Armchair Expert episode 704

Rebel Wilson

Rebel Wilson (Rebel Rising, Bridesmaids, Pitch Perfect) is an actor, comedian, and author. Rebel joins the Armchair Expert to discuss why she loves fireworks, her experience writing a memoir, and how she forced herself to overcome shyness as a kid. Rebel and Dax talk about their paths to comedy, what getting malaria was like, and why she had to change how she promoted herself to get a job. Rebel explains why she decided to freeze her eggs, the juxtaposition of her character's sexuality and her own, and her experience dealing with body shaming.

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Rebel Wilson (Rebel Rising, Bridesmaids, Pitch Perfect) is an actor, comedian, and author. Rebel joins the Armchair Expert to discuss why she loves fireworks, her experience writing a memoir, and how she forced herself to overcome shyness as a kid. Rebel and Dax talk about their paths to comedy, what getting malaria was like, and why she had to change how she promoted herself to get a job. Rebel explains why she decided to freeze her eggs, the juxtaposition of her character's sexuality and her own, and her experience dealing with body shaming.

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  1. 0:00welcome welcome welcome to armchair expert I'm Dax Randall Shepard I'm joined by Monica Lily padman hi there
  2. 58:58their order yeah yeah and they are and then I was like I think I enjoyed it a
  3. 1:59:52that has been vetted and has been opened up to liability and right I guess I'm going to trust them yeah all right well
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