate has no clue. Tate has no idea, yeah.

Blank expression. Listen, I'm still thinking about Carrie Russell. So Lisa goes, hi, excuse me, I just want to say, I love you, you're amazing, but something really funny happened where my... And I hope you think this is funny, but my husband was trying to talk to me about you

and he said, oh, you know, who's really great. great is that like megan lazaroo and and then she goes oh and she goes i'm just saying he didn't know your name but that's just because he's a man but he said megan lazarus and so late and mr's like sort of chuckling and then i said i got a better one my friend recently said philista clockhart and that really got her laughing so oh wait but who is megan lazaroo no just a made-up name her name late and meester oh there's no one called megan lazare you Oh, I was like, I'm so lost right now.

It wasn't a great story. I'm still warming up. Was Megan Lazaru? Did you mess up the name Megan Lazaru or this person messed up? Lisa Gilroy was telling Leighton Meester, oh, my husband called you. I need to tap out of this. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm lost.

My husband called you this crazy name. Isn't that funny? Yeah. And she was sort of laughing. But then I tried. Then I said, Felista Clock. and she really liked that. And then a few hours later, I went to the bathroom and I heard somebody throwing up

in the stall. It wasn't Megan Lazarus. It was a ballistic locker. It was philistic. No, someone was throwing up. And so I thought, I better wait and make sure this person's okay. Megan Falista? Is everyone okay?

She comes out and then she's at the sink and she starts almost throwing up in the sink then. And then I said, hey, are you okay? And she goes, May? And I said, yeah. And she goes, I love the pod. And then I said, I said, I said, you, I think you got to go home. And then she's holding a drink. And she goes to take a sip. And I said, is that alcohol that? And it was like a clear drink. She goes, it's vodka. No. And so I said, no, no, no. And I took it out of her hand. She puked and rallied. Took it out of her hand. I poured it down the sink. And then I filled the glass up with water. And I said, You got to drink that. And she was like, thank you.

I know. Take this toilet water and drink. Oh, my Lord. And she goes, but all my friends are here. I said, they don't want you here either. You got to go. Oh, my God. You got to go night night.

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Right now she's texting her friends. You'll never believe what happened last night. May stole my dream. Well, no, she doesn't remember anything. She might. She might be like, May took my vodka. I have a throw-up story. Let's hear it.

Okay. Everyone will go around and tell them all this story. My friend, my friend, Steph is in town for all this. She's one of the producers, she's who got thumbed. She's one of the producers of Come See Me in the Good Light. So she's staying with us while we're doing these little, you know, press stuff we're doing. And the other night, after we all,

hung out, she went into her room and closed the door. And then one of my cats just projectile vomited outside the door. And I told, step was like, what? Should I take this personally? And I was like, no, I think honestly, because nobody in our house closes doors. I think our kitty was just like emotionally distressed because Steph closed the door. And so my cat was like, You're kidding. Stephanie and I were in bed and she was like, oh, God, a cat just threw up. She had to get out of bed and go clean it. That's really fun.

Anyway, life, right? Life is fun. Do you have a throw-up story, fortune? I almost threw up in front of Arnold once. That he would have been like, your stomach is weak. I got food poisoning and was like, Like having the grumbles that morning. And I was like, oh, what's wrong?

And one of the makeup artists was like, here, drink some tea and it made it worse. Oh, God. And but I was like, okay, maybe I'll be okay. I'll just like push through. And I was sitting beside Arnold. And all of a sudden, and we were about like started shooting and I can feel it kind of coming up. During a take. And I had seconds to be like, am I about to.

Was it also coming down? No, it was just, just throw up. And I was like, am I going to throw up on a desk sitting beside Arnold Schwarzenegger? I was like, I can't do. Like, this cannot be our story together. And so I just like, during the middle of the take, just stood up and bolted out of the room

and didn't even make it the trash can. right in the hallway. Oh, man. I was like, I am, I know. I was like, I am not throwing up in front of this man. Oh, my God. I feel like, would he throw up in front of you? I don't know.

I don't think he's ever thrown up. He's never, ever thrown up. Yeah, he's got the strength to keep that in his body. He's just holding it. Yeah. You will not, you will not come out of my body. Yeah. Yeah.

No, I couldn't, I didn't have the strength. By the way, if you're ever sick, you're throwing up, shooting out other areas, let it go. Your body knows what it's doing. Don't take medicine that's going to hold on to that stuff. Like, why is everyone desperate to hold on to their diarrhea? Anyway. I think they're only doing that if they're like, have to go somewhere.

Oh, okay. That makes more sense. If you're at home. They're like, keep it in, keep it in. Yeah, yeah. That's mine. I'm holding on to it. If you're going somewhere, you're like, oh, God, I don't want to be having this happen.

Yeah. I understand now. Yeah. I think it through. I have only one throw-up story. Oh, yes, please may I share yours. Well, all I can think of is when I was about 12, I was really feeling sick. I'd eaten macaroni salad that I think was bad.

And my parents didn't believe me because I was boy who cried wolf so much. No, not you. I would fake sick. I can't. I don't believe it. I'm going to need proof. It was because I'd get anxious. I wouldn't want to go to school because I couldn't say I'm anxious.

So I would say, oh, my arm fell off or whatever. Of course. So my parents were like, you got to go. It was an after school drama program that I was signed up in called the Trinity Basement Theater. And I really, I begged not to go. And they made me go. And then I was sitting in the rows of seats.

And it was a, we were. rehearsing for this like religious theater thing and then I thought to myself okay it's coming I'm gonna throw up and vindictively like I was I was so vindicated that I just projectile I made it like I went and it went all over the like it was so projectile but I did it I was like because I was so pissed that they didn't believe me I showed you guys one of my favorite I mean, welcome to the show, if you're a new listener. One of my favorite throw-up stories was my first girlfriend's sister's daughter. So my first girlfriend's niece when she was two was sitting on the bed watching Sesame Street

while her mother was folding clothes on the bed. And this little two-year-old watching Sesame Street. projectile vomits while she's just enjoying herself in her life watching this wonderful television show. And then she turns to her mother and she goes, what happened? Like she was so confused because she was so new to the world. Like all she knew is like she's enjoying herself. What the hell is this? That hell was that.

That's funny. What happened? What happened? And May, I have to say. Since you and I did our mini episode, I keep laughing about, it's been. Me too. It's been. You know what?

I'm hosting the Juno Awards in Canada, like the Canadian Music Awards. And I think that would kill there maybe because it's Canadian. It's so good. I might say it's so nice to be in a room where everyone knows what I mean when I say, It's been. That's funny. Do you know what song that is, Fortune? Is that Bar-Dicolades?

Yes. Yeah, of course it is. I'm so glad. It's just such a tiny, it's such a great. That's just so funny, me. That's funny. What are the Juno Awards? They're in the end of March, and they're giving Joni Mitchell a Lifetime Achievement Award.

So I'm going to meet Joni Mitchell. What will I say to her? I, yeah, I don't know Christmas. Yeah. Cutting down trees. Actually, guys, I just went to. to Toronto to have like, I outspam. I went to Toronto to do like two days of filming promo for this Juno's hosting thing.

And I had something happened to me that has never happened to me before, which is I burst into tears in the middle of a photo shoot. It was like 10 people watching and I'm in this suit. And I know this is going to be like the key art for like May is hosting the Junos. And there's like all these people just standing expression. was kind of looking at me going, yeah, maybe something better than this. And I catch sight of the monitors and I just am like, I hate what I look like. And like the pants were too tight. I don't know. I just shouldn't have looked at the monitors, you know? And then I get a lump in my throat and I go, I said, I'm just going to go pee. And then the photographer comes over and goes, are you okay? And you know when someone

like sees it. Yeah. Oh, when they ask it makes it worse. Yeah. And I just, you're like, no. Yeah. I went, I'm so sorry. I don't know. I just, I start, I start crying. And I, and I, and then everyone acts like I am a mental patient. Like I am like so fragile. Everyone's like, oh my God, man. And I go, guys, it's totally, I'm probably getting my period. I'm like, fine. I go, I'm just going to go to the bathroom. I'll be back in like 10 minutes. And I go out, people are going, should we pull the shoot? May, do you want us to cancel it? It's, this is, we don't want you to be uncomfortable. And that's making me cry more because I'm going, and it's just a photo shoot. That's your star level, though, right there. Everyone like, oh, my gosh, May's not happy. Once they say your IMDB score. Thomas, can you look up May's IMDB score? See if this is reasonable. Oh, my God.

If this behavior matches the score. So I changed. Oh, I'm 100. Wait. May, you are a bona fide star. You're a star, baby. No way, man. I'm lost in the show.

shuffle so far away. You're a star, baby. So I go out and I'm trying to stop crying, but it's like the floodgates have opened. I don't know what it was. And then so my makeup's getting all fucked up. And then I go back in like 10 minutes later. Your clear makeup. Go on.

Yeah. Yeah, my invisible makeups. Yeah. And they've erected these poles with and put this black fabric up to block everybody. So it feels like I'm by myself. And I know they're all just. standing behind the curtain looking at the monitors. Oh, man, it was embarrassing. And I was like, it's really fine. It's nothing to do with anything except my own brain. You're like, I'm not even

going to bring it up on my podcast. It's no big deal. Everyone move on. Oh, it's been. But it was just, I think just like gender stuff and they, but they were so nice about it. But the more, the nicer they were, the more I cried, you know. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. But you got through it. the photo shoot ended up being okay? Totally. Or were you crying through it? That would be interesting too. Yeah, those are artsy photos.

Imagine on CBC. Your clear mascara running down your face. Yes. Swollen red paint. Lint all over your lips. Yeah. Also, did you notice TIG scratch like this? I did because I wanted to explain myself, go to YouTube, and rewind a little bit.

I wanted to explain myself, but I didn't want to interrupt May's story. I did that because I have, oh, I can do it again. That's how you scratched yourself? Yeah, because my microphone is set up on metal lunch boxes from my childhood. And so it's like so precariously placed that it will fall with the slightest touch. And I was trying to go in through here. Uh-huh. But I couldn't get the angle.

This is really good podcasting. And so, It's been. Fortune, can you do It's been? It's been. Yeah. Let's all do it together. One, two, three.

It's been. One week since you looked at me. Me. I'm sorry. Lip team. Sorry. I went to your neck of the woods. Take to New Orleans.

Oh. How is it? Is that? It was amazing. And they're all pumped right now because it's y'all's start of Mardi Gras season. Yeah. So everyone insisted that I try a king cake. Did you?

I did. They bought a king cake. I can't believe you never had one. Stage. No. And I very carefully cut into it, hoping to find, is it a baby? Yeah. I wanted to find a baby.

But I didn't want to eat the baby. Sure. But I cut a slice for me and my tour promoter and my opener, Zach, and none of us got the baby. We left the rest of the king cake for the theater. So someone there got the baby. But how delicious is king cake? The one, what we got tasted like a cinnamon roll. Yeah.

Well, that's basically what they taste like. Okay. But what do you get if you get the baby? Yes. It's like, good luck. It's like, good luck. You know, good luck, but also you host the next Mottie Girl party, you know. That doesn't seem like good luck to me.

Yeah, well, it depends on what you're looking for. It's been. You're getting good luck. And also, you have to throw a party next. Well. But, yeah, they were, they were pumped. And then I had a show in Mobile and someone there owns a float company. and they had made 60 floats for Mardi Gras.

They were so pumped about that. Was there a handsome float? No, but they wanted me to come tour their float factory. Float factory. Which I imagine would extend to any of you guys should you want to see floats. For the record, if anyone listening here

runs any kind of factory, I'm interested. I want to go see how these are made. What about a factory factory? Where they just pumping out factories left and right? I love that. Because, Fortune, when you were a kid, didn't you go for your birthday and see how something was made? Ice cream. In my current set, I talk about going to the Frito Lay factory.

The Frito Lay factory, yeah. And it was warm out there. Is that unseasonably or is always warm there during this time? I mean, I'm not a weatherman. I mean, you look like one. You look like that for sure. Who I'm talking to if not a weatherman? You should have swung by to see my family.

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I would love that because I'm loving driving. They'd come get you. An hour long drive to me sounds great right now. Yeah. Oh yeah. How's your driving going? I'm loving driving. You're loving it?

Yeah. I'm listening to tunes now. I've been brave enough to listen to music while I drive. That is hilarious. I mean, we did tell you like two years ago you were going to love driving. I know. I didn't believe you. And then now I'll finish a drive.

I'll just sit in my car. Yeah. I'll park the car. I stopped the end. engine. I'm just sitting there. Yeah, you don't care. It's your own little oasis in the thing. Yeah. Yeah. I said to you, may, you're going to love driving. It's going to be, you're going to feel more independent. Yeah. So free. Mm-hmm. Yeah. Can you get your license plate to say Star Meter 108? My license plate. Star Meter 2. Can, okay. I wanted two at one point. Maybe. Might even been one.

I want to tell you this, uh, without telling you my actual. license plate, so I'm going to change some of it. But my license plate is a full sentence. I haven't had that in a while. Okay, we'll put that in, but tell us now and Thomas let it out. Well, okay, I'm just changing some of the details. Okay. We'll be able to figure it out.

Yeah, my license plate is, okay, it's a different number, but let's say it's this, 8GFB4-29. So eight girlfriends before 29. And then I added them up, but they're different, but they're different numbers. It's actually that I just, I just, I just, I just, I just, I told different numbers for the sake of this podcast. Take your face. So, so. But then I added them up and it turned and the, and the, and it's accurate.

That is kind of crazy. That is, that is a weird question. You don't think that's weird? Well, how many boyfriends did you have? I don't know. That's not what the license. Fortune, stay out of this. A polluting.

Fortune, please. Stay out of this. I was busy. Isn't that weird? GF and BF. Yeah. Okay. Okay.

Okay. I'm sorry. Well, that's great, May. It's good to have a full sentence license plate because it, you don't remember it. Yeah. And it's like I've got a personalized one. Yeah. It sure does.

Not to compete with the best license plate I ever saw was fart gas. Oh, that's really good. Fart gas is good. That was the best one. Don't they have to have some numbers in them, the license plate? No, not a personalized one. Really? I think. I don't think.

I think it personalized one can be whatever you want. Yeah, like you could just have your license say Star Meter. You don't even have to have a number on it. I could get Frow Trafeia. Froufia. Or Phyllisca. Phyllis. We also have Froufiaf.

Oh my gosh. I want one of those. Yeah. We have three. Dance Academy. Froultraffia, however you say it. Let's get to our question. And Fortune Marie. Let us please get to our question.

We can't spend a whole episode on throw up diarrhea. We can't. And Fralciafia and else bound. Okay. Today's question asker. is an author and poet, who was a National Poetry Slam finalist. Her relationship and marriage to Andrew Gibson is featured in the documentary. Come see me in the good light.

Megan Fowley is asking today's question. Yes. Hi, Tig. Hi, May. Hi, Fortune Marie. Hi, handsomest handsome podcast ever. My name is Megan Fally, but you can call me Meg. And I am a writer and one of the subjects of the documentary,

Come See Me in the Good Light, along with my partner, Andrea Gibson, which was produced by Tick. And my question is a little weird today. And it is, what question do you absolutely not want to be asked? Obviously, I'm not asking you to answer that question. I just want to know what question you don't want to be asked, why you don't want to be asked. and maybe some alternative questions that somebody could ask you instead that would feel better. I cannot wait to hear your answers. Interesting.

Of course, from a poet, we get a stunning question. I know. And I love that Meg knows how handsome all of us are. Yeah, I felt. Especially after all the diarrhea talk. Oh, no, they're still handsome. And also, don't forget to put in our comments, It's your own throw-up story.

I like to say you said that. Don't forget. Your own. Please, weigh in. I met somebody, TIG, who has a theory about you and our question askers. And their theory is that when you don't know who the question asker is, after the question, you say, nice, for longer. But you know Meg very well. So we've just proved that theory is not true.

But they had a whole theory. They go, I've noticed that if TIG maybe doesn't know the question asker, Tick will go, nice. But I've never noticed that. But it's funny. The theories, anyway. Yeah, that theory is wrong. It's incorrect.

Because I think I'm saying nice after everybody is introduced on the podcast. But in a weird twist, I haven't known who any of our guests have been. So that's not true. I know it, Fortune. couldn't let that hang in the air for a second, could you? No, I couldn't. I know. What happened? What happened? What happened? What happened? Gell's film? Let's do an episode where it's all callbacks, all the time. Uncatch phrases. Pot apple apart, all that stuff. Yeah. Yeah, ghost. What question would you not want to be asked? You know what I'll tell you? I've been asked this question

many times. And I guess I've just really, it's just been run into the ground. And I'm like, I don't know if I can answer this again in my life. But like, how'd you get into comedy and who are your influences? How would you describe your comedy? I'm like, oh, God. Well, here's how I got into it. Here's who I liked. And here's how. I would describe it. Yeah, that's a good answer. Yeah. It's tough.

I think that when I struggle with is, how are you? Like, it's so open-ended. I mean, like that photographer saying, are you okay? It kind of makes me. And I always feel like, well, I should be great. But I'm not ever really, or, you know, or I periodically, are any of us? Like, it just spins me out. And I'm like, well, what?

What's the metric? Like, what do you, how deep should I go? Like, do you actually want to know or am I going to overshare? Like, do you just want me to go, yeah, I'm great? Or if I, so yeah, how are you? That's often when you hear that? Every time. Every time.

Listen, I think I'm a little on the spectrum. What can I say? I get really spun out. I'm like, what's the correct answer? But then I think an alternative question someone could ask would be like, what's the best thing that happened to you this week or what's on your mind these days? What are you ruminating on? you know or that kind of thing how are you it's too non-specific i think yeah maybe give me some

parameters go scale of one to 10 how do you feel in your bod today switch up the question yeah make the person think yeah i was really i don't remember if i told you get this but there was a study a finished study where they started asking their kids what was your favorite moment of the day and it like had a like really pot instead of being like what was your best and what was your worst. Yeah. What's the favorite moment? That's good.

It helped them emotionally regulate better. Yeah. And also when your kids get home from school and you're like, how was your day? It's so open-ended. Yeah. But if you say like, who was your best friend today or what was your favorite subject? We're just finding a simple thing that was like, it wasn't like measuring the best and worst or bringing up a negative thing.

It was just like, oh, what was it? Just for somehow that correlated to them helping emotionally regulate. I thought that was interesting. I like that. I certainly kind of do, I have been like, oh, what was good today? What wasn't great? And that kind of stuff. And it does get the conversation going.

But that's interesting to say what was your favorite moment. I'm going to give that a whirl. Yeah, try it. See what comes of it. So maybe people now, if they hear this, they'll ask you that instead of how are you? Yeah. The funny thing about kids is when you're like, what happened at school today? And they're like, man, nothing.

And then like two days later, they're like, Sophie shot herself in the hall a few days ago. And you're like, why didn't you mention that? Anyway, sorry, we're back to poop. Yeah, sorry. And it was so aggressive the way I said shot herself. Yeah, sorry about that. So aggressive, May. I hope everyone feels safe.

Fortune, what about you? What question? The people ask me a lot. People always... What do you not want to be asked? I mean, there's no question that I'm just like, I wish people wouldn't ask me that. I mean, sometimes I don't...

It's weird when you're like talking to a stranger and they're like, what do you do for living? Oh, yeah. I never like answering that question. because then it was like, oh, you're a comedian, are you? Yeah. Right. Okay.

All right. And then they're like sizing you up. Like you should be funny just by existing. Yeah. And then it's like, well, yeah, and so anything funny so far. You're like, well, I'm just talking to you. Yeah. Or they'll be like, tell me a joke that I don't love that.

Or what have I seen you in? That's rough. I do get that sometimes. What have I seen you in? And I'm like, do I really have to list my resume here? That's weird. And this is going to sound like, oh, aren't I or aren't we great. But like when people just generally say, I love you in your show.

And then I used to be like, which show? Like I wanted to get it right to talk to them about it. But now I just go, oh, thanks, rather than, oh, Star Trek. Oh, no, stand up or, you know, or handsome. Right. Like, that's what we do. It's like a million different shows. And so now when people are like, oh, I love you on your show, thank you.

I was excited flying back from Toronto, Dan Aykroyd was on my flight. And like growing up in Canada and around Second City and stuff, he was like very omnipresent. And then I got off the flight and I thought, I'm not going to bother him because I don't want to be disappointed. And, you know, if he's not in the mood. And then he came up to me and he goes, you were wonderful in that show. And I went, oh my God, thank you so much. And then he said, I said, I'm a huge fan. I'm from Toronto.

That's awesome. And then he said, do you live in, do you live in L.A.? And I said, yeah. And he goes, do you have an agent? I thought it was such a sweet. And he was being like a supportive dad, but it was just funny to imagine that I made wayward without an agent. Well, you can.

I made one Mississippi without an agent. Yeah, that's true. Yeah. No, he was super nice. Yeah. I just watched him in that John Candy documentary. I'll have to watch it. That's very nostalgic Canadian.

So you enjoy it. Seeing a lot of the folks from that comedy scene in it. Yeah. It's good. I was on a flight out of Toronto and Getty Lee was on my flight. You know who that is. Yeah, from Rush. Lead singer and bassist of Rush.

Hell yeah, which is rare. Lead singer and bassist is rare. Yeah. That is rare. Well, except the lead singer of, God, is Night Ranger, Thomas? Is the lead singer of Night Ranger a bassist? I guess Paul McCartney. And so is Sting.

Sting is a bassist. Yeah. He's also into Kama Sutra. Yeah. The art of making love. for a long time. I'm thinking of like 80s metal bands. Tantric. Sex. I feel like the lead singer of Winger.

Is he a bassist too? You check out Winger? I don't know that he can have sex for hours. Fortune's still on Carmen Sutra. Well, yeah. That's for Night Ranger, right? With the note you just sent, Thomas. Yeah, well, he's saying Sister Christian.

Charles Kipp Winger is too close. A bassist. Come on. Who is impressed that I knew the lead singer of Winger was a bassist? Winger. What whinger? I'm talking 80s metal right now. I don't know.

You lost me. Yeah, we're stuck on Sting's commerce. Coma Sutra. Yeah, it's been. Anybody, have any of y'all studied that? Well, I've dabbled in, like, in, like, in, like, in, like, long-term, edging, like, which I guess is partly what karma sutra is, right? Wait, edging, long-term edging, like getting someone riled up and not doing anything.

Is that what that is? Yeah, like orgasm denial. You get, you get real close and you make it go on for hours and hours. Wait, you could do that for hours? I could do that for hours. Wait, hold on. You're in the, okay, you're, you're, you're having a sex. You're making love.

Well, maybe the person's tied up or you're or something and and then. Oh, boy. Anyway. But it can go for hours. Hours? Yeah, if you want. The time. What?

So you're just doing stuff to torture them? Who has the time? Fortune's like, I got a radio show to record. I mean, my schedule is full. You're talking about hours of edging? I think you got to. Is this why you're not available for the podcast sometimes? Hey, guys, I'm running eight minutes late in my edging.

I'm really edging right now. Wow. I'm edging right now. Honestly, like maybe an hour of that, sure. But you said hours. I mean with breaks, taking breaks and like you just have like a long sash. Maybe you're taking turns, but. Should we see what Meg has to say?

Wait. Oh, God. No, how can you wait? How can you? move on. I don't understand though. Like, at some point, the other person's not like

enough. This is, I'm tired. Yeah, that's kind of part of it. Like, at some point, someone will, you know, it'll end. I could just text Meg on my own. God. I just reach out there.

I mean, like, good for you, I guess. And then when you finally achieve then it's the best. It's been worth the three hours. It's been worth. Yes. Usually you cry after.

I'm just going to. No, are you serious? The person's cried. I've cried after like the release of like anyway. Because you're like, God, that took three hours. I can't believe it. Because it's built up for so long that it's like explosive. Oh.

Cathartic. God. Okay. Well. Oh my God. Can I just tell you something? Sorry, I was going to text Meg that we're edging and we can't get to the answer of her question. And do you know, I need to get a question from him.

John Lovett, who's from Love It or Leave It and Pod Save America. He texted me something about grabbing dinner. And then he wrote again, if you're seeing this on your watch, please hand the whole watch to Stephanie and ask her to text us because I saw him the other day. And I was like, I can't, I don't know how to use this. I'm completely out of touch. Anyway, ha ha. Should we see what Meg has to say before we? Yeah. We would love it. Yeah. We were edging the answer. Yeah. The question that I don't want to be asked feels innocuous enough. But as somebody who has recently lost her spouse, it is a question that I find impossible to me.

answer. And the question is simple. And it's just, how are you? Hey. I am so many things, y'all. And a few flimsy adjectives are not enough to hold it. And I've said before that the question, how are you posed to me right now? It feels like a thimble at the mouth of the river. If I were to come up with some alternative questions, uh, to ask somebody perhaps going through something huge or in deep grief, it might be like tell me a story or send me an image that feels like it raises the magnitude of what you're experiencing right now. That would be a whole lot. Just more true and real for me to share with others. So I hope that alternatives to a basic question, like how are you, can be found and can help other people connect with folks going through something big.

All right, y'all. I love you so much and I'm so grateful for what you do and so grateful for the episode of the podcast you devoted to talking about Andrea. Yeah. Thank you. Oh, she goes mad. Meg. Meg is the best.

I'm sorry that I'm now. I'm sorry I went, hey, when she said. I just take my tone down. Yeah, I'd like to take my tone now. Here is the beauty of Meg is everything is all right. You know, she can work through it, make sense of things. And if she needs something different, she'll tell you, which is what she just shared. And it kind of goes back to that idea of like talking to your kids after school,

what was good, what was bad, or just switch it up and say what was your favorite moment of the day, like Fortune was saying. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, and to sort of what we were saying at the beginning of the episode of like with everything going on in the world, like the magnitude of it, the saying, how are you? That image of a thimble at the mouth of a river is so good because it's like, where do we start? Yeah. Yeah.

I guess I'm okay. Like, but. My mom said that too about people lately asking her how she is and the how are you. She's had the hardest time answering. She's like, because I'm not good. Yeah, but nobody wants to hear that. Yeah. Like sometimes I, like my friend who just lost her mom instead of saying, how are you?

You know, I'll say I'm thinking about you and wondering what you need because I know she's not doing well. So it's like I don't want to make her even feel compelled to answer anything. I remember when I was in my relationship with my girlfriend when I was ill and had lost my mother and stuff. And I'm so, I'm very close to my ex now all these years later. I'm so thankful for that friendship. But I remember I, we were obviously so much younger then, but I was, I would get so mad when she would ask how I was doing. And I was just like, I can't eat food.

My mother's dead. Like, like when there's something new, I will tell you, you know, like I'm terrible. I'm terrible. Yeah. You know? And of course she was just trying her best to connect and help. And it's so hard to know the right thing. But I'll tell you, I do feel like just that simple thing of listening to somebody, just being with somebody is so valuable.

Just sitting and being with them. just showing up to spend time, hear what they have to say. But it's very helpful to hear that from Meg, who is going through so much and also going through it in this. Publicly. Not just, yeah, publicly, but also she is just a real, I just always call her a freak of nature, but she really is. In the best way.

She's, yeah, in the very best way. She's experiencing deep, deep trauma. And she's also applying these lessons that she learned through this experience with Andrea. And she's, I don't know. I'm just, I'm really in awe. And, and, yeah, I'm just, I think she's, she's just, she's, she's, Her writing is beautiful as well, as you can tell from her question. Yeah.

She's a talent and she's a stellar human being and I'm thankful for her. Yeah. And for Andrea and the documentary and everybody, it's just been something. But anyway. This has been one of our most like far-reaching episodes. We really ran the gamut. Yeah, we really did it. Our randomness.

Yeah, from emotion to poo. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, that's what we bring to the table, you know. And you know what else is I guess we're just at a place where nobody even mentions that I have a mustache on today. Like it's just. We only mention it in terms of you looking like a weatherman.

Yeah, exactly. Which if people were just listening, they'd be like, huh. I just as the episode wraps up, want to reiterate that a cool place to donate would be the state and local election alliance that is strategic and supporting the crucial, crucial local and state elections coming up. Because it's not hopeless. We can try and make democracy work still. Well, here's something for you. Okay. You can check me out in, I'm going on tour.

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Those have all been rescheduled, and we'll be hitting those in the spring and early summer. And then I'll have like San Diego, Oklahoma City, Little Rock, and Fayetteville, Arkansas. So, yeah, my website, Fortunefeature.com. Love it. I am, if you go to maymartin.net, you can see all my tour dates. I'm going all, so soon. And on February 11th, I'm at Largo, and I'm going to try out the new show most of it and see how it sounds.

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