<p>Laura Benanti has been nominated for five Tony Awards (with one win) and appeared in dozens of TV shows and movies since making her Broadway debut at 19 years old as Maria in ‘The Sound of Music.’ But as the title of her new solo stage show attests, she still reminds herself on a daily basis that ‘Nobody Cares’ about her many accomplishments. In this episode, Benanti talks about mining her most embarrassing life stories for musical comedy in her new show, which returns to the New York stage and premieres on Audible next month. She also reveals how playing Melania Trump on ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ finally made people take her “seriously” as a comedic actress and what she thinks is going through the former first lady’s head as her husband stands trial for paying hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels.</p><br><p>But first, Matt and Allegra break down Conan O’Brien’s triumphant (or is it?) streaming premiere after his decades-long run on late-night TV with the new travel series ‘Conan O’Brien Must Go’ on Max.&nbsp;</p><br><p><a href="https://www.netflixisajokefest.com/shows/the-last-laugh-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Come to a live taping of The Last Laugh podcast</a> with special guest Mae Martin at Netflix Is a Joke Fest on May 8.</p><br><p>Get tickets for Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares at <a href="https://www.audible.com/ep/minettalane" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Audible.com</a></p><br><p>Follow Laura Benanti on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/laurabenanti" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@laurabenanti</a></p><p>Follow Matt Wilstein on Threads <a href="https://www.threads.net/@mattwilstein" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mattwilstein</a></p><p>Follow The Last Laugh on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lastlaughpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lastlaughpod</a> and Threads <a href="https://www.threads.net/@lastlaughpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lastlaughpod</a></p><br><p>Highlights from this episode and others at <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/franchise/the-last-laugh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Daily Beast</a></p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

The Last Laugh

The Daily Beast

Laura Benanti Tells All! | Plus: ‘Conan O’Brien Must Go’

APR 24, 202455 MIN
The Last Laugh

Laura Benanti Tells All! | Plus: ‘Conan O’Brien Must Go’

APR 24, 202455 MIN

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<p>Laura Benanti has been nominated for five Tony Awards (with one win) and appeared in dozens of TV shows and movies since making her Broadway debut at 19 years old as Maria in ‘The Sound of Music.’ But as the title of her new solo stage show attests, she still reminds herself on a daily basis that ‘Nobody Cares’ about her many accomplishments. In this episode, Benanti talks about mining her most embarrassing life stories for musical comedy in her new show, which returns to the New York stage and premieres on Audible next month. She also reveals how playing Melania Trump on ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ finally made people take her “seriously” as a comedic actress and what she thinks is going through the former first lady’s head as her husband stands trial for paying hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels.</p><br><p>But first, Matt and Allegra break down Conan O’Brien’s triumphant (or is it?) streaming premiere after his decades-long run on late-night TV with the new travel series ‘Conan O’Brien Must Go’ on Max.&nbsp;</p><br><p><a href="https://www.netflixisajokefest.com/shows/the-last-laugh-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Come to a live taping of The Last Laugh podcast</a> with special guest Mae Martin at Netflix Is a Joke Fest on May 8.</p><br><p>Get tickets for Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares at <a href="https://www.audible.com/ep/minettalane" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Audible.com</a></p><br><p>Follow Laura Benanti on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/laurabenanti" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@laurabenanti</a></p><p>Follow Matt Wilstein on Threads <a href="https://www.threads.net/@mattwilstein" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mattwilstein</a></p><p>Follow The Last Laugh on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lastlaughpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lastlaughpod</a> and Threads <a href="https://www.threads.net/@lastlaughpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lastlaughpod</a></p><br><p>Highlights from this episode and others at <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/franchise/the-last-laugh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Daily Beast</a></p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>