Brett Gelman

1 sketch, 2 claims, and 4 fun items attributed to them. What was said about them.

Personality, episode by episode

The Big Picture: Janicza Bravo and Brett Gelman Channel Rejection and Anxiety to Make ‘Lemon’ | The Big Picture (Ep. 22) (guest)

Hypochondriac and anxious; relishes being the lead. Reveres Bravo as his favorite director and loves Twin Peaks. Angry at men for whom everything works out.

Stances

  • Lemon is a commentary on the loser-white-guy genre
  • A producer protects the director

Humor: Self-lacerating narcissist bit and theatrical rage.

In their words

  • “that's enough for a narcissist like me.” (0:38:00)
  • “I'm very good at sniffing out problems and uh, reading bad vibes in a room.” (0:28:50)

Their shows' recurring bits

Running bits, not opinions; a critic read aloud is cited, not present.

The Big Picture

Their claims

Showing 1–2 of 2 claims.

  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)
  2. people (people): Janicza Bravo → David Lynch. Gelman says the same moment can read as disturbing or hilarious in a Lynch film or a Bravo film.
    “And both filmmakers make nightmares.”
    The Big Picture · Janicza Bravo and Brett Gelman Channel Rejection and Anxiety to Make ‘Lemon’ | The Big Picture (Ep. 22) · 0:39:38 · Brett Gelman (0.60 sure it was them)

Their fun items

Showing 1–4 of 4 fun items.

  1. fun, about Lemon: A financier said she could say yes only if the film were all black; Bravo thought she was full of it.
    “There was that one person that was like, if this is all if this was all black, I could say yes to it.”
    The Big Picture · Janicza Bravo and Brett Gelman Channel Rejection and Anxiety to Make ‘Lemon’ | The Big Picture (Ep. 22) · 0:15:59 · Brett Gelman (0.55 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Lemon: Gelman's elevator pitch for the film.
    “I always say that, uh, come watch me fail for 90 minutes.”
    The Big Picture · Janicza Bravo and Brett Gelman Channel Rejection and Anxiety to Make ‘Lemon’ | The Big Picture (Ep. 22) · 0:22:20 · Brett Gelman (0.65 sure it was them)
  3. 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)
  4. fun, about Twin Peaks: Gelman contrasts Lynch's demon behind the garbage can with Bravo's internal demon.
    “he's more he's more like demon behind the garbage can.”
    The Big Picture · Janicza Bravo and Brett Gelman Channel Rejection and Anxiety to Make ‘Lemon’ | The Big Picture (Ep. 22) · 0:39:59 · Brett Gelman (0.60 sure it was them)