#90: Ali Fisher
Queen of stage and backstage alike, The Cast's ALI FISHER, stops by to talk about who we are as humans, why books are so damn cool, and the wonders of genre! Ali and Louis explore how cooperation helps humanity succeed, what Ali absolutely loves about her role as editor at a sci-fi, fantasy, and horror publisher, and why The Cast is so damn incredible. It's a beautiful episode with beautiful people so just listen to it already!
Our heroes begin this fantastic episode by acknowledging confusion in the world and that we do not know the future. Ali talks about a Wait But Why post that she never finished and it gets them talking about humanity. Louis believes our sense of cooperation lifts us much higher than each of us would be capable of alone and Ali seems to agree. To make things even better, Louis offers up an X-Men analogy that fanboys should do their best not to examine too closely. They discuss the matters of self-awareness and asking, "Who am I?" to which we can only answer, "Evan, Producer." The rabbit hole is so deep and glorious, we find Louis offering up a comparison between improv comedy and reincarnation.
Running in parallel to Ali's life as an improviser on stage is her work as a fiction editor off stage. Louis inquires about Ali's position as an editor within the young adult branch of a fantasy, sci-fi, and horror publishing house. She names some of the books from her past she's found most formative and tells us what she looks for when reading new works. Similar to fiction, improv helps you examine unthinkable actions and experience unlikely thoughts.
Continuing their quest, Louis and Ali delve into the the topics of external expectations and destiny. Ali articulates the beauty of eating together while Louis pontificates on the nature of company. Isn't it a little crazy how we all show up to improv shows just for the sake of being with people?
To round out this episode, Ali and Louis talk about the power of various genres, including comedy, and compare the entirety of Horror to the common feeling of stage fright. This leads them to discuss the genre-conquering show The Cast, with whom Ali plays every Saturday night, and to the establishment of Alis own personal genre.
Plus, Louis offers this challenge: Identify with that, listeners! Find out what it is!
