Hello, I know these typically drop on Wednesdays, apologies for being a day late but I had a pretty hectic (in a good way) yesterday.
Melanie Chartoff is an actor, voice over artist, and author. I first met Melanie when we were on a show together for the Funny Times, a syndicated newspaper we’re both a part of, she writes a column for them and they carry Lucy & Ron, the comic I write. Melanie did a reading, her prose were incredible and she crushed.
Among her extensive list of credits, she voiced Dee Dee Pickles in the Rugrats cartoon. That show was a huge deal, especially for Millennials like me. We grew up with that show and years later different memes and segments have circulated because many of the messages in that show went over our heads when we were kids, and as adults we appreciate it even more. I talk about that with her, she even mentions some other details around the show that I didn’t remember and would’ve definitely went over my head when I first watched it. It was really cool to talk shop about such a significant show from my youth with someone who was a big part of it.