Handsome - Pretty Little Episode #103

Episode Date: August 7, 2026

Mae and Fortune review their bucket lists and identify with fictional characters on today's super-Pretty Little Episode!Handsome is hosted by Tig Notaro, Mae Martin, and Fortune FeimsterSubmit your questions to speakpipe.com/handsomepodFollow 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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Pretty little episode. Well, well, well, if it isn't May Martin and Fortune Feamster, welcome to the Handsome Pod. That's right. It's our pretty little episode. It's pretty. It's little. It's an episode.

Nice to see your beautiful face. It's so nice to see your beautiful face. It's so nice to see your beautiful face. What is this bedroom I've not seen you in before? I'm actually, this is a hot scoop. I'm in my dad's puppet world. It was giving childhood, you know, it was giving childhood. Which is crazy because they've only lived here like 10 years.

Yeah, I'm up, like in the top of the house he has like his study and it's where he makes his puppets. And I said, do you mind me showing me. showing the world some of your puppets and he was like please be my guest so look at this it's where the magic happens yeah it's a real workshop like he it's crazy oh wow yeah isn't that mystical if you're just listening we've got some very esoteric puppets he just made this one for me whoa of a man with a mullet and some tattoos nice blue eyes beautiful blue eyes terrified of a bear Oh, I wonder what inspired that.

The bear story, the bear portal, the bear video. Yeah. Oh, you know. That was, I was. You're such a good after. I didn't know. Connection. You're like, well, I don't know if you remember a little thing about the bear portal.

How can I forget? Yeah. So I want to incorporate these into my special, which I'm taping on Sunday in a couple of days. I can't believe you're already taping a special. Dude, I know. That's exciting. I'm so, like, unprepared. Oh, really?

Oh, I don't know, because do you usually tape right after you've been touring? Like, it's fresh in your mind? Oh, yeah. I'm going to be. I pick up my tour again right around now in this early August and go in pretty hard until mid-Dovember, and then I film it. Yeah. I got to get it just done while it's been fresh.

and worked out and I don't want a big space between anything. Yeah, I'm like, I don't even remember who I was when I wrote that show. But I'm going to refresh my memory. I'm doing a few warm-up shows in Toronto. Yeah. Yeah, I like to do shows leading up to it. So it's just there. So at the time you film it, it's just like second nature.

Muscle memory, I'm hoping. But I am filming some, I'm putting improv in it. So that's a real wild card. With anyone? Yeah, with my friend Matt, because I talk about him in the show and then we were on tour together. But I think I'm going to film it in a way that if it sucks, I don't have to use it because it is risky.

I think that's good. I think that's good. Like you should have your material ready to go, have enough that you know you're covered. Yeah. But also like you can lift a story if need be and add the improv if it works. Yeah, I think that's what I'll do.

It's hard to film improv. You kind of lose the magic of the moment, but I don't know. I think it could work. Well, take a look at Ben Schwartz. He has an improv show on Netflix that he did live. It's so good. But I'm like, is there a reason that there haven't been any since?

I don't know. It's weird that there aren't more, you know? Like improv is the best. But I'm hoping it works. I think it'll be really good. Well, you'll film it and see. And it could be one of those things where, like, you, all of the elements come together and it works. And it could be that you're just like, ah, maybe not for the special, but for something else.

Yeah, totally. You could always take what you filmed and release it online if it ends up not being for the special. That's a cool idea. There's multiple uses of it. YouTube. YouTube. We love YouTube. Uh-huh.

Yeah, that's cool. Yeah. Well, I feel creatively inspired because I'm in this weird little workshop. We got a lot of pictures. This is my picture of my mom when she was like 19. Oh, blah, boom. Hot mom. I beg your pardon. And then I beg your pardon. I beg your pardon. And I think that's my great grandfather there, that painting. That painting used to be in my grandma's house. And it's eye. follow you and I thought it was haunted and one day it just fell off the wall. Oh yeah. It probably is. Yeah, I don't doubt it. Are you around all your childhood stuff there? You're in the South. Yeah, I'm my mom. My mom doesn't live where I grew up. Yeah. She lives in the same hometown, but not the same house. So all the stuff I had, either I brought it to my house in LA or it's deep in a closet somewhere here. Yeah. Yeah. Wait. I have. I,

I haven't even talked to you. I mean, I'm like, should we save this for a full episode? How was like the insane press tour for The Hawk and everything? It's number one on Netflix right now. So fun. It's great. Like, it was always fun to talk about a show that you love doing, you know, and love the cast. I did some stuff by myself and some stuff with the cast, and that was super fun.

You know, it's that classic throwback Will Ferrell character. character work that he does. And a lot of people have been reaching out saying that they really enjoyed it and it made him laugh. And, you know, that's the goal with a comedy like that. You're not like writing a comedy like that to like, it's not Emmy speeches. It's like, let me, let's be silly and make people giggle. Yeah, the joke ratio is crazy.

How it's so silly and warm and positive. And you're so good in it. You're really great. Yeah, yeah. You too. It was fun to see us. Try to be tough guys. Yeah.

Yeah, I still feel embarrassed. I feel like I am acting like I'm in the departed. And I forgot that I was in a comedy. You were taking it. That's what you need, different levels. Yeah. People enjoyed you changing you up with the dark hair. I think some people didn't realize it was you for a bit.

Because I didn't have my golden. Yeah, your luscious blonde locks. They just, they were going to. have me wear a wig. And when they put it on, it looked so insane that they ended up just spray painting it black. So it was just like thick black paint. But are you getting tons of messages? Yeah. A lot of people watching it. It's funny. I've been bopping around from, I had a bunch of New York press and then went to North Carolina. And in the process of those two places, a lot of people going, hey, I literally just watched you on TV last night. It's

like they're almost like what are you doing here yeah like you walked out of their TV and into the lives walk right out of their TV so but yeah it's fun it's cool anytime a new show comes out that getting people's feedback from it um and yeah it's just it hasn't been out too long so people are still finding it well it's super juicy I'm excited thanks bingeed it I watched it in yellow knife I was on vacation and then I did a music festival in like Guelph, Ontario, and then I flew to the Northwest Territories like truly the Arctic. Yeah. I saw it like it was so bright at midnight.

So bright at midnight. But there's wildfires, so the smoke was so thick that I couldn't, you couldn't really leave the hotel in the day. So I binged it. And I also watched the World Cup final by myself screaming. Were you watching it? Oh yeah, for sure. Did you scream?

Yeah, I was up on my feet like everybody. Dude, I feel like similar to how I felt when Aubrey won Survivor, I got invested as the game went on. I was like, this is becoming a battle of good and evil. Like the way they were playing. Like, Spain played so well. And, yeah, Argentina was pretty aggressive. Pretty feisty that team, yeah. Yeah.

It got crazy. but it was cool to see Spain take home the trophy just because Argentina won it last time. I like to see a change up. Yeah, and like that young 19-year-old player is so great. Laminia mall. Yeah, that's it. You're my only friend who's also into this, by the way.

Oh, I love it. I've been missing it. I know. It gave structure to our lives. It did. And one of the few things that everyone, not everyone, but so many people were watching at the same time you felt like connected to people. I know.

I know. I think we should maybe get into like watching Premier League soccer, like the British. Yeah, I just never know what it's on. I know. We'll look into it. Well, should we get some questions? Let's do it. Okay, bud.

Hey, guys, it's Lily. I'm 13 years old from Gulf Ontario and I just got back from May's Hellside Performance, which was so incredible. Aw. My question for you guys is, Is there a TV show or movie character who you feel represents you? And if so, why? A TV show or movie character?

Yeah, that represents you. That's a great question. Thanks, Lily. Also, thanks for coming to Hillside Festival in Guelph. Not to be confused with Hillsong, the Christian. Christian church. I've been to Guelph. Have you?

It's funny, the word sounds like a hiccup or something. I know. It took me a while to figure out. How to say it, but we filmed there for a couple days. Yeah. It's good. A lot of my friends went to university there. So my memories are of going up there and binge drinking in my 18th teens. I just walked around the downtown, lovely. Okay, a film or TV character that represents us. Okay, I know who I want it to be. Okay. Is Chris Chambers from Stand By Me, River Phoenix in that movie, he's so cool.

But that's like aspirational, which is crazy to say that it's aspirational for me to be a 13-year-old boy. The vibe. You like the vibe? He's so cool in it. And he's kind of a soulful leader of his group of friends. I just wanted to be him so bad. But realistically, I'm probably Vern from that movie who's always like,

I forget the secret password. God, I've got to watch that movie again. It's been years since I've seen it. You have to. You referenced it a couple times, and I'm like, I need to go back and see what you're referencing because it's been too long. I think realistically I'm like the candlestick and Beauty and the Beast

because I'm like sort of frantic and sweating and trying to invite people to events and be like, yeah, yeah. What about you? Be our guests, be our guests, put our service to the test. Yes. That's a great song. God, it's good. Who would I be? Gosh. Probably Kathy Bates' character in fried green tomatoes.

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Now, again, aspirationally, I'd love to be itchy, but I'm not. From that movie? How do you spell itigy? Is it IDGY? Iggy. Played by Mary Stewart Masterson. Oh, yeah, she's cool.

Oh my God, she was so cool in that movie. And there was all these lesbian undertones between her and, I forgot the other characters named Helen. I'm not sure. Okay. So that's who you wanted to be. That's what I wanted to be for sure, because she just,

we had the blonde curly hair going, you know, but she was just like so cool. And I was more like Kathy Bates, pissed off at my husband, who would get invited to a party to look at vaginas in a mirror and can't see it.

Wait, is that, that happens in that movie? Yes. What? I thought it was a kids movie. No, God, no. The movies go back. The movie flips back from old times to current times, but like when the movie, current times being like 25 years ago.

I can't remember how long ago. Oh my God. Okay, I got to watch it. And Jessica Tandy is in it. I love. Do you know that this generation doesn't know who Jessica Tandy is and it pains me my heart. She missed me. Pass me by somehow. Jessica Tandy. You don't know Jessica Tandy either? No, no. Oh, God, man. You're killing me. Driving Miss Daisy? Oh, yeah. I recognize her.

Cocoon? Oh, cocoon, yeah. Okay, no, but I don't. I know. She's, it's fine. I'm old, but God, she was amazing. I also feel like I kind of relate to, I don't know if you remember in return. of the Jedi. Yeah. Jabba the Hut has a little kind of monkey sidekick who's kind of grotesque and it's like on his, and it's like a little puppet on his shoulder. And I always related to that guy a bit. All the frantic ones you relate to.

That's my sort of internal landscape. And then outside I want to be like Chris Chambers. Should we hear Lily's answer? Mm-hmm. What if she says your character from the Hawk? They call of the Hulk. He's a golfer. The greatest golfer in the world.

It's a fun theme song. Really good. By the way, May, the character you're referencing from Star Wars is Salacious B. Crum. Salacious B. Crum, that's right. I one time bought a puppet of him to give to my brother. Salacious B. Crum. What a name. Yeah, and you never hear that name in the movie, but that just is his name.

I never knew that. My answer would be Michael Scott from the American version of The Office. Ignoring how culturally inappropriate he is, he's a super empathetic person who really just wants the best for everyone, even if he has an unorthodox way of showing. He's super awkward, but like in a headstrong, cheerful way. So yeah, that's what I think. I can't wait to hear you guys as answers. Nice. Keep it handsome.

Wait, this is the most articulate 13-year-old I've ever heard. I was singing that too. I was like, she sounds so mature. Yeah, that was great. And yeah, Michael Scott, I think we all have a Michael Scott in us. That's why that show resonates with everyone, because that trying to get everything right and just getting everything wrong, but his heart's in the right place.

Right. Love that. Well, let's get another question. Let's do it. Kiyara, hello, May, Tig, and Fortune, or whatever combination happens to be listening to this question. My name is Nadine. I'm calling from Altero in New Zealand.

Cool. And I'm just watching your 100th pretty little episode. Congratulations. Hey. My question is, do you have a bucket list? And if so, what are some examples on your list? I've never written one down. Have you written one down?

But I have things. You do? Oh, yeah. I want to go to Antarctica. Oh, yeah. Chelsea just went there. I know. You should ask her about it sometime.

Because there's only a small windward. when tourists can go. Otherwise, it's just scientists that live there, and they get weird. There's a documentary about them where where Herzog went to make a documentary about the Arctic. And then the people, the scientists there were so weird. He started making it about them and their life. So that would be cool. I'd like to go to that extreme kind of environment.

He saved Joaquin Phoenix once from a car. Yeah. He flipped a car. Or did you tell us that? Or did I read that? I think you read that. I must have read it. He flipped his car on one of the canyon and Joaquin did and he woke up to Warner being like, what's up, man?

And he pulled him out or something. He would be like, this is an atrocity. I have to save this man. That's how he talks about. I think he said Joaquin asked for a cigarette. Oh, really? That's funny. He was like, now it's not the time. I think that was part of the story. It was something weird like that. So Antarctica, what else? I would love to spend time with bear cubs. Like, I watch a lot of videos of pandas and baby bears and stuff.

I'd like to do a kids movie. Well, yeah, there's so many things. Yeah. What about you? Oh, gosh. Bucket lists. Bushcraft. I'd like to build a shelter, like a cabin.

like with my bare hands or something. That would be cool. Okay. Oh, you've really thought these things out. I don't have a bucket list of, I feel like a lot of things that I wanted to do I did. You're ready to call it. Yeah, I'm done.

I'd like to go to Japan. I've never been. That would be cool. I'd like to write a book one day. Oh, I would love to read your book. I just need to live a little bit more life, I think. Yeah, you got to go to Japan and then write the book. Go to Japan first, then write book.

Yeah. It'd be good if you wrote the book, if it had sections that were the equivalent of you bursting into song, but they just all of a sudden, it was in capital letters like, I drove all night. Well, you never know. That might end up in there. It'd be fun to take my mom on another cruise. I'm hoping that could happen.

Yeah, that would be great. Another gay cruise, preferably. That's her preference, too. Really? She was, she's never going back to Australia cruises. She loves those gay men. They treat her like a queen. Yeah, as they should.

My bucket list is just to enjoy life and be happy. And any adventures that come my way in that pursuit, I'm going to be pumped about. Yeah, you want to say yes to things. Mm-hmm. Yeah. I mean, travel is huge. Yeah. But you travel so much anyway, but.

I know. Would you ever, we've talked about, you wouldn't skydive or bungee jump, right? That's the, no. That is not on my bucket list. Nothing to adventure seeking. I don't want that. People who, you're out of your mind if you're doing, if you're jumping out of a plane, I can't get on board. Mm-mm.

I don't want any part of it. that. No. So, yeah, my bucket list is a bit tame. So I feel like people have these big, lofty things usually. But I feel like so many of my dreams have been attained that it's hard to reach for more. That's very nice. But you deserve the world.

Oh, thank you. You do. Dream big. You deserve the world. You deserve the world. I'm so, earnest. Well, I appreciate that. You do.

Is playing on Survivor on your bucket list? No, I would ruin it for myself. I'd be such a wreck. I can't do it. I would definitely like to continue to watch it, though. That's on my bucket list. I'd like to go on traders. That would be fun.

Oh, yeah. I could see you doing that. Oh, well, obviously on our handsome bucket list is us three hosting the Oscars together. That truly, yeah. That would be a good one. I mean, where do we start with our list? I mean, there's a billion. I mean, the list is full of things.

A bucket list things, yeah. But it's funny. None of those things came up. We've literally made no attempt to get ahead of. I know. We've got to start small and just do one little thing. I think we're starting too lofty with the wellness weekend. I feel like we need to.

to start small, but... Yeah. We do good to schedule podcasts. First, we got to schedule some podcast recordings. That's hard enough. If we're doing a wellness weekend,

we better record at least two podcasts. That's true. I mean, that's a good way to do it. Except you and I'll be in a terrible mood because we haven't had any cheese or like... I'm hungry. Does Nadine... Yeah, does Nadine have any bucket list items?

I love New Zealand, by the way. New Zealand. Naur. Not Naur. Is Australia? Naur. I believe it's New Zealand. Oh, yeah?

That's what I've been told. It goes down. Oh. Naur. Naur. And Australia is NAR? Like a question? That's what a New Zealander told me.

If they lied to me, I apologize, Nadine. I've recently started a bucket list. and some examples of mine is to take a road trip around our beautiful country, Al-Tarra, to watch some pandas for quite some time, and to try some sweet corn ice cream. And there's also a few travel items on there as well. Yeah, that's all. Thank you so much for everything that you do.

Your podcast is one of the joys in my life, so thank you so much. Nadine. That's so nice. So sweet. I feel like Naden lost us a bit with the sweet corn ice cream, but to each third. I just never heard of it. I've never heard of it, never dreamed of it. But if it's on Nadine's bucket list, there must be something to it.

Yeah. I mean, I'm open to it. And how weird that we both said pandas. I know. I think we must have the same Instagram algorithm. I saw a job posting that was like your job would be cuddling pandas. Oh. And I was like, sign me up. I'm ready to give up everything. I move to China. I feel like there's got to be more to it than just cuddling a panda. It cannot be that.

There's some small prate of a cute of a job. Yeah. Must clean lots of shit. Yeah. Must be also part of that. Eight hours a day shit cleaning all the other animals and then you get a little cuddle at the end. Yeah, that's right. Not too bad. Well, these are lovely questions. Once again, I always look forward to hearing what people are going to bring. up. Me too. And Lily might have been our youngest question asker. If you have any kids with questions, send them in. Fire away. I am in Paul Patrol coming up here in a couple weeks. So, another kid's movie. Yeah. What do you have coming up? Oh, and also, I'd like to remind people to keep submitting your questions and your advice requests. Go to speakpipe.com slash handsome pod. I mean, I'm on tour in a ton of places, but in the next few weeks, or this weekend, Foxwood Casinos in Connecticut, Red Bank, New Jersey, and then Provincetown, Massachusetts next weekend.

So any of you Cape Gays come out to the show? Oh, August 22nd, I'm at Largo in Los Angeles. But aside from that, I'm just making new music and hanging out. But check out social media for other show dates. Love it. Well, good luck with your filming of your special. It's going to be awesome. Thanks, bud. Yeah, I'm nervous. I don't know what to wear. You'll, you're going to nail it. I never worry about you in fashion. It'll be a white t-shirt. Let's be honest.

There you go. It works. Yeah. Well, thank you guys for listening. I hope you have an awesome rest of your week. And until next time, keep it pretty handsome. Handsome is hosted by me, May Martin, Tignotaro, and Fortune Feamster. The show is produced, recorded, and edited by Thomas Willett. Email us at handsomepod at gmail.com, and please follow us on social media at HandsomePod. What a podcast, what a podcast.

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