Interview

Lily Holleman Leirness is an acclaimed and accomplished actress, sketch comic and improviser. She has lived in Los Angeles for more than two decades and has spent much of that time getting up every morning and letting the City of Angels know why she is there, be it as the longest-tenured president in the history of the Los Angeles Breakfast Club, or as a “care actor” doing standardized patient work in an effort to help train medical students. She is married to your friend in podcasting, Phil Leirness, who interviews her on her birthday about the significance of having a birthday on the Juneteenth holiday, about her year-long cancer journey, about the ways in which acting saved her life, and what she sees herself pursuing as an actress moving forward. Lily is also an artist (and an art historian) and she discusses where those paths may lead her. Finally, she shares her thoughts about the brilliant Steven Soderbergh movie The Christophers, and the entire conversation takes place in Charlotte, North Carolina!Chillpak Hollywood Presents ... is a listener-supported joint. To receive new shows and support out work, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit deanandphil.substack.com/subscribe