Brett Gelman

Speaks on the shows. Their sketches and lines as a speaker.

Counted as writer. The films the hosts said they wrote, which the two lists below run through too: Lemon (2017). Count them as actor (2 films) instead.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

New York lotto commercial (Brett as Jewish minstrel): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Lemon (2017), which they wrote: New York lotto commercial (Brett as Jewish minstrel) ⇒ Lemon (the maker said so: Gelman, speaking as the filmmaker). A scene in Lemon is an homage to the commercial where the couple met.
    “the scene where he and me and me is sort of in homage to that place that we met”
    The Big Picture · Janicza Bravo and Brett Gelman Channel Rejection and Anxiety to Make ‘Lemon’ | The Big Picture (Ep. 22) · 0:18:23 · Janicza Bravo (0.80 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.

What the speakers said they did

Writing (1) everyone in writing

Acting (2) everyone in acting

What was said about them, by kind

people (1)

  1. people (people): Brett Gelman → Janicza Bravo. Gelman calls Bravo his favorite director right now.
    “my favorite director right now.”
    The Big Picture · Janicza Bravo and Brett Gelman Channel Rejection and Anxiety to Make ‘Lemon’ | The Big Picture (Ep. 22) · 0:37:04 · Brett Gelman (0.90 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Brett Gelman: His self-description as an actor.
    “that's enough for a narcissist like me.”
    The Big Picture · Janicza Bravo and Brett Gelman Channel Rejection and Anxiety to Make ‘Lemon’ | The Big Picture (Ep. 22) · 0:38:00 · Brett Gelman (0.90 sure it was them)