Episode 27: Penelope Spheeris, Director
Penelope Spheeris is a film Director. She is known for two parallel careers - one is of the Wayne’s World and studio picture variety, and the other is of The Decline of Western Civilization series about the Los Angeles Punk Rock scene. Basically, she is rock and roll. You can read up on her here.
We talked about her making omelets for Lorne Michaels as he told her about this live comedy show thing in New York he was thinking about doing. How she taught this kid Albert Brooks about filmmaking while he taught her something about funny. How Richard Prior told her she was pregnant. You know, the usghe.
And, you can’t help who you fall in love with.