GLOW (TV Series)

Up, Up, Up (2019)

Marc Maron: Sam Sylvia

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• Sam Sylvia : All right, so we're at a standstill here? Because I've got 40 cues to work through.

  Bash Howard : I've never been in this position before. I don't know the right call, so I called the entertainment director to see what the other shows are doing.

  Debbie Eagan : I don't care what the other shows do. I say we push opening night by a few days.

  Sam Sylvia : Can we do that?

  Debbie Eagan : Yeah, we're the producers. We're not running things by Glen anymore. We push so we're not the show that danced on the graves of the astronauts.

  Bash Howard : Mm-hmm. Yes. But let's also run it by Sandy.

  [Sandy walks in and Bash waves at her] 

  Bash Howard : Hi!

  [Sandy gets her coffee before approaching the trio] 

  Sandy Devereaux St. Clair : Oh, what a morning. I almost crashed my car listening to it on the way in here. How are you all holding up?

  Debbie Eagan : Everyone's pretty upset.

  Sam Sylvia : Well, it is a fucking tragedy.

  Bash Howard : And on opening night. I mean, it's a tough call.

  Sandy Devereaux St. Clair : You know, I was here when the MGM fire happened. Eighty-five people killed. The entire town was devastated. Guests literally suffocated in their beds.

  Bash Howard : Mm-hmm.

  Sandy Devereaux St. Clair : But when the dust cleared, my old dance captain, Fluff LeCoque, I don't know if you know Fluff, but...

  Bash Howard : Mm-hmm...

  Sandy Devereaux St. Clair : Anyway, Fluff walks into the theater, she takes a deep breath, and she says, 'Well, it doesn't smell like smoke in here.'

  [Bash and Sam laugh] 

  Sandy Devereaux St. Clair : And you know what? They were back on the stage the next night.

  Sam Sylvia : Hmm.

  Debbie Eagan : That's terrible.

  Sandy Devereaux St. Clair : No, that's Vegas, Mrs. Howard.

  Bash Howard : Oh, no, no, no. This isn't my wife. No, my wife plays the scientist.

  Debbie Eagan : I'm Debbie Eagan. Also a producer.

  [Debbie shakes hands with Sandy] 

  Sandy Devereaux St. Clair : Oh, my God. I am so sorry. I... You know, I've been mistaken for somebody's wife so many times, you would think that I would know better.

  Bash Howard : Pfft! Yeah. No, it's me, Debbie, and Sam. We're like the, uh... the, uh, what's the thing with the, the three, the...

  Sam Sylvia : Cerberus?

  Sam Sylvia : What? No. What? What...

  Sam Sylvia : It's a three-headed dog.

  Debbie Eagan : Three Musketeers?

  Bash Howard : There we go.

  Sam Sylvia : Oh, Musketeers.

  Sandy Devereaux St. Clair : Well, sounds like you have everything under control, so, I'll see you tonight.

  Bash Howard : You a big wrestling fan?

  Sandy Devereaux St. Clair : Uh, I'm a big fan of anything that sells out and gets the people in the casino.

• [while rehearsing the opening match between the Red Scare and the Beatdown Biddies] 

  Sam Sylvia : All right, so we do the match. Do the match.

  [Ruth and Jenny charge towards Dawn and Stacey] 

  Dawn Rivecca : Wait, what are you doing?

  Sam Sylvia : Do the match.

  Stacey Beswick : Yeah, Russian. We're gonna make your bottom red, just like your politics.

  [Stacey starts spanking Ruth] 

  Ruth Wilder : I think we should address the Challenger in the show, hit it head-on.

  Stacey Beswick : Why? To make everyone cry?

  Ruth Wilder : Yes, exactly. For catharsis.

  Dawn Rivecca : What is that? One of your theater terms?

  Sam Sylvia : All right, now let's kick those Biddies out of the ring.

  Stacey Beswick : Yeah, out of the ring. Out of the show. Maybe they died in the Challenger explosion.

  Jenny Chey : Stacey, too soon.

  Sam Sylvia : Oh, terrific. I can't wait to hear this bitching for the next three months.

• Debbie Eagan : What do you think of Sandy?

  Sam Sylvia : I think she's probably dynamite in the sack.

  Debbie Eagan : I don't like her.

  Sam Sylvia : Well, sure. Nobody likes the Ghost of Christmas Future.

  Debbie Eagan : I forgot how much I love talking to you.

  [Ruth approaches them] 

  Ruth Wilder : Hear me out. We have Britannica, a character in our show who could easily speak to this morning's events. How sometimes even the smartest people get things wrong. Like, how we thought the world was flat. Or... bloodletting.

  Debbie Eagan : Ruth, please let this go.

  Ruth Wilder : It just happened. And putting on a show is about having a shared emotional experience, so... It's Liberty Belle, Britannica, or Zoya, in an act of genuine Soviet contrition.

  Sam Sylvia : Okay. Look, Ruth, I know you made fun of national heroes as they plunged to their deaths. And... And you feel guilty. I... I get it. But unless we make this show a group therapy session and bring up the house lights, and everybody joins hands and starts talking about their feelings, you're not gonna get what you're lookin' for.

• Sam Sylvia : [through the intercom]  Ladies, hello. Hello, Gorgeous Ladies of GLOW. It's opening night. And... And listen, you know, I just wanna...

  [clears throat] 

  Sam Sylvia : I just wanna say that, uh, you... you've all worked very hard...

  [Debbie turns off the intercom] 

  Debbie Eagan : Well, I did wanna say something... to all of you. Um... Ooh! I wasn't sure that we could, uh, bounce back after this morning.

  Dawn Rivecca : What happened this morning?

  [everyone looks at Dawn] 

  Debbie Eagan : The Challenger.

  Reggie Walsh : Oh, my God! I forgot about it too.

  Yolanda Rivas : Oh, it's official. We're assholes.

  Debbie Eagan : No, no, no. You were professionals. You were sad, but you pulled it together and you did your jobs. And tonight, thanks to your hard work...

  Ruth Wilder : I'm... I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Can... Can we just take a moment of silence? We're so lucky to all be here together. I... I know we're not acknowledging anything in the show, but... can we have a moment? Is that okay?

  Sheila the She-Wolf : Yeah.

  Debbie Eagan : Sure.

  [the Ladies take their moment of silence in memory of the Challenger crew before Rhonda enters the dressing room with some balloons] 

  Rhonda Richardson : Sorry, I need to put these somewhere. Bash doesn't want balloons at the...

  Sheila the She-Wolf : Shh!

  Carmen Wade : We're having a moment of silence for the Challenger.

  Rhonda Richardson : Oh, shit. Sorry.

  [to the hotel staff] 

  Rhonda Richardson : Um, you can just put them in here.

  [the bellboys drop the balloons in the dressing room] 

  Carmen Wade : What's his problem with balloons?

  Rhonda Richardson : Oh, no, no, no! Just... Just leave 'em. Um, they float about, and floating reminds him of the astronauts.

  Melanie Rosen : That makes sense.

  [as the Ladies continue their moment of silence, some of them begin playing with the balloons]