Allie X on the Hilarious, Genuine Nature of Christopher Guest’s Waiting for Guffman: Podcast

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Singer, songwriter, and visual artist Allie X loves Christopher Guest’s highly influential mockumentary Waiting for Guffman so much that it’s become a somewhat of litmus test for her. If she meets someone and they love Guffman, she knows they’ll get along. (Don’t ask what happens if they don’t like the movie.) On this episode of The Spark Parade, Allie X explores her deep connection with the film. Listen above, or wherever you get your podcasts.

The artist touches on the emotional component of the film, zoning in on how even though it’s hilarious, it also reflects the real struggle of being an artist in an industry that often crushes dreams. “[There’s] vulnerability and the rejection and all the stuff that comes with doing that for a living,” she says. “You get a sense [these characters] have actually experienced some of the hurt and the vulnerability and the high stakes. And, like, it’s a comedy, but I feel like it’s rooted in this real genuine place.”

The artist also explains her link to the world of theater and recalls the concentrated communities that develop during a production — something she feels Guffman nails.

Listen to Allie X gush over Waiting For Guffman on your preferred podcast provider. Also, make sure to follow and review to support The Spark Parade. You can also keep up to date with all our series by following the Consequence Podcast Network.

Host Adam Unze (The Opus) explores creativity in all its forms on The Spark Parade by asking musicians, artists, comedians, and other creators to share the single cultural work that has most inspired them. Whether it comes from the world of music, film, comedy, visual art, or literature, we all have something that sparks our own creative desires. On The Spark Parade, guests reveal the single piece of art that ignites within them to fire of creation.

Allie X on the Hilarious, Genuine Nature of Christopher Guest’s Waiting for Guffman: Podcast
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