2024-04-30
35 分钟Mae Martin is a comedian, improviser, screenwriter, and podcast host. Their work on Netflix includes the stand-up special Sap and the aptly named TV series Feel Good. Adam and Mae chat about the value of vulnerability in connection, snapping out of procrastination, shame spirals, and life lessons from the art of improvisation. Transcripts for ReThinking are available at go.ted.com/RWAGscripts
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The idea is the most important thing, and then the laughs come.
I often have an idea I want to convey or a moment from my life that I'm remembering, and then I just have to, like, trust that the adrenaline will result in some kind of punchline and just start talking about it.
Hey, everyone, it's Adam Grant.
Welcome back to rethinking my podcast on the science of what makes us tick with the TeD audio collection.
I'm an organizational psychologist, and I'm taking you inside the minds of fascinating people to explore new thoughts and new ways of thinking.
My guest today is May Martin, comedian, actor, and screenwriter.
May's 2023 Netflix special, Sapp was a finalist for canadian comedy album of the year.
Along with making me laugh, it made me think differently about identity and relationships.
May is also an improv master, having performed for years at Second City.
I know it's weird because it's such a me me thing, but if you can not think of it like that and really connect with the audience and think this is for them and not really about me, and I'm having fun, and then that's when you get to this magical flow state.
May co host the podcast Handsome, co wrote and starred in the comedy series feel good, and had a major role in the flight attendant on HBO Max.
Today we're skipping the small talk and getting right into the art of connection and how a little vulnerability often goes a long way.
Hey, Mae.
Hey, Adam.
I just thought it'd be fascinating to get in your head a little bit and learn from how you think and what you can get some of the rest of us to rethink.
Oh, great.
Yeah.
I feel like I could learn from you as well.
I'll take some piece of wisdom away.