Lindy West LIVE in Seattle!
I'm Doing a One-Woman Show About Castles
Hi, friends! Some actual news in Butt News today!
THING ONE: I’m currently at a writers’ residency in the FINGER LAKES, working on my book, so I’m not able to write or record or finger a new Butt News this week. But you’ll be getting piping hot new Butt News Movie Clubs and Butt News Movie Club Movie Buttcasts as soon as I get back! Promise!
THING TWO, THE BIG THING: I’m thrilled to announce that I’m doing a brand new LIVE SHOW at the Neptune Theater in Seattle on April 6! It’s called Every Castle, Ranked and it’s very silly and funny and also EMOTIONAL, WITH TEARS, like me:
A castle is the ultimate “expectation vs. reality” meme. Like a lot of kids, Lindy West grew up dreaming of castles and princes, of a magic beyond everyday life. But reality has a way of grinding the fantasy out of you. Pets and parents die, dreams get downsized, and it turns out castles aren’t magical at all—they’re just wet, stinking military installations built to fortify the immoral power of horrible men! Outrageous! In Every Castle, Ranked, a now 40-something Lindy takes us on a hilarious, bittersweet journey through her own disillusionment, finding hope again at 40, and the history of toilets.
I’ve wanted to do this for years and I’m EXTREMELY excited! Tickets went on sale today and you can buy them HERE. And if you’re not in Seattle, don’t worry—my true dream is to tour with this show in the 2023/2024 season. Watch this space! Also, if you run a theater in a city that loves me, get in touch!
THING THREE: Unfortunately I have watched The Whale and I’m not happy about it. I’m so mad that I wrote not one but TWO pieces—a thoughtful, experiential essay for the Guardian about watching The Whale as a fat person (the subtext is “go fuck yourselves” but the TEXT is very dignified), and an absolutely batshit Butt News where I really let ‘er rip.
This Butt News will be the first in a special paid subscriber series about famous fat suit movies—Shallow Hal, Austin Powers, Nutty Professor, etc. (feel free to leave requests in the comments) that I’m calling, I don’t know, Fat Suit Follies? Fat Suit Fiesta? Fat Suit Fart Attack? Vote in comments! Make sure to become a paid subscriber ASAP if you want access to those!
The Guardian piece comes out on March 11, to coincide with the Oscars. I’ll most likely send out the Butt News the day before so you can get the full spectrum of my feelings. I’m really proud of both pieces and I can’t wait for you to read them!
One more reminder to BUY TIX TO MY NEPTUNE SHOW BEFORE THEY SELL OUT! LYLAS! HAGS!
Love,
Finger Lindy
1) Deffo Fat Suit Fart Attack
2) COME TO CANADA PLZ SPECIFICALLY OTTAWA BUT THAT IS UNLIKELY SO MONTREAL OR TORONTO
3) This email literally arrived in my inbox behind an Amazon Prime ad for The Whale
The fat suit Ryan Reynolds wears in Just Friends is just one of many things wrong with that movie