-How long have you lived in New York City?
-I've lived here for 20 years, almost to the day.
-Is that right? -Yeah, yeah.
-20 years ago. That's great.
So, you're definitely a New Yorker.
-[ Laughs ] Yeah.
-But when you first came -- were you always into cabaret?
Is that what you were...? -No.
I started off -- I auditioned.
I went on my first audition.
I went for a children's theater tour,
and it was a bus and truck tour,
and for "Hansel and Gretel," and I played the mother.
And I quickly realized that that wasn't for me,
so I found karaoke and cabaret and Chardonnay,
and I've been doing great. [ Laughter ]
-Karaoke, cabaret and Chardonnay.
But that, it really did -- -That's a trifecta to me.
-It took off for you, but this is where --
this is -- you met Michael Patrick King, right?
-Yeah, so, I met Michael Patrick King,
who did "Sex in the City" and "The Comeback"
and "Two Broke Girls"... -I mean, hello. Yeah.
-...and all that stuff, yeah. [ Cheers and applause ]
And that was 10 years ago, and he told me -- he's like,
"You're either gonna break, you know, now,
or it's gonna take you 10 years."
-Is that right? -And that was 10 years ago.
-Wow.
-And we were on vacation a couple years ago.
He's like my mentor.
And I remember we were sitting on his --
he -- you know, he's --
he's got a lot of -- a lot of money
and a really nice house. [ Laughter ]
And so, we were out on his deck, and he's like,
"I think it's time for us to do a show together."
And I remember thinking --
you know, like, of course, I burst into tears,
and it's like, "You know, you're 45 --"
Well, not you're 45. I don't know how old you are.
You -- You got a baby face. I don't know.
-No, it -- I'm -- Yeah. [ Laughter ]
-I'm 45 years old, you know, I'm a woman, 6 foot tall,
got a little -- lot -- a lot of meat on my bones
and, you know, you don't always picture
somebody wanting to make a TV show for you when you are that.
But, you know what?
Dreams can come true. -Wow.
And, sometimes, it takes a minute.
[ Chuckles ] [ Cheers and applause ]
-I'm so happy for you. -Thank you.
-That's right. -Thank you.
-You're knocking it out of the park.
I love the show. -Thank you.
-I want to see more of it.
It's called "Love You More." -Mm-hmm.
-You can get on Amazon Prime right now.
-Yeah. -Amazon Prime video.
Explain to everyone what the show's about.
-Well, I play Karen Best.
She's plays a 45 -- No, she's not 45.
She's probably in her 30s. [ Laughter ]
-Well, you have to play a character.
Yeah, hello. -I play Karen Best,
and she's a big woman with a big heart,
you know, loves Chardonnay
and she works -- by day, she works in a home
with young adults with Down's syndrome,
and at night, she lives with Loni Anderson.
-I'm so excited. I saw Loni Anderson,
I'm like, "I love Loni Anderson."
-Oh, my God, Loni is magic!
Oh, my God, she is like -- -I mean...
-Like, I grew up watching "WKRP in Cincinnati."
-"WKRP in Cincinnati." Oh, my!
-Yeah, yeah, and she'll tell you all these stories,
but she calls it "KRP," not "WKRP," which I love.
And she is like -- she's like
a hundred kittens rolled in puppies with bunny ears
and just dipped in sugar
with dragonflies and -- and butterflies all around her.
She is so perfect. [ Laughter ]
-That is a great description of a person.
That is so -- -Well, it's -- it's in her bio.
It's a fact. [ Laughter ]
And, anyway, the other day, I was out getting toilet paper,
because I go -- I go, too.
-Okay, yeah, yeah, yeah. [ Laughter ]
And my phone starts ringing --
-That was gonna be my next question, so, yeah.
-Yeah, just cross that one off. -All right, yeah.
-My phone starts ringing, and it's Loni, and I'm like --
I just -- I dropped the toilet paper.
I'm like, "Loni Anderson's on my phone."
And I'm like, "I got to -- I got to go home.
I got to sit down on the couch." -Yeah.
"I'm gonna pour myself a bottle of wine.
And then I'm just gonna call her back."
[ Laughter and applause ] And that's --
-I love, "Pour myself a bottle of wine."
-Well, I'm efficient.
-Oh, yeah, of course. Why not?
I want to show everyone -- -It's the holidays, everybody.
Cheers. -[ Laughs ] Why not?
I want to show everyone a clip.
Here's Bridget Everett in "Love You More."
Take a look at this.
[ "Barracuda" plays ]
-Hey, there, baby.
-♪♪ And tales, it never fails ♪♪
-Couldn't keep my eyes off of you.
-Aw, thanks, sweetheart,
but you really need to be that tall to ride this ride.
-♪♪ I bet you gonna ambush me ♪♪
-[ Chuckling ] Hi. I would've been here sooner,
but I got held up talking to Kevin Hart.
[ Both laugh ]
[ Laughter ] [ Breathes deeply ]
So, you like big girls?
-Yeah, I like big girls.
-Then I've come to the right place.
[ Both chuckling ]
-Here. From that guy over there.
♪♪♪♪
[ Laughter ] -[ Scoffs ]
Who's that? -Some dreamer.
[ Laughter ]
-Some dreamer. -[ Laughs ]
[ Cheers and applause ] Dream on, buddy.