Shawn Westfall, Improv King — Papa’s Basement 533
In a certain sense, Shawn Westfall is the creative father of the Papa’s Basement Show cast. Pete Maybe, Chris Lingebach and I have all studied improv at his Unified Scene […]
I am one of the few people that actually remembers the original “Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling” (or GLOW) from their brief, late-80s cable tv reign. You see, I wanted to watch the WWF. My dad, a Greek immigrant who thought watching men in tights grope each other was “gay” (prove him wrong, science!), would have none of that. And one of the few perks of this country over his sunny homeland was that he could see women semi-dressed on a hundred cable channels. Unwilling to surrender that nicety, the two of us compromised and became a GLOW-viewing household.
And it worked: I got to see wrestling, Dad got to see bony 80s asses, I turned out straight (it was the 80s – you could still root for your kid to do that) and there was even a Married…with Children crossover episode that incorporated my favorite comedy of the era.
Now, don’t get me wrong: I’m addicted to streaming television and I would have watched Netflix’s GLOW if it were an adaption of a Swedish silent film originally viewed by three people because my life options are watching something new or enjoy the suffocation of the real world. But it’s nice to have this bit of background as an excuse for the fact I watched the entire ten episodes of GLOW on the Friday night that it was released. If you like comedy, funny podcasts, Netflix or anything else I can list here to get you to give my show a shot, get a’clickin’ and enjoy the episode.
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