#196: Listen to This While Impersonating Someone with Lauren LoGiudice

Back in my YouTube Z-list celebrity days, I had an ongoing series called 20 Pretty Bad Impressions in 1 Minute. Friends and I would go back and forth, quickly doing impressions. As the name suggests, the quality of said impressions was not good.

Luckily, my guest today is significantly better at impressions. Lauren LoGiudice is the author of Inside Melania: What I Know About Melania Trump By Impersonating Her. Beyond her spot-on impression, she’s done a ton of cool stuff in the sketch comedy world and also hosts the Misfits Makin’ It Podcast, which is just an absolute delight to listen to.

We’re chatting about what makes for a good character to perform, why asking for audience feedback is so helpful, and the best ways to get better sleep.

Highlights of our conversation

• Lauren’s origin story as a comedian. (2:39)

• What makes for a good character to perform and a look inside Lauren’s book Inside Melania: What I Know About Melania Trump By Impersonating Her. We’ll also find out Lauren’s asking price to sell her FLOTUS Twitter handles. (5:39)

• Impressions that Lauren has tried that don’t work. (8:20)

• Finding the good in something bad that’s happened. (11:32)

• Lauren’s worst on-set story. (12:55)

• What Lauren wants people to feel when they leave her shows. (14:22)

• The things Lauren is manifesting to happen this year, plus some fantastic accent work. (17:09)

• The top three ways to get better sleep. (20:13)

Where to find Lauren LoGiudice

Learn more about Lauren LoGiudice and catch a show if she’s in your city!