From The Good Place and Barry to A League of Their Own and The Five-Star Weekend, D’Arcy Carden has become one of the most recognizable and beloved performers on television.

We walk through her Bay Area upbringing (6:33), moving to New York to pursue acting (16:05), and finding her community in long-form improv at UCB (21:08). Then, she reflects on the day jobs that kept her afloat, including babysitting Bill Hader’s kids (24:53), watching friends around her begin to break through (29:54), and what kept her from submitting an application for SNL (35:08).

On the back-half, Carden revisits The Good Place audition that changed her life (42:49), the pressure she felt each day on set (51:34), and an enduring piece of advice from her co-star Ted Danson (56:48). To close, we talk about the joy and heartbreak of A League of Their Own (58:37), her concerns about the future of Hollywood (1:01:50), and why, after reaching her wildest dreams, she hopes to keep acting forever (1:10:08).

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