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D'Arcy Carden (Live)

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D'Arcy Carden is beyond one hundred. Amy hangs with the 'Good Place' and 'Five Star Weekend' star for a live taping of 'Good Hang' and talks about being homecoming queen and class clown, whether or not she's a Disney adult, and kissing Lenny Kravitz on screen. Host: Amy Poehler Guests: William Jackson Harper, Abbi Jacobson, and D'Arcy Carden Executive Producers: Bill Simmons, Amy Poehler, and Jenna Weiss-Berman For Paper Kite Productions: Executive producer Jenna Weiss-Berman, coordinator Sam Green, and supervising producer Joel Lovell For The Ringer: Supervising producers Juliet Litman, Sean Fennessey, and Mallory Rubin; video producers Jack Wilson, Belle Roman, and Aleya Zenieris; lighting director Caroline Jannace; audio producer Kaya McMullen; social producer Bridget Geerlings; video editor Drew van Steenbergen; and bookers Kat Spillane and Paige Garbarini Original Music: Amy Miles Live show production by: Elizabeth Fierman, Charlie Finan, Tessa Herrick, Aleya Zenieris, Jack Wilson, Darren Joe, Francis X Bernal Jr., Peter Westervelt, and Mike Wargon Brought to you by Chase Ink Credit Cards. Cash Back Built For Every Business. Compare options and see details at https://chase.com/ink [https://creditcards.chase.com/a1/Business0626?filter=cashback] Switch today at https://www.Visible.com [https://www.visible.com/] for just 25/mo. Or get premium Visible+ pro plan and save $10 on your first month with code HANG.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Highlights

In this lively conversation, D’Arcy Carden reflects on the experiences, relationships, and creative risks that shaped her distinctive approach to comedy and performance.
16:01
The best scene partners make vulnerability feel effortless
39:30
Music shaped both her identity and ambitions
52:46
Improv teaches us to listen and connect.
1:11:15
Even robots raise deeply human questions.
1:21:31
The funniest people stay genuinely grounded.

Chapters

How Comedy Turned Shared Work Into Lasting Friendship
00:00
The Music, Theater, and Teenage Fandom That Shaped Carden
26:30
From Shakespeare to UCB: Discovering the Power of Improv
42:09
What Janet, Friendship, and Life’s Odd Questions Reveal About Carden
57:41
Why Collaboration Makes Comedy—and Performance—More Joyful
1:13:47

Transcript

Amy Poehler: This episode is brought to you by Hershey's. Now, we've got to have a tough debate that we're bringing to you straight from the campfire. Are s'mores better when the marshmallow is gooey or toasty? Got a strong feeling about it? Of course you ...