Thank you to all of the friends and total strangers here in the Sky for the genuine loveliness over the past few days. I truly appreciate every kind word, emoji, gif, boost, and like.

It’s not like I needed another reason to put this incredible artist on a pedestal… but let’s throw this onto the pile… (he is right about everything.)

I’m not one to horn-toot but I am so happy to have received my first Emmy nomination for this show and for these characters I love playing so dang much... and so very grateful to be sharing a category with my incredible friends. I was convinced this would never happen. I treasure this nomination.

Happy birthday to the late, great Garry K. Marshall, who decided it would be November 13 when Felix Unger was asked to remove himself from his place of residence (that request coming from from his wife) so that his kids would remember his birthday. THAT’S an old-school showrunner flex for you.

I’d forgotten this feeling…

Who the hell cares what I think but the NYC Board of Elections deserves a cookie for this little gem:

Okay, gotta plug the pluggables while I’ve still got some pluggability… I’ll be singing a couple of ditties at @54below.bsky.social this Wednesday (10/8) as part of Christine Pedi’s THE WICKED STAGE… this will also be livestreamed, so if you can’t get to NYC: 54below.org/events/lives...

Poking my head out to say happy birthday to Jim Henson. I never met him but I owe my career to him. You can celebrate by ordering the brand new SAM AND FRIENDS SCRIPT BOOK from Bear Manor Media! It features 60 of Jim Henson’s scripts, lovingly annotated by my husby (and designed by my sister!).

I don’t love plugging for myself, but I enjoy plugging for others… although in this case I’m sort of plugging for me and the whole dang village that participated in the extras for this fantastic documentary… My husby and I were honored to be included and had big fun recording our commentary track!

Coming out of the woodwork for a hot sec to inform my SAG-AFTRA siblings: I know it’s a time-sucking pain to double check & report discrepancies on your annual AFTRA Earnings Statement but PLEASE DO IT NOW. More than 60 (!) of my 2024 stubs were missing, from multiple payroll companies and shows.

Turns out I’m still naive enough to believe that putting out consistently good work over a period of time would be something for which workers would be rewarded.

Great show + great actor + great person = Of course he should be nominated Of course he should be nominated x (Showbiz reality + Emmy politics) = dark horse Dark horse + nomination + again, great show/great actor/great person = hot damn heck yeah babycakes

thanks @mgbesq.bsky.social for this update! BUT remain vigilant… WeXfer’s new TOS (from the article): "You hereby grant us a royalty-free license to use your Content for the purposes of operating, developing, and improving the Service, all in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy." hmm…

heads-up, kiddos:

This is what social media should have always been

ok lmao which one of you did this mamdanitimes.com

please remember this when you don’t hear from me for a while

#HappyPride for the next 335 days, too.

This poster!!

One of my proudest moments in life was swaying this entire panel to my way of thinking, and not just by weaponizing my love of Charles Grodin.

Great thread on a great movie musical… which also happens to be the greatest Muppet movie of all time. (you do not want to fight me on this, bucko)

This is brutal. 😭

Mamdani Mayor, Lander Senator. Let’s go.

A Muslim son of immigrants might become mayor of NYC in part because he cross endorsed and supported a Jewish candidate and Black candidate, and vice versa. It's a beautiful American story for the rest of us. A nightmare for all the right people ;) It's so New York.

Seconded!!

Good morning. It's a great day to read, share and support independent and nonprofit news. It's primary day in NYC, so read these: Hellgate NYC: @hellgatenyc.com The City: @thecity.nyc WNYC: @wnyc.org Gothamist: @gothamist.com 📌 this feed for more.

Here’s hoping this is not a metaphor.

After @lastweektonight.com’s fascinating segment on AI slop last night, I feel the need to boost my recent thread of the 100% handmade-by-me animations I made 10 years ago, if for no other reason than to show that humans are just as capable at conjuring up disturbingly strange art as AI is…

Summer tromps through the door She raids my fridge and guzzles my Frescas Telling me how much FUN she is As she throws beach balls at my head And pours her steaming soup down my throat

Asbestos is the asworstos.

Hi. It’s been a minute. It’s also been exactly 10 years since I debuted Episode 1 of CHIMPY AND PANSY on YouTube. I’m sharing the captioned Vimeo version to celebrate the milestone. I’ll add the other episodes to this thread all week. I hope you enjoy this counterprogramming. vimeo.com/903503443

I’m guessing that Depression 2 will *not* be subtitled “Electric Boogaloo.”

Ditto to this, and to so many of the replies…

I remain authentic to who I am and a large part of the past 4.5 years for me has been my sobriety journey. I think I’ve been an inspiration to many that if I could get sober, anyone can do it... But just when you think it’s easy,,, it ain’t…

Thank you, sir.

To those who need to hear it: Today may be Trans Day of Visibility, but please know that I see you and validate you every day. To those who have a problem with this: Your loss, bucko.

Cohen was instrumental in hiring me (as a puppeteer) & Craig (as a writer) for THE WUBBULOUS WORLD OF DR. SEUSS in 1996, not knowing we were married. Craig got a WGA award nom for SEUSS, and it changed the trajectory of my career at Muppets/Henson/Sesame. Forever grateful to him for all of it.

these are our party leaders now, ignore all other opinions

I don't think it's a coincidence the person with the most courage to take ownership for a failure is also the person I probably blame the least

Screw it. I’m too tired to deal with the lipstick…

Feeling a lot of pressure to be “fierce” on International Women’s Day. The best I can do is put some lipstick on “pissed.”

all modern society is built around preventing anyone from ever feeling uncomfortable for even one second, and unfortunately that small moment of crisis is the place where all innovation happens

I don’t know how government employees continue to do what they do right now, let alone bring humor and humanity to it. I see you, Morales, you wonderful TSA agent at LaGuardia’s Delta terminal (yes, those words are in the same sentence), and I thank you. #thankagovernmentworker

everyone on BlueSky recently

We're back once again to drop a link to an independent media starter pack! Billionaire owned news organizations are not where it's at. bsky.app/starter-pack...

When I tell you there are vanishingly few decision-makers in journalism who do this and we're all the poorer because of it ... Fuck. Fuck fuck fuck. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

I almost missed this: if you scroll all the way down to “Other Steps You Can Take” and click on the iOS or Android link, you’re taken to a very handy security guide from Surveillance Self Defense (by @eff.org). Yet another reason to love @lastweektonight.com… johnoliverwantsyourraterotica.com

once more, with feeling:

The Stonewall Inn released a response to the National Parks Service removing the word transgender from the park outside of the Inn. A great reminder that we have to look after each other