Life is (not)* a Romantic Comedy…
With a series of heartbreaks under her belt, Sally Milz - a successful TV scriptwriter for a legendary late-night TV comedy show - has long abandoned the search for love. But when her friend and fellow writer begins to date a glamorous actress, he joins the growing club of interesting but average-looking men who get to date accomplished, beautiful women. Sally channels her annoyance into a sketch, poking fun at this ‘social rule’. The reverse never happens for a woman. Then Sally meets Noah, a pop idol with a reputation for dating models. But this isn’t a romantic comedy - it’s real life. Would someone like him ever date someone like her?
Curtis’ newest novel is a witty and probing tale of how the heart will follow itself, no matter what anyone says. It sees Curtis writing at her most sharp, daring and compassionate best. For this special virtual event, Curtis is joined by Pandora Sykes to discuss the subversive twists in the book, and why we fall in love.
00:00 Introduction
5:18 Using SNL as inspiration
11:48 Women and comedy
20:02 Is Noah based on Pete Davidson?
23:22 Rom com tropes
26:08 The writing process
31:17 Audience response to the book
32:38 Celebrities are real people too!
47:00 Curtis' writing career
A Night In with Curtis Sittenfeld was originally broadcast on Thur 6 Apr 2023.
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